Ben McInnes

Car boot casino poster. A painting of a dog who wears a poker visor and holds a hand of cards. Text reads “Car boot casino. A night of homebrew card, bluffing & betting games”

Friday 27 March your favourite Pitt Boss & croupiers will be opening to doors to the CAR BOOT CASINO once more.

This time we’re at the V&A as part of the Player/Performer Friday Late curated by @susepicious.bsky.social

Tis FREE & no tickets required

www.vam.ac.uk/event/Wl9jvz...

We worked on this quietly for 3 years with our heads down. Now you can play it for free. Our goal is monthly updates going forward.

store.steampowered.com/app/1397790/...

🌞 SOL CESTO - FULL ANIMATED TRAILER 🌞

Sol Cesto 1.0 finally has a release date! Dive into the final version of our weird roguelite on April 10, 2026.

We can’t wait for you to discover all the endings 👀
Please help us spread the word 🙌

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Concept sketches

The gods of Everdawn emerge from the darkness.

Donkey tech is a - GO!

a cartoon character wearing a hat and holding a cane Alt: a cartoon character wearing a hat and holding a cane

Hey folks, time for another indie #ShowCasey, January edition! Are you an indie developer? Do you have an upcoming game you would like to show off to people? Reply below with a pitch for your game, screenshots/video, and link to the store page! Use the hashtag if you want, only one rule:

No genAI!

Hey thanks for doing this! There are two of us making Fool King - a tactical auto battler where you build an army to dethrone an immortal tyrant.

We use Async PvP so all your opponents are other players and if you win you become the Fool King!

More coming soon!
bsky.app/profile/loot...

This year is going to be excellent ✨

A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.

I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:

www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...

I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

The battalions are starting to amass!

Liveries for the units in Fool King

Skins are coming!
What colour schemes shall I do next?

CorgiSpace on Steam CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...

holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...

If you're going to @playtopia.bsky.social this weekend come say hi, battle some lil dudes and try to take the throne! Whoever holds the throne at the end of Playtopia may just walk away with something cool 💀👑✨

We are going to be at @playtopia.bsky.social this week and holding a Fool King tournament!
There may even be a prize for whoever can retain the throne...

My skellybob army grows!

If, like me, you don't know what a skelebob is. I can now inform you that it is in fact Northern England slang for a skeleton.
You're welcome.

🍎

Couple more tiles

#pixelart

Since everyone enjoyed the original UI process video so much😆

https://lootdonkey.itch.io/fool-king

#indiedev #UI #process #gamedev

We are a micro studio & need your help spreading the word about Fool King!
In return your faithful companion could be immortalised in game.
Please repost, comment & follow us to enter, winners to be chosen next week.
Extra points for playing the game & joining our discord 😉
#indiedev #gamedev

After 2 months of cooking, we're so back!

Save 35% on Below the Crown on Steam Explore the dungeons Below the Crown, in this love letter to Roguelikes, Dungeon Crawlers, and Chess. Prepare for strategy, game-changing spells, psychological tests, and challenges from your fellow p...

👑The Below the Crown is now in Early Access on Steam ♟️

Our first launch in almost 10 years!
Our nerdy love letter to Roguelikes, Chess, and Dungeon Crawlers is here for everyone to try - please give us a review!

store.steampowered.com/app/1883920/...

Explore the Experience of RUIN! The first chapter of our legendary IP. As a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the original release, we've faithfully recreated the Original RUIN so you can experience the experience on Your Device, Your Way.

💊our game has a release date!!💊

- a pill-roulette horror game for up to 4 players
- pick your poison
- use experimental items to shift the odds
- bluff, betray, deceive, and survive
- solo or up to 4 players online

Side Effects, coming 21st November to Steam!

My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025) Adam Saltsman joins us at ThinkyCon 2025 to present the talk: "CorgiSpace, or, short legs on purpose, or, my approach to making small games" Talk description: I've made and released 14 games in the last 12 months, all in my very limited free time, and had a super fun time doing it, even though I al

@adamatomic.bsky.social has created a *lot* of small games, and we were delighted for him to join us at ThinkyCon 2025 to share how he approaches it.

It's almost here.

Possessor(s). PC+PS5.

🔜 Tomorrow. 🔜

Get ready: store.steampowered.com/app/2132890/...

A joy to look at, a wonder to read and will look mighty fine in your home. Go back this beautiful thing!