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Gorm Lai

@gormlai.bsky.social
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Making games since 2004. Co-Founder globalgamejam.org nordicgamejam.com Personal site: gormlai.github.io Working on Fugl - bit.ly/3st8vLs BAFTA Member & Winner PhD Student in AI & Games at @IGGI Lapsed Demoscener

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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
omw to @tokyoindies.com to talk a little about #doodlemud & #picotron scoresub() // here's a slide showing how to extend the world by wandering into empty rooms.
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Brilliant Indie Treasures @brilliantindietreasures.com · 09/09/2026
🏴‍☠️ BITs on a BOAT! 🏴‍☠️ We are running a public event on October 10th, in #London, on The Golden Hinde! We need some #indiegames (& #gamedevs) who are interested in showcasing - if you'd be up to being on a boat, please apply (it's free): docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (rt pls)
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Ciro Continisio @ciro.continis.io · 14/08/2026
I donated some! Spelkollektivet is a fantastic initiative and deserves to survive. Let's gooooo
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Dani Felix @danifelixdev.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
Oi! Did you know the home of indie devs might risk annihilation! ☠️ Go check out the GoFundMe campaign aimed at saving this sanctuary for indies across the world! Don't forget to share it with people you know! #GameDev #IndieDev #GameEducation www.gofundme.com/f/save-the-h...
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Donate to Save the Home for Indie Game Developers, organized by James Newnorth
For nine years, Spelkollektivet has been home to hundreds of indie game develop… James Newnorth needs your support for Save the Home for Indie Game Developers
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iheartfunnyboys @iheartfunnyboys.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
So happy to announce my self-published Steam game's demo has passed the 10 review threshold to get a public rating! ✨🌻🌼🌷🪻 store.steampowered.com/app/4613280/... #WishlistWednesday #Steam #GameDev
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 02/05/2026
Big News! We've sold 10,000 copies of Forbidden Solitaire! That's a lot of cursed gamers out there :-o You can endanger yourself via these stores: Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j Itch: tinyurl.com/3k4bjt8m
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 30/04/2026
LAUNCH ANNOUNCEMENT Forbidden Solitaire is out now! We are immensely proud to release this awesome game made by two veteran indie studios and we hope you really like it. Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j Itch: tinyurl.com/3k4bjt8m Please share, many thanks! #indiedev #FakeOS
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Not everyone succeeds like this, but it always warms my heart when people can live on making indie games.
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
Love the art style and RPG theme. Insta wishlist:)
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 10/04/2026
One thing that's easy to miss about the just-released House of Hikmah is that the Islamic Scholars are known with the same awe and reverence as superheroes in Western culture. It'd be hard to grow up without learning of the exploits of some of these characters. gameobserver.com/house-of-hik...
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House Of Hikmah Interview: Creating A World Of Scholars
GameObserver speaks with House of Hikmah creative director Faris Attieh about creating world inspired by the Golden Age of Islamic scholarship.
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Björn Ottosson - making Island Architect @bottosson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
I’ve added to ability to choose colors for buildings in my upcoming cozy building game, Island Architect. You also get railings now when building terraces or balconies. #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev
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David H @nachimir.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Leftfield submissions are now open for 2026: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...
Photo of the game Bib Goes Home. A small projector on a Mechano stand is doing interactive projection mapping on the pages of a cardboard pop-up book.Screenshot of the game Far From Noise. A Citroen 2CV is balanced precariously on the edge of a cliff. Text bubbles: "(honk honk) HELLOOO?"A screenshot of the game Rhell. A young mage stands in front of some bookshelves and a bed, looking at a spectrral form above.Close up photo of the installation Wobble Garden. LED rings shine in many colours, at the bases of springy conical silver doorstops.
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Miguel Sicart @miguelsicart.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Friends! Game designer and scholar Max Haiven is visiting the ITU on Friday, March 20th, at 15:00: digitalplay.itu.dk/event/max-ha...
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What are antifascist games? Political imaginaries and collective agency beyond Nazisploitation - a talk by Max Haiven | Center for Digital Play
What are antifascist games? Political imaginaries and collective agency beyond Nazisploitation - a talk by Max Haiven
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I'll never forget meeting the team behind Vane in Tokyo and getting invited to play an early version. Like Fugl, you are controlling a bird and flying, even if in a different genre.
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Arm Software Developers @developer.arm.com · 10/03/2026
Today at the #GDC2026 Arm Developer Summit, alongside our partners, we took a closer look at what the future of gaming will look like. 🚀 AI-Driven 🚀 Advanced Graphics 🚀Power Efficiency And so. Much. More. It's the future of gaming built on Arm.
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Elle 🍄 Flowerbud @pxpetals.com · 09/03/2026
Sharing for #WhatAGameDevLooksLike :) There’s a ton of awesome people in this starter pack!
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Tanya D. || Writer || Narrative Designer @cypheroftyr.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
I am skipping reposting the cis het White guys who hop on #WhatAGameDevLooksLike You’re 74% of the industry, what people assume a dev looks like & you’re missing the point of why the hashtag was created by @drjclau.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/drjc...
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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Unpopular opinion, but a lot of this "doing it right" mentality is how we wind up with games all feeling the exact same. Difficulty spikes, weird controls, ropey onboarding all of it critical to prevent games feeling like they're ground down and pumped out safe mush. www.reddit.com/r/gamedev/s/...
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From the gamedev community on Reddit
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Hannah Nicklin @hannahnicklin.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
Here we go here we go here we fucking go! 💚
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Women-Led Games @womenledgames.com · 04/03/2026
So devs... who wants to submit their game to a showcase? Form goes live tomorrow. 💖
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a turtle with its eyes closed and the words `` it is time '' written on it .
ALT: a turtle with its eyes closed and the words `` it is time '' written on it .
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Jörg Tittel @newjorg.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Perhaps what we now need is a prominent Japanese game designer saying that most western games suck.
What if Phil Fish was right and Japan listened?
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Kit de Waal @kitdewaal.com · 01/02/2026
£500 given out to a working class writer every month. Details in link. Please share :)
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The Creatives Grant
let's make art less middle class
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Google Open Source @opensource.google · 08/01/2026
We've heard people like Starter Packs, so we just begun putting one together for open source organizations. It could be an OSPO like us, a Foundation that supports projects and the ecosystem or accounts for OSS events. Take a look and tell us who else should be there. go.bsky.app/Te7sTt9
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Open Source Organizations
Join the conversation
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Enrique Colinet 'Baxayaun' @enriquecoli.net · 04/01/2026
Como veo que por año nuevo hay nueva oleada de peñita que se ha venido a @bsky.app y además han tenido a bien buscarme y seguirme, aquí os comparto dos paquetes de bienvenida de gentecilla del gremio de los videojuegos. Esta es de gente española en general (devs, prensa, YT, etc...):
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Jamal abu hashem🇵🇸 @jamalzuhir.bsky.social · 02/08/2025
Hello is Jamal from Gaza. My family and I are living through one of the harshest times of our lives. No income. No safety We’re out of options and we urgently need your help. If you’re reading this: donate, repost. Your repost might be the reason survive us chuffed.org/project/1389...
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Rémi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
What are some mobile games that you think make good use of the form factor, and that you'd recommend? Preferably premium, though I'm not allergic to freemium if done in a way that respects my time (e.g. pay to unlock full game or remove ads).
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 12/07/2025
Take Us North honors the lives and experiences of migrants who've traversed through some of the deadliest trails in the world. Help us dignify these vital stories by backing our Kickstarter! ‼️ONLY A FEW HOURS LEFT‼️ Pledge now: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak... #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev
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anima interactive @anima-interactive.com · 13/06/2025
The journey begins. Take Us North is a narrative-driven game inspired by real-world stories that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border. Back it now on Kickstarter and help humanize migrant stories: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tak...
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Take Us North
A narrative adventure/survival game that follows the journeys of migrants and asylum seekers on their way to cross the US-Mexico border
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Dani Lucas @daniellamlucas.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
I wrote this on how my perspective of FFIX had changed for the 15th anniversary. It’s been 10 years! What is time? www.gamesradar.com/final-fantas...
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Final Fantasy 9 has changed a lot over the last 15 years, because I have
It's been 15 years since Final Fantasy 9 was first released, here's how playing it has changed...
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Shimaira ⛥ @shimaira.com · 11/06/2025
Healthcare should be free for everyone. People should not be going bankrupt trying to survive. A good friend of mine is struggling to pay the rising bills to save his mom. There have been several complications (not even mentioned in the fundraiser). Please, help donate or share 💜 I'll give you>>
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“Please help my wife, she is enduring so much pain!”-Narendra (husband)
My wife Kirti is suffering from a hole in her small intestine, which is also known as an ileal perforation, that left her relying on a hospital bed. Now, her survival depends on an extended stay in th...
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 06/06/2025
Quite a deep dive into emulation, including processor architecture.
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zep.p8 @lexaloffle.bsky.social · 01/06/2025
[Tokyo] #picotachi is back on Friday (June 6th) with vol.74 at @picopicocafe.bsky.social! Starts 7pm / talks from 8pm / free entry / cafe is open from 5pm. DM me if you'd like to show something you're working on or thinking about. More info: www.picopicocafe.com/index_en.htm...
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Totally non-ironic headline i!the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk/money/earn-3...
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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Okay you want to play Lord of the Rings on Commodore 64, but have you READ the book? No? Great, here it is in the box. #retrogames #commodore64 #retro
Lord of the Rings box on C64Open Lord of the Rings box with two tapes, manual and a huge Fellowship of the ring book
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Anna Hollinrake 🌤️ @annahollinrake.com · 25/04/2025
friends are calling this unhinged but I am calling it honest 💜 follow Crescent County on Kickstarter today!! www.kickstarter.com/projects/ann...
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Keith Stuart @keefstuart.bsky.social · 24/03/2025
Hello! I an launching a little video game email newsletter with excellent people Christian Donlan and @florencesn.bsky.social! It’s called The Bathysphere and it’s about games we like and interesting books, films and events about games-adjacent stuff! You can subscribe at buttondown.com/Bathysphere
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The Bathysphere
A weekly deep dive into video games from Christian Donlan, Florence Smith Nicholls and Keith Stuart. No hot takes, no news, no reviews. Just short essays, recommendations and other nice things.
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Allan Christophersen @duffadash.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
RS for #dkgame
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Sextant Studios 🐑😈 Flocking Hell is now on Steam! @sextantstudios.bsky.social · 25/03/2025
Wake up, sheeple! My debut game Flocking Hell IS NOW ON STEAM! 🥳🥳🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/... Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion 🐑😈 Now go! It’s time to join the flock ;) #IndieGame #TurnBased #Strategy #Roguelite
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Flocking Hell on Steam
Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion. It blends calm exploration with auto-battler combat, offering a mix of easy-to-learn mechanics and th...
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South East Asia Game Aesthetic @seagamethetic.bsky.social · 13/03/2025
SEA Devs starter pack here 👋 go.bsky.app/Aqan7Te
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Jesper Juul @jesperjuul.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
Come study with us! March 1st application deadline for our two-year master program in Visual Game & Media Design in Copenhagen! royaldanishacademy.com/en/programme...
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Visual Game and Media Design | Det Kongelige Akademi
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Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” A classic quote from Malcolm X, who was assassinated 60 years ago today.
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
We've had a bit of a whirlwind week since we announced Forbidden Solitaire. First we reached over 7000 wishlists in 48 hours, then over 9000 a couple of days later. People loved the trailer by @slicknicklives.bsky.social and we got some press too! Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
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Forbidden Solitaire on Steam
Forbidden Solitaire is a card-slashing horror game about unearthing the contents of a cryptic 1995 CD-ROM that should have never existed. From the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
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Liam @ GamingOnLinux @gamingonlinux.com · 10/02/2025
My popular Gaming News starter pack was updated to include the official Valve and GOG accounts. go.bsky.app/KCFRZJH Let me know if I'm missing any major PC-related stuff in here. Boosts appreciated.
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Damiano Gerli @damiano.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
Years before Rockstar's Bully, in Italy, we had Tabboz Simulator. A free game released in 1997, it was a simple Tamagotchi-like "white trash" simulator where you could fight metalheads (and get beat up), find a girlfriend, modify your scooter, and especially buy loads of furry clothes.
Screenshot from Tabboz Simulator
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 20/01/2025
At a c++ standards roundtable tonight. C++ contracts offer an interesting way of building in correctness to our programs. Will be interesting to try out. As a #gamedev, and #gameengine dev in particular, I am wondering about possible impacts on performance. #cpp #cpp26 #meetup
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Sugardew Island @sugardewisland.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
Hey Nintendo fans 👋, Sugardew Island has officially passed the #NintendoSwitch lotcheck, our Switch eShop page will be live very soon!🎉 ✅30 fps & Short loading times Our plan is to port Sugardew Island to the Nintendo Switch 2 as soon as possible. Like+RT = Support us💖
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Gorm Lai @gormlai.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
These red/blue vr glasses finally arrived today. Can't wait to experience the future of immersive experiences #virtualreality #vr #immersive
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Elle 🍄 Flowerbud @pxpetals.com · 19/12/2024
Andddd we’re live! 💚 A starter pack for anyone involved in game dev who has a chronic illness and/or disability Indie & solo are included, of course! I am a solo dev, afterall 😉 Comment to be added & share what you’re working on, if you wish 🌸 #gamedev #indiegamedev #disability #chronicillness
Starter pack image: “Game Devs with Disabilities and/or Chronic Illness”

#disability #chronicillness #gamedev #indiegamedev #videogame #game
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YAWP Games | Wishlist Hexstride now! @yawpgames.bsky.social · 02/01/2025
Yesterday I found a video of mistakes to avoid while publishing your Game. One of them was to not make the Steam page too early as Steam boosts new pages automatically, so if it's too raw you loose that free push. Is that true? #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #steam
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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 30/12/2024
We who are self publishing our games need to put all our important updates in one place. I'm trying to make that place here: bsky.app/profile/did:... Let me know if you want to be added to the list that powers that feed, and you can use #majorupdate to add your updates and others. #indiegamedev
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