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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 29/09/2026

game difficulty discourse on my tl again including game difficulty options is ultimately just a marketing consideration. you want your game to appeal to more people so prubs just make the kind of game that you really want to make and also translate it into spanish and call it even

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

for the wizard who knows when they need a little extra edge in the fight #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a wand casting a spell, causing a hole to open up in the world and a purple blade emerging from the hole. Bright pink magic flies off of both the blade and the tendrils of the hole. The wand is a gnarled stick of wood, wrapped at the bottom with cloth and decorated with small charms.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

for the loyal navigator lost at sea #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade and hilt are formed from the north and south poles of a compass rose, with the west and east poles forming the cross guard of the hilt. A golden ring is set behind the compass rose.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

for the young knight, sprouting into their calling #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of the sword: two green blades sprout from a seed like pod at the top of the hilt, weaving around each other and sprouting leaves and buds. The hilt itself is wrapped with vines and the pommel is a similar seed like pod.

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Chris D’Amore @chrisdamore.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

The Mountain playing Waterbound at our backyard show the other night

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Ryan DeGraw @ryand757.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

The words "The flute thinger" popped in my head again, so I had to make this

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Jim Shepard @madjackmcmad.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

So happy with how this came out. Been in my head for about a decade. Five minutes, free, in-browser, requires audio you can hear. It's a bit of what you expect, and so much of what you absolutely do not. skiesoffight.com Don't spoil it, just play! #indiedev #gamedev #retrogaming

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Michael Warburton @michaelwarburton.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This aired just the once in 1998 on the live SNL show for which McKay wrote it. It was effectively banned as it never aired again. I wonder why. MEDIA-OPOLY

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 19/09/2026

Golden Axe makes a weird first impression but the animation is dope and it's got a dwarf in it so 👍

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

for the healer turned mercenary in the calamity #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade and handle is shaped like a bone saw, but with a straight edge to the blade instead of a serrated edge. The blade is partially wrapped in tattered red cloth, and the handle itself is made of bone and tied together with twine.

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Playdate @play.date · 14/09/2026

Imagine yourself playing Soggy Froggy, the new game from the team behind Root Bear……… This dream can come true, if you preorder Season Three ⬇️ play.date/games/seasons/three

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 01/08/2026

Falling Block Jam 2026 is now open for sign-ups! For just over a week in September, let's hack together our own ideas in the classic arcade puzzle genre. #FallingBlockJam itch.io/jam/falling-...

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Falling Block Jam 2026

A game jam from 2026-09-18 to 2026-09-28 hosted by davemakes. Falling Block Jam celebrates the combination of blocks and gravity in video games. Think Tetris, Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, Dr. Mario, and L...

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

for the barbarian faced with inevitable carcinization #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the “blade” is an open crab claw, with blue magic emitting from the open L of the claw and the other edge of the claw sharpened like a blade. The hilt is gold braided filigree with a carved wooden handle.

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

for the at-home baker, still not used to their retired life from adventuring #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the entire thing is shaped like a whisk, but the outermost loop of wire is thicker and has an outer sharpened edge. Batter drips off of the blades. The handle is aqua with an orange bow wrapped around it, looking much like a hilt and crossguard.

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Katie Tiedrich @katietiedrich.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m not the first person to make this observation but the prevalence of nauseating ai-generated business logos means stuff like this hits CRAZY for me now

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

for the ringmaster and her motley crew #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: it’s a wide, diamond shaped blade with a small pole at the top and a flag waving in the breeze, striped like a circus bigtop tent. The hilt is similarly colorfully patterned and striped, with a starred ball serving as the pommel of the hilt.

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 08/09/2026

I liked how Zelda said "Nyeh!" when she threw the flute thinger

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The Hoobieverse @hoobydoodles.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Felt inspired to do some landscape sketching, want to get better at it. I rely way too heavily on this one super good rock texture brush I have so I'm trying out other methods to actually render. Wanna git gud and environments! #sketch #landscape #digital #art #painting #rocks #LotsOfRocksAndSand

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

for the manor guest, with the candlestick, in the parlor #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade is a tall red candle, bladed on one side and dripping with wax on the other. A wick is lit on top of the candle and its flame glows brightly. The hilt of the sword is an ornate silver candlestick, wax dripping over it.

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The Hoobieverse @hoobydoodles.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Bit of comics practice, feelin' out some style / method vibes! #comic #comics #manga #sketch #digital #art #fantasy

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

for the farmer who knows the danger in their fields #swordtember #swordtember2026

An illustration of a sword: the blade is a long golden staff with mirroring spikes sticking out of either side, much like a wheat stalk and its seeds. The copper hilt has a similar wheat stalk shaped cross guard and pommel.

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 02/09/2026

Inspired by @verbante.bsky.social, I made a small version of an old idea of mine for #Pico1k jam in 999 compressed bytes. davemakes.itch.io/dodge1k

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Lorraine🍬 @lorandbehold.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

i've been working on allowing integrated tools for SUGAR. it's been a hastle but here, finally, meet the new logger: Logre. 👹 #gamedev #pixelart

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emily kardamis 🌻 @corruptedgem.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

for the artist whose skill lies not only on the page #swordtember #swordtember2026

$An illustration of a sword shaped like a traditional calligraphy brush, but the bristles are a small blade with fractures. A chain with an ink block is wound around the bottom of the brush.$

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 01/09/2026

Drew some tokens with gel pens for my Arna Kennerüd deck and I can feel the stress leaving my body

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 01/09/2026

It's September, and that means Falling Block Jam 2026 is in 18 days!

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Triske 🔜 Boston, Very Slowly @triske.chicagostylecu.be · 27/08/2026

What gives a playtest card value? It’s aspirational. A juggernaut of culture emerging from the clamshell of an OfficeMax printer sticker and a five of spades. What can come out of that rough draft on your desktop? That amp in your garage?

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 25/08/2026

Moving out of the SuperTry art studio this week. Couldn't sustain it financially. Wish I could have made "local gamedev you can visit" work but otherwise I feel okay, I have new dreams now.

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Amadi Lovelace @amaditalks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Remember that if you got the Moderna Covid vaccine, you have Dolly Parton to thank, she gave the largest individual contribution toward their research to make it possible.

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Amie Waters @amiewaters.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I have been feeling a lot of sadness around how disconnected I have become from all my friends from YouTube. After a particularly brutal couple of weeks and a lot of big, sad feelings, seeing @spacekings.space little recommendation blurb on Patreon just brought me to tears.

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Mathew Kumar @mathewkumar.com · 17/08/2026

Please share: I'm writing an article and I want to talk to developers who have successfully transitioned out of the games industry to jobs elsewhere. What do you do now? How did you sell yourself? What skills were transferable? All disciplines welcome, my DMs are open.

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Jeff Gerstmann @jeffgerstmann.com · 15/08/2026

Out here getting it done

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Chuhai Labs @chuhailabs.com · 13/08/2026

The wait is finally over !🚀 Wild Blue Skies is out today! We can’t wait for you to be in the air with the other members of the Blue Bombers taking on Grimclaw’s evil forces!

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T. Ashley 🌸 Jenkins @fluttersprite.itch.io · 12/08/2026

A curious game... the only winning move is not to lose

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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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𝕵𝖎𝖒𝖒𝖞 𝕸𝖆𝖐𝖊𝖕𝖊𝖆𝖈𝖊 @jimmymakepeace.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

the bullies at school keep making me squeeze through narrow gaps so that they can seamlessly integrate cutscenes into gameplay without a loading screen.

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 30/07/2026

I think programming concepts are better explained with cute cartoon bugs sharing cookies, how about you

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Niya 🎹❤️‍🩹 @niya.rest · 30/07/2026

i was watching the fraggle rock show last night and there was a fraggle who really wants to be a cult leader (exact wording) but nobody in fraggle rock wants to join his cult because it's already a communist utopia

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Rose @cateille.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

senshi !!

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 24/07/2026

Bsky tells me "TTRPG Authors" is trending but clicking through just shows me vaguely inspirational book-themed quotes and feet pics. I think this sophisticated social media application is using my information to lie to me!

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davemakes🔶 @mixolumia.com · 23/07/2026

I'm kicking off a series of videos for absolute beginners who want to learn programming games. Pico-8 is a fantastic engine for devs who have been at it for 10 years or 10 seconds, so join me and let's make some fun stuff! www.youtube.com/watch?v=mH9-...

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Learn Game Programming in Pico-8 - Total Beginner

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Ygrene @ygrene.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

hey, remember: don't eat anything and don't breathe

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Ben Abrahamse @babrahamse.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The thing I love the most about driving in Boston is that just because you know how to get to some place does not mean you know how to get from that place back home

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 09/07/2026

i'm starting to think my tactic of not being annoying about my patreon is starting to affect my bottom line

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NamaTakahashi @namataka.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Before full development of Öoo, I built a prototype to test whether bombs could push each other, stack on top of one another, and interact correctly. It looks simple, but implementing these kinds of "obvious" behaviors without using a physics engine was actually much harder than it seems.

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Colin Spacetwinks @spacetwinks.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

asha sharma going "we want 1 billion players a day" a nice reminder that these execs are fundamentally incapable of understanding that their customers do not have infinite money or even just that time is finite. they just think you haven't been fed the right marketing yet to get you on board

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Kevin Cole @spacekings.space · 06/07/2026

"indies will save us" they say as i forget which way the fucking < is supposed to point for the 20th time today

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The Yetee 🌈 🕊️ @theyetee.com · 04/07/2026

Poison control… #sneakpeek #dailytees theyetee.com

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