Dietmar Hauser
@rattenhirn.bsky.social
Programming, games and music enthusiast, purveyor of poor taste, and animal lover / Principal Software Engineer at Epic Games / Ambassador at https://pgda.at
Join our arcademy on how games and studios can create meaningful change through design, partnerships, culture, wellbeing by using practical frameworks for systems thinking, opportunity mapping and organisational readiness. Extra: @playherdles.com gamescom recap subotron.com/event/wellbe...
Even Link stopped by to check out our take on "Spyro meets Breath of the Wild with a magical dog." I think we passed the vibe check 😎
WE MADE IT TO THE SEMIFINALS! 🐦⬛🏆 Crowded is still in the running for the Find Your Next Game Indie Award by gamestar.bsky.social Vote for Crowded — www.gamestar.de/artikel/find... Watch us LIVE on GameStar’s Twitch Sunday, Aug 30 from 12:30 PM CEST Voting ends at 12:50 PM CEST. LET’S CROW! 🖤🐦⬛
It's happening! My book has a new name and release date (in November) and you can preorder through the publisher now (or through your favorite book supplier, of course).
No Starch Press@nostarchpress.bsky.social · 4w agoThe Book of Debugging is up for preorder! it lays out a four phase workflow for finding bugs, with numbered strategies under each phase that work in any language. Preorder now for 25% off! https://nostarch.com/book-of-debugging
Join me at gamescom dev at 13.15 at stage 10 for my talk about applying for public game grants It's going to be thick with info but I've tried to make it a bit entertaining too just to make things nicely digestible
Heyho! We are planning on exhibiting togehter with the Game Dev Students at this years Gamefusion during Grazer Herbstmesse (1. - 4. Oct) and we are looking for motivated people who want to exhibit their games w/ us! Reach out to us if you're interested! More infos in our Discord
Wait, how did I not post about the interview with @phaser.io here? I looked towards unity and godot some years ago and still cant fathom that I just am able to continue phaser for my games big and small - what an engine :) phaser.io/news/2026/06...
Resistance Racing 2k97: How Phaser Powers a Pseudo-3D Racing Game
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Rejoice, @everyone, the Game Dev Days 2026 will happen this year on October 10th - 11th. That's right, the Game Dev DAYS will live up to their name once again. Saturday, 10th of October, will be a day full of talks and games. If you want to be part of it, check out the links below.
MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...
Doing a little listening party for the Canvas of Thoughts OST today on @bandcamp.com at 15:00 CET (That's 9am EST)! It's music-only and I do some commentating on chat, so you can passively ... or if you'd like to comment/ask questions, you can make a free account! clioem.bandcamp.com/merch/canvas...
Canvas of Thoughts (Original Game Soundtrack) Listening Party from Clio Em
Listening Party from Clio Em.
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Call for „PLAYING ART“ Game Ideas Exhibit your games at FROG conference and win the first “Austrian Impact Game Idea Award”! Eligible participants: Students, Hobbyists, Solo Devs, Teams, Studios based in Austria Deadline: 30 Sept. Details and registration: subotron.com/15294-call-f...
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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This took a lot of work, but it's still not what will one day be the "final trailer": www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqWC...
Mazestalker Gamescom 2026 Trailer #gametrailers #actionrpg #isometric
YouTube video by Pixelkabinett [AT]
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⭐Announcing Haven's Heir, The Hidden Isle's first campaign book. Uproot conspiracies, defy gods and despots, and decide what Dioscoria becomes when the world discovers magic.⭐ Sign up to get a free adventure! www.backerkit.com/c/projects/s... Visual done by: @solelle.bsky.social
The Indiedev community is coming together to support Venezuela! Juntos Game Jam: July 24–26. 🎮 Open worldwide 🗣️ English & Spanish ❤️ Optional donations support WFP's relief efforts 🔗 Register: itch.io/jam/juntos-g... 💝 Donate: tilt.fyi/cVK5Fy1gzr #JuntosGameJam #GlobalGameJam #GameDev #IndieDev
NEW ARTICLE: Game Announcement: Blackboard Ponies is an Adorable Hand-Drawn Platformer with a Pony Protagonist, Coming to Steam this Year www.themanequest.com/blog/2026/7/...
Game Announcement: Blackboard Ponies is an Adorable Hand-Drawn Platformer with a Pony Protagonist, Coming to Steam this Year — The Mane Quest
Blackboard Ponies is a 2D Platformer where you play as a pony wreaking havoc on a classroom blackboard, developed by a two person team from Austria. The game’s prototype was originally created as an ...
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You can play it and meet us live! Occult Office takes part in FM4 Indie area at Spielfest. #indiedev #indiegames
This weekend is the Esports Festival in Vienna!! Unfortunately I cannot join this time but super happy that many projects from TU Graz (GDSG) @tugraz & TUM @TU_Muenchen are being presented.. please find and play all of their amazing games!! esportsfestival.at/
📺 Watch Eline Muijres (@elinemuijres.com) speak at INDIGO 2026! Talk: Developer Decisions That Scare Publishers Full session: indigoshowcase.nl/talks/2026?s... #INDIGO2026 #gamedev #indiedev
I’m Alex, the solo dev behind Love is a Demon, a heartfelt, narrative adventure about love, friendship, and self-discovery. Wishlist the game and play the demo during Steam Next Fest 🖤 #indiegame #indiedev #steamnextfest
Check out Dungeons of Hinterberg before it's no longer on Game Pass
Xbox Game Pass loses a bunch of great games this month amid bleak subscriber numbers
Check out Dungeons of Hinterberg before it's no longer on Game Pass
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On July 11th and 12th, the Austrian game development industry will present itself under "Games from Austria" at the Esports Festival 2026 in the Austria Center Vienna. Mi'pu'mi will be there! 🤩 See you soon? 😍 esportsfestival.at/games-from-a... #indiedevhour #gamedev #IndieGames #indiedev
Updated the demo with some more bug fixes! steamcommunity.com/app/3218310/...
Demo v0.1.5 - July 4th 2026 :: Mazestalker General Discussions
Fixed some general jank in the battle system, should feel much better now! Fixed a respawn issue when you died in the dungeon and it player a random dialogue! Fixed various little bugs! Added a secret...
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