iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Studio Pearl @studiopearl.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Adding in flags for the World Cup into my indie game! #indiedev #gamedev #gaming store.steampowered.com/app/4323260/...

Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This Saturday, game enjoyers across the U.S. and Canada -- including folks who worked on Distant Melody -- are doing a 24hr game-a-thon to raise money for local children's hospitals! Even just a $5 donation goes a long way. Thank you for your kindness! 🎮🤩⚕️🏥 www.extra-life.org/participants...

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Extra Life | Change Kids' Health, Change the Future

I'm raising funds with #EXTRALIFE for kids treated at my Children's Miracle Network Hospitals! I need your help to reach my fundraising goal. Please donate today to change kids' health.

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

A pretty dope comic dub for the Magical Girl enjoyers out there. Give Korri Hero some love! 👀😍 youtu.be/z0vEsfgKqs4?...

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Our 15-minute visual novel + rhythm game is now playable in-browser! Can you reconnect with your best friend or will adult life separate you forever? distantmelody.itch.io/distant-melody Features music by @lupin.nostraightanswer.com! 🤩🎼🐺 #rhythmgame #visualnovel #Vocaloid #screenshotsaturday

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Don Veech @donveech.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

I was reworking some animation stuff this week and thought the slash VFX in Lucid Nightmares could use a facelift, what do you think? 🤺 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #vfx #blender #jogobr

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

jc denton: tell me more about these "lifehacks". deus ex npc: you can use a hairclip around long wires, like on headphones, to keep them from getting tangled. jc: human ingenuity is powerful. deus ex npc: use a pringles can to hold your pasta. jc: powerful - and dangerous.

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

We played a decent bit of Celeste while researching our indie game, but we never got this good (or at least I didn't). XD

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Fuz - Froggonit free game out now! @fuzgames.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

😌Looking for a relaxing game to turn your brain off and just play? The Organized Capy God is out now on Steam :) Just chill sorting 😎 #indiegames #cozygames

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 03/08/2025

Distant Melody is our free Vocaloid rhythm game + visual novel where exploration is as important as hitting the beat. 🌌💫🎶 We haven’t seen a lot of people get the max score… yet! 👀 distantmelody.itch.io/distant-melody #ScreenshotSaturday

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DustyKettle @dustykettles.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

The third and hopefully last screenshot of "Night At The Harbor". I say last because since the last screenshot even more progress has been made and I think it might be ready for release very soon! (maybe even next week!) keep your eyes open!!! #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gameboy

a screenshot of the title screen for "Night At The Harbor"

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Victoria Tran ✨ @victoriatran.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

📰 New Community Dev Newsletter is here 📰 The topic: Great news! Your studio is making their next game. But! It's a different genre?? 🤔 How do you transfer player interest btwn games with little overlap? Plus community job posts, resources, and more. Read now! ⬇️ thevtran.kit.com/posts/transf...

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Transferring interest between games ✨ Community Dev Newsletter #40

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nostraightanswer / LupinNSA @lupin.nostraightanswer.com · 29/07/2025

Hello everyone, my friend is struggling to make ends meet and needs help paying rent after some unexpected expenses have caused trouble. If you have any cash you can afford to spare, please send him whatever you can. Thank you. gofund.me/ace369bf

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Donate to Urgent: First Rent Payment Needed, organized by Ezekiel Crowley

Hello. For those of you who recognize me from previous funding help, I have … Ezekiel Crowley needs your support for Urgent: First Rent Payment Needed

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nostraightanswer / LupinNSA @lupin.nostraightanswer.com · 28/05/2025

I Dream Of Mending (2025 Ver.) ========== Wrapped up work on this revision today. Adjusted the mix, master, and so on. Re-recorded vocals, updated lyrics. New details in the arrangement... it feels really good, I think! Compare to the original, here: nostraightanswer.bandcamp.com/album/i-drea...

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Julia Minamata @juliaminamata.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Latest VODs! More single-dragonning EGA DOS Double Dragon, more progress on Wasson Bluff art, and new locations in Portopia! Happy Crimson C'Thursday! youtu.be/L5xx5AwfeFQ

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Art Stream -- Making The Crimson Diamond... LIVE! July 29, 2025

YouTube video by Julia Minamata

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Mary Kenney @marykgames.com · 31/07/2025

My team is hiring again! We've got two jobs posted: EXPERT and SENIOR writer. In our org chart, Expert is a click above Senior and focused on craft. Senior owns big parts of the game and could eventually be promoted to a direction- or craft-focused role. lnkd.in/gpYpu3QZ lnkd.in/gppUzFmj

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Chel Wong Audio 🏳️‍⚧️ @chelwongaudio.bsky.social · 24/03/2025

Hey everyone, I'm looking for work Award winning freelance video game composer, and I also do sound design. If you or anyone you know is looking for contract music or audio, I can write in any style and like doing dynamically layered soundtracks. #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Studio Reverii @handle.invalid · 29/07/2025

Saffia’s Magically Miserable 9-5 is looking for a long term Co-Writer & Narrative Designer ✏️ Message @luunalii on discord for details! #gamedev #gamewriting #narrativedesign #indiegame

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Line Bering @bering.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It is not a proper Christmas game, without a Christmas market. (Work in Progress) #Gamedev #dkgame #indiegame #cozygame #wholesome If it looks cozy, wishlist it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3030650/...

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will from gamebunny @imwill.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

fuck it, you can take the logo apart #gamedev #indiedev

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Sandpenguin - Broken Relic @sandpenguin.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Almost finished with one of the most complex backgrounds so far. The main square of the town with the entrance to a cathedral and a bank. This one will have quite a few NPCS. Happy it's almost done! 😅 #indiegames #pointandclick #pixelart #adventuregame

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despelote ⚽ OUT NOW! @despelote.game · 20/05/2025

🤸🏾‍♂️ despelote is almost at 200 Steam reviews! your indie dev reminder that Steam reviews REALLY help other players find the game 👍🏾

screenshot of despelote's steam page noting 174 reviews, with a Very Positive rating

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Can You Pet the Dog? @canyoupetthedog.com · 21/05/2025

You can pet the dog in Despelote

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

This game is dope as heck and everyone should check it out. 🤩⚽

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IGN @ign.com · 10/06/2025

Get ready for a soccer-loving slice-of-life adventure set in early 2000s Ecuador in Despolote. Available now on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox (and coming to Switch). #IGNSummerOfGaming

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IGN @ign.com · 19/06/2025

Get ready for a soccer-loving slice-of-life adventure set in early 2000s Ecuador in Despolote. Available now on Steam, PlayStation, Xbox (and coming to Switch). #IGNSummerOfGaming

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Yolk | The Ticken 🍳🤏 @yolksized.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I am now a total Rhythm Doctor simp. This game is adorable. The music is fun. The boss/remix levels are wild(ly chaotic and awesome) Also there's a tiny chicken on the cover and in the settings menu. 🐥💖 (New PFP perhaps?! 👀)

Cover of the game Rhythm Doctor. Full of anime-style patients, doctors, and also a tiny chicken for some reason.

Settings menu for Rhythm Doctor. There's a tiny chicken sitting on a screen.

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Matt | DEMO OUT NOW! @pmrd.net · 27/07/2025

The atmosphere of my game. #gamedev #indiegame #darkrooms

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Samperson @samperson.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

Did you know you can hire me for game development? samchiet.com

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WaveyGames @waveygames.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

I was recording material for a new trailer for Pepper Odyssey👀 So here's something for #ScreenshotSunday, a little sneak peak to a minor bossfight in a possible storyline #rpg #multiple-endings #turn-based #indiegame #indiedev STEAM 🔽 store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...

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Foggy @foggytheentity.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The entire gaming industry is in danger because a group called "Collective Shout" is pressuring payment processors to threaten stores that sell games that are "immoral". NSFW games are only the beginning of their plot to censor the whole industry. #gaming #news #censorship

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BRICKWALL GAMES @brickwall.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

The earliest & first completed character portrait for HARDCORE HOMICIDE— Each character getting their own digitally painted portrait that accompanies interactions, w/ each piece focusing on trichromatic + dichromatic color palettes. 🎨

A digital painterly portrait of a young man, short but curly hair and a t-shirt. The color palette utilizes mainly tones of reds, yellows, and blues. The brushes used ( in procreate ) were ones that mimicked the look and feel of oil paint. Some areas are smoother than others, where the brush strokes become more apparent.

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Footloose (1984), but instead of dancing, Kevin Bacon is trying to overturn a ban on sexy itchio games. XD

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Mike Bithell @mikebithell.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

As a maker of exceptionally sexless art, I just wanna say publicly that any attempt at censorship of the arts is to be resisted. NSFW art is always an easy target, but it’s also always only the first step in a chain, not to mention the artistic value of this stuff in its own right.

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Distant Melody @distantmelody.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

It's disturbing to think this was caused by pressure from a grassroots group, and that it happened so quickly. Our game doesn't include NSFW content, but I still feel for all the developers who got blindsided by this. :(

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Andrew | BUY INDIEPOCALYPSE ➡️ BostonFIG @pizzapranks.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

Tomorrow night I'm going to be tabling with a big pile of video games at the Night Market at the The Foundry in Cambridge. Stop on by and get some indie games, physically and in person! bit.ly/foundrynight...

a neon colored flyer advertising a night market at 101 rogers st, cambridge on july 25th from 6pm to 10pm

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Fretless 🎸 Out on Steam! 🎸 - Ritual Studios @ritualstudios.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

THANK YOU SHREDDERS! GO PLAY FRETLESS ON STEAM! #guitarpg #fretless

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Max (VGCartography) @vgcartography.com · 24/07/2025

Tony Hawk's Pro Tactics Advance

Some Final Fantasy Tactics Advance dudes shredding in a skate park.

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Nethyr // nullptr::live @nethyr.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Ngl I'm tempted to make videos about start-ups, businesses, & co-ops and how it can be applied to the vtubing industry. Like what should you know about starting a business? When is a business contract just BAD? How do you keep yourself safe as best you can? Would people want that? Idk.

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Alexander Laubscher @handle.invalid · 22/07/2025

Early look at my game Atomic Rebels ⚡️☢️ A 4-person PvE looter where you wander about different radiated environments in search for items. You can switch between third and isometric at any time. #Roblox #gamedev #indiedev #videogames

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 23/07/2025

Running all year long! The *third* Forever Open Source game jam. Come contribute not just games (though we love games!) but SRDs, art, music, settings, anything that helps people create or play TTRPGs! Explore a world of open gaming: itch.io/jam/forever-... #TTRPG #GameJam

Polaroid photo of dice and game pieces on an indistinct map. Text:
Join the Jam
Forever Open Source 2025

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Thought Punks 🎲 TTRPGs + Punk 👩‍🎤 @thoughtpunks.com · 19/07/2025

What if Honey Heist but a sleazy John Waters flick? That's You Can Be Trash Too! Be your best trash self: www.drivethrurpg.com... #TTRPG #IndieGame

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Mipx2 - Wishlist Vital Decisions @mipx2.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Hey #screenshotsaturday polished the main scene in the game a bit, added some wall candle things and (tried) to improve lighting #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

Screenshot from Mail it to the king game

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