We'll be talking about some really fun games for our pilot to the new podcast I'll be co-hosting. If you haven't already done so, go give @holdonpod.bsky.social a follow for all future updates! It's gonna be fun and I hope y'all will check out the episodes as they release! 😊

Fresh new update to Enigma Heart's demo brings some bug fixes related to achievements, and a few quality of life improvements. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/news/app/298... #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EnigmaHeart #EnigmaHeartDemo

I submitted a ProtonDB report for the Enigma Heart demo straight from Hibiki! 😏

Clocked about 6.4 hours into the game which is crazy for a demo, the steam controller dpad placement is really nice for this game and I slapped on a ReShade custom CRT shader preset Vibe Shader by Vilithos to give it a bit more depth without completely ruining the game's intended look and text

Hey there's a demo out for Enigma Heart and it's real good. Plays like Zelda 2 but also has charming characters and a terrific soundtrack. hadrosaurus.itch.io/enigma-heart

I played and recorded my gameplay of this Zelda II-like demo when it came out some days ago but the file was corrupted or some such thing. Today I was able to at least capture 20 mins. of gameplay. Since this is heavily inspired by The Adventure of Link, it is on my Steam wishlist. 🥹 🎮 #IndieGame 🕹️

i have been eagerly watching this for months. i am a zelda 2 apologist and i cannot wait to play!

Happy #WishlistWednesday, adventurers! Loved Zelda II? Wanted a modern take on that side-scrolling formula? Us too! So we're building it! Enigma Heart's #SteamNextFest demo is out NOW! ⚔️ ▶ store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/... #IndieGame #EnigmaHeart

Do you shut down your Windows PC every night? You might actually not be doing so. I highly recommend everyone turn off "Fast Startup", which makes your PC sleep instead of actually shutting down.

This rules pretty hard! Zelda 2 is one of the games of all time and this manages to walk the line between being a *very* direct homage without cargo culting it. The game really understands the design space and language of Zelda 2 and does great things with it.

I've never played Zelda 2 and I am enamoured with the Enigma Heart demo. The Hadrosaurus Software splash itself is lovely, Esme makes me cry, and it's got a wonderful sprinkling of little jokes for us elder nerds that I would be screenshot posting but I don't want to spoil them lol

Clarissa here! After a more-chaotic-than-I-would-have-liked launch, Enigma Heart's demo is now live! store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/... There were a few bugs, some of which I posted about here. In addition to fixing those, I've tweaked some NPC dialogue to make where to go next clearer.

our games are still on sale for my birthday week, and we could really use the help to bridge the next 3-4 months if gay fox girl SMB3 and its prequel, a possess em up turn-based roguelike, or an adorable push puzzle game sound like your thing please give this a look

I liked the early betas of this game so much I submitted it to a speedrun marathon ( @powerupwithpride.bsky.social) before it was even out! Go play it :)

Hey everyone! Early bug report for Enigma Heart's demo: when you collect an item toward the Treasure Hunter achievement, the progress popup keeps repeatedly coming up. That happened in testing, I thought it was squashed, and now it's showing up again.

Have you ever wondered "What if #Zelda2, but gay"? Check out Enigma Heart! We've got: - Sword lesbian - Found family - Giant ice woman who may or may not step on you - Cow - And oh yeah -- A PLAYABLE DEMO, FINALLY! Get it now: store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/ #Steam #IndieGame #Zelda

Remember when endings were a 30min long reward? "Back in my days!" I keep sitting in meetings hearing that only 20% of players might get to the ending, so why bother. Well turns out, a rewarding ending might be a contributing factor for players to finish a game. #gamedev #finalfantasy #nostalgia

I'm back from my trip and I see that you -yes, you who's reading this- did not wishlist my game 😤. Maybe playing the demo will help? wasteland-gms.itch.io/ranger-of-an... #zeldalike #gameboycolor #indiegame

Enigma Heart is on the schedule -- so that's a thing 👀 (hype!)

The Power Up With Pride 2026 schedule is now out! Thanks to all who submitted! We had 179 total hours of submissions and it was hard to cut it down to only three days! horaro.net/puwp/puwp2026

gsdagdgdkjkjflkjfjlk !!! My first game coming on Steam, the page has been approved !!! store.steampowered.com/app/4139330/... #gamedev #indiegame #shmup

Enigma Heart without lesbians

Hey there, #WishlistWednesday! Now that Enigma Heart is entering Next Fest, there's finally a demo coming soon!

Playing cute person @doricdream.bsky.social's game Dungeon Gals, which released today. www.twitch.tv/happytoaster1

And with that, DUNGEON GALS has been officially released! Play as gaming's cutest throuple as you work together to save a floating island from certain doom! Explore vast areas, solve cryptic puzzles, fight huge bosses, get rich, take hormones, and SMOOCH! store.steampowered.com/app/2864880/...

If you're migrating code from SFML 3.0 to 3.1 or want to learn what new things have been added to SFML, check out the migration guide: www.sfml-dev.org/tutorials/3....

Our game (Enigma Heart) and 3 references

Enigma Heart wouldn't exist if not for: • Zelda II being the awesome underrated gem that it is • Kitsune Tails (hi, @kitsunegames.bsky.social!) showing that combining a classic formula with cozy queer themes *works* • Commander Keen ('sup, @apogeeent.com) making exploration silly, varied, and fun

The April blog is up for Patrons! Thanks for your support as always. Inside this one: some spoilers for PROUDHEART's first dungeon! Work-in-progress puzzles and setpieces within. www.patreon.com/posts/154535...

PROUDHEART is an action-adventure game about traversing an overworld and towns to find dungeons full of puzzles and new items; aka: a Temple Crawler. It's being made as a direct replacement for that old favorite The Legend of Zelda! If you liked the classic games, PROUDHEART is for you.

welcome new followers. the main thing you should know about me is that the studio i founded released the "what if mario 3 was a lesbian love story" game which won 2 awards and was nominated for 3 more, and it's on sale right now for the next 21ish hours

folks i dont love asking but!!! could you help me out w some #mutualAid to get thru the month? travel to help w my dad & spouse getting wrongfully fired has us pretty tight on money. anything helps!! http://paypal.me/notfun http://ko-fi.com/notfun http://cash.app/$cial https://venmo.com/syd-doyle

ludum dare literally started my career in games. end of an era

People are dunking on this guy but we really need to support and encourage people who make the decision to step away from AI. Like this is the goal!! For folk to realize and stop using it, even if they were to begin with!! This is a good thing!!

It really frustrates me that we continue to nominate and give awards for queer content to big AAA assholes doing the bare minimum with their eyes rolling and lips curled when there are so many queer indies out there putting their hearts on platters that get ignored because they don't have the budget

kitsune tails, the best lgbtq indie game award winner at the 2025 gayming awards, is on sale for 35% off on steam and itch! get it for only $13 via kitsunegames.com/kitsunetails

New dungeon crawler out on Steam. There's a demo if you wanna try out first (or get the DRM-free version on itch.io midnightspiregames.itch.io/minerva-laby...) store.steampowered.com/app/3520970/...

Do you guys want a giggle? Quickly scroll down to the bottom before the screenshots load in and read the AI disclaimer at the bottom. Conjure a mental image of what the game might look like mechanically and visually with that long disclaimer. Then scroll back up and look at the gameplay footage.

Happy #ScreenshotSaturday! ⚔️ Fight monsters 🗺️ Explore a kingdom 👑 Topple an evil king 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Fall lesbianly in love Wishlist Enigma Heart on #Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/... #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGaming #LGBTQ #Zelda #Zelda2 #EnigmaHeart

wrote a proper post because i had some more thoughts i wanted to elaborate on but didn't want to make this into a very long thread tnywndr.cafe/office/2026-...

so if you played a game on steam & enjoyed it, & especially if you notice it doesn't have that many reviews yet - just leave a thumbs up. it could mean the difference between a game dev quitting dev entirely or continuing to make games for another 5 years or more. i know it did for me.

the demo for my Castlevania-like "Lady Dracula" that i've been making since 2023 currently has less than 100 reviews. you can help me survive as a starving artist by trying it out (15-30 minute playtime) and leaving a brief (maybe a sentence) review here: store.steampowered.com/app/4044270/...

Crazy Taxi 3: High Roller ad (2002) #retro #art #gaming #CrazyTaxi

Experimenting with the idea of running save files on the title screen for very smooth game-loading ...

If you're an artist or indie dev, this for YOU! Vendor Alley applications for #SGDQ2026 are open today through April 15th!!!! 🎉 Artist/Makers apply here: https://forms.gle/BsNMQVdzvvvTD47w7 Indie Devs apply here: https://forms.gle/bZCZtnp9yGKmawNW7#SGDQ2026 (p.s. this is not a joke)

"Why didn't Nintendo ever revisit the design of Zelda II??" Because they were waiting for a cool-af transbian furry to do it for them: store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/... #GameDev #EnigmaHeart #Steam #Zelda #Zelda2

Wishlist Enigma Heart! We've got: - Sword lesbian - Found family - Giant ice woman who may or may not step on you - Cow ➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/ #WishlistWednesday #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EnigmaHeart #PixelArt #Zelda #Zelda2

We heard #TrailerTuesday is a thing 👀 Enigma Heart is Zelda 2 if Nintendo were brave enough to put lesbians in it! store.steampowered.com/app/2986980 #GameDev #EnigmaHeart

We heard #TrailerTuesday is a thing 👀 Enigma Heart is Zelda 2 if Nintendo were brave enough to put lesbians in it! store.steampowered.com/app/2986980 #GameDev #EnigmaHeart

And I absolutely don't have all the answers, but you know what I've found helps indies? Talking about them and playing them and showing them off on whatever platform you do have, be the word of mouth your fave niche games deserve instead of waiting for conditions to change that might not help.