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Russell Kay

@russellkay

Head of GameMaker, veteran game programmer - Lemmings, GTA, EA F1, Medal of Honor, Quidditch and many more

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πŸ”₯ Feature Friday! πŸ”₯
Witchmarsh: Tea Party of the Damned is a short, RPG set in the 1920s. Players create a team of investigators and lead them through a subterranean mega-dungeon, hidden beneath the streets of Jazz Age New England.
πŸ”— store.steampowered.com/app/2451390/...
@witchmarsh.bsky.social

06.03.2026 15:04 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

I am pretty sure he is singing Barbie Girl in this picture....

06.03.2026 13:32 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Le Prix d'Honneur revient Γ  Omar Cornut, crΓ©ateur du logiciel open source ImGui qui est utilisΓ© par toute l'industrie du jeu vidΓ©o

05.03.2026 21:09 πŸ‘ 200 πŸ” 27 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 22

oh that is awesome, well deserved! congrats @ocornut.bsky.social

06.03.2026 08:10 πŸ‘ 60 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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We’ve teamed up once again with Jordan from O. & Co. Games! In this tutorial, he breaks down how he built the dynamic camera system featured in TetherGeist.
πŸ”— youtu.be/rTwzrD6BFZQ

@oandcogames.bsky.social

05.03.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Promotional banner for β€œGameMaker Awards 2025.” A blue gradient background features a central pedestal with a stylized geometric trophy icon above the text β€œGAMEMAKER AWARDS 2025.” Around the sides are colourful cartoon and pixel-art game characters: on the left, a glowing star character, a muscular hero, a purple ninja-like figure, a woman holding a sci-fi gun, and two retro pixel characters; on the right, a duck, a green-haired villain with a sword, two rock musicians with guitars, and a small blue-haired warrior. A caption below reads, β€œThis third-party event is presented by Akupara Games.”

Promotional banner for β€œGameMaker Awards 2025.” A blue gradient background features a central pedestal with a stylized geometric trophy icon above the text β€œGAMEMAKER AWARDS 2025.” Around the sides are colourful cartoon and pixel-art game characters: on the left, a glowing star character, a muscular hero, a purple ninja-like figure, a woman holding a sci-fi gun, and two retro pixel characters; on the right, a duck, a green-haired villain with a sword, two rock musicians with guitars, and a small blue-haired warrior. A caption below reads, β€œThis third-party event is presented by Akupara Games.”

Following the GameMaker Awards 2025 we are delighted to share a GameMaker Steam showcase and sale πŸŽ‰
πŸ”— store.steampowered.com/curator/3304...

Thanks for all the support
@akuparagames.bsky.social

04.03.2026 15:17 πŸ‘ 87 πŸ” 25 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 3
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Apologizing to my future self in my code

05.03.2026 17:03 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Slime King Games: How Under The Island was Made Almost eight years did Under the Island cook in the minds of Johannes and Simone GrΓΌnewald. Now, the game is one of the best retro exploration adventures has been out for two weeks. We talked to Slime...

Almost eight years did Under the Island cook in the minds of Johannes and Simone GrΓΌnewald. Now, the game is one of the best retro exploration adventures has been out for two weeks. We talked to @slimekinggames.bsky.social about the design, the release and their next plans.

03.03.2026 13:11 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Improve your lighting with just one shader πŸ•―οΈ

28.02.2026 15:02 πŸ‘ 39 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

We'd love to see some more GameMaker Games this year πŸ‘‰πŸ‘ˆ

03.03.2026 14:59 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Γ–oo A Bomb Caterpillar's Big Adventure!

Γ–oo is now available on Nintendo Switch! πŸŽ‰
If you have friends who don’t own a PC, I’d really appreciate it if you could recommend the Switch version to them! πŸ›πŸ’£
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

03.03.2026 15:48 πŸ‘ 296 πŸ” 128 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 35
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Bluesky

Big news for the #GameDev community! Akupara Games is hosting the @gamemaker.io 2025 Awards event on Steam. πŸš€

Come celebrate the "Best Game" of 2025 and browse a curated collection of titles pushing the boundaries of what’s possible in GameMaker.

02.03.2026 18:53 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ”₯ Feature Friday! πŸ”₯
A challenging and heartfelt precision-platformer. Use powers of Astral Projection to complete a dangerous coming-of-age pilgrimage. Master tight controls, overcome challenges, and let your spirit guide you.
πŸ”— store.steampowered.com/app/2474430/...
@oandcogames.bsky.social

27.02.2026 15:05 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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The Terrible Tadpole! This guy isn't in the demo, but he will be in the full game. Check out the Gunboat God demo in Steam Next Fest :D

store.steampowered.com/app/2832190/...

27.02.2026 12:05 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I know that, but it still wishes it was a Z80

24.02.2026 19:41 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Z80 wannabe it just wishes it was as good as

24.02.2026 08:41 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

GM(48) is back! It's an incredible GameMaker community Jam and we're proud to be sponsoring 48th edition.
Join the fun on March 14th!

16.02.2026 16:00 πŸ‘ 33 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
- YouTube
- YouTube Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

Getting that game feel just right can be tricky and dependent on your game, but we got Nico @athenianrhapsody.bsky.social to share what he does to up the juice πŸ’ͺ
πŸ”— youtu.be/smD36Y3OVvk

13.02.2026 16:05 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That's alright, fellas. Have a little rest before the big adventure begins!

My game Bobls is coming to a Steam Next Fest near you this February! s.team/a/2459890

#indiedev #gamedev #precision #platformer #coop #cozy #games #pixelart #retro #bubbles #gamemaker

12.02.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Sandy Duncan, 1960 - 2026 A celebration of the life of Alexander Charles Duncan, husband, father and friend.

For those who knew Sandy Duncan (@lordoftheyoyo.bsky.social), you can leave condolence messages for the family here.

His Funeral details have also been released, and it will be streamed for those unable to attend.

sandyduncan.muchloved.com

12.02.2026 09:01 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Congratulations Dan! Great News - I hope you are all doing well!

08.02.2026 20:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Just a little life update: my wife and I welcomed our daughter to the world last week, a little bit prematurely (she was too eager to get out and see us apparently). You understand this means a period of time away from The Webℒ️ while we look after our new squishy thing.

08.02.2026 10:15 πŸ‘ 36 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 0
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We spoke to @jansonrad.bsky.social, the developer of the upcoming Gunboat God. Learn about the visually striking game from the earliest prototype to key game design decisions.

πŸ”— gamemaker.io/en/blog/gunb...

06.02.2026 14:22 πŸ‘ 27 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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That's a HUGE.... health bar you've got there. πŸπŸ—‘οΈβ€οΈ

Gunboat God has 5 boss battles across 5 biomes, and they're each more intense than the last!

This is only the first attack of the first boss :O

#gamedev #indiegame

06.02.2026 06:43 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I've built a struct based UI making system in Game Maker and it allows me to easily do funky things like that. 😁

#gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev

04.02.2026 21:03 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a VERY big *free* content update is due to drop in March. 😎

Tomorrow's update is a smaller but introduces Epic and Legendary Chips! πŸ’₯

03.02.2026 18:48 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Book menu breakdown πŸ“™
#pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker

02.02.2026 17:57 πŸ‘ 1337 πŸ” 356 πŸ’¬ 27 πŸ“Œ 10
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'Under The Island' Looks Packed With Minish Cap-Style Charm In New Release Date Trailer Deep(wood) respect

'Under The Island' Looks Packed With Minish Cap-Style Charm In New Release Date Trailer.

02.02.2026 12:00 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Finally, I can reveal the release date of Under the Island (even though it was kinda leaked already πŸ˜…)
I hope you'll have a lot of fun with this game I've poured 7 years of my life into.

Mark February 17th on your calendar!
Enjoy the trailer!

30.01.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 297 πŸ” 77 πŸ’¬ 19 πŸ“Œ 8
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We've put the spotlight on the GameMaker community in Chicago. Check out some of the people and projects in our latest blog post!

πŸ”— gamemaker.io/en/blog/chic...

30.01.2026 15:37 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2