iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

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Ctrl Alt Ego 2 @mindthunk.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Buried Treasure changed my life - doubt I'd be working on game#2 if it weren't for the 'holds up against Prey' headline. A small contribution to keep a distinguished, artful and amusingly controversial (or controversially amusing?) video game writer type person in business, you'd be mad not to.

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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Let's talk about some Zombie Fun Run combat mechanics. If you've played our past games, some of this will sound familiar. As always, Work-In-Progress so stuff could change. And be sure to wishlist the game on Steam. It helps us a lot! store.steampowered.com/app/2656830/...

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Zombie Fun Run on Steam

They're coming and we need your help! Join IRA, Crossing Guard Robot 2nd class, as he joins the Zombie Fun Run circuit and saves the day with the power of friendship and heavy artillery in this turn-b...

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SEGA SATURN, SHIRO! @segasaturnshiro.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Is there any harm in using AI to work on — or entirely create — projects for the Sega Saturn and elsewhere in the retro gaming scene? Yes, PandaMonium says in this opinion column, equating such work to digital asbestos: www.segasaturnshiro.com/2026/09/24/c... #sega #saturn #segasaturn #retrogaming

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Column: All A.I. Projects Are Digital Asbestos

The views expressed in this article do not necessarily represent the views of all SHIRO! Media Group contributors. The cost of modern day video game consoles and personal computers have skyrocketed…

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 22/09/2026

Here's a list of rpg fan translations that do not use AI! very handy resource

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 24/09/2026

Just another e-beg reminder for Steam players to please leave a review, especially if you were *not* a Kickstarter backer. The backers’ reviews annoyingly don’t count towards the final number and at this early stage we need all the momentum we can get! store.steampowered.com/app/1221950/...

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Save 10% on Nighthawks on Steam

The secret is out. Vampires have been exposed to the world… and you’re one of them. Seize the night as a modern monster, stepping out of the shadows to build a thriving nightclub empire through fear, ...

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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Less than 24 hours to pick up our Zeboyd bundle on Steam at a very heavy discount. Lots of turn-based JRPG goodness here for less than the price of most single games on sale! Please share! Thanks! store.steampowered.com/bundle/53253...

Cosmic Star Heroine battle screen where the party is facing a robotic ghost dragon.

Battle screen from This Way Madness Lies. Our party of magical girls is fighting a killer plant monster.

A cutscene from Cosmic Star Heroine where Chahn summons a bunch of laser guns via gunmancy.

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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 16/09/2026

Something that bugs me about the new experience mechanics is that now any Pokémon fainting *lowers the total amount of experience your team gets for every subsequent Pokémon you fight*. A Pokémon that fights and faints is now the only one that *doesn’t* get experience.

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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 14/09/2026

If you want a reason to take everything an LLM tells you with an enormous grain of salt, look no further than the part where they persistently appear to think that random Pokémon generator websites are an essential tool for playing Nuzlocke challenges.

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Devastating news, gone way too soon. This guy directed a lot of damn good dubs on top of being an excellent voice actor. RIP.

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Table near me at a restaurant has a toddler who's repeatedly grabbing and dropping his placement for his mom to catch before it hits the floor. Really amazing how children are born understanding of the importance of the primary gameplay loop #gamedev

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Alpha Beta Gamer @alphabetagamer.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

So what is an "anti-shooter?" Laser Guy is an indie twin-stick pixel art anti-shooter where try to avoid accidentally lasering your coworkers into oblivion! Playtest the game now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3656610/... by indie dev @pointnsheep.bsky.social #gaming

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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

I want to show more work in progress clips. I got the traditional anime defeat effect working in our comedy Zombie Fun Run. (Everything here is under development and could change before release) You can wishlist the game here: store.steampowered.com/app/2656830/...

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Publishers, please do yourselves a favor and pay Zeboyd to make a game.

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Damien Crawford @developerdamien.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Your reminder to leave reviews for the things you like, and if you aren't one to write much even two words and a thumbs up or five stars means that little extra bump in visibility or approach to the next threshold of rating.

A Recommended Steam review with 0.4 hours on record posted today, July 20th 2026 with the review only saying two words: Nice one.

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 20/08/2026

Good morning new followers! I'm Daniel and mostly these days I make game assets so that game devs don't have to turn to AI (ew) to make art. You can find them all 100% free at chequered.ink or we sell them all bundled in one big pack of 13,000+ assets here on itch: ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...

Card game sprites, puzzle game sprites, platformer sprites, pool sprites

Adventure game (zelda GB like), RPG, darts, board games

Pixel icons, HD icons, Dice, Letter Tiles

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Hi folks who just subscribed to a list I'm on, I'm Robert, and the other year I made a short and breezy point-and-click text adventure. The dream is to make games full time someday, and each wishlist helps towards that and is greatly appreciated! store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...

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The Amateur Deity Society on Steam

A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.

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The Amateur Deity Society on Steam

A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.

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MS-DOS Games, Programs, Trivia, Pixels, Grog @scumm-bar.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

AutoCAD 2.18 Autodesk, Inc. 1985

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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 09/08/2026

This crochet artist is my friend and I can vouch for her excellent skills and speedy work! If you’d like to own a lovely, sturdy, remarkably on-model little yarn version of your favorite Pokémon or other creature, you should commission her.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 06/08/2026

We are halfway to the end of the game industry hardship bundle - this is when most campaigns to experience a slump - let's try to beat the trend! We've already raised $160k to help out of work game devs - I'd love to double that by campaign's end. Please share widely! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Hello to whoever bought my game sometime in the last hour or two, just wanted to say you're my favorite person of the day.

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Robert Chapman (unable to donate right now) @rob-of-ages.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

speaking of being insane, after two years of work, my friends and I just co-lauched our very first podcast- a Digimon Actual Play podcast powered by Digidice called 00 (Zero Zero)! Seriously, go check this shit out, it's real! zerozeropod.libsyn.com/site (and follow @zerozeropod.bsky.social!)

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Zero Zero: A Digidice Actual Play Podcast

Zero Zero is a Digidice TTRPG Actual Play Podcast, based on the Digimon franchise.

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Wikimon @wikimon.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It's that time of the year! Happy Odaiba Memorial Day! #Digimon #デジモン #お台場メモリアル #お台場メモリアル2026

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

I'm going to stop calling generative AI a solution in search of a problem because "a problem in search of increasingly bigger problems" feels more accurate. bbc.com/news/article...

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Google withdraws Earth AI tool after misinformation warnings

Experts told BBC Verify Google's new feature which let people generate fake satellite images could be misused.

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Dragonfree @antialiasis.dragonflycave.com · 31/07/2026

I did a new Yellow playthrough from scratch for my Mew trick article’s screenshots/additional research and I just love this game so much. Modern QoL is nice and all but genuinely, the originals are so worth playing. There’s a reason they rewrote all our brains.

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Makkon @makkon.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"this stuff actually IS valuable. if it wasn't, people wouldn't be stealing it. rewatching hbomberguy's plagiarism video and just having to pause at the obvious but easily forgotten point that I needed to feel with my whole soul at this moment.

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 29/07/2026

Indie game devs, what is something your game does that is way harder than people think? For me, it's that my card game is stack based. Most people don't realize that instant speed interaction in a card game makes everything 1000x more complicated and difficult. This is exactly why nobody copies MTG

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 28/07/2026

To every indie game dev waiting to make their Steam page, just make it. You don't need to look good, you don't need a demo. My game still has no demo and temporary art in a lot of the screenshots, and I have 1429 wishlists. You could miss out on a lot by not making it ASAP.

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Daniel Sugarman @danielsugarman.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Poor bastard’s starving

Cookie Monster: For every goal today, me going to eat a cookie

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

I turn the TV off during the Super Bowl halftime show, and I'm doing the same for the World Cup. Football halftime shows are supposed to be the best way to give the school band an audience. They were never supposed to devolve into these embarrassing, over-produced ratings grabs.

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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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Pita @pita-m.com · 16/07/2026

I've just set up the pre-launch page for a potential KS campaign for my little RPG. Any 'Notify me on launch' clicks are deeply appreciated. \o/ Link: www.kickstarter.com/projects/pit...

A pixel art landscape featuring an ancient fortress...

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SarahJaneAvory @sarahjaneavory.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

#C64 #Delphian progress: bit more work on the hyperspace effect this evening. Also added fade in/out on cursor, plus added a charging message and bar.

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Robert / Zeboyd @zeboydgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Just backed Robot Rhapsody. Already looks really promising, dev has a good track record, and the world could always use another turn-based sci-fi JRPG. :) www.kickstarter.com/projects/rap...

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Robot Rhapsody

Pixel JRPG fairytale of AI cults, rebels, & robotic bards.

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

I am deeply sorry for any bad luck I may have inflicted on Norway's team.

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

A few hours left of #SteamSummerSale, so here's one last pitch for The Amateur Deity Society: If a game with (as of yet, stay tuned) no music and barely any visuals has 20/20 positive player reviews on Steam, you know what it HAS got is pretty good! store.steampowered.com/app/3241070/...

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Save 40% on The Amateur Deity Society on Steam

A point-and-click interactive fiction game. Navigate cryptic dreams, hide your insanity from your classmates, and try not to break the school computer.

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Pete Davison @moegamer.net · 09/07/2026

Congratulations to one of the best things about gaming today... and for the last 20 years. If you've ever uttered the words "adventure games are dead", I give you a hearty slap with a rubber ducky and direct you to immediately explore Wadjet Eye's now-pretty-substantial back catalogue of games.

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Dave Gilbert @wadjeteyegames.com · 09/07/2026

WADJET EYE IS 20 YEARS OLD!! Which means it’s time to celebrate with another group photo. It’s frankly ridiculous that the universe has allowed me to continue doing this for so long. I’m grateful for it every day. Thank you all.

20 games and 20 years worth of Wadjet Eye characters, all bunched up for a group photo.

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Mat Piscatella @matpiscatella.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I see I need to make a clearer point. Framing things this way puts the blame on the consumer - the consumer that spends hundreds of millions of dollars on subs every month - as though it is their fault for freeloading. But is it the consumer's fault that the model was built the way it was? No.

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Robert Carlson @robertcarlson.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Two Norwegians have bought my game in the last two days, which I'm certain is a record for my game in Norway. I think this officially makes me rooting for Norway in the World Cup.

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Alice Ruppert 🐴🎮 @malicedafirenze.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

ultra hot take I know but personally I think success in game dev is "making enough money to keep making games" and not "making all of the money". god I hate this dumbass fucking infinite growth bullshit so much just let people make art and let people buy that art we could all be so much happier

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Cosmic Void @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

🎉 My adventure games are now on Summer Sale. Dive in and enjoy the discount while it’s still around. 🥳 Midnight Saturn, Neon Hearts City, Devil's Hideout, and more! Get them right here 👇 store.steampowered.com/curator/4517... #indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclick

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

And here is the second batch of Indie-Penance games! kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Thank you so much for sending in games - the selection has been the best ever - and I'm so sorry to everyone I couldn't include. This is the most eclectic, original bunch of brilliant ideas. Please do repost this!

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John Walker - Industry Analcyst @botherer.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

First batch is up! Ten fantastic-looking new or upcoming indie games you'll very probably want to stick on your Wishlist asap: kotaku.com/indie-penanc... Please repost this to get these games as much attention as possible. Especially *you*, person with a squillion followers.

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It's Indie-Penance Day! Have 10 Incredible Indie Games To Wishlist

Video games are amazing! Here's a lot of proof

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