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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Here's the new trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=DIRh... You can watch the whole Direct here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WJkG... Huge thanks to @gdocexpo.com for organizing the event! I had a blast attending the expo and have found so many new cool games through the sale! #GDoCExpo #GDoCExpo2026

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The Detective's Apprentice - Official Gameplay Trailer | Game Devs of Color Expo 2026

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Everest Pipkin @everest.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

I'm very please to announce a public release of my drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool Scrubjay! Scrubjay is a weird website builder that lets you cobble together web elements, images, links, text fragments, etc into a series of nested rooms...

"SCRUBJAY" sits over a bunch of images of frogs, birds, doors. it's a very 90s look

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Amicable Animal - New CRT7 demo OUT NOW! 🦝🏳️‍🌈 @amicableanimal.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Lovely news to start the week: SOLAS 128, my game about redirecting rhythmic pulses of light, is in a Programming Puzzles Bundle alongside 6 other awesome programming-esque puzzle games. I'm a huge fan of The Signal State and Retro Gadgets looks really cool 💜 www.humblebundle.com/games/progra...

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Programing Puzzles Bundle

Test your skills with this bundle of programming puzzle games! Pay what you want and support the Electronic Frontier Foundation!

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Tim Gaedke @timgaedke.com · 26/09/2026

talent is a lie

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Qweerty Gamers @qweertygamers.org · 19/09/2026

🏳️‍🌈Have a queer or queer-made game releasing in 2027? Our Qweerty Game Dev Microgrant is accepting applications! Recipients will receive up to $2,500 to finish funding their game. 🗓️ Apply by October 11th Thanks to zPride for helping make this possible <3

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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

There's lots of AMAZING #thinky games in the event too! Here's some I've played and loved: Chomp Garden s.team/a/4457150 Compress(space) s.team/a/3664840 Desktop Explorer s.team/a/2527160 Duppy Detective Tashia s.team/a/1958800 Funeral for the Sun s.team/a/4088360 HeartLinks s.team/a/1643800

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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

The @gdocexpo.com Steam Sale is live from now till October 2 with lots of great games with discounts and demos! Check it out: store.steampowered.com/sale/gdocexp... The Detective's Apprentice is participating with a demo you can play here: s.team/a/4159750 #GDoCExpo #GDoCExpo2026 #indiedev

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Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

As Order of the Sinking Star is coming out next month, in advance of review coverage coming in I wanted to add one thing to my last statement about the game: bsky.app/profile/drak... (note: at that time I didn’t have a separate personal account)

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The latest episode of the Draknek & Friends Official Podcast is out! In this episode @alanhazelden.bsky.social, @mairispaceship.com and @rachelwatts.bsky.social take a break from videogames to discuss all things board games. Check it out wherever you get podcasts, or head to draknek.org/podcast

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Raindrinker ❄ Icedrop Games @raindrinker.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Yay achievement unlocked!!

LOK Digital on Steam with ovewhelmingly positive rating

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 10/09/2026

guys I got my visa 〜⁠(⁠꒪⁠꒳⁠꒪⁠)⁠〜

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Wax Heads is OFFICIALLY... Overwhelmingly positive on steam 😭❤️🙏

screenshot showing wax heads with now 500 steam reviews and a 96% score making us overwhelmingly positive

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Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · 07/09/2026

Puzzled Pint is tomorrow! Have loved going to these and solving puzzles with friends. It's a lot of fun! If you're curious about attending one of the 80+ locations (or starting one near you!), check out this beginner's guide from @mairispaceship.com. thinkygames.com/features/puz...

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A beginner's guide to Puzzled Pint: the pub night puzzle hunt every thinky fan should try · Thinky Games

Sip, solve, and socialize with fellow puzzle fans at this monthly, community-run meetup with locations worldwide. Mairi Nolan gives us the full rundown.

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Jan Schneider @janschne1der.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Puzzled Pint is on @thinkygames.com! Thanks @mairispaceship.com for writing about (and joining) us!

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Daniel Peake @quizzydan.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

I set up Puzzled Pint in its third location (London) in 2013 - if you're interested by the idea of puzzles in a pub, this article will tell you all about it!

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 06/09/2026

Well well well if it isn't the consequences (being very tired) of my own actions (booking 11 escape rooms in 3 days in Athens) 🥲

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Blaž Urban Gracar (Letibus Design) @letibus.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Only 9 left 🙏

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Raindrinker ❄ Icedrop Games @raindrinker.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I learnt about the wonders of Puzzled Pint, and now I'm running it in my city alongside some lovely peeps! If you're in Barcelona, consider coming!! :D

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Raindrinker ❄ Icedrop Games @raindrinker.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

LOK Digital is getting dangerously close to 500 reviews and therefore, Overwhelmingly Positive! Please if you played it, we would really appreciate a review! :) And if you haven't yet, please give it a go! There's a demo! store.steampowered.com/app/2207440/...

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Ahorra un 40 % en «LOK Digital» en Steam

Aprende palabras innovadoras y domina sus efectos alucinantes. Ayuda a que las criaturas LOK prosperen en esta encantadora aventura de acertijos.

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virgil (school hiatus) 🫆🔮💫 @vigilnaut.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

daily reminder ✨

DO NOT ask yourself whether your art is GOOD. instead ask: is it SINCERE, is it CATHARTIC, was it FUN TO MAKE, is it MADE BY ME, and don’t forget to stay silly

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 31/08/2026

My latest episode of The Infinite Escape Room is out!

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 24/08/2026

Ultrapool has just launched on Steam and Mobile and I guess after 93.2 hours yeah I'd recommend it 🙂‍↕️

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Cool Jim @lechased.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

not now Ursula K. Le Guin bot

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Here's the August edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/august-2026

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Thinky Third Thursday - August 2026

Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

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The Detective's Apprentice @darqwerful.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

If you're working on a thinky puzzle game, you should definitely apply! I was one of the recipients last year and I can't stress enough how impactful it was for me. The incredible community support and @mairispaceship.com's mentorship really helped bring out the best in my game!

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Rachel Watts @rachelwatts.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

How it feels being a detective game fan this month

Charli XCX's album cover of Music, Fashion, Film featuring the steam capsule art for The Mermaid Mask, Desktop Explorer, and The Incident at Galley Housr

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Aubo 🏳️‍⚧️ @aubryjoi.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

I love you Jimothy 🦝❤️ [ #cuteart #illustration ]

A cute, stylized illustration of “Jimothy,” a viral raccoon with short spine syndrome. He’s walking happily with colorful stars and lines around him in primary colors, along with the words “hold onto your whimsy.”

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 17/07/2026

After @glasgowindiegamesfest.org and @developconference.com back to back I am but a shell of my former self, but it was very nice meeting people at both 🫶

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Alan Hazelden @alanhazelden.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Hi folks! I'm Alan and I run Draknek & Friends, where we make and publish lovingly crafted puzzle games. Draknek is on Bluesky at @draknek.bsky.social and you can check out all our games at www.draknek.org

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Draknek & Friends

Lovingly Crafted Puzzle Games Since 2013

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Glasgow Independent Games Festival @glasgowindiegamesfest.org · 06/07/2026

Missed a Saturday day ticket? Get yourself down to the GIGF Afterparty this Saturday ! 🎮️ All our festival games (Plus a few extra!) 🎵 Music performances 🏆️ Our Best in Show Award Show ❤️ BYOG (Bring your own game !!)( Laptops and handhelds only!)) 🎟️ Tickets glasgowindiegamesfest.org

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The Infinite Escape Room podcast @infiniteescaperoom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Aliens are here and for some reason the gang has been chosen as representatives of Earth to communicate with them. Now they just need to figure out what the hell these aliens want before the trigger happy military initiates an interstellar Armageddon ... Listen now wherever you get your podcasts!

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The Infinite Escape Room podcast @infiniteescaperoom.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Puzzle Designer / GM: @mairispaceship.com Solvers: @mikecollins.bsky.social, Jon Saunders, @armchairescapist.bsky.social Episode Art: @domjordan.bsky.social Editor: @armchairescapist.bsky.social Listen now: linktr.ee/theinfinitee... #podcast #escaperooms #comedy

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 02/07/2026

Two lovely people teaming up to make awesome things!!! Check it out 🤩

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Murray Somerwolff @patattiemurray.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

What an awesome surprise - a wonderfully thoughtful, insightful and cool video about Wax Heads. I love critical analysis like this cause as an artist making stuff, it's the highest compliment for someone to examine and critique your work in such depth! (Plus gives me loads of food for thought)

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 30/06/2026

Not me trying to cram 2.5 weeks of language practice I did not do into the 30 minutes before my lesson.

why are you like this meme featuring a man pointing at himself in the mirror

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Louie Zong @everydaylouie.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

samuel pepys' diary

a stylized 3d render of samuel pepys writing in his diary, while london burns in the background. elisabeth pepys stands forlorn in the doorway.

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Hanamigi @hanamigi.com · 12/06/2026

illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go... this "helped" me realign my brain after 12y of intermittent hobby gamedev where most of what I read on the topic had a business pov. I believe that this mindset would help others create more games akin to rectangles with feelings rather than [industry template].

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NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR GAME by ill omens

A Manifesto For Making Games

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We're really excited to introduce @rachelwatts.bsky.social as Draknek & Friends's new Marketing Manager! 🎉 You may also know her as the co-host of @indieventurepodcast.co.uk, the author of COCOON: Design Works, and the previous editor in chief of @thinkygames.com Welcome to the team, Rachel!

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J. Isaac Gadient (they/them) @jisaacgadient.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Wake me up when someone makes a deck-like roguebuilder

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 22/06/2026

I LOVE niche industry gossip. Like, I've been sitting in an airport at the same table as a delegation of people from an industry I've never even heard of, and in the last hour I have become incredibly invested in their politics like she said WHAT at the conference. I need to know more.

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Here's the June edition of Thinky Third Thursday, the monthly roundup of thinky puzzle games that have caught our eye: thinkythirdthursday.com/june-2026 This month we're highlighting nine upcoming games with demos in Steam Next Fest!

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Thinky Third Thursday - June 2026 (Next Fest highlights)

Monthly game recommendations from the puzzle experts at Draknek & Friends

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Mairi Spaceship Nolan 🚀✨ (she/her) @mairispaceship.com · 18/06/2026

I have completely repainted my room so perfectly my landlord will never know I am a silly billy who scratched the paint with my silly little picture frames (Unless you are my landlord reading this in which case I did no such thing the walls are perfect and untouched I did not even breathe on them)

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