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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We're not the only Toronto launch today - we're joined by our pals at @kittencupstudio.bsky.social, who are launching the fantastic Capy Castaway!!! 💜 Spend your weekend with both our sci-fi shenanigans and their island hijinks! ➡ store.steampowered.com/app/2890240/...

Dalia and Capy warm themselves by a campfire while Dalia roasts some marshmallows.

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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Happy International Friendship Day from two Toronto indie studios cheering each other on! 🤝 We’re grateful for friends like the team at @softrains.bsky.social & this year we’re sharing one very big date: August 6! Two very different indie games, one shared launch day & so much hype for next week🎉✨

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Boo-rad Shankar @bradshankar.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Toronto devs are having their own "Barbenheimer" moment today. Congrats to @softrains.bsky.social & @kittencupstudio.bsky.social on the launches of Ambrosia Sky & Capy Castaway! One's a melancholic sci-fi clean 'em up, the other an adorable animal adventure, & both are absolutely worth your time. 🍁

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Toronto indie games are having their own 'Barbenheimer' moment today

Melancholic sci-fi clean 'em up Ambrosia Sky and cozy animal adventure Capy Castaway both launched today, and they're absolutely worth your time.

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Can't believe I got to work on such a cool project with so many cool people, and now I can finally talk about it! 💕💕💕

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Mighty Yell @mightyyell.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

So happy to at last share Barbie Rewind with all our besties! ☺️ Mighty Yell had a blast working on UI, narrative design & writing, and dev with @digitaleclipse.bsky.social - come make the DreamHouse feel like home 🏠 💖 #gamedev #BarbieRewind

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Mighty Yell @mightyyell.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

THE BIG CON - Physcial Edition! Get your grift on, save your Mom’s video store, play some Rad Skater, maybe hit the pawn shop? Available for #switch and #playstation (with exclusive reversible covers!) Grab your copy today: bit.ly/LimitedRunTh... #indiegame #indiegames #games #thebigcon

A promotional image for a video game called the big con which has physical additions available for pre-order while supplies last. The product shots feature a colourful cast of cartoon characters, including a cool looking teenage girl in a backwards baseball hat, flipping a coin, and a ghost in a yellow sheet wearing sunglasses and a backwards baseball hat.

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SPiNDLE @spindlesong.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

her gf fell in love again

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

Come say hi this weekend at TCAF! 🙋‍♀️ In collaboration with @torontocomics.bsky.social & @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social, we're bringing our sci-fi adventure to the Toronto Comic Arts Festival. Find us on the fourth floor! For more info, visit: torontocomics.com

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Revertices @revertices.com · 02/06/2026

If you thought Steam Next Fest was the only Revertices news today... YOU'RE WRONG! Revertices is going to be showcased at @torontocomics.bsky.social through @thehandeyesociety.bsky.social!! Come stop by our booth to try out the shapes... we'll also have posters, pins and stickers!

Hand Eye Society x Toronto Comic Arts Festival
FEATURED GAME
Revertices
PC(Steam), Coming Soon, Action Sidescroller

June 6 + 7
Mattamy Athletic Centre
4th Floor

handeyesociety.com | torontocomics.com

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natemare before christmas @natescape.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Disabling achievements when turning on provided accessibility features might seem like a sensible compromise, but it's actually a weird pointless humiliation ritual for everyone involved

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Douglas @dmgregory.ca · 21/03/2026

This reminded me of an older paper I read, talking about the ecosystem of "edge activity" that springs up around games: communities of many-to-many learning and sharing. Prioritizing instant, personalized answers runs a real risk of turning communities into ghost towns, and never growing new ones.

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Max Lander @snaxwell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

I did it! Himbo Tactics zine is real!

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shel kahn @portablecity.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

So for about seven years now I've been painting these abstracted watercolour maps:

A green and blue map with magenta accents in a mountain range.

A pink, orange and blue-violet map with some warm green highlights.

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/03/2026

I was asked to give my thoughts on generative AI usage in games - here they are!

From the article:
"I think that until the bubble bursts, AI will be used by quite a few game companies, and perhaps even beyond the bubble," says Brandon Sheffield of Necrosoft Games, which released the RPG Demonschool last year. "Look, I am not a fool – I understand that AI has some uses. Primary among those being the devaluing of work, the cheapening of labour, the laying off of creatives, and the generation of busywork for humans to fix whatever AI generates."

"It's also useful for burning through water, raising the prices of RAM and chipsets globally, and poisoning anyone near the data centres that run them. So there are a lot of use cases for AI. From spurring on the death of the creative endeavour to dissolving our economy, AI is absolutely gangbusters at what it does. We don't use it in our studio though."

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Revertices @revertices.com · 21/11/2025

Last minute news!!! Revertices is gonna be at Toronto Games Expo this weekend! 👁️ You can Play the Shapes, you can say hi to our business moguls, you can get a little bit of hand-made merch! 🟢♦️🔽 We're at table 44 in the indie dev showcase ! #TGE2025 #IndieGames

banner reading: REVERTICES @ Toronto Game Expo (with sunny and kezia). Beside the text is an image of three shape-based characters from the game, all drawing their weapons. They are in a simple style: a red diamond head, a blue triangle head, and a green circle head.

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · 17/11/2025

For a fraction of the cost, I can make placeholders for you that are guaranteed to slip through to final build and far beyond. #indiedev #gamedev #GodotEngine

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Revertices @revertices.com · 13/11/2025

Revertices now has a Tumblr account!! Run by the incredible @snot.bsky.social!! Follow now to keep an 👁️ on it www.tumblr.com/revertices

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@revertices · Revertices

Play My Shapes, Boy

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Ambrosia Sky: Act One is now available! Here's how you can support the game: 💸 Buy the game on Steam & EGS! ✅ Leave us a review! 💛 Join our community Discord! 💌 Follow us on our socials! 📚 Read our devlogs and updates! You can find links to all of these here: linktr.ee/softrains

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Owen Goss @owengoss.com · 12/11/2025

Oops, we made another game! Fivefold is a daily logic puzzle where the rules change every day. Play it free in your browser! fivefold.ca

Screenshot of a web puzzle game from a browser. The header says “Fivefold” and “Daily”. The main play area is a 5x5 grid. Some of the grid cells are filled in with large numbers of various colors. Some of the cells have small numbers in them representing possible candidates in those cells. On the edges between some cells are symbols, some are pentagons, some are multiple dots. The dots range in number from 1 to 4 dots. These symbols represent rules telling the player information about the relationship between adjacent cells.

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Can I Play That? @caniplaythat.com · 12/11/2025

It's never a bad time to restate that we do not use generative AI for our content. Accessibility, like art, is only possible through the lived experience and expertise of people. People with conscience, not clock speeds. Driven to make things better for the many, not to make a profit for the few.

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I thought Jays were in their Haikyuu S4 moment but it turned out to be their Haikyuu S1 moment 😢

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Rodger Sherman @rodger.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

they must end this game before the daylight savings clock adjustment. nobody knows what will happen if baseball gets into the time shift. we could get stuck in the time wormhole forever

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reggie 🔜 BLFC @hoppits.gay · 02/11/2025

Once a baseball game gets to the 13th inning it's like Balatro runs that go off the rails. No one knows what anything means anymore. The score has an e in it

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mankrik's wife guy @byelacey.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

no american will ever know what it is like to be a canadian who is not really that into sports but NEEDS their One Canadian Team to beat the americans. you'll simply never understand

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Given how much baseball people like to record historical firsts for stuff I think we should adopt the GDQ "that's never happened before" banner on the scoreboard

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Cat Manning @catacalypto.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

congratulations to the winner of Game 7: Emergent Narrative

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Also I think the crowd should be allowed to periodically yell "orb"

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

Given how much baseball people like to record historical firsts for stuff I think we should adopt the GDQ "that's never happened before" banner on the scoreboard

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Tabby Rose @tabbyrose.bsky.social · 02/11/2025

I like that when the baseball players get to the base they get a little pal to hang out with them

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Josh Boykin @wallstormer.blacksky.app · 30/10/2025

Would love some support on a Thoughtful Play I just put up for @intelligame.us ! Likes, comments? Subscribes? 🔔? 😅 Started checking out @somethingclassic.bsky.social 's Quartet the other day, and loving the Final Fantasy VI vibes. Great soundtrack, compelling writing, and PEOPLE OF COLOR TOO

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Jon Bois @jonbois.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

outfielders have to be the worst farmers i've ever seen. what are you doing out there? get to work

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Tabatha Southey🇨🇦 @tabathasouthey.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

A thing I like about this site is that it’s Google Translate, but for sports.

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Byrd - Remembering out Oct 1! @byrdbrnz.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

This post hits *all* the points about why I'm not doing cozy game or life/farm sim reviews anymore. Saying all the things I've wanted to say about the "wholesome community" but was too afraid to write

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exodrifter @exodrifter.space · 25/07/2025

Leaf mentioned in the official itch discord server that the open case they have with Stripe right now is probably the most critical right now. Submit a complaint to Stripe here: stripe.com/legal/compla... Need to know what to say? Use this: bsky.app/profile/void... #itch #censorship

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Stripe Complaints

We're here to address your complaints about Stripe's products or services. Please provide details about the issue you've encountered and we'll work toward a resolution. Thanks for helping us make Stri...

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Christine Love @christinelove.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Hey, as someone who makes a living off selling adult games, I would really appreciate people helping to push back against censorship by payment processors. These puritanical extremists pressuring them have been successful because they've made a lot of noise, so we should be making even more noise!

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Dan Johnson will design games for food @coil.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

No they're not. Polygone.

Polygon headline: "Adult games are forcing the game industry into a spiritual crisis." The preview image is a pale-skinned elf woman with full makeup and a finger to her lips

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Mighty Yell @mightyyell.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

All Systems Dance EARLY ACCESS coming August 20th! WISHLIST NOW: bit.ly/AllSystemsDanceSteam The expressive battle adventure #game where #DANCE is the answer! Smaller price, HUGE Early Access Bonus: support @allsystemsdance.bsky.social in EA & get 2 EXCLUSIVE dance moves for your repertoire!

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Wholesome Games @wholesomegames.com · 03/06/2025

Wholesome Direct premieres this Saturday, June 7 at 9 am PT / 12 pm ET! Get ready for a vibrant lineup of artistic, uplifting, and emotionally resonant games from developers around the world. YouTube: youtu.be/D4ZRXGcmDlM Twitch: twitch.tv/wholesome_ga...

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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 @softrains.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

[!WARNING!] Incoming Transmission... [ERROR] MESSAGE CORRUPTED REBUILDING DATABASE... CORRUPTION LEVEL HIGH, EST. TIME OF COMPLETION: 8.6.25

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PC Gamer @pcgamer.com · 22/05/2025

Join us for the PC Gaming Show on June 8 when we take a closer look at @AllSystemsDance where DANCE is the answer (isn’t it always 🕺🏻🕺🏻)! Connect moves, express yourself and feel the music!

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 16/05/2025

trump executive order cut federal grants to the strong museum of play (which among other definitions of play is the definitive playable digital game museum), leaving them with a half million dollar budget shortfall. store.museumofplay.org/Webstore/sho...

To our friends, members, and donors:

Last month, The Strong National Museum of Play learned that two of our federal grants—one from the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) and the other from the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)—were terminated by Executive Orders associated with shifting federal spending priorities.

These sudden terminations have left the museum with an unprecedented half million-dollar shortfall for projects designed to serve children, families, researchers, and scholars—including a critical collections care initiative and a new, one-of-a-kind exhibit dedicated to exploring the history and cultural impact of game shows.

If you value the power of play and the impact The Strong has in our community and beyond, we need your help now more than ever. Please consider supporting The Strong and sharing this email with others in your network. Gifts of all sizes will make a difference as we work to close this unexpected funding gap.

For more than 40 years, competitive grants from the IMLS and NEH have helped The Strong develop new exhibits and initiatives. Your gift today will help support the projects impacted by these grant terminations—while also helping to ensure we can sustain core museum programs in the face of losing future federal funding opportunities.

Thank you for your support during this critical time.

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