iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Zane @handcrushe.dev · 07/01/2026

my new weird indie game EXPLO is getting a steam release! you can get it as part of a split album video game called The Bomb Split THIS FRIDAY, JANUARY 9th! check out the trailer below and click this link to wishlist/buy the game on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4260640/... #gamedev #indiegame

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Boston Indies @bostonindies.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Tomorrow, November 24th 2025 at 6PM we're at Aeronaut Brewing for Demo Night! We can't wait to see everyone there! 💀🪄

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Ash & Adam's Games (Play Existential Treads!) @ashandadamsgames.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

Check out the demo of our top down action/tower defense/settlement builder mashup Existential Treads during #SteamNextFest! You won't regret it! But even if you do, whatever! Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/ #indiegame

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 13/10/2025

In honor of October, what’s a 4-word horror story only someone in your profession would get? “3 major versions update”

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 07/10/2025

Building a home for villagers in our game exploring and understanding an alien world. Also some more polish on the day/night cycle. #indiedev #gamedev #ue5

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 03/10/2025

The day/night cycle works! When the sun goes away, the mycelia comes out to play #gamedev #indiedev #ue5

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 02/10/2025

Experimenting with day/night cycles. That's no moon (there is supposed to be a moon, where is the moon) #indiedev #gamedev #ue5

Image showing the UI glowing in the darkness

Image showing mushrooms glowing in the darkness

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 28/08/2025

What a fascinating take from <checks notes> Hollywood

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Gillian Smith @codingcrafter.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Check out this game I worked on! Breath Checkers is designed to provoke both playfulness and relaxation. Developed at Dagstuhl Seminar 25292 with @curseofremy.bsky.social. Meeting and working with Rémy was such a wonderful experience. I learned a whole lot more about design in that short time.

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Lorraine🍬 @lorandbehold.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

New pen-&-paper game! Breath Checkers! 🌬️▚▚ ✍️ A relaxing 2-player drawing and breathing game 😌 by @codingcrafter.bsky.social and myself. Download the rules here! 📜 trasevol-dog.itch.io/breath-check... ❤️

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 30/07/2025

When you try applying an effect designed for post-processing on a transparent object just to see if it works (not as intended, no) #ue5 #unreal #unrealengine #gamedev #indiedev #shaders

Transparent blocks which show the highlighted outlines of the objects behind them

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 29/07/2025

What kind of alien vegetation wouldn't retract when you ran through a patch of it? #unreal #unrealengine #ue5 #gamedev #indiedev

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CIPHER ZERO @cipherzerogame.com · 22/07/2025

A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙? ❓ Infer the rules of each glyph without hints 🧠 Over 300 handcrafted across evolving lands 🎶 Chill, reactive soundtrack as you play CIPHER ZERO. Out Now. zpdt.co/playcz #PlayCipherZero #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 21/07/2025

Exploring #Unreal 's #PCG system has lead to some interesting results. Case 1: mushroom tunnels are cool. Case 2: a whole bunch of mushrooms placed perfectly evenly in a pattern looks a lot like scales. #gamedev #indiedev

Evenly spaced mushroom caps look a lot like scales of a lizard or scale armor.

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WeLoveIt.io @weloveit-io.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

There are 49,325 games in the Steam Summer Sale. This guide will help you find the best ones: www.weloveeverygame.com/features/202...

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The ULTIMATE GUIDE to the 2025 Steam Summer Sale

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Raygun Gadabout - Wishlist on Steam! @raygungadabout.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

🌟🌟🌟My hand-drawn cartoony space adventure game is LIVE @ Steam Next Fest! Check it out here! 👇https://store.steampowered.com/app/757940/Raygun_Gadabout/?utm_source=bluesky&utm_medium=link&utm_campaign=wishlist&utm_content=link #nextfest #indiedev #gaming #indiegame

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 22/05/2025

The previous upload didn't animate, here's a retry, introducing our new character in our game via extreme close up #indiedev #gamedev

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 22/05/2025

Who is this who is this? We're delighted to share the first view of a major character in our quirky game about cozy villagers figuring out how to survive in an alien world. We can't wait to share more! #gamedev #indiedev

Close up of the mask of a character in a new game we are building

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Announcing Spooky Express! Plan the train route for the world’s spookiest theme park! Pick up the monsters & drop them at their destinations. But be careful! Don’t let them bite the passengers or you’ll have a grave problem. store.steampowered.com/app/3352310/...

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Adam deGrandis @adamdegrandis.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

hey check it! An awesome little 1+ hour-long snack of a puzzle game that I worked on a handful of months ago is finally out. If you like any of Draknek's puzzle games, you'll like this too.

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Gwen Frey @diregoldfish.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉 - A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games - Over 100 puzzles - At least 10 good belly laughs 👇 Check it out Here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...

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Lab Rat - Official Launch Trailer [4k]

YouTube video by Klei Entertainment

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 15/04/2025

We've teamed up with @diregoldfish.bsky.social to bring you the Shockingly Good Puzzle Games bundle! Two puzzle-packed adventures both releasing today, one electrifying deal store.steampowered.com/bundle/51744/

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Save 18% on Shockingly Good Puzzle Games on Steam

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Scripted a little Godot addon to semi-automate making pretty light shafts. Super versatile, and can be used for things like holograms, flashlights, treasure chests, even UI. I put it up for free here: github.com/CozyCubeGame... #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 14/03/2025

Look at that juice y'all <3

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 13/03/2025

For everyone who needs to hear this right now

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Petricore @petricoregames.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

💪💪💪

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Lost in Random: The Eternal Die︱Out Now! @lostinrandom.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Our free demo of Lost in Random: The Eternal Die is now available on Steam (and coming to Xbox tomorrow!) 🎲 Explore a dark fantasy roguelite adventure set in the world of Lost in Random as you join Queen Aleksandra and her die-companion Fortune ⚔️

Promotional image for Lost in Random: The Eternal Die. The text 'DEMO OUT NOW' is displayed at the top in a whimsical, stylized font. Below, the game's title 'Lost in Random: The Eternal Die' is prominently featured in a gothic, fantasy-inspired typeface. The artwork showcases a mysterious masked character dressed in dark purple attire, wielding a glowing purple sword and a large hammer-like weapon, surrounded by swirling purple energy. To their side, a small animated die with a single eye appears to be their companion. The background features eerie, shadowy figures and a dark, misty atmosphere, emphasizing the game's dark fairytale aesthetic.

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 11/02/2025

Swapped shaders and math for modeling and Blender for the past few days as we begin work on the starter village. One landmark building down, a village's worth of houses to go. Anyone recognize the real world building that inspired this one? #godot #indiedev #gamedev

Screenshot of a tudor-style inn under the force shield covering the village and wilds beyond the village.

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LeoSaurusRex COMMS OPEN @leosaurusr3x.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

✨ Never stop 3D modeling ✨

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Jorb Art || Open for work @janipeippo.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

Let's go a bit further. Never stop drawing (2004 - 2024)

A sketch of an androgynous person in a suit.

An evil orb. Made of rock, carved like an eyeball. Glows red.

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 24/01/2025

"Tell me you're enjoying your new game project, without telling me you're enjoying it". #indiegames #indiegame #gamedev #godot #shaders

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 24/01/2025

Making force shields under which entire villages are trapped that the player will need to uncover how to shut down to proceed further into a mysterious world. #shaders #godot #gamedev #runonsentences

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Gardens Interactive @gardens.dev · 17/01/2025

we're making a shared fantasy adventure game in which making stew is important. it takes a lot! in fact, you can never have too many cooks. help us cook!! we're hiring a Gameplay & Combat Designer! our remote studio offers competitive salaries, 35-hr work weeks & more 🐸 tinyurl.com/gardens-jobs...

in this concept art by Gardens art director @Phandy.bsky.social, three figures sit around a campire fire beneath huge, mossy stone statues. a red-cloaked character sits and sharpens their blade with a whetstone, and the other two (one wearing a blue wizard-like hat, the other in a hooded teal cloak) are collaborating over a pot of stew.

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Day[9] @day9tv.bsky.social · 17/01/2025

MY GAME STUDIO IS HIRING! We secured additional funding for our multiplayer PC strategy game and have openings for Lead Character Artist, Senior Animator, Senior Tools Engineer, and Senior AI Engineer (not ML/GenAI). Please retweet, ping friends, & tell all!!

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 13/01/2025

"The best time to learn how to plant a tree in Godot was 10 years ago. The second best time to learn how to plant a tree in Godot is today." #gamedev #godot #prototyping

Screenshot of a tree, some grass, a textured ground, and a partly cloudy sky in the Godot engine.

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Boston Indies @bostonindies.bsky.social · 06/01/2025

We Are Creators is a new initiative run by a local streamer, and part of their mission is to help connect game makers and streamers. If you have something you want folks to broadcast, join the Discord, fill out the form, and you'll get added to a channel for devs to connect with streamers!

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 20/12/2024

Post your favorite Star Trek character. Wrong answers only.

Mark Hamill as Colonel Blair, Wing Commander 3 and 4

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Ichiro Lambe @ichiro.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

We created an interactive guide to the Steam Winter Sale: wintersaleexplorer.com

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Winter Sale Explorer

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 19/12/2024

In #VR #gamedev, one of our goals is to design what you interact with to feel as real as possible. This selector allows you to pick the prey you want your hunters to pursue. Now only the elk is available but we'll update it for the others as the models are done. It's fun to see this coming together.

A selector that can be rotated to each target selection for a VR game.

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Freezebeam @freezebeam.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Escape Wizard is out now for free on @itch.io! freezebeam.itch.io/escape-wizard Escape Wizard is a retro-hard, cursed arcade game where you try to escape Pandemonium alone or with a friend. You're invincible, except to flames, but your enemies will gladly push you into the fire. #indiegames

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Escape Wizard by freezebeam ❄️

🔥Can You Escape Pandemonium?🔥

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 03/12/2024

Interesting analysis, and no I did not know It Takes Two was on track to be in the top 50 games of all time.

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 29/11/2024

If you see this, post a knight.

Bastila Shan from Knights of the Old Republic

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 23/11/2024

Apparently I cannot see this style of eye any more without thinking it’s the Light Dragon from Tears of the Kingdom

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 23/11/2024

Oh my goodness, I am never disappointed in anything Lucas Pope comes up with. As always, such a creative constraint to even think of, let alone design a game around

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Justin @ archmag.us @archmag.us · 22/11/2024

Welcome @indiegamebusiness.bsky.social and @thepowellgroup.bsky.social to Bluesky! More great #gamedev resources to follow and connect with.

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