We spent our marketing budget on this 🐷 Should we actually add it to the game? #gaming #vr #gamedev

Have you checked out the Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart Demo yet? On April 20th it'll be a part of the Steam Medieval Fest, with a brand new patch to boot! 🥾 ⚔️: store.steampowered.com/app/4442640?...

Talks from the Boston Gamedev Week Minicon are starting to go up on YouTube! Here's the playlist they'll all end up on: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Two of our local panels organized in partnership with PAX. On the left is "We Have Gamedev at Home", a collaboration between BGD, Gumbo, Seattle Indies and Shattered Journal. On the right is "BGD Lightning Talks".

From left to right: our BGD booth on the PAX floor featuring local studios. A sign for our Indies Demo Night. Game Audio Boston's Hang, and our Mini Con.

Last week we wrapped up another incredible Boston Gamedev Week! This wouldn't have been possible without the tireless work of our wonderful organizers and YOU, all the people who came and brought the party! Vid from Make Games Make Friends, more highlights below 🧵 #gamedev #indiedev

My first ever @officialpax.bsky.social with @bostongamedev.bsky.social... was a BLAST!!! See you all next time!! (Featuring characters made by @hypersect.com, @normalhorsegames.bsky.social, and @nthcircle.bsky.social)

If you're out in Western Massachusetts, go check it out! 💀🪄

This has to have been my favorite PAX East! 🐝🔥

Our first @officialpax.bsky.social was amazing! So thankful we got to demo with @bostongamedev.bsky.social, @hypersect.com, @nthcircle.bsky.social, and @respite-dev.bsky.social! They’re some of the best people (with the coolest games).

Indiepocalypse is all set up at PAX East! (booth 24098, sorta near the food trucks) Stop by and pick up physical copies of unique indie games from developers all over the world!

Now you can see how a decision will impact your stats... It could be for better or got worse #indiedev #gamedev #godot #ui

Today!

That's right, BGD will be on the show floor at #PAXEast in booth 13085! In addition to these glorious pins, you can also play these great locally made games: Of the Devil @nthcircle.bsky.social Never’s End @hypersect.com Nocternum @normalhorsegames.bsky.social Wilderbard @respite-dev.bsky.social

Whether you just finished with Demo Night or had a long day behind your very powerful computer doing computer things, join us for food, drinks and laid-back conversation at Make Games, Make Friends with fellow game devs tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9pm! www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/events/313635348/

In town for PAX East? Join us on Wednesday 3/25 over at MIT for a Pre-PAX Demo Night! Setup and demo what you're working on, or just come out to play and hangout - either way works. 🎮FREE EVENT 🦞Totally free www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/events/313642720/

Randy is hosting a meetup for visual novel devs, near #PAXEast on Sunday!

We’ve got our own fancy little mini conference coming up! Boston Gamedev Week's MiniCon will host talks + round tables in a neat little 2-day package It kicks off Tues 3/24, full schedule and pay-what-you-want tickets here -> gamedev.boston/events/minicon Thanks to our sponsor, @gamemaker.io!

Boston! I'm giving a talk on Wednesday for the @bostongamedev.bsky.social mini con with Chris from @daylitebasement.bsky.social about the collaborative process for composing for a game. pls come by to be an audience plant for the q+a portion boston-gamedev-con-pretalx.onrender.com/minicon-2026...

Beloved Rapture is 33% off for the Steam Spring Sale! ☀️🌻 Go outside, enjoy the flowers, and make sure to talk to all the NPCs. 😅🏰 #pixelart #rpg #indiegames

Hello indie game friends and RPG people! Walthros: Renewal+ is now available on Steam and @itch.io! Celebrating three years since the launch of Walthros: Renewal, Plus adds new secrets, improved animation, and rebalanced Standard mode. www.superwalrusland.com

Play Nocternum at @officialpax.bsky.social next week! We’ll be at the @bostongamedev.bsky.social booth right in the middle of the Expo Hall Thursday-Sunday. And did we mention FREE swag?? Here’s a sneak peek (will look familiar to some of you, but we’re cooking up some new items as well)!

Kick off PAX with Boston Game Dev! Next wednesday come to demo night, then a party at Flat Top Johnnys! No sign-ups required, just bring your cool games out, then pop next door for pinball n' drinks! 6pm - ?? 3/25 MIT ➡️ Flat Top Johnnys gamedev.boston/events/demo-... + gamedev.boston/events/mgmf

We’ll be one of the 3 games demoing at the Twitch party after PAX East next Saturday! See you there. 🪩

Boston Indies Lighting Talks are coming to #PAXEast! We’ve got 4 cool talks on a mix of game dev topics from some of our favorite local devs: @noabeazley.bsky.social, @ryanjuckett.com, Ziba Scott, and Rebekah Fenn! 3:30 pm THURSDAY 3/26 in the Bumblebee Theater! east.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...

Did you know PAX East is NEXT WEEK?? We’ll be posting here every day about a different event we’re running next week. We’ve got a ton of cool stuff coming up, and we’re super excited to see everyone in person! gamedev.boston for a list, follow us here @bostongamedev.bsky.social for updates!

🌕 Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love. "The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition" is releasing for FREE March 18th, 2026. 👇 Wishlist today! 👇

we've been seeing Hexical around at demo nights since back in 2018(!!!) and now it has a Steam page and release date! Go give it a wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/2283110/...

Last night was the BGD takeover of the @officialgdc.bsky.social Instagram!! Check out interviews with @normalhorsegames.bsky.social & @frogmageudon.bsky.social & @grooveboxgames.bsky.social here ➡️ www.instagram.com/official_gdc/ Props to @quantumconnor.bsky.social, who put this together! #gdc2026

Hello! Western Massachusetts developers are gathering for Boston Gamedev Week and PAXEast, playing some games, making plans, and finishing demos. Come join us for cheeseburgers and software bugs; same bit-time, same bit-channel! #pioneervalley, #gamedev, #indiegames, #videogames, #interactive-media

Our CEO Ryan, will be hosting a roundtable at Game Developers Conference this year, focused on balancing work for hire with building original titles as a studio. Link to the session: https://f.mtr.cool/hijvnjccpq

Boston Game Dev is excited to be partnering with PAX East to bring some Massachusetts indie games to the PAX show floor!! We're looking for FOUR great teams to join us in our booth and represent the local scene; more info on the form below Apply here by midnight on 2/14 ➡️ forms.gle/qJNjrD1MKX3u...

AND WE'RE LIVE. Phew, what a sprint. 😮‍💨 Messy Hearts Volume 1, our #indiegame #visualnovel, is now live, and can be played for free: - Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3892820/... - Itch: black-heart-games-studio.itch.io/messy-hearts Send wishlists, likes, and follows if you'd like to see more! 🖤

⚡Lightning Talks are TONIGHT!⚡ at the Cambridge Public Library outside Harvard. Great slate of speakers (listed on the Meetup post), come learn somethin' and hang out!

A week late here but THANK YOU to everyone who came out to our Global Game Jam site last-last week! We had a fun mix of pros, amateurs, and new folks, and ended up with a set of mostly-playable games, so that's a win in our book :) And another huge thank you to @unity.com for making it possible!!

This weekend I worked on my first game jam solo! I wasn't able to finish but I'm happy with the progress 🐦‍⬛ #gamedev #indiedev #popochiu #godot

The demo for Tamzin Twins is now LIVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3082430/... #gamedev #indiedev #demo #TamzinTwins

💀🪄 LAST CHANCE TO APPLY! We're looking for speakers to participate in a Lighting Talk ⚡ at PAX East 2026 for Boston GameDev Week! If selected you'll receive a FREE 4 day Speaker Badge! ‼️ If interested, please read & fill out the form below: forms.gle/TfxCw7hxcYQc...

BGD will be at #GDC2026, and we'll be joined by a bunch of speakers from the local games community! Here's a handy thread of the speakers from MA so you can be sure to go check out their talks 🧵 Also reminder to use coupon code BGD10 for 10% off a pass -> gdc.informafestivals.com/2026/registr...

Coming to PAX East from out of town? Please hit me up so I can pester you with offers of networking, coffee/drinks, and give you a platform to speak.

Lightning Talks has been rescheduled! www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Factory Town 2 Newsletter time!! November, December, and January all rolled into one, for your convenience. steamcommunity.com/games/331213...

Update to the idle game: Redid the UI, added resident menu, residential upkeep, quests, tooltips, sound effects, juice, and most importantly... A dog. Yes, you will be able to pet the dog. #IdleGame #gamedev #unity3d #sologamedev #indiegamedev

No Rizz? No Chance! 💢 Mess up a Rizz? You might cause a Monster Girl's heart to shrivel up, sending her into an ENRAGED state... AKA, she will never, ever, EVER love you. Oops! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godot 👇 Wishlist TODAY! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/4029090?...

One more round of GDC Festival passes! To participate: - be registered on the Boston Game Dev Slack channel - be an active user as of January 20th - enter using the same email you are registered with on Slack. #Boston #Indies #gamedev Link in comments:

Next month, BPM will be hosting a discussion and Q&A with Anna Megill, a multi-award winning AAA game writer who has worked on games such as Fable and CONTROL, to discuss her career, writing for games, and working within the AAA space. #gamedev #writing www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Working on a reroll mechanic for Loki's Revenge. One of those things I put off thinking it'd be really annoying, but turns out it's incredibly simple. #godot #indiedev #gamedev

shout out to the programmers for making it interactive and not just a cutscene!! 🥰 #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogames #cozygames

Tonight at 7, on the BGD Discord! www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Thank you @kotaku.com for highlighting Murder Is Game Over: Murder Otaku as part of Steam's Detective Fest sale going on this week! kotaku.com/steam-detect...