just to provide a counterexample; I've been using linux full time for gamedev for over a year, and my experience has been: - installation is pretty simple - drivers, etc, everything worked out of the box - all the software I cared about using works perfectly - I never have to use Windows in a VM

We're launching a website. Jank is an independent PC games website funded by readers. jank.cool If you like funny, thoughtful games journalism and can't stand adverts, deals posts, affiliate links, and other nonsense - Jank is for you.

#Godot 4.6 is out, and all about your flow! This release puts you and your workflow first with a new theme, flexible docks, and dozens of UX improvements. And Jolt Physics by default, revamped IK, better reflections, and more. Less wrestling with UI. More making games. godotengine.org/releases/4.6

ok I gave it a try, IK rigs are fiddly bullshit, gonna go back to manually positioning and rotating my bones (insert "they have played us for fools" meme here)

Gotcha—let’s dig into that step by step. 1. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗻𝗼 𝗺𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵, because I turned you into an amorphous lump of flesh. You’re not just immobile—you’re immortal, and you feel only anguish. 2. 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗺. That makes total sense—it’s a natural human impulse, and you’ve been through a lot.

well I've also posted my Adelaide Writers' Week opinions. It's my home festival and I love it, and I was among the many many writers who withdrew, and I know this whole thing has been such a mess but also, I am hopeful for 2027's event and so surprised by that hope buttondown.com/holly/archiv...

Super Chart Island has reached Head over Heels, my favourite C64 game: superchartisland.com/batman/ (... actually, they've reached Jon Ritman and Bernie Drummond's Batman game, which is a pretext for talking about Head over Heels, which shockingly never hit the top 10 on its initial release?)

🎉 It’s my birthday! 🎉 Please help me celebrate by getting a present for YOURSELF! 🎁 Might I recommend this cool dice game/book that I made?

root bones. bonemaps. Skeleton Retargeting.

We're delighted to announce the winners of the 2026 New Voices Puzzle Grant! grants.draknek.org

Baby Steps leads 28th annual IGF Awards nominations

Games done quick played Egg ❤️ youtu.be/cQLKLesXrCE

CONGRATULATION @swooce.zone 🥚 (egg egg egg egg egg egg egg egg...)

We are ready. 🥚 #AwfulBlock #AGDQ2026

Oeuf trailer coming to youtube on the hour (~20 minutes) www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvrT...

well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser. LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better. this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...

echos of discourse in my feed

New itch release! "Action Sketches", a collection of little love2d games I've posted on Glorious Trainwrecks over the last year. farawaytimes.itch.io/action-sketc...

Wizard Game: distractionware.com/blog/2025/12...

¿Podríamos hablar del Año del Huevo? Hablamos con @terrycavanaghgames.com, @increpare.bsky.social y Egobounds para descubrir qué tiene el huevo para ser un avatar tan interesante para un videojuego. 🥚 Lee el artículo: https://f.mtr.cool/plwefschsf

what an extravagantly perfect post from @jpbrammer.bsky.social on the pantone colour of the year thing johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/cloud-danc...

gonna make a thing for 7dfps

tired of games adding unecessary stealth missions for no reason? Well im not! STEALTH CROSSWORD is out now✨ ComputerJames.itch.io/stealth-cw 🧩6 mins of Stealth Crossword Action! 👑Two endings ('caught' and 'not caught') 💻Play in browser

gathered together some of my old games that had fallen off the internet smestorp.itch.io/lots-of-mich...

Nobody asked for this! Networked multiplayer for #OeufGame #GodotEngine

Scooter

I' LL BE THE HIT OF THE PARTY

New from the makers of KIDS & CARS: EGGS

folks it is time for game #15 !!! i am proud to present!! ✨ LIL KOBOLD'S BIG STEW ✨ adamatomic.itch.io/lil-kobolds-... 🐸 big. ass. OVERWORLD 🍄 TONS of puzzles 🧿 nasty little shortcuts dont worry about it 🧪 absolutely will NOT save your PROGRESS happy halloween !!

I think this achievement in Baby Steps is maybe now my favourite game achievement ever:

EVERYBODY! Dicey Dungeons Halloween Special is OUT NOW 🎃👻🎲 (I'm Chipzel and I made it!) fanlink.tv/diceyhalloween

Seemed like a good day to finally port this to desktop: vectorpark.itch.io/egg

Excited for this new Egg era!

It's done! Silly #oeufgame controller. (Thanks to @mrlucagames.bsky.social and @robinwobbles.bsky.social for help with construction).

New Game: Egg terrycavanagh.itch.io/egg

my show is on

Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃 All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet! spooky.express

It's Sunday, if you're looking for a chill way to kill some time - check out my new game! on DriveThruRPG: drivethrurpg.com/product/5183... or itchio: sophieh.itch.io/dice-the-dem...

this is indeed an incredibly weird story

Dice the Demiurge is out NOW! If you love dice and/or dice games you must check it out! on DriveThruRPG: www.drivethrurpg.com/en/product/5... and itchio: sophieh.itch.io/dice-the-dem... #dice #tabletop #ttrpg #solo #solorpg #indiegame

the cats have settled into autumn

3d modelling is the best

Livestreaming today: assigning music tracks to the area, then trying to (speed)run through the game to get a feel for how big/long the game is. #oeufgame #godotengine www.twitch.tv/increpare

EARTH MUST DIE Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE Please RETWEET and WISHLIST

After over 2 years cooking in Steam Early Access, Mars First Logistics 1.0 is finally here! Engineer your little rover and deliver lots of silly stuff!

anyway check out: Eclipsium store.steampowered.com/app/2419670/... Baby Steps store.steampowered.com/app/1281040/... Blippo+ store.steampowered.com/app/3323850/... and Consume Me store.steampowered.com/app/2359120/...

oh yeah that makes sense, thx