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Dustin A. Chacón @lingdustin.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

I've heard people make claims that AI would lead to a new Renaissance, but I didn't imagine it'd happen like this:

Screenshot of a Tweet from Pope Leo XIV. It reads:

"In this era of artificial intelligence, it is becoming urgen to distinguish human art from what machines produce. There is an ontological difference, even before an aesthetic one, between art and what a machine can generate through statistical calculation based on millions of images created by others. Algorithms lack the spark of humanity. For this reason, the Church wishes to renew an alliance with artists and cultural institutions to safeguard our humanity."

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goba (ACT 2 out NOW!) @gobadev.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Act 2 soundtrack is now out on Bandcamp! All money goes directly to the musician. Lots of great tunes in there! deadi-music.bandcamp.com/album/real-w...

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Real Web Legends - Carter's Quest - Act 2 OST, by DEADi

14 track album

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AltStream.Online @altstream.online · 01/10/2026

We recently hit 100, then a week later 150 and now only a few days later we’re 175+ users. It’s been really wonderful to see so many enjoying using the site, giving feedback and pointing out areas for improvement. Thank you to everyone who’s been giving this small platform a chance!

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Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

We started Team Lazerbeam to make games that were handcrafted, human and full of soul. 12 years into our game dev journey, that mission feels more important than ever. Thank you to everyone that’s cheering us on in our quest to bring this game to life, one line at a time! 💖

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I made a new room for the cutscene and giving the one from yesterday a different purpose. It's fun to work on your dreamgame, but saying I'm tired of building stuff for this dungeon is an understatement... #gamedev #solodev #indiegame

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PaperKlay @paperklay.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

This bad boy here is on a 40% discount on Steam! On top of that, there is a new TINY cutscene in the game that fix the TINY plot hole of the story!

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EAT PANT | Shared Custody @eatpantgames.com · 01/10/2026

it’s the steam autumn sale & teeto is on discount! 🍁🩵 you know what to do #indiegame #gamedev #steam

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GLITCH @glitchprod.com · 23/09/2026

She's missed you. Knights of Guinevere returns October 9. The season will feature 8 episodes.

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Maddison Baek @maddisonbaek.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

#mutasmagoria Woolbird enclosure. As long as I don't have to consider moving around the 3d environment, Blender modeling and texturing are the most enjoyable parts of the development so far.

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MonCraft 199X @moncraft.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

i dont think my guy likes me very much :( #MonCraft199X #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com · 01/10/2026

PUG24 is now live! 24x24 #pixelart for 24 days using a 24 color palette! Shares much appreciated!!! #PUG24

Pixel Underground's October event - PUG24, join us at pixel-underground.com

Oct 1 - Vampire
Oct 2 - Vital
Oct 3 - Lord
Oct 4 - Court
Oct 5 - Harlequin
Oct 6 - Mime
Oct 7 - Imposter
Oct 8 - Invader
Oct 9 - Salvage
Oct 10 - Bounty
Oct 11 - Shopkeeper
Oct 12 - Ring
Oct 13 - Sigil
Oct 14 - Hex
Oct 15 - Sculpt
Oct 16 - Wand
Oct 17 - Dagger
Oct 18 - Cultist
Oct 19 - Sol
Oct 20 - SCIENCE!
Oct 21 - Salt
Oct 22 - Pepper
Oct 23 - Coffee
Oct 24 - Soda

Art tag is #PUG24

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Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com · 02/10/2026

Looking for Renaine Playtesters this weekend! - Can't be a friend/fan (to avoid bias) - Can commit around 6 hours We wanna know if the game is fun! Lemme know if you're interested below! (*Please wait for me to respond to your reply, do not DM*) #IndieDev #GameDev

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goba (ACT 2 out NOW!) @gobadev.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A message from "Goba" part 2

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Neverway - COMING IN 2027! @coldbloodinc.studio · 02/10/2026

our indie game: - hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist - music by Disasterpeace - made on our own game engine - sound by Martin Kvale - a slow-burning horror RPG - meet (or date) 10+ charming characters - fast-paced combat - customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities

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FULL CIRCLE | 2nd Player Games @2ndplayergames.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I still can't believe I am writing these words now. I've been dedicating so many years into the project. During #IndieQuest2026 Full Circle was officially revealed. And I've got even more news to share: Full Cirlce will be playable at this years Gamescom! #JRPG #Indiedev

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Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com · 25/09/2026

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The Triple-i Initiative @iii-initiative.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The Triple-i Initiative showcase is back! 45 minutes of pure back-to-back game announcements with zero fluff. World premieres. Gameplay reveals. Release dates. Demos. No hosts. No ads. Just games. Be there - October 8th - 9am PDT / noon EDT / 6pm CEST.

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Elementallis @elementallis.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

It still amazes me that Elementallis is finally out! Have you played it yet? Elementallis is a zelda-like adventure where you use the elements to fight and solve puzzles 🗡️🔥 Give it a try and let us know! 😁 (it's out on pc and consoles!)

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 14/09/2026

Future? No Thanks! only needs a few more Steam reviews to reach the crucial milestone of 50! If you post a new review I'll send you a postcard with a unique, handwritten review of your review. (more info below)

The artist/poster in Tuscany writing a postcard from future Pittsburgh

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Squidly @squidly.newgrounds.com · 10/09/2026

Looking for Renaine Playtesters this weekend! - Can't be a friend/fan (to avoid bias) - Can commit around 6 hours We wanna know if the game is fun! Lemme know if you're interested! (Please wait for me to respond to your reply) #IndieDev #GameDev

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Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our game's launched into Early Access! Shroom and Gloom is a first-person fungal punk roguelike double deckbuilder! 🍄 Enter a hand drawn world of mushies & madness! 🐸 Build 2 decks, 1 to explore, 1 for combat! ⚔️ every attack can be infinitely upgraded! 🥘 every enemy is edible! Yay! #indiegames

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Perfect Garbage 🌾🪦🔪 wishlist Grave Seasons @perfectgarbage.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Many residents call the Local District of Ashenridge home. Let's explore this colourful and lively mountainside neighbourhood! ✨

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SPINE — This Is Gun Fu @playspine.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

— Remember that Lily Allen song? — Which one? — 🖕you, 🖕you very, very much

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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

The last of our He Who Watches behind-the-scenes videos is now live on YouTube! Here's a snippet from the full video, where developer Bobby runs through a level with commentary. You can watch the full behind-the-scenes chat on our YouTube channel: youtu.be/O3I0MUMsSgc

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Molleindustria FUTURE? NO THANKS! OUT NOW @molleindustria.org · 10/09/2026

Only two more days to get Future? No Thanks! at 20% off! An open-world retirement simulator set in a cozy solarpunk Midwest. store.steampowered.com/app/3861870/...

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Travellers Rest @travrestgame.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Our Discord server is always open to new members, we'd love to have you! #TravellersRest 🍻 discord.com/invite/trave...

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aureamorum - Blackhill Keep @aureamorum.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

polishing up the gin trap functionality. don't mind the camera clipping! #godot #indiegame

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LightbulbCrew @lightbulbcrew.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Ex Sanguis is now available in Early Access on Steam! 🩸 Start your crimson rebellion in a static world ⌛️ Play with the timeline to outsmart your enemies 💪 Grow your skills through victories and defeats

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Ki3 Games | Making Temple Maker 64! 🗝️ @ki3games.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Some puzzles you'll be able to create when the next update drops… 👀 #indiegames #zeldalike #nintendo64

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r1kGAMES @r1kgames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

We just released our retro rpg Destiny Spire on Steam! Go check it out! #rpg #jrpg #indiegame #retrogaming #gaming store.steampowered.com/app/3369150/...

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daryl "rupert pumpkin" b 🏳️‍⚧️ @hypercubexl.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

GDT's reddit AMA spitting fire www.reddit.com/r/movies/com...

reddit comment:

Hello! Did you intend the ending of Pan’s labyrinth to be real or in Ofelia’s mind?

Guillermo Del Toro's reply:

My interpretation, and it's exclusively mine, is that it's real.

Because there's two things. One is what people call “The Shining Question.” The Shining Question is, Who opens the door for Jack to get out of the fridge? And Ofelia is in an attic with a guard outside her door, and she draws the door with the magic chalk, and she shows up in the labyrinth. So, the only way she could have gone into the labyrinth is the magic chalk. And the flower is real at the end. The flower that blooms in the dead tree. And the reason I think it’s real is because—and this is why I'm in favor of the human factor in art—I think that art does transform the world. You know?

Think about it for a second. One of the goals, with all this movement, is to make you believe that art is vulgar. That art is nothing special, and anybody can do art. That is like me telling you that I'm faster at running than Usain Bolt but I “run” in my motorcycle. Well, that's not the same. That’s not the same at all.

Art is important, and they want you to believe it isn't. It's part of the idea of control. The goal is not to have artificial intelligence. The goal is to foster natural stupidity. The goal is to foster you not looking for answers, and to trust yourself entirely to an engine. Look at the way we are dipping our toes into these things. We are starting to ask the machine, Is this true? For now, there's a correlation between reality and what the answers of the machine are. For now. But soon, we won't even investigate further. We will be told it's true. And if the machine is in the hands of somebody who should not be trusted, then your reality has been completely and utterly fucked. Because your intelligence ends at the question. You don't seek the answer. It's given to you.

Q: You recently mentioned that AI creates 'semi-compelling screensavers' and that you'd 'rather die' than use it. As a filmmaker who relies heavily on practical effects and creature design, what do you think is the biggest thing lost when a computer generates an image instead of a human hand?

GDT:

The three quarters of the process that gave you the chance to think of the idea that people don't think about without that process. Meaning, AI can get you to the middle really fast, but there's a dialectic with the process that gets you to that top 10%. I'll give you an example with the Pale Man.

We sculpted it as an old man, with a face. And then I said, Let's take out the face. This happened because I saw a photo of a manta ray and the poster for Don Coscarelli’s Phantasm. That combination, which happened at two different times during a week or a month, are not permutations that are chemically part of an equation. They are alchemy. And then I said, Take out the face, and then I said, Let's put the eyes on the hands. This triangulation happens because I spent a month or two months living with the idea of this creature. And it's not linear.

AI is like a super-fast engine that makes semi-sentient permutations of things that are already done. Creation is things that have never been done. Coming to exist.

And the second thing is the loss of the apprenticeship that one has as an artist. You're never a master; you're always an apprentice. This is a kinship I have with, for example, Chris Nolan. When he showed me The Odyssey, there’s a scene when Matt Damon is floating in the stormy ocean and I asked him—because we were talking about practical effects, and how great it is and that we both always use a maquette or a model—and I asked him, How did you do it? He said, “We put him in a storm in the ocean.”

And you're gonna find that 30% of a great image occurs accidentally. You know, either a drop of water hits the lens, or the camera shakes. I remember when in 1993, '94, Jim…

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Crafty Survivors: Wicked Winter OUT NOW @flannelbeargames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Crafty Survivors: Wicked Winter is available NOW on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4888850/... Join Ranchel and Toya to conquer the frigid area of the Snowy Peaks! And gather new Pets to assist in combat with v1.2! #CraftySurvivors #indiegame #gamedev

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Rei Kitakaze @reikitakaze.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

The intro sequence theme, “Night Mission,” I composed for Radiant Sword @radiantsword.bsky.social, featuring leitmotifs from the main theme and the theme of Animus, a religious supernatural force with demonic and dominating qualities. #JRPG #soundtrack #OST #indiedev

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SlugGlove🌈 @slugglove.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Potion 🧙 that transforms 🫣 you into a cool fat ❤️ dragon 🐲

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MazeStalker @mazestalker.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Next: People are confused by the fighting system. Early on the enemies have little health and so offer no opportunity to explore the feature. Pacing-wise, I like this. Yet, I feel it's only fair that I offer a spot to practice. #gamedev #indiegame #solodev

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Introducing Romancing SaGa 3: Destinies United, coming Feb 16 to Nintendo Switch 2 and Nintendo Switch! Choose from 8 heroes, master strategic turn-based battles, and shape your story in this remake of a JRPG classic. #NintendoDirect @square-enix-games.com

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

In this video, developer @danga.games and Publishing Manager Ben Wilson talk about the tech art workflow for He Who Watches, and take a look at a few of the procedural materials that were created for the game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=TtNb...

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He Who Watches | Behind-The-Scenes: Substance Designer

In this video, developer Bobby Vanden and Publishing Manager Ben Wilson talk about the tech art workflow for He Who Watches, and take a look at a few of the procedural materials that were created for…

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Nintendo of America [Twitter/X Mirror] @nintendoamericax.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

It’s eat or be eaten when Metroid Ravenous, the latest game in the 2D Metroid series, arrives on Nintendo Switch 2 Jan 28! #NintendoDirect

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Hey, are you interested in playtesting a new (unannounced) Love Conquers All Games release? Must be comfortable with queer 18+ content and have time in the next three weeks. If so please send an email with "Playtesting unannounced game" as the subject to christine@loveconquersallgames.com . Thanks!

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Folklands - Wishlist on Steam ✨ @folklandsgame.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Relive the golden age of classic settlement builders with Folklands 1.0, out now! 🪵Harvest and refine resources 🪙Produce and trade goods 🏠Services and workers with homes and needs ‍🤝‍Play alone or with friends 🟩Retro style, modern features ⚒️Steam workshop support #indiegamedev #godot

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Jana Reinhardt🧹⚔️Mops & Mobs @ratqueen.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy #PitchYaGame! What if you side with the monsters in a dungeon? 🧹 Become a dungeon janitor 🧌 Talk to monsters 🔨Clean up and decorate quarters 🕵️ Investigate a conspiracy 🃏 Battle with cards Wishlist and play demo! Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/2851050/... #Godotengine #indiegame #dungeon

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goba (ACT 2 out NOW!) @gobadev.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

REAL WEB LEGENDS: Carter's Quest Act 2 trailer drops this Friday at noon! The culmination of years of work. Years of blood, sweat, and tears. You will soon get to see just a sliver of the work I've put into this beast of an act. Coming as a FREE update to Carter's Quest.

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ITEM42 @item42.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Safety standards within Hadrian's Wall are slipping. With extremely volatile chemicals in storage, a skilled espionage freelancer can exploit this to their advantage, with explosive results. Play the DEFICIT demo on Steam now! #indiegame #immersivesim

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A.R. Moxon @juliusgoat.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Our society's unfathomable cruelty to homeless people is not just morally unjustifiable, but more expensive than housing people would be. Cruelty against the homeless is an unaffordable luxury. Abandoning homeless people to avoid offending the Protestant work ethic is an unaffordable luxury.

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Sleepy Rocket | Cone Sweet Cone✨ @sleepyrocket.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

The animal customers now spawn randomly in the background, hopefully this will give more life to the surroundings. Have a look at Mo the Mole lounging around with the bears. #indiedev #cozygame #indiegame #godot

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Folklands - Wishlist on Steam ✨ @folklandsgame.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

🔥 Only 4 days to go until the full game releases and you can burn down your buildings in new and creative ways! 🔥 #godot #indiegamedev #linuxgaming #settlers #anno

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carl // Isle of Reveries OUT NOW! @desertcucco.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

If you're playing on Steam and enjoying the game, please consider posting a review! Even if it's tentative and you'll update it more later, it still helps with visibility and ~the algorithm~

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Bathory - Heritage of Blood 🧛 @bathorygame.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I think there's something wrong with her code... #gamedev #pixelart

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Folklands - Wishlist on Steam ✨ @folklandsgame.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Only 5 days left until the full release! #godot #indiegame #linuxgaming

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