I dunno if it's the same in other countries, but I feel, in the US in particular, the idea of being a "small business owner" is such an aspirational status that it's subject to con jobs in ways I'm not sure exist abroad. Take TikTok "side hustles," for example.

We released our game Existential Treads earlier this week and the response has been awesome. Thanks for all the praise and feedback, pals. 🍻 It's still 30%! Go nab it, mayhaps! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame

reddit has some further very funny details:

Turned out great

Now that’s an awesome trailer! #indiegames

☠️ LAUNCH TIME ☠️ Wunder: The Double-Sided Deckbuilder is Out Now! My partner @emilymumble.bsky.social made the coins and good art, I made the "everything else", both our cats think you'll like this game! Steam: s.team/a/3895480 Please share with everyone, thanks! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

Dang it went out of stock in my cart

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This is art

The Stunted Gravity demo has just landed on Steam! Futuristic stunt-driving that combines the speed of F-Zero, the moves of Tony Hawk Pro Skater, and the shifting gravity of Super Mario Galaxy. Try it out, and wishlist the full game coming later in 2026. #IndieGame #SteamDemo

it is time to go full wizard

tfw I forget to bake lightmaps

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I also don’t think this person knows how terrain and foliage are placed in games !!

despelote is now BAFTA-WINNING despelote!! we're very thrilled and honored by this news!! many thanks to @baftagames.bsky.social and extra thanks to panic's good friend @erinyvette.bsky.social for presenting!

HELLO. I'M GETTING SURGERY IN LESS THAN 12 HOURS. ALSO HYPNOSPACE IS 75% OFF ON STEAM. IT'D BE RAD TO WAKE UP FROM THE PROCEDURE TO A WHOLE BUNCH OF REPOSTS. PLEASE ENJOY THIS VERY LONG SCREENSHOT. ❤️

Godot slowly improving UI/UX things with each version is great to see :D godotengine.org/arti... #godot

ez #gamedev

Finally starting to nail the Stupid Thumbnail™️ youtu.be/CbWpsNs7nrg

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#OrbOrbMagi can now be wishlisted on steam! 🪩 Play #pinball as a #MagicalGirl (or #Goblin) and slay hordes of enemies with lots of fancy weapons 🪄 #indiegame made with #godot and #rapier physics engine and the wonderful tilesets by @mrmotarius.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/4268820/...

god gave me free will and a pen

Devils on the Moon Pinball is out!!!! What a time to be alive!! get it here: play.date/games/devils... Only on @play.date #pinball #indiegames #pixelart #playdate

I'm almost there it's so pretty!! 😭 this is the first time I've made extensive use of complex numbers in shader code, which has been fun! it's an analytic 2D lighting system through piecewise conformal maps representing angular light/"sky" exposure, which means you get fully analytic penumbras!

I deeply, physiologically dislike the word “swicy.” They should've gone with the other option: speet

AI does not say "I have no budget", it says "I am willing to put forth no effort"

I'm so sick of seeing AI disclaimers like this. The solution to not having the budget for voice acting isn't to use AI, it's to not have voice acting at all! Games don't need VO to be good! By jamming in slopvoices, you're not making your game better, you're making it worse and reprehensible!

Episode 7 of The Game Developers’ library podcast is out. This month we read Tynan Sylvester’s book Designing Games: A Guide to Engineering Experiences. It’s very good, except when it’s not! podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

The Portsmoor Abysm, my atmospheric boulder-pushing puzzle game, inspired by classics such as Boulder Dash, Supaplex, or Emerald Mine, is now available for purchase on Steam! #indiegame #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #puzzlegame #steamdeck #steamrelease #steamdemo #cosmichorror #pixelart

over the weekend, Cherry Hill won the Best Sim(ulation)/Strategy game in the 2025 #Playdate Community Awards. thank you everyone, truly!! it feels like a bit of a rough moment for the craft of #gamedev so the community and people supporting and playing make it all worth it 💖

Big news on my atmospheric boulder-pushing puzzle game today! It will still be releasing on Friday, the 20th, but for "reasons" it will now do so under a new and longer name: "The Portsmoor Abysm" Demo? Yes! store.steampowered.com/app/4025180/... #TrailerTuesday #IndieDev #Indiegame #Gamedev

Since Slay the Spire 2 is out, here’s a peek at my Stream Deck with all the debug commands I needed to make gameplay capture fast and easy. Took about a day to hook up, but totally worth it! This was possible because @megacrit.com set up debug as either hot keys or console commands.

rowbot rally, WINNER!! of the 2025 #playdate community awards for "outstanding visual achievement (SDK)", and "the CRANKY award" (best use of the crank). i've only got 300 characters, but—!! thank you SO much for playing my silly boat game. it's rlly rlly cool to see that it's resonated this much!!

hi i am toad 💚 i am mainly a developer, but i also draw art!! ive made a few games for Playdate, and am learning Godot here's some links! toadley.space ... um. and some of my proudest art!

The @play.date Community Awards are tomorrow and the best way to prepare is by sideloading clap-along! Now using the Playdate's own networking capabilities, you can send live reactions during the award show stream. Download here: grackalope-games.itch.io/clap-along and clap those lil hands, y'all

Hello! Abysm is my atmospheric puzzle game with Sokoban-like mechanics, inspired by classics such as Boulder Dash and Supaplex, and I'm releasing it on Steam in one week. Demo? Available! store.steampowered.com/app/4025180 #indiegame #puzzlegame #indiedev #gamedev #followfriday #steamdeck #bevy

DID YOU HEAR THE NEWS!!!!!!!!! lucid blocks is out now :) store.steampowered.com/app/3495730/...

collision masks 😵

No dev or artist gets a chance to be seen or show what they have been working on without others sharing posts. It makes a difference and can lead to them finding work, selling prints and getting wish listed for games and it’s not much but it’s better then doing nothing and dose support them.

I started working on a iridescent shader it's not there yet. I have a real life reference of a "fabric" (more like plastic) that I'm trying to match; I'm not there yet. #godot #gamedev #gameart

The cheatsheet creation helper is working 🥳🥳 It's cool because now anyone can easily turn an image in a cheatsheet available across projects! Next step: User settings, project settings, and "for this project only" cheatsheets! #Godot #GameDev #GDScript #Plugin #Dev

oops, accidentally picked up my barrier

A few pictures for a late-night #ScreenshotSaturday! The guided tutorial, a test level, and some customizable gloves are coming soon to a playtest build on itch! #indiedev #godot

there's two wolves inside me one which says "hell yeah" to this and one which saw people get confused and leave after attempting to play my game

For anyone who’s interested in this stuff; here are a bajillion game devs discussing how they playtest games, and why they do it that way youtu.be/zXNRJuc48Ek

play.date/games/hablet/ Hablet is only 2$ during the catalogue anniversary sale!

Honestly one of the best action games I’ve played since I started the channel. Said similar things about Bloodthief. But there is something about designing for speed-running and scoring which forces devs to have to get a bunch of other actions game stuff right. steamcommunity.com/app/4196910

Reminder, if you're on Steam, take a few minutes to set up a developer page for yourself! By default, your dev name leads users to a simple search result. With a custom page you can use that space to organize and promote your projects! And lookie, new tools: store.steampowered.com/news/group/4...