It's live! Estelle Igni, the JRPG of eternal night and endless discovery: store.steampowered.com/app/4387830 ・13 classes, each party member can mix any 3 ・Non-linear, multiple character narrative Discover the mysteries of Limina and the rifts slowly eating its stars. #JRPG #turnbased #indiegame

If you're looking for a direct way to help laid-off devs, check this out https://kotaku.com/itchio-game-developer-hardship-bundle-necrosoft-games-layoffs-unionization-2000720782

Game Devs Put Together An Itch.io Bundle Of Over 100 Games With Proceeds Going To Help Laid-Off Colleagues - Kotaku

The Game Industry Hardship Fund bundle contains over 100 games and will be on sale for the next two weeks

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Indie devs, here's a FREE way to get eyeballs on your game! For the 1st week of August, put your game in a slideshow on all MinnMax videos. Upload 1 promotional image here - forms.gle/XFH2PKJKevTP... - 1280x920 - BIG, CLEAR TEXT - No AI art in promo image or game Any help sharing is appreciated!

The Steam store page for Chester is finally up! Chester at the Park is a #puzzle game with #chess pieces and cute dogs in charming 1-bit pixel art! You should probably wishlist it! store.steampowered.com/app/4074100/... #indie #gamedev #pixelart

Chester at the Park on Steam

Pick up the chess pieces to lead Chester the dog through challenging puzzles. Explore the charming Checkered Meadows, meet other visitors and befriend the cute critters that live in the park.

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I'm making a cozy game and I need your help! My dream is to spend 2027 focusing on creating a small world in my art style for you to enjoy alone or with friends. I'm preparing a Kickstarter to buy me time to do that — link in replies, please click 'Notify me' & share with others!

What do you fucking mean they embroidered all the sprites

TodayOnSteam@todayonsteam.com · 2w ago

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

Canadian arts and culture folks: the federal government has launched a (methodologically flawed) survey on "the Cultural Sector's readiness for Artificial Intelligence". If you're ready to resist or refuse genAI, here's your chance to let them know. pch.research-recherche.ca/f/s.aspx?lan...

National Survey on the Cultural Sector’s Readiness for Artificial Intelligence

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hi! my name's Jonathan and I'm making a retro-style 2D platformer called GANDER FROM THE GREEN in the excellent @godotengine.org! my inspirations are mostly a mix of the classic Sonic games, Yoshi’s Island, Donkey Kong Country and Mario 3/World.

we are looking for a UI/UX director who's passionate about D&D to join our digital games team at Wizards 🪄 job-boards.greenhouse.io/hasbro/jobs/...

The entire first season of Mushishi is up on YouTube for free (officially)! It's very chill and ethereal, exactly what I needed right now. I didn't know it was an anthology show going in but I'm glad I checked it out. Some really emotional stories in this. 🥹 www.youtube.com/watch?v=oXpg...

Full Anime | MUSHI-SHI (English Dub)

YouTube video by Anime Manga Official

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It's official! Slash-Out is releasing September 17th. It's been a long time coming but I'm proud to say the game is releasing in just two months! Here's a snazzy new trailer to show-off just how far the game has come since its original nextfest demo. #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

walk is out now on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4563880/... hope you like it <3

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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I've been trying to migrate off Microsoft and Google services, and big tech in general. It's been slow going because finding good alternatives is not always easy, and my criteria is fairly strict (e.g. no AI, and I want to self-host where possible). Gonna use this thread to share some findings!

Here's the new Torment Hexus trailer. Because they SHOULD be afraid of us! Make sure to wishlist us on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3238420/...

working on a new project for @aftermath.site: a semi-comprehensive, regularly-updated list of every game studio that refuses to use AI. if that sounds like your studio, message me with the reason(s) why as well as basic details about what you make. DMs open and email is nathan@aftermath.site

I know the industry is in a dire state right now for jobs but If any indie studios see this and need an additional programmer, PLEASE let me know ASAP! my partner @barndone.bsky.social is a great generalist programmer and needs a home! Vancouver on 1 salary isn't going to cut it for long 😓

Building on our PAX Rising announcement: we're looking for a Unity-experienced (HDRP preferred) tech artist for some short term VFX and shader work to help finish up our demo! If that's you or someone you know, please DM me your portfolio, work sample, or questions! #indiedev #techart #gamedev

🧽💦 THE SKRUB SQUAD DEMO IS NOW AVAILABLE!!! 🚮 Start your journey in tidying up the galaxy by checking out the demo - featuring three levels for you to clean and revitalize! I've been working super hard on this so shares super appreciated!! 🙏 #SKRUBSquad 🔗👉 store.steampowered.com/app/3900170/...

Yup. We’re looking for ANOTHER narrative designer to join our project! Come work on Star Wars!! ✨ www.respawn.com/careers/narr...

The news is out! Escape the Backrooms is available on Switch 2! I worked on the Switch 2 port with an amazing team at Blackbird Interactive. We have cross-platform multiplayer across all platforms! This was a lot of fun to work on and I'm so proud of what we accomplished. Hope the fans enjoy it! 💛

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☢️We have reports of new Wanderers... holding a console?☢️ It's been hard to contain the news that Escape the Backrooms has no-clipped onto the Nintendo Switch 2! Play alone or with friends using Cross-Platform Matchmaking.

If your team is looking for an experienced Writer/Narrative Designer, shoot me a message! I've worked on just about everything — cinematics, branching dialogue, UI, item descriptions, lore, barks, worldbuilding, mission/quest design, you name it! I also shoot films sometimes, too. gavsarafian.com

Gav Sarafian - Game Writer, Narrative Designer

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Good high level starting point for those starting job search process today: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

JD’s Game Jobs Search Resources

JD’s Game Jobs Search Resources Last update pass completed: March, 2026 The purpose of this document is to collect useful links for video game job searchers. If you have any feedback, additions or c...

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The never-ending layoffs and studio closures are so heartbreaking... I don't know if this is helpful since these jobs are probably posted all over already, but for anyone looking for game dev work in Canada, take a look our openings at Blackbird Interactive: blackbirdinteractive.com/careers-2/

ISteam Summer Sale - you've seen all of the "Top X games to buy on the Steam Summer Sale" - most of them (cough PolyIGN) are pretty lazy rips right off of the Steam top seller charts. We’re not going to do that. Here’s 42 great indie games on sale - not a single game over $10 #indiegames #gamedev

Flocking to Indies

A place for indie games by Fair Play Collective

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Show me a cool physical game (cursed or non-cursed) (If you played Taz Mania you know this one is very much cursed 😨)

Claire@cgirvin.bsky.social · last mo.

Show me a cool physical game (it's also a cursed object)

I hadn't posted it here, but I'm looking to found a game studio with an artist and a programmer in Germany, ideally in NRW, in case anyone is interested! It's not easy to find, because it requires a good amount of industry experience, the ability to lead, and savings to apply for more funding.

One more week to grab the sleeper hit of 2024-2025 in the Steam Summer Sale! Moving Houses was nominated for 2 Canadian Game Awards: Best Performance, and Best Technology/Innovation! Currently 65% off! store.steampowered.com/app/2831060/...

Save 65% on Moving Houses on Steam

A silly little physics-based game about moving on... or is it? Be neat, be careful, or be a chaos goblin. The choice is yours. But be warned, not all is as it seems in this quiet little house.

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