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Oh i am SO happy this is getting out in the world. Writing this was a pure joy for one of my favourite games of the decade.

Calling all #SteamNextFest players! If you like a Slay The Spire without the roguelike, and a Stranger Things mystery, the Echo Generation 2 demo is playable NOW✨ Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/4378300/... #EchoGeneration2 #turnbased #indiegame #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

I feel attacked (lol)

📢 INDIE GAME FOGHORN Go check out the next game from my friends at Hilltop Studios (creators of Lil' Guardsman)

The developers behind one of our favorite super-accessible games, Lil' Guardsman, just announced their new game TODAY. We took an early sneak-peek and can confirm, we think it's *great*. Really excited for what's to come for this game!

some detail shots of some of the portraits I made for my team’s upcoming game, Curse of Resthaven! It was announced yesterday, check out the steam page and trailer below! 🌸 #indiedev #gameart

@playhilltop.bsky.social is back with another must-play looking title in Curse of Resthaven.

We want to thank @playhilltop.bsky.social for being apart of our Newsletter launch! We had a lovely interview with them about their BIG ANNOUNCEMENT. Curse of Resthaven Blends Town Management, Deckbuilding, and Time Loop Horror www.agamingnetwork.com/curse-of-res... #MadeInCanada #Gaming

I know Hilltop Studios (of Lil Guardsman fame) is always going to do something no one else is doing. Keep a lookout for this one!

I am so proud of and excited for my buddy Scott at Hilltop. He pours so much love into his games and Resthaven looks phenomenal! GO WISHLIST IT!

We're publishing Curse of Resthaven by our friends at @playhilltop.bsky.social. In this narrative roguelite, govern a cursed island, investigate your niece’s disappearance, and prevent a cataclysm. 👀 Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=zwX0... 🎮 Wishlist Now: store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

Still on a high from yesterday’s Curse of Resthaven announcement. Check out this interview from @bradshankar.bsky.social that includes the whole dev team for a deeper dive!

After months working in the shadows… meet Curse of Resthaven. A gothic horror mystery where you govern a cursed island trapped in a time loop while searching for your missing niece. If it’s your kind of weird, please wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/... More dev secrets soon.

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Finished Outer Worlds 2 and really dug it. Not life changing, but the flavour was great. The companions didn't leave as much of an impression as #1, but I felt more invested in the the story. It was also just FUN. Many hours of enjoyment this year thanks to Obsidian between this and Avowed.

The Entertainment Software Association of Canada and Circana have revealed the top 20 best-selling games in Canada in 2025. Canadians were really into Battlefield 6 (co-developed by Montreal-based Motive), NHL 26 (developed by EA Vancouver) and Monster Hunter Wilds last year.

Jump into the Echo Generation 2 demo and help us build momentum before Steam Next Fest! 🔥 Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4378300/... Xbox: www.microsoft.com/store/produc... #EchoGeneration2 #SteamNextFest #indiegame #demo

Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 - Part One is out now on Steam, itch, and GOG. Part two will be releasing next Friday, February 20th, at 10am Eastern. Welcome home.

Happy Friday. Behold: the most epic asset that DIDN'T make it into Lil' Guardsman: Mecha Cat!

I haven't shared about my soundtrack for Lil' Guardsman in a sec: I wore many hats on the game, and in a weird way composing the music felt like the smallest part (music was my career before gaming, so it was just a given that I'd do it). I'm proud of it - check it! open.spotify.com/album/4GKqWf...

Redownloading @playhilltop.bsky.social 's #LilGuardsman again. Need me some good humor and story rn. Dealing with a lot of stress. So I'm thinking this'll help relieve that stress 🤞🤞 If you haven't played it, I suggest you do, totally worth it!

why can't i fit all these roles on my bio? 😁 soft launch announcement because i can't actually fit it on here lmao but i'm part of the production team over at @horrorgameawards.bsky.social now!!

scarlet hollow on friday

February's going to be a cool month. Stay tuned. #gamedev

Always nice to support composers and snag myself some earhole treats for Bandcamp Friday Today's haul 🔥🔥🔥

It's Friday! You did it! You survived!

Hey fellow devs, do you ever that week where you're working non-stop, but none of it directly on the game, and you look at the clock feeling like you've got nothing to show for all that work because it's minutiae that needs doing, but leaves no evidence of all that toil? Yeah... me neither.

New game alert from our friends at @weekendgames.bsky.social

💪It's #wishlistwednesday let's goooooo! 🏭Modulus is our relaxing factory automation game. You can wishlist & follow here: bit.ly/4c1uDPi 🤫P.S. we just launched a private playtest in our Discord which you can access just by being a member: discord.gg/modulus

Were you killed by Satan in Lil' Guardsman, or did you escape the first time? (Yes, this is something that happens in our 'cozy' game). www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVXP...

This is who runs this account

Our team is heads down, nose to the grindstone, hard at work here in Toronto! (Video proof attached)

Nothing like a tight, immovable deadline to really bring a team together! #gamedev

Still one of the most unhinged things I've ever created. A deranged homage to Alan Menken's 'Little Town' from Beauty and the Beast. I enlisted my wife to sing it, who had no context going in. The session with her went: "Alright" -> "Okay" -> "Wait, what?" -> "EXCUSE ME!?"

The Canadian Game Awards have been moved from February to May to coincide with @xpgaminginc.bsky.social Summit. Smart move to help grow the reach of the awards. Looking forward to it!

I feel like this is a timely question: what is your all-time comfort game to replay? The handful that come to mind for me are Witcher 3, Skyrim, Planescape: Torment, Grim Fandango and Curse of Monkey Island.

Small, free act you can do to bring some good in this world: add positive reviews to ALL you Steam games, especially the small indies. You don't need to write anything smart, just "game good" is enough. Every positive steam review tips the algorithm and helps your fav artists get more sales

5. Lil Guardsman Papers Please aber in einem whacky Fantasy Setting. Man entscheidet die Zukunft eines Königreichs indem man Leute reinlässt oder eben nicht. Das Writing war PEAK und außerdem ist das ganze Ding auch noch liebevoll vertont, obendrein noch überraschend dark und twisted. Gutes Ding!

Completely snowed in here in Toronto. I find my self in a pillow fort, replaying Fallout New Vegas on Steam deck… could be worse!

Happy 2nd anniversary to an absolutely delightful indie game from Toronto’s own @playhilltop.bsky.social! I can’t recommend Lil’ Guardsman enough — such a smart and funny twist on Papers, Please and classic adventure games. You’ll never think of Disney Princesses the same way.

Lil’ Guardsman launched 2 years ago today - happy birthday, Lil! Proud of our community, the streamers who've played, the lovely reviews, and the awards picked up along the way. Stoked that folks are still discovering it, and laughing their butts off at our shenanigans!

Proud that Lil' Guardsman is part of Playing With Posters: an exhibit celebrating game history through its iconic art. Game preservation matters, and this is such a tangible way to do it. Great piece from @bradshankar.bsky.social at @mobilesyrup.com: mobilesyrup.com/2026/01/15/t...

15.- Lil' Guardsman Fue una sorpresa, sabía que me iba a gustar pero lo que no esperaba es que lo fuese a *rejugar* justo después de terminar la primera partida sólo porque quería poder decidir otras cosas Muy muy bueno

That feeling when you spend 15 minutes untangling a game design rat’s nest on paper, saving yourself hours of implementation pain later: #gamedev

At first it might seem like one of those "check a few things and let the right one in" that spawned in the dozens in recent years taking notes from Papers Please, but instead of being built for infinite repetition, it has designed and curated characters for each interaction, with all unique dialogue

Making survival horror games Playing survival horror games Just having a grand ol' time over here (or trying to, you know, with everything) #gamedev

We've made two of our games mobile via the same GameMaker system project code that runs on other platforms. It's surprisingly straightforward. One of the many reasons we like GameMaker for #gamedev.