Things are afoot.

I've been playing Lego Harry Potter with my 5yo son and trying to explain (my quite bad recollection of) the plot to him as there's no dialogue in the game. He's convinced though that the troll is named "Hogwart" and it's his school. I've given up trying to correct him so this is now canon.

Like, I cannot state how much Itch is an anomaly in the current Internet landscape. Do you know most hosting companies for personal website ALSO ban adult content? Do you know how expensive it is to actually run services like this? Like, we took for granted Itch for so long.

Can't believe we got vlogged! Amazing stuff

Summertime anti-summer vibes with Wee Tarot on the Playdate. mama666.itch.io/wee-tarot

The next Glasgow Games Soapbox is happening soon - 3rd September! We have a new venue as well, so get a peep at the deets: www.meetup.com/videogames-g...

Everyone needs to get on board this train RN

Yesterday I ran a Downpour workshop at @glasgowindiegamesfest.org. And today I put together a little roundup of all the games people made! blog.vbuckenham.com/glasgow-indi...

🎮 Tiny Teams 2025 is now on! 🎮 Check out this delightful smorgasbord of curated indie gems right here: store.steampowered.com/sale/TinyTea...

Gonna be some great words and phrases here on Saturday.

It's been a rough time for games but one thing that's kept me going is the fact we're running a showcase for our student's games on the 7th of August at CodeBase Edinburgh! - Totally free to attend - 10+ locally developed games - Come support new devs 🧡 👉 www.tickettailor.com/events/mdesi...

I'm so excited Carckernuts is part of this year's #TinyTeams2025 event from @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social @yogscast.games

Mashina is OUT NOW. Dig and mend the world in this chill stop-motion mining adventure. store.steampowered.com/app/3395930/...

Just pushed a demo of a hidden object game I've been working on with my mum to itch.io craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter #IndieDev #GameDev #CozyGaming #MadeWithUnity

It’s still work tho

I’ve just been doing some admin going through the selection for GIGF25 and DAMN we’ve got some hot shit for you this year.

Loving this little Make Room promo sticker set inside the latest @patchmagazine.bsky.social #WholesomePatch

We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers. The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.

Right, so not really sure how to say this but I’ve sadly been made redundant from Neonhive / CULT. I’m currently open to new working opportunities. I’ve got a few freelance gigs lined up for July, but if anyone knows any games PR, Brand, or marketing roles going, I would love to hear about them!

I’ve been indulging in some retro board games on eBay. Today through the post I got “Ulcers” a business themed game from the 1970s.

Leftfield submissions are now open for EGX London, Oct 24th-26th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...

Ok, right, who's been going round telling all these unity developers about new GameObject() and AddComponent()?? I'm serious, don't use these, everyone that comes after you will hate you. I hate you.

I’m in that phase of game development where every other big fix causes a regression and the games takes 5 mins to reload each time and the bugs disappear when the debugger is attached and the 3rd party libraries don’t return any error codes when they fail and

We're now open for workshop and talk submissions for #GIGF25 ! Have an itch for chatting games? Want to lead a group to do something interactive? Feel inclined to inspire others to be the best versions of themselves? Apply! forms.gle/6gFNRmeoU12Q... #glasgow #indie #scotland

I really enjoyed the demo for this little bird game. The animations are spot-on, so twitchy.

Who hasn’t backed this rainy Paisley takeaway occult mystery game yet? Get on it. www.kickstarter.com/projects/cry...

Our second speaker at the next Glasgow Games Soapbox (June 5th) will be Simon Meek. An expert on narrative games, Scottish Bafta winner and founder of Glasgow game studio Stacking Chairs. Sign up for free at www.meetup.com/videogames-g...

Would you play a game about just paddling down the river? #screenshotsaturday #cosygames

Into the Restless Ruins is a deckbuilder in the Scottish highlands, where you create a dungeon then battle through it. Out now on PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch, and Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2877770/...

Get ready for the next Glasgow Games Soapbox on June 5th! Our first speaker will be Stephen Gilmurphy, aka thecatemites, a game designer with a long history of experimental games including IGF winner Anthology of the Killer. meetu.ps/e/NzyWX/1XT2...

Here’s to all the independent spirits who have had zero financial support from family or friends but continue to strive and make amazing things.

Snooping around the MS Office install folder I came across this marvelous cache of historic clip art!

This game recently won first prize and $10,000 in an AI game-jam. There were over 1,000 entries.

It's about a week since our tickets went on sale! Here's some fun facts since then: 💎21% of folks are VIPs (woah) ❤️Amazing concessions presence (wow!) 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦We already have 100+ guests (wow-oah!) Help make this post outdated and buy a ticket today! :3 glasgowindiegamesfest.org/tickets

Yes Copilot, that's exactly what I was thinking too!

I'M SUPER HAPPY TO ANNOUNCE THAT VAPORWAVE PINBALL IS OUT NOW ON STEAM❗❗❗ 🎈🎉🥳 Featuring: 🟢LOFI video pinball❗ 🔵Relaxing, liminal locations❗ 🟣5+ unlockable tables❗ 🟠Chill as fuck❗ 🔴Less than $5❗ Please buy, leave a review & make an indiedev happy‼️ store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/... also...

I miss on/off buttons. Our children will never know the satisfying certainty of just pressing a button once and being in total control of whether the thing is on or not.

🚨WEEWOO🚨 #GIGF2025 TICKETS NOW ON SALE! Go to glasgowindiegamesfest.org and choose: Day Tickets Evening Tickets Full Tickets or ✨ VIP Tickets! Concessions too :3 It's finally here! Secure your spot to our indie game pool party today! 🎉 #glasgow #convention #festival #gaming #showcase

This is me 👇 Started off as a fun side project for my daughter but then as work got harder to find I decided to finish it off and get it on Steam. Proud to have this as my first solo project & I hope some other parents get some enjoyment out of playing with their children. #GameDev #IndieDev

Ever wondered what it would be like to play Monopoly in an alleyway, by the bins? Well now you can live that fantasy with my new game! joebain.itch.io/popular-dice...

@patrickashe.bsky.social Hey pat. I’m trying to remember the name of a game I think you were involved with way back. You had to rotate different 3D objects to transform them into other objects. Do you know what I’m talking about?

Are you an indie game studio that wants to make a splash? Our game submissions for #GIGF2025 are NOW OPEN until 1 June! 🌟SUBMIT YOUR GAME HERE forms.gle/hnXpfsMvnt4X... ✨ALL INCLUSIVE (Space/Equipment/Support, Physical or Virtual) We can't wait to host you :3 #indiegames #convention #indiedev

📣 DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND! We are considering a reprint of issues 1,2 and 3! 📚 Please sign up and share the link below, it will help us see how viable the reprint is! ⭐ www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz... ⭐

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity. What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

Really good bit from @keefstuart.bsky.social about the need for videogames to take responsibility with their influence and culture. www.theguardian.com/games/2025/m...

For those who didn't make it to the last Glasgow Games Soapbox, the talks are now up on youtube: Kate Spink - Starting a Studio As An Industry Reject - youtu.be/vO_zpt0mF_M Em Reed - Reframing Abundance: Open Tools, Free Games, Distributed Culture: youtu.be/QtXhiKXRvEk @dayofthemutants.bsky.social

#WishlistWednesday is here 'cuz on wednesdays we wishlist games! Crackernuts ( @ohcripes.bsky.social ) is a narrative game about a goat-headed girl and her sister, a no-bodied head. They are on quest to find themselves and rescue their village from a curse of darkness. s.team/a/2825750

Happy Mario day everyone! From my 5yo, sorry it’s late.

I've been earnestly trying to use AI lately, in order to not get made redundant I guess. And I'm finding it universally shit for actual work. Like it can do a reasonable approximation of a first pass if the instructions are fuzzy but it shits the bed on any kind of specific nuance.