New Blog: Programming Isn't Special Artists understand that AI is bad for art. Why don’t programmers understand that we are artists? https://blog.glyph.im/2026/10/programming-isnt-special.html

Murder Meet Cute is releasing 🔥 January 20th 2027🔥 We're stoked to share this time capsule thriller with you. If you haven't, nows a great time to wishlist and try the free demo on steam or itch. store.steampowered.com/app/4253020/...

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Today is the 10th anniversary of the DND game I play my half-elf bard Lena in. The most fun I've ever had with the best friends I've ever had 🥺 Sharing some of my favourite pieces I've drawn for it over the decade, as my heart fills with joy and anticipation for the next decade ❤️

Every object oriented language introduction starts with showing the clean hierarchy of dog and cat inheriting from animal, while every real codebase is like

Heather Flowers (500FF DEMO OUT NOW)@hthrflwrs.bsky.social · 3mo ago

i think this is a contender for the stupidest line of code i've ever written

The Amnesia Fortnight and Double Fine Adventure docs were monumental in my drive to enter gamedev as a wee teen. I am SO SO excited!!! (Also Psychodessy is the best, most honest piece of game development media ever created, I own the boxset, everyone should watch it!)

Double Fine@doublefine.com · 3mo ago

🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK, BABYYYYYYY 😎 In 10 days, we're gonna put on the best damn game jam the world has ever seen, and we need YOUR help to keep our indie dreams alive! Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:

I drew bonnie(the protagonist) from the game once upon a witch's curse☺️ I saw all 4 of the endings and it was such a lovely game!

Just released a short piece of otome interactive fiction (inspired by reading too many indulgent romantasy novels/manhwa) for #O2A2 vn jam! Only 1k words, 1 sprite, 1 background and 1 morally dubious love interest~ naoimh-murchan.itch.io/the-revoluti...

The Revolutionary's Captive by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

A captive princess, on a knife's edge between love and hate.

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【 Enter a world of magic—of Fae and Dragon.】 The Fae are finally here, officially marking the end to our 5 year long journey and the beginning of your love story ✨ Our fantasy romance visual novel is ready to play! 🌙 Alaris out on Steam and Itch NOW!

Feeling down... maybe it's time to replay the best Dragon Age game... Awakening. (I haven't played it in at least a decade, but this is what nostalgia tells me is true)

You wake up by the side of the road with a headache and a stranger's jacket. You don’t recognise it. You don’t recognise the man whose ID you find in the pocket, either. So why does an older version of you stare back when you turn on his phone? And why is she smiling beside him? s.team/a/4309120

It's out! \o/ Play as chaotic witch Bonnie, after a mismanaged curse that got her into trouble, also offers her a chance for love! Will the adorable demonic muscle of Gigi charm her? What about the the fae prince Ronan, who literally falls into her life? Romance both or neither in this free vn!

Once Upon a Witch's Curse by Naoimh "Storm" Murchan

When a curse goes wrong, a chance for love comes a witch's way

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mmmm... might release a game later today

Hello~ would any moots be interested in playtesting my latest romance vn? It's cozy and chaotic, with 4 endings, 2 love interests (1f/f, 1f/m) and a poly option! (beautiful art as always by @squirrelcurls.bsky.social )

Finally finished All Hail Chaos today - ended it as I started too, in tears (would not recommend starting it in a cafe nero haha). A very cathartic read as someone who was once sick and hard to love. I need more Lia... my conniving sapphic... i love her

It's time for an updated animation reel! I'm thinking of opening some animation slots soon as well, now that I've had more experience with Twitch alerts too- keep an eye out! 💼 www.squirrelcurls.com ✉️meliano99@gmail.com #animation #storyboards

Had an awesome time at the Fís Games Summit down in Galway this past weekend! With fantastic craic with new and old faces, and excellent talks both at the event and during Cúirt I'm so glad to be back for the second year in a row. Next April can't come soon enough!

Hi! I'm Samir, a composer and producer currently working on Spill the Beans with @skeletalgames.bsky.social. If you need music for your next project, I'd love to hear from you! www.samirshotaro.com #music #soundtrack

Samir Shotaro

Official website of Samir Shotaro.

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The Kickstarter and Demo for Burn the Midnight Oil is now live! 🦇❤️‍🔥 Play as the vampire Circe or the hellhound Dante in this supernatural neon-noir romance visual novel. Solve crimes, steal hearts, and resist (or embrace) the darkness within... LINK: www.kickstarter.com/projects/129...

My baby programmer advice: 1) do not make your code too generic before you have to. ThingDoer the Everything Script is evil and should be destroyed. 2) If you realise you're implementing a feature similar to an existing one, do not be precious about other peoples code, rip it out, make it generic-er

Cat Manning@catacalypto.bsky.social · 7mo ago

would love to see a thread of small practical pieces of advice developers just starting out or unfamiliar with a genre might not know! I’ll start: if you’re using a tag-based system, don’t just give everything an individual tag—look for thematic groups where similar events can lead to same outcome

😱 #nanoreno2026 game jam COMPLETE! Made a demo for Check Mates, a #chess based visual novel. Poured so much energy in and really pleased. Feeling like it could maybe be a full game. Sprites, cutscenes, code, writing, narrative, game design by me! unaminh.itch.io/check-mates #gamedev #indiegames

Check Mates (DEMO) by Úna-Minh Kavanagh

Experience the high-stakes drama and gossip of the chess world.

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You can play a bunch of video games in Irish aftermath.site/games-from-ire...

My copy finally arrived! So excited to dig in.

Next big visual novel project is starting to come together~ @squirrelcurls.bsky.social 's beautiful art is not done any justice by my low quality gifs 🥺 #otome #amare #yuri

We’re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience — Imirt

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association is proud to present the Games from Ireland Steam Event , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland or shaped by Irish creative talent an...

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My #MVNA project is released! It comes with many art assets by wonderful artists to make immersive particle effects right away. I spent far too much time adding all sorts of movement options and customization to it, so it would mean a lot if you checked it out! feniksdev.itch.io/immersive-pa...

Demoing Spill the Beans at Rendr tonight! Anyone attending feel free to swing by, say hi and give the game a try~ (Why yes, I did incorrectly enter my own name for the lanyard xD)

Finally got time to finish up my MVNA entry for 2 Renpy minigames... still got the minigame itch though, hopefully I can add a few more simple ones over the next few months. For now, Picross and Memory Match are in there! naoimh-murchan.itch.io/renpy-miniga...

Ren'Py Minigames by Naoimh

A collection of Ren'Py minigames code.

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Any Renpy devs who see this, what minigames do you wish there was free code for? Contemplating what to do for MVNA this year 🤔

At @adventurex.bsky.social I gave a talk on creating stories from scratch: from idea to full outline, in 25 minutes, with jokes. Enjoy!

AdventureX 2025 – Talk: Jon Ingold "Always Trade Up: from Inspiration to Storyline"

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It's the end of the year so 2025 achievements! 🎮Took part in 7 game jam~ 💼Worked on 6 commercial game projects 🤓Made so many dev tools (puzzle validators, spline based track editors...) 🏃‍♀️Lost 3 stone 🏋️‍♀️Started strength training 🐈Pet the stray village cat 1 million times ✍️Wrote 90k~ words of fiction