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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

We are happy to announce that submissions for our 5th year of virtual expo events dedicated to indie games and fan games are officially OPEN! Both our events take up the entirety of November and feature demo booths, Direct style presentations, dev talks & interviews and more!

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TwinkleSoft - RoboGAL DEMO IS OUT! @twinklesoft.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

brazilians here and we make videogames

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🎴squp @squp.bsky.social · 12/10/2025

It's raining, it's pouring... With @thewaddle.bsky.social ! #memamorkin #gamedev #indiegame

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

The H.T.I Grape Jam 2026 is officially about to start over at itch.io/jam/chao-jam... and the theme is... Connection! What game ideas do you have for connection? We can't wait to find out when the jam ends on the 15th. Good luck everyone!

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Grape Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-05-01 to 2026-05-24 hosted by H.T.I. Welcome to the Grape Game Jam 2026 In this game Jam you will be challenged to make a game over two weeks inspired by a theme that is widely open to yo...

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

Registration for Grape Jam (formally Chao Jam) 2026 is officially open! The jam will be taking place from May 1st - May 15th. itch.io/jam/chao-jam... Just three more days before the jam start so make sure to register before May 1st & get ready for a fantastic game dev challenge!

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

Join us for the arcINDIE club stream tonight where we will be playing through a number of the indie game demos at the event youtube.com/live/gELWGad... #arcINDIE

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arcINDIE CLUB

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Eeya The Enraged Alien Avian @enragedalienavian.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

Kinda proud that #RileyTheRoadrunner is getting so many views! One of the top three most viewed projects currently in #arcIndie! (From what I can see) Thanks @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social for helping me get Riley in front of more people #IndieDev #SoloDev #HTI #SonicLike #GameDemo

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NESMario123[SuperMarioBuysBreadDev] @lorenzosayshi.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

an epic double bundle release! Lorenzo PC Adventure DX Director's Cut and Renegade Hero the Terimation of Salvation REVAMP! #arcINDIE #LorenzoDXDirectorsCut #RenegadeHeroREVAMP hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin... hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin...

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Gigabyte Studios (Demo out for Veredilia on Steam!) @gigabyte-studios.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

Veredilia Demo is out on HTI's ArcIndie event, go check out now! hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/arcin... @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social #veredilia #indiegame #indiedev #gamemakerstudio2 #pixelart #hti #arcindie2025 #furry #anthro #combat #bloody

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philRaco [⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀] @phiiraco.lhlgames.com · 15/11/2025

www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5... my game is bein presented in this event !! excitign 1!! one extra 1 for good 1 measure: 1 #indiegame #indiedev

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arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025

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Team Ulminac @teamulminac.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

IT’S HERE!!!

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philRaco [⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀] @phiiraco.lhlgames.com · 15/11/2025

⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀: the prologue is available to download for FREE. its a short experience filled with bad exploration, bad combat and intentional game design ! phiiraco.itch.io/collision-system-test #majorupdate #indiegame

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Lyrestruck Official Account @lyrestruck.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/forum/viewto... Hi y'all, I've submitted the demo to this year's ARC INDIE, go check it out! #gamedev #lyrestruck #screenshotSaturday

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 15/11/2025

Join us in about 40 minutes time for the arcINDIE Current! Our DIRECT style presentation dedicated to fantastic indie games! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5...

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arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025

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philRaco [⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀] @phiiraco.lhlgames.com · 15/11/2025

come join me and other rawsome indie devs at @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social 's arcINDIE CURRENT!! www.youtube.com/watch?v=N9v5...

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arcINDIE CURRENT - 2025

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Due to unforeseen technical circumstances, we will be continuing the remaining part of the CHAO TREEHOUSE stream TOMORROW Our sincerest apologies for this inconvenience!

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Elias Daler @eliasdaler.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Yume Nikki PS1. Demo out NOW! It contains two dream worlds to explore. You can run it on a real PlayStation 1. This is a fan game. I put a lot of love and care into it. I hope you enjoy it. #yumenikki #ps1 #psx #gamedev #homebrew

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molegato (Frogun & Twinkle dev) @molegato.com · 06/11/2025

Another dev stream done! And the level is almost finished, to boot! I'll change the skybox and add more decoration and tweaks off camera, so next week let's do something new! 🪐💚 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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StarrydustNova ✨ 🐱 @starrydustnova.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

ALSO SUPER THANK YOU TO @melosoni12.bsky.social FOR DESIGNING OUR CURRENT LOGO!! MAY NOT BE FINAL AND SUBJECT TO CHANGE!

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StarrydustNova ✨ 🐱 @starrydustnova.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

#SonictheHedgehog 2 GEAR SHIFT v2.0.3 IS NOW LIVE GO DOWNLOAD IT GOGOGOGOGOGOGOGOGO AND IF YOU SOMEHOW GOT IT ALREADY, PLEASE REDOWNLOAD, WE MISSED SOME *MAJOR* BUGS AND ISSUES. hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/forum/viewto... #SaveTails #fangame

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

The Chao Treehouse stream will be tonight. The H.T.I Team plays through the games you can find at the Chao Games Showcase event alongside their developers! www.youtube.com/watch?v=9C2x...

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Chao Treehouse Stream 2025

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NESMario123[SuperMarioBuysBreadDev] @lorenzosayshi.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

the #SAGE2025 Demo is back with a new world and some adjustments... now with controller support! #ChaoGamesShowcase #ChaoDirect #SuperMarioBuysBread

the chao games showcase demo for super mario buys bread will have controller support and world 5: crisis city. complete with loading screen gag.

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

THE CHAO GAMES SHOWCASE HAS OFFICIALLY BEGUN!! We hope you enjoyed the DIRECT Presentation and are looking forward to trying some games! The event page is now up and games can be viewed. We will be back in about 2 hours for our Chao Treehouse Stream! www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com/events/cgs2025

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A welcoming space for developers of all skill levels to collaborate, share ideas, and celebrate game creation. Join year-round events like game jams, showcases, game nights, and dev talks.

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

The #ChaoDIRECT 2025 will be starting shortly! Join us for over 16 minutes of fangame announcements and trailers!! Once the Direct has finished the event site will open at www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com featuring fan games to download and play! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNOi...

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Chao Direct - 2025

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molegato (Frogun & Twinkle dev) @molegato.com · 24/10/2025

Every platformer needs its bobbling head basic enemy, right? Meet the skullbit! #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegames

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StarrydustNova ✨ 🐱 @starrydustnova.bsky.social · 25/10/2025

Y'ALL HAVE GOT ABOUT UNDER 24 HOURS TO SUBMIT YOUR #fangame TO THIS YEAR'S CGS!! DON'T MISS THE CHANCE IF YOU CAN TAKE IT!!

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Gamedawg @thegamedawg.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Meet the fireplace kids. Sullivan, Tourte, and Orbit. Part of the intro, they'll likely be the first characters you see in Ix's full game. #ScreenshotSaturday #RPGMaker #RPGMakerMZ

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philRaco [⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀] @phiiraco.lhlgames.com · 18/10/2025

also i'm uploading three devlogs at once... you'll see why

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Mora @agrimmora.itch.io · 18/10/2025

Maruyama

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Linky439 (Knight George dev) @linky439.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Snakes, pits, spikes and bouncing ball puzzles... A small extract of what awaits you in Knight George's first dungeon! ⚔️ Follow and try the demo at linky439.itch.io/knight-george 🎮 #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

The official deadline for the arcINDIE and Chao Games Showcase DIRECT Trailers has now passed. If anyone who had planned to submit their trailers has not done so please contact us via discord as soon as possible and we may be able to help you out or give you a short extension!

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💿LUA🐸🍉 @lua-computa.neocities.org · 18/10/2025

"GO, GO GROOVE GHOUL!" is out now!!!! Fly around as a funky lil ghost and possess em' all, hehehe!! #gamedev #indiedev

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

LAST CALL!!! The deadline to submit Game Trailers for our game expos in November is in 24 hours! So if you are interested in being part of either the arcINDIE (indie games) or Chao Games Showcase (fan games) DIRECT! Make sure to submit soon! forms.gle/mMtd8ZvoQXah...

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"arcINDIE and Chao Games Showcase Direct and Promotional Material" 2025 form

This form is for users submitting trailers and promotional material to the event directs. Trailer guidelines: Submitted trailers should aim to be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes long. Upload 1080p...

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molegato (Frogun & Twinkle dev) @molegato.com · 17/10/2025

A quick look at how the expressions are done and controlled in my game 😉 #gamedev #indiedev #unity3d

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EquippedHats @scarfraven.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Got the start of a basic cutscene system in for my game! Really looking forward to extending this to do a bunch of crazy stuff! #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Calling all game devs! Just 6 days until the deadline for submitting your game trailers for CGS or arcINDIE Directs 2025! docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/...

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

We are pleased to announce our 2025 Events - Chao Games Showcase and arcINDIE - are now accepting submissions! Head on over to our freshly revamped site for more details on how to get involved! www.hedgehogtechnicalinstitute.com

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TwinkleSoft - RoboGAL DEMO IS OUT! @twinklesoft.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

The RoboGAL: Gaga Delta Lady demo will be featured in the huge #SAGE2025 catalog! Take this opportunity to add the game to your Steam wishlist and check out the games that will be at the event. There's a lot of great stuff! youtube.com/watch?v=HwZd6A…

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Cain & Iddo: Break Week @cainandiddo.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Aaaand we're live! #SAGE2025 has begun! Come to the Break Week booth and try out the new demo! sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

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Cain & Iddo: Break Week (SAGE '25 Demo)

Action-platformer inspired by licensed games

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philRaco [⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀] @phiiraco.lhlgames.com · 19/09/2025

#indiegame #gamedev new and short demo for ⠀　⠀⠀　⠀　　⠀ ⠀⠀⠀⠀　⠀ ⠀　⠀⠀! you'll never be the same after those leaves, go try it out! youtu.be/cijU93gfjeQ

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Charlotte (TEAM SLAY-BELLS) @teamslaybells.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

The demo for my newest adventure is available now!! I hope you all enjoy! -🦌

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RUBATO 🐸 - Out Now! 🌐 @rubato.world · 19/09/2025

Woah! RUBATO is at SAGE 2025, with a new updated demo! This one is a bit more special than previous versions, as it represents something close to the final version of the game! 🐸 Link below! ⬇️

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Gamedawg @thegamedawg.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

Ix is an unpredictable protagonist. #screenshotsaturday #RPGMakerMZ #CubenenGardens

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Mog @wtfmig.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

UPGRADE YOUR FACE

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The Jazzyman: David Get Keen @thejazzyman.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

The David Get Keen 2025 SAGE Demo is available to play NOW!!!! 😮👀🔥 You can get it on the @sagexpo.org website! #sage2025 #davidgetkeen #indiedev #indiegame

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Linky439 (Knight George dev) @linky439.bsky.social · 20/09/2025

For this #screenshotsaturday, have this short video showcasing the new demo of Knight George that was released yesterday! youtu.be/VdgojaHeKrM 🎮 Download it here: linky439.itch.io/knight-george 🎮 #gamedev #indiedev

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Knight George - SAGE 2025 Demo Trailer

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Hedgehog Technical Institute (H.T.I) @hedgetechinstitute.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

This is a reminder that you have just under a month left to submit your trailers for the Chao Games Direct or the arcINDIE Direct! docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/... The deadline for submission is October 18th! 22:00 GMT

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