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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 12/02/2026

We need your help! Dirty Rectangles is putting together an informal list of every game made in Toronto from 2020 to 2026 as well as the general location of its development in the city for the purposes of a fun exhibition during Toronto Games Week. Know a game? Tell us! dirty-rectangles.com/toronto

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Oliver Franzke @p1xelcoder.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

One of my favorite ways to utilize the twist warp is to align it with the cross-fade frontier. This way the shape blend happens in the coiled up region, which looks super neat. :)

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Oliver Franzke @p1xelcoder.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Keeper's morphs are authored as scene-graph or more specifically as a scene-tree, which is evaluated bottom-up. I wrote a “compiler” which turns the tree into a command list which can be executed on the GPU. The compiler does a fair amount of optimization (e.g. dead branch pruning) to minimize cost.

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Matthieu Mouthon @mattsmouth.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

I genuinely believe that Keeper is one of the game's industry most excellent and exciting achievements of the decade. A seemingly un-pitchable game that stands strong on its core tenets of emotional connection and teaching the player to let go of preconceived game notions. I thoroughly enjoyed it

A screenshot from Double Fine's latest game, Keeper.

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Mike Sowden @mikeachim.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Damn. This is amazing. £325 per week, paid monthly, for 3 years - and the result was a profit for the Irish economy: www.citizensinformation.ie/en/employmen...

Post from Threads user rodneyowl: "Ireland has declared the Basic Income for Artists scheme permanent. This will be officially announced in tomorrow’s budget. Details to follow. Congratulations to all who fought for it and the present and future artists of all sorts in Ireland. That includes me 👌We’re just comin to the end of a 3 year pilot scheme. It’s been a roaring success. For every €1 paid out to the 2000 participants, the government got €1.46 back. Can’t argue with that. Other countries are already taking note."

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Megaclap 👏 Pixels & Gamedev @megaclap.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Hey folks, haven't been very active here of late, but for good reasons! I've been using all of my free time to focus on my game and get it to a stage where I could showcase it. Here's an updated teaser, playable demo very soon! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev #ドット絵

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Really weird to see people try to portray Bluesky as a radical website when you’ll scroll past about 10 straight posts about how great spaghetti is

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Come for the hashtags, stay for the fancy Scaravan 66 clips. store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/... #indiegames #indiegame #roguelite #gamedev #carcombat #gaming #indiegamedev #gamedeveloper #indiegamedeveloper

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

When we kill enemies in Scaravan 66 we have different types of "death animations" that are relying on physics to do most of the fun stuff, like flips. #gamedev #indiedev

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Reworked the Burning Rubber upgrade from Scoville 🔥 in the latest demo update. It's much more useful now and feels a lot better. I'm considering making it feel heavier with some screenshake or something? #Scaravan66 #GamingCommunity #IndieGames

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

New Scaravan Demo Update available! This update focuses on reworking the aiming systems, adding crunchiness to player weapons, and overall re-balancing upgrades/weapons/enemies. Read the devlog on Steam (it's got moving pictures!): store.steampowered.com/news/app/323... #indiegame #indiedev

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Scaravan 66 - Burnouts & Buffs. This Update Hits Harder. - Steam News

Demo Update v0.7a-7

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Black Voices in Gaming @bvigaming.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

BViG Recap Day 5! You're Naomi, a teen on wheels looking for a way out of a sleepy summer town. Your MP3 player? It’s more than just vibes. Every track shifts the story, so get ready to roll through this narrative adventure set in the mid-2000s. #BlackVoicesinGaming #indiedev #Recap

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robotgrapefruit @robotgrapefruit.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Long time no quack 🦆 Progress is slow, but I'm still doing important work on @awaddlefullife.bsky.social! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Oh that sneaky photographer snapped a candid on me. I was looking right at him and I didn't even notice. Well done secret picture box man.

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Dwarrows is such a ChillGuy™ You can build a town and have a friendship battle with a goose who becomes your buddy and go on adventures with you in the woods.

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

The Zomboyz bus is so dumb and fun

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

I'm glad society has moved passed deliberately sneezing at things, allergy season must've been an absolute mess.

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Craig Shackleton @craigshackleton.com · 15/06/2025

It is really really sinking in for me the degree to which LLMs are the ultimate expression of right wing anti-intellectualism. Its proponents are literally mocking the idea that anyone would ever want to learn anything, know anything, develop any actual skill, or have a thought of their own.

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Oliver Franzke @p1xelcoder.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

My conversation with @danielalbu.bsky.social about my career and how Monkey Island and the other LucasArts adventure games were remastered airs in about 90 minutes. I'll try to jump into the chat at some point. Hope to see you there! :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=zyPE...

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Oliver Franzke on Reviving LucasArts Classics like Full Throttle, Grim Fandango & Monkey Island!

YouTube video by Tech Talk with Daniel Albu

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 10/06/2025

Re-thought our HUD after some feedback, deciding to center it instead of being spread out on the corners. At least the way I play, I look at the rear-view mirror a lot anyway and it's far less distance to travel for my eyes than the ultra-wide screen corners. #indiedev #gamedev

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Lithic Entertainment @lithicent.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Scaravan 66 is heading to Steam Early access July 16th! We now have a Discord to discuss suggestions, bugs, strategies, cool moments, etc... Join the Discord discord.gg/d56vheUkR4 ** Also, wishlist on Steam! ** store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/... #indiegame #gaming 🎮

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Lee Petty @leepetty.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

The game I've been leading at Double Fine got announced today! Coming in October this year!

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Yes but did you see how sick this boss fight is in our trailer? Ya'll need to go give Scarvan 66 a wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame 🎮

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Whut up. Check us out at XP Summit! #indiedev #gamedev

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Hey #screenshotsaturday check out what we've been working on lately in Scaravan 66. Freaking scientists with freaking laser beams, dawg. Satellite stalkers. Radio-active skeletons. Deserts that clock so high on a Geiger counter that the moon looks green. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame 🎮

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I'm working on this demon appearing to cause chaos in Scaravan. I could use some ideas on how to make this event more significant. The part that trips me up is that it happens mid-game, so I don't want to hurt gameplay if I can avoid it. #gamedev #indiedev

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Vast Green Country @vastgreencountry.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

We are Vast Green Country. Formed by industry veterans and passionately working on own brand new IP! #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev

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Trevor_V01.fbx @darikis.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

#Mayterials Days 13-14: Illuminated Inspired by a sort of cyberpunk aesthetic, I mainly wanted to make some big bright neon signs. For how behind I am, I definitely didn't give myself any favors with this one. 🍜 _____ @theclubdiscord.bsky.social #Mayterials2025 #gameart

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Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com · 22/05/2025

Thank you all so much for tuning into the Six One Indie Showcase 📺 Visit the website and Steam event, wishlist and play demos, read interviews and hands-on impressions, and hype up all of these unbelievable indie devs. 🔗 www.sixoneindie.com/showcase

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Kristala 😼⚔️ AVAILABLE NOW @kristala.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Why throw hands when you can summon...THIS? ❄️👊 Ice Punch packs a frosty wallop...now with refined VFX. #gamedev #indiedev #realtimevfx #indiegames #arpg

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Lithic Entertainment @lithicent.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

🎵 C'mon and SLAM and welcome to ScaraVAN. 🎵 Wishlist this shiz right here: store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/... #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame 🎮

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

"Scarvan 66 is the kind of game that just screams, 'This is gonna be bad ass.'" That's what I say every time I sit down to write a line of Scaravan code, while making a mean face and nodding emphatically. Thank you @sixoneindie.com! www.sixoneindie.com/read/intervi... #gamedev #indiegame 🎮

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Interview with the Developer of Scaravan 66 — Six One Indie

We asked the dev behind Scaravan 66 questions about the game.

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Scaravan 66 is Coming to Early Access: JULY 16th! Better Wishlist it now at store.steampowered.com/app/3238240/... !! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev 🎮

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

What's this? An Early Access release date?! #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev 🎮

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Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com · 22/05/2025

One hour to go. 📺: youtu.be/adI4uizTYN4?... 🐦: www.sixoneindie.com/showcase

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Six One Indie @sixoneindie.com · 15/05/2025

48 indies. 75 minutes. The Six One Indie Showcase returns May 22nd 📺 Catch it on our YouTube and Twitch channels, plus official co-streams with IGN and GameSpot. Expect world premieres, showcase debuts, and so much more. It’s almost showtime: www.sixoneindie.com/showcase

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Alanna Smith @alannamode.bsky.social · 28/04/2025

The colour and budget specs have me WHEEZING

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 26/04/2025

Boys! Let's GO!! #screenshotsaturday Check out the game I'm working on with my team! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev 🎮

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Ryan Malis @nayrman.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Prince Ali! Fabulous me! Ali a wah-wah!

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Vampire King putting on a wicked show while I shoot at the air and generally suck at my own game - Scaravan 66. #ScreenshotSaturday #gaming #indiegame

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Burning toast this morning reminds me of a key lesson in B2B sales: timing is everything. Whether it's pulling the toast out just in time or reaching out to a prospect at the perfect moment, success comes down to patience, awareness, and... 🥸 I regret logging into LinkedIn

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a man with a beard is smiling in front of a sign that says ' united states '

Alt: a business casual dressed fella holding a linked in cup

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European Space Agency @esa.int · 30/03/2025

The Meteosat-12 satellite captured this space perspective of the partial #SolarEclipse yesterday morning 🌍🌑🌞 In a partial solar eclipse, the Moon moves between Earth and the Sun, partially blocking the sunlight 🧪 (vid: @eumetsat.int, processed by @simonsat.bsky.social) @esaearth.esa.int

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Alain Bellemare @alainb.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Vampire King putting on a wicked show while I shoot at the air and generally suck at my own game - Scaravan 66. #ScreenshotSaturday #gaming #indiegame

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Andy Wood @andyyywood.bsky.social · 25/03/2025

From the sunny and deadly, R.I.P. Tide Coast, this gang of beach bully bad boys also happen to be half-shark half-men, 100% Sharkmen. When not partying on the beach with bodacious babes, or hanging ten on gnarly waves, they wreak havoc on the highways along the coast #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame 🎮

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iProgramInCpp @iprogramincpp.com · 26/03/2025

Well here it is! It's got a lot of glitches, but technically, this is Discord Messenger running on a nearly 32 year old operating system!

Discord Messenger running on Windows NT 3.1 -- some images are missing and the channels and members lists have been simplified due to NT 3.1's lack of common controls. Also the guild lister is messed up.

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Lithic Entertainment @lithicent.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

Scaravan 66 DevLog - Meet the cast: Fratwolves "No time to party, no time to practice, no time for brewskis with the broskis. ..." Read more in the DevLog! store.steampowered.com/news/app/323... #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev 🎮

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