Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I)
@hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social
Official account of the Hedgehog Technical Institute game developers community! Hosting the annual #arcINDIE & #ChaoGamesShowcase events! Join us on discord or our site https://discord.gg/PctwSxXDkx https://www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com
We are happy to announce that submissions for our 5th year of virtual expo events dedicated to indie games and fan games are officially OPEN! Both our events take up the entirety of November and feature demo booths, Direct style presentations, dev talks & interviews and more!
Events
Forum for the Hedgehog Technical Institute community and INDIE'D events
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It's raining, it's pouring... With @thewaddle.bsky.social ! #memamorkin #gamedev #indiegame
The H.T.I Grape Jam 2026 is officially about to start over at itch.io/jam/chao-jam... and the theme is... Connection! What game ideas do you have for connection? We can't wait to find out when the jam ends on the 15th. Good luck everyone!
Grape Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-24 hosted by H.T.I. Welcome to the Grape Game Jam 2026 In this game Jam you will be challenged to make a game over two weeks inspired by a theme that is widely open to yo...
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Registration for Grape Jam (formally Chao Jam) 2026 is officially open! The jam will be taking place from May 1st - May 15th. itch.io/jam/chao-jam... Just three more days before the jam start so make sure to register before May 1st & get ready for a fantastic game dev challenge!
Grape Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-24 hosted by H.T.I. Welcome to the Grape Game Jam 2026 In this game Jam you will be challenged to make a game over two weeks inspired by a theme that is widely op...
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Join us for the arcINDIE club stream tonight where we will be playing through a number of the indie game demos at the event youtube.com/live/gELWGad... #arcINDIE
arcINDIE CLUB
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Kinda proud that #RileyTheRoadrunner is getting so many views! One of the top three most viewed projects currently in #arcIndie! (From what I can see) Thanks @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social for helping me get Riley in front of more people #IndieDev #SoloDev #HTI #SonicLike #GameDemo
an epic double bundle release! Lorenzo PC Adventure DX Director's Cut and Renegade Hero the Terimation of Salvation REVAMP! #arcINDIE #LorenzoDXDirectorsCut #RenegadeHeroREVAMP hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin... hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin...
Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I)@hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 11mo agoJoin us in about 40 minutes time for the arcINDIE Current! Our DIRECT style presentation dedicated to fantastic indie games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5...
Veredilia Demo is out on HTI's ArcIndie event, go check out now! hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin... @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social #veredilia #indiegame #indiedev #gamemakerstudio2 #pixelart #hti #arcindie2025 #furry #anthro #combat #bloody
www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5... my game is bein presented in this event !! excitign 1!! one extra 1 for good 1 measure: 1 #indiegame #indiedev
arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025
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hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/forum/viewto... Hi y'all, I've submitted the demo to this year's ARC INDIE, go check it out! #gamedev #lyrestruck #screenshotSaturday
Join us in about 40 minutes time for the arcINDIE Current! Our DIRECT style presentation dedicated to fantastic indie games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5...
arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025
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come join me and other rawsome indie devs at @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social 's arcINDIE CURRENT!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5...
arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025
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Due to unforeseen technical circumstances, we will be continuing the remaining part of the CHAO TREEHOUSE stream TOMORROW Our sincerest apologies for this inconvenience!
Yume Nikki PS1. Demo out NOW! It contains two dream worlds to explore. You can run it on a real PlayStation 1. This is a fan game. I put a lot of love and care into it. I hope you enjoy it. #yumenikki #ps1 #psx #gamedev #homebrew
Another dev stream done! And the level is almost finished, to boot! I'll change the skybox and add more decoration and tweaks off camera, so next week let's do something new! 🪐💚 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
ALSO SUPER THANK YOU TO @melosoni12.bsky.social FOR DESIGNING OUR CURRENT LOGO!! MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE!
#SonictheHedgehog 2 GEAR SHIFT v2.0.3 IS NOW LIVE GO DOWNLOAD IT GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO AND IF YOU SOMEHOW GOT IT ALREADY, PLEASE REDOWNLOAD, WE MISSED SOME *MAJOR* BUGS AND ISSUES. hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/forum/viewto... #SaveTails #fangame
StarrydustNova ✨ 🐱@starrydustnova.bsky.social · 11mo agoHope everyone's enjoying the CGS2025 demo for #SonictheHedgehog 2 Gear Shift! We're busy working on bugfixes and adjustments behind the scenes and hope to release a patch soon! Hang in there! #SaveTails #fangame
The Chao Treehouse stream will be tonight. The H.T.I Team plays through the games you can find at the Chao Games Showcase event alongside their developers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C2x...
Chao Treehouse Stream 2025
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the #SAGE2025 Demo is back with a new world and some adjustments... now with controller support! #ChaoGamesShowcase #ChaoDirect #SuperMarioBuysBread
Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I)@hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 11mo agoTHE CHAO GAMES SHOWCASE HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!! We hope you enjoyed the DIRECT Presentation and are looking forward to trying some games! The event page is now up and games can be viewed. We will be back in about 2 hours for our Chao Treehouse Stream! www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/cgs2025
THE CHAO GAMES SHOWCASE HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!! We hope you enjoyed the DIRECT Presentation and are looking forward to trying some games! The event page is now up and games can be viewed. We will be back in about 2 hours for our Chao Treehouse Stream! www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/cgs2025
Hedgehog Technical Institute
A welcoming space for developers of all skill levels to collaborate, share ideas, and celebrate game creation. Join year-round events like game jams, showcases, game nights, and dev talks.
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The #ChaoDIRECT 2025 will be starting shortly! Join us for over 16 minutes of fangame announcements and trailers!! Once the Direct has finished the event site will open at www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com featuring fan games to download and play! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNOi...
Chao Direct - 2025
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Every platformer needs its bobbling head basic enemy, right? Meet the skullbit! #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegames
Y'ALL HAVE GOT ABOUT UNDER 24 HOURS TO SUBMIT YOUR #fangame TO THIS YEAR'S CGS!! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!!
Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I)@hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · last yr.We are pleased to announce our 2025 Events - Chao Games Showcase and arcINDIE - are now accepting submissions! Head on over to our freshly revamped site for more details on how to get involved! www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com
Meet the fireplace kids. Sullivan, Tourte, and Orbit. Part of the intro, they'll likely be the first characters you see in Ix's full game. #ScreenshotSaturday #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMZ
also i'm uploading three devlogs at once... you'll see why
Snakes, pits, spikes and bouncing ball puzzles... A small extract of what awaits you in Knight George's first dungeon! ⚔️ Follow and try the demo at linky439.itch.io/knight-george 🎮 #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
