I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this ๐
The PIGCON: Portland Indie Game Convention logo, depicting a large Cubepig over a city with a bridge. Text also reads "May 30th - 31st, 2026 Norse Hall, Portland, OR"
ANNOUNCING:
PIGCON, the Portland Indie Game Convention
A weekend for indie devs of all kinds to learn, share, and connect
May 30-31 at Norse Hall, Portland, OR
pigcon.pigsquad.com
See you this spring ๐๐
our wizard-in-chief at @thegamebakers.com Anthony Beyer made a breakdown about ใ๐ชจ rocks ๐ชจๅฝก. check it out! www.artstation.com/artwork/AZzrJm
Demonschool does this... kinda! Our backgrounds ARE full 3D, but for most of the overworld gameplay, we have a fixed camera angle... if there are no moving lights, we can cache the world to a texture and treat the whole world as an impostor, essentially doing runtime 'pre-rendering' i guess.
We are thrilled to announce that Flock Around is being funded by Outersloth! (@outersloth.com)
We can't wait to make the game even better thanks to their support!
The Spire awakens once more in Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026! โ๏ธ
New characters, enemies, environments & more await you in Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder.
Will you attempt the climb alone... or enlist the aid of your fellow adventurers?
Reminder to other indie dev teams especially new teams. Most of us are happy to share advice and give feedback on publisher/funding/platform deals and terms. There are some shady predatory biz weasels that will take advantage of you as soon as your game starts to pop off. Please reach out.
PLAY TOWERBOLT!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Most of the R&D projects have animal codenames so likely from one of those
all the kinds of modern Indie Games:
-"roguelike" (slot machine)
-feelings
-unlock/tech tree simulator
-"god we hope northernlion plays this"
-crunchy first person shooter
-morrowind built by a single lunatic
FIVE DAYS until my game Towerbolt comes out!
โกLovingly made by a solo dev
โกMade for newcomer platformer players and speedrunners alike
โกFeatures a very cool owl ๐ฆ
Wishlist the game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2559220?...
#indiegame #platformer #steam
I owe you an apology, Amber Glenn. I wasn't really familiar with your Magic: The Gathering Game.
โก Hey folks, Towerbolt comes out in TWO WEEKS!ย โก
If you're press, a streamer or content creator and would like an early key, please fill out this form to get a key before the game's launch on Feb 18th!ย Thank you so much for your interest and support!
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
#indiegame
You'll get different definitions at different studios but here's mine: a person who helps individual contributors (ICs) and leads work with each other to make workflows better/easier/[Radiohead voice] more productive. They should be like oil: reducing friction and energy required to get things done.
new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...
Hi!๐I've been leading character art on Spirit Crossing with @spryfox.bsky.social for the last few years and, as I'm new to BlueSky, I thought I'd try sharing some of the work that's gone into making characters for an MMO over the next few months! Follow if you like characters and lil tech details ๐
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.
11:59pm: pokemon rumble spheal 12:00am: pokemon rumble spheal wearing a happy new year hat 12:01am: sleeping spheal
someone should make a videogame
What is Towerbolt? A short video covering the basics for #screenshotsaturday!
#pixelart #gamedev #indiegames
hi, here's what i've been working on as lead programmer/lead technical artist. the team and i are super proud of it, would appreciate you all checking it out
And he said, "If everyone likes it, it means it's mainstream. It means it's conventional. It means it's already pre-digested for people to like it. And I don't want that. I want people to end up liking things they didn't like when they first encountered it, because that's where you really end up loving something."
Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
Our December Playtest goes live tomorrow!!
Please sign up and spread the word to your fighting game and roguelike-playing friends!
store.steampowered.com/app/3977340/...
Thank you!
when you're on a great creative team but it's 2025
Do you enjoy roguelike deckbuilders? The demo for Retromine just released-- it's made by my @seattleindies.bsky.social mentee and it's super, super fun!
cicidigital.itch.io/retromine
#indiedev #indiegames
