Back again at UKGE Playtest Zone with my latest board game design! The Long Ride is a 1-to-2 player push-your-luck card game about horse racing through the desert or the tundra over traitorous terrain. Lots of great feedback, thanks to @playtestuk.bsky.social for organising! ❤️

Fresco - a first and second person action-adventure where the frescoes come to life in an ancient Egyptian temple! store.steampowered.com/app/4373620/... by #gamedev Kelonia Games #indiedev #indiegame #gaming

sharing this postmortem on my latest game again, icymi… “You can’t just give the player text. Writing is so much more than text. Writing is alive. Writing is a space! It’s feeling… Text has to have a purpose. It’s even better if it’s part of the world.”

Nathalie Lawhead@alienmelon.bsky.social · 6mo ago

i wrote a post mortem on "she danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died" discussing the technical & design that went into it, especially working with procedural generation for an open world: www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/my-... "Gamedev is never straightforward!" #GameDev

I’m producing this: 👁️ 🔫 🕳️

⚡️Marina Díez 🔜 Gamescom@ninfadp.bsky.social · 6mo ago

What’s everyone working on lately (with emojis)? 💛 I’m the game director for this: ✨ 🏛️💖 👀👀👀👀👀

BREAKING: PlayStation is shutting down Bluepoint Games, the studio responsible for modern remakes of classic games such as Demon's Souls and Shadow of the Colossus, Bloomberg News has learned. A shocking end for a well-respected studio.

🌼My new game is here!🥀 "She danced in the wind like a holographic dream before the world died." alienmelon.itch.io/flower A game poem and interactive fiction about The End. You play the very last flower left on Earth, bringing peace to long dead soil. #IndieGame #VideoGame #GamePoem #Game

Check out a one-dimensional Pacman, that feels surprisingly deep. It’s a little time thief—play wisely! 🕹️ https://beep8.org #SoloDev #GameDev #PixelArt #IndieGames #indiegame

What if a game was about beginning, not winning? I made a tiny, wordless interactive poem called Firsts about the feeling of starting something new. It is in the first issue of Game Poems Magazine. Five quiet minutes: namidasai.itch.io/firsts

Firsts by Geoffrey Mugford

A game poem about beginning

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Finally got around to making a proper rules + playthrough video for Hive & Seek. Bluffing, deduction, hidden info, mild chaos. 🐝🐻 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMOc...

How to Play Hive & Seek | A Tense 2-Player Bluffing and Deduction Game

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Firsts (@namidasai.itch.io) "Firsts is a quiet exploration of what it feels like to begin—each gesture a small act of discovery, each scene a different kind of first step." Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2026/02/09/f...

Tropic of Dinosaur IS OUT!!! It's a being walked simulator about aging made of clay, tangerine peel, sigarette ends and children's obscene drawings Go check it out in the first issue of Game Poems magazine along with other beautiful games👇 Thank you for playing and sharing!

Simple, brilliant, addictive. It’s so good. ❤️

The Game Bakers@thegamebakers.com · 6mo ago

Time to climb! Cairn is available now. Mount Kami awaits, unconquered. This is what you trained for: fight for every meter of the climb and rise to the challenge.

...just 3 days left to submit for this year's #AMazeAwards Did you know❓ Everyone receives  🎟️ 3 discount codes for the festival tickets +  🖥️ early access to the Open Screens (timed slots in the exhibition). Don't miss out on #AMaze2026 👉 https://f.mtr.cool/bstijybzdm #altctl #altgames #indiegames

Every now and then an itch comment turns up on an old folk game, and it quietly makes my day. ❤️

I haven’t been this excited for a game release in years. So pumped! 🤩 ❤️

The Game Bakers@thegamebakers.com · 6mo ago

What are you most excited for? Climbing anywhere? The challenge? Adventure? The sweeping story? The beauty of the Mountain? Whatever you’re waiting for, our climbing game Cairn is here, TOMORROW!

Almost done 🤞 #gamepoem #pixelart

I can't keep getting away with this... (Frontier Scum in 1 rule for @shutupshow.bsky.social) youtu.be/xDmb_JS3ZL0?...

Frontier Scum in 1 rule

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🎙️ I Talked About Playful Learning! Just did my first-ever podcast with @athanateus.bsky.social on @gamedevlocal.bsky.social 🎮 We dug into what makes learning playful, why gamification falls short, and how game mechanics can teach. 🎥 Watch: youtu.be/SLZrkSqjfBk?... #GameDev #PlayfulLearning

Learning Through Game Design Principles - #260 - Game Dev Local Podcast

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Haven’t playtested Hive & Seek in a while - itching to bring it back to the next Playtest UK meetup! I always come away with new ideas… feels like it’s getting real close to done 🤞 #Playtest #BoardGames #GameDesign

We’ll be there with @oubliettegame.bsky.social, come say hi! #IndieGames

Brilliant Indie Treasures@brilliantindietreasures.com · last yr.

Tickets for Brilliant Indie Treasures - powered by @gamemaker.io - go live tomorrow at midday UK time! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/brilliant-...

🚨 I’ll be at Develop next week, pitching Oubliette - a first-person roguelike set in freefall beneath 1950s Paris. Any tips for a first-timer? 😱 We're also showcasing at Brilliant Indie Treasures from 4-8pm, if you want to have a go! 🎮 #DevelopBrighton #IndieGames #OublietteGame

At Gamebridge today showing Oubliette! Loving the energy here - so many good student and grad games on display. If you’re around, come say hi and try our occult roguelike descent through 1950s Paris 👀🎮 #Gamebridge2025 #IndieDev

Just played Peak and I’m obsessed. A chill climbing game with a shared world regenerated weekly, streamlined survival mechanics, and clean coop interactions. It feels simple, but there’s real depth underneath. Surprises, discovery, vibes. Peak is peak multiplayer design. #IndieGames #PeakGame

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🎮 Been thinking about how prototyping isn’t just for early dev - it’s a mindset. My 1st smuggling-FTL prototype was a mess. 2nd version? Cleaner, more fun, and faster to make. Prototypes or features, it's the same. Focus on making it playable first - then improve it. #GameDev #IndieDev

Throwback to Droplet - my first real game release. Just a silly endless faller on mobile… but I learned so much! Biggest takeaway? Analytics are gold. I saw where players quit, what they bought, where they got stuck. Honestly changed how I think about game design. #GameDev #IndieDev

🎮 Showing Oubliette at Interactive Futures today with @lucfoster.bsky.social! Wild to be back in Leamington Spa - studied just up the road at Warwick uni and lived here for years. Big nostalgia vibes. Come say hi if you’re around! #InteractiveFutures #IndieGames #GameDev #OublietteGame

Been playing so much #DuneAwakening lately I caught myself IRL scanning for shade like it’s survival priority #1

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It’s like interactive slam poetry without voice but full of heart Check it out! ❤️ #IndieGame #ArtGame

Comfie@comfiedev.bsky.social · last yr.

concrete spaces... build up and tear down spatial expectations interactive bilinguality spoken word inspired pacing coming on the 2nd of July! wishlist below: olisinpa.com/002

GARBAGE COUNTRY 🌵 Just properly announced our game at PC Gaming showcase! Go check out our fancy new Steam page and drop us wishlist. store.steampowered.com/app/2530870/...

I'm already 10h into @duneawakening.com and I’m already hooked. I don’t play many MMOs, but the mix of survival, base-building, and reckless sandworm baiting is great. Curious to see how deep the Landsraad politics will go in the end game. Anyone else trying it? #DuneAwakening #MMO

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