indie games are when you play as a frog and AAA games are when you sidle through a crevice

has anyone ever tried to make an indie game where you play… as a frog?? 🐸 untapped niche??

if you prod the edges of my game, you may find secrets, but don’t expect to go unpunished for your insubordination. my secrets will hurt you.

Jason (and you) should read my piece the California Problem that talks in detail about my feelings on the past, present and future of videogames as an art form ellaguro.blogspot.com/2023/02/the-...

syzygy

even if your game is funny and stupid take it seriously and lean in, don't try to be self aware, don't wink at the audience, don't be insecure about it

playtesting my game the intended way: with a bootleg USB NES controller

finally my dreams of dating a tetris piece can come true xenozane.itch.io/pieces-of-my...

check out this game! i helped @grodygrody.bsky.social make this for #fallingblockjam along with @handcrushe.dev - it's an interesting "spin" on tetris where you get to romance your favorite piece. and keep an eye out, because this game will only get bigger..! #godot #indiedev #tetris #gamerlife

Evil Egg comes October 30. Infinite Twin-Stick Chaos. 100% Free Game. Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3651950/... Join the discord to play the beta: discord.gg/sQb5agEYzM

Falling Block Jam is now open for sign-ups! In September, let's put our own spin on this classic genre combining blocks and gravity in games. #FallingBlockJam itch.io/jam/falling-...

NEW GAME !! -- "METEMPSYCHOSIS" made for GMTK game jam, where the theme was "loop" xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis 🧵

i made some music for PLOVERDRIVE, a game by @handcrushe.dev, @soulware.us, and bassdrop.club! check out this sampler, and if you like it you can download the whole soundtrack for free! you should play the game too... splitsuns.bandcamp.com/album/plover...

i’ve purchased factorio: space age and it now looms over me every waking moment

YOUR INDIE GAME RECOMMENDATION WAS NOT SUFFICIENTLY ESOTERIC I KNEW THE GOAL OF THE GAME ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AND SOFTLOCKED MYSELF 0 TIMES. THE VISUALS WERE NEITHER JARRING NOR CONFUSING INCREDIBLY DISAPPOINTED NEVER COME TO ME WITH THIS A-YOUTUBER-ALREADY-MADE-A-VIDEO-ABOUT-IT TYPE SHIT AGAIN

PLOVERDRIVE A 2 player VS web game in the vein of old flash games Share a keyboard with a friend, an enemy, or a (p)lover xenozane.itch.io/ploverdrive #gamedev

old samus comic (1/3)

new blog post: on scope creep ivysly.com/blog/on-scop...

heartbroken :(((

blood particles paint the level #gamedev

The way this guy says "Chibi Anime" has completely destroyed my vocabulary.

i think enemies in rpgs should steal your elixirs if you stock up on then without using them. maybe key progression items as well

actually a better way to describe the entire thing is easily diagrammed, “it’s not important for things to be enjoyable; it should be enjoyable for things to be important”

they doubled the size of mosa lina… it’s a beautiful day

Mosa Lina: The Second Layer - 24 new tools - 180+ new levels - 38 new pieces of music Out now on Steam and Nintendo Switch™

posting this video of love (brlka.itch.io/love) so it isn't stuck on twitter

Mosa Lina will release on the Switch on May 28th! The game will also receive a major update on that day! We love you +1

SUPERHOT VR had its whole story patched out. I thought about it slightly too long and fell into rabbit hole. It doesn't make sense, it's bad that it happened, and it prompts a whole bunch of naval-gazing about Art.

i didn’t post much during it, but boston game dev week last week was incredible! met a ton of cool people, got to demo my video games, and i feel really reinvigorated to make stuff

Haven’t seen the new season of rehearsal yet, but for the record, I think Nathan Fielder should be allowed to do immoral things

never had the wii version but the DS version was absolutely classic

TONIGHT. BTW.

PULL UP

i love nubby’s number factory, and there’s some very interesting discussion regarding it and other recent number-focused roguelikelikes in this linked review and replies to this post.

Have you noticed there's a new wave of cat memes? New Video "The Entire History of Cat Memes" out now! youtu.be/PKdUvW8fMj0?...

beat spelunky 2 btw. hundun down with no spoilers i’m just that goated

absolutely obsessed with this song rn open.spotify.com/track/3yp3Hp...

🗣 AND MAYBE THEY'RE RIGHT!!! THAT SOOOMMMEEETIIIMMMEEES🎶 🗣 VI-DE-O GAMES!!! DOES CAUSE VIOLENCE🎵

Those that know nothing about Ed McMillen: is he okay? Those that know anything about Ed McMillen: this is going to be a fucking masterpiece www.youtube.com/watch?v=YyWc...

i’m obsessed with spelunky 2. what a perfect upgrade from the first game. going from grinding yama in spelunky HD to discovering all the new stuff in 2 has been delightful, even if it’s kicking my ass

nintendo games convinced me in my childhood that large metal balls with spikes on them would be a far more common adversary in my adult life than they’ve turned out to be

silksong took so long cause they added sloped platforms to the game

DELTARUNE Chapters 1-4 will be released on June 5th as a launch title for Nintendo Switch 2! It's also coming to Steam, Switch, PS4, and PS5 the same day! www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDzg...

www.1101.com/n/s/mother_p... Hobonichi is publishing a series of articles based on a chat between Shigesato Itoi and Marcus Lindblom, talking about the localization of Earthbound. It's a pretty cool glimpse behind the scenes! The rest of the series will be published throughout the week.

started playing spelunky 2 now. holy shit they cooked with this one

魔王ゴルベリアス Golvellius (MSX) ALL SECRET CAVES Commentated Playthrough youtu.be/BrGjyIv_hKE

NVM I BEAT IT IM THE BEST GAMER EVER

spelunky is the worst game of all time

just bought my dream house. NEVER give up on your dreams. anything is possible when you get your money up.

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