Did a quick audit of the software we use for #gamedev and running our business, and you can see why trying to diversify where your tech comes from is difficult. #indiegames

To fellow #gamedev people: there are lots of events for making contacts and showing your game that are not in the US: MIGS / Gamescom / Taipei Game Show / TGS / Develop / etc. You do *not* need to attend GDC or DICE to survive. Found this resource; share any you have! gameconfguide.com

🎉 HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳 Toronto New Year's livestream kicking off 2026 with Love Inc. is 👌!

In 2025 we: 🌹 Put in major work on our new game 🚑 Announced a Nintendo Switch port of Neo Harbor Rescue Squad 🇩🇪 Exhibited at Gamescom in Germany ❄️ Made a splash at MIGS 🛠️ Began major updates on our first 3 games 🙌 Increased our service work substantially 🚛 Moved our studio Happy New Year!

Finished our #gamedev work for the day. Completed a workout. Time to plop on the couch and play some gaaaames! We're continuing to play Death Mark II by @aksysgames.bsky.social. Love the art and the super-dark themes in this #horror series so much.

Currently working on this really big update / refactor to our first game, Home. Uh, it's going great... #gamedev #indiegame

This is the energy we're going into 2026 with. #indiegames #gaming #gamedev

Our two full-time employees, Jill and Claire, hard at work on the weekend. #cats #caturday #gamedev

Bump for our #SteamWinterSale games! All four of our titles are on juicy discounts. Please boost this if you dig mom-and-pop indie games. 🙏

Spent some of our time off finally printing custom spine labels for our #NintendoSwitch games... still have a few more to do, including our game, but this is so much nicer! (We got them from www.reddit.com/r/SwitchSpin... BTW)

🎄 Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays! 🎅 May you give and receive the finest in videogames. 👌

The ❄️ PlayStation Holiday Sale ⛄ is a wonderful way to support #indiegame studios on console. Three of our games are on beefy discount while you hibernate: 😱 Home: go.bancy.co/homePS4 🚀 AWY: go.bancy.co/awyPS4 🚑 NHRS: go.bancy.co/NHRS-PS5 #gamedev #ps5

Ben ended up helping a mother and her son pick out their first gaming PC at Costco yesterday. 😄 May you find glory (and indie games) with your new rig, young man. 🫡

Canadian #indiegames — we like 'em. We think you should get 'em.

Take some time during the holiday break to give the gift of Steam Reviews to game devs! It helps IMMENSELY! Here's a few games I've been enjoying lately (links in thread)-

We've been working on our new #indiegame all year, among other projects. It's been a fascinating journey of rediscovering that tension between what we like to play versus what we like to make. We really pushed ourselves with Neo Harbor, and we want to go further. #gamedev

✋ Important account update! 🤚 This account is now the proper home of our game studio, BancyCo. So you can expect to hear from Ben *and* Nancy here about our games, #indiegame studio life, and, of course, our cats. 💖 #gaming #gamedev

It's the ❄️Steam Winter Sale! ☃️ All of our #indiegames are on hefty discount; they're lovingly hand-crafted by real humans. 👉 go.bancy.co/SteamGames #gaming

One thing I've learned after all these years of #gamedev is: you can study The Market; you can research and strategize all you want; but you can't run from the game that you truly want to make. Sometimes you get lucky and The Market agrees; sometimes not. 🤷‍♂️ That's art, man; I dunno. #indiegame

Suuuuper cool to see the next game co-created by our Japanese #gamedev friends Cherrymochi is coming soon! Look at that character art! 😍 #indiegame #gaming

As a developer who focuses on "weekend" games, this is very nice to see! I'd rather sell you a game you can complete by yourself, or on a stream with friends, in one or two sittings, and feel like you just experienced something special and memorable.

We've had the pleasure of working with several other #indiegame studios this year, providing UI + UX design, level design, branding, and lots more. It's fun; we like doing it! We know what it's like to make indie games, and we can help with yours. 👉 www.bancy.co/services #gamedev

One of my favourite game soundtracks of all time. That ending theme is classic 80s good-time-feels. 👌

It's Monday, my people, and I implore you to make video games. #indiegames #gamedev

Did you know? Our two cats, Jill Meowlentine and Claire Redmeow, were named after the iconic Resident Evil heroines. 😽 Here were their kitten intro images! #cats #caturday #catsofbluesky

Had a good time watching The Game Awards with friends and eatin' some tasty local takeout. The 80s anime-styled Nintendo Switch 2 exclusive Orbitals was a standout reveal — it looks so good!

NBD just refactoring the entire input, display, and menu systems in our 13-year-old indie game. 💀 #gamedev #indiegame

Yoooooo this is awesome! 💜 That infinite mirror bit in the key art is pretty clever, too.

Can Netherrealm extract itself from this quagmire and become an independent studio? I hope so; it deserves better.

Updating 13 years worth of previously-released games is like looking at a younger, dumber version of yourself and endlessly sighing in dad-like disappointment. #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

It's the first day of summer camp, and adventures await you in CAPY's newest game... 💬 Find Your Words! Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game! The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!

I enjoy shovelling snow, now that I have a property to shovel. ❄️ It's a free 30-40 minute full-body workout, and I like the quiet. (We'll see how I feel if we get crazy snowfall later this season.)

Hello to all my new follows! 👋 We're a husband-and-wife team who've been developing and publishing #indiegames for over 13 years. We've released four original games so far on PC and console. (You can also see our studio account here: bsky.app/profile/banc...) #gamedev

Excited to connect with more of our fellow Ontario game studios + devs, so we put together these Ontario Game Devs starter packs! go.bsky.app/8jZjEfP go.bsky.app/7FjqDhQ Give them a follow! 🎮🍁

Hello, fellow #gamedev people! I hope you get to make something cool this week. This week we've got: 🫶 service work with some cool indies 🔨 some long-awaited update work 🍓 a jam to test out a new concept #indiegames

Very much agree. Here in Toronto, the #indiegames community was created by artists, musicians, zinesters, and hackers. Watching the industry melt into US tech-bro founder culture nonsense with a focus on funding rounds, "product", and ROI has been insane. #gamedev

#Gaming internet right now

I've been listening to Fatal Frame soundtracks to get in the mood while I work on this new #horror game. Holy moly, sometimes a track has the faintest, creepiest voice humming along, and it sounds like it's right behind me, and gaaahhhhh! ( 10/10 👍) #indiegame #gamedev

NOOOOOOOOOO

#gamedev is fueled by spite and rage

Me trying to nail down this last friggin' enemy behaviour for the 18,000th time so I can send this prototype out to interested parties. #gamedev #indiegame

There's a great new interview with Ron Gilbert by @arstechnica.com . This closing quote by him is deeply relatable. 👉 arstechnica.com/gaming/2025/... #gamedev #indiegames

Very good roadmap here for Yarn Spinner. The new VNKit plug-in looks to be a big win for #gamedev people who just want to hit the ground running with all the most common visual-novel features. We used YarnSpinner for Neo Harbor Rescue Squad and I'd definitely use it again if we were in Unity.

Share a weird fact about your #indiegame . Mine: most of our third game, Worse Than Death, was designed while sipping iced coffee at a maid cafe. 🎀 #gamedev

These two... 🥰 They are a balm for the soul. #cats #catsofbluesky

My humble #retrogaming corner in my game room. Eight consoles (nine of you count 2 PS2s) hooked up to a CRT, all ready to play at a moment's notice. #gaming

Ready to play some high quality indie games at crazy Black Friday prices? 🌟 Our games are on deep discount on both Nintendo Switch and Steam! ⬛️ Steam deals: go.bancy.co/SteamGames ⚫️ Switch deals: go.bancy.co/SwitchGames #indiegames #BlackFriday

"Oh my God I thought you were Kiefer Sutherland!" I've been stopped (more than once!) because of this! 😅

Incredibly honoured to reveal a new CAPY game at Wholesome Snack this year! It’s very close to our hearts and we can’t wait to share it with you. 💙 @wholesomegames.com

Ninja Gaiden II for NES is a big win for NSO! One of my absolutely favourite 8-bit classics. 👌 #NintendoSwitch www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wZZ...