Behind every "solo dev success story" is usually a partner working 9-5 for years to pay the bills.

one of the best examples of "the mechanics are the message" I've ever seen. truly a new win for bleed games

Games about feeling always grab my attention 👀

While this was in playtesting, I had one person tell me "I think I finally know what type 3 fun is"

gorepunk.itch.io/bite-down-or... My latest game is now available - Bite Down or Let Go is a solo anti-game that is designed to make you feel terrible and give up on playing it. 50% off for the first week to celebrate it being out, and there's community copies available too!

Mentioned a couple of weeks ago about a project I was working on being mostly done. Great news! It's done now. Digital release to follow soon!

One day I'll figure out how to market and promote my work, on a very related note would any of my TTRPG making friends here be open to me asking some questions on the topic?

Little surge of new followers today, hello everyone! Where'd you all come from?

LAUNCHING TODAY!!! THE KARROT CAN’T SLEEP KICKSTARTER! I’m so proud of this book. www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...

As of today my latest project is now entirely written, just need to do some minor edits here and there to tighten up the wording in a couple spots - and also get two bits of art in there. I'm excited, this is easily the best thing I've made. I'm also nervous because of how much it means to me

this is my game, I Don’t Remember When I Started Killing Bugs Again. to play, you log it every time you kill an insect. this is also available as a web app @transwron.gs made with me. people tell me it changed their behavior- they think twice about hurting insects when they remember the rules.

Been really enjoying working on my latest game, a hostile unplayable thing about trauma - it's been cathartic as fuck and I can't wait until it's at a place where I feel comfortable sharing it

Just put the kickstarter up for the first two issues of Karrot can't sleep. I'll leave this here in an understated way because I will be getting very loud about it soon! www.kickstarter.com/projects/don...

RIP Anthony Stewart Head

IT LIVES! (or rather, it doesn't!) who knows what conspiracy lies behind the transcript of this AP that never happened of this game that doesn't exist? Below I'll tag everyone who was definitely not involved as cast / crew, feel free to tell us who you weren't!🤭 pennyblake.itch.io/found-transc...

Very pleased to tell you that I will be appearing in human form as part of the Fiends In The Furrows folk horror film festival panel discussion, here in Edinburgh. I’ll be joined by the illustrious Drs Catherine Lester and Jonny Murray with host Morvern Cunningham. Full programme and tix linked 👇

Every time I write a bad ttrpg it removes a bad ttrpg from the drop table and the odds of writing a good ttrpg increases.

The No ICE in Minnesota Charity Bundle has officially LAUNCHED! There are 1,439 games to discover for a $10+ donation to Immigrant Law Center of Minnesota! Purchase the bundle here: itch.io/b/3484/no-ic...

Get this occult action thriller ttRPG for 1-7 people. Perfect if you enjoy playing powerful undead revenants embroiled in breakneck action, interpersonal drama, and occult investigation. Soundtrack by @mollynoise.bsky.social and human-made art by @stregawolf.art. Jump in now for early bird deals!

We need MORE walking simulators actually I want to be immersed in pretty, aesthetic worlds more even if I can't do anything

🚨 If you submitted a game to the No ICE In Minnesota charity bundle jam, please approve your submissions here itch.io/b/3484/no-ic... 🚨 All submissions unapproved by Febr 6 will be pruned so the bundle can start on time on Feb 9. Please share for visibility & tell your friends who joined the bundle

Announcing a new podcast: Rascal Reading Club! Join @newmadras.bsky.social as he analyzes RPG texts in an inviting, conversational framework. First up: the Warden's Operations Manual for @mothership.bsky.social.

Back from page with news: The Vast in the Dark reprint is here!

Kind of love this picrew???

Dreaming of WYRM Art by @nightjargames.bsky.social

Okay. I need a boost here. Looking for artists. We're talking about some potential comic book style art and/or concept art for the #iHunt film. We're privately funding development, so budget isn't Hollywood. I want queer and/or nonwhite artists. I want cool styles. Links? Tags? Self-promo?

The "traditional" structure of TTRPGs puts an enormous amount of pressure on the GM to learn/refine & very little on the players. Which is somehow seen as more reasonable than spreading the load of learning/contribution across the whole table. Broader implications about community in there, y'all.

I know that you're empty, I know that you're empty #ffrightart

The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i... All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February

How many times have I been told to give this racist game and its racist creators grace, and second chances? and empathy, and good faith, and and and? Nah. This isn’t just a fundamental misunderstanding of Ghibli. It is colonialist fucking desecration. @obojima.bsky.social Go fuck yourselves.

Why spend $1,000,000 on a Game Awards Trailer when you can spend $10 on $20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music. All proceeds go directly to funding us making more games: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack #gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #vtuber

💥Commissions are OPEN !💥 Here is my commission price list ! I draw anything and everything your heart desire, just ask me ! Feel free to DM me here or discord (@Sir_Lazz). Note that prices are flowy ! not everything can be put in a box, so feel free to discuss prices! Pixelart/3D prices below !

🚨 Creator Day is LIVE! 🚨 For the next 24 hours we are waiving our platform fee! Creators will get the most they can from each transaction. Support your favorite developers and check out over 15,000 projects participating in our Black Friday sale itch.io

What's the flavour of the current era of TTRPG design? Social Media Refragmentation? Is it a consolidation cycle? What are the new upcoming designers struggling with and against now?

The fact that itch posted this and not even an hour later I got a bunch of new sales proves how big it is when other people talk about your games. It can literally be a life changing events. When John Harper made a nice quote tweet about Breathless, hundreds of people looked at the game. Wild

Our All Fonts Pack is on sale again for 30 days! All 1200+ fonts we've ever made, commercial use, one low price. Pay once and use the fonts forever for game dev, TTRPGs, web comics, videos, streams, merchandise, whatever! ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack #gamedev #fonts

Listening to people say D&D has no negative bearing on the indie creative space at large has me tweaking. This is a creative monopoly unlike anything seen before or ever. I have a list of marketing outreach channels where 95 out of a 100 contacts exclusively cover D&D/OSR (D&D adjacent)...

"A website that catalogues the fonts used in video games. Fuck, it's genius... why didn't I think of that...!" www.gamefontlibrary.com

Highly recommend: throwing any and all creatives a DM/comment/email to let them know how their work touched you, whether now or in the past. I never expect a reply. But doing this regularly not only helps others see their art is valued, but improves your own confidence & connection.

You know that kind review you left for an indie game on itch? The creator read it and it meant the world to them. And they will go on to make more cool stuff because you took the time to say something positive. Being nice is cool. Keep it up.

gamefound.com/en/projects/... Oh, right, this goes live today. I should probably say something.

Two days until the monster jam for Liminal Horror opens! itch.io/jam/liminal-...

PALADIN, an anti-game #ttrpg

Some more copies of TEETH (and some maps) up on the shop: teethrpg.bigcartel.com Not currently shipping to the US, sorry.

Reduced Out Of Existence

good morning, i wrote a manifesto about a new direction for game design / play possumcreek.medium.com/the-expressi...

Who wants to make something weird?

For my sanity I'm dedicating next week's work hours to art, so if you want to grab a sketch slot, I will be gnawing at my queue very soon ✍️