the indie space is so rich right now but people are only exposed to the wildly lucrative edge cases. this year we're looking to showcase more games that expand peoples idea of what an ‘indie game’ can be

I made a Gengar statue out of clay for a friend. The base is made out of cardboard with nickels for the base because it was cheaper than ordering weighted metal online.

Hosting Groove Galaxy: a gaming/anime DJ showcase this Saturday at @ltuexpo.bsky.social in Southfield, MI! Stop by room A225 from 1 PM - 4 PM and dance! Featuring performers: @tweak62.bsky.social P&K and @emcat.bsky.social!

Today we pursue office friendships, in Bubblegum Galaxy! Stream ends when we've befriended everyone, 5pm pacific hits, or my hands give out. let's heckin' go! www.twitch.tv/elfybean

gelatinous cube #picoCAD #roseart

Still working on stuff. I've got some changing tombstones that'll swap around as you move areas and some other...thing? Sorry it's gonna be a while before a new game but I'm still trying to get my life together. Thanks for sticking with me all this time. See you next week.

bring back when games were voice acted by the developers! i don’t want good voice acting anymore. give me the stuff someone had to power through reading, and it’s obvious whoever is being recorded is doing it as a last resort.

Hey, all. Sorry I've been less active lately. Things fell through and I'm looking for a new job now, so I will be less active for a while longer.

Challenge them to a competitive speedrun in a game the studio published.

On Thursday we played a map for way longer than it was meant to be played because making combos is really fun and i have terrible self control <3 Let's play more Bubblegum Galaxy! twitch.tv/elfybean

games are art. indie games are elevated art.

Blindspot by JohnLee Cooper: ergman.itch.io/cosmicbackgr...

The gayming pride parade is looking for 10 games to show off during their festival. You can sign up here: gaymingfoundation.org/prideatsgf/ It's probably going to be fiercely competitive for slots so euugghhh good luck. If you can get in it's worth it as a long shot deal.

we live! www.twitch.tv/elfybean

Anyways, play it sucks to be us even if "you're not my target demographic." I didn't make this game for you but maybe more people should make games for me. That's called good game design. tofurocks.itch.io/it-sucks-to-...

so many people have sphincters that could crush diamonds

Boosting because all of the writing and contributors are amazing, and the fact that I've never left a piece without it making me change the way I think about it. Like goddamn, they really do care about the art.

I'd like to announce I have a new(ish) Podcast! It's called GameDev Unsung Heroes, and it's basically interviewing all the names in games you don't know about what they do, their career path, a few stories along the way. All free. Here's the link gamedevunsungheroes.com I could use re-posting :)

everyone posting their 'top 9 games' when they should be posting about '10 BEAUTIFUL POSTCARDS'

Cardinals are my favorite bird and I wanted them in Stardew Valley... so with the help of fellow artist @nassilove.bsky.social , there's a mod for it now! This mod replaces the usual brown birds with cardinals that I drew and Nassi helped animate :) Enjoy! Mod link below! #stardewvalley

I'm sorry. Life happened. I'm still trying my best no matter how flawed that is. Here is a random WIP screenshot. See you next week and thank you for watching over me as I move at my own pace.

Sorry can't talk. Testing GDC demo build and found 5 bugs in the first 3 minutes. 🫠

youtu.be/xZWayXBrFiI HELLO! WE'RE BACK with another DIGITAL EPHEMERA episode! Episode 8 features the game Cyber Trigger by Paulo-Lameiras! #indiegame #letsplay #dreams #ps4 #nykTV

GOT THAT FRESH BIZ FROM LAST SAT

Begging this indie dev to give me the option to disable the talking noise in their game because its so frustrating to me it makes the game unplayable (like Okami, or Banjo Kazooie)

I have to test a build of a game demo for GDC this weekend, and I also have another 2-3 projects to work on, but I just discovered RomM and am having too much fun organizing my games now.🫠

Issue 16 of ChoiceBeat: The #VisualNovel and #InteractiveFiction Zine is now available IN PRINT! www.lulu.com/shop/choiceb... Imagine you're at the bus stop reading ChoiceBeat. You look over and someone else is reading THE SAME ZINE. Your eyes lock, and then maybe...

Elfy be back baybeeee~ still have a bit of a cough, but we're here for a lil gaming <3 let's make some cute (all humanoid) plushies in the Plush Parade demo. www.twitch.tv/elfybean

Righty. I’m passing the hat again. Sorry, everything is still shit here. I’m out of money and nearly out of electricity and gas again, never mind food. Bonus! Got the hell meeting on the 10th to see if the family stays together or not. Signs are glum looking, the kids are not dealing with it well.

vids / new games / obs visuals MASHUP WEDNESDAY 🔪💀 twitch.tv/magentaskull

bsky was broken for me like almost the entirety of yesterday

Someone asked for a messy queer indie art? dominoclub.itch.io/anhedonia

This is a very helpful guide. I had to learn a lot of this the hard mode way by attending a lot of networking events in the past 5+ years. I sometimes get asked how I do it, and the first step is to just take the leap and go to an event, but knowing how to avoid cringey moments makes it easier.

is anyone thirsty

feeling oddly energized today...must be the weather/pressure change is shifting again to elevate my mood since October. hope everybody has a good day and is able to accomplish what you want to!

With very few exceptions, I'm way more interested in buying indie games with a definite start and finish. I don't want something to play over and over again forever. I want a good five hour experience and then to move on to someone else's creation. There's millions that expect you to never stop.

ok i tried (tagging whoever sees this low-poly rat. now you have to make one tooooo!!!)

such a good book that is still hyper-relevant today to the underground indie gamedev scene and people looking into making games.

My tiny mechsplo VN I made with @dizzythebard.com over the course of a couple of days for #StrawberryJam is now available! It's just a few minutes long, but was a great little experiment for me to learn Dialogic 2 for #Godot! eviesmash.itch.io/a-good-hound #indiedev #mechsploitation #agoodhound

DOORS ARE OPEN, STREAM IS GO

TONIGHT! first hbi concert of the year!! twitch.tv/headlessbloodidol 630p/930et

Assembling some light anti-cap discord-ditching zines with @elfybean.bsky.social and @zoomzang.bsky.social

Welcome to Digital Ephemera presented by nykTV. In this debut season; we will start by exploring the Dreams creation platform on the Playstation 4 and 5 Today's episode explores the game "Happy Hammer Dream" by Tototidoppa! #indiegame #dreams #ps4 #nykTV www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBJ3...

just learned today that SNK's Crystalis on the NES was called GOD SLAYER on Famicom!

it's nice to see more people interested in unitasker tech again. There's something satisfying about learning the intricacies and idiosyncracies of a certain thing like a camera, a watch, an MP3 player, etc.

Yeahhhh my partner just got laid off as well so we are now both unemployed and need to figure out what to do to keep our kids fed and housed. If you or anyone you know is looking for a designer or QA, full time/contract/consultation/whatever, I could really use the work and I promise I can deliver!

youtu.be/8uchBjC26zw Join us tomorrow on HEADLESS BLOOD IDOL GROUP SHOW #18 for over an hour of music and visuals from nykTV and all the other amazing artists playing this show! FIND MORE INFO HERE: bsky.app/profile/head... & Watch the stream HERE: twitch.tv/headlessbloodidol See you there!

giving my hands a work break for a couple hours; let's play some Cast n Chill <3 twitch.tv/elfybean

Somebody hire me I make games, music, animation, and more ❤️😭