The cat (or the Goblin) is officially out of the bag! 👺

Speaking at GameDev Summit in Philippines next week on sustainable models for developers in our video games industry. Bonus new company reveal!

2025: The end of a decade-long chapter. My farewell post covered the history of everything we built at Neon Doctrine, but tonight I’m looking firmly at the horizon. That "new crazy idea" I mentioned? I’ll be revealing exactly what’s next during GDS in February. 2026 is going to be a wild ride.

The kids aren’t just alright, they’re crushing it. 🚀 Spent the day judging pitches with SGGA and the level of polish coming out of this new wave of #Singaporean devs is scary good. I’m legitimately inspired.

I swear the photographer has it out for me.🥵

That’s a wrap on an absolutely incredible India Game Developer Conference! Full days of panels, developer feedback, and meetings, but the highlight was seeing the real, measurable progress from last year's developers. The dev scene is on fire, but needs more experts to guide the new talent.

500,000 COPIES SOLD! 🤯 Thank you for making Lost Castle 2 a huge hit! 🎉 ​To celebrate: Grab our new Plushie Dino! 🦖 www.makeship.com/petitions/di... ​Next up: A massive free update drops later this month! PERFECT TIMING! #indiedev #gamedev

Heading your way for #IGDC next week! 🇮🇳 My schedule is packed: 🧑‍⚖️ Judging Indie Pitch & Awards Jury 🎤 Speaking on a publishing panel 🤝 Investor/Publisher Connect & Fast Pitch 🧠 Whispering about my new secret project for the first time... Always time for the delicious food! #IGDC2025 #GameDev

A New Chapter, A Difficult Goodbye 💔 Dear friends, after ten incredible, wild, and utterly unforgettable years, I’m departing from Neon Doctrine. It’s hard to put into words what this decade means. #NeonDoctrine

GDC? Nah. #Gamescom gets it done. Our SEA/Asia devs can't afford the trip, US is a mess, and SF conventions are hell. We're where the work gets done, not just showing face and dropping $30 on a drink.

Level Up KL was 🔥! Judged, paneled, and somehow didn’t break anything. Big love to MDEC for flying me over, @xsolla.bsky.social for parties that could level up your liver, and General Arcade for the chill lounge. AND our game Grim Trials won Best Game Design! #indiedev #gamedev #winning

Heading to Level Up KL next week as a judge & speaker! Checklist: ✅ Talk games ✅ Meet devs ✅ Pray my publisher suitcase of cash survives customs ✅ Don’t sign a haunted stapler sim (again)🌸 #gamedev #evilpublisher

Our free Lost Castle update nearly tripled daily players. As I always said: timing is everything. Lunar Holidays + awkward family dinners = perfect excuse to slay demons. Thanks for making it a hit! ❤️ #indiedev #gamedev #China

The showcase may be over. But the horrors remain. Just a Shadow Game Grim Trials Cold Abyss Athanasia Thanks to @horrorgameawards.bsky.social for opening the door. Horror lives on. We’re just getting started. 🖤 #HorrorGameAwards #IndieHorror

🚨 China’s NPPA approved 156 new games (145 domestic + 11 imports), pushing 2025’s total to 1,275—up 23% YoY. ✅ Honkai: Nexus Anima ✅ Astro Bot ✅ Dave the Diver ✅ Black Myth: Wukong adds Xbox #indiedev #gamedev #China

Steam Autumn Sale is live, so naturally EA gets bought by Saudi for $55B. I guess while I grab The Sims 4 for $4.99, someone else grabs the entire publisher. 🫡🫡🫡

Im not at #Gamescom Asia this year, but these lovely people will be! #Indiedev #gamedev

Grim Trials, our upcoming heavy metal roguelite by @rollinggloryjam.bsky.social is a part of #TheMIX Fall Showcase on Steam! Try out the demo and WISHLIST it now: neondoctrine.games/GrimTrialsDemo #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

#Gamescom was nuts! 🫡

Fantasy adventure Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi will launch August 21 on PC with consoles planned later. Look forward to my thoughts and impressions thanks to @neondoctrine.games for early access to the game. #Games #Action #Adventure #RPG #Simulation #PC #Steam #GOG #AltheiaTheWrathOfAferi

🐰: Heard a golden rumor… 🌟 The final Altheia build is out there and keys are flying. If you’re press or an influencer and don’t have one yet— hop into my DMs before I “borrow” yours. 😉 #indiedev #streamers

Wake up honey, new #Steam store page beta just dropped 👏 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #indiedev #gamedev

🐰: Heard a golden rumor… 🌟 The final Altheia build is out there and keys are flying. If you’re press or an influencer and don’t have one yet— hop into my DMs before I “borrow” yours. 😉 #indiedev #streamers

Wake up honey, new #Steam store page beta just dropped 👏 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #indiedev #gamedev

⏳ #Gamescom is ONE WEEK AWAY ⏳ Most of our meeting slots are already gone — but there’s a tiny sliver left. Wanna talk publishing, funding, or Asia market domination? Press/streamer and crave that exclusive hands-on with our games? DM me or @neoniain.neondoctrine.games NOW. #IndieGames #GameDev

🎮 China just approved 134 more games (7 imports incl. Diablo IV, The Finals, Marvel Mystic Mayhem) — 2025 total now at 946, up 19.3% YoY. Kingshot also got the green light. 📈 The market’s opening up 👀 #China #Gamedev

The carousel of games never stops spinning... And it's calling your name. Neon Doctrine presents: Carnival Of Chaos! On July 24, dare to enter our twisted carnival and sample a collection of bone-chilling demos... if you think you can handle what lurks within. #NDCarnivalofChaos #indiegames

Heading to #Gamescom! @neoniain.neondoctrine.games and I will be there with multiple booths in both B2B and B2C halls. Got some exciting games + exclusive access for press & content creators. Still have meeting slots — DM me if you wanna connect! #Gamescom2025 #indiedev

Opened up #Steam and saw we hit 11 million wishlists in 1 day! Gotta be a record right? #indiedev #gamedev

The My Lovely Family trilogy just hit the Steam front page 👀 💀 My Lovely Daughter 💍 My Lovely Wife 👑 My Lovely Empress All on sale. All very cursed. Top of the charts in Visual Novel, Narrative, and “What did I just play?” #Sale #Indiedev #Gamedev

In Athanasia, scavenge what you can, and craft what you need. That molotov you're holding? It could clear a path or buy you time to run. Not every fight is worth it when escaping is the goal... #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegames #gamedev

Tomorrow is Indie-Penance Day on Kotaku! If you have an indie game in development, or a recent release that's been ignored, email me: [email protected], with the subject line "INDIE PENANCE 2025". Please include a store link and a YT link (if possible). Rules next...

Great to be back in China after so many years! Shoutout to @xsolla.bsky.social team for flying me to Shenzhen to talk about publishing in SEA 🙏 Still here for another week — visiting devs in Guangzhou & Shanghai. Hit me up! #gamedev #China

My presentation regarding selling games in SEA is becoming unhinged. #SEA #gamedev #indiedev

3 demos to play on Steam NOW! 🤿 Cold Abyss Cozy horror diving to fix deep-sea cables... alone. 🍃Altheia: The Wrath of Aferi Fantasy adventure inspired by old school Zelda⚔️ 🦖Athanasia A horror immersive sim with prehistoric predators #indiegames #gamedev ⬇️⬇️

Kulebra and the Souls of Limbo is OUT NOW on Steam (and it's Steam Deck verified!)🎉 We're welcoming new souls with a 10% launch discount on Steam! 🏷️ The residents of Limbo await you in a vivid Latin American-themed afterlife and cozy papercraft narrative adventure🪦 🐍 bit.ly/Kulebra

The Play for Peace: Games for Palestine Charity drive is now live!!! Thank you everyone for the support. Now's the time for us to come together as a village that helps❤️ Link below to submit your games to a charity bundle for a GOOD cause 🇵🇸 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ itch.io/jam/games-fo...

Summer of Gaming recap: 🌑 Announced Athanasia & Grim Trials → 65k+ wishlists 💡 Demos for Altheia & Athanasia → hundreds of glowing reviews & top-tag placements 📺 Featured by IGN, TGA, The MIX, SEA Showcase & more 😵‍💫 5AM viewings = permanent dark circles #Indiedev #gamedev #Steam

Summer of Gaming recap: 🌑 Announced Athanasia & Grim Trials → 65k+ wishlists 💡 Demos for Altheia & Athanasia → hundreds of glowing reviews & top-tag placements 📺 Featured by IGN, TGA, The MIX, SEA Showcase & more 😵‍💫 5AM viewings = permanent dark circles #Indiedev #gamedev #Steam

WE'VE HIT 25,000 WISHLISTS FOR ATHANASIA ON STEAM!! We're incredibly grateful for all your support and thank you for all the love you've shown for our upcoming game by @momentumgamesllc.bsky.social‬! Play the Athanasia demo and wishlist now: neondoctrine.games/AthanasiaDemo

BRB, getting my #NintendoSwitch2 with some groceries.

We got yet another exclusive reveal today!👀 #SummerGameFest #gamedev #indiedev

LOOK AT THE CCV NUMBERS! SEA LETS GOOOOO @seagshowcase.bsky.social #indiedev #SEAGShowcase

We just revealed Grim Trials during SEA Showcase—big thanks to our partners SoftSource & @rollinggloryjam.bsky.social for helping bring the chaos! ⚔️🌀 Roguelite fans, this one's for you. ~15K people caught the reveal live @seagshowcase.bsky.social (more or less 😅) #indiedev #gamedev #SEAGShowcase

ATHANASIA has been revealed, and the response has been absolutely insane. An immersive sim with System Shock DNA and Dino Crisis dread—50+ 100% Positive demo reviews and wishlist numbers climbing like a raptor in a vent. store.steampowered.com/app/1761910/... #indiedev #NewGame #Gamedev

Steam just gave Events & Announcements a glow-up. No more BBCode wizardry—just drag, drop, click, bold, boom. Carousels, spellcheck, CTRL+Z salvation. If you’re still formatting patch notes like it’s 2012... stop. 👉 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4... #indiedev #gamedev #Steam

Reviews and wishlist numbers go BRRRRR 💾📈 We're feeding the algorithm like it's the last raptor in the facility. Big love to everyone checking out ATHANASIA 🦖💉 #indiedev #gaming #gamedev #Steam

ATHANASIA has been revealed, and the response has been absolutely insane. An immersive sim with System Shock DNA and Dino Crisis dread—50+ 100% Positive demo reviews and wishlist numbers climbing like a raptor in a vent. store.steampowered.com/app/1761910/... #indiedev #NewGame #Gamedev

It’s that time of year again— front page of Steam! Kung-fu kick a rocket back into some poor fool's chest in our award-winning, critically acclaimed, historically accurate-ish 2D action game: The Legend of Tianding. Become the legend your ancestors warned you about. #indiedev #Gaming #VideoGames

🚨 New #Steam backend update for dev & publisher pages! ✅ You can now link games to both developer and publisher pages [no more link hoarding for publishers] 🌐 Add all your social media links—including platforms in China 🛒 Homepages now appear in more places 🔗 store.steampowered.com/news/group/4...