Watching my lead dev tell a friend about how someone changed the color of a font and the build broke and the friend says "now let me tell YOU my best a color change broke the game story" #gamedev

The artist Karepango was selling a dinosaur tote with the slogan "Happy is the New Rich" and every day I regret not buying it. That's the world I want to live in. (Check out their other work here, I don't know if they are on bsky karepango.com)

I think we all know who actually sculpted the snow miku 🎨 #art #yakuza

I'm going to remember this year in #horror movies as "great movies that made me gag and I have to recommend carefully" I'm talking about you two: The Ugly Stepsister and Match. Specifically.

Hi #PitchYaGame! Our ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder set in a haunted hotel comes out Jan 27 2026! Come for the 90s nostalgia and teen drama, stay for the chance to throw a rice cooker at a clown or dynamite a spider horse! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh...

History used to be my least favorite subject, now I find it soothing to listen to old documentaries or niche youtube channels that are at least attempting to spread real facts

It's astounding how much pressure we game developers put on ourselves. It's never enough to have made a game, or a good game, or a profitable game. You'll always see someone doing 'better' than you. And the only way to win THAT game is to not play. Make success about defeating your own best score!

LinkedIn/privacy news you can use.

Happy Halloween! Need some horror movie recs? The TV gone wrong trilogy: WNUF Ghostwatch Late Night with the Devil Good vibes, light scares: Fright Night, Night of the Reaper, Clown in a Cornfield, Deadstream More intense: Trick 'r Treat! In our house tonight: 12 hours of Scream marathon!!!

happy halloween

Best part of meeting up with our composer Ryako is watching all the weird gadgets she has for making our game SFX #gamedev #sounddesign #rotaryphones #therestisasecret

Our team is wrapping up on tasks, and every time I try to make it an event like when an actor celebrates their last day on set #gamedev

I really need more friends that are into: Love and Deepspace Dragula Horror movies and books in general say hi if you like any of these things

Do you know that our dev team loves horror? That’s why we’re thrilled to be part of this year’s @steampowered.com Scream IV! 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is celebrating lots of news this month, thanks to everyone who is wishlisting, playing the demo, giving feedback, and spreading the word about our game!

Going to brunch is dangerous. Today there was a Halloween art fair outside and I emptied my wallet yet again for mystery stickers, a new rpg campaign, and a candle that smells of Christmas Past. #supportartists #oxfordcomma #didIdoitright

Boo! We have another unique trailer from the @dames4games.org showcase today! This trailer holds a puzzling clue to a demo secret. I wonder who will find it? 🔎 www.youtube.com/watch?v=MO5m... #gamedev #gametrailer #horrorgame #deckbuilder

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Y'all my amazingly talented friend Miko's game is releasing soon!!! Wishlist on Steam now and be sure to check out the game in January!

I let ghosts haunt my attic to bring you the release date for THE SPIRIT LIFT, our ghostpunk roguelike deckbuilder! Check out the full trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=bxTh... Wishlist, play demo, tell friends! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... #gamedev #horror #indiegame #deckbuilder

When we started out making THE SPIRIT LIFT, I said "Let's make a roguelike deckbuilder because I know I can play those for 100s of hours and not get bored" THANKS PAST SELF! This part of the #gamedev process is so tedious and "hey at least this is fun" is the only thing keeping me afloat lol

So for-profit AI companies have trained on the world's largest collaborative volunteer project and a precious free resource, to make money for their for-profit enterprises. They have crushed traffic to the volunteer project, starving it of donors and volunteers www.404media.co/wikipedia-sa...

Sure, you've seen roguelike deckbuilders before, but have you seen one in a haunted hotel chock full of charming monsters, 90s nostalgia, grumpy wolf shopkeepers and puzzles? I think not! Wishlist, play demo, share! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/... #wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiegame

Wishlist and play 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT demo for @steampowered.com Next Fest! Now featuring new cards, creatures, and battles + updated UX. Catch an exclusive dev log on Steam to see the devs, Dale and @drmikachu.bsky.social, play the game and learn more about the secrets lurking in Vexington Hotel!

What better way to celebrate #adalovelaceday than buying games about coding and engineering? The Ada Lovelace Sale is live now! You can get Code Romantic at 50% off! store.steampowered.com/curator/4258... Thanks to @ludenio.bsky.social for running this cool event! #gamedev #indiegame #coding

But hey we are up on Steam Next Fest! And you can even watch us play the demo on the live stream! store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...

Today is one of those days where everything is going wrong and I am choosing to LAUGH IT OFF! HAHAHA! MAKING MISTAKES IS SOOOO FUNNY AND NOT BEING PERFECT IS A TOTALLY CHARMING PERSONALITY TRAIT! #gamedev #thismomentofcringe #broughttoyoubybugsandhouserepair

I didn't expect to miss streaming so much. If you are missing my streams too, just know the feeling is mutual! It's super important that we finish the final touches of this game, but then I will be back. Seriously I need social time!!!

I don't know how y'all manage to keep up with social media, I'm full up every day between finishing this game, eating, watching horror movies and learning every possible thing there is to know about Obsidian #gamedev #writing

That's right! Our final demo is out the door today, the first of many exciting news updates about THE SPIRIT LIFT!

The hardest part of the game dev cycle for me: The POLISH phase! I want to share THE SPIRIT LIFT so badly! We've worked so hard and if what it takes now is the tedious tweaks to make the game shine, I'll power through. I miss streaming and writing but this is worth it. #gamedev

Some cards in our deckbuilder have enough lore to fatten a wikipedia page and others are like "lol give them a brick" And then a playtester will have an anecdote about how much bricks mean to them that changes everything, you know who you are #gamedev

I think it's becoming clear that if you like indie creators, you're going to need to support them any way you can. And that doesn't mean money, just spreading worth of mouth can be powerful as well.

So happy with how well the @gdocexpo.com direct showcase went and our trailer for THE SPIRIT LIFT! I wonder if anyone noticed anything... puzzling about it... 👀👻🏨 #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #puzzles

One of my favorite artists, please check out her work!

Watching my talk with the @gdocexpo.com chat was so delightful, truly the most supportive chat group there is #gamedev

Thanks everyone who loved the new trailer for THE SPIRIT LIFT during the @gdocexpo.com showcase! I'll see you tomorrow for my talk, it has a catchy title and everything! bsky.app/profile/gdoc... #gamedev #indiedev

When I'm tired and worried, I try to remind myself: The game is already good, we're making it better All you can do is the next more important task The world outside is beautiful I am so lucky to be making my game real #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

Silksong is going great, I've mastered the technique of rapidly opening several menus during boss fights

Get ready for a fantastic showcase of games! Our annual #GDoCExpo Direct debuts next week, Sept 16 at 1PM PT/4PM ET, so don't forget to hit "Notify Me" on the stream's page! 🙌🏾 With announcements, exclusives, & amazing indies galore, you won't want to miss this💚🩵 gdoc.events/Direct2025 #gamedev

I'm cleaning out the attic for secret reasons and I just found a hidden trove of nostalgia: monster rancher cards, a flip camera, HOMEMADE POGS, Snoopy's Silly Sports Spectacular for NES?! #retrogames #nes

We had a great time showing THE SPIRIT LIFT at the MIX Fall Showcase! Everyone was sooooo nice! Now I'm back in trailer-making/dev mode for a few weeks but, trust me, you're about to see a BUNCH more news coming! 👻🏨 #gamedev

After a busy 2025 so far, I will soon have an opening for a new game writing client. Making something atmospheric? I've written bestselling crime fiction, No Man's Sky, Dark Souls: TEOD and more. I'm a PhD (literally!) in this stuff. Contact me at gregbuchanangames.com/about Shares appreciated!

OMG I can't believe this is happening tomorrow! Indie horror and deckbuilder fans, come find us! #indiegame #PAX #horrorgame #roguelike

SEE YOU THEN!

really good write-up of this whole situation with payment processors enabling right-wing censorship of adult games www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...

Madness! To be enraged with a dumb thing, Captain Ahab, seems blasphemous.

We're live on Twitch! Come and learn something y'all: www.twitch.tv/simmerthingz

So excited! It's about to start!

I accidentally stapled my thumb while making my first zine this weekend. I no longer will believe movies where someone is stabbed and doesn't immediately SCREAM