HOLY HECK! Existential Treads - our retro top down shooter + settlement builder + tower defense game - is OUT! 🤘🍻💯 Stop reading! Go nab it! Thanks! You rule! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/... Itch: ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-... #indiegame #indiegamedev #towerdefense

Going to GDC? Check out this picnic I'm hosting with Boston Game Dev. Missing that cozy crimson autumn foliage? Come hang out with organizers, developers, and artists from New England for some socializing and cozy picnic fun! Meet local devs showcasing games at GDC! #GDC #gamedev #picnic #boston

Meet Julian! In Island of Lost Things, you encounter Julian, a spirit trapped between life and death. (1/3)

fated to embodiment as a lowly sprite

Ulfsire@ulfsire.bsky.social · 8mo ago

a torturer-executioner of the masked serpents

Heyo! Check out my piece in drip literary magazine, where I tried to capture a timeless terror www.driplitmag.com/issue-8-fear

drip literary magazine@dripmag.bsky.social · 8mo ago

an Aqliyya slaying a new-age Boga

Island of Lost Things is available to play TODAY! Find it on STEAM now! store.steampowered.com/app/4050880/...

Island of Lost Things on Steam

Play as Eric, a spirit medium, who is navigating the space between life and death. Help trapped souls by recovering items from their past, reconnecting them with their lives, and guiding them to make ...

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In my final blog post of the year, we're exploring why choice matters in narrative games, featuring the game I wrote: Island of Lost Things (available now on Steam!) www.brittneynickerson.com/blog/why-cho...

Why Choice Matters in Narrative Games — Brittney Nickerson

An exploration of choice, how to do it, and why it matters in narrative games as seen through Island of Lost Things.

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Pick a location, get a game dev studio interview: www.weloveeverygame.com/articles/spo... Also, fill this out to have us interview your face: weloveeverygame.fillout.com/t/7UAy284nUnus

Had a great time at Boston FIG! Amazing to meet everyone who came! We're gonna take your feedback and experiences and use it to make the game even better. Thank you all so much! #bostonfig #gamedev #indiedev #games #roguelike #deckbuilder #ccg #vortexsiege

@bostonfig.bsky.social might have ended, but you can join us for more local games @ Boston Indies! 💀🪄 Join Boston Game Dev on Meetup to keep up with local game developer events and be notified when our next event is scheduled! ✨ www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/

Boston Game Dev | Meetup

Boston Game Dev convenes many of the game-creator meetups in the greater Boston area, Our goal is to create a unified source of meetup information for the game-making community in eastern MA. If you m...

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a shesha from the clay polis (sorry for the repost original had an unbearable typo)

undead wanderer

pretty happy with this little set, definitely more elegant ways to try and do it with future sketches

Two pals chattin', just like the old days

Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 9mo ago

Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 41 featuring @adamdegrandis.bsky.social is out now! While Syrenne was on a much-needed vacation, Alan took the opportunity to chat to Adam for an hour about all things game dev! www.youtube.com/watch?v=smrC...

Our CCG roguelite deckbuilder, Vortex Siege, just launched a public playtest! Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/... #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #vortexsiege

Vortex Siege on Steam

Defend your city in Vortex Siege, a roguelike collectible card game where you can evolve your cards in unique ways for millions of possibilities. Defeat your enemies in battle, steal their cards, and ...

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My roguelike celebration talk just went up on YouTube! I love mental models that help me design and analyze games, so here I am presenting one about how I design synergies for Roguelike Deckbuilders. youtu.be/JfNeYtH7xI4?...

Ezra Szanton - Building Synergy Networks for better Roguelike Deckbuilders

YouTube video by Roguelike Celebration

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It's 36 degrees out and that's a good sign that ❄️Winter holidays❄️ are almost upon us! Come celebrate with us! There will be pizza, a cash bar, retro games, music and all around coziness. RSVP below. 🕛 7-11 PM 🗓️ December 19th 🌎 Davis Square, Somerville www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Holiday Party 2025, Fri, Dec 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Join us at the Boston Game Dev Holiday Party! 7pm to 11pm We are returning to the VFW (Dilboy Post) just outside of Davis Sq. There will be pizza, a cash bar, retro game

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Next Wednesday evening, join @bryantfrancis.me for a chat with Luigi of Popcannibal on the Boston Game Dev Discord! www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Game Dev Stories with Bryant Francis, featuring Luigi Guatieri, Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

Bryant Francis sits down with Luigi Guatieri to get his game dev story! Come join the Boston Game Dev [Discord](https://discord.gg/pTq5qs6a6k), where the event will be liv

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Hey #gameaudio folks! For our last virtual meetup of 2025 we're chatting with sound designer, educator, Sound Business podcast host, and public speaker extraordinaire @akashthakkar.com! You won't want to miss it! #sounddesign #indiedev #gamedev www.meetup.com/bostongamede...

Game Audio Boston with Akash Thakkar (Sound Designer), Tue, Nov 25, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup

For our last meetup of 2025 we're chatting with sound designer, educator and public speaker extraordinaire Akash Thakkar! Known for titles like Hyper Light Drifter, Outer W

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raising of the golden dead working pretty well now, these are all existing units that previously died, so the history of the game kind of gets recited through reanimation, the tall ones are a bunch of giant obars and the big slouching ones are a defeated group of icedrakes

set up some messaging just to see if the computer players are doing some of the new actions

It's almost the weekend in my neck of the woods! If you're looking for a cute way to spend approximately 15 minutes of your weekend, check out my tiny Over the Garden Wall adventure game 🍂🍎 -- FREE to play in-browser on my itchio page below! Now with a walkthrough available! 👇 Happy weekend! 🎉

Julia Minamata@juliaminamata.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉 juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.

[FOR EARLY ACCESS PATRONS] The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations (38 mins) www.patreon.com/posts/early-... Our full 5-part series starts going public on November 24th. Early Access Patrons get episodes a week early.

[EARLY ACCESS] The Making of Disco Elysium - Part One: Foundations | /noclip

Get more from /noclip on Patreon

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It's the weekend, go play with the new turrets, they're neat

Ash & Adam's Games (Play Existential Treads!)@ashandadamsgames.bsky.social · 9mo ago

hey #screenshotsaturday, we released our first big demo update for our tank/settlement building/tower defense game this past week, Existential Treads. Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/ ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-... #indiegame

A bit of everything for #screenshotsaturday. Defending the settlement, repairing a turret, collecting a new settler, constructing a new building, clearing out the sprawl. Huzzah and such Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/ #indiegame

Hey everyone, some of my paintings, pins, and stickers are up for auction with the Mainely Rat Rescue. The paintings are all originals, so if you wanna buy a painting while supporting charity, here you go! www.32auctions.com/organization...

Mainely Rat Rescue Fall Auction (2025)

Silent auction 'Mainely Rat Rescue Fall Auction (2025)' hosted online at 32auctions.

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hey folks - just in case you missed it, we just decided to extend the deadline to submit to 2026 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC one more week! if you or anyone you know was thinking of submitting but ran out of time, now's your chance! www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

Experimental Games Showcase

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Experimental Games Showcase@exgs.bsky.social · 10mo ago

🚨 Hey, everyone! We are extending our submission deadline until Oct 31! 🚨 So there is week more to send games for consideration for the 2026 session of the Experimental Games Showcase. Submission form and more info in our new website: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

whose dung steams high, high, high...whose dung steams beyond measure

hey go play the game, hot stuff! Enjoy my 3d models and animations and miscellanea!

Draknek & Friends@draknek.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃 All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet! spooky.express