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🎀 i'm katey! @bagenzos.house · 4h

As a "Game Developer", I consider these 9 games to be the pinnacle of Game's Design.

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Cass (makes games) @cassmakesgames.bsky.social · 8h

New Blog Post: Why I Love Unfair Traps in Arcade Games People usually dislike hard memo traps in arcade games, or at best think they're "not that bad". I love them, though, and I think arcade games would be worse without them. Here's why: duckberet.com/blog/i-like-... (game: Violent Storm)

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Remar Games @remargames.se · 02/10/2026

Tower of Gold is coming November 1st! 🎉 It's a massive puzzle/action game with a first-person overworld full of characters and mysteries. I'll release a trailer alongside the game, but here's a small teaser in the meantime! #indiegames #indiedev

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rdein @rdein.bsky.social · 6h

I've written a post introducing Record of Dorathia, the dungeon crawler RPG project we have been working on these past few years. I hope you enjoy it! Let us know your thoughts! Link: www.bombservice.com/post/record-... #rdein_dev #redora

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 23h

the storytellers and scribes whisper of long-buried legends of am ancient time when I wasn't in the middle of two extremely demanding rpg playthroughs

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Polly @pollyhead.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

Neeeeew Sockscast Monday!

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craze @ratfishing.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

if you want some early halloween vibes, WINE & ROSES is the (free!) mid-divorce occult combat rpg people know me for. and you may even like it contains beautiful women, turn-based boss combat, and overpowered crowd control crazetex.itch.io/wine-and-roses

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Wine & Roses by craze

Mid-Divorce Occult Combat RPG

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miomancer @miomancer.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

“i wish i would get shot in the head and die” a finger curls on the monkeys paw

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increpare @increpare.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

www.bfxr.net BFXR major update. I need to spend a *lot* more time with the presets of the instruments, but I was so immediately sold by the Mixfxr tool (that just overlaps two existing synths) that I had to put it live RIGHT AWAY. Try it out!

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I promise when I started fire emblem 7 on a whim in early september I didn't know there was a new one coming out, I only zeitgeist post by accident

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Brendy_C @brendyc.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

A "make small games" manifesto by @farawaytimes.bsky.social from a couple of years ago. I love when artists can get themselves into this mindset. It looks like peace. farawaytimes.blogspot.com/2023/02/how-...

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How To Make Good Small Games

Polly the Frog by ...

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Warp Door @warpdoor.com · 28/05/2026

pissing child monogatari (@dayofthemutants.bsky.social) "Thank You for Peeing" Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2026/05/28/p...

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

LRP: every all timer kusoge that gets fan-translated extends my life span by an additional year. the age of peak is over; embrace the new age of darkness youtu.be/p-skIBPWOPE

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Spectral Tower - One of the Worst RPGs Ever Made

YouTube video by RndStranger

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SnowyAria (｡•̀ᴗ-)✧🏳️‍⚧️ @snowyaria.goodorevengreat.games · 02/10/2026

The tower calls out to the sinners of Neverland. It's time to repent. It's time to climb. Spectral Tower - English patch, out now!! Translation - Quade Hacking - Tasos500 Graphics - NicheTopic FMV Translations - SnowyAria (No AI was used for this patch) github.com/Yoshimanix/s...

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adam le doux @adamledoux.net · 02/10/2026

somehow(??) bitsy turns 10 this month, and i'm hosting an extra-special, extra-long 100th #bitsyjam to celebrate! :D the jam page is already open over on itch.io for anyone who wants to sign up now <3 itch.io/jam/bitsy-100

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#bitsyjam 100

A game jam from 2026-10-15 to 2027-01-24 hosted by adam le doux. hey there! welcome to #bitsyjam 100 ! bitsy 's 10th anniversary is coming up on october 15th 2026 and to celebrate i'm hosting an extra...

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dan mentos @danmentos.com · 22/09/2026

[job interview] interviewer: so god killed all your kids? job: that's right

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

fire emblem 7 throws so many very good prepromoted units at you in the endgame, plus I'm promoting all my longterm blorbos... I'm swimming in resources, ezpz onboarding fire emblem for gaijin dimwits

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I can't believe my fire emblem playthrough's been smooth as butter and the etrian odyssey sequel is the game giving me real trouble, I was scared of srpgs for so long

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

(Those reposts are absolutely all endorsements)

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BEST TOM (in the airport) @tomsmizzle.itch.io · 20/04/2025

THE JIG IS UP! i am Bard, performer of Song of the Beastslayer, the proud recipient of the Samuel Pepys Award for another boistrous ballad for the collection dominoclub.itch.io/beastslayer

award art showing a Polaroid of a hand holding some sheet music next to a folder labelled DOMINO

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Polly @pollyhead.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

socksmakepeoplesexy.itch.io/planet-attri... The Interstellar Spooderian Menace destroyed your homeworld... Now it's time to take the fight to their front door! Planet Attrition: Hive Assault, my new quick-fix shooty blasty game is out! Revenge begins now!

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Planet Attrition: Hive Assault by PollySoft™

Infiltrate. Exterminate. One lone fighter takes on an entire Spooder hive.

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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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Sgt M @sgtm.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

RPG Maker But a Picture of a Horse Keeps Getting Bigger sgt-m.itch.io/rpg-maker-bu...

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Martin Mauersics @maus-games.at · 06/05/2026

Had some time and added moving eyes to one of my older games. 👀 mausgames.itch.io/ink-jump #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

when the thread starts out broadly positive and uplifting and then devolves into increasingly specific and esoteric griping

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

one of my favorite things on earth are considered, complete freeware games you can jump into sight unseen and go on a full journey in 5-15 minutes. there is zero institutional or critical support for the form, so when artists persevere and get real good at making 'em anyway it makes me very happy

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Crescendo @crescendotto.com · 01/10/2026

I've got a new free #BGM Pack up on itch.io! You can listen to all 6 tracks on the page. Tell me if you end up using them somewhere 🙏 #gamedev #indiedev #dtm #gameaudio #vgm #cresounds

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[Music Pack] Taste of Adventure by Crescendo

6 royalty-free loopable RPG-inspired music tracks

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miomancer @miomancer.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

same energy as “good news! i’ve stopped stealing gas from your car :)” WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU WERE STEALING GAS FROM MY CAR

The deathbomb window no longer decreases each time a deathbomb is used, but is instead fixed at 8 frames, the standard for all modern Touhou games.

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shmuplations.com @shmuplations.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

This week we have a charming Final Fantasy VI roundtable interview from 1994, conducted one month before release. The team discusses the making of the ominous opening sequence, world design, and their favorite characters! shmuplations.com/ff6rt/

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Final Fantasy VI – 1994 Developer Roundtable - shmuplations.com

This Final Fantasy VI roundtable interview conducted in March 1994 discusses the making of the opening sequence and the staff's favorite characters.

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Michael Brough @smestorp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

selectbutton.net/t/868-back/1...

Hell yeah. This game feels like when your favorite experimental musician suddenly puts out a polished, hi-fi art-pop album, and after the initial shock you find that it’s just as good if not better than their low-fi work. This game is still as original, strange, and challenging as much of his previous work, but this level of polish and scope seems novel for him, and he wears it well.

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sharc @s-h-a-r-c.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

yet another day on this hell app reading an argument about optimal garegga rank management. god forbid any of these people step out of their normie PCB bubble for a bit and expand their horizons with an unjustly overlooked classic like sonic or metroid bsky.app/profile/fara...

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lete lyre@C108乙 @letelyre.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

『転生したらSpiders Georgになって蜘蛛1万匹を食うチートスキルでなんと平均をめちゃくちゃにした件』

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

imagine if arcade shmups had any mainstream cachet whatsoever, the discourse cycles would be so funny

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Polly @pollyhead.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

And pain! Don't forget pain!

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

every work of art has something to teach us. etrian odyssey 2 is teaching me patience

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wasnotwhynot @wasnotwhynot.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

utopia is closer than you think..........

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

fantastic mood to this one, lovely lil dialogue tree/combat poem

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OVERHALF @threetwo.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

8 years of the cycle #zeroranger #32ekaki @system-erasure.bsky.social thank you so much for your work!

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John @farawaytimes.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I should watch "muh jeweler's" new video? I'm not interested in learning about precious gems

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Häschen Schwartz🐰👑VILLAINOUS VTUBER @schwartzsama.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

The thing about all discourse about JRPGs, turn based combat, random encounters, whatever is that they don't even make RPGs like that anymore! Square, Atlus, they all listened to you! You guys got what you wanted and still complain online about it!

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Mike.⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀ @dumbmike.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

I thought this was just beautiful. Kurt Vonnegut takes a walk to mail a letter:

She calls out, “Where are you going?” And I say, “I am going out to get an envelope.” And she says, “Well, you’re not a poor man. Why don’t you buy a thousand envelopes? They’ll deliver them, and you can put them in a closet.” And I say, “Hush.”

I go next to the postal convenience center down the block at the corner of 47th Street and Second Avenue. The woman behind the counter says, “Thirty-nine cents for a stamp.” I say, “I only brought thirty-seven. When did that change?” She looked at me a long time. “Thirty-seven isn’t enough.” “Well that oughta be enough for one envelope,” I said. The line was getting longer.

The lady moved her hand into her coat. I knew this routine. I backflipped behind the man behind me in line, wrapping my elbow around his throat as I landed. By the time the stamp seller had unloaded her clip, I had full cover. The gentleman’s body dropped to the floor, six holes smoking. The package he was carrying fell to the floor with a heavy clunk. Whatever was in there, it would do.

I rolled my foot over the cardboard and did a “flick up” as they call it in soccer. I bounced the package once or twice on the back of my foot as the mail lady reloaded, then I launched it high and spun 360 to deliver my patented “Rising Phoenix kick”. The package caught fire as it shattered through the protective plexiglass window and struck the woman’s head with all the force and hatred I had learned to channel in my grueling tutelage under five fallen Wudang masters in my youth. The lady’s body exploded off of her bones, leaving just a blackened skeleton spinning in her office chair. “So it goes,” I said, but no one laughed. I guess they weren’t big readers.

And I go home. And I have had one hell of a good time.

We are dancing animals. How beautiful it is to get up and go out and do something. We are here on Earth to fart around. Don’t let anybody tell you any different.

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