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Go heavy perf drop (~10 fps) after updating project from UE5.5 to 5.7. turns out: it was not the game itself but the stat gpu and stat scenerendering which drain perf WAY more in 5.7 than in 5.5. #unrealengine

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Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

Well, THAT is a good argument to switch to UE5.6+ 🍺 (found in the ue roadmap portal.productboard.com/epicgames/1-...) #gamedev #beer

We are part of the "Games Composed in Germany 2026" event on #Steam! https://store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-Composed-in-Germany?utm_source=%257B%257Bnetwork%257D%257D&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=GameComposedInGermany  #indiegame #wrestling #wrestlinggames #gamedev #indiedev #thumbwrestling

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Tape Recorder Prank - The Office US

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WIRED@wired.com · 2w ago

Halliday’s G2 glasses can listen to and summarize your workplace meetings—with no video involved. www.wired.com/story/hallid...

At Unite Seoul 2026 Unity just released what is probably the single most AWESOME thing they've created... in years. Unity CLI + Unity Pipeline COMPLETELY control Unity & Unity projects 100% from the command line. gamefromscratch.com/unity-cli-un... #gamedev #indiedev #Unity3d

Unity CLI + Unity Pipeline = Game Changers – GameFromScratch.com

At Unite 2026 Unity released Unity CLI and Unity Pipeline, completely control Unity from the command line + free AI MCP server mode

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This brand new first person RPG is close to drop as a demo... Give it 2 more weeks! #indiedev #gamedev #rpg

A YouTube creator built the perfect alternative for anyone switching from Photoshop to GIMP. This free and open-source patch turns GIMP into a Photoshop-like editor with a familiar tool layout, keyboard shortcuts, more canvas space, and fully local files

Why is Unreal 5.5/5.8 correctly falling back to the Lumen SWRT (Surface Cache) when I disable HWRT globally (top) or for Lumen in general (Middle) BUT TURNS BLACK when I specifically disable HWRT it ONLY for Lumen Reflections (bottom) ?! Does anyone know? #gamedev #unrealengine #unreal

new record: LONGEST review! xxadonisxx took the time to write 719 words about my game. 💘 what's YOUR longest review? steamcommunity.com/id/xxadonisx...

Steam Community :: xxadonisxx :: Review for Cozy Space Survivors

Cozy Space Survivors offers a refreshing interpretation of the survivor-like genre by replacing dark settings and relentless tension with a colorful, comforting journey through the stars. Developed an...

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my game is part of the indie-day-bundle ! www.fanatical.com/en/pick-and-... #indiedev

My first bluesky post saved for this! Flotsam is finally out after years and years and years... No more questions about if it's done yet needed! 😘 Thanks everyone who helped! www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1As...

Flotsam 1.0 Launch Trailer

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The best there is the best there was! Our 4th wrestler is nearly done! Soon we'll have our wrestlers together to have some 2vs2 action in #THUMBLEMANIA #IndieGame #GameDev #WrestleSky #WishlistWednesday #Wrestling #WWE #AEW #Steam 🎮 #Gaming #NintendoSwitch #PS5

We just hit 200 followers! 🐰 Thanks for helping us shatter the world. Plenty left to break. (..pls don't unfollow over this one 🥺👉👈) #gamedev #indiegame #metroidvania #promosky

We built our game around slowing down and noticing the little things. Seeing that resonate, even briefly, means everything to us 💛🐾 #cozygame #simplethings #streamer #reactions Thank you: @gamingwithgynger.bsky.social @eeowna.bsky.social @risshella.com @sarahsunstone.bsky.social

500! Five-Hundret! Fünfhundert! Das sind ja 1000 Mark! I think I spider!

WildSheepStudio@wildsheepstudio.bsky.social · 2mo ago

🤗 Adorable Adventures just passed 500 reviews on Steam. And we're still on very positive 💚 Such an amazing response from a truly lovely playerbase! We're hard at work improving the game + adding more content. The first update is already out. Check out the game here: steampowered.com/app/3840230

Have you seen the trees in Grandia for the Sega Saturn? Why is no-one talking about the trees in Grandia for the Sega Saturn??

Documented For-Loops in Niagara because I couldn't find much about them in the web: realtimevfx.com/t/unreal-nia... #realtimevfx

Unreal Niagara For Loop Example

Couldn’t find much examples for For-Loops in Niagara. Here a simple Example where for each particle, I read the position of EVERY other particle (via for-loop) and draw a line. Can be useful for Plexu...

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best comment. (yes, we have an oink-button) #gamedev

i admit, our artists created something very very very cute. store.steampowered.com/app/3840230/... #gamedev

Patch Notes get funnier, the less context one has: "Game stuck when smelling poo after mother tutorial" store.steampowered.com/news/app/384... #gamedev

Adorable Adventures - v.1.1 patch now available! - Steam News

Including additional VO languages, quality of life changes, Steam Deck improvements, additional options, and bugfixes!

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Saw this one in @simonschreibt.bsky.social 's newsletter, and this one is a really important trick to keep in your toolbelt in #UnrealEngine raphaelgarcia.dev/lab/smooth-w...

Smooth WPO Fade in UE5 : Reading Disable Distance from the Material

How to build a smooth World Position Offset fade in Unreal Engine 5 by reading the native Disable Distance directly from the material using GetPrimitiveData.

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I left my tea out yesterday. Today, a layer has formed on top. Totally awesome breakup, right? Great reference for cracked ground or an impact.

I'll be releasing Godot Starter Kit: Match-3 tomorrow but for now I want to direct your attention to the 70 (!) splash screens I've made which you can use to proudly display your excellent taste in game engines. ✨ github.com/KenneyNL/God...

Falcon Age was 18 months with a dev team of 7 Thirsty Suitors was 3.5 years with a dev team of 14 Dosa Divas will be 2 years 3 months with a team of 14 Our next three games that we're pitching around are all under 2 years with a team of 7 mostly out of necessity to get to a stable place.

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our game was shown during the @futuregamesshow.bsky.social ! here the vid with timestamp: youtu.be/p4lB9R2nSI8&... #indiegame