iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Greg Bartlett @backgroundart.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Hi #portfolioday I'm Greg, prev BG Supe on Smiling Friends and Koala Man and layout lead on Hazbin Hotel I got into background art on Newgrounds in school, publishing cartoons to the world & collaborating with passionate creative people. 20 years later I've made a career from following that path

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

I had a lot of fun this interview! Thank you @edmondtran.bsky.social sorry we didnt get to speak too much during games week! A hectic one for sure!

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Fellow Traveller @fellowtraveller.games · 12/10/2026

Want Financial Freedom? Ask a mudcrab. Join @edmondtran.bsky.social and @jacobjanerka.bsky.social at #LudoNarraCon for a fireside chat on taking comedy from 2D to 3D in The Dungeon Experience. 🎤 Moving from 2D to 3D comedy 🕓 4PM PT 🚶 bit.ly/LNCTheatreTab

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GHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au · 07/10/2026

Terrified to announce that Parasensor's demo is OUT NOW ON STEAM 📣😱 Become telecom technician Marisol and explore our freaky Footscray-inspired quarantine zone. 1 demo play = 1 flower for artist @unseconds.bsky.social who we suspect hasn't smelt a flower yet this spring :') #indiegames #indiedev

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Edmond Tran @edmondtran.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

If you would like to see me talk to @mrsambarlow.bsky.social about Shiren the Wanderer and @jacobjanerka.bsky.social about Seinfeld for hours then LudoNarraCon is the showcase for you!

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Miss Self Destruct @miss-self-destruct.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

New game announcement No One Will Miss Me An existential horror visual novel. Play as a voice inside a troubled mind. Wishlist now on Steam 🤍 #indiegame

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Miss Self Destruct @miss-self-destruct.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

📢 DEMO ANNOUNCEMENT 👁️ Hell Is Other People: Prologue is now live! - Meet the unreliable voice inside your head - Test the Social Skills collection mechanic - Balance your Overwhelm, Paranoia and Dissociation levels and see how they alter your perception #indiegame #cozyhorror

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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

🎉 Hocus Focus is out now on Steam! A cozy desktop companion to help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. You’re a student in a magic university - control time and weather, unlock new locations, collect cute Mitzkins, and level up in-game and in real life!

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

You can argue that this is basically what Indies are doing, but I'd love to see a big studio take this risk, and prob get a lot press of it, for better or for worse.

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

I'd love some bigger studios to make their famous IP's in their original/older art styles/fidelity and treat it the same as any other big release. Imagine Nintendo releasing a new Mario that looks like the 64 version. Or a new Resident Evil with OG style.

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Thank you so much!! Glad you liked it!

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Daniella Zeman-Black 📼 VIDEOHOLE EPISODE 2 OUT ON STEAM @noodleverse.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

About to try the Dungeon Experience demo! You should too! And follow @jacobjanerka.bsky.social

the dungeon experience has a demo! Play it!

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Swords | The Webcomic @swordscomic.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

This is what reliable growth looks like. No drama, no trend chasing, just making my little jokes about Swords and generally gaining more support than I lose quarter-to-quarter.

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RYΛNN WΞLLΞR 🔜 #TwitchCon @theonlyryann.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

So far THE BEST demo I’ve ever played in a #SteamNextFest award goes to @jacobjanerka.bsky.social / @devolverdigital.com with #TheDungeonExperience To my fellow streaming friends, you NEED to experience this yourself. Reminds me of The Stanley Parable in the best way possible! * team no claw shake

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Cannonbreed (Alexander) @cannonbreed.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Iv'e been working on this for Studio MDHR, looking forward to sharing more! www.youtube.com/watch?v=q21j...

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Mighty Cuphead Adventure | Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by Studio MDHR

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Cult of the Lamb @cultofthelamb.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

please. finish the follower. they cannot work the rotburn mines with no arms or torso DIY follower template by our artist angel Carles!

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

I can't stop thinking about my Danny DeVito Manga recently

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Dan @danferguson.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

High tech tangling

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Francisco González @grundislav.games · 13/04/2026

Hello! I've decided to use my newsletter as a development blog. If you want monthly updates on my game or general Grundislav Games stuff, subscribe here: buttondown.com/grundislavga...

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Grundislav Games Dispatch

Occasional updates and announcements from Grundislav Games, the studio of indie adventure game developer Francisco González. Creator of Rosewater, Lamplight City, A Golden Wake, and more.

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Shaun Aitcheson @shaunaitcheson.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

The Excavation of Hob's Barrow is a whopping 55% off in the Steam Lovecraftian Days sale! 💀⛏️🩸 It's a great time to check out our folk horror adventure set on the moors of Northern England. The answers lie in the soil...

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Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou @kanaratron.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

📢 TIME FOR A NEW PINNED POST! I'm Alex, indie dev & co-founder at multi-award winning micro indie studio @polygontreehouse.bsky.social. Prior to that, I spent over 14 years working at PlayStation. I'm busy working on our THIRD indie game, which is currently top secret...

A graphic showing Polygon Treehouse's first two indie games (Röki & Mythwrecked) and a central '?' alluding to our upcoming currently top secret third indie game

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

I wanna go to a club where they only play MS-DOS music. It's 4 am and this guy approaches you, what do you do.

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Timeproof Games @timeproof.games · 20/03/2026

Neo Turf Masters (Neo Geo, Nazca, 1996)

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Kris (Mansion of a Million Monsters! demo out now) @kristruitt.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

I never push Master Spy, but I just had to pay the tax fees for it! so, if you want to check out a platformer with rad pixel art + cutscenes that a friend and I made over a decade ago (with a sick OST by RAC), it's *only $1* in the Steam spring sale! 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/331190/M...

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CONTINUE Magazine @continuemag.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

20 Days to go in the campaign and we're about to hit $73,000 pledged 🥹 Hoping to drop a couple of updates next week but for now here's a bunch of rejected titles we had for CONTINUE? Don't tell us any of them are good please. Get Issue 01 here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

left hand side is continue cover, right hand side is continue rejected titles, listing: toggle,
trigger,
stick,
thumbs,
BEAM,
relaunch,
permadeath,
easymode,
bulletsponge,
hitbox,
bumper,
memory,
jump,
reset,
voyage,
VG,
bing bong,
ludens,

COLOSSUS,
gart,
untitled game magazine,
abyss,
habit,
dimensions,
eggheads,
zap,
target,
hyper but with three >>>,
ultra,
GOAT,
victor wembanyama,
pause,
malady,
machine,
womb

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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

Loco Motive is 30% off in the Steam Spring sale - aka your excuse to grab our IGF nominated, comedy point n click whodunit for a tenner 💸 Join us aboard the Reuss Express. A journey of a lifetime, derailed by an unexpected assassination! 🗡️ s.team/a/1709880

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Devolver Digital @devolverdigital.com · 19/03/2026

Digital Deals, Deadly Depths... Deceptive Doppelgangers? The Devolver Digital Spring Sale 2026 is live on Steam, which means a visit to PurGAMEatory in a brand new episode of Volvy & Friends: "Cult of the Clones!" devolver.link/springsale2026

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Adam Riches @supernorn.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Loco Motive has officially sold over 50,000 copies since launch, across PC & Nintendo Switch! 🎉 A huge milestone for a debut title from a new studio! Thanks so much for your support - whether you’ve played the game, left a review, championed us on juries or shared with your community.

Over 50,000 Sold! - An illustration of the main protagonists celebrating

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Nicholas McDonnell @nicholasmc1.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

The Southern Fisheries Penal Colony is looking for new Expatriates! 🦀Crabmeat is Out Now on Steam 🦀 store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/... ❄️Explore, Get big hauls, Defend your ship from attackers 🧪Blend of First Person and Point and Click gameplay 🕑Short 2-3 hour experience

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Catsuka @catsuka.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Long live 2D animation (& practical effects).

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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 26/02/2026

Just a few of the locatons to chill in Hocus Focus. Demo is now live during NextFest 👇 #indiegame #cozygaming

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Talha Kaya @taloketo.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Good night. 106%❗️❗️❗️

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Sesu 🐍🍵 | Indie Gorgon Vtuber @sesurescue.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

🐍STEAM NEXT FEST, DAY 2 | LIVE NOW!🍵 Starting my Day 2 coverage of some Steam Next Fest games I like! You can find us on Twitch and Youtube! Games we're covering on the next slide: www.twitch.tv/sesurescue youtube.com/live/K5RvhEy...

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〖Steam Next Fest: February 2026〗Day 2

YouTube video by SesuRescue

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I can't control the outcome of Steam Next Fest but I've been told putting a HOLOGRAPHIC ULTRA RARE GABE NEWELL on your Steam Page helps boost your discovery algorithm

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

I can't control the outcome of Steam Next Fest but I've been told putting a HOLOGRAPHIC ULTRA RARE GABE NEWELL on your Steam Page helps boost your discovery algorithm

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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Hocus Focus is entering Steam #NextFest later today, but you can play the demo in advance now! Chill beats, cozy vibes and a Transylvanian twist 👇

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Stuck In Attic @stuckinattic.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Hi Alex, great initiative! This is Hocus Focus, a productivity game to organize your life and work playing as a student in an Institute for Magick 🎇 store.steampowered.com/app/4202710/...

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Hocus Focus on Steam

A cozy gamified focus tool to help you work, study, or relax to soothing tunes. Customize your space and summon your focus with productivity tools. You’re a student in a magic university - control tim...

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Thanks Alex!!! The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom* store.steampowered.com/app/994680/T...

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The Dungeon Experience on Steam

The Dungeon Experience is a comedy first-person adventure about a low-level mudcrab chasing his dream of helping YOU experience the true bliss of Financial Freedom*

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Reese Wright @reeseofcake.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Side note: In Google Meet we discovered that, unlike all other emojis that randomly float up the screen, when you select the Crab emoji reaction it does an adorable crab walk across the screen. Literal army of crabs emojis, on-screen every time this is mentioned in Devolver team meetings

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Nicholas McDonnell @nicholasmc1.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Catch Crabs, navigate the harsh waters of the Antarctic and defend your ship from the threats. Play the Crabmeat Demo Today in Steam Next Fest 🦀 store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

The Dungeon Experience Demo now has translation! Enjoy Crab Lamp in 7 different languages German: KRABBENLAMPE French: Lampe crabe Spanish: Lámpara de cangrejo Simplified Chinese: 螃蟹灯 Polish: Lampa w kształcie kraba Russian: Лампа в виде краба Japanese: カニちゃんランプ

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Errol Venn 🔑Magpie @errolvenn.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

This guy makes good games. I played this demo during the last next fest. It looks like it shall be another good game. Please check out this good game.

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Jacob Janerka @jacobjanerka.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

THE DUNGEON EXPERIENCE DEMO is now on #SteamNextFest !!! Unlock Financial Freedom* with a low level Mudcrab turned business entrepreneur. 🦀

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