bsg_joel
@bsg-joel.bsky.social
Programmer, writer & community on DREDGE 🎣 at Black Salt Games 🇳🇿 Nebula, Hugo and 4x BAFTA nominee.
luna what is on your face, have you been digging outsi- oh. oh no
was feeling too good about myself so decided to visit our steam forums
please enjoy the very first (and very early) screenshot from our second game. there's a lot of this world still left to build, but i can promise that none of it will ever involve gen-AI.
2025 has seen some great video games, but there's one that took me by surprise, and i've not seen enough folks talk about: DEATH HOWL by @11bitstudios.bsky.social it's an earthy, primal, pixel-art deckbuilder that is NOT a roguelike, for once. it's a total breath of fresh air and i adore it.
very stoked to be nominated; however, i am now obligated to travel to LA in the coming weeks
DREDGE is a finalist for the App Store "iPad Game of the Year" for #appstoreawards 2025! We are continuously rocked by the love our game has received on iOS. The team is ecstatic to make it as a finalist this year! Keep your eyes out to see the results coming out later this year 👀
you should've seen my face a few months ago when i spent all weekend playing Two Point Museum and then got into work the next day to find an email from them in our inbox asking to collab
You might not like what finds you in the next Digiverse rift... Scour the depths, and discover why some things are best left forgotten. Two Point Museum x @blacksaltgames.com's DREDGE is out now! 🎣 youtu.be/K2L_z9phxxw
our friends next door JUST announced their tactical rollerblading game
The news has officially dropped ... Our debut title is Canvas City - a turn-based tactical RPG on rollerblades. Follow an upcoming Spark Skating crew in their efforts to be number one and ignite a new movement in their creatively censored city. Wishlist on Steam from today! #IndieGames #Gamescom
cast n chill is an extremely beautiful and considered take on cozy fishing. fighting the fish feels realistic and satisfying, but it never relies on tension gauges or silly minigames. very happy to be able to set this up with the team over the ditch
We’re beyond excited to launch the DREDGE x Cast n Chill Bundle - a perfect pairing of two very different (but equally awesome) fishing games, now available together at 10% off! 🎣 Cast your line into both worlds today! store.steampowered.com/bundle/55945...
as a kiwi, this depiction of australians in death stranding 2 is extremely funny to me. who is kojima going to pick on next
girls tell me that it doesn't matter how small your dev team is, the important thing is how cohesive you are it's entirely possible to be a solo dev and still not be aligned to the core vision of your game
i don't know if we ever actually told jon this but when we served this at the launch party, the bouncer ((who was high, and kissing people's wrists instead of stamping them)) walked over and put his fist through it
2 years ago we surprised the team with a special cake on launch day.
if the dev of the northern path is on here i just want to chat
my livelihood is at stake oh DREDGE is out on mobile now btw
my suggestion of using the inverted husk for this post was deemed 'too much'
May your Valentines Day be spent with those you love.
the black salt christmas gift this year was a set of greenstone hooks; one for each of us, carved from the same stone in the style of the hook from the dredge logo. incredible
they tell you not to release a game on a friday but true masochism is releasing one on xmas day. DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand