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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev

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(He/Him) 🎮 GameDev & 3D Artist @PixelGoatGames working on "Red's Revenge" and "7 Nights with Vroombi"! Red's Revenge- tinyurl.com/fjyvj6k4 Vroombi - tinyurl.com/Vroombi

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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The more A/i shoves its way into animation and gamedev the more I wanna do things manually. Im about this 🤏 close in making a hand-drawn, scanned in 2D game. Just in spite of it all. Meanwhile look at this lil guy #indiedev #gamedev
Lil slime 2D art
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Kenny Riot | Riot.EXE @kennyriot.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
This thread not only gives a great explanation as to why the NFT grift failed, but lowkey answers the question as to why "all those fliers look 'like that' now".
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
The more A/i shoves its way into animation and gamedev the more I wanna do things manually. Im about this 🤏 close in making a hand-drawn, scanned in 2D game. Just in spite of it all. Meanwhile look at this lil guy #indiedev #gamedev
Lil slime 2D art
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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Idk I think it's cooler to give people some time to discover certain things in new games for themselves, and experience the joy of it—as is intended—before you post it. Especially if you have any kind of privileged access. I am thoughtful about what I share outside of stream for this exact reason.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Made a fun little shader in Unreal. A stepped stylized outline on 2d shapes! What am I using it for?! 🤷‍♂️ #gamedev #indiedev
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Aftermath @aftermath.site · 09/09/2026
'Gen-AI controversy aside' is a wild thing to write in a video game preview: aftermath.site/crazy-taxi-ai-...
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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 05/09/2026
I've finally decided to stop adding devs to the first pack and create a second one. The first one now has 300 great developers in it, and I don't want people to be too overwhelmed after clicking "follow all", so I've started a second pack here: go.bsky.app/xozdCt
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
I've been offline a bunch! But we hit 3600 sales for Vroombi this week! I started a new FT job this week at a local studio. So updates on my next project will be slow but still happening behind the scenes! #indiedev #indiegame
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ima make a game that you get to punch people that stand too close to you at the store. Top down beat em up. You get extra points for helping other people clear their personal bubble too. 🫧 😊 #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 30/08/2026
Ima make a game that you get to punch people that stand too close to you at the store. Top down beat em up. You get extra points for helping other people clear their personal bubble too. 🫧 😊 #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ooo, thank you SMii7Y for playing Vroombi! Their playthrough hit # 13 trending in gaming so far! Playthrough: youtu.be/WCNrcCu1UA8 If you wanna check out Vroombi yourself, it's on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #contentcreator
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Ooo, thank you SMii7Y for playing Vroombi! Their playthrough hit # 13 trending in gaming so far! Playthrough: youtu.be/WCNrcCu1UA8 If you wanna check out Vroombi yourself, it's on steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #contentcreator
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
🙏 A magic school bus inspired horror game. 🙏 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
An #indiegame price point is so weird. I went to lunch with a friend the other day. And parking was 5$ for an hour ish. And for the same price I could buy one or two fantastic indies.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
And 300 followers today! Thanks for being interests in the equivalent of mad rambles but in pixels!
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 17/08/2026
113 reviews and 96% positive! Pretty dang happy with that for my first full game 🥳 In a time of uncertainty in this industry this is a great mood boost!! #indiedev #gamedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#screenshotsaturday ! I've been in the shadows off socials, working on my next projects and tweaking Vroombi. But, if you haven't grabbed Vroombi yet it's still 20% off with a a new lil update for collectible stickers throughout the game! Sale is ending after this weekend! #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 15/08/2026
#screenshotsaturday ! I've been in the shadows off socials, working on my next projects and tweaking Vroombi. But, if you haven't grabbed Vroombi yet it's still 20% off with a a new lil update for collectible stickers throughout the game! Sale is ending after this weekend! #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
7 Nights with Vroombi is 20% off! Play a unique cleaning horror game today! To celebrate the sale and 100 reviews+ (96% positive!), I've launched the sticker update. Collect 8 stickers while cleaning! Enjoy! store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #contentcreators
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
7 Nights with Vroombi is 20% off! Play a unique cleaning horror game today! To celebrate the sale and 100 reviews+ (96% positive!), I've launched the sticker update. Collect 8 stickers while cleaning! Enjoy! store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #contentcreators
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
For those that loved Red's Revenge this seems interesting! Havent played it myself
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
My conspiracy theory is that the Steam algorithm has a sort of force update when a number is at x99 cuz I've woken up to a lot of these!! But also 🥳wild that my wishlists are still climbing after release! #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Small update coming this week to 7 Nights with Vroombi! As a thank you for playing from Lily, I'm adding 8 stickers to collect! Here's a BTS for the first sticker :) These will survive between play troughs, and if you don't like em 😱, you can shut em off or reset them! #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Small update coming this week to 7 Nights with Vroombi! As a thank you for playing from Lily, I'm adding 8 stickers to collect! Here's a BTS for the first sticker :) These will survive between play troughs, and if you don't like em 😱, you can shut em off or reset them! #indiegame #indiedev
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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
Wow, that sucks. Anyway, here's the Steam page for Trash Goblin, it's on sale and there's a demo to try, do with that information what you want. 😉
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Save 33% on Trash Goblin on Steam
A wholesome, cosy shopkeeping game with no pressures, no stress, and endless good vibes! Uncover and clean trinkets then upcycle them to sell to endless colourful and quirky customers. Spend your savi...
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Gareth Davies @spudonkey.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Reliable? Mostly. Poop free? Mostly not. Cheap? Absolutely! We pay our workers diddly squat. Send your mail by air today!
An illustration of an intrepid pigeon mail carrier.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
100 reviews, 96% positive! Thank you all for playing Vroombi! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
100 reviews, 96% positive! Thank you all for playing Vroombi! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 02/08/2026
By the time all is said and done, the majority of cool projects never go anywhere - safe bets often land nowhere, but the few times something courageous and weird makes it through funding (and we can agree or disagree on the merits, etc. etc.) it can become the biggest thing that launches.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
Incremental games have swallowed me. They're cheap but if I buy 10 of them in a row its still 60ish bucks 😅
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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · 27/07/2026
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%
Pie chart showing game engines used to create 10,511 GMTK Game Jam games in 2026. Godot has the largest slice with 47%. Then Unity with 34%. Other with 11%. Game Maker with 5%. And Unreal Engine with 3%.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hi all! I took a little social media break but im back! Vroombi hit 91 reviews! 95% positive. Fantastic! Thank you all. I'm working on a fun little update, will share when I can! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Hi all! I took a little social media break but im back! Vroombi hit 91 reviews! 95% positive. Fantastic! Thank you all. I'm working on a fun little update, will share when I can! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
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Clara 🌟 wishlist Pelikeeper! @trendywalnut.dev · 16/07/2026
CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)
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Low Budget, Big Heart Steam Festival interest form
We're looking for interested developers of low budget games to participate in our potential steam festival! Self published/self funded games are also welcome. If your game had a development budget ov...
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
I'm semi back from vacation with a hot take: Wombats are cooler than Capybaras 🤷‍♂️ No i didnt see either. But just stating an opinion.
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Matt | DEMO OUT NOW! @pmrd.net · 17/07/2026
New version of the game is now available to everyone! Just click Request Access on my Steam page and you'll be let in automatically! Please give me feedback if you can! :) store.steampowered.com/app/3925340/... #indiegame #gamedev #darkrooms
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Aaron - Thorgi's Arcade @thorgisarcade.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
It's Portfolio Day, perfect day to support some artists, make sure you repost and follow anyone you see that you like.
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Little WIP update teaser! Have you checked out 7 Nights with Vroombi? store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
If you haven't checked out 7 Nights with Vroombi yet—now is the time! Here's a little snippet of some of what you can expect:
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7 Nights with Vroombi [short play] #indiegame #horror
YouTube video by JohnnyRebeck
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Little WIP update teaser! Have you checked out 7 Nights with Vroombi? store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #indiedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
7 Nights with Vroombi sold 2000 units!🤠 Sitting at 94% very positive rating with 69 reviews!🥳 Thank you to everyone who's picked it up, shared and played! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Johnny Rebeck @johnnyrebeck.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Enjoy this 7 Nights with Vroombi l̶o̶n̶g̶ ̶p̶l̶a̶y̶ short play a day before YouTube *happy Vroombi sounds* 💖 (shoutout @jdeepixels.bsky.social again for the key!) #indiegame #horror
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
7 Nights with Vroombi sold 2000 units!🤠 Sitting at 94% very positive rating with 69 reviews!🥳 Thank you to everyone who's picked it up, shared and played! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Adam Hartling @xenosns.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
The Coast just published an awesome article about @talberon.com and their game "Superstar Strategy" being released soon in the Nintendo Switch! www.thecoast.ca/arts-music/t... #novascotia #halifax #gamedev
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Talberon Games proves video game development is still alive in Halifax - The Coast | News, events, restaurants, concerts and Burger Week for Halifax, Nova Scotia
If you were only to look at the presence of multinational corporate video game developers in Halifax, you might consider the scene to be dead. Earlier this year, Ubisoft shut down its Halifax-based mo...
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
It's Tuesday! Have you checked 7 Nights with Vroombi yet?! Sitting at 93% very positive with 65 reviews! store.steampowered.com/app/3992580/... #trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev
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Joël™💜 - Indie Game Dev @jdeepixels.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
I disappeared cuz I found a new little obsession for 9hours It was so fun, if you need a little dungeon healing adventure it scratched that itch for me! I assume #indiegame ?
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Nathan Grayson @nathangrayson.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
if you’d like to communicate securely about today’s layoffs, you can do so via signal (nathangrayson.666) or proton mail (aftermathdotsite@proton.me). interested in hearing not just from those who’ve lost jobs, but also those tasked with picking up the pieces after teams have been cut the to bone
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