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Kranbert @kranbert.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

In preparation for Steam Next Fest in June we now have a gameplay trailer for KaijuStory!!! Check it out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZrj... #multiplayer #indie #kaiju #indiedev #strategy #gamedev

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KaijuStory - Gameplay Trailer

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PierSF @piersf.com · 24/02/2026

R.I.P. @remedygames.com. You were one of my favorite studios. I guess all good things must come to an end 💙

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Charlie Wagner - Wishlist Netherspire! @ccharnul.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it! store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...

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Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam

Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 03/11/2025

Yup, exactly. It's good for review because it can very quickly pick up on things you would know in theory (or fill in gaps for juniors), but you don't realistically have time to go through and think about each day. It's great when you figure out a highly targeted use case built around its strengths.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 03/11/2025

I would recommend using it intentionally at specific times in your IDE, feeding it an entire module or files of a smaller project to a model like gpt-5-codex, explaining that you want it to provide feedback. Add any high level direction like a design principle or objective of attached code.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 03/11/2025

Nope. It gives us suggestions on our PRs at work. 2/3 times we just close down its suggestions, and 1/3 times it's technically right but no one cares so it's 50/50 whether we apply it or not

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PierSF @piersf.com · 28/10/2025

Things move really fast in tech. I got a certificate as a .NET developer, worked in full stack for a couple years, quit completely for a couple years, and then came back and now they call me an AI Engineer, lol

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CTPhipps @ctphipps.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

WHEN #BLOODLINES2 WON ME OVER: I won over everyone in dialogue and Fabien comments on it when you go to bed on your Second Night. And I had the option to say, "Yeah, I'm just manipulating everyone. I don't really give a shit." And Fabien was like, "Duh, you're a Toreador." @outstar.bsky.social

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PierSF @piersf.com · 24/10/2025

The AI designers over at Microsoft burned a lot of GPUs to come up with this one

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PierSF @piersf.com · 24/10/2025

If only there was another handheld console capable of running this... 😮‍💨

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PierSF @piersf.com · 01/10/2025

5/5 Kaijus would stomp humans again 🦖

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PierSF @piersf.com · 13/08/2025

"I went down an insane rabbit hole, it didn't work - anyway, I don't get why people don't see it"

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Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival @hellraisergame.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

⛓ She is hellbound. Follow her, for we have such sights to show you... Introducing Clive Barker’s Hellraiser: Revival! A single-player horror experience like no other, coming to PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. Wishlist now at hellraisergame.com

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PierSF @piersf.com · 22/07/2025

That looks really good! ✌️

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PierSF @piersf.com · 21/07/2025

I'll be working on story. Right now I'm wrestling with an issue with Inkle's editor software Inky for the Ink narrative scripting language, where it's not saving the files properly and/or messing them up on save.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 22/05/2025

Cool! It's always fun finding new little things an engine can do for you. :)

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PierSF @piersf.com · 22/05/2025

I'm prioritizing and maximizing for the time I get on my own projects. Lately, it's been working out surprisingly well! Usually it's a few days tops if I'm particularly busy.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 22/05/2025

Glad I'm moving to Linux at just the right time.✌️

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Gh0sstly @gh0sstly.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

spreading my attention across several things at once to make no progress on any of them at maximum efficiency

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Some of y'all are gonna think I've gone completely nuts, but I'm gonna talk about rounded corners and why circles suck. Most devs take it for granted that rounded corners are circles. Spoiler: They don't have to be! There is a much more aesthetically pleasing and cheaper alternative. 🧵👇 #gamedev

A picture showing two diagrams of rounded corners, one using a circular equation and the other using a parabolic equation.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 21/05/2025

It's tough being in a small niche. Getting word out there and competing for people's time. All I can say for sure is that I've told some people about your game and I'll be getting it later this week, and I don't do that with just anything :)

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alice @alice.tf · 20/05/2025

what the fuck goin on at google 😭

google i/o screenshot showing sundar pichai introducing API (Artificial Pokemon Intelligence)

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PierSF @piersf.com · 19/05/2025

Happy birthday and good luck with the launch! Fingers crossed

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Jesse Makkonen @jessemakkonen.com · 19/05/2025

I will release Without a Dawn on Steam in 9 hours! I've been getting nothing but positive vibes from everyone. Thank you so much for your friendly support! 💚💛 store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Oh, it's also my birthday! 🥳 #visualnovel #gamedev #indiegame #steam

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PierSF @piersf.com · 18/05/2025

That's something a lot of people don't get, sure. But as much as your points here are true, I wouldn't want to argue that we necessarily need handmade pottery for everything. Some just want to drink / eat. "Writing" also serves a basic function like that - there's a time and place for everything.

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Nicky D and the Birds of Prey @dicnepper.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Alright fine. I'll learn Godot.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 16/05/2025

Even as an AI engineer, yeah that's ... fair

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PierSF @piersf.com · 16/05/2025

RNG is a feature not a bug #gamedev

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Veridian Expanse @veridian-expanse.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

So Unity recently decided that the tiny startup I dayjob for needed to upgrade to Industry at 5k/year/seat. We had no chance to contest it because they would have killed our only product. They even threatened people we worked with in the past with the same. It's not just us. DO NOT USE UNITY!

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Explore this post and more from the Unity3D community

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PierSF @piersf.com · 08/05/2025

I can imagine! But it's really cool when you start with just an idea and you finally see it come to life. That's dope ^^

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Ian Part-Time Experience @parttimeexp.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

I've said it before and I'll say it again. If you can't imagine someone who looks differently than you as a main character, then you suck at imagining. #writing #gamedev #indiedev #videogames

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PierSF @piersf.com · 07/05/2025

Oh! I know the title, I'm just keeping it a mystery for a little while longer 😁 but you are right, the city is in it. A bit of a city-as-a-character situation, so I think it makes sense.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 07/05/2025

This was one of the main reasons I originally picked Godot - didn't want to boot up a NASA engine every time I wanted to tinker on it!

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Of Blades & Tails @ofbladesntails.bsky.social · 07/05/2025

First rule of combat - don't get yourself surrounded 🤦 #indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #turnbased #RPG

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PierSF @piersf.com · 07/05/2025

It's a Godot 3D (isometric) ((character-driven)) (((weather-based??))) Cyberpunk action-RPG. Title TBA 🤔

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Doctor Data 🦇 | Goth Donut @gothdonutgames.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

imo if you want to actually finish a game you should use a pre-built engine like godot. making assets and implementing all the specific stuff takes long enough as it is, this is coming from someone who wrote multiple engines from scratch before finally agreeing to use godot instead

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PierSF @piersf.com · 27/04/2025

I played this for hours one weekend, really fun "battleship-like chess-lite" kinda game ya feel me

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PierSF @piersf.com · 26/04/2025

Well, if you insist on catching all of them then I am also here ✌️

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Jesse Makkonen @jessemakkonen.com · 26/04/2025

A little over three weeks until I release this beautiful, unique horror visual novel! I could use your help getting more wishlists for the Steam algorithm to kick in: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you so much for your help! 🤗 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #steam

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PierSF @piersf.com · 26/04/2025

Wow! I love it. Of course I'm wishlisting this.

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PierSF @piersf.com · 26/04/2025

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 is working out really well without Ubisoft direction, huh? I think of David Bowie: "never work for other people at what you do."

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PierSF @piersf.com · 22/04/2025

One day I plan out the next two months of stuff on my game, trying to estimate it conservatively. Then I check off half the list in a couple of days. Something's wrong with my brain lol #gamedev

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PierSF @piersf.com · 18/04/2025

Solo dev is one of the most overwhelming things I've ever attempted but I also weirdly love it

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PierSF @piersf.com · 11/04/2025

I'm reaching the part of the #gamedev cycle where I can start infusing my game with some designs and make it come alive. I'm excited. I want to start showing the game more, but I don't want to show off a bunch of placeholder assets! 🙄 The systems are fun though:

Diagram describing the Topic & Dialog systems

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Kranbert @kranbert.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Today we release the first playable version of our game KaijuStory!!! It's a multiplayer turnbased strategy game including giant monsters and mind games kranbert.itch.io/kaijustory #gamedev #UE5 #kaiju #turnbased #strategy

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KaijuStory!!! by Kranbert

Kaiju VS Earth Defense Force, Online Multiplayer Mindgames

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PierSF @piersf.com · 07/04/2025

Everything should be in service of the work, always. Sometimes, that's exactly what people want to hear, and sometimes it's not. When something is well considered, the product transcends the tools. Most would benefit from viewing AI tools as just more tools / stepping stones. My cents.

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