I'm looking for examples of lesser known, prolific indie devs & pubs that are quietly successful at putting out a lot of content within their brand or style. store.steampowered.com/search/?deve... is a good example. Who else is out there in a similar mode? #indiegames #games #videogames

For the latest issue of BOTHER I wrote about a sweet little trainset simulator called Islands and Trains.

40+ new games, #GRAwards + roundtables with @yogscast.games, @team17.com, @devolverdigital.com to name a few - it's going to be a blast at WX on 13th November. Have you booked yet? Still space for demos. We ❤️ game demos & so do our media, publisher, platform-holder, studio & investor guests #gamedev

Been a tough year. In January I was diagnosed with a terminal cancer caused by asbestos. I've been in hospital, unable to do #gamedev for a while. If you own a #meta Quest 2 or 3 every Haus Of Klaus sale helps this indie dev to keep on fighting another day. www.meta.com/experiences/...

It's the 10th anniversary of Everybody's Gone to the Rapture. Here's a thread of images that very few people will have seen. Thanks to the opportunity that Sony Santa Monica gave us, we had the freedom to explore ideas, even if that meant we left a lot of amazing work on the cutting room floor...

Today is the day!! Nominations are open until 30th September 2025 for the Game Republic Awards and this year we are also announcing a special new Martyn Brown Rising Star Award as well 📢https://gamerepublic.net/news/game-republic-awards-launched-for-2025/ #gamedev #indiegamedev

Anyone in the north and in games - if you’ve never come across @gamerepublic.bsky.social before then look them up. They can help and are selfless and lovely human beings. youtu.be/xHWxEGDnmF4?...

GaMaYo on 20th November is open for tickets and game demo applications! It takes place at Tileyard North. Check on the Great Northern Games Discord or the GMY Facebook page for the ticket code #gamedev

I've pointed 3 people at the @ukieofficial.bsky.social UK Games Map this week. It's a great resource if you're trying to find studios in a specific part of the UK map.gamesmap.uk?inactive=fal...

I wrote about the wonderful Blue Prince in the latest issue of Bother magazine.

Switch 2's 1st Party titles alongside Switch 2's 3rd Party titles

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!🚀 An intense shoot-em-up + roguelite fusion. Pilot your fighter to destroy the defences of procedurally-generated space titans. Infiltrate & plunder the depths with your droid. Spend your bounty on epic upgrades & explore the moon base. Follow the Kickstarter: bit.ly/hsfusion

Join us in Bradford, 9-11 June for our 1st annual event The Big Thing! Bringing together artists, creatives, researchers, and technologists from across the UK. Early bird tickets on sale until Fri 21 Apr 2025. www.immersivearts.uk/events/the-big-thing

Leeds Game Toast is at Boathouse on Water Lane Leeds this evening (25th March) from 6.15pm. Hosted by the delightfully talented @andrewcrawshaw.bsky.social it's a great chance to catch up with industry folk at all levels.

New game? Want to get feedback from fellow #gamedevs or get in front of publishers or investors? Join GaMaYo for a free ticket to our next event May 22nd. discord.gg/7X3XWtM7

I don't think "cover more indie games" is the best direction of travel for either gamedevs or games media. I think we're at a point where both should focus more on genres, subcultures and tribalism. It's worked for music where you have pop/mainstream, and then smaller genres.

Booking is open for our free creche! We understand that being a game maker and a parent are not mutually exclusive, so Nipperbout will be providing free childcare for conference delegates. Find full information here: www.developconference.com/event-info/d... #DevelopConf

Hosting another Games Toast this evening. We get people from across the North of England, and we're always happy to see out-of-towners. No ticket required, and we're two minutes from the train station.

Hey bluesky! We're hiring for a few positions! Come work with us on Project D :) -> halfmermaid.co/jobs 🌟 Senior Character Artist 🌟 Cinematic Manager 🌟 Senior Environment Artist (European timezones) 🌟 Level Designer (European timezones)

If you're a game maker, and in/around Leeds on the evening of Tues 25th February, feel free to come along to a 'meet & mingle' event I host every month. We usually welcome 40-60 gamedevs that spend the evening chatting and catching up. It's informal, friendly and no ticket required.

The books that got me through January...

Making your own game engine be like

Any indie games out there looking for up to $100k in project funding? Hit me up! (This isn’t a grant)

If you are a #gamedev based in The North - let us know if you would like to be added to our #gamedev list. If you are offering investment in games, please let us know so we can add you to our useful resources for #gamedev list too.

Here's my year in books! And my wishlist is still growing :O And I've said it before, but I wish store/cover/key art for games was as varied, brave and interesting as the cover art for books. Our audience is ready for it!

Finished some more great books in December. Luckenbooth - Jenni Fagan Parade - Rachel Cusk Daisy Jones and the Six - Taylor Jenkins Reid The Fell - Sarah Moss ISDAL - Susannah Dickey (1/2)

I met up with Martyn again a few times this year to discuss a potential collaboration, and even though having a stroke had impacted his motor skills, it hadn't taken away his love of games or desire to help others. www.dualshockers.com/team17-co-fo...

Some people call me Andrew, some call me Andy. But, to the guy that works behind the counter at my local Indian takeaway, I'll aways be... It was nice of them to get me a Christmas card :D

I wrote a piece about "Thank Goodness You're Here" for the latest issue of "Bother". I just received my physical copy and it smells so good!

This month was a mix of some incredible new releases and books I've had waiting in my 'pile of shame' for a while... Here's what I got through in November. #books

Hi all, I’ve been told my role is at risk. And as result I am looking for work. If anyone knows of mid-senior level audio designer positions, I’m all ears. Game audio work on my website sarahsherlock.studio Alternatively, please email [email protected] #sounddesign #gameaudio

Found an old, unreleased, PlayStation 1 prototype lurking in my stash. It was a vehicle-physics stunt/challenge game (think: WarioWare in Monster Trucks). Sadly the Grim Reaper visited the studio while we were working on it. 😢 Circa 1999/2000

If you are seeing this - please share. If you are a #gamedev based in the North of England - you can join the Great Northern Games Discord discord.gg/kYJWaJZFyh

If you are seeing this - please share. If you are a #gamedev based in the North of England - you can join the Great Northern Games Discord discord.gg/kYJWaJZFyh

I've been hosting Leeds Games Toast events for around 10 years! If your town, city or region doesn't have a regular game meetup, then maybe it's up to you to start one. It doesn't have to be any more complicated than suggesting a time and a place to get things going.

I released my own game @positrongame.com to Steam Early Access yesterday. If you like what you see here, please share this post, and check out the game on Steam :-) store.steampowered.com/app/374780/P... #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #EarlyAccess #NotMadeWithUnity

Freelancers and contractors friends, don't overwork and end up doing a year with no real holidays. This is a mistake I did during my first freelancing years. Make space for planned things. When something isn't quite right, it's fine to leave too. Take some goddamn breaks!

I'm heading to @gamayo.bsky.social later today. 500 local game developers gathering to chat and share WiP demos. It's massive, but still flies under the radar of most of the UK's games press.

The #Clodhoppers Closed Beta is here! 👏 #GameDev Come check out our Party Brawler - We have playable offline & online with friends and bots. 🧑 🤖 Customise your clodhopper, enter the arena and have a peaceful conversation.. WITH YOUR FISTS! 💥 🤛 Sign up now! | clodash.claymatic.games/beta

Starter pack - Gamedevs aged like fine wine. I've been making games since 1984, professionally since 2000. I made a list of other devs with tons of XP, so I don't feel alone. :-) go.bsky.app/RHysHxR 1: Need more women on this list! Recs pls. 2: Other recs welcome! 3: Pls. Share #gamedev

Tap Tap, microphone feedback, erm – hello world! Just to let you know that this is our (Brickmousegames.com) feed for our new game ‘Zombie Dog’.

Good to share the value of the games industry with Yorkshire Post today #gamedev www.yorkshirepost.co.uk/news/opinion...

Really saddened to hear the news about Jumpship closing. Another UK game studio gone. There are some incredibly talented people at that studio, I learned so much when I was there. Go hire them all! 💝

I'll be at Develop:North this Thursday. Maybe I'll see you there!

Bioframe Outpost is out - try the new metroidvania style game from eufloria's @rudolfkremers.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/463730/B...

Thank Goodness.... a memento of one of the year's most enjoyable games came through my letterbox today!

I know a lot of you are here because you'd had enough of Twitter, but their new(ish) Jobs feature has loads of gamedev job ads. If you or a friend are hunting for a job, it might be worth checking it out before nuking your account.