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Andrea Baroni@bluegestalt.bsky.social · 5d ago

This is a great initiative! itch.io/b/3802/game-... All proceeds will go toward a hardship fund for those experiencing layoffs in the games industry. Me and @paradnight-studio.com are also contributing with our Lovecraft-inspired narrative game The Nameless City 🤓

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-...

CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)

Low Budget, Big Heart Steam Festival interest form

We're looking for interested developers of low budget games to participate in our potential steam festival! Self published/self funded games are also welcome. If your game had a development budget ov...

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You know what it's time for? It's time for me to wreck my notifications all day by reminding everyone about these starter packs I made for game devs who don't use generative AI in ANY capacity. There are three: go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ

What's better than two files of >1000 lines of code? 20 files of 60 lines of code of course.

Hey folks, let's do an indie #ShowCasey for pride month! 🏳️‍🌈 Calling all LGBTQIA gamedevs! Do you have a game you want signal boosted? Reply to this post with a link to your game's store page and a quick description, and let's get you some eyeballs! There's only one rule: no generative AI.

Did some more stuff for the Playdate game. Some backend stuff related to the items and a WIP of some levels. You can tell the level is not finished by the chill placeholder corpse. And for some reason the simulator is exporting a reaaally slow gif. I 2x it and it's still slow.

For Pride Month I'm getting shingles

Hello everyone, I just made this starter pack for game devs who refuse to use generative AI. In any capacity at all, including for ideas or placeholders or code or inspiration or whatever excuses people have. No AI use, period. Let me know if you want added. go.bsky.app/6DRdowf

WIP of a level of the #Playdate game. And today I learned about Aseprite's custom brushes. Thanks we live in a reality where they exist, as drawing each pixel by hand would be a nightmare.

After months of procrastinating, this week was the week I finally moved to Linux. I can't say goodbye to Microsoft, but at least it's a see you later.

The Nameless City has 49 and it's $6 store.steampowered.com/app/2987830/...

The Nameless City on Steam

Narrative-driven first person horror adventure inspired by Lovecraft's short novel "The Nameless City". Explore the ruins of a city that some say they are older than humanity itself. While y...

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Herbert@xxgr1llmast3rxx.bsky.social · 4mo ago

if you only buy indie games that have been vetted by 1k+ reviews you go to super hell. spend 5 dollars on a game that looks neat and has 10 reviews.

if you only buy indie games that have been vetted by 1k+ reviews you go to super hell. spend 5 dollars on a game that looks neat and has 10 reviews.

Not a lot of progress (or at least not visually). Refactored the items system so the UI syncs better with the save system, to allow the player to use items in combat, etc. So you can throw a bomb (*pending animation*) to a skeleton now. #Playdate #GameDev

FEELERS OUT for this month’s bold & bizarre games bulletin Looking for offbeat games for Feb (either announced or released) which will feature in our newsletter hitting nearly 40k inboxes and steam curator page Link me your games #indiedev (and share pls 🙏) store.steampowered.com/publisher/Pa...

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Finished a small prototype to test some mechanics. It was ok, so I'm planning on keep working on it to have a demo I can publish. I've been doing more backend stuff. Started building an item system and synced it with the save system. Nothing groundbreaking, but it's something! #PlayDate #GameDev

Almost 50 reviews!

100 likes y os paso la build de Ernesto Sevilla rotísima para LUNACID ✨

You can scroll on the leveles that are bigger than the #Playdate screen now. #IndieGame #Pixelart #ScreeenshotSaturday

TL;DR we used gen AI content on 'The Nameless City' as an artistic choice, but we've removed it because of all the damage the technology is doing. A bit more info here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/298... #Lovecraft #IndieGame #HorrorGame

We did what we had to do!

Flyer 💎💀@flyer3232.bsky.social · 8mo ago

Big name Game Dev: AI is here to stay baby Meanwhile, latest update from absolutely small game dev @paradnight-studio.com for The Nameless City:

TL;DR we used gen AI content on 'The Nameless City' as an artistic choice, but we've removed it because of all the damage the technology is doing. A bit more info here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/298... #Lovecraft #IndieGame #HorrorGame

Transition for loading new levels in the #Playdate game. The native Playdate class doesn't have a way to revert an animation out of the box, so probably I'll just code a custom one later, as I don't want to duplicate the fade in and fade out transitions. #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

I don't know who played Metroid Prime and thought 'Hmm, what this game needs is an annoying NPC who gives you advice on how to solve puzzles and kill enemies!'.

Programming some systems for the #Playdate game. It can save some variables in one scene (the player fell from the bridge) and read them on another scene (if the player fell, the enemies attack immediately). With this I can create more interesting levels. #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegamedev

Worked a bit more on the #Playdate game this week. Loading new levels, harming the player on the 'exploration' mode, etc. #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegamedev

Repost for #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #pixelart #Playdate

Paradnight Studio@paradnight-studio.com · 10mo ago

I haven't posted in a while! I've been doing some code for an 'exploration' mode of the #Playdate game. Doing the door sprite took me more time than it should, as it's a placeholder. But doing pixel art is fun.

I haven't posted in a while! I've been doing some code for an 'exploration' mode of the #Playdate game. Doing the door sprite took me more time than it should, as it's a placeholder. But doing pixel art is fun.

CARIMARA: BENEATH THE FORLORN LIMBS IS OUT NOW ON STEAM a short horror story about ghosts, goblins and polite anxiety of asking too much. untangle the mysteries of a "ghost problem" haunting this unwelcoming, desolate house. even if it means digging up uncomfortable truths.

there’s just one day left for this bundle. it’s halfway to its goal. please keep sharing and spreading the word about it. every bit helps. no effort is wasted effort. thank you!! 🙏

Nathalie Lawhead@alienmelon.bsky.social · 11mo ago

the “Play for Peace - Games for Palestine 2025 Charity Bundle” needs as much support as it can get right now. it’s halfway there with just 2 days to go! itch.io/b/2979/play-... please share and spread the word.