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@boldbigflank.itch.io

Game dev, father, tinkerer

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When I went to Jewel yesterday my biggest concern was how ICE is using that parking lot as a staging area.

15.02.2026 16:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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a person is feeding a fish with a can of food . ALT: a person is feeding a fish with a can of food .

Now live: Weird Fishin Theater -> Jenn's Educational Australia Presentation for Future New Australians -> Other stuff (maybe first ranked mahjong games?)!

twitch.tv/thegreatgildersneeze

06.02.2026 20:29 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Here ya go!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/rif...

02.02.2026 18:03 πŸ‘ 2727 πŸ” 731 πŸ’¬ 176 πŸ“Œ 258

Settings > Content and Media > Autoplay videos and GIFs > Off/unchecked

07.01.2026 18:09 πŸ‘ 67 πŸ” 67 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 7
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firefox AI and slop disablers from tumblr for the people from local hero mckitterick. Tried it on my end and the browser is significantly faster now

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02.12.2025 03:47 πŸ‘ 9248 πŸ” 5102 πŸ’¬ 87 πŸ“Œ 143

@andymboyle.bsky.social

18.11.2025 11:22 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Our physics-defying doors are now open! Hotel Infinity is out now(!!!) on PS VR2 and Meta Quest!
PS VR2: www.playstation.com/en-us/games/...
Meta Quest: www.meta.com/experiences/...

13.11.2025 19:13 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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Top13 WebXR category entries in #js13k 2025:

1. AL13YCAT by Alex Swan
2. Kittens Crossing by Samuel van Egmond
3. Inside Cat by Randy Tayler
4. COD: Black CAT by Sorskoot
5. 9 Lives: An Escape Room by Kev Etchells
6. Catway XR by JackDesBwa
7. Wake the Cat by Andrew Higson-Smith
...

13.10.2025 14:59 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

08.10.2025 07:46 πŸ‘ 847 πŸ” 370 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

That's right! Also when you focus on getting a complete game first, you can submit at any point. Every iteration after it is bonus.

07.10.2025 15:06 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Cover art of the 13 entries in the WebXR category

Cover art of the 13 entries in the WebXR category

Excited to be top ranked in #js13k 2025 in the WebXR category
The theme was Black Cat and my entry was a word puzzle set in a cat rave. Try them all out at js13kgames.com/2025/games
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #compo #competition #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5

06.10.2025 14:44 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
js13kGames 2025 winners

js13kGames 2025 winners

Here are the WINNERS of the #JS13K 2025 competition, congratulations! πŸŽ‰

1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat

Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...

Full results: js13kgames.com#winners

#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5

04.10.2025 15:21 πŸ‘ 19 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer YouTube video by MysticForge

It's been a while.

Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.

store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

03.09.2025 16:04 πŸ‘ 2588 πŸ” 728 πŸ’¬ 123 πŸ“Œ 71
Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

Color screenshot of the pixel-art game

πŸͺ‚ COMING SOON, from Panic / Shaun Inman: Ratcheteer DX!

Explore the depths and brave a frozen Snowcean in this lo-fi action-adventure. A Playdate classic, reimagined and updated, now in 🌈 full color.

Wishlist today on Steam! ⬇️ (Also coming to Nintendo Switch!)

πŸ”§ ratcheteer.com

21.08.2025 18:37 πŸ‘ 98 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 4
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Do you like creating @play.date games with a retro-styled mechanics or visuals? We're planning a feature in the magazine and would love to hear from you.

20.08.2025 14:01 πŸ‘ 92 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 14 πŸ“Œ 1

And much much fewer lightning bugs :(

29.07.2025 00:03 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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From the creators of The Room VR comes GHOST TOWN, a VR puzzle adventure game with just the right amount of atmospheric spookiness to immerse you in 1980s London. Get 10% off for a limited time!
πŸ‘»(www.bit.ly/GhostTown_SteamVR)

#vr #vrgaming #steam #steamvr #ghosttown

15.07.2025 13:44 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 1
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The sun’s not for everyoneβ€”Goth Drops are here through Friday, July 25th! πŸ–€

Connect your Twitch and Super Animal accounts below, then watch any Drops-enabled Super Animal Royale stream to earn them: drops.animalroyale.com

11.07.2025 17:04 πŸ‘ 140 πŸ” 43 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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✨PC DATE ANNOUNCE✨
We’re pleased to announce Ghost Town comes to #SteamVR on July 15 (yes, NEXT WEEK!) So if you like paranormal puzzles, restless spirits and ancient magic then wishlist now so you don’t miss it!
πŸ‘‰www.bit.ly/GhostTown_SteamVR

#vr #vrgaming #steam #ghosttown #wishlist

11.07.2025 13:30 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 6 πŸ“Œ 4

@aeiowu.com Howdy! I remember reading a while ago about how you made the circles in Hundreds look so pretty. Is that blog/article still around, do you know?

28.05.2025 20:16 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Important changes are coming to Glitch We’ve got an important update for the Glitch community today: We’ll be ending web hosting for your apps on Glitch.

At Heroku, we basically destroyed a generation of folks personal projects when we deprecated various free plans. (My own software died too.) Now Glitch is making the hard decision to do the same: blog.glitch.com/post/changes...

The lesson is simple: don't build in the cloud if you want it to last.

23.05.2025 10:27 πŸ‘ 150 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 3
Playdate with the image of fireworks and the text 2.7.2

Playdate with the image of fireworks and the text 2.7.2

There's a Playdate OS/SDK update out today, 2.7.2. (Get it in Settings > System > System Update).

While it doesn't have a lot of features for players, it sets the stage for a big new part of Playdate: networking. That means developers can start writing things likeβ€”that's rightβ€”multiplayer games.

02.05.2025 21:48 πŸ‘ 210 πŸ” 50 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 7
Battlesnake - Your code is the controller A multiplayer programming game where your code is the controller.

If you want to keep going and play against other snakes (including mine) check out play.battlesnake.com

25.04.2025 22:09 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Unfucking Windows - How to Make Your OS Work for You Again You might think Windows is a lost cause, but there are a handful of things you can do to make it better for you than it is for Microsoft. Here’s where to start.

This one walks you through some dead-simple stuff you can do to make Windows work better for you, including removing the stupid fucking Bing results from the Start Menu search.

17.02.2025 16:00 πŸ‘ 282 πŸ” 69 πŸ’¬ 12 πŸ“Œ 10

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.

What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

24.03.2025 06:13 πŸ‘ 2024 πŸ” 777 πŸ’¬ 581 πŸ“Œ 49
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Rate Beast (SDK) by BoldBigflank for PlayJam 7

itch.io/jam/playjam-...
I challenged myself to make a Playdate game in one day for PlayJam 7. While it's not the most polished game I've made, it does have challenge, and win and lose states.

13.03.2025 03:06 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Dr. Swan's Laboratory by BoldBigflank for Games for Blind Gamers 4 Play in your browser

itch.io/jam/games-fo...

I made an audio-focused escape room game as an entry in the Games for Blind Gamers Jam 4. I learned a ton and had a lot of fun with this community. Give it a shot!

13.03.2025 03:04 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Blue Prince on Steam Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictabl...

What a beautiful, intriguing game. I am excited to play the full thing soon! Blue Prince
store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/...

07.03.2025 14:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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PlayJam 7 A game jam from 2025-03-07 to 2025-03-24 hosted by PossiblyAxolotl. Welcome to PlayJam! PlayJam is a Playdate game jam where you get one weekend to make a game for the Playdate . A small, yellow, hand...

Ooh this is the first time doing one of these on Bluesky... #PlayJam 7 is coming soon! PlayJam is a weekend long beginner-friendly game jam for making @play.date games! Check out the jam page here: itch.io/jam/playjam-7

#playdate #playdatedev #gamejam #indiedev

09.02.2025 00:32 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 6
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Wild West Quest Escape Room - Escapism Room Escape Games Embark on a thrilling Wild West treasure hunt in Lackwater. Solve puzzles and outwit rivals to uncover a secret society's legendary stash. Coming soon!

If you are ever in St. George Utah, go do an escape room at Escapism. Both of the ones I did with my family had beautiful set design and satisfying puzzles. This is their latest creation, which just opened.
escapism-escaperoom.com/west/

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