Probably the review sum up that's the most motivating for me to play the game. I'd play any 6/10 game that's reviewed like "Tons of defaults but oh man that one thing was brillant". bsky.app/profile/euro...

@toxavanger.bsky.social a encore fait des merveilles, les 11 titres d'INFRAMONDE, la B.O. de Silent Jenny, sortira en même temps que la bd, le 15 octobre prochain !

I went to see the movie adaptation from Japanese indie game Exit 8. I really liked it! It's weird, scary, with impressive camera direction and picture. Game design-wise, I love that it's a game/movie based only on a toddler's game (7 differences) (cc @randotwino.bsky.social)

Allez, pour cette rentrée, je cherche un nouveau taf 👀 Dispo à partir d'octobre, plutôt sur Paris et dans le jeu vidéo, mais je reste ouvert au mode hybride / à distance et à d'autres secteurs ! Si vous avez des pistes ou besoin de plus d'infos, on peut en causer en privé / de visu avec plaisir o/

ANNOUNCEMENT: Detective Instinct will be launching on Steam and Nintendo Switch... November 26th, 2025! 🤩 Uncover the story in this DS-inspired adventure game about a mysterious woman who goes missing on a train 🚃 Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/2689930/...

We’re happy to announce a partnership with climbing gym network Climbing District for Cairn to share the love of climbing, far and wide! They have climbing gyms in London, Paris and Milan. We’re cooking up some cool events for those of you around…Stay tuned for upcoming updates!!

Woke up at 5am this morning, couldn't sleep anymore. Upside: I finished Ninja Gaiden Ragebound! I absolutely loved it. It's a genuine 90's game arcade experience, from the gameplay to the writing, music, mood (but with modern iii quality). Next up is Shinobi! 🥷

Cairn is going to be something special. It's very unique and has so much soul. Playtests are extremely useful, and they do confirm the game offers a very unique game experience. 🤞

"There are games that you can play for a thousand hours that don't really change who you are and there are games that you can play for two-ish hours and walk away a different person." store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...

Some execs in 3 years: "oh waouh PoP TLC 5 millions and is hugely profitable in the end... it keeps selling over time, let's make a sequel". Tips for the future: * Good games sell well over time * Keep supporting them even if launch disappoints * Keep good teams together bsky.app/profile/knoe...

Also, although I have tons of notes and things to fix and polish, I'm quite happy with how the core experience makes the playtesters feel. Getting there! (credits to @antoine.fyi for the pic)

Doing Cairn playtests at the moment, and once again, I cannot say loud enough how useful it is to watch actual playtests. Couple of tips: * 3-5 testers per iteration, don't need more * Key designer(s) watch (-> don't delegate) * Don't answer their questions unless the problem is really confirmed

You don't need Silksong when Silksong was already there (and got dismantled by Ubi wlekrjwl;ehjtlkwejhrtlkewhjr). I mean it. TLC is a really super solid game top to bottom.

Silk Song at 20$ is really not helping the indie industry. It's (probably) strongly devaluating a 2025 game. Of course they are going to breakeven and make lots of profits but I wish they had sold it 30$ and used the extra profits to fund cool games (ex: like Outersloth does) or whatever charity.

Can't wait to show you what we're making next 🌿

Here is our most recent trailer for Cairn! Had lots of fun making it. It's about the FREE SOLO mode, a game mode with extreme stakes where the any mistake can be fatal (no rope, no checkpoint, smaller backpack). I wasn't able to complete the game in that mode yet 😅 (but i've seen people make it).

Cairn’s Free Solo mode lets you experience the high tension of climbing without a rope. Any fall can be fatal. Die, and you start over. Can you make it through the push to the summit? Warm up for the climb in the demo youtu.be/UlpKV2xvyAA

📢ANNOUNCEMENT! We are thrilled to introduce Crushed In Time, an elastic point-and-click game with Sherlock and Watson from There Is No Game! 🗓️Coming 9202 ❓On PC, Mac, Switch, iOS and Android 💬Fully voiced with subtitles in 10 langages 👉Wishlist NOW!

Flip, trick & grind through a vibrant Japanese dystopia in Denshattack! Outsmart rival crews, crush a shady megacorp, and reclaim the rails with pure skill, speed & style. 🚅✨ 🎮 Wishlist now: fireshinegames.co.uk/Denshattack/

Final trailer.

My next plan is to export « petits chous salés » in other countries, as street food.

Same story with ice cream mochi by the way….

In 2006, i went to Japan for the 1st time and fell in love with onigiri. Coming back to France, i investigated to import them in France, in train stations etc. People told me « this is stupid, will never work ». Now they have them in train stations and they sell them 4x the price (and taste bad).

Interviewing Emeric Thoa helped me understand what makes The Game Bakers’ titles so consistently successful. Here's a glimpse into their journey making Cairn, which brought them “face to face with the summit of Mont Blanc”, 3840m (~12600ft) high. buttonmusher.substack.com/p/how-cairn-...

Check out Haven’s Steam page here! store.steampowered.com/app/983970/H...

THERE’S TOO MANY OF THEM! Our office’s been overrun by Daiko’s, you’ve gotta help us! We’re putting everything in our store 10% off so we can send you more Daiko’s! Get 20% off if you join the newsletter ;)

Congrats to the winners of the Cairn Screenshot contest! All three of our winners are getting some swag straight from Kami! Thanks to everyone who submitted and proved cameras are aid. In order of appearance, SnowYou, EndlessEvaluation, and Twitchyioo

I'm excited to end my day of work to try Ninja Gaiden releasing today. I'm triple combo fan: * Made by @thegamekitchen.com (team of Blasphemous) * With @jordidepaco.bsky.social 's contribution (The Red Strings Club & member of @deconstructeam.bsky.social) * Key art by @dsloogs.com (Space Maria ❤️)

Hi I'm Pierre Corbinais, I'm a veteran game writer and narrative designer and I'll be looking for freelance work starting September. I love writing dialogues that make you laugh, cry or both in the same time. Pass the word! pierrecorbinais.com

👑 GOLD GOLD ADVENTURE GOLD is OUT NOW! ⚔️ ⚔️Recruit adventurers to quest and explore in the name of gold! 🏙️Build a city around a monster-filled dungeon to evolve your economy! 🐉Raise pets into God-Beasts to overcome trails! GO FOR GOLD & PLAY NOW! ✅ t.co/FbGbmdCf3C

C'est l'heure de se koshiro le yuzo 🔥 bravewave.bandcamp.com/album/earthi...

Announcing my new solo project: Slots & Daggers! Slot machine meets retro-fantasy crawler 🎰🖤⚔️ Coming later this summer, wishlist now and give it a repost pretty please! What do you think? store.steampowered.com/app/3631290/...

🎂 The Operator is now 1️⃣ year old. 📈 More than 125K copies sold on Steam! 🎉 Free for a week on the Epic Games Store! 🎮 The game released on Nintendo Switch! All of this thanks to the wonderful people who helped me and, of course, the players! Thank you, everyone 🫶 PS: Yes, a sequel is coming 👀

Shadow of the Colossus with Cairn's climbing would rock though. I'll send a code to Ueda-san when Cairn's out :) bsky.app/profile/knoe...

I like to play wordle with my partner but I fear we are suffering from the famous syndrome of "wordle before cuddle".

As game dev I often wonder if my intuition about the Steam market matches reality. So I did a small game to test it: Guess how many reviews a random game has. You can now play it too on steamle.com

It's that time of the year, all of our games are discounted for the Steam Summer Sale! And you can get everything we've ever done with an extra 15% discount! If you already own our older games, you can still benefit from the additional discount, and get Many Nights a Whisper extra extra cheap😊✨

Our upcoming puzzle game Looking for Fael is developped by @swingswingsub.bsky.social You might know them for Blocks That Matter (2011) or Seasons After Fall (2016) Have you already played any of their games?👀 #PuzzleGame #IndieGame

Over 500k demo downloads for Cairn??? I only have two chocolate bars in my backpack, ur gonna have to share… 🥺

Mystery man from Lost Highway, biggest fear of all movies I've ever seen. bsky.app/profile/nick...

I wonder what the guys at Landfall think of their peers, who are all worried about the state of the industry. They make a game a year and sell millions each time (Peak, Content Warning, Haste, TABS...). They never fail and success comes quickly. Making successful games must feel so easy for them.

PR GOAT "If everyone likes it, it means it’s already pre-digested for people to like it. And I don't want that. I want people to end up liking things they didn’t like when they first encountered it, because that’s where you really end up loving something." bsky.app/profile/knoe...

Ocean level breakdown 🌊 Never posted this on Bluesky so here it is o/ #pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker

Summer recommendation for a chill manga: Hirayasumi. Very cute and relatable characters. Very Japanese. Has a vibe of Maison Ikkoku (Slice of Life in Japan with light love interest, humour).

Did Akira Toriyama write Roland Garros ?

FYI, The Operator works great on Nintendo Switch 2!

Cairn’s community has been speculating that we’ll release our survival climber game on THREE. While we love 3, how about we check the actual release date?

Prepare your gear, climbers, Cairn’s demo is now available on PlayStation 5! We can’t wait to see you reach your first summit, and the routes you pick to get there. Play it now: bit.ly/Cairn-PS5Demo ⛰️ #StateOfPlay #IndieDev

It was nice from Sony to schedule their show just after the Djokovic-Zverev quarter final. (Also Lois Boisson ❤️❤️❤️, so inspiring and checks all the sport shonen boxes).

I know the poster sucks but this is another great movie by Cedric Klapisch. Best director ❤️