no filter, just a beautifully monotonous sky + light this morning

one of my favourite things shown on TGA was a game in the underexplored genre of 'small old woman with a giant monster friend' store.steampowered.com/app/3041680/...

So, “Order of the Sinking Star” by Thekla was just announced, which takes several small free games (two of which are mine) and gives them a major graphical upgrade and mashes up their rulesets. I haven’t been very involved but it’s a great concept and looks cool.

if you're promoting your game & hosting image assets, press kits bits, or other useful info on imgur, please be aware it's been blocked in the UK since September. All we get is a holding image :( I've had a couple of people send me press kits / sites recently & 90% of the visual content is just :

i mean, hey, if big distributors won't touch weird indie art games, it means we're finally reaching parity with the other creative industries.

All of the Draknek & Friends games are currently on sale for up to 65% off on Playstation: 🟥 Patrick's Parabox 🔥 Bonfire Peaks ⛵ Bonfire Peaks: Lost Memories 🌳 A Monster's Expedition www.draknek.org/playstation

this is such an evergreen video and something i think everyone should watch every few months as a reminder www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFzj...

this thursday! anyone working in or around games is very welcome. if you're a freelancer or solo dev sad at missing out on christmas social vibes, we're happy to pretend we're all the coworkers on zoom whose names you never learned.

today i learned that one of my favourite puzzle games, @draknek.bsky.social's A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build, has variable pricing based on the current temperature & i thought that was pretty cool (and will get even cooler) draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman

If you see a trailer you like, DON'T KEEP IT TO YOURSELF. Pop it on a Discord, or here, or do a TikTok about it, I don't care: share it and talk about it and do not shut up about it, because that's a significant pillar to keeping indie studios afloat and it is FREE TO DO.

We're excited to announce YOUNG SUNS: a new narrative-rich co-op life sim set on Jupiter. Experience life in an optimistic future full of colorful characters. Play solo or with up to 3 friends. Visit planetoids, ruins, and stations. Craft and decorate. Help society heal. youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...

I'm really really struggling to find potential Sponsors for @limitbreak.co.uk at the moment We're not looking for huge amounts of money. We're a very lean programme thanks to our amazing volunteers! Can you help? Look at out Sponsorship Deck or share this post 💖 limitbreak.co.uk/sponsorform

My latest for @nowthenmag.bsky.social: The English public have rejected atoms and have embraced the ethereal grasp of Big Ghost. Featuring an interview with @davidwclarke.bsky.social about @nfsengland.bsky.social. nowthenmagazine.com/articles/a-f...

I'm taking Trans Theft Horso to AdventureX narrative gaming convention tomorrow where I'll get to exhibit demos for the game, plus let people pet some plush animal friends. Here are some visuals I made for the demo menu today #AdvX25

good news I have done the thing! Please head over to reddit if you'd like to partake in my oversharing of gamedev insights! www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/co...

I was starting to write a post here and then it turned into a blog post instead. Riffing off @malicedafirenze.bsky.social's recent good post, to talk about the future of indie games: blog.vbuckenham.com/the-future-o...

indie/AA/AAA definition is right up there with 'are games art' it doesn't matter. ultimately they're not even the right questions.

Hey #gamedev #indiedev, pretty cool to see all these accessibility awards flying around eh? Would be handy if someone made a list of what and when they all are and when to submit, right? 🫡 docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

good morning

Also can video game journalists, please, please stop framing QA as a 'gateway' into the industry or a way for people to get their foot in the door so they can go into 'more creative' disciplines? QA is its own specialized field which requires very capable and specialized professionals.

I know I'm niche, but this is the kind of review where it's just yes, 100%, I'm in, you've got me.

Last year I did a scrappy presentation in miro about the history of sound mirrors + their ultimate redundancy as a technological achievement despite looking pretty cool. Anyone can sign up and talk about a niche interest, to a very polite & attentive audience who totally get this sort of thing.

NEW VIDEO: In 1996 Kenneth Branagh released an epic 4 hour version of William Shakespeare's Hamlet. In 1997 it got an official videogame adaptation that fell into deep obscurity. Until now.

i run an annual livestream of short presentations on niche interests. it's very wholesome and the invitation to speak extends to every living member of planet earth. this year's morl society is friday 28th november. sign-up form + more info: forms.gle/39oK5LokPh3P...

PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else! 🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st 🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam

hi i'm not at egx

As Pokémon Legends: Z-A launches, we return to Pokémon Legends: Arceus' rose-tinted take on the past, and the hard questions it raises about Japanese history www.eurogamer.net/as-pokemon-l...

Top games marketing tip : If you want to quickly undermine the several months of time and effort you've spent making your game, just knock up a quick chatGTP Steam capsule for your Next Fest demo to ensure no one clicks on it.

The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this

Seems to me that the fact that interested people can’t find games they find interesting and maybe don’t even know they exist is (a) obvs true so dunking on it is dumb and (b) a massive fucking problem for the artform that the corporate sector of the industry has no interest *at all* in solving

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"The Bridge", my short, arcade-y, tower-defense-like is now up on @itch.io for anyone to play; foolhardygames.itch.io/the-bridge Use your limited crew of three to defend against an ever encroaching enemy until the infernal BRIDGE can be destroyed! #pico8 #gamedev

After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now! moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash #msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame

This is very good

I'm seeing people soapbox on how the Chinese localisation for Silksong is bad & bombing reviews, and that it's a lesson in making sure you get loc right etc. Not seeing many look into the absolutely incredible and more interesting story about *why* it's bad www.loekalization.com/blog/blog/20...

Woah, incredible. The release of Everybody’s Golf: Hot Shots today has crashed both the eShop and Steam. Guess fans are really excited to see a sequel to their beloved game after seven years

Yo if you’re not playing silksong we’re in the big downstairs room at Plate

Join us tonight (Sept 4th) at 7-9pm at Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square for an informal meetup of Play Sheffield, a welcoming space for anyone involved in making video games in the UK's greenest city! Sign up here: luma.com/h8c4ihyv #gamedev #indiedev #yorkshire

Current soundtrack to my afternoon is Thunderstorm feat. Distressed Magpie & Circular Saw.

Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀 If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire! (Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)

I'm still looking for short-term work to make ends meet! Things I can do: - Write and organise documentation for your #gamedev project - Consult on production for small dev teams - Write and edit scripts, flavour text etc - Program in GameMaker and Ren'py Portfolio: sites.google.com/view/els-whi...

Trying out a new larger venue for this next week, including a projector screen 👀 If you're involved in making games in any way, come along to meet + chat with others from Sheffield & South Yorkshire! (Also, if you want anything projected up on the wall, give me a shout & I'll see what we can do.)

Hello Games feels like an anomaly in the games industry.

did u ever wonder what was going on on steam on august 4, 2025? find out in this video!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=a6_q...

I swear they’re just following me around now.

I don’t want to become a squirrel fan account but the locals persist in eating flowers next to where I’m sitting.

yesterday i learned that popcorn soup is surprisingly delicious and isn't something that was made up by a tiktoker

Just one more day to get a Herdling key for streaming/lets plays, get in touch!! 👇🏼

very excited to see who's spent half a million on a gamescom ad while laying off thousands of staff. is there a bingo card yet?

In Squirrouette