At INDIGO! Had the pleasure to do a live Steam page review earlier today, ‘twas fun

The Chinese public's obsession with Li Yiyun needs to be studied, her very existence is triggering to our culture on some level: she's a woman who not only left China for the US but also writes in English exclusively, AND from which she gained huge success. She's also a mother who refuses to atone

The Crane Rider's Tale is a queer Chinese fantasy game where you fly passengers around a medieval town... but there's a serial killer among them! Our campaign ends on May 28th, which means there's less than 72 hours left to back it!!

I hope The Forgotten City devs are working on something new, I'm craving another 4-hour linear narrative experience that touches on alluring themes like death, afterlife, aliens and spirituality And I hope Joanna Newsom is releasing a new album tomorrow

So good. UGE's charmed life continues. Just remarkable. Thanks to everyone who swung by + gratitude always to @threemoreyears.bsky.social @suprsupr.bsky.social @rieke.lt Jana Romanova and Nomad Studio for sharing their work. Next time: Sunday 14 June buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Played this at @untitledgamesevent.bsky.social just now, this is how I imagine the future looks like, for better or worse

“Hideo Kojima collaborates with luxury brand mentioned in millennial Hollywood film franchise”

a 22yo delivery worker had to take her 2yo toddler to work. she had a meltdown in a shopping mall because the kid didn't want to put on jacket. 💔 every parent could recognise that moment; but most of us are lucky enough not have to experience it while at work

I won't shut up about this for a while but just wanted to reiterate that I loved A Maze! It's been long since I had this much fun from games and games events, this energy is much needed after having a few stressful months in a row I left with so much inspiration and new connections, very grateful 🫶

It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

A Maze day 2: went to a series of inspiring talks by @farfama.bsky.social, @qdork.bsky.social, Iván McGill of Shaman Garage, Joanna Lyu of rect repair (collective from Shanghai) and watched the iconic Hyper Talks featuring @tanatb.housefuckinggame.com’s houses on pole My attention span is fine 👍

I made my way to A Maze!! Please say hi if you see me around, also my first time in Berlin so taking in the vibes as well (Worth noting that this trip is not work related 😂)

these guidelines are completely contradictory and arbitrary on purpose, more platforms allowing payment processors to become unchallenged arbiters of acceptable sexuality. what is the difference between "suggestive but clothed imagery" (allowed) and "scenarios presented for sexual arousal" (banned)

tw/cw SA telegram group has 4000+ ppl only a handful have been identified & is being tried. they drug women tenants and colleagues, as well as partners and spouses. substance is provided by professional doctors in the group chat sometimes shipped overseas. it’s not just in germany they are all over

Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100M fund to support indie developers

Griffin Gaming Partners, a leading VC firm specialising exclusively in gaming, has unveiled its Special Opportunities Fund. The $100 million fund is specifically aimed at indie studios and is managed by Tim Bender, CEO of @hoodedhorse.bsky.social. www.gamesmarket.global/griffin-gami...

Griffin Gaming Partners launches $100m indie dev fund, led by Hooded Horse CEO Tim Bender. https://bit.ly/4teO6Tt

Thank you @indigo-showcase.bsky.social for this opportunity! See you in Rotterdam 😁

Oh look someone made a game about my life! store.steampowered.com/app/3547270/...

indie game marketing is untenable right now, bro allegedly took a shot at the president and it got him 22 concurrents

gotta be better ways to get coverage of your game even in 2026

From newsweek: www.newsweek.com/cole-allen-s...

Good news: one of the lawyers providing legal support to fanfic writers facing arrest shared that quite a few writers’ charges have been dropped (not sure if this is the correct legal term) recently. She posted this following update on Weibo

Palestinian game dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.com is announcing the promised second crowdfunding campaign for his beautiful Dreams on a Pillow - but @safety.bsky.app has decided you can't know about it and marked his entire account as spam. Another obstacle in him just telling his story via games.

At GodotCon in Amsterdam!

Sol Cesto came out of Early Access recently and I have been obsessed, it's a game that has 0 misses, every opportunity is fully utilized for the game to be “extra”. A satisfying blend of minimalist gameplay and maximalist art direction

I think this was a stunt to draw investments (similar to when companies were desperately associating themselves to metaverse) but still a good example of how economy works in China. Chinese people aren't afraid of anything 💀

Explaining China’s rise to Americans: Imagine a bigger burger

Wish I were there!

Recently my “food luck” has been bad, it's been a while since I had a good experience at a restaurant that hits all the following points: reasonably priced dishes, balanced flavours and nutrients, having a hearty main, a drink and a snack/dessert, leaving the restaurant fulfilled but not bloated

Craving Malatang (specifically the thicc sesame sauce that brings everything together) but there’s not a single Malatabg restaurant in my city 😔 This might be the last straw

Dosa Divas, our cooking themed turn-based RPG is out now on Steam, Switch, Switch 2, PlayStation 5, and Xbox S|X Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. outerloopgames.com/dosa

Check out this very in depth feature on highly paid and severely overworked game industry workers in Caohejing, Shanghai, the journalist interviewed 30 people who work at games company in the area on their life, anxieties and dreams Author: 钻咖 from 游戏研究社 mp.weixin.qq.com/s/fOzOwjLbw_...

The article is interesting, but the framing is literally just like "did you know video games are bigger than Hollywood and can also tell deep stories?" butwhytho.net/2026/03/wher... Not blaming the writer, but I wish things outside people's bubbles were met with a sense of wonder instead of this...

one of the richest women in China, Chen Lihua died a few days ago. She owned one of the largest commercial property developers in Beijing. Her real estate empire emerged out of China's laissez-faire capitalism era... finance.ifeng.com/c/8s7xex3bI4x

Wait it’s sunset visitor!

World Premiere! Graveyard Keeper 2 is coming in 2026, with zombies this time! And to celebrate its sequel, the first Graveyard Keeper will be available for free for a limited time. Watch the official Triple-i Initiative trailer: youtu.be/9p5TKYn8oqI #iiishowcase

Did you know that we have recently launched our Creator Program at tinyBuild? You can apply at tinybuild.com/creator, and once accepted, join our Discord to claim and request keys for your favourite titles - whether on launch or after they've been out for years. 🗝️

I've wished for Arab-made games about Arab mythology for so long, and despite assisting on the project I still can't believe there's one swinging for the fences this hard. House of Hikmah is something very needed in a time where the world would rather erase us. www.youtube.com/watch?v=HZTu...

I mean they DID, just not by that name and not in male-dominated spaces, so. You know.

Saw a few interviews with the RACCOIN dev team: mp.weixin.qq.com/s/5dwHqWZRed... They're a 3-ppl, women-led team, all of them are early-20s fresh uni graduates. Very happy for the devs!

Join us in Amsterdam on Sunday 19 April 2026 for an evening of games and talks about tending, caring, growing, and mutating. [untitled games event] #4: “tend and befriend” Sunday 19 April 2026 1630-1900 (new start time!) Tussen de Bogen 46 Amsterdam 1013JB buttondown.com/untitledgame...

Read a Steam review that says this word by word:"as long as the dev is willing to listen to player feedback, even if they don't fully understand the game, they can still make a good game" Excuse me??

Another game that I've been looking forward is out today! Proudly made in Shanghai~

Hozy is OUT NOW 🎉✨ Time to sit down, relax, and play your new favourite cozy game 💛 Clean, restore and decorate at your own pace on PC and Mac: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3326230/Hozy/

Game workers do not receive any residuals/royalties on shipped titles and shipping bonuses are increasingly rare. There's also no guarantee that your name will even be in the credits if you leave before ship, and studios will use this to keep you compliant. All of this can and should change.

Top 3 most humbling things you can do as as a full grown adult: no.3 learn an instrument no.2 learn a new language no.1 do both at the same time 💀

If you use GitHub (especially if you pay for it!!) consider doing this *immediately* Settings -> Privacy -> Disallow GitHub to train their models on your code. GitHub opted *everyone* into training. No matter if you pay for the service (like I do). WTH github.com/settings/cop...

Had a fully packed event-ful day in Amsterdam! First stop: the long awaited @indieshowcasenl.bsky.social, showing a diverse line-up of local/European indie games + a special Rusty Lake exhibition which attracted a lot of my fellow Chinese players. I hope the next edition comes back sooner!