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-...

Very neat interactive game theory thing ncase.me/trust/

The Evolution of Trust

an interactive guide to the game theory of why & how we trust each other

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"Studios that realize the real goal shouldn't be to squeeze the human workforce but instead to harness technology to amplify that workforce's creative reach... those are going to be the ones that define the next decade of play." Read the whole article @ 80.lv - 80.lv/articles/gam...

Game AI Expert on Where AI Actually Belongs in Game Development

Luke Dicken has been researching AI technology for gaming for decades, and he joined us to share his perspective on the history of AI in games, modern generative AI, game development, production pipel...

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I haven't had any outright problems with this at my current job, but still had to get an approval and theoretically they could block me from my side projects. Have also talked with some other companies that said outright they wouldn't allow it. Fuck that shit.

Game Developer@gamedeveloper.bsky.social · last wk.

'I have been hunted down by HR reps, lawyers, and comms people:' Developers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clauses

Happy 5th birthday, little Senjed! ♥️ He got to try cat ice cream for the first time, and got a new cat pillar after the old one was retired from very heavy use.

What do you fucking mean they embroidered all the sprites

TodayOnSteam@todayonsteam.com · 2w ago

Scarlet Deer Inn https://store.steampowered.com/app/1553260/

if you want a fun way to stick it to tech giants and gen AI today, get the indie game where they literally made all their sprites and animations with embroidery, and leave a review to support them, because this is SO. FUCKING. COOL!

Being a solo dev with a background in mainly programming really makes me realize what parts of game development I'm less good at. In my case: UI Hats off to all you UI/UX designers out there. Keep making cool stuff, and maybe I'll manage to learn some decent UI design one day as well! #indiedev

breaking news, making cute shit is actually great for getting people to wishlist your game

Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮@malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 3w ago

as a producing and marketing professional, I would like to confirm that "because it's cute af and makes us happy" is actually an excellent reason to add features to your game.

When I played Gravity Slugger last week healing felt too weak, so I added two new upgrades: Armor (reduces damage taken) and Life Steal (heal on hitting enemy) Played again yesterday... made them WAY too strong. Never survived that long before. Rebalancing time then, I guess 😅 #gamedev #indiegame

The 2026 Godot Community Poll is here: Takes about ten minutes to complete, and it's one of the more direct ways to influence where things head next. We want to hear from you! 📝 godotengine.org/article/godo...

Godot Community Poll 2026 – Godot Engine

We want to learn more about the Godot community, understand who the users of the engine are, and find out how we can better support you.

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Me + trains = cursed today. On the way to a music rehearsal, I managed to miss three trains for three different reasons. Now on the way back, there's apparently an evacuation alarm at the station where I have to switch back to metro so the train I was on couldn't stop there.

Happy #WishlistWednesday everyone! 🎉 Let's promote your game! Drop your #indiegame below 🚀 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemarketing #steam

Under a Binface government, anyone who doesn’t accept human-made climate change as fact will be sent back to school, from Year 1 right the way to A Levels, to see if anything goes in the second time round. #VoteBinface

Very helpful Nintendo. #starfox #gaming #advice

Even after all these years I still find the fact that something like *this* was on the official soundtrack of a version of "Sid Meier's Pirates!" incredibly amusing. Only in the early 90s. 🏴‍☠️💿🔊🎶

There's a few slots for this if anyone wants free art for their indie game characters. Just drop a comment in that post with what you want and i'll get all that to Kristin till we run out of slots.

William Davis@willdavis.bsky.social · last mo.

Did something crazy and i'm sponsoring some art for #indiegamedev so if anyone would like a bust sketch of their indie characters done by Kristin in the below style please comment below. First come first serve.

For years we have been overwhelmed by the volume of code contributions we have to review, especially from new contributors. AI has made the problem much worse. That's why we are taking steps to reduce the burden on maintainers while still welcoming new contributors: godotengine.org/article/cont...

Changes to our Contribution Policies – Godot Engine

Godot is growing fast, so here is how we are dealing with the huge increase in contributions.

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Being a first time indie dev is terrifying constantly. Started out being told I didn't qualify for unemployment because "you'll be fine at 20 hours" Thousands of hours learning something new. Getting a small bank for business that still suffered from the y2k bug.

Mr. Lucha, father of 🦆 🐈 🐕 , indie dev 🎮@luchalutra.bsky.social · last mo.

🧵Final gamedev thought for the night, but it's very important cause I have been seeing it crop up in other threads by well meaning folk. Please don't recommend to industry devs that they should pivot to indie. That seems to be an impulsive response, but it's not a viable option for 95% of people.

Working the water simulation for 🌳🏡Island Architect🏡🌳, my relaxing sandbox building game. The interaction between the water and simulation is starting to work well, allowing you to build dams and aqueducts! #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev

One of my friends just announced their new game: Moose Builders! So fun to see him continuing the moose theme on his games. I guess he's trying to moose-ter that genre... 🫎🥁😂 #indiegame #gamedev

Lingon Studios@lingonstudios.com · 2mo ago

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT Introducing Moose Builders, a factory game about moose crafting solar panels! Grab a shovel, gather your friends, and prove that moose are the greatest engineers in the desert. Wishlist the game on Steam! RTs super appreciated!! Made with #raylib

It's time. Announcing a new game soon!

the future is here (we need to reject it though (we're on the bad timeline))

Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski@sosowski.bsky.social · 2mo ago

If you’re wondering how are there so many clones nowadays, this just popped in my Google Alerts

Talk submissions for the conference are now open If you have solved a hard problem, built something that works, or learned something the community needs to hear, we want to hear from you. Deadline: 23:59 BST Sunday August 2. www.aiandgamesconference.com/talk-submiss...

Talking to reddit mods is a Kafkaesque Experience

Stein Makes Games@steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I got banned on reddit for this rat gif

It's #TrailerTuesday everyone! 🎉 Let's promote your game! Drop your #indiegame trailer below 🚀 #gamedev #indiegamedev #gamemarketing #steam

so I've been looking at my finances, and all my income sources have plummeted I'm gonna have to shift my focus away from #half-edge and giving talks, because unfortunately they're huge money sinks I can't afford if you can, I'd appreciate your support, especially now ❤️ www.patreon.com/c/acegikmo

Get more from Freya Holmér on Patreon

Get more from Freya Holmér on Patreon. Creating video games & media. Support Freya Holmér and get exclusive access to their work.

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UK folks, let's jump on this AI regulation petition the Society of Authors emailed out! It's an actual parliament one so the government HAS to respond if it reaches the signature threshold. It calls for regulations to make AI developers disclose copyrighted works trained on. Sign & repost!! ❤️

Petition: Protect creators' rights: require AI firms to disclose training data

We ask the Government to introduce a statutory duty requiring AI developers to disclose the copyrighted works used to train generative AI in enough detail for creators to identify use of their work, e...

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First short-form video I ever made, showcasing the Mass Boost ability in my game! I had to restrain myself from making too many stupid jokes about "size" and "balls" when uploading the video 😂 I don't get how I failed to think of those jokes while editing it.

Gravity Slugger on Steam

Gravity Slugger is an arcade-style wave defense game where you use gravity and orbital mechanics to fling projectiles at attacking enemy spaceships. Dodge enemies, gather salvage, and upgrade your ski...

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Oxybear Games@oxybeargames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

With the Mass Boost ability you'll wreck your enemies like a bull wrecks a porcelain store! The game is called Gravity Slugger and you can wishlist it on Steam! :) store.steampowered.com/app/4516020/... youtube.com/shorts/TD1JS... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #godot

Here’s 🌳🏡Island Architect🏡🌳 on a field trip! A bit surprised by how well it works on my laptop without dedicated GPU already! #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev