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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

It needed a section where Mario has to move through a tight space, so the camera comes over his shoulder as he squeezes through a cliff, then it unloads the previous part of the level.

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AAA Mario - Extended Cut (2026)

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Sophie 🎲🏳️‍⚧️ @sophieh.itch.io · 01/06/2026

My #picotron port of Lemmings now has all the original levels playable (plus the replacement levels, plus all the holiday levels, plus a handful of others) It runs in the browser here: sophiehoulden.com/ohno.html

Screenshot of the first lemmings level "Just Dig!", small lemming creatures fall from a trapdoor into a dirt and grass environment and walk toward an exit.

Screenshot of the classic Lemmings level "You need bashers this time" where lemmings tunnel through frozen crystals and jagged netting to reach the exit.

A screenshot of an original level where lemmings are building bridges between pink fluffy clouds.

An original level where lemmings are traversing obstacles in a desert to reach a flying saucer.

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Eniko Fox @enikofox.com · 04/05/2026

Never let anyone talk you out of a quick 2 day game jam. Those 4 months will be the best 3 years spent releasing a commercial game of your life

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I'm donating 100% of the proceeds from my game sales this week to Cool Earth www.coolearth.org So if you're interested in playing a Short Indie Horror game set on a submarine but ALSO want to help the planet, go pick up The Oily Depths store.steampowered.com/app/3113030/... Its less than 3 bucks!

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Protect rainforests with us

We’re Cool Earth, a charity who protects the largest rainforests in the world by supporting the Indigenous people who live there.

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Legulysse @legulysse.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I just released the demo for my game Tower of Pestilence 🦇 All feedbacks welcome 🤗 The game is still in active development and should be ready for the summer !

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Tower of Pestilence Demo on Steam

In this survival/roguelite with a fanciful and monstrous art style, explore a dungeon where vampiric creatures and pestilence demons coexist. Play as adventurers with simple and accessible controls, i...

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Fer // WISHLIST TOSSDOWN! 🚀 @theferfactor.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

"So what type of game are you making?" This 👇🏽 #gamedev #indiedev

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

🎉 [GAME LAUNCH!] 🎉 The Oily Depths is LIVE! If you'd like to play this undersea horror adventure go check it out on Steam! I am so proud of this game. Thank you to all my friends and everyone that has supported me on this journey! 😭 😭 😭 GO BUY IT RIGHT NOW! store.steampowered.com/app/3113030/...

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The Oily Depths on Steam

Operate an oil-drilling submarine while taking instructions from a mysterious voice. Fail your quota, and they’ll cut your oxygen. This is deep-sea horror. Obey or drown.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Godot 4.6 is out! Oh man it's a big update with so many QoL features. I'm excited for time scaling in play mode and hover-drag can swap tabs. This will likely be the version that "Game 2" will be made in godotengine.org/releases/4.6/ Oh and The Oily Depths launches in 2 weeks!!!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

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Godot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flow

With the stability gained over the past five Godot 4 releases, it's time for polish and quality-of-life improvements for everyday development.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 03/12/2025

I've been relatively quiet while working on The Oily Depths, but figured I'd share this, since it looks dope and the guy making it is REALLY good at making stuff. store.steampowered.com/app/4148350/...

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GARDEN GNOME BEATMAKER on Steam

GNOME SURVIVOR x MUSICAL ROGUELIKE. COMPOSE YOUR KILLER TRACK. HIT PLAY AND WATCH THE FROGS BURN. BUY SAMPLES AND TRINKETS FROM THE SHOP & REPEAT.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I don't normally do film rants here. But "F1 The Movie" is the biggest PAINT BY NUMBERS sports movie of all time. No originality. Rough around the edges old timer comes back. Training montage of old-school vs new-school. Tensions rise between young upstart and old timer.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Great talk by Dorian (Doot) on making small games successfully! If you dont speak French, put on the Closed Captions, then go to settings and change the auto-translate language to English. It worked really well on this video!

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Tired of manually matching collision to a mesh in #GodotEngine? Or constantly creating new nodes with the built-in collision generation feature? I made an addon that automatically syncs collision with meshes, with lots of neat features. Grab it here: github.com/CozyCubeGame... #gamedev #indiedev

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Deepnight Games ⚔️ @deepnight.net · 15/07/2025

How Tenjutsu actually plays

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Deepnight Games ⚔️ @deepnight.net · 01/07/2025

Tenjutsu devlog 1: an Action Scene which became a Game deepnight.net/blog/tenjuts... It’s been ages since my last blog post, so here’s some behind-the-scenes content! Starting with the origin story of Tenjutsu gameplay. And next time, I’ll dive into deeper, more advanced stuff 🤿

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Tenjutsu devlog 1: an Action Scene which became a Game

It’s been a while since I last posted new content here. As you may already know, I’m hard at work on my second solo-dev title, Tenjutsu. Well, not so solo actually, as I’m working with Daniel aka Dni...

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Doot 🪲🪷 Wishlist Milki Delivery 🐮🚲 @dodoot.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

[FR] DOOT TINY GRANT 🧋💖💶 Pour aider à développer des petits jeux, nous avons créé Doot Tiny Grant! 5 personnes recevrons un don de 2000€ et un mentorat ⭐ Vous souhaitez candidater ? Toutes les informations sont en commentaires ! Candidatures ouvertes du 14 au 20 juillet.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Anti-Union CEO blames employees for layoffs seen at Microsoft. Absolutely disgusting engagement profiteering and bat-shit views from him in the comments. Oh and BIG suprise, he runs a Web3 company now... My god. It's like if all the worst things in the Games Industry got rolled into one person.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

Demo is LIVE already! Go play, drown, suffocate, whatever!

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Henke (Bounty Trail is ON SALE!) @henrikhermans.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

physics based pogo stick platformer POGOPPL is out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/1640220/...

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Pale Moth Reviews @ubuu-yt.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Today I played the demo for The Oily Depths. You pilot, operate, and maintain an oil-drilling submarine for a mysterious corporation. You must meet your quota but beware something is lurking below... * Developed by Ryan R. Burns @burnsdesigns.bsky.social #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=30o2...

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Sustain The Vessel - [The Oily Depths]

YouTube video by Pale Moth Reviews

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

🎉 [DEMO LAUNCH!] 🎉 The Oily Depths demo is out now! If you'd like to play 'Day 1' of this undersea psychological horror adventure go check it out on Steam! I may be biased, but it's friggen awesome-sauce! Download and Wishlist here! store.steampowered.com/app/3113030/...

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Best Indie Games @clemmygames.bsky.social · 02/04/2025

It's #TrailerTuesday! Show me your indie games!

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 16/03/2025

Sorry it took me so long, y'all. I feel disappointed in myself I kept it even this long.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

UPCOMING BETA (for the demo...) My newsletter subscribers will be able to test the demo for The Oily Depths starting next week. If you want to join in, sign up here... ryanrburns.com

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 14/03/2025

I hired an artist. It paid off. This game looks so bad ass, I often forget I'm the one making it.

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Fer // WISHLIST TOSSDOWN! 🚀 @theferfactor.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

15 more seconds of my indie game #indiegame #gamedev WISHLIST: store.steampowered.com/app/3241560/...

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Godot Engine @godotengine.org · 22/02/2025

Godot 4.4 has reached the Release Candidate stage! All features are in, critical regressions fixed, and it’s ready for production use. We still need your help testing, so give it a try (remember to make backups!) and let us know if you find any issues 🚀 godotengine.org/article/rele...

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Release candidate: Godot 4.4 RC 1

Godot 4.4 is now practically ready for its stable release, so it's time for the last round(s) of testing to make sure it's a smooth upgrade for all users.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

The Oily Depth Patch Notes: 11/02/2025 New Feature: Pee

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

Making the end-of-demo screen. Is it too subtle?

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

Milestone Reached: 1k Wishlists! Thanks for all your support on The Oily Depths. This is a huge deal and is so motivating. Thank you so much 😭😭😭😭😭

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

I installed Balatro, Slay the Spire, Dicey Dungeon, and Slice & Dice on my phone. I will not get anything done until 2028.

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 29/12/2024

Fascinating read on Gameplay Loops and their danger. While I don't fully agree with the premise of the article, it does make a great case for questioning 'padding' and meaning.

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HORRORVISUALS @horrorvisuals.com · 23/12/2024

If you are a horror game dev and you want to use my platform to share your game trailer, just send me a DM and I’ll help you out. No need to wait for a showcase, no bullshit exclusivity rules, no payment, no keys, nothing. I just want more people to see your game 🤙

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a man in a robe is holding a carton of tropicana orange juice and says i like the one that says some pulp

ALT: a man in a robe is holding a carton of tropicana orange juice and says i like the one that says some pulp

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

I finished my SaveLoad system in a day. Does it work? No. Living the dream.

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HORRORVISUALS @horrorvisuals.com · 13/12/2024

Hi folks, it's a #HorrorFriday once again!👻 If you are a horror game developer, composer, artist, or you dabble in horror in any shape or form, share your projects under this thread so we can see and support you. I'll also reskeet for signal boost! 🎃 Pinned on my profile for easy access.

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Skeleton Claw @skeletonclaw.bsky.social · 26/11/2024

I posted the last version of this too hastily. I wasn't satisfied with the art so I added more yeast. Now I think I'm done with it.

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v buckenham @v21.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

new Michael Brough game announced - i loved 868 HACK and am excited to see him build upon it www.backerkit.com/c/projects/m...

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868-BACK

The sequel to 868-HACK. A cyberpunk roguelike adventure.

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Julien Eveillé - THRESHOLDONSALE5BUCKSOMG @pataloon.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

THAT is NICE.

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Adriano - Play Pest Apocalypse🍕 @orioli.xyz · 19/11/2024

Time for another 100% illegal #GodotEngine tip😈 You know how smart people tell you to not have UI in your trailers unless absolutely necessary? What if your game is really hard to play without UI? Move the entire HUD onto a separate transparent window so OBS doesn't record it! Play the game!

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 19/11/2024

Welp, @pataloon.bsky.social's game, THRESHOLD, comes out soon! And it is on popular upcoming!!! Congrats!

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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

Hi, I've been an indie dev for 20 years and shipped 15 games. Here's a GDC talk I did in 2016 that was quite popular. It was about indie sustainability and I'm still here, so that's good :-) www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jmwb...

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How to Survive in Gamedev for Eleven Years Without a Hit

YouTube video by GDC 2025

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tarkovsky | FUMES dev @mtarkovsky.bsky.social · 16/11/2024

I think I'll start posting here too. This is FUMES, fast-paced retro-inspired car combat game I'm currently working on. How do you like it? 😏

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

I LOVED these Bottle Gnomes. The art, the old card style, everything. It's also interesting to compare cards of this era to cards printed today.

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HORRORVISUALS @horrorvisuals.com · 11/11/2024

If you're an indie horror game developer and you need consultation on marketing, reach, pitch review, or simply gameplay feedback, I'm one DM away. It's for free and entirely confidential. No questions asked. I just want your game to be successful. Hit me up.

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a bald man in a suit and tie is smiling

ALT: a bald man in a suit and tie is smiling

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Ryan R. Burns | The Oily Depths @burnsgames.bsky.social · 12/11/2024

Feels SO good to see the words "Most Anticipated" and then see my game below. It's happening! It's finally happening! 😭😭😭😭

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