No need to use your imagination anymore, cloud shadows are now accurate ✨ It's such a silly approach and I can't believe it worked, I giggled so much when I got it working

Harry 💬@halisavakis.com · last wk.

Cool thing with the compute shader approach is that I can also hijack the cloud raymarching loop to chuck in some volumetric fog in a different buffer with barely any additional computational cost ✨ Now try to imagine how cooler this would look if those cloud shadows were actually accurate 👀

🔥We’re thrilled to announce another MASSIVE UPDATE to the PinKeep demo!🔥 We’ve been keeping a close eye on your feedback and playtime stats and working hard to make the game better overall and reduce potential causes for frustration.  Time to give the demo another try!

given that there's a contact sensor in the ball, i think the world cup broadcasts are missing an opportunity to implement screen shake

Tickets for the Gamespace Conference 2026 are now available! We’ve just announced our first speakers for the Gamespace Conference! Check them out on our website! More speakers will be revealed over the next few weeks. Get your ticket and find all the latest information on our website: gamespace.ch

Rakete is out now on Steam! Every button is a thruster, the rest is physics. The 2012 game remastered, now with 60 levels plus local co-op where any* number of friends share one rocket. 🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/3814090/... *as many as you have buttons

⚡️ A new building has just appeared! The inventor recharges when you spin it and takes out its enemies with electric discharges. Devs are sharing some WIP of PinKeep!

🧸 We received our plushies! And finally, I can pet a Calicorn IRL! This is a picture of our herd having a walk next to the office. #herdling #plushies #gamedev

Try out the demo if you haven't yet! And leave a review 😍 store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...

Okomotive@okomotive.ch · 2mo ago

😁⚡️ Exciting NEWS!! The new PinKeep trailer is out! The game changed so much over the past several months. We had to create a new trailer to make you as excited about it as we are! Check out the demo on Steam and share your thoughts!

Today marks 20 YEARS since Animator vs. Animation by Alan Becker was posted to @newgrounds.com.

Hey, check out Rustbuckets! A twin-stick action-adventure where you control a throwable shield like a second character while exploring a desolate world of forgotten machines. Link in Bio. #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiedev #gaming #videogames #gamedevelopment #indie #gamedesign #gameart

Wait, did he just say he's "known his son for a long time?" Holy effin shit!

Blessed be the buzzword! May the investor open!

The children yearn for simulacra of manual labor

Alpha Beta Gamer@alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Restore vintage treasures to their former glory in cozy indie restoration game, Reshine! What vintage objects would you like to restore? Coming to Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4253570/... by indie dev @quiteokgames.bsky.social #gaming

There's another new face on the Okomotive team! 😁 Please welcome Floris as our new Sound designer! 🥳🥳🥳

Deckbuilder Fest on Steam starts today and PinKeep is part of it! 😍 In our game, your cards are buildings and structures that you place on the board to defend against enemies... using a ball and flippers, Pinball style! And yes you can even place an additional flipper. Try the Demo now!

Dear Shepherds. Our @okomotive.ch game is currently sitting on 94% positive on steam. So close to reach "Overwelmingly Positive"! If you liked our game and haven't had the time to leave a review, it would mean a lot if you could help us make that final push! Lot's of love! <3 #adventure #indie

FAR: Lone Sails is currently... 50% of the App Store 85% off on Nintendo Switch 90% off on Epic Games Store 90% off in the Humble Store 90% off in Steam's Earth Appreciation Festival Grab it, or tag someone who might not have played it yet 😇💖

A new face in the Okomotive office! Please welcome Kathleen as our new Marketing and Publishing Intern🥳🥳🥳

My Calicorn arrived @okomotive.ch @panic.com !! I will keep Tulip safe and warm.

An old favorite of mine, when I used to work on a Wacom tablet using Photoshop~ #throwback #illustration

MASSIVE UPDATE for the PinKeep Demo NOW LIVE 😱 We've added controller support, a 3D overworld map, different start characters with their own starting decks, tons of tooltips for lots of features, lots of sound effects, story events, a ton of visual polish and more!

Okomotive@okomotive.ch · 6mo ago

🏰PinKeep Demo OUT NOW 🏰 The Demo for our pinball deckbuilding roguelite is NOW AVAILABLE! Head over to Steam and give it a try, we would LOVE to know what you think! Play, wishlist & leave a review! store.steampowered.com/app/4156090/...

Friends, we've been working hard to get our main development branch ready for an updated demo. We'll be sharing more material very soon, and aim to release a big update in the coming weeks 👀

I love watching LinkedIn AI Bros fail at game dev. If you don't know how to design an AI won't do it for you Slop in slop out

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW! www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope 100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max... ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

We are organizing our own industry conference: Gamespace! | 8. + 9. October 2026 The Gamespace Conference will bring together the international gaming industry in Zurich, Switzerland, for two days from 8 to 9 October 2026! FOR FUTURE ANNOUNCEMENTS SIGN UP HERE: gamespace.ch

some benevolent cyberpunk for you

Happy #Screenshotsaturday! Feudums has just pushed a patch to last week’s major update, addressing community feedback and reported bugs. A new, relaxed multiplayer session (for up to 64 players) has just started and will last for ~9 days! store.steampowered.com/news/app/473... #turnbased 🎮

Eines habe ich auf die harte Tour gelernt: Rechtsextremen begegnet man am besten vor Gericht. Man bietet ihnen keine Bühne und versucht nicht, sie im Diskurs zu "entzaubern". Ich will nicht Teil einer Maschinerie sein, die zur Relativierung & Legitimierung von Demokratiefeinden beiträgt. (1)

this one is good!! reporter kevin cortez talked to the developers of A Short Hike, Tiny Bookshop, and Kabuto Park about how and why labor feels fun in their games, and the whole idea of chores being "cozy" www.mothership.blog/cozy-games-l...

Why do cozy games keep asking us to work, and why does it feel so good?

Developers of games like A Short Hike and Tiny Bookshop weigh in on why even labor feels nice in their games.

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