World of Goo 2, the game I've been working on for the last 5 years, is finally out EVERYWHERE! (just about)

Tomorrow Corporation@tomorrowcorp.bsky.social · last yr.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=3eKw... It’s April 25th, 2025!!... So that means that…World of Goo 2 – the followup to the indie-hit classic World of Goo, which was released almost 17 years ago…is available…EVERYWHERE!

World of Goo 2 finally coming to Steam! 🥳🎉

Tomorrow Corporation@tomorrowcorp.bsky.social · 2y ago

The goo balls were surprised they were... COMING TO STEAM this Spring! Build bridges, grow towers, terraform terrain, and fuel flying machines in the stunning follow-up to the multi-award winning World of Goo. Wishlist World of Goo 2 today: store.steampowered.com/app/3385670/...

This is all too true and I'm guilty of not doing that. Here's to changing that in 2025!

Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie@greyalien.bsky.social · 2y ago

How the F*ck can indies survive in 2025? www.patreon.com/posts/how-f-...

I went for a run after two months of Achiles tendon recovery and my Garmin watch told me afterwards that it was an unproductive workout and it docked my VO2Max from 50 to 48. Geez, thanks! That's GLaDOS level of demotivation!

Hot take: Portal 1 was much better than Portal 2. I'm only saying hot take because it seems that Portal 2 seems to have gotten much better press overall.

Whoa! Talk about a Christmas present. If you're not already a fan of LukHash already, give it a try. And if you are... download away! If you want a place to start, I recommend CyberChip: lukhash.bandcamp.com/album/cyberc...

CyberChip, by LukHash

10 track album

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LukHash@lukhash.bsky.social · 2y ago

All music at lukhash.bandcamp.com is now FREE to download for next few days ✨🎁🎄 Go grab some copies and enjoy the tunes! 👾🎶 Hope you have an amazing Christmas! 🎅❤️

This is a very fun little game. Glad it's getting the full treatment. Also, super interesting approach: Release quick free game, see reaction, decide to go ahead or not. I like it!

Jakub Wasilewski@krajzeg.bsky.social · 2y ago

Solitomb is getting an UPGRADE! 🎉 The response to the #pico8 version has been great 🚀 I'm extremely happy to say I will be spending the coming months working on a bigger, better version! Please share the news! Links and more details downthread 👇 #gamedev #indiegame

What an amazing review of World of Goo 2! And I pretty much agree with 99% of it! :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiBj...

What Makes World of Goo 2 a Good Sequel?

YouTube video by Prodigital

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Have you ever bounced off HARD a supposedly very good game? (thread)

I've been catching up on some of the newsletters from @gamediscoverco.bsky.social and... man, that's some grim reading right there! I really wanted to start working on a new game project, but that's making me reconsider my life choices.

Solitomb is *HERE!* 🎉 ⚔️ krajzeg.itch.io/solitomb ⚔️ Stack cards into combos, fight monsters, add new abilities to your build and emerge victorious (eventually, sometimes)! Please share this to help spread the word and enjoy the game! 🤗 #pico8 #gamedev #indiegame

LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT! Shadowhand Solitaire is out now on Steam & Itch! ♣️ polished, relaxing solitaire gameplay ♥️ swashbuckling highway robbery / pirate adventure story ♠️ gorgeous art and a fantastic soundtrack Buy here: store.steampowered.com/app/3199380/... Plz share! #gamedev #indiedev #Steam

Hey! I've announced my next game and I am asking for money already so I can finish making it. :) www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

868-BACK

The sequel to 868-HACK. A cyberpunk roguelike adventure.

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LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT: Swashbuckling! Skullduggery! Tricorns! Set your timepieces for this Thursday, when we launch ♥️♣️ Shadowhand Solitaire! ♦️♠️ on Steam and @itch.io Your wishlists and shares mean a lot to us. Thx! store.steampowered.com/app/3199380/... #IndieDev #GameDev #VideoGames

OK, I'll bite. Four games I worked on before going indie.

Brandon Sheffield@brandon.insertcredit.com · 2y ago

Four games I've worked on. A good glance at my non-necrosoft career.

Just picked up my daughter from her first D&D session at a friend's house. Glad she's keeping the geek tradition alive 😍

Looks great! Can't wait to play it.

Jakub Wasilewski@krajzeg.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm excited to announce: Solitomb, the solitaire/poker/dungeon-crawling/roguelike thing, is coming out next Friday, November 22nd! 🥳 🃏Stack cards 😈 Form combos ⚔️ Fight monsters 🏹 Gain abilities 🤗 Emerge victorious If you like what you're seeing, help spread the word? #pico8 #gamedev #indiegame

Well, there goes my weekend...

He's here! One of my favorite chiptune artists!

LukHash@lukhash.bsky.social · 2y ago

Hi Bluesky 👋 I'm LukHash and I make #chiptune, but also music that fuses retro sounds with modern stuff. If you’re into nostalgic vibes with a futuristic twist, hit follow - I’ve got plenty more to come! 👾✨️ (You can also find me on most music platforms:) music.lukhash.com

Old Skies - a time travel adventure game - is coming SPRING OF 2025 for PC, Mac, Linux and Switch! Have a look at our new trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCiE...

Old Skies trailer

YouTube video by Wadjet Eye Games

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This is a fantastic love letter to EGA games. Highly recommended!

Julia Minamata@juliaminamata.bsky.social · 2y ago

I just put out a BIG bug update 🐝 for The Crimson Diamond on Steam! Now with a new (hopefully) more legible font, 100+ bug fixes, & a new way for Nancy to meet an ignoble end! 💀 Follow the link for details! store.steampowered.com/news/app/109... There's never been a better time to play! 🔍

My thoughts exactly as of late... Your chances with cheap and fast are just as slim, but at least you're out of less money and time after it fails.

Mike Rose@mikerose.bsky.social · 2y ago

Your game isn’t going to be the next Balatro, I hate to inform you so make it small and cheap and pray someone gives a shit about it, because it’s absolutely Wild West season out there for at least the next few years

Post a random game in your collection (literally, this was the one on the shelf in front of me).

David Amador @djlink.bsky.social · 2y ago

Post a random game in your collection

Thinking more about my Slay The Spire experience, once you have some incredible combos and runs, it sucks to have to go through some so-so runs where nothing really clicks in interesting ways. I wonder if that can be designed around, at least somewhat.

I've been binging on Slay the Spire for the last week or so (for research purposes mind you 😃). I went from "This is a crappy deck builder" to "OMG this is so awesome!" to "Love it when it goes well, but I wish I had more control"

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT! Shadowhand Solitaire is coming very soon to Steam and @itch.io Please wishlist and share, thank you! store.steampowered.com/app/3199380/... We're super proud of this swashbuckling solitaire adventure and we think you'll love it!

If we're still doing that, I grew up on these streets.

I started making games as a hobby on a Casio PB-100 in 1985 and then on the Amstrad CPC and later PCs. Started professionally in 1998 and then moved to full-time indie in 2007.

Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie@greyalien.bsky.social · 2y ago

As a hobbyist, 1984 on Spectrum 48k because it came with a BASIC manual. Then C64, then Amiga. As a full-time indie dev, since 2005. Have shipped 15 commercial games and numerous game jams. Nearly done with the 16th game!

The latest post there is already super interesting! howtomarketagame.com/2024/10/24/d...