New demo also means a new trailer. Though we kept the narration from the last one so it's a Theseus ship trailer. Still fun to make a 3-language-clip in 2 versions each. Finally got to put those old FCP skills to use.

Sparrow's demo's getting real!

I, a pleb, am more excited about the Oaken Tower update that just dropped than about any other games-related news.

Look at our shiny new screenshots! Really happy to see how the style we've aimed for is coming together. Not too jarring but a little bit unusual. Elegant without being sleek. Intricate while bold. Man, visual design is hard and needs loads of iteration. Just like all other parts of a game...

The puns were there from day one.

Thank you so much for coming to our podcast! @alphachar.bsky.social @neonaurelius.bsky.social It was super fun to talk about your inspiration and motivation in creating #SparrowWarfare #QuestUnplayed #GamePodcast youtu.be/mrFJ72Ph5UA?...

Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers. If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of: fund.godotengine.org

Our game has saving but doesn't have loading just yet. People out there don't even know how difficult the latter is compared to the former.

Jacek Dukaj’s novel Ice (a title that has aged badly) is maybe the best alternative history book I’ve ever read. Somewhere between Pynchon, Tokarczuk and Strugatsky. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_(Du...

Can confirm. I've been one of those bike riders trailing a snow plough once in a while and if you look at the street you can see that this happens before the car-part of the road is cleared. Best cycling town!

We were super happy to host #TurnBasedThursday last week - check out the hashtag to find lots of awesome turn-based games to add to your wishlist! ✨

I have been exposed as the evil German-speaking scientist I am! www.twitch.tv/thegamemaste...

I'm making SPARROW WARFARE with @martinpi.bsky.social (together we are @neonaurelius.bsky.social)! It's a strategic deckbuilder with elements of mahjong & crazy combos & BIRDS! So. Many. Birds. Wishlist & get notified when our demo goes live in a few weeks: store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

I am so honoured to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday on Bluesky! 🗣 INDIE DEVS! Show off your turn-based games in this thread with the hashtag! PLAYERS! Come on in & 💬comment, ❤️like, 🔁repost & ✨wishlist all the great games in the thread!

Bold to declare that 76% of leading researchers are wrong but we live in the age of vibe-based anything, so let's just brush away critical thinking.

Game development is compiling ffmpeg from source with ogg theora support in order to transcode a video to ogv format and then realising that 3 images in a transition-coat will do the trick nicely.

Yes this video also shows my desperate sticker game on the much-hated Windows machine. The stickers themselves are great though. Thanks Triband, David Lynch and @beingbrin.bsky.social!

Fun new word game alert! Breaking news from ✨The Daily Spell✨! I solved the Monday, January 26 puzzle in 3m 59s.

We even have bird-based bugs in our game!

Speaking of upgrading – here's a thing that other engines do too but I just like how nimble the approach in Godot is.

Very good thread about how RETVRN-shaped vapid AI art is nothing we have to fear more than other forms of reactionary entertainment. A lot of hope there that I appreciate.

One interesting change from Unity to Godot is that I'm upgrading the engine during a project. With Unity, you usually stick to an LTS version for the whole project duration (if your games are as small as mine). With Godot you move to each new build as there's more focus on continuity.

Finally had to drop by in code signing hell for a bit today. Not a nice place. Couldn't resolve it but I can assure you that the ugliness of the glass interface is not the main reason not to upgrade to Tahoe.

We have a theory about Macron’s sunglasses.

Tempted to scream some politics into this here void but everyone who agrees with me already does. I just say one thing: two party systems are proto-democracies at best. You should have updated your government's firmware a long time ago.

There's a proposal to create a reduced emissions zone right around the area where I live and while my house is on the border of it I would still find it amazing. Hope it goes through. Electric mobility for the win.

Excellent text on AI in the classroom that, as a bonus, taught me the word "logorrheic" which I will make ample use of in the future.

Your boy got a sticker from the accountant for good bookkeeping and will now swoon the rest of the day.

Sparrow Warfare now has a wiki! Thanks to the kindness of @wiki.gg for hosting us, you can now explore all current wildtiles, daily flight modifiers, and tips & tricks right here: sparrowwarfare.wiki.gg

11 years in Denmark today. When I moved here this was a cosy place that the rest of the world pretty much ignored. I miss those simpler times.

This is a must buy situation. Forget everything else. Yes that was a spoiler.

For a few more days we're running our third Steam Playtest of Sparrow Warfare. Here's a super short video where @alphachar.bsky.social is playing the game that should give you a good feel for what it's about. Hop on if you're in the mood for a bird-based card battler! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfLH...

Whenever someone mentions "luck" I feel insulted even if they're talking about someone else. It's really my favourite hill to hike on for a little dying. It just sounds so dismissive to immediately jump to luck as a reason for success.

Lovely write up on how to build a sustainable indie games business.

friends! acquaintances! help! i'm looking to hire a game designer (living in the Netherlands) to help build games in The Hidden Folks Universe, starting with a sequel to the indie hit game Hidden Folks. know someone who's a good fit? pls forward this, ty! hiddenfolks.com/job-opening/...

I think I've never had such an embarrassing finish in a run.

Our brand-new wiki explains the scoring rules in detail. Absolutely necessary to reach the upper echelons in Daily Flights: sparrowwarfare.wiki.gg/wiki/Scoring...

Our playtesters made a getting started page for our game and it's the best way to set you up for our game: sparrowwarfare.wiki.gg/wiki/Tips_(n...

Trying out some new Steam assets.

Making games is a LOT easier than getting eyeballs on them, lemme tell ya! Speaking of... our weird bird deckbuilder has a great new free playtest build out: 🦜 Daily flights! 🦩 Tutorial! 🦚 2 playstyles! 🦆 So… many… birds!!! Join us! Or tell a friend! store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

I didn’t mind the ending of Stranger Things. At least it concluded. That’s fine.

Certified banger from @neonaurelius.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

We're looking for more people to test our peckbuilder. If you like birds, cards, occasional bugs, and trying out new stuff, we have the perfect game for you! The secret sauce: instead of playing single cards you play sequences of three cards.

pls bless my 2026.

Time for analog.

One of my favourites!

Personally I'm getting a bit tired of the performative rage thrown around on this platform recently. It's what I never liked about Twitter. The bandwagon is not my dragula.

Rewatched Rosencrantz and Güldenstern are Dead yesterday and a) it's clearly a prequel to Q-UP and b) since the movie is not available on any service we just found it on YouTube and so can you! Young Tim Roth and Gary Oldman are amazing and so is Richard Dreyfus! www.youtube.com/watch?v=-f6g...

It does not matter if I agree or disagree. You'll never see me taking part in the witch hunt. Righteousness-bonding in the echo chamber is not for me. I might have to write a newsletter, though. Stay tuned, for this white man is gonna blog a post.