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Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We started Team Lazerbeam to make games that were handcrafted, human and full of soul. 12 years into our game dev journey, that mission feels more important than ever. Thank you to everyone that’s cheering us on in our quest to bring this game to life, one line at a time! 💖

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Ticky🏳️‍🌈 @drac.at · 02/10/2026

I wrote a little piece about the ongoing battle for the soul of software as a craft, where we've been, and where I hope we're going

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The Silent War for the Soul of Software - drac.at

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 30/09/2026

This heavily depends on the kinds of games you play. Anything fast paced or requiring quick reactions looks and feels way better at 60fps+. I had a 144hz monitor for a long time, and there is def a noticeable difference. Something like Counter Strike at only 30fps sounds completely unplayable to me

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 30/09/2026

ya, seeing people interact with something you made hits different

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 29/09/2026

Is this "auto-bhop: the game"? I need

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 25/09/2026

Codeburg or selfhosted forgejo

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 25/09/2026

nintendo lawyers en route

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 25/09/2026

#my9games For me, video games are most fun when playing with friends, so I really love multiplayer games, especially MMORPGs. Lots of memories playing these games after school until my parents forced me to go to bed... and the best Kirby game 🙂

kirby 64: the crystal shards, world of warcraft, maplestory, runescape classic, team fortress 2, portal, counter strike source, habbo hotel, garry's mod

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 24/09/2026

Ya, wow, I wasn't expecting such a low price.. you could/should charge more lol

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 21/09/2026

there was a post on howtomarketagame.com, I don't remember which, that talked about this. the conclusion was that leaving the demo up after release doesn't noticeably affect sales, but it has a positive effect on reviews (less negative reviews)

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Cara Ellison @caraellison.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

describing Bennett Foddy games as ‘the dark souls of using limbs’

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 17/09/2026

Surely nothing will go wrong

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 15/09/2026

Ya, a small scope is important for solo devs, but I think this game in particular has a *very* small scope, so copying was extremely easy. It was literally posted on reddit as a beating a dead horse kinda joke about all the library cleanup clones that have been popping up the last few weeks

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 15/09/2026

not to defend the copycats, but if your game is a meme with simple mechanics, what else could you expect? much more complex games get copied too, just takes more effort/time, and now with AI slop... gotta really lean into unique art/mechanic, and maybe delay any previews until closer to release 😓

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 14/09/2026

I feel it's important to share this again. The internet is so hostile toward creators nowadays. I've seen people have their work stolen, and no longer feel comfortable sharing their creations. We can do better. Let's be supportive to the people that make this a better place! 💞

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 15/09/2026

Need a `const int NUM_PHYSICS_FRAME_DELAY = 2;` to make it official

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 15/09/2026

Just saw this randomly on my feed, I'll def try to find your booth and check it out! Environments look really cool

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Guitouxx - JUST GET THE FLAG on Steam @guitouxx.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

🌟JUST GET THE FLAG STEAM PAGE 🌟 I'm so happy, my game has a steam page and a trailer! 🎮 80+ handcrafted levels 🧩Solve puzzles at your own pace 💡Master special blocks with a variety of powers Sharing would help me a lot 🫶🏼 #steam #indiedev #godot #godotengine 🎵 by @juliengcomposer.bsky.social

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 12/09/2026

Tokyo Game Show next weekend. Any indie games to make sure I check out? #tokyogameshow #indiegames

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Crisppyboat @crisppyboat.ca · 09/09/2026

The World Beyond

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 03/09/2026

good luck! game looks great

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 31/08/2026

my (small) claim to fame is I made the #1 super expert level during the launch of Super Mario Maker 2 😎 I still get a warm, fuzzy feeling when I watch old videos of people playing it #gamedev #supermario #nintendoswitch www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi5V...

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Proto @protowlf.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Hi I'm a AAA dev who is now indie. It's a depressing time, and it would be uplifting to see games industry folks boycott The Game Awards. Later this year Geoff is going to be handing awards to people who literally use plagiarism machines, after unheard of layoffs. Please just don't go.

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Paris Marx @parismarx.com · 26/08/2026

The United States is taking aim at Canada once again, with a crushing new set of tariffs. Ultimately, government will need to solve this. But in the same way Canadians are avoiding US alcohol, produce, and other goods, they should get off US tech products too. Luckily, I have a guide for that.

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Getting off US tech: a guide

I’m in the process of dropping US tech services. Here’s how I did it, and options you should consider.

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 26/08/2026

ya, seems like the personal calendar has been great for indie games, especially if you have all your tags dialed in

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 21/08/2026

Just convince yourself that they're actually features

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 20/08/2026

just played the demo! took a while to understand the gravity and how entangling works, so the overhang and untangle levels took me a bit. overall seems like a great puzzle game, wishlisted 🙂

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 20/08/2026

What gamedev does to you. Some "concept art" for my WIP puzzle game #gamedev #indiedev

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 16/08/2026

Hey! Are you an indie dev who doesn't use gen AI and have a game you're currently promoting? I'm looking to make a starter pack and you could be in it! Reply below with a link to your game 👇 go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 19/08/2026

don't have any public info yet, but I am making a game with zero AI assistance and would love to be included

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 09/08/2026

Ah.. I see. Maybe I'll start with blockbench and move to blender when I get comfortable. Thanks a lot!

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 07/08/2026

anyone have experience doing low poly 3D modelling, texturing, and animation in blender and blockbench? wondering which you'd recommend for a beginner #gamedev #indiedev #blender #blockbench #lowpoly

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 07/08/2026

gl! really interesting concept. can't wait to rage

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 07/08/2026

All the runs are gonna have to be tool assisted lmao

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 05/08/2026

game is great! congrats on the release!

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 02/08/2026

🤔 only for genius? 🤔 (don't ask me to explain.. I can't) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #puzzle #quantumphysics

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 02/08/2026

movement and animations look so smooth!

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 30/07/2026

you were born in the assets... molded by them

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Bran Cardoso @brancardoso.com · 29/07/2026

pro-tip: check your disk usage... KDE's search index was running non-stop for the last 2 months, writing almost 200GB to my NVME, and using 17% of it's expected lifetime usage 🥀 especially with hardware prices being so crazy atm #linux #kde

sentinowl.com disk data written graph showing significantly increased data written over last 90 days

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