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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Me in galactic racer when I smash Goli and 02-R0 into the wall for the 5th time:

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ceej @ceej.online · 29/09/2026

Yeah, sorry, that’s just my roommate. Yeah, he got turned into a Resonant Entity. Hold on a second, sorry. Oh for Christ’s sake. Yeah he’s making his legs flop around and his arms look like a fire hydrant. Stop floating the fridge around, Jamie. No, this does not get you out of dishes duty! Sorry,

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Christian Sparks @hippowombat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Hey there friends! Unfortunately, I was among those impacted by layoffs at Heart Machine last week. If you or someone you know is looking for an experienced Unreal Engine Technical Artist, I'm available for full time, part time, or contract opportunities.

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Lisette Titre-Montgomery @lisettetitre.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I have finally launched my new games portfolio! lisettemontgomery.com Got Contract or full time work? I’m Available!

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Collecting unmerged PRs in my godot fork like the infinity gauntlet

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Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

producer: the engineering team's all busy, so we slated your feature request for work in 17 years. or you could ask Gorg designer: who? producer: he's that guy who has no job description. lives in a pond. eats entrails. he will implement your feature immediately. you didn't hear it from me, though

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Wario64 @wario64.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

2XKO Active Development Will End in December 2026 www.riotgames.com/en/news/2xko... -Servers will remain on beyond 2026, and 2XKO will be playable on all platforms -'We're unlocking all champs. We’re also bundling most cosmetic items, and refunding all money spent in 2XKO on or before August 20'

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

What a lovely video entertainment experience

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mickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

🕯️ANNOUNCEMENT🕯️ My game Order Automatica has a release date: September 4th, 2026 We are doing a simultaneous release on Steam, GOG, Switch, PS4, PS5, Xbox, iOS, and Android 😅 New demo up on Steam right now : )

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Order Automatica - Official Release Date Trailer

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Bat-Tali 🦇🎃 (Vancouver era ✨) @talidev3d.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I know the industry is in a dire state right now for jobs but If any indie studios see this and need an additional programmer, PLEASE let me know ASAP! my partner @barndone.bsky.social is a great generalist programmer and needs a home! Vancouver on 1 salary isn't going to cut it for long 😓

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Brandon Orden - ⚡ Towerbolt on Steam! ⚡ @bordenary.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Reminder that my game is on sale for 20% off for the Steam Summer Sale! Also with a shiny new update with global leaderboards and speedrunning QoL features just added. It's Time to Break Free! (from paying full price on video games 😄) #steam #gaming #platformers #indiegame

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

booster packs of random indie games you buy in packs of 16 on steam

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Katie Chironis @kchironis.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

my belief is that at the end of the day, great games are made by groups of people who have high trust with each other & can fluidly execute a shared vision. which is a small part of why these layoffs are so devastating- it's not just about jobs, it's about these "trust structures" being torn apart.

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Driving me insane to see people calling Meccha Chameleon a solo game The lobby has a big sign with 2 people on it!!!!!

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Zaire @zeestermeester.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

If anyone is looking to hire a Peabody and BAFTA winning senior writer, I am looking for work. I’ve got six years experience in games. Everything from indie to AAA. I am not married to staying in games. I am hoping to relocate to the Bay Area. I am keeping my ears to the ground.

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David Lindsey Pittman @dphrygian.com · 06/06/2026

Hey! This will probably get me in trouble but we should normalize talking about salaries. At my last job, I was paid $140K. I felt underpaid, but we were a small indie team and I was working with friends. When I found out one of the other engineers was getting paid half that, I was furious.

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

My brain after waking me up at 4am: "Genz Bond, 00(6)7"

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Jose Pacio (Wishlist Draftula on Steam 🧛) @josepacio.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

I’m excited to announce I’ve been working on a full release of Draftula! A rougelike twist on the classic tetris formula. Build your castle by strategically placing rooms, and see how high you can get before the hero knocks it down. link in the comments #gamedev #GodotEngine #godot #indiedev

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Always a somber moment when you realize you're deep enough into a project to need a trello board

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mickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Order Automatica has a demo on GOG now : )

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Ash Blue @ashbluex.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Working on a new level with units that create terrain when attacked. You'll have to cleverly play cards to work around their defense mechanism. #gamedev #indiegames #madewithunity #unity3d #cardgame #roguelike

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ameye @ameye.dev · 15/04/2026

My Unity outline shader is 50% off! It has tons of features :) assetstore.unity.com/packages/vfx...

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Mars 💙 @orachart.com · 05/03/2026

In honor of Slay the Spire II EA, and actually being allowed to share these now, I'm going to be posting some of my beta art. Here's Spite, which was in the trailer, so it felt appropriate to start with it. Ahh, refreshing! #slaythespire #slaythespire2

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CheeToS @unclecheetos.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Part of the experience riding on the first 2-line train across the I-90 bridge: - Waiting at platform: "Next train to Downtown Redmond in 2 minutes." Crowd cheers - On the train; "This is the train to DT Redmond." Crowd cheers - We start moving; "Next stop, Mercer Island." Crowd starts booing 😂

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Adam "Crashtroid" Caflisch @ VGAct @crashtroid.newgrounds.com · 19/03/2026

BIG NEWS‼️🟢 Peglin's 4th and FINAL act is available now, and you know what that means! NEW MUSIC 🎵 Here's a sampler of my favorite parts of the new songs! GET THE UPDATED OST HERE ⬇️ crashtroid.bandcamp.com/album/peglin...

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caylen @caylen.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

we're still hiring for this role! can't stress enough what a pleasure it remains to work here. the game is truly exciting and unique, the team is talented and empathetic, & everyone is empowered to great stuff with a healthy work life balance. share with any talented senior eng managers you know!

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Dosa Divas Out Now @outerloopgames.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

For Dosa Divas and Thirsty Suitors, we built a custom tool in Unity to layout the flow and structure of the game based on gameplay and story beats. It helps us keep track of all the various scenes, run the game at specific points and speeds up iteration. store.steampowered.com/app/2950710/...

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Paul Kilduff-Taylor @mode7games.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Stats chat has had an exclusively negative effect on my career and I'm starting to question the value of it at all for indies: modecollapse.substack.com/p/i-dont-car...

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I Don't Care How Many Games Are Coming Out on Steam

Enough stats. Let's game.

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lauren @lauren.rotatingsandwiches.com · 12/03/2026

it's crazy that we're all on here pretending like the world didn't radically shift under our feet last week. you just can't deny the technological leap that has happened and those of you who refuse to take advantage of it are going to get left behind. I am of course talking about slay the spire 2

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Never would have believed someone if they had told me the scariest thing to come out this year would be a live service game from Bungie and not Resident Evil

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Ty Taylor @imakeindiegames.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 03/03/2026

ANNOUNCING: PIGCON, the Portland Indie Game Convention A weekend for indie devs of all kinds to learn, share, and connect May 30-31 at Norse Hall, Portland, OR pigcon.pigsquad.com See you this spring 😉🌟

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Lotte 'just an idiot' May @lottemakesstuff.pink · 22/02/2026

Demonschool does this... kinda! Our backgrounds ARE full 3D, but for most of the overworld gameplay, we have a fixed camera angle... if there are no moving lights, we can cache the world to a texture and treat the whole world as an impostor, essentially doing runtime 'pre-rendering' i guess.

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Flock Around @friendshapedgames.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

We are thrilled to announce that Flock Around is being funded by Outersloth! (@outersloth.com) We can't wait to make the game even better thanks to their support!

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Mega Crit - Slay the Spire 2 Out Now! ⚔️ @megacrit.com · 19/02/2026

The Spire awakens once more in Steam Early Access on March 5, 2026! ⚔️ New characters, enemies, environments & more await you in Slay the Spire 2, the sequel to the iconic roguelike deckbuilder. Will you attempt the climb alone... or enlist the aid of your fellow adventurers?

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Eka | Dosa Divas @ekanaut.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Reminder to other indie dev teams especially new teams. Most of us are happy to share advice and give feedback on publisher/funding/platform deals and terms. There are some shady predatory biz weasels that will take advantage of you as soon as your game starts to pop off. Please reach out.

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Jaiden Gerig @jaideng123.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Most of the R&D projects have animal codenames so likely from one of those

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merr-itt came from outer space @merrittk.com · 13/02/2026

all the kinds of modern Indie Games: -"roguelike" (slot machine) -feelings -unlock/tech tree simulator -"god we hope northernlion plays this" -crunchy first person shooter -morrowind built by a single lunatic

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Brandon Orden - ⚡ Towerbolt on Steam! ⚡ @bordenary.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

FIVE DAYS until my game Towerbolt comes out! ⚡Lovingly made by a solo dev ⚡Made for newcomer platformer players and speedrunners alike ⚡Features a very cool owl 🦉 Wishlist the game below! store.steampowered.com/app/2559220?... #indiegame #platformer #steam

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