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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

So cool, Wipeout is so iconic! A few days ago, I was thinking of going the other way and making little 3d printed boards with guys on them as merch (Once we have boards that weren't made by a dev, desperately clicking around trying to make a flatish ovoid 😃) #IndieDev #Wipeout #GameDev #Racing

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

If I wasn't beavering away so hard at the moment, I would be all over this like a rash. (I have been sharing mainly fast racing games, as that's where my mind is, but this looks like an absolute work of art) @silverspookgames.bsky.social Epic stuff! #IndieDev #GameDev #retrogame

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Just reporting back from operation "Make my physics deterministic". Waaayyyy more spicy than I thought. Still worth it if it gives me consistent replays and ghosts to race against! #indiedev #unreal #gamedev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My favourite Spotify AI DJ band name pronounciation. Blink one hundred and eighty two. Nailed it. #Spotify #AI #Blink182

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Development is pushing apace over at ToTheSkies HQ (I now have a little office, which I am badging as my HQ!) (No new trailer yet though 😁) #TrailerTuesday #IndieDev #gamedev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

I decided to try to use Claude to get my 15 year old game running. (Was an old version of XNA). Claude : "That's the clean boundary into Phase 4 — and the first time Flite has run in about fourteen years." It is going to be so amazing to play it again! #indiedev #gamedev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Anyone taken part in one of Steam’s themed festivals? There’s a Racing Fest next April, and it feels like a great chance to get the game in front of players really into that niche. Would love to hear your experiences — wishlists, demo traffic, feedback? #Steam #GameDev #IndieDev #RacingGames

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

SSX in space! This game looks amazing (From the Sopecrashers dev, if you want a hit of this kind thing right now). Wishlisted, hope it comes out before 2160. @byteparrot.bsky.social

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

UE dev tip: Remember kids, friends don't let friends put all their logic in Pawns. Speaking as someone currently pulling stuff out into PlayerControllers and feeling like it may never end 🫠 #Unreal #UE5 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #ItsSurelyFiniteIsntIt

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Used Codex to build a little UE5.5 MCP bridge so it can actually read and reason about my Blueprints. I know 5.8 has experimental MCP now, but I don't want to upgrade the game yet. Only took a few hours, and works far better than I expected. I'll put my first (Succesful) test Q in comment.

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I think showing your stats is a great way to show that your game is worth a look at. (Also the game looks cool, will shove the link a reply) Sadly, this means I will need to sort out gathering stats, oh well, add it to the list :) #IndieDev #IndieGames

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

ChatGPT taking me from “Aha, I caught you out!” to “Am I the monster?” in 30 seconds. #ChatGPT #AI #AIHumor

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Really innovative design concept - delete areas of scenary. Designing levels for it must be fairly intense :)

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EvilEntity|DartRacerDev @evilentity.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Dart Racer is a N64-style pod racing game where tracks are extreme and gravity is a joke. #PitchYaGame

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

To The Skies! Is a fast paced racing game with tricks, coming out in 2027. Follow for news on public beta tests and stuff like that! store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/... Not sure if the dinos will make the cut! (But I do love flying around them) #PitchYaGame

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Indie devs who want to take their game to more markets, the BFI has a grant available! #gameDev #indiedev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Shout out to early stage UK GameDevs with are registered company, applications for this grant are currently open. starterfund.ukgamesfund.com#about (Nice timing for me, as I have cleared the decks to get back to work on my game, and this is a perfect kick off!) #GameDev #IndieGame

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Starter Fund – UK Games Fund

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 25/03/2026

Totally getting some lovely feelings of Dune, Command And Conquer, Red alert, all that good stuff!

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

I like reading copilots internal thoughts while it is working, its so ridiculously happy at everything. "The user has selected answers.... which is great!" #GameDev #Copilot #VsCode #IndieDev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Stephen from #TraitorsUk defo looks like someone from #arcraiders having a break from kicking butt topside. #Traitors

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Started playing the demo of this last night, very cool indeed!

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Made a quick video to enter a competion showing some raw game play. Shows flying around, with tracks, and a bit of tricks. Charmingly highlights my inability to do UI. :) www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ixc... #indiedev #gamedev

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To The Skies, Game Footage - sample gameplay

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

I have led a normal life, work, fun, travel, biscuits - all the usual. I genuinely felt that a reality show could not blow my mind. Till Today. Today that changed. Fiona unleashed both barrels, massive scrap incoming! Argh, mind blown! #Traitorsuk #TheTraitorsUk

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 05/01/2026

Happy new year all! Getting back into work, is time to put Arc Raiders down and go make my game! Best of luck all, in whatever you are doing! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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James Vincent @jjvincent.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Now upto 247 pages of quality stream of conciousness wibblings.... It's fair to say I am probably never gonna see a lot of those notes ever again 😃 This is actually my preffered way of tracking work on solo projects (Attempt at explaining in the comments...) #IndieDev #GameDev #indieGames

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IndieGameLover | #PitchYaGame Sheet Live @indiegamelover.com · 13/11/2025

⚠ The #PitchYaGame Sheet just dropped! ▶ bit.ly/ThePYGSheet 🤗 Share to boost #indiegame visibility! 💗 Incredible indie gems waiting for you. 🔀 #gamedev #wishlistwednesday #screenshotsaturday #gaming

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 12/11/2025

Probably shouldn’t operate heavy machinery or make big life decisions today.

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

This game looks incredibly exciting to try, could be like vr tetris for the feels! (also, really different feeling) Good luck at the game show to the devs!

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CRESCENT COUNTY 🧹🏍️ @electricsaint.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Today is the day to #PitchYaGame so here we are, drifting, boosting and spreading kisses across your timeline! Crescent County is currently in development but you can play the demo and wishlist the game on Steam RIGHT NOW! Wishlist + Demo here: store.steampowered.com/app/2202650/...

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Bit Golem @bitgolem.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hey #PitchYaGame! Pool of Madness is a Lovecraftian roguelite pool: 🎱 play a roguelite mixing pool, pinball and shooter 🦑 hunt down ancient horrors 🦴 upgrade your cue 🌀 complete the ritual 🩸 or die trying and come back stronger Shoot some balls. Go insane. Try again. ✨ Early demo out on Steam!

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B-DeshiDev 🇧🇩 | Compress(space) Demo is out! @b-deshidev.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

Compress(space) is a puzzle game where you fold space to cheat your way through puzzles. We've just launched the steam page🎉! Wishlist now on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3664840/... #indiedev #madewithunity #thinkygames #gamedev

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#DRIVE @drivethegame.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

It's #PitchYaGame time! Meet #DRIVE Rally, an arcade rally experience set in the golden racing era of the ‘90s. 🏆 6 Championship with 6 wacky Co-Pilots. 🗻 6 Locations with Free Roam & Quick Race mode 🚗 24 Customizable Cars 🎮 Steering Wheel & Controller support #indiegames

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

Hi #PitchYaGame folk! To The Skies! is a flying game inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky (and a comic I read back when I was small 👦) Race on tracks, race in the sky, do tricks and get in the flow! 👉Support by Wishlisting! ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/... #indiedev #indiegame

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Hey all, just a heads up that #PitchYaGame is coming up in a couple of days. So if you happen to be making a game, Friday is hopefully a good time to drop stuff in your socials! #IndieGames #IndieDev #SoloDev

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miriamne | Developing QUO 👁 @miriamne.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

During a talk, the speaker calculated how many games he could develop before retiring, given that each one takes three years to create. Now I'm here, calculating how many #indiegames I'll be able to release in my lifetime. Please make the games you like, we might not have enough time.

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Mr #PitchYaGame @liamtwose.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

Breaking: We are now just 7 days away from #PitchYaGame!! If you're there like.. how??! 😱 Where've you been the last 5.5+ years?! 😅 1. PYG happens twice a year in November & June. 2. Follow me, I put out LOTS of these (& live) announcements. 😤 3. Sub to our email reminders

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Alt: Hello Seven Days, clip from The Ring with a man answering his phone, while stood in front of a tv on white noise. GIF

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

oohhh, was about to tick over into 100 wishlists, when one got deleted, noooo! 😀 Putting up the big numbers now 🤣 #BuyingAnIslandEvenAsIType #indiedev #gamedev #SoloDev

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

Me this morning - "I'll quickly add some settings and sliders to control volume in the game. Master, Music, SFX - super easy probably" Me this evening - *blinks* Turns out that today was the day that my quick UI focus hacks would come back to bite me 😀🙃🫠 #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieGame

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

Hey all … nervously sharing my first little devlog! 😅 Any feedback would be lovely 😊 (Planning to pop it on YouTube Shorts, Instagram, and TikTok, so its vertical) #IndieDev #GameDev #Unreal #Devlog Ps.. Took a few hours this time, but next one will be much quicker 😄

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

I have been assured by our AI overlords that 17:36 is in fact to be considered "morning". I did not receive the memo, and am unclear if that means I have to keep working for another 5 hours? Do I get a second breakfast? #IndieDev #GameDev #AIorPooPie #GuessImAHobbitNow

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

If you liked firefly, watch this www.youtube.com/watch?v=gJWO... Then go read the wiki page (first two paragraphs) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gail_Be... #Firefly #Tv #Cancelled #wikipedia

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Alan Tudyk talks woman who canceled Firefly - Wizard World Comic Con St. Louis

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

I love game dev, the endless series of interesting challenges. I just tweaked a library I was using to do splines, so I could change the materials. When it worked, the feeling was sublime, I love game dev. #GameDev #IndieDev #Programming #Unreal #chatgpt (👀 in comments for a counter example)

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 30/08/2025

Having fun building tracks now I have it working! (Trying to get to the point where I can design levels with tracked and free flight sections...ooohhh) 🛹 🚀 🏁✈️ #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiegames #indiedevs

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Track integration is coming along nicely, trying out using alternate routes in levels. To The Skies! - Wishlist on steam store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/... #wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev 🏄 🛹 🚀 🏁

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

Yay! Can now make stuff stick to the track! Blissfull relief at no more fiddling around, can just slap things on and they go somewhere sensible when you drag them around! Actual time saved versus doing it by hand... debatable 😀, still learned some cool tricks! #IndieDev #gameDev #racing 🏄 🚀 🏁

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John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄) @totheskies-game.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Back from my first Edinburgh Festival. Amazing experience, utterly unlike anything I have seen before. Saw comedy, improv, sketch, solo shows, people I had heard of, people I hadn't. Real Life is gonna be weird! Will get more sleep though! Looking forward to next year already. #edfest #edfringe

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