It’s a 72 hr. Art Sale! Jay Stephens’ original artwork at 20% off! Last chance for U.S. friends… on Aug. 19, the U.S. begins collecting a new 50% tariff on artwork imported from Canada. Orders placed during the sale will ship Aug. 6 to beat the deadline and save you the markup. blackeye.ca/art

'Games development' and 'games business' are two seperate things. The sickness lies in the business side. And it is catastrophically sick. In all meanings of the word.

Today is Venba's three year anniversary!!! 🍰🍰🍰 To celebrate, we're on our biggest sale yet and you'll notice we're also on the front page of Steam!!!? 3.75 USD to get emotional gut punched! If you're looking to jump in or gift it to a friend, this is the best time!

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Save 30% on Bad Pixels on Steam

Back in the days of the wild west, everything was much more rudimentary and raw. Drinking water had bits in it, shoes had holes in them, and computers only had 8-bits of processing power. With limited...

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Happy International Friendship Day from two Toronto indie studios cheering each other on! 🤝 We’re grateful for friends like the team at @softrains.bsky.social & this year we’re sharing one very big date: August 6! Two very different indie games, one shared launch day & so much hype for next week🎉✨

This is probably the biggest moment of my life 😭 After 4 years, the Game UI Bible has finally launched for all the world to see. A 400+ page tome of Game UI/UX goodness, celebrating all the weird and wonderful intricacies of this field. I'm SO proud of this book, and for you all to read it!

Lost In Cult@lostincult.co.uk · 2w ago

From a database to a full-fledged bible! ✨🕺 We've collabed with @eddcoates.bsky.social on the Game UI Bible, a 500+ page hardback adventure through the UI/UX of loads of your favourite games 🎮 Let us entice you with a limited signed bookplate by Edd himself and more below 🔗👇

Don't forget to wishlist Mr. Freezy! Launching just in time for fall, September 1st store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...

Aerial_Knight's MrFreezy on Steam

Play as a woman who's an axe-wielding serial killer in this light-hearted puzzle game about decapitating men, uncover the disturbing story behind New Detroit’s infamous serial killer, Mr. Freezy.

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Callout: Are you in Canada and a regular player of "friendslop" games like Peak or RV There Yet? Looking to talk to people for a story to learn about the appeal of the genre.

I'm looking for someone who does book layouts/design professionally, including print-on-demand AND epub, ideally with InDesign, potentially to pay for some consulting/help. Who's out there? ✍️👨‍💻

Play as a woman who's an axe murderer, who kidnaps men, locks them in a basement, and decapitates them (in this light-hearted puzzle game) store.steampowered.com/app/4756010/...

Earlier this year, Ubisoft closed its Halifax studio rather than let it unionize. Lead programmer and organizer @straighthogglin.bsky.social takes us behind the scenes of the industry-wide labour movement on this week's Do Not Pass Go podcast. 🎧 Listen here: www.donotpassgo.ca/p/inside-the...

i don’t people-watch so much as mentally correct their grammar

If this is your first time seeing my posts, I'm a Black game developer making some pretty different games. You can check them out on all platforms, and if you want to support what I do, follow my Patreon. Even the $1 tier gets you free copies of my games. ❤️ www.patreon.com/c/AerialKnight

i make my ramen al dente

Why is the new Legally Blonde TV series not “Elle The Vampire Slayer.” Huge miss.

Proud to announce our HARDSHIP FUND: uvw-cwa.org/hardship-fun... If you've been recently laid off and need support, we got you.

We're seeking self-published games or #indiedevs looking for a publisher. This is a free September #Steam event and spotlight for teams without major backing, or for those still searching for a publisher to get discovered. Submissions are open through July 10th! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Prismatic Indie Showcase 2026

Submit your indie game for the chance to be included in Prismatic Indie Showcase 2026, a curated Steam event. This event is dedicated to celebrating games that are self-published or looking for publi...

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We got a big bump in traffic yesterday when people learned about us on NPR. Thank you to @npr.org for covering our launch and bringing our story to people's attention! And thank you to all our new followers. We can do this together! 🌍️🧪💪 #ClimateAction #ClimateForUs #ProtectScience

Get your 90s grift on EVERYWHERE this Summer with a wholesome adventure about skipping bandcamp to do crime & save your Mom’s video store. 📼 😎 The Big Con is now available on #mobile & free to try on the App Store & Google Play! Grab your copy & maybe leave a review? (That’d be RAD 👻) Links 👇

Lil’ Guardsman is 80% off in the Steam Summer Sale! 🎉 Our debut is still being discovered, and still making people laugh their butts off. It’s a few bucks. Every sale helps fund the next game (and the one after that). Don’t overthink it. store.steampowered.com/app/1924360/...

THE BIG CON - Physcial Edition Pre-Orders close TOMORROW! Get your grift on, save your Mom’s video store, play some Rad Skater, maybe hit the pawn shop? Available for #switch and #playstation (with exclusive reversible covers!) #indiegame #indiegames #games #thebigcon

Happy Juneteenth! If you're looking for something cool to play today to support a black business in the U.S., check out some of my games. - Studio is Black-owned - Black characters - Black Voice Actors And racist trolls hate us ♥️ linktr.ee/aerial_knight

I'm attending a digital humanities event in Montreal. There was a keynote on AI and something about the talk made me wonder if it had been written by Claude. I said as much in the Q&A. As I posed the question, the speaker shifted, looking slightly uncomfortable. What he said next shocked the room +

Art of the Concept is a NEW concept art showcase for Toronto indie games! Some see how indie games are made in this exclusive gallery. 📍 3 Lower Jarvis Street - George Brown College (2nd floor) 🗺️ maps.app.goo.gl/trK2ym7w6M8h... #TorontoGamesWeek #indiegames #gaming #conceptart #summer

Played a ripping round of 4-team #gaslands with local pals last night. Today heard the news of the 3rd edition coming soon from @planetsmashergames.bsky.social Can’t wait, might have to try to get beta access 💀

Holding out for even smaller spaces inside the smaller spaces to hang out with even fewer people.

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communities are coming to Bluesky this year. today, Bluesky is one big space. communities will be smaller spaces inside that where you can go deeper and hang out with people who care about the same stuff.

There's only 3 developers left in the world that haven't purchased Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 (facts, trust me), help me reach them. kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...

Kenney Game Assets All-in-1 by Kenney

Includes 60,000+ game assets including 2D sprites, 3D models and more!

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You ever get SO EXCITED about your event that you... accidentally delete your presenter intake form?? Welp. If you submitted to give a talk at DEI or DIE this year, please forgive me – and fill out the form again! Feel free to share this around so folks see it! 🙏 docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Gonna #gaslands this sweet garage sale find. Bonus points for actually being the correct scale. Will likely keep the original paint job and just weather this war rig.

Spotted more than one VR headset garage sale-ing today. It might just be over, folks.