iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 05/10/2026

Shoutout to the thief enemy in Dungeon Encounters who steals 10,000g every time they attack. They deserve to enter the pantheon of truly terrifying dungeon crawler enemies

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bilge @bilgetbd.itch.io · 04/10/2026

I just released an early demo version of 'Maybe... I'll go to the beach' on @itch.io hope you like it! link: bilgetbd.itch.io/maybe-ill-go...

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Andrew | BUY INDIEPOCALYPSE ➡️ PRGE @pizzapranks.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Everything is Me. Smoke Everything Melancholic Smoking by @modmaster68.bsky.social, @wizardmagicgame.bsky.social pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-81

screenshot from the game Melancholic Smoking

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I have recently been playing The Castle of Dr. Brain, and this game forced me to finally sit down and learn strategies for how to solve slide puzzles. I feel as if my puzzle Achilles heel has finally been cured

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from 1968 with love @from1968.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

* The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien (1892-2973), Pleasure in Reading Edition 1968, Longmans, London Cover by unknown artist #1968 #from1968 #jrrtolkien #thehobbit #smaug

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Kate Barrett @thewaether.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

so I've been working on this game today and some of yesterday. here's a little bit more

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Shopkeepers of Gaming @gamingshopkeeps.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Salesman of Glass House - Titanium Court

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TehSnakerer @tehsnakerer.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

I've made a big big video, many many words spent all to say that 'Dead Rising is a Timeless* Classic' Please share! youtu.be/wP5VVLCefF8

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The Zium Railway (Available September 13th) @theziumsociety.itch.io · 13/09/2026

In the Valley of the Underground Mountain, within the compartment nation of Lyptch... 🛤️🏛️🎨The Zium Railway🎨🏛️🛤️ an open world gallery, a new exhibition, now available! Free admission. Be welcomed and enjoy. thezium.art/theziumrailway

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The Zium Railway - Exhibition Now Open

YouTube video by The Zium Gallery

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🌕🌏🌕🌎🌕 @townmap.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

going ahead and sharing this preview of BESSTTSY CITY RPG, rambling map wandering game.. we are currently out of food and other necessities so if anyone wants to invest in New Horizons it would be an immense help while we plug away at getting New Things ready PAYPAL at: paypal.me/zoesparks

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BESSTTSY’S CITY RPG ☆_☆ MEGA HYPER ALERT ×68000 DO OR DESTRUCTION: SKIPPING SEASHELLS WHILE GLASS FALLS

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Alex Jaffe @blinkity.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2.5 years later, my GDC talk "Player Mythologies" is free on the vault! gdcvault.com/play/1034601... I'm really proud of this one. It tries to rewire your brain wrt what games actually do, what they are for, and thus why-and-how we should make them. Stand out from the crowd by changing lives.

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Player Mythologies

Designers build games around player fantasies. These typically concern something the player

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lynn @chordbug.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

You should play SWORD OF KUMDOR, the outré JRPG for the PC-98 that teaches you how to touch-type lynn.github.io/kumdor/

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The Sword of Kumdor

“What's going on!? A spaceship came crashing down! Oh my stars, look at that hole!”

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Anatoly Shashkin💾 @dosnostalgic.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

ScummVM announced full support of all games using MicroProse's MADS engine: Rex Nebular and the Cosmic Gender Bender (both DOS and Mac), Return of the Phantom, Dragonsphere, and Once Upon a Forest. www.scummvm.org/news/20260826/

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ScummVM :: Latest Developments :: It's a MADS, MADS, MADS, MADS World

A self-centered starship pilot marooned on a planet of women. A kingdom under threat from an evil enchanter. A sinister plot at the opera. And a desperate search for an antidote. After all these years...

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Ethan M. Aldridge @ethanmaldridge.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Some favorite recent panels from my hand-drawn webcomic. You can read SABLE: A GHOST STORY free now, and Patrons are reading three chapters ahead! Sablecomic.com

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Ａ．Ｄｅｇｅｎ　Ａｒｔ @adegenart.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

THE EARTH HAS BEEN TRANSFORMED; MANKIND HAS ATTAINED THE ABILITY TO DOUBLE-JUMP PART ONE IN THE NEW FUTURE JUMPERS SERIES FROM thecatamites INTERNATIONAL OBSESSION w/ some art by me and music from @demonshome.bsky.social thecatamites.itch.io/internationa...

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Greg Costikyan @costik.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

So we collaborated, multiple authors contributing, on our take. And although featuring only arguably indie games, we nod at AAA titles we deserve to be acknowledged. First up is Wadjeteye's Unavowed, but you'll have to click through for the full list, here: indiegamereviewer.com/top-10-indie...

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IGR's Favorite Indie Adventure Games of the 21st Century

Greg Costikyan and the IGR writing team weigh in on some of our favorite adventure games of the 21st century (so far)!

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Emmy @emmfoolery.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Hi! I just launched a new three month DOS jam! Don't have enough free time to contribute to a standard game jam? This one's E X T E N D E D. Please feel free to join in, even (especially!) if you have no experience! It's a very casual vibe, and there are even a few assets to help start you off!

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MS-TRES

A game jam from 2026-08-31 to 2026-12-01 hosted by Emmfoolery. It's time for another three month DOS jam! This is a casual, lighthearted jam, to encourage skill-building, community links, and the crea...

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Shopkeepers of Gaming @gamingshopkeeps.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Hal - Stray Children

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Joachim Froholt @jfroholt.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

We posted an interview with Kristjan Hatlelid today. It's about his work in games (he did audio programming and music for a bunch of classics in the eighties and nineties). He also reveals that he's making new games now, and a sequel to Frantic Freddie. Interview by @retrogamingpappa.bsky.social .

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Interview with Kristjan Hatlelid - Spillhistorie.no

He did the music and sound programming in everything from Test Drive II to Stunts. Now he's working on his own indie games.

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Hey I wanted to share out a recently released capstone project from my student Bernadine Mattson! Doo-Daa is a collaged RPG Maker MZ 2003 game where you play as an astronaut cat handing out informational pamphlets marketing the planet Earth to Dadaist aliens. bobby4apples.itch.io/doo-daa

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hayao Miyazaki’s Princess Stereonoke

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Sean Kennedy @aie-sean.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I run a Games Artist talk/discussion series w/ Do Not Research. Super excited to announce this year’s slate featuring Inpatient Press Flan Falacci @thewatermuseum.bsky.social and @apthomson.bsky.social Learn more about DNR and join us by subscribing to the substack here donotresearch.substack.com

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

The latest from @househouse.com, Big Walk elevates the “friendslop” formula by swapping out procedural generation for a more authored experience. But did they make a meal to remember, or one that's difficult to digest? 📼: youtu.be/HrDasGOIJSo

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Big Walk is "Friend Dinner"

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Ryan T. Brown 🎮🩷 @toadsanime.lostincult.co.uk · 12/08/2026

The Zium Railway announced - an interactive virtual art gallery game, where you traverse an open-world via foot or train to view various interactive installations. I love what Zium projects do with the artful medium of games. ❤️ Launches September 13: theziumsociety.itch.io

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My Abandonware @myabandonware.com · 10/08/2026

New release: Les Templiers d'Orven (1986 - Amstrad CPC) - www.myabandonware.com/game/les-temp… #abandonware

Les Templiers d'Orven in game screenshot

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Stuffed Wombat @stuffedwomb.at · 06/08/2026

MARBLE SOULS coming 2026 wishlist now - store.steampowered.com/app/4531440/...

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gate @gate.itch.io · 04/08/2026

SUPER FLUID HYPER FLOW! A new minimalist arcade game. Try to conquer the chaos! Play on gate.itch.io/super-fluid-...

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Theropods - OUT NOW @losttoken.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Ten years ago, it started with a game jam. Since then, we've poured all of our love and craft into every single pixel. Now, it's finally here: a wordless point-and-click adventure in a prehistoric world full of dinosaurs. Theropods launches August 20th!🦕

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sketbordcat @sketbordcat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

this is the full game about magnifying horses. Horse Magnifier: The Full Horse comes out on August 10, 2026. i made a trailer to celebrate the occasion:

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Marc Normandin @marcnormandin.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

The only thing wrong with Elevator Action Returns is that it released in a moment that wasn't interested in it — that shouldn't stop you from playing this classic today. Taito's arcade sequel to the original Elevator Action is bigger, faster, and shows how much the industry changed in 11 years.

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Past meets present: Elevator Action Returns

Do you know what Elevator Action was missing? Explosions, helicopters, and exploding helicopters.

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

My last four movies have had some real heaters, and also hoppers

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hotcyder @hotcyder.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

New video! Cool Games(?) you may have missed(?) in 2026(?) so far. A handful of recommendations that somehow turned into extended musings on games as a whole. Featuring STUNTBOOST, Elfie: A Sand Plan, Blood Dungeon, and more 👀 youtu.be/26feHFM0vbA

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GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES GAMES

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Ben Davis @benadavis.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Some morning links to a Keith Haring vote in Philly, @apollo-magazine.com on art's great Penelopes, NewCrits's advice for first gallery shows, @chariotrider.bsky.social's museum in 'Doom,' more news.artnet.com/artnet-bulle...

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Will Philly Protect Its Beloved Keith Haring? And Other Art World Matters

Also in today's Artnet Bulletin: an imperiled Keith Haring mural, art history's great Penelopes, a museum built in 'Doom,' and more.

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Dani Díaz @diazcarrete.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

reminds me of this virtual tour of Goya's "Black Paintings" done inside Animal Crossing youtu.be/--evTcB8LmM

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Quinta del Sordo. Presentación de las Pinturas negras

YouTube video by Prado Educación

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

If you enjoy The Doom Gallery, I also recommend checking out some of my other weird Doom WADs. Lavender Birth is a Doom poem about my experiences coming out chariot-rider.itch.io/lavender-birth

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Lavender Birth by Chariot Rider

Doom poetry about lavender and pain

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GC is Doing Whatever @gcvazquez.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

This is super cool, you should go check it out.

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The Roxy Horror Picture Show @squigglydot.itch.io · 11/07/2026

This is along the lines of something I've been thinking of making for years now; virtual museum spaces hold so much potential and seeing one realized is so amazing... I love this!!!

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Aranock, 4 of Ravens @aranock.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Chariots been working on this cool project forever and its finally open! I will probably walk through the museum on stream at some point, you should take a tour too

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Sputnik34 @sputnik34.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

I've had the pleasure of checking this out multiple times. It's very very cool

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Since the spring of 2023, I have been creating a non-violent art museum in Doom. My goal was to find art that engaged with the themes that informed Doom's creation, while also exploring the possibilities of virtual museum spaces. Please enjoy this museum. Download link below

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RagnarRox @ragnarrox.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

I’ve been wanting to revisit the 1998 psychological horror adventure Sanitarium for a long time. After over 3 months of working on it, it's finally finished! Sincerely hope you have a good time with it. 🫶 youtu.be/msRVh8d6q7U

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Sanitarium and the Underworld of Grief

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

I finished the tileset for my next game, and made a room I am very happy with

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Chariot Rider @chariotrider.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

I watched a lot of exceptional animation this week

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