ALL THE BEST FOR 2026 FOLKS 🎉

We’re adding a category to our IRL awards ceremony… The Bluesky’s Choice Award! And all you have to do is reply here with the game you believe deserves to win. You don’t even have to follow us 😉 *one nomination per account* *game must have released in 2025* *nominations close 31 Jan 2026*

...A single mesh, a couple of joints, and some offset animation and hey presto!

Creating the illusion of complexity by layering up a few simple elements, is one of my favourite things to tackle.

Hello to all the new folks! 👋🏻 My name is Alex and I'm the lead indie dev at Polygon Treehouse. We're a micro indie studio making award-winning art-led narrative games like Röki & Mythwrecked.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS BLUESKY FOLKS!!! 💙

For all the new folks arriving, both #indiegame developers and players alike, I've got some starter packs below you might find useful 👍 🔸 Indie Game Studios - go.bsky.app/EbnyA2d 🔸 Solo Indie Devs - go.bsky.app/46HSs4C 🔸 Indie Game Publishers - go.bsky.app/DAoKtHj

Röki is a Christmas movie.

On the TWELFTH day of #Pointandclickmas Santa Villainy gave to meee... A WHOPPING 10 Winners of Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island for Steam! 🎉 🎄 Visit the competition link to enter: buff.ly/9uHnUf2 🎁 Winners drawn on 25th December! ❄️ @polygontreehouse.bsky.social #giveaway #indiegames

You will not regret picking up either of these games!!! A phenomenal time 💖

HEADS UP! Both of our award-winning indie games are on sale over the festive period... ❄️ Röki ☀️ Mythwrecked

Very much looking forward to a relaxing festive break, but starting to get excited for 2026.

Placeholder assets should scream 'placeholder' at you.

27. Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island You're stranded on a deserted island with the Greek gods, who are suffering from amnesia. Delivering poignant conversations about the nature of our lives, Mythwrecked is a relaxing getaway more people should embark on.

冬にピッタリなコージーゲーム達をピックアップした動画作りました！寒い冬は家でぬくぬくゲームするのにぴったりな季節ですよね～⛄ 自分に優しく、ゆるっといきましょう🧡 Stay Cozy🤘 youtu.be/xUNwhFulP0A?...

We've got over twenty minutes of the soundtrack for our next indie game in the bag now, and holy crap it's sounding awesome.

🎉 SOLIDARITY SATURNALIA! 🎉 IO SATURNALIA! Our annual festive giveaway is here! 12 bundles of gifts, and all you have to do to be in with a chance of winning is: 🎄Follow us, 🎄Repost this thread, 🎄And fill out this form: forms.gle/zMcHKZqGNC... Read on for prizes and T&Cs (UK&I only)...🧵

BUNDLE V – THE ADVENTURER BUNDLE 🧭 A Steam key for @polygontreehouse.bsky.social's fab video game Mythwrecked, a much-coveted copy of Laura Jenkinson-Brown’s (@lejenksbrown.bsky.social) You Are Odysseus, AND a leather-bound single-volume edition of Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey! #SolidaritySaturnalia

Before I begin visually designing a cast of characters for my indie games I like to 'fantasy cast' them.

📢 ATTENTION FOLKS!!! I'm stoked to say that our award-winning indie game Mythwrecked is now available on the Epic Games Store. Spread the news 🙌🏻

I'm spending the next few days writing character sheets for my next indie game.

Very proud to say that @polygontreehouse.bsky.social has just joined the Scottish Game Developers Association 💙

We headed to AdventureX, an adventure game event, over the weekend to check out the many games and panels on offer. Discover our experiences in our latest article, which also includes thoughts from developer Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou. somanygames.co.uk/articles/adv... @adventurex.bsky.social

The Polygon Treehouse art style came from asking: What would happen if we removed traditional texturing and lighting from the standard 3D pipeline?

Got some @debugmag.com writers together for a photo. While we were at the most excellent AdventureX event @jameslightfoot.bsky.social @kanaratron.bsky.social @quangdx.com @jupiterhadley.com

In the latest issue of @debugmag.com I'm talking about the power of previs.

I'm at the airport waiting for my flight home from AdventureX 2025, so here's a thread of the games that were exhibited at this year's event.

Waking up with a full heart after an incredible AdventureX. Great games, great talks, but most of all great people 💙

Finally rolled credits on #Mythwrecked by @polygontreehouse.bsky.social Loved every minute of it 😍👍🏻 perfect chill game to play on a Sunday 😊 Next up #Röki 😎👍🏻

Packing for AdventureX.

There isn't any resemblance whatsoeve...oh no.

This is what a placeholder asset looks like.

I was super chuffed for my 3D topology to make it onto @flippednormals.bsky.social last year. It's now had 245K views on YouTube alone 🙃

3D artists, show your wireframes!

One thing I'm a massive proponent of when starting development on a new indie game... Getting the music and soundscape in ASAP.

As always I’m late to games but time to get to Röki.

I just realised, I'm now writing my 10th column for @debugmag.com! That's a nice milestone to reach. 🥳

If video games aren't art, then explain this...

If you think we did an entire episode about Hades II, and I WOULDN'T bring up my love for @kanaratron.bsky.social's "Mythwrecked", you are the silliest of gooses.

Today, I'm overhauling the stylized 'unlit' lighting system I created for Rök/Mythwrecked, to evolve things for our next indie game.

It's always good to include a human figure in your work for scale.

Indie games

YOINK! I've been looking forward to The Séance of Blake Manor for a while! Congrats on the launch @spookydoorway.bsky.social gang! 🎉

Hey everyone! I'd like to invite you to the @polygontreehouse.bsky.social Discord server. Whether you're a fan of our games, indie games in general, or are an indie dev yourself, you'd be more than welcome. 👉 discord.gg/polygontreehouse

Nice! New landing pages for 'verified on Steam Deck' games 👌🏻

It's nice to be starting a new project and to be able to roll in all the learnings from the last two.

I'm a BIG fan of physical media, so it's safe to say I'm SUPER STOKED that our multi-awarding winning indie game Mythwrecked will be getting a physical release!!! 🎉🎉🎉 Snag your copy below & signal boosts are most welcome folks. 🏝️ bit.ly/mythwrecked

That the week wrapped and I'm having a ball. Work should always be this fun. 10/10.

...We've had some lovely reviews and I'm super excited for folks to be able to add it to their collections! Big thanks to @redartgames.bsky.social & @whitethorngames.bsky.social for making it happen 💙