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Gii | Sugarplum Cafe 🔜 Let's Glow! BART Anime Festival @thelettergii.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Ummm I guess I'm bringing Sugarplum Cafe to the BART Anime Festival this weekend! Come stop by the Indie Game Showcase table and say hi! September 19, 2026 (Sat) Warm Springs/South Fremont Station 4pm-9pm This is all happening so fast but TYSM @badcollective.bsky.social for the opportunity!

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exodrifter @exodrifter.space · 18/09/2026

one day until lets glow bart anime festival! - twitch: www.twitch.tv/exodrifter_ - youtube: youtube.com/live/hA4GxnZ...

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exodrifter_ - Live on Twitch

yuri aquarium puzzle game in godot | coworking | one day before lets glow bart anime festival | Streaming software and game development.

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

ICYMI: Playtesting & Pints this past Saturday! Thanks again to everyone who came out to play an #indiegame or two and every #indiedev who showed a game! (If you missed out: don't worry, there'll be another one soon enough!)

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Don Bellenger 𐕣 𖤐 𐕣 @donnotron.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

Hey gang! We've put up some words describing all the cool stuff you can expect from NECTARMANCER! 🖤🗡️ Give it a read! store.steampowered.com/news/app/739...

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The Beauty Cult's NECTARMANCER - All About NECTARMANCER - Steam News

Development update goodies

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|DevZac| @criss-cross.bsky.social · 27/05/2026

🧡🌱Thought I might start posting about our little gardenvania Nectarmancer more often!🌱🧡 Here's a big goopy boss with all the odd things it might deploy to smash you into dust. If you think this is neat, give our game a wishlist on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...

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exodrifter @exodrifter.space · 26/05/2026

i made a type-safe behavior tree library in godot for my toxic yuri mechagame DOSIMETER youtu.be/iNUBaHIKV78 #vtuber #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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type-safe behavior trees in godot

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Something Classic @somethingclassic.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

"Quartet" is now out on the NA/SA Switch E-Shop! (More regions to come soon!) #QuartetRPG #pixelart

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

This weekend: several members of our troupe will be showing off games at Capital Creative Showcase alongside Sac Dev Collective - hope you can be there! (P.S. code "BADToTheBone" gets you a discounted ticket price 😉 ) #CCS2026

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

Our first "Playtesting & Pints" event of the year is TONIGHT at The Detour in SF. Here's some photos of the fun we had last year with this event! Hope to see you there! luma.com/sojagr7x

Playtesting & Pints at The Detour in San Francisco!

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Gwen exemplifies that game designers are artists of many types. Artistry pictured: Nightwell Games vest, T-shirt designed for Jules, and the one-of-a-kind piece Sean was wearing in our previous post. @gwenckatz.bsky.social @nightwellgames.bsky.social Follow for more 💥

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Something Classic @somethingclassic.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Will be a small hot fix for something today. Iykyk. Nothing severe and won’t crash, but anyway look forward to that! Thanks everyone!

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⭐Astropods: Dreamlayer Dragon⭐ - In Development! @cheesimoon.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

This #screenshotsaturday, here is a little teaser for our next video game! #indiegame #gamedev

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Meet one of our leaders: Sean, dad of twins, fan of deep systemic games, and host of Productivity Power Up! - BAD's Monday evening discord event where we help each other unblock our game progress. Oh and also he's a ROCKET ENGINEER 🚀 @nightrunethegrey.bsky.social

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

We are a friend group from the Bay Area, California supporting each other through the game of game development. We call ourselves the BAD Collective: BAD for Bay Area Developers. Follow to keep up! @digitaliliad.com @mdashow.bsky.social @waltdestler.com @evolutionary777.bsky.social

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Arkenhammer @arkenhammer.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Our next update is getting closer. Here's some more fun with our new enemy(ish) plant, Husk. #icariagame #gamedev #indiedev #ScreenshotSaturday

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

🍋Fresh Game Feature🍋 🦛Quartet🦛 "It's been great to chat with streamers who are playing the game, and to see their reactions to funny or emotional scenes. People are amused over the Oxford comma setting. We've got content updates planned and a DLC in the works!" @somethingclassic.bsky.social

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

🍋Fresh Game Feature🍋 ⭐️Astropods⭐️"You play cute and powerful characters in a big imaginative world. It's invigorating when players exclaim "What?! That's possible??" The fun comes from the discovery of advanced techniques and applying them at maximum efficiency." @cheesimoon.bsky.social

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

no signal🌌 "I want to make games that connect powerfully and emotionally to players and provide a new perspective. I like space and its aspects, which reinforce the themes of the story. I've gotten some nice heartfelt responses from those who have played, and I love that." 🌌@exodrifter.bsky.social

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

"The interactions at conventions [are rewarding]. Seeing children refuse to listen to their mothers because they're busy playing Slip n' Slime. It's amazing to see people lock in and puzzle through our cute game. We're working on Android and iOS launches!" 🩷@slipnslimegame.bsky.social

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⭐Astropods: Dreamlayer Dragon⭐ - In Development! @cheesimoon.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Woohoo, thanks for highlighting Astropods: Starside Glaze here! I'm afraid I've only played Slip n' Slime out of the 3 non Astropods here, but I do recommend checking that out if you like your ice block puzzles.

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

Our community has FOUR 🍋 Fresh Games 🍋 to celebrate from July and August! 🩷Slip n’ Slime @slipnslimegame.bsky.social 🌌no signal @exodrifter.bsky.social ⭐Astropods @cheesimoon.bsky.social 🦛Quartet @somethingclassic.bsky.social Want to learn more about our 🍋 Fresh Games 🍋? Check the comments!

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The three types of game dev job listings

RESPECTABLE AA STUDIO is hiring 25 different LEAD EXECUTIVE SENIOR C-SUITE DEVELOPERS for EXCITING NEW GAME THAT’S BEEN GETTING LOTS OF BUZZ

Requirements:
-At least two PhDs in game development
-Shipped at least 25 AAA titles as a lead developer
-400 years of experience with Unreal Engine
-Expert in C#, Python, C++, Ruby, Swift, Rust, HTML, CSS, PHP, Perl, SQL, MATLAB, R, QBASIC, COBOL, FORTRAN, Assembly, punch cards, and operating Babbage’s difference engine
-No, we are not fishing for one specific person who coincidentally just left their job at another studio. Why would you think that?

THAT FAMOUS GAME STUDIO is hiring a developer for THAT BELOVED GAME FRANCHISE THAT WAS FORMATIVE TO YOU BECOMING A DEV!

Benefits:
-$150,000/year plus insurance, dental, a retirement plan, and a puppy
-Hang with those famous game devs you saw at that GDC talk
-We have a ball pit!

Requirements:
-A positive attitude 😊
-Passionate about our game!
-Willing to learn
-Some basic game dev experience a plus but not required
-Onsite only on Pitcairn Island

A 14-YEAR-OLD WHO DOWNLOADED UNITY YESTERDAY is hiring a developer for I DECIDED TO TURN MY DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS CAMPAIGN INTO A GAME

-so im making this game and i have this rly rly good idea but i never made a game b4 so i need u to do all the engine stuff and the programming and fix the mechanics and do the sound and lighting and shaders and backgrounds, i drew my characters on the back of homework but can u turn them into pixel art for me, i cant pay u but we can do rev share and when this game is a big hit youll make millions of dollars

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Mana streams BAD games from the BAD game jam and they were *CONTENT WARNING* jk they were really good! Stream: www.twitch.tv/videos/25598... @manadream.bsky.social Games: itch.io/jam/the-bad-... @permaonline.bsky.social @spacedoddyssey.bsky.social @gwenckatz.bsky.social @adeeltariq.com

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jqtran @jqtran.dev · 09/09/2025

We added new battle visuals and sounds and it's feeling a lot cooler now, check it out!! #indiegame #gamedev

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jynnie @jynnie.bsky.social · 30/10/2024

hi! i'm jynnie, an indie game maker, making Wild Seasons! a roguelike deck-gardener. grow your deck and align the stars to power up your plants we're deep in development, but will share updates! #gamedev

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DIGITAL ILIAD @digitaliliad.com · 05/09/2025

These connections are what makes it possible to do this day after day!

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BAD Collective @badcollective.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

We are cool people doing cool things. Some of our leaders: 🎬 Arity - platformer fanatic, film buff 🌀 Mana - polymath prophet ⛓️ Marplebot - LED sculptor, chainmail jeweler 🧪 Serratia - biotech mage 🦑 Jules - massive game master Follow us!

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Something Classic @somethingclassic.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

After 7 years of development, we are excited that "Quartet" is out now! A series of train robberies. A mysterious deck of cards. A fleet of deadly airships. An accidental mage. Choose from four stories, in any order, and discover how they intertwine in this turn-based RPG!

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Quartet - Classic JRPG Release Day Trailer!

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⭐Astropods: Dreamlayer Dragon⭐ - In Development! @cheesimoon.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Holy craps, we just hit 2000+ wishlists! IDK where the wishlisters came from, but thank you so much, everyone!!!! We're growing slowly, but surely. Let it be known that there is interest in this niche, hyper minmaxed singleplayer platfighter! #indiegame #gamedev

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

We shared a status update on our Steam page, talking about demoing at MAGwest and more importantly, about the work that we're doing to add more interesting story and puzzles to the end of the game. Check it out at store.steampowered.com/news/app/340... #indieGame #indeGameDev #gameDev #puzzleGame

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Puzzle Spy International - September Update - Steam News

We talk about demoing the game at MAGwest and the changes we're making to the end of the game to make it more satisfying (along with adding more puzzles.)

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⭐Astropods: Dreamlayer Dragon⭐ - In Development! @cheesimoon.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

✨Welcome back, #PitchYaGame!✨ Astropods: Starside Glaze is a Kirby-inspired 2D Fighting Platformer about molding your limitless potential! ⭐2 Playable Friends ⭐Badge upgrades that redefine playstyles ⭐...and many surprises! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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exodrifter @exodrifter.space · 26/07/2025

Today I released a hard sci-fi point-and-click adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station, reading messages by the long-gone research staff, and finding the secrets they left behind store.steampowered.com/app/2840590/... #gamedev #indiedev #godot #space

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Save 20% on no signal on Steam

An emotional point-and-click hard sci-fi adventure game about exploring an abandoned space station. Follow messages left by the long-gone staff to learn the outcome of the research team and the secret...

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Puzzle Spy International @agentepsilon.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

The demo for Puzzle Spy International is out now! It's a stylish, retro 60s spy adventure aimed at fans of Puzzled Pint, Puzzle Hunts & NYT Puzzles. Grab your thinking caps and go-go boots and give it a shot! store.steampowered.com/app/3406690/... #puzzleGame #indieGame #thinkyGame #puzzle

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Puzzle Spy International on Steam

Pursue diamond thieves and a trail of cryptic puzzles in this short ‘60s spy adventure. As Agent Epsilon you’ll choose your path as you chat with (or chat up!) suspicious contacts. Decode cryptograms,...

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Nightwell Games @nightwellgames.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Welcome new followers! We are Nightwell Games, founded by @gwenckatz.bsky.social. We are building a deduction mystery game about magical artists in WWII Paris. Patriarchy will be smashed. Nazis will be harmed. Women will do witchy stuff. Check it out: store.steampowered.com/app/2781420/...

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Surradia: An Art Retrospective on Steam

Unravel the mystery of three magical artists who went missing during World War II in this challenging, story-rich deduction game. Explore artworks, letters, photographs, and interviews to answer the q...

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Virtual Destructor @virtualdestructor.bsky.social · 19/02/2025

I released an update for the Quest version of Realm of the Fallen. The first one in quite some time. It is mainly an engine update, but I also added an option to disable the aim sight beam which is a feature that has been requested by several users. In a few weeks I will start building a new level.

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Bugaboo Pocket @bugaboopocket.bsky.social · 13/03/2025

Bugaboo Pocket will launch April 2nd! Mister Pod is excited. Are you? #pixelart #bugs #indiegame #tamagotchi

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Slip 'n Slime | FREE Steam demo out NOW! @slipnslimegame.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

I'm making a game about a SLIME. Come check out the awesome trailer I spent over 60 hours editing and recording and iterating upon for www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6O4... #indiegame #puzzlegame

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Slip 'n Slime -- Announcement Trailer -- Cute indie puzzle game, demo out now!

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Cameron "SpaceDoddyssey" Dodd @spacedoddyssey.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

Hey new followers! In case you don't know, I'm working on a 2D platformer called Three Bulky Bears, where you switch between Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear to tackle various obstacles and speedrun 50 levels across 5 worlds! Coming Q1 2025! store.steampowered.com/app/2957270/... #gamedev

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Three Bulky Bears on Steam

The evil witch Rolldilocks has kicked the three bears out of their home! Time to get back and kick her out! In this 2D platformer, switch between Baby Bear, Mama Bear, and Papa Bear to navigate a vari...

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Mister Bagel @misterbagel.bsky.social · 22/10/2024

I am going to eat you!!

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John Brewer @jbrewer-jera.bsky.social · 13/09/2024

Now that video's working I can show you my first game for the #VisionPro.

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Graeme Little @graemelittle.com · 15/11/2024

Hello fine people! Just joined @bsky.app and need to find talented gamedevs and pixel artists to follow for my feed! Please link your favorites below!! 🙏🙏 Here's a peek of the deckbuilding strategy game I've been working on for 5 years, releasing in 2025! 😄 AMA #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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kamataya.bsky.social @kamataya.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Major Update to Roll'N With Da Punchez! New Style, New Balls, and an entirely new special move to try out. Play the Demo Here: kamataya.itch.io/rolln-with-d... Or play it in person at during #GDC : "SF Game Development Indie Arcade Party" "Gameplay Summit 2025" "Gamera Games Indie Party"

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First Major Update!

Hello everyone, Kamataya here with a new Update! For those that have seen my game once before I must apologize for the long wait, I was suffering some burnout and wanted to focus on something else bef...

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AMD Ryzen @amdryzen.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Icaria Inspiration: Factorio, Minecraft, KSP For automation and block fans. Project Daedalus, a robotic expedition sent on a one-way mission to build a self-sufficient outpost on the recently discovered planet, Icaria store.steampowered.com/app/2613890/... #indiedev @arkenhammer.bsky.social

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Icaria on Steam

Automate a team of robots to gather resources, reshape terrain, and scale up factories on a procedurally generated alien world.

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Michael Dashow @mdashow.bsky.social · 09/07/2024

Hi, #PortfolioDay ! I'm Mike and I like creating fun, colorful character-driven art. I make lots of art for video and tabletop games and would love to create some MG book covers. I am also seeking representation. Cheers! #kidLitArt #characterDesign #characterIllustration #gameArt #illustration

A girl is trying to walk two fluffy samoyeds but has gotten entirely tangled up in the leashes of the two dogs who are happily running circles around her.
The title reads "Zoey Crocker, Pet Walker" by Maureen Keene.

Two kids explore a hallway in a dark mansion. They look worried, and the boy holds a flashlight. The hallway is lined with paintings in ornate frames, all of the eyes of the paintings watching the kids. We can see the shadow of some sort of horned monster coming up the stairs.
The title reads "The Mystery of Mystic Manor" by Jo Barnett.

Sherrif Saguaro, an old-timey western sheriff who also happens to be a walking cactus. He's wearing a dusty leather coat and boots with spurs and a red bandana, and while he wears no hat, his cactus head is the shape of a 10-gallon hat. He's dashing through a dusty old western frontier town about to throw a lasso. In the background is his trusty horse, who also happens to be a cactus.

A panicked apprentice witch (she's human, with pink hair, glasses, and light academia clothing) makes a mess of her cauldron while being calmy advised by an older, wiser witch (who is a bear.) Aside from the exploding cauldron, the browns of the scene make it warm and cozy.
The cover reads "DeepWoods Academy for the Magically Inept" by Jo Barnett, book 1: Trouble Brewing

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