Ariadne Games

@ariadne.games

Micro indie game dev team that loves game jams, retro horror, strategy, and switching engines. [ site ] https://ariadnegames.com [ itch ] https://ariadnegames.itch.io/

This is likely old news to most of the people following me on here, but where Steam collects 30% of a game's revenue, Itch only asks for a 10% share and that's a voluntary split; devs can set that to 0%. I usually check if a game is available on itch before buying so more money goes to the devs.

Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess@blacktabbygames.com · 2mo ago

I love what itch is trying to be, but if there’s one piece of advice I could give first-time gamedevs, it’s to focus on other storefronts. itch is a fantastic place for demos, but almost nobody buys games there. Pains me to see devs trying to make a living prioritize it over Steam.

We had a lot of fun making this and received some great feedback from a few mystery and cryptography fans. If you like solving #cryptogram puzzles, definitely give Dear Penpal a play!

Jeff Harper@jeffharpergames.bsky.social · 2y ago

@ariadnegames.bsky.social and I updated our #BrackeysGameJam entry now that the voting is completed to fix some bugs and implement some feedback. I am super proud of how this game turned out. Check it out and let me know what you think! adafish.itch.io/dear-penpal #gamedev #indiedev #cryptography

We're all in for Brackeys Game Jam tomorrow! Do any of you have any game jam prep tips? We spend the day before a jam making sure everyone has the right version of the engine, getting an empty project on version control, and making sure everyone has access to the project. #brackeysgamejam #gamedev