Toronto Games Week is officially underway! Giant Video Games brought out local studios, devs, and the most passionate supporters in the city. This week is just getting started, and there is a lot more coming your way. Subscribe to the IO Newsletter to stay in the loop. interactiveontario.com

The Giant Video Games #TGW26 Kickoff is going to be even bigger than last year! In addition to ten Toronto games on a drive-in sized projection on the Silos, it features 30 games, @ladyarcaders.com esports tent, @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social’s Torontrons arcade cabs, Play w/ Purpose & Indie Zone!

We'll be in Kyoto next week showing Astromine at BitSummit! Booth 1F-D09 bitsummit.org/en/game/astr... Hoping to also make it to Tokyo Indies on 20th. Let me know if your around

OUR NEW GAMEPLAY TRAILER! Check out Songs of Glimmerwick, our witch academy RPG where the magic of the world is music! Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/1706510/...

Tried out a voxel physics idea where it breaks into individual cube bodies, then adds back to the voxel grid after

Just launched our first major DuneCrawl update - adding a PvP battle royale mode called Sandstorm store.steampowered.com/news/app/183... Crawler mechanics worked surprisingly well in PvP

DuneCrawl - DuneCrawl Sandstorm! PvP Battle Royale and other updates - Steam News

New PVP Battle Royale mode and other updates

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vagabond.dog has been an award-winning game studio with a quiet cult following for well over a decade, and now extends its expertise in the art of indie games to you. We're opening an on-demand creative, technical, and business consult at flexible rates for all. Those who can't do, teach... right?

Vagabond Dog

Game development studio and creative consulting. Makers of Always Sometimes Monsters.

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Went live with Astromine demo update - Acid, Drills, and Strafing: store.steampowered.com/news/app/183...

Astromine - Astromine Demo Update 2 - Steam News

Acid, Drills, Strafing, etc

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Working on the procedural generation of enemy moon bases

All the aliens in Astromine are voxels, gotta blow through them to get to core

Astromine demo is now out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4225460/... Try out the first two planets of our voxel physics co-op survival game

Astromine Demo on Steam

Astromine is a co-op survival game about scavenging fully destructible voxel planets. Land on planets and gather enough materials to fight off alien creatures, build structures and spaceships, and con...

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I didn’t expect this to keep unfolding the way it did. Quietly ambitious. More layered than it looks. #indiegames #gaming #openworld #dunecrawl @alientrap.bsky.social

🚨 Astro Party EX is out now! 🚨 🌐 Steam — Online Multiplayer !! 🎮 Switch — Touch or Game Controllers 📱 iOS — Astro returns after 11 years And it’s FREE! 💵🤝🏷️ #indiegames #nintendoswitch #pixelart

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I'm making a game engine based on dynamic signed distance fields (SDFs)

YouTube video by Mike Turitzin

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We released DuneCrawl! store.steampowered.com/app/1833200/...

Save 15% on DuneCrawl on Steam

DuneCrawl is an open world action-adventure game, where you take to the sandy seas atop a gigantic crustacean festooned with black powder cannons. Play as a solo Crab Keeper, or with a crew of up to t...

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Alientrap artist Ariane wrote a dev log on how the environment art for DuneCrawl was made: store.steampowered.com/news/app/183...

Testing a tree/plant voxel regrowth system for Astromine. Will be way slower, but maybe this regrowth speed could make a good boss fight

All the players in Astromine are also made out of destructible voxels

First trailer for Astromine! Our voxel physics survival game coming out next year. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Ltv... Can sign up to playtest now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1833210/...

Astromine - Official Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by IGN

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Dig, build, and fight for the solar system in Astromine! Experience co-op survival on fully destructible voxel planets. Early Access comes in mid 2026!

In need of new games to anticipate? @dayofthedevs.org has you covered! Watch this trailer, and then get ready to add some sweet, sweet indies to wishlist ✅ The Day of the Devs @thegameawards.com Digital Showcase is TOMORROW (12/10) at 10am PT! 🚨

Day of the Devs@dayofthedevs.org · 9mo ago

INDIE!!!! GAMES!!!! Join us THIS WEEK on December 10th at 10 AM PT for DAY OF THE DEVS: @thegameawards.com DIGITAL SHOWCASE! Six world premieres, three release date announcements, and a WHOLE LOTTA great games 🔥 Learn more: dayofthedevs.org

Watch Day of the Devs this Wednesday for a first look at our game Astromine! This trailer shows just a tiny bit of the giant voxel boss fights

Day of the Devs@dayofthedevs.org · 9mo ago

INDIE!!!! GAMES!!!! Join us THIS WEEK on December 10th at 10 AM PT for DAY OF THE DEVS: @thegameawards.com DIGITAL SHOWCASE! Six world premieres, three release date announcements, and a WHOLE LOTTA great games 🔥 Learn more: dayofthedevs.org

DuneCrawl comes out January 5th on Steam! 🦀🦀🦀🦀🦀 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ztsc...

DuneCrawl - Release Date Trailer

YouTube video by Lee Vermeulen

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Big news 📢 Laser Dance is coming to Early Access on Meta Quest 3/3s on ✨Nov. 6th!✨ In the meantime, make sure to wishlist it here➡️ bit.ly/3W0huQf

Laser Dance - Early Access Trailer

YouTube video by Thomas Van Bouwel

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Posted a video of our 2024 prototype 'Hydrolab' - a liquid physics VR/AR puzzle game with portals. Ended up abandoning it after I found out I really hate designing puzzles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ulu...

Hydrolab - Abandoned 2024 Prototype VR liquid puzzle game

YouTube video by Lee Vermeulen

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Made a Steam page for our voxel physics survival game - Astromine: store.steampowered.com/app/1833210/...

i'll be at Full Indie next week! Hopefully showing voxel game

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Thank you to our indie sponsor Alientrap Games! 👽 Alientrap Games is a indie studio based out of Toronto - developers of Apotheon, Wytchwood, and the upcoming DuneCrawl. alientrap.com

most people are unable to see this is the future of video games www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsQX...

A collection of physics-based dunks

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📢 We’re excited to announce our new game! 🧠 Battle your way through a psychedelic western nightmare to reclaim the memories of your people in Blighted, an action RPG from the creators of Guacamelee! Wishlist on Steam now! store.steampowered.com/app/2974160/...

Blighted - Announce Trailer

YouTube video by DrinkboxStudios

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Working on fire propagation for our voxel survival game. Can also see the structural integrity system break apart the pillars once load gets too high