Are you a streamer or game reviewer wanting to play romance visual novels this September? My next Steam festival dedicated to romance visual novels (otome, yuri, yaoi and more) is accepting creators to cover the games in the festival from September 1-9th! 💖 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Fall in Love Romance Festival 2026 Streamer + Press Form

This is a form for streamers & content creators interested in covering the upcoming Fall in Love Romance Visual Novel Festival, a Steam festival running from September 1-9th for the wide variety of ro...

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I sometimes feel self conscious about liking seemingly every post someone makes, but like... is it really my fault if someone else has good taste?

dirtbag mahjong is one of the games included in this bundle! now for $10 you can get over 100 games instead of just the one, so if you were ever on the fence this is a great opportunity to join in on a good cause

Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 6d ago

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Sometimes I think about how in 11th grade, my school let me drop lunch so that I could take a second period of band.

Is it weird that I aspire for success solely so that I can afford to commission people to make cool things?

I think it should be illegal for all these streaming services to default skip the ED

Sound designers, what do you do when you are working on something and you accidentally stumble upon a really cool, but unrelated idea. Do you save a note for yourself somewhere? I feel like every time I do it I just forget about it and never actually use it for anything.

dirtbag MAHJONG is participating in nonbinary coded games this week! you can get the game for the cheapest it's ever been, and check out all the other showcased devs! s.team/a/3488460/ #NonbinaryCodedGames

I am now OPEN TO WORK. I've been told I'm a pleasure to have in class, and also that I bring a kind of 'major freak who can also make you cry' energy to the writer's room. I can neither confirm nor deny that I was the reason we had to eventually make a 'No More Puns' rule on ZP.

Nyssa S.@mininyssa.bsky.social · 3w ago

Unfortunately, I've been informed that my job is one of those being made redundant in the layoffs at the studio today. This has been an insanely creative, talented, and kind group of people, and I am going to miss my friends terribly.

I am beyond excited about this one! I put so much into this release and it means more to me than I know how to describe. I absolutely loved working on it, and I'm ecstatic that you can finally hear it. As someone who listens to a lot more aggressive music, it was a ton of fun getting to make some.

Viza Kethla@vizakethla.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW SONG! I know you missed me. song.link/burn_vizaket...

There is something so special to me when someone says a thing I created resonated with them. I always deeply appreciate compliments in general, but the fact that it meant enough to a person that their thoughts went beyond "sounds cool" is such a wild feeling. It's like having an affect on the world.

I got my first ever spam on bandcamp today. Does this mean I've made it?

aaaaaa was SO fun playing for this song, really loved digging into some aggressive pop punk drumming!!! thank you @jeffpennyaudio.bsky.social for inviting me to play! also first time hearing those guitar solos and i am like :o

Viza Kethla@vizakethla.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW SONG! I know you missed me. song.link/burn_vizaket...

I am beyond excited about this one! I put so much into this release and it means more to me than I know how to describe. I absolutely loved working on it, and I'm ecstatic that you can finally hear it. As someone who listens to a lot more aggressive music, it was a ton of fun getting to make some.

Viza Kethla@vizakethla.bsky.social · 3w ago

NEW SONG! I know you missed me. song.link/burn_vizaket...

I don't even know how to comprehend how excited I am for this one. Get ready. And thank you as always to @camberdraws.bsky.social for the incredible album art.

Viza Kethla@vizakethla.bsky.social · 4w ago

Let's burn it all. 🔥🔥🔥 7.14.26 🔥🔥🔥 📷: @camberdraws.bsky.social

I don't even know how to comprehend how excited I am for this one. Get ready. And thank you as always to @camberdraws.bsky.social for the incredible album art.

Viza Kethla@vizakethla.bsky.social · 4w ago

Let's burn it all. 🔥🔥🔥 7.14.26 🔥🔥🔥 📷: @camberdraws.bsky.social

Does anyone have any recommendations for an automatic cat feeder?

Excited to learn some Godot today!

Is anyone else incredibly tired of hearing about preamps?

3. Nocturne I've followed the creator of this game for years and my goodness he's made something truly incredible. I'm not particularly good at rhythm games but there are lots of different difficulty options to keep yourself challenged. Stellar dialogue, beautiful art -- lots to love.

Nocturne: An absolutely stunning game. You are dead, and must traverse an abandoned afterlife searching for your brother, and fighting off "crawlers" with rhythm combat, (not my usual jam, but there are several difficulties and good accessibility options to make this more approachable!!) Enby MC!

Nocturne Demo on Steam

The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.

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I love the creative process: "Why is this so bad?" *hour passes* "I love this! This is the greatest thing ever." *hour passes* "What is this trash? Why is everything awful?" *five minutes* "I'm a genius." *next day* "Okay, this is fine."

I hate you ARA. Nothing else gives me headaches like you do. I don't know why I ever open the ARA versions of plugins.

It's one of those days where I have hit the level of ear fatigue that makes everything sound like nothing. Sucks because I really WANT to keep working but know I shouldn't

All of these sound interesting (and I already had Nocturne on my list), but ngl, Truck-kun sounds like an actually novel take on isekai tropes? Katamari+isekai??? Worth a second look at least!

Rogue@rogue.site · 2mo ago

These three games are some of the most impressive I've sampled from Steam Next Fest www.rogue.site/editorials/s...

The production/arrangement on so many of Hoshimachi Suisei's songs always blows me away. They are so well done

Getting to hear the final recordings done for a project I'm excited about is genuinely the best present I could have gotten.

I know I've been talking about Nocturne endlessly, but if you have wanted to check out our new demo, now is the best time to do it! Next Fest is here and any wishlists, demo plays, or shares, really help us out! store.steampowered.com/app/3087450/...

Nocturne Demo on Steam

The afterlife is now digital. Discover that eternal life comes with sacrifice in a genre-defying RPG with unique rhythm combat.

store.steampowered.com