🌊 Round two of #RisingTide4 voting is now live! 197 trailers in six genre groups made it through round. Watch, vote, and help decide who continues to advance toward cash prizes & a shot at up to $300K. Cast your votes at buff.ly/LLj5pSr #indiegames #gamedev

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🌊 #RisingTide4 Round 1 voting closes in under 2 HOURS! 375 indie trailers, 6 genres, one last chance to help decide who advances. If you haven't voted yet, now is the time! Cast your Round 1 votes until 3 p.m. ET at blueoceangames.com

🌊 The first round of #RisingTide4 voting starts now! 375 games across 6 genre competitions. Vote once per genre, then follow the Live Top 10 as the round plays out. Every vote helps decide who advances to the next round! Vote at buff.ly/r1ftBVm #gamedev #indiedev

🚨 Submissions for #RisingTide4 close TODAY at noon PST🚨 If you haven't entered your one minute trailer, now is the time! #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

🚨 Last full day to get your #RisingTide4 trailer in! The submission deadline is tomorrow, July 17 at noon PST. Full prize breakdown and submission info: blueoceangames.com/challenge/gg... #gamedev #gamefunding #indiedev

For this edition of the #RisingTideChallenge, we've teamed up with globalgamejam.bsky.social to make #RisingTide4 bigger and better. If you're an indie dev looking for a way to go full time, this is your chance! The submission window closes July 17th at Noon PST blueoceangames.com/challenge/gg...

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Three days left until the #RisingTide4 submission window closes! If you can cut a one minute trailer for your unreleased project, now is the time to join the challenge. Submit your trailer July 17 at noon PST 🫴 blueoceangames.com/challenge/gg...

Four days left to join #RisingTide4! The submission deadline is July 17 at noon PST. Submit a 1 minute trailer for your project here 🫴 buff.ly/gEuWar6

I just added a huge visual feature to my 4X deckbuilding game. The merchant will now sell themed booster packs. These packs can be - new worker cards to help your city grow - unit attack cards to assist in combat - one of many resource-themed booster packs So stoked for this

🌊 The #RisingTide4 deadline has been extended to July 17th at noon PST. New in this edition of the Challenge: genre based voting groups and 60 new prize spots worth $4,500. More time to craft a killer trailer, and more ways to win! Learn more at buff.ly/vu28CKj #indiedev #indiegamedev

Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your 1 minute trailer to #RisingTide4. If you've got an unreleased project, this a chance to join a unique indie game showcase and competition - top ranking trailers win cash prizes and a shot at serious funding from Blue Ocean Games. Sign up 🫴 buff.ly/2XjQxI8

LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT to enter your one-minute trailer in #RisingTide4, a trailer jam and voting showcase for unreleased games. Get real feedback from a community of devs and indie lovers, win cash prizes, and take a shot at substantial funding for small studios! Enter → buff.ly/2XjQxI8 #GameDev

IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator ends Steam Next Fest in 2nd place during the June 2026 edition, gathering almost 200,000 wishlists throughout the festival. All credit belongs to you, Operators.

Just over a week left to submit your project to #RisingTide4 ⏳ If you have an unreleased game and a 1 minute trailer, this is for you! Come see what it's about at blueoceangames.com #gamedev #indiegames #RisingTideChallenge #GGJ

Blue Ocean Games is teaming up with Iron Pixel on pixelJAM: a new program to find, back, and fund the next wave of indie studio founders. The first in-person event will be at MCV/DEVELOP Brighton on July 14th! Sign up here → tally.so/r/vGKWLl #Indiedev #gamedev #pixelJAM

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T minus 45 minutes! Join this free webinar on crafting effective game trailers, hosted by Global Game Jam. Sign up here 👉https://luma.com/d691boye See you soon!

Global Game Jam@globalgamejam.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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🌊 The judges have spoken! These five standout games earned a #RisingTide3 Judges' Pick. Congrats to the winners! Steam Store links are in the comments 👇

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The Official Reveal Trailer for Cinderline is here: youtube.com/watch?v=Hkby... Thank you everyone for the immense support lately! Check out the steam page if haven't: store.steampowered.com/app/3626540/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #lowpoly #ps1

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🌊 The votes are in! Congrats to the #RisingTide3 winners: 🥇 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator 🥈 Smash 'N Grab 🥉 Conductor Cat Huge thanks to all the teams who participated. Indies are thriving and we're lucky to have a front row seat! see the rest of the top 10 here: buff.ly/ASwPdVR

Today is the LAST DAY to vote in the final round of #RisingTide3 Check out the top 10 trailers that resonated with thousand of voters and pick your favourites! Can you predict which ones will take the top 3? vote: buff.ly/hLGxrMU Wishlist the top 10: buff.ly/v5AANF0

Proud to have scored and provided additional sound design for one of the great trailers: Twins of Olus!

Blue Ocean Games@blueoceangames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌊The final round of voting is open for the Top 10 of Rising Tide 3! 🌊 Midgardr · Conductor Cat · The Mage Slayer · Croak · IRON NEST · Smash 'N Grab · Twins of Olus · Oloo · Pizzapocalypse 2 · Lost & Found Browse the trailers, pick your top 3. Voting closes May 8 at noon PT. blueoceangames.com

Odds are, the next breakout indie hit is going to come from a small team that shipped fast, kept costs low, and began building their community from day 1. The FINAL ROUND of #RisingTide3 is live! 10 teams who took their swing with a one minute trailer. Which games do you think have what it takes?

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Howdy all! Twins of Olus made it to the Top 10 of #RisingTide3 ran by @blueoceangames.bsky.social! Help out these awesome indie devs by sharing and voting for your favorite top 3 indie games before May 8! 🎮 Thanks to everyone that has supported us and Blue Ocean Games for running the contest!

Blue Ocean Games@blueoceangames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌊The final round of voting is open for the Top 10 of Rising Tide 3! 🌊 Midgardr · Conductor Cat · The Mage Slayer · Croak · IRON NEST · Smash 'N Grab · Twins of Olus · Oloo · Pizzapocalypse 2 · Lost & Found Browse the trailers, pick your top 3. Voting closes May 8 at noon PT. blueoceangames.com

We are one of the top 10 finalists for the #RisingTide3 Help us get further! Vote for Midgardr here: blueoceangames.com/challenge/vo...

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Blue Ocean Games@blueoceangames.bsky.social · 3mo ago

🌊The final round of voting is open for the Top 10 of Rising Tide 3! 🌊 Midgardr · Conductor Cat · The Mage Slayer · Croak · IRON NEST · Smash 'N Grab · Twins of Olus · Oloo · Pizzapocalypse 2 · Lost & Found Browse the trailers, pick your top 3. Voting closes May 8 at noon PT. blueoceangames.com