⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️ Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW! Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/... Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283... Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv

Today’s Arrangement - Heartache from Undertale! (Happy 10 years!) Full Track: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQwz...

the palestine 2025 charity bundle is live!! it's a huge bundle of very cool games (Coffee Talk, Extreme Meatpunks, Spirit Swap, Roto Force, Moon Hunters...) and the proceeds go towards providing direct aid in Palestine my game BOSSGAME is included too!! check it out!! itch.io/b/2979/play-...

I'm always trying to keep a mental list of the cool rodent games I come across to share with other rodent fans but I decided to make a starter pack! Let me know if you have recs or are making a game that fits the description, I want to highlight games that put rodents in a positive light!

I loved making this battle. Gratuitous boss intro animation, Great Mouse Detective setting, Metal Gear pose, Revenge of Meta Knight UI, Pendulum music, text-to-speech environmental facts. Just throwing everything into the pot and making a maximalist stew.

KotD feels like a sister project to Small Saga in some ways (rats, garbage, 16-bit influence, similar dev cycles), and from my brief chats with the developers they seem like cool people. Hope it does well!

I’m off to get a rattoo.

Legendary Konami composer Michiru Yamane has a Youtube channel where she uploads piano covers of her Castlevania and Bloodstained compositions, both the famous and the lesser known tracks. They're wonderful performances. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wlQx...

Speaking of being annoying to those in power, it’s London trans pride time. 😎

The payment processing censorship landing at the same time as the UK “child safety” censorship is indicative of worrying broader political trends, but the good news is that both problems can be solved by being really annoying to the right people.

I know we're upset about itch, but they're not the only ones Payment processors harassed companies bc of a 1,000 email hate campaign But we can EASILY top 1,000! I prewrote an email + got the contact info - you just have to send! ↻💬♡ to boost We CAN make a difference 💕 #itch #censorship 1/🧵

This is a great game for a particular kind of sicko. Trans furry satire set in 1920s not-Britain. The writing is sharp, the characters are self-loathing, and the relationships are messy. You’re licking your own blood off the walls 5 minutes in. Juicy stuff.

You ever see a show with a colour palette so good that it makes you want to steal it?

Me every time I walk past a CEX and see a Game Boy Micro in the window.

- RPG, VN/adventure - I want to make a Metal Gear Risinglike so bad. Please god give me the strength and unlimited budget to make a Metal Gear Risinglike. I promise I can be trusted to make a Metal Gear Risinglike.

legacy of verticality (please choose your favorite)

Okay, I’m at Develop. I’m the one in the mask and trousers that go :( :) :( :)

I'll be at Develop in Brighton on Wednesday if any cool devs want to meet.

It’s cool that “主役の座を盗む” was translated as “Steal Limelight” in FFTA2. The literal translation of the ability is “Steal the leading role”, or I would say “Steal the scene”. But Limelight definitely sounds the best.

The thief class in Final Fantasy Tactics A2 has an ability called “steal limelight”, and I think that’s neat.

One of the longest and most complex scenes I've done to date, this painting has finally been finished! Sponsored by my good friend @okapi.tattoo This piece is inspired by the works of @jasonrainville.bsky.social and @sketchylogic.bsky.social (1/7)

Deltarune features a battle where the player has to react to audio cues with no visuals. There’s a scene just before where the player identifies some noises in the dark (“what was that?” “A violin, to the left”), and this is used as a test for whether or not to turn on visual aids for the battle.

My favourite new Deltarune scenes are the ones in/around the vents. Super juicy themes and games design. William Faulkner said that the only thing worth writing about is the human heart in conflict with itself, and Toby Fox took that literally.

Not long until Deltaday.

Come get the best visual novel no one's ever played store.steampowered.com/app/1332990/...

A Short Hike took four months to develop, so indie devs can use that as a helpful unit of measurement. Did your game take a year to develop? Then it must be three times as good as A Short Hike, and will make three times as much money.

Using this as a creative writing exercise where, to maximally waste the reader's time, I start with a plausible-sounding story and descend into chaos.

If you need 120 NPCs for a project, might I suggest being inspired by/stealing from Les Songes drolatiques de Pantagruel (1565).

Hey folks, the Crips for eSims for Gaza bundle is very nearly hitting a whopping $100K raised, sitting at just over $99.5K raised, do you think we could make a little last minute push and get it over the $100,000 goal? itch.io/b/2965/crips...

Sorry for not being online much. I’ve been busy. I made a Chicago pizza. I befriended a crow. I watched Zeta Gundam. Things of that nature.

witching stone is now available on the american switch eshop. and it is still my puzzle roguelike where you collect & customise spells, and then cast them using a match grid! www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro... #indiegamedev

I love the storytelling here.

GOOD MORNING The Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle is live! itch.io/b/2965/crips... 200+ video games, TTRPGs, zines, comics, & more $16+ to support Palestinians surviving occupation! On sale April 28-May 20 🇵🇸✊❤️ SPREAD THE WORD!

Happy 13th April, today is Neil banging out the tunes day! 🎹🐀🎶

What am I playing? It's a metroidbrainia. The music? My intelligent dance music playlist. And this snack? Just some brain food. Hmm, could use a little more sodium chloride...

The Akkadian (Babylonian) word for “puck” is “pukku”, but it’s etymologically unrelated. We just all agree that that’s what discs you whack with a stick are called.

Make sure to check the comments for some fascinating context.

Well now I’m interested.

Guy trying to name Fatal Fury characters: Terry Bogard, Geese Howard, Cristiano Ronaldo, Iori Yagami, Tom Holland, Salvatore Ganacci, Mr Bean... wait, what am I saying? Iori is in King of Fighters...

The Steam Page for our angelic brain-shuffling Roguelike RPG is now live! To celebrate, we're holding an AMA in the replies to this post, and on our public Discord at the same time :] Wishlist Blanksword on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

Thumby what Nintendon’t be.

hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅

The Nintendo Direct peaked at this frame.

Nobody needs 120FPS. Play at 30FPS in a 480p resolution, like God intended.

I only caught the last chunk of him streaming it, but @sword.zone just did played through Rules & Rodents, and it looked to be really smart and charming. Not too long, and with a really wild finale. Seems like a good way to spend $5 if you like rats and/or puzzles.

It’s 31st March again, a perfect day to check out 31st March, Midnight (proflilyvn.itch.io/31st), a visual novel about game dev under capitalism! On April 2, we’ll also be releasing Spring Gothic, a new VN about a long distance relationship between a trans streamer and a med student. See you there!

This #TransDayofVisibility we’ve collated a definitive list of 90+ trans games throughout history. Almost 100 games by trans developers and/or with trans representation. Featuring games from: @deconstructeam.bsky.social @maddymakesgames.com and many others 🏳️‍⚧️ checkpointgaming.net/features/202...

ROSEWATER IS OUT! A Wild West adventure about friendship, storytelling, and found family. It's been a journey making this game. I sincerely hope you enjoy it. 🤠🌵 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1226670/... GOG: www.gog.com/en/game/rose...

Two Jehovah’s Witnesses came to my door the other day. I took a pamphlet for hot Jesus.