"Yes, but did you die?" -Me during SWAK Jam Anyway, here's a game I wrote for: apriscent.itch.io/it-starts-wi...

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Happy #PortfolioDay, folks! 🐲💚 We’re taking a moment to celebrate the incredible talent in our community. These folks are seriously SO good at what they do (and a bunch of them are currently looking for work!) 👀 Check out their portfolios below and show them some love—they're amazing! ♡♡♡

(5/10) Tyrone Barrozo (aka Stone) (@thementalstone.bsky.social) is part of our amazing community team and is a writer/narrative designer with two degrees & 10+ years of experience. His storytelling always hits; it’s both creative and beautifully crafted. 💚 📂 Portfolio: portfolio-stone.my.canva.site

Happy #portfolioday! I'm a writer, editor, and gamer. I'm trying to find a job and make a living as a game writer/narrative designer in the video game industry. Feel free to drop a line or peruse some of the projects I'm working on/I've worked on: 🔗s (for everything): linktr.ee/LinktreeStone

greatest steam update of all time, because of one unnecessary detail

today grandma and I finally finished my GDQ t-shirt quilt, a blanket made up of previous #GamesDoneQuick t-shirts I bought during the past decade (some when I was in high school...!). here's to another decade of GDQ 🎉

Uhh we thought we'd get a couple of submissions... Got over 1,500 entries for the Fan Art Contest. Now we've got to pick winners from all of these amazing entries. Pray for us 🥀

guy who pronounces ".png" as "dot pinge"

Y2K but it starts now in 2026 and is real but only destroys all the Gen AI apps

I forgot that I had a BlueSky account so here I am writing a skeet. Go check out the end-of-year devlog for Song of Invermere; may 2026 grant you all good luck and good fortune: 9sen.itch.io/the-song-of-...

in 2026 we are NOT hustling, we are NOT grinding, we are doing just enough Job to have money for Video Game

"Did you see what Mark Cuban posted? Oh did you see the clapb—" You shake yourself awake in the cold North Atlantic water. You are not online. It is July of 1858. You are a baleen whale, and you have changed your mind. The future most not come to pass. The telegraph cable must break.

it's my birthday today! here's some art i'm pretty fond of from this year ◡̈

Have YOU🫵played Aqua Di Amor yet? Have YOU🫵followed us on here yet? If not, then you're missing out on the chance to meet the fishy love of your life and on all our other mech and mermaid content 🎣🤖 #FollowFriday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame vaporwave-studios.itch.io/aqua-di-amor

if you want to support visual novel devs: - wishlist our games on Steam - leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms - tell friends about our games - recommend them to streamers to play - share posts on social media - tell a developer you enjoy their work

Hey lil' wyrmlings! Here's another handy resource for you—Game Dev Foundry by Renee Gittins! 🐲💚 This is a comprehensive resource hub dedicated to helping #gamedevs at any stage build and run successful studios. It covers funding, team building, project management, publishing, and so much more. ⬇️

currently going mad because a video where some dude recreated the Lucky Star Out of Touch Thursday meme in the dead of night at a trainyard got deleted; it's haunting me, IT'S HAUNTING ME

the game awards never feature anything close to visual novels so I'm going to recommend 20 indie visual novels

His name’s Victor. Cause he’s a f*ckin’ winner. Congrats to our bat boy con man, MoistCr1TiKaL.

The Thing (1982, John Carpenter)

This week, our talented writer jisaacgadient.bsky.social shared their #MDEV2025 experience. Their article covers everything from standout talks and #indiegames to networking and the growing Midwest #gamedev scene! 😎✨ 🔗 entrylvl.ca/2025/12/05/m...

1 week until @thegameawards.com

Today's #indiegame highlight: Dream Hollow by @cupdragongames.bsky.social! 🦝💖 Play as a small child who’s run away into a mysterious storybook forest. Explore the woods, manage your resources, befriend woodland creatures, and return home before your RESOLVE runs out! 🔗 steam.pm/app/3822320

Fishhook JAWS edition #gamedev #dragon #fantasy #oc #gaming

WIP of our Princess from our upcoming dark comedy game, she blinks now!!🥰💖 THE PRINCE IS A 10, BUT…👑releases December! UR a Princess trapped in a tower: 5 Princes arrive to rescue you but they each have a major flaw: choose UR Prince, try to survive: with or without him!💗 Art/Anim: Dax (futotori)

My favorite movie from last year 🥹 I was ugly crying in the theater..

Dispatch was nominated for Best Debut Indie Game for The Game Awards 2025! And YOU can vote! So if you enjoyed your time with Dispatch, let your voice be heard 🗣️ (Don't forget about the Players' Voice nomination, too.) Vote for Dispatch ➡️ thegameawards.com

Friendly reminder: we’re going live tomorrow, 11/17 @ 4 PM PST w/ @aydrob.bsky.social! 📣✨ We’ll be chatting about his experience working in #indiedev, his marketing background, what it's like to start your own studio & more. Join us on Discord & Twitch (links below.) See you then, loves! (๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝*

Thanks @entrylvldev.bsky.social 😎

the halloween sale on itch ends soon!

👻Happy Halloween from AAPI In Gaming! 👻 We hope today is nothing short of spooktacular! 🎃 Here are our Halloween themed game recommendations to dive into the ghoulish festivities! Any bone-chilling games made by #AAPI that we missed? Shout them out in the comments! 💬#aapiingaming #horrorgame

In our latest Breaking Into Games panel, we spoke with @bigealien.bsky.social, Founder & Creative Director at @cavebeargames.bsky.social! 🐻❤️ From starting an #indiestudio & mentoring juniors to her studios debut game, Plantasia—Ayla shares her #gamedev journey + tips on entering the #gamesindustry.

I cry every single day now! 😛

Fuck, I almost forgot it's #portfolioday Uh, hey ✨ I'm a Maryland-based writer that's down for any and all challenges. Any genre, any topic, any time--you let me know and let's see what we can do (within reason) 😎 My titular portfolio: portfolio-stone.my.canva.site

PLEASEPLEASEPLEASEPLEASE FUND THIS SIMPLY YOU HAUNTS MY DREAMS AND I MUST KNOW THAT THINGS DEAL!!!!

Join us 10/10 @ 3:30 PM PDT for an interview with Emily Zhang as she shares her experiences & tips to help #gamedevs break into the #gamesindustry! 🐲💚 This 45-min chat streams live on Discord & Twitch, followed by a 15-min Q&A. See you then, folks! ദ്ദി( •̀ ᴗ - ) ✧ 🔗 Links: linktr.ee/entrylvldev

I know there's CNN people on here. Who fucking wrote this. You're not even a stenographer at this point you're just a fucking asshole and you know it.

Four Favorites with Good Boy star Indy and director Ben Leonberg 🐕 #GoodBoy is in US theaters this Friday via @ifcfilms.bsky.social and @shudder.com

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honestly livid about having to endure the slow realization that hornet is a goddamn spider

1 down, 1 more to go

hop on visual novels NOW !! I've gathered 200+ romance-themed visual novels from 100+ developers across the globe and categorized them by romance type, genre, mechanics, amount of love interests, and more. NO EXCUSES TO NOT PLAY ROMANCE VNS ANYMORE!!! store.steampowered.com/sale/fallinl...

I got hooked on Umamusume and all I got was grief every time a horse passes away (image unrelated)