What’s Going On- Stories from the game development industry: Many developers believe it is not possible to get funding in 2026 without pitching a “sure thing” to investors. Do you feel this way? Are you looking to play more games that are “risky”? #IndieGameDev #GameDev #IndieGames #GamingNews

A risk-averse video game industry is failing marginalised devs

Nazih Fares has been inundated with praise when pitching 'spicy' card battler The Arab League of Misfits, so why has funding yet to materialize?

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Run by George Young and Wyatt White, CakeNeq Games comes from Bethel a small town in Western Alaska. They name is formed from the Yup'ik word "cakneq", which means to do something "a lot" or "very hard"

They have been hard at work on Qumaq for over a year and featured it most recently at the 2025 AK Dev Expo. You can follow progress updates on Qumaq through CakeNeq’s official socials: www.facebook.com/cakeneq www.instagram.com/cakeneq/ @cakeneq.com or their Website www.cakeneq.com

@cakeneq.com's current project is Qumaq, a survival-horror-action game being made in collaboration with YK Delta writer Don Rearden. Qumaq follows the survivors of a shipwreck as they battle strange creatures, the environment, starvation on a forgotten island in the Bering Sea. #GameDev #IndieGames

It's finally happening. After like a full year of false starts, rewrites, and technical issues, we're working on the actual levels for Qumaq. #gamedev #alaska ko-fi.com/i/IH2H61VKT0I

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KuskoCon was a blast! Wrote a little blurb on our Ko-Fi about the experience. Thank you @rangerhfox.com @iraven.bsky.social @wy477.bsky.social @justonpar.bsky.social for making it happen! Support our work on Ko-Fi! ko-fi.com/cakeneq

CakeNeq Games@cakeneq.com · 6mo ago

Got everything packed and looking forward to doing some talks and booth-time at this weekends KuskoCon in Bethel, Alaska. Got game demos, stickers, and mini art prints (that also come with a Steam key)

Got everything packed and looking forward to doing some talks and booth-time at this weekends KuskoCon in Bethel, Alaska. Got game demos, stickers, and mini art prints (that also come with a Steam key)

We've posted our 2025 recap and our plans for 2026! If you're on the mailing list, you already have them in your inbox! Otherwise you can view them on our new Ko-Fi Page. No need to subscribe, unless . . . ? 😏 #gamedev #alaska

2025 Recap and 2026 Plans!

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We're starting up a Ko-Fi! Working on creating avenues for support other than just straight up game purchases. If you like the stuff we do, consider tipping or subscribing! ko-fi.com/cakeneq

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Alaska Gamedev Expo 2025 is coming on Nov 8! We're stocked with games, totally FREE to the public! If you're interested in games, game development, or cool things happening in #Alaska you're encouraged to come and check it out! #gamedev #anchorage

Have you faced the Soul King? Blast baddies, sip tea, and outrun the Wall of Death as you fight back against the forces of control. Soul King has been called "Wolfenstein meets Psychonauts" and "Doom, but you're being chased" #gaming #gamedev #retrofps store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...

Alaska Gamedev Expo 2025 is coming on Nov 8! We're stocked with games, totally FREE to the public! If you're interested in games, game development, or cool things happening in #Alaska you're encouraged to come and check it out! #gamedev #anchorage

Alaska Gamedev Expo 2025 is scheduled, stocked with games, totally FREE, and we've even got an excellent flier (made by the talented @deathbyulan.bsky.social) #Alaska folks on the road system and especially #Anchorage peeps put it on your calendar! www.arcticshield.org/event-detail...

New Soul King Update! v1_2_7 fixes some minor bugs, one major bug, and updates some level layouts and removes the Native Linux version of the game (Instead using the more stable Proton compatibility tools) store.steampowered.com/news/app/193...

Soul King - Minor Patch(1_2_7) - Steam News

Updated Toxic pt 4 to fix some unfair Wall Catches FIxed a crash when defeating Lina Removed Native Linux version in favor of the more stable and maintainable Proton Version Updated SteamAPI implement...

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hey if you're mad about Borderlands 4, you could always play my game Soul King, it's cool as fuck and runs pretty good on whatever. #gaming #fps store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...

Soul King on Steam

Slice, shoot, and drink tea all while being chased through tight retro FPS levels by the whispering wall of death in this score-focused corridor shooter inspired by The Club and classic 90's Shooters.

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Eyyyy incredibly proud of getting to bring our AK Dev Alliance Expos out to my hometown, and what do you know we made the local news! Cool things happening in the Alaskan Games space!

Video game developers spawn new interest on the Kuskokwim

A group of Alaska video game developers brought their craft to Bethel for the community’s first-ever video game development expo last month. They’re hoping to encourage rural residents to try out the ...

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Taking care of the most important elements of Permafrost first. ✅Damage ✅Animation ✅Enemies ✅Level assets ✅Push-ups #gamedev #indie #alaska

Taking care of the most important elements of Permafrost first. ✅Damage ✅Animation ✅Enemies ✅Level assets ✅Push-ups #gamedev #indie #alaska

We had the opportunity to talk to @alaskapublic.org about our history, making games in Alaska, and our work with the Alaska Developer Alliance! It's about an hour listen from front to back, but totally worth it! #gaming #comicon #gamedev

Discussing all things Arctic Comic Con | Hometown, Alaska

Hear from one of the convention's founders and a pair of local video game developers trying to make their mark in the gaming industry.

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We had the opportunity to talk to Alaska Public Media about our story, Arctic Comic Con,and game development in Alaska. Super fun conversation and honored to be included! #gaming #alaska #comiccon

Discussing all things Arctic Comic Con | Hometown, Alaska

Hear from one of the convention's founders and a pair of local video game developers trying to make their mark in the gaming industry.

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Headed off to table at #ArcticComicCon with @cakeneq.com! Come see us and try out some homegrown Alaska games!

#arcticcomiccon day 1... surprise?! is that... #TheStarsUnderLockehurst 🐟✨️ huge thank you to the Alaska Dev Alliance for featuring TSUL alongside other incredible games made in Alaska. it's an honor and our team at Null Jam Games were so so happy to be a part. 🎮🫶 📷: courtesy of @wy477.bsky.social

Arctic Comic Con Day 1 is done! Great time demoing a gaggle of games from local Alaskan devs. Always exhausting but always great to directly connect with local geeks and gamers ♥️😀♥️ #gamedev #alaska #comiccon

Miiight have overdone the blood effects just a tad. #gamedev #alaska #gaming

Permafrost Prototype is more and more functional. #gamedev #alaska #gaming

Still working with on getting the core direciton for this project isolated (not an adaptation of The Raven's Gift😔) but all this wiggle time is giving me time to work on the little stuff, like a better system for enemies tracking sounds! #gamedev #alaska

There's still time! Soul King is 45% off for the Steam Spring Sale! Dive into dreams and outrun the Wall of Death in Soul King, a fast paced RetroFPS! "Phenomenal first person shooter" "Addicting" "Psychonauts meets Wolfenstein" #steam #sale store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...

Soul King is 45% off for the Steam Spring Sale! Dive into dreams and outrun the Wall of Death in Soul King, a fast paced RetroFPS! "Phenomenal first person shooter" "Addicting" "Psychonauts meets Wolfenstein" #steam #sale store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...

It's also on sale on @itch.io! Get any of our commercial games for 45% off OR get all 3 of them for $10 #gaming #sale itch.io/s/149639/spr...

CakeNeq Games@cakeneq.com · last yr.

Soul King is 45% off for the Steam Spring Sale! Dive into dreams and outrun the Wall of Death in Soul King, a fast paced RetroFPS! "Phenomenal first person shooter" "Addicting" "Psychonauts meets Wolfenstein" #steam #sale store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...

Soul King is 45% off for the Steam Spring Sale! Dive into dreams and outrun the Wall of Death in Soul King, a fast paced RetroFPS! "Phenomenal first person shooter" "Addicting" "Psychonauts meets Wolfenstein" #steam #sale store.steampowered.com/app/1930310/...