nice to see one of my #gamedev comics in the wild 👀

Game idea: dinosaur volleyball 🦕🏐

Simply Having A wonderful

Happy anniversary to the Phantasy Star series! ⭐ I just wanted to redraw that title screen.

Here it is, my last #indiegamedev podcast of 2025! Covers: 🕹️ Publishing with Acclaim ☄️ Juggling side projects (while working fulltime) 📈 Content marketing Next year I'll make more comics and videos, too. Good luck with your game! www.valadria.com/acclaim-side...

Last new Make the Game episode of the year coming tomorrow, in which I discuss: 🕹️ Publishing with Acclaim ☄️ Juggling side projects (while working fulltime) 📈 Content marketing Stats for the year:

Every millennial desires a setup like this

Behold, my #gamedev reading resource tree! Well, sort of, couple of them aren't dev related. I had a lean-to sort of book shelf for a while but it's retired, due to bending the shit out of them. Not shown (but peeking out from the shelf below) are the massive C++ tomes. Gotta find a shelf now...

NES era Link and Samus, I’ll always have a soft spot for first appearance versions of video game characters.

If you're working on a cool obscure indie game it's time to email John:

yo dawg I heard you like games so I put a game in your game so you can game while you game #screenshotsaturday

"that's a placeholder!" I claim, crying, lying, sobbing

Hey #WishlistWednesday! Working on Duppy Detective Tashia! A detective adventure game featuring all manner of Duppy (Caribbean Ghosts/Spirits) 👻Wishlist if you DAREeeEEeeee!👻 store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...

Please enjoy these new Pixel Washer cuties. #pixelart #WishlistWednesday #WIPWednesday

I keep a list of easy wins for this purpose. Also works on other days of the week!

OH: "Indie games either make $14 or $100 million" 😂

Samus Aran (Redesign)

This is also good advice! Leaving a lil' something unfinished (but easily finishable) for the next day makes it very clear what to do when you get back into it.

Unsolicited Monday game dev advice: When getting started for the week, try to find easy wins. Fix small bugs or add little bits of polish. This helps get back into the groove and gain momentum for bigger stuff later in the week. That's it! Hope you're having fun with your game 🛠️ #indiegamedev

My steam page is finally up! King's Courier is a love letter to Might and Magic 6-8 Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/4008790/... #indiedev #gamedev

This looks cool 👀

Is it #PitchYaGame or #PigYaGame? Pixel Washer offers: 🐷 A cute piggy with goggles 🎨 Lovely #pixelart 😱 Mesmerizing gameplay to help forget the horrors 🍑 Single-pixel buttholes If that sounds alright to you add it to your Steam washlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2572060/...

My first video in ... 6 months?? ugh Anyway here's what I call a "quick chat" where I talk for 20 minutes then fail to do as little editing as possible: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jvvb... #indiegamedev

Cool thread on finding your creative path ⬇️

Please enjoy some exports of freshly squeezed Pixel Washer levels 🐷🫧 #WishlistWednesday #WIPWednesday

BOO! (the scary ghost kind) Anyway How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself is 50% off as part of the Itch Halloween Sale 2025: valadria.itch.io/how-to-make-...

It's time for your annual reminder to make the weird thing you want to make! Be weird, have fun 🦈🗡️ #indiegamedev

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Star Spark's store page is live. Still a lot of work to do, but it's cool to be at this point :D #GameDev #IndieGameDev

The only kings we need are the fictional ones in indie games. Stay safe out there friends #NoKings

Cool new game dev opportunity ⬇️

I'm castpixel, a senior illustrator and art director with more than 20 years of experience (ok, it's 21 years). One of the best pixelartists working today. I'm looking for a project. Clients: WB Games, Minecraft, SEGA, HASBRO Hire me! I make your game look good. [ #portfolioday ]

Nobody ever tells us, but this is like 99% of game programming:

Some of these songs are so good that I've been listening to them steadily for most of my life:

New game dev podcast time! Thomas Stewart and I had a great chat, check it out: www.youtube.com/watch?v=78Ph... #indiegamedev

Happy 2nd anniversary to the Steam Dev Cheat Sheet 🥂 LMK if any info is out of date! Good luck with your game 🎮 #indiegamedev

brb I'm gonna go have these game dev youtubers duke it out

Here's how I got a publisher for my indie game: www.valadria.com/how-i-got-a-... #indiegamedev

If the world seems miserable and hopeless: - Take a nice hot shower - Eat something - Give a stranger a compliment - Leave a nice comment on an indie creator's work - Watch something you really love - Put away the social media sometimes - Remember you can make it - Remember we can make it together

TIC TACTIC IS OUT NOW ON STEAM! (launch trailer was too big for bsky so please accept this clip instead) #indiegames #deckbuilder #roguelike

the peaks while going up content mountain *chef's kiss* 🏔️🎮

Driving home after a VERY busy week 🚐🐷🫧 #PlayAcclaim #ScreenshotSaturday

Don't make me tap the sign! www.valadria.com/describing-y... #indiegamedev

Finally had a minute to write a full article on the big news: 🔥 Acclaim is publishing my game Pixel Washer www.valadria.com/acclaim-pixe... #acclaim #PlayAclaim

ok friends this is a big deal for me I hope you'll help spread the news: 🐷 PIXEL WASHER is being published by ACCLAIM! 🎮 Ahhhhhh I am very excited. I'll post much more about this soon. Stay tuned! #acclaim #PlayAcclaim

It's my🎈 birthday 🎈 SO I'm putting the Hellscreen+ Vaporwave pinball bundle down to 75% off ‼️FOR 24 HOURS ONLY.‼️ This means you basically get Hellscreen for free!! GET EM QUICK store.steampowered.com/bundle/51136... Below is a trailer for Hellscreen #indiegames

Whenever I see an indie game make bajillions of dollars my first thought is good for them, but then: WHERE IS YOUR DEV FUND? Pay it forward! Don't just sit on your wealth!!