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Sebastian Larsson @mnniska.bsky.social · 47m

Drill bird is 40% off for Steams Autumn sale. The game also just got appropriately spookier with the new cursed mode update. The update is longer then the base game, it even has multiple endings 🐣 store.steampowered.com/app/3809940/...

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Save 40% on Drill Bird on Steam

Drill Bird is a cozy-yet-tense digging platformer where every trip underground counts. Play as a bird fallen from the sky, in search for powerful ores to hatch your Egg. Get home before night falls, u...

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EssyTheSlug @essytheslug.bsky.social · 1h

Author Sim is 20% off during the Steam Autumn Sale! Don’t miss it! store.steampowered.com/app/4168210/Author_Sim/ #indiegame #steam #steamautumnsale #steamsale

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Alyx Jones @alyxjones.bsky.social · 1h

The Quiet Things is 20% off in the Steam Autumn sale! 🍁 If it's been sitting on your wishlist, now is a super good time to grab a copy, for the price of a few pumpkin spice lattes you could support a little indie team ☕ store.steampowered.com/app/2288520/... #indiegame #narrativegame

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Doodle | Making Starmadillo⭐ @doodle.arcticpolygon.com · 51m

Critter Drifters, on sale? Who would have thought. If you like kart racers with a hub world and boss races, you'll probably enjoy this too! store.steampowered.com/app/3755680/... #steam #indiedev

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 1h

It's possible to grab Portrait Painter for 10% off right now during the Steam autumn sale! store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... #portraitpaintergame #gamedev

A steam autumn sale graphic with the Portrait Painter box art. Text: Steam Autumn Sale Oct 1 - Oct 8 at 10 am pt. Below the box art: -10% $5.99(crossed out) $5.39.

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Plabs @plabs.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I am once again asking for your Indie games. Next Fest isn't nearly long enough so I'll be covering it a week earlier. Drop your games in the replies! #IndieGames #indieDevs #NextFest There's only one of me so I'll make a public list for fellow creators to check out as well!

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TOEM @swmgames.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

TOEM 2 is OUT NOW on Steam, Nintendo Switch 1 & 2, and PlayStation 5! Ready your cameras and get ready to run, jump, and climb your way through cozy environments, uncover hidden paths, check out scenic viewpoints, and help out new friends. store.steampowered.com/app/2900640/...

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Yuri @yurisizov.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I am not dead! I was just disappointed. So I took a break from socials, had a pleasant summer, fixed my laptop, got a new phone, did good work for GDQuest... Oh, and completed the DEMO for my chill puzzle game, 🧩 FOLLOW THESE STEPS 🧩. It's coming very soon! store.steampowered.com/app/4002220/

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Follow These Steps on Steam

In the mood for a bit of puzzle building? Put on relaxing tunes, open the box, and start putting together things out of colorful pieces — step-by-step instructions included!

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I have some big languages for my game like German, Spanish, Russian and Chinese but It's missing French! So far I've had friends localize for me, but apparently I lack French ones. Anyone here that would be interested helping out?

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

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WISHLIST SKRUB SQUAD @devonwiersma.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Helloooooo I'm currently in the process of sending out early keys for SKRUB Squad for this upcoming NextFest in October!! If you're a content creator or member of press who is interested in covering it please leave a reply and I'll reach out to you with one! 🙏

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

What? Steam will just hold my earnings hostage like that?

Screenshot from Steamworks financial report for Portrait Painter.

Comment: Payment not made. Non-Payment Reason: $100 Min Payment Threshold Not Met.

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Houseman Games @housemangames.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I am very proud to reveal the Heya! Sumo Manager - Announcement Trailer The steam page went live recently and I've spent a few weeks making a trailer. Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4885580/... #gamedev #sumo #godot

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Michał Pikulski @piqulsky.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Today I finally released a game on Steam that I worked on. Resonance is out now, fully free to play! This is an important milestone that I am really proud of. Now I hope that within a year I can release another. store.steampowered.com/app/2707370/... #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedesign #steam

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Resonance on Steam

Wield your telekinetic voice in Resonance, a short twin-stick top-down action game. Sweep away enemies, raise and hurl objects, use them as a shield, and escape the dark facility trying to contain you...

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Now as stickers! Write me an email at aph@apirateh.at and tell me something human you have done and maybe I'll send you one.

A bunch of stickers stacked on top of eachother. On the sticker there's a purple round guy holding a shiny nugget with text reading "Human Made"

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Now as stickers! Write me an email at aph@apirateh.at and tell me something human you have done and maybe I'll send you one.

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Frustrating seeing a community for an old game being poisoned by AI-slop. A game that should have been dead if it wasn't for human volunteers that updated and cared for the game. It has now been overrun by members using AI, who previously wouldn't bother helping out. My time there is done.

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I really feel like I hit the jackpot by contacting Sean(UncleFrogface) to play Portrait Painter. He really has went above and beyond from what I expected with plans to cover the whole game through several videos and now this! 🥰 youtube.com/shorts/gm2J6... #portraitpaintergame

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This Game Is Basically Art Therapy 😂 | Portrait Painter

YouTube video by UncleFrogface

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Looks like I'm getting negative wishlists recently and not the good kind where someone buys my game. If you want to help me reverse that trend you know what to do.(Wishlist🤠) store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... #gamedev #wishlistwednesday

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Portrait Painter on Steam

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

LIVE NOW! I'M OLD GREGG twitch.tv/johnnyrebeck ⬅️ if you'd like to contribute towards the camera fundraiser, here's the link! ➡️ ko-fi.com/johnnyrebeck

Johnny painted green in a green wig dressed like Old Gregg, he's in what looks like a cave, with kobi donation assets on the screen.

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Made my own "Human Made" badge that I'll have on the Steam page for my game to show that it's free from AI!

A round purple lil' guy holding a shiny golden nugget above his head. Below a text says "Human Made".

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

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Portrait Painter on Steam

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

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Kala Paint @kalapaint.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Kala Paint is out! I'm @olawson.bsky.social , professional artist for 15 years, then game dev, now wrote the painting software I wish I'd been using all this time. GPU-run creamy brushes, no subscription, no gen AI crap, hand-coded with ideas from artists in our Discord, and more added weekly!

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Harlequin Diver @harlequindiver.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

I've never had much luck promoting my game on social media, but it would be deeply appreciated if you could share this post, especially if you enjoy weird little experimental and artsy narrative games, that are the same price as a cup of coffee! store.steampowered.com/app/4693460/... #indiegames

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Working on an update for my game and I'm enjoying it. Feels good to improve upon the game, especially based on player requests!

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Why do some bands make it so difficult to give them money? Either they only do Spotify or every other platform other than Bandcamp. But I can buy a vinyl though...🫠

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Prepared for the winter with my newly nålbinded scarf and previously nålbinded hat.

A man in a black woollen hat, blue wollen scarf and olive winter jacket.

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Sales for my game not looking great this week. Could have done a lot more marketing but it was quite overwhelming. It kind of sucked the joy out of making games. Just want to enjoy making things without the pressure of needing it to be financially successful.

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Annelies🌼making Möbli @gnomezy.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I've been focusing on the crafts side of Möbli the past week, and played around with shrink plastic to make accessories. Most things I made didn't turn out to be very useful 😅 but I really like how this little flower painting turned out! #miniatures #crafts #cozygame

Work in progress picture of a flower drawn on a round piece of flat transparent plastic

The same piece of plastic after it has been shrunken down, it now is smaller and thicker.

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Joe Baxter-Webb @indiegameclinic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

What are you most useful go-to questions for game designers? (Warning, if you post a good one it might end up in a book). Mine are below:

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Been doing some nålbindning recently. Making a scarf! Before knitting and crocheting was invented, vikings made clothes with the technique called "nålbindning". Mostly hats and mittens. It reminds more of sewing but instead you use a big needle made out of bone, horn or wood.

A picture of the fiber art called nålbindning(needle binding). A blue long scarf is pictured with a big needle out of horn laying on top of it.

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

One of the starter pack I'm in has been shared again and there's a new influx of new followers. Hello everyone! I just released a game on Steam one and a half weeks ago, made without AI. Code, art, music and sound made by human hands! store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... #portraitpaintergame

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Portrait Painter on Steam

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

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Spelkollektivet @handle.invalid · 05/09/2026

Last weekend, we held an open house at Spelkollektivet, with 15 demo stations showcasing games made here! People from the town and neighboring areas showed up to play and check out what our community has been working on. #indiegames #indiedev

People playing video games at demo stations

Person playing a video games at a demo station

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

How do the game developers that make a game while also making videos about it find the time to do so? Feels like I barely have time to make the actual game myself...🤔

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

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Portrait Painter on Steam

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

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Lia @liasae.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hey folks, does there happen to be examples out there of game studios that got purchased by their employees? Not *started* as cooperatives, picked up at a later point. I can't think of any myself but I don't know everything, obviously. Reposts welcome and all that

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 05/09/2026

Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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Bobby Vanden @danga.games · 02/09/2026

HE WHO WATCHES IS OUT NOW! Please go check it out if you are at all interested in puzzle games. It is a banger (self certified) and something that I really put my heart into. Day one reviews go so freaking far, if you like the game please do leave a review! I even narrated a trailer for it 😬

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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

This game is sooo chill and has loads of potential as a fun drawing tool in creative mode so check it out it's only like five bucks!

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Feels like I've made too many posts about my game lately but just wanted to say that my game is currently NOT on sale! Heard some people prefer to support indies like that and even at full price it's pretty cheap! store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/... #portraitpaintergame #gamedev #solodev

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Portrait Painter on Steam

Paint portraits to help a struggling art museum in this relaxing painting game.

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Harald Wergeland @haraldwer.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Wow, I created art! @apiratehat.bsky.social

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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW! @apiratehat.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

After a week of my game being available for purchase - some stats: Sold 28 copies, whereby 3 of them have been refunded, almost earning $100. Reviews positive, but only have 3 that count towards the recommended 10. #portraitpaintergame #indiedev

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Bobby Vanden @danga.games · 31/08/2026

He Who Watches releases in 2 DAYS!! This is your last chance to go check out the demo! Drop a wishlist to be reminded when it comes out, because the ADHD is oh so strong. Whether you're a puzzle sicko or just liked Portal, this game is 100% for you. store.steampowered.com/app/1070500/...

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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Today is the LAST DAY to vote for this round! If you like what I do, you can click the form, scroll down to LGBTQ+ Icon and slap in Johnny Rebeck. 💖 I appreciate all of the support so SO much ☺️ If you don't know what I do, here is part of it: twitch.tv/johnnyrebeck ⬅️

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