Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

I MADE A NEW JAM GAME WITH SOME FRIENDS IN THIS WEEKEND Come try it out 😌👉👈 #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Got back into the swing of things over the weekend and have the makings of a cool new prototype. I think a lot of moving parts in it have the potential to adhere into something pretty fun

SLOOP OUT NOW ON STEAM #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Playing some SLOOP levels from the couch today ⛱️🍹 #indiegame #gamedevelopment #godot

A touch of early level design ⛵️🌊 I like drawing on little sticky notes and then organizing the designs in my Noteful app to be able to reference while I’m working in Godot later 💻 #indiegame #gamedeveloper #godot

A bit of early level design on World 3 ⛵️🌊 Drawing levels for my game Sloop! I usually draw them on little sticky notes and try to refine them on my iPad later as a better visual reference for when I set them up later in Godot! 💻 #indiegame #gamedeveloper #godot

My little boat game hit 200 wishlists!!! #indiegames #godotengine #steamgames

A bit of how our game runs! Is there anything you’d like to hear more about? 🌊⛵️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Ocean Fest has been big (comparatively) for me as a first time Steam release. 188 wishlists feels like a huge number. I haven’t been expecting much as a first timer so I’m very thankful! 🌊⛵️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine #steam

Working on the boat wake this afternoon. I think it fits the water a lot better than just a motion trail #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Our public demo is live!!! Come sail the (abridged) seas in SLOOP!! 🌊⛵️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Super happy to be a part of Steam’s Ocean Fest with our new demo!! ⛵️🌊 #gamedev #godotengine #steam

Our public demo is live!!! Come sail the (abridged) seas in SLOOP!! 🌊⛵️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Working on some motion trails. I think it helps the movement feel smoother to the eye ⛵️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Getting the menu transition down and learning more about the AnimationPlayer node 🎥 Gonna just have the stamp on the main page and have pre-printed sub-menu headers to cut down on any sluggishness in how the transition is perceived 📄 #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Getting something going with the new menu idea. Kinda post card, kinda travel ticket, kinda ship manifest #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

Visual testing on a stamp style logo ✍️ #Indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine

How far we’ve come! 🌊⛵️ #indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #gamedev #indiegames #steam

"Players don't read text." This is not literally true in all cases, but it IS a factual statement in many contexts. An interesting question is "Why?" The same player who reads a text-heavy game like Disco Elysium may not read text popping up in a UI during the action or during a tutorial.

ivy sly@ivysly.com · 5mo ago

reddit problem: our players are stupid reddit solution: make stupid games

i made it! got the shadows to use the correct sprite angle according to the light source angle :D #godot #gamedev

🔸Rafael Françoi🔸@rathaelos.bsky.social · 5mo ago

shadows! #godot #gamedev

Started changing controller stuff based on observed player struggles and it immediately feels way better to play 😭 #gamedev #godotengine

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There is a massive disconnect between the indie games community and the technoloy industry at large, Paul - the disconnect being that indies try to make games and a large part of the technology sector makes disposable startups to flip as much VC money as possible at the expense of everything.

Luke Plunkett@lukeplunkett.com · 5mo ago

lmao eat shit

Genuinely nothing helps you smooth out input mapping / general character controller logic like watching a bunch of people not really get how to play all in the exact same way. Play testing works 🙂‍↕️ #gamedev #godotengine

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Got our section set up at the ATX Game Makers Showcase 🌊⛵️ Come see us and play our demo!! #GameDev #GodotEngine

Got our section set up at the ATX Game Makers Showcase 🌊⛵️ Come see us and play our demo!! #GameDev #GodotEngine

Hey if you are in town for #SXSW you have to stop by ATX Game Makers Showcase and Arcade. It’s free and we have free food while it last! March 15th starting at 10am FREE REGISTRATION HERE: www.eventbrite.com/e/5th-annual...

Come play our coop demo early in Austin, TX at Sloop’s first in-person showcase!! ATX Game Makers is hosting a showcase during SXSW in downtown Austin and we will be there! Link in replies 🌊⛵️ #godotengine #gamedev #austintx

We’re so back

More Perfect Union@moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 5mo ago

AI-created art isn't eligible for copyright protection, after the Supreme Court chose not to review a lower court ruling. In 2022 the Copyright Office said images without “human authorship,” don't qualify for copyright protection — this was affirmed in 2023 by a district court.

Ever want to scale collision shapes without making Godot freak out? I made a little addon which transfers the scale info into the shapes, leaving you with a normalized transform. Grab it here under "Collision Shape Normalizer": codeberg.org/MajorMcDoom/... #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev