live now with @drmikachu.bsky.social ! 🖤

Going live in 1 hour! Come be a part of the live Q&A with @drmikachu.bsky.social @marinahascoffee.bsky.social 🕰 Saturday, Apr. 25th at 11am Pacific Time 🔗 twitch.tv/marinahascoffee

I'm so excited about the @questmarkers.bsky.social podcast I made this annoying video www.youtube.com/shorts/V9EYW...

so stoked to have the ever-thoughtful @drmikachu.bsky.social on the show this saturday :)

I CAN'T WAIT FOR THIS!

Nothing better than climbing out of a mountain of legal/business tasks so I can focus on writing for the rest of the night! (but will I write? Or will video games lure me to the dark side once more?!)

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The stages of editing footage of yourself: 1. Why do I sound like that? 2. Why do I keep doing that with my face? 3. Why do I BREATHE SO LOUD

Recently did this for THE SPIRIT LIFT which takes place in 1998. I switched to DuckDuckGo and turned AI features off, I was losing hours fighting AI to confirm facts Wikipedia for dates when products were released Watching 90s movies for what slang was popular then #horrorwriterschat

Minor Update to THE SPIRIT LIFT! Increased discoverability of evidence, new cards and other secrets. Plus we added accessibility and content notes to our Steam page. store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

When we asked our lead artist Audrey Twigg to design the trauma cards, she knew just what to do! After all, we were living so many of these feelings! Check out THE SPIRIT LIFT: store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #horrorgames

Sharing my research on "best way to teach non-gamer parents to play your game on Steam" Top Learning: They will tell you they are not looking at Steam in the browser. They are definitely looking at Steam in the browser. Steam logo was described "gear sprocket" and "goofy foot" #gamedev

Had an amazing #gamedev chat today with a potential new consulting client. I'm so glad I started doing part-time game design for other studios; I get to jump in and help with little pushes here and there so others can finish their games! ✨ If you'd like to chat... prettysmartgames.com/contact

Flashing back to a message about our VN Code Romantic: "There sure is a lot of dialogue in this game!" Yeah... there sure is!

Oh we're working. But if I tell you, then I'd have to force you to playtest 😘

You probably figured out that Mossferatu was a parody of Nosferatu, but is that the only name reference you found in THE SPIRIT LIFT? 🧐 #indiegame #withacharacternamedIndy #whoisagamer

“Driving where you’re not supposed to” is essentially the entire game design document for “4x4 in a Furniture Store”

Editing a horror story for an upcoming deadline! It feels great to be writing again. I've always been better at crafting the story than the final prose on the page, but I can see my efforts paying off. #writing #horror

Hey folks, for Trans Day of Visibility I am going to do another Indie #ShowCasey! 💙💗🤍💗💙 Are you a trans gamedev? Reply below with your game, tell us a little about it, and make sure to include a link to the store page. Everyone else? Signal boost some neat games! One rule: No GenAI!

It can never be said enough: trans rights are human rights! <3

Happy Trans Day of Visibility 🏳️‍⚧️ Our team, led by queer & trans folks, are working on a game that's a queer, trans, & heartfelt love letter to Cowboy Bebop called BITTER SILVER. If you can, share this post & wishlist on Steam before we release later this year: store.steampowered.com/app/1906930/...

Is anyone else kind of excited about this indie horror games -> movies pipeline? Backrooms, Iron Lung, The Mortuary Assistant, Exit 8... any others I don't know about yet? #horror #indiegames #gamedev

it's launch day!! :)

This!!! Especially when you're doing something text heavy with narrative and setting that requires a ton of context. Loc needs to be so carefully researched and budgeted for, and budgets are so tight these days as it is.

I do this all the time, even with early prototypes. It helps me guess how big the budget and design/content needs will be. (Comment from @catacalypto.bsky.social's amazing thread of game tips, go check it out!) #gamedev #mathisyourfriend #evensimplemath

@hlywa.bsky.social is a fount of knowledge. We spoke about: - Pitch decks - Publisher support beyond funding - Vertical slices - Finding a publisher & outreach - Getting familiar with publishing contracts Indie game devs, I hope you find this one valuable 🖤

would love to see a thread of small practical pieces of advice developers just starting out or unfamiliar with a genre might not know! I’ll start: if you’re using a tag-based system, don’t just give everything an individual tag—look for thematic groups where similar events can lead to same outcome

I've spent most of the day coughing, so this is great news 😱

This is back open; if you're part of a (massive) layoff in the game industry you can request a product of mine for free. It's not much, but it might help you in your journey ahead. 🫂 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

What if you could turn real-world investigations into games? The 2nd Investigative Journalism Game Jam by Floodlight Gaming is here! Create a game inspired by hard-hitting investigative reporting, uncovering injustice & corruption🔎 Jam with us: www.floodlightproject.org/floodlight-g... #gamejam

Thank you Tubi! I'll be there for this (and any other Christopher Pike and LJ Smith adaptations) www.fangoria.com/remember-me-...

I'll soon be ⚡ open for games work ⚡ again :) I do: 🎶 Music design, composition, mixing, mastering 🔊 Sound design 🎛️ Implementation (Wwise, FMOD) If your team needs an audio goblin, let's chat: [email protected] Samples of my work below. Shares always appreciated <3

One week to go until submissions close for the Southeast Asian Games Showcase! If you're a Southeast Asian developer/studio, based in the region or diaspora (ask your parents, you never know), make sure you apply! And yes, it's FREE 🙌 (invoking the ultimate Asian summon)

I heard we're talking about placeholder assets in our games! These are the ones I drew for THE SPIRIT LIFT! I stream #gamedev so these helped me show the game without spoilers while also being funny. Placeholder assets should be obviously not final so you don't "accidentally" leave them in 😉

Robot Detour costs less than a cup of coffee on Steam Spring Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/2666840/... Does coffee also have 100% positive reviews? I don't think so.

Look back at this moment, some day I will release my own found footage movie

I'm live with more coworking and writing sprints! Today we are trying out On-Together www.twitch.tv/drmikachu

I launched a Kickstarter for Shutter Story but it went under the radar! It's a horror game about revealing and categorizing signs of the paranormal in a family's photographs 📸 Kickstarter link below. RTs, support appreciated 🖤 #indiegame

BTW our retro 90s horror ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder hotelcrawler *inhales* is in the Steam Spring Sale for 20% Off! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... I also made this video and I was too excited and started swearing whoops www.instagram.com/reel/DWHWGHK...

THE SPIRIT LIFT is 20% off in the Steam Spring Sale! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... And we've made a post of our fave games we recommend that are also discounted! www.patreon.com/posts/153461... #indiegames

Live on Twitch for writing sprints and looking at the Steam Spring Sale! www.twitch.tv/drmikachu

Hey #roguelike #deckbuilder devs! We'd like to build a starter pack so people can find our games easier. Other than our buddies @nozomugames.com and @arcaneeats.bsky.social who else is out there? Reply with the bluesky account you want to add, we'll get as many as we can! #gamedev #indiegame

Hi #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! I'm Miko, a game designer, writer and studio lead! Started out with my Ph.D. on dance games, designed AR/VR for the launch of HoloLens, designed for Minecraft Bedrock, now I run @prettysmart.bsky.social. I'm also available for VR/horror game design consulting! #gamedev

Not at #GDC but here’s #WhatAGameDevLooksLike My name’s Atiya and I currently work in the AAA industry as a user researcher. But I also enjoy making games in my spare time 😊 My current project is “Dark Dreams on Diverging Roads”, a horror narrative/driving game where you’re fueled by coffee 😈

Inspired by our recent chat with @honestindies.bsky.social, we've made a free Patreon post recommending our favorite titles from the @wingsfund.me Women's Day Sale! www.patreon.com/posts/152733... Only a few more days to pick up these amazing games on discount! #indiegames #gamedev #steamsale

Been writing lately, sketching #horror game ideas and short stories into outlines. Maybe it's my own years piling up on me, but I'm drawn to older women as protagonists. We've seen a lot of horror reveals boil down to "old women are scary". I'd like to balance that out...

Only a few days left in the Women's Day Sale! We've wishlisted so many titles, the selection this year is incredible! store.steampowered.com/sale/womensd...

Post some of your favorite video game characters for international women's day 🥰

Heartbroken about the series finale of The Last Drive-In Show, but here for what's next for Joe Bob and @darcythemailgirl.bsky.social. I've been a fan since as a wee thing I caught Monstervision late at night... I'm keeping Shudder for now because Dragula! And I have a lot to catch up on. #horror

Going live on Twitch to look at cool games in the #WomensDaySale and cowork! www.twitch.tv/drmikachu