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zali !!

@zephyreds.bsky.social
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they/any 🐉 naarm writer and game dev. i like chasms and strange beasts. || implementer on @fine-fiends.bsky.social's drăculești! 🦠 zephyreds.itch.io

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Every Fish @everyfish.bsky.social · 17h
We’re headed to @paxaus.bsky.social !! Come say hi and play File Exploiter 📂 on the 9-11 of October. You can find us at Booth 1060 with Swinburne ! We will be showcasing on: Friday (2PM-6PM), Saturday (10AM-2PM) and Sunday (10AM-6PM) #fileexploiter #paxaus #pax26 #indiedev #melbourne
An image of PAX26 Aus social media template with a File Exploiter poster.A map of PAX26 Aus with directions to Swinburne University of Technology Booth 1060 and some dates of when File Exploiter is showcasing at the booth.An image of the File Exploiter booth and text that reads "Look for this booth with these decorations!"
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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Examining the identity, evolution, funding, legacy and potential future of the longest-running independent games festival in the world. @free-play.bsky.social Read Here: checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
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Freeplay’s past and present on identity, funding and the future
The Freeplay Independent Games Festival lost funding last year, prompting conversations about the long-running organisation's identity and future.
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
it's the steam autumn sale AND melbourne international games week, so WIZARD PUNKS!!! is 40% off! go play it! store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/... #wizardpunks #gamedev #indiedev
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grill la grill @wanderlustin.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
death is only the start. BITTER FRUIT is out now on itch, kobo, and (for pre-order on) amazon! if you want a self-indulgent book about death, mechs, and agonising intimacy, check it out! bitter-fruit.carrd.co
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zali !! @zephyreds.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
think. think i finally finished heavensward. shaky thumbs up. i love this game
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grill la grill @wanderlustin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
meet the pilots! a short intro zine to bitter fruit. includes extra worldbuilding, pilot profiles, and some doodles. it's free or pwyw for some art and writing! wanderlustin.itch.io/meet-the-pil...
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Bitter Fruit: Meet the Pilots by wanderlustin
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grill la grill @wanderlustin.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
heeeere it is! BITTER FRUIT out september 19th on kindle, kobo, and itch 🎉 get ready for some horny mech pilots to DIE
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
they're casting me in the magic circle tomorrow. they're trapping me within the boundaries of play. they're not letting me cross over to everyday life ever again. it's happening tomorrow.
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Checkpoint Gaming @checkpointau.bsky.social · 23/07/2026
A gaming event of a different kind: Asymptotes puts the spotlight on abandoned games. checkpointgaming.net/features/202...
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Inaugural Asymptotes event puts spotlight on abandoned games
Asymptotes is a new games event in Naarm (Melbourne) organised by final year students to celebrate abandoned games.
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common-or-garden Mads 🦆 @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social · 11/08/2025
tonight we watched The Beast Must Die, which is a movie entirely about a guy who really wants to kill a werewolf trying to identify which of his friends is a werewolf so he can kill them. also he wears a lot of great outfits while he does it. here's the lookbook.
Tom the werewolf hunter in a stylish pleather catsuitTom the werewolf hunter in a black turtleneck, putting up with his annoying bow-wielding friend PaulTom the werewolf hunter in a black silk shirt with moon-and-stars embroidery on the collar, plackets, and cuffs. He's hanging out with his IT guy. It's surprisingly homoerotic.Tom the werewolf hunter explains to his friends why he wants to hunt a werewolf so badly. He's in a black bathrobe.
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
there are about 20 tickets left and it's happening NEXT SATURDAY! don't miss out, or do, i don't care. but hey if i were you i wouldn't miss out. bsky.app/profile/asym...
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Asymptotes. @asymptotes.au · 04/07/2026
Asymptotes is running in 2 weeks, on July 18th at Balam Balam Place, Brunswick. Showcasing: 🟢 7 abandoned games 🟠 A talk diving deep into an abandoned game 🟣 3 panels discussing noncommercial game-making More details to come. 👉 asymptotes.au
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
dawn chorus demo is free to play all year long 🫨 haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
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DAWN CHORUS [DEMO] by haraiva, isyourguy
tales of the pre-apocalypse
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
namely due to our cool little games event that you can get tickets for now 👁️👁️ asymptotes.au
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Asymptotes.
A games event that celebrates imperfection in Naarm, Australia.
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NESY @nesy-hide.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
Belgrave and Cry for @bogandmire.bsky.social ; 🧚🏻‍♂️
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Asymptotes. @asymptotes.au · 18/06/2026
Announcing... Asymptotes. Asymptotes is a games event in Naarm, Australia, celebrating imperfection. On Saturday July 18th, we're running a showcase of abandoned games, with talks and panels on non-commercial and difficult to commercialise game-making. 👉 asymptotes.au
The top half of the image shows the Asymptotes logo (a stylised moth on an asymptotic graph).

Underneath, the text reads "Saturday 18 July, 6:00 - 9:30pm". There is a link to the Asymptotes website, at "asymptotes.au"
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grill la grill @wanderlustin.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
i managed to make a short submission to manifesto jam! nobody yell at me please wanderlustin.itch.io/pet-the-dog
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don't let me pet the dog by wanderlustin
a manifesto that's not really about dogs
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common-or-garden Mads 🦆 @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
Happy Pride! I wrote a manifesto 🏳️‍🌈 madmacsfuryroad.itch.io/real-pride
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real pride - a queer games manifesto by madmacsfuryroad
make gay video games and defy god
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thisisstar @thisisstar.bsky.social · 14/06/2026
I also made something for #manifestojam & I would love if you would check it out. thisisstar.itch.io/instructions...
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Instructions for creating when you feel like destroying by thisisstar
A numbered list written in all caps
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isyourguy @isyourguy.com · 07/06/2026
i think you should keep an eye on this store.steampowered.com/app/4682620/...
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PUTRID/SHARP on Steam
Slice your way through the stages of rot and search for someone lost in a world that is waiting to end.
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zali !! @zephyreds.bsky.social · 07/06/2026
putrid/sharp.........
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
MANIFESTO JAM 2026 An invitation/provocation for YOU to write a manifesto. Running for a full week from June 8th to June 15th (AEST). Participate and submit at: itch.io/jam/manifest...
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Manifesto Jam 2026
A game jam from 2026-06-07 to 2026-06-14 hosted by haraiva. MANIFESTO JAM 2026 A Manifesto for Manifesto Jam, 2026: SEND ME YOUR ADDRESS SO I CAN VISIT YOU AND EXPLAIN MY PASSIONS I'm sick of talks. I...
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zali !! @zephyreds.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
i want to collate a bunch of writing ive been doing for this set of characters for sentimental reasons. unfortunately this does mean looking for work i did when i was 16
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ENDYSIS ♞❄️ The Last Winter Knight OUT NOW❄️ @endysis.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Haunt a suit of armour. Explore an abandoned castle. Recover your memories, and bring the ghosts of the past to rest... including your own. The Last Winter Knight, my Gothic mystery visual novel about love, loss, and regret, is now available on Steam! ❄️ store.steampowered.com/app/2768420/...
The Last Winter Knight
Available now on SteamScreenshot of knight slumped in front of stone wall."...I have absolutely no desire to dig through tax documents right now.""You have no right to ask me for anything."
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andy @gleeson.dev · 10/05/2026
ANALOG MONO a lo-fi, monospace pixel font inspired by On-Screen Displays of CRT televisions and camcorders from the 90's and early 00's. ► gleeson.itch.io/analog-mono
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willie 𖹭 @epona.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
they're making beautiful people with interesting hobbies work 40 hours a week
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Katarzyna @katarzynamusic.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
My upcoming single got a sneaky first spin this morning on Mystic Brew, PSBfm! What an absolute joy 🥲 You can listen back to the episode here: www.pbsfm.org.au/program/myst...
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Xavi @xavibell.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Steam page for my next game is up. Calamity Cait! A visual novel about the wonders and horrors of workplace romance. store.steampowered.com/app/4200450/...
Screenshot of Calamity Cait. Low angle shot of a catamaran boat. In the foreground a woman stands, looking longingly towards the sky. Behind her, on the roof of the boat, another woman sits, binoculars held to her face. In the background are long orange clouds, contrasting against the low detail black and white 3D models.Screenshot showing a section of dialogue in Calamity Cait. The main character, Cait, is talking to a child about something bad that has happened to her, and also whales. The scene shows the two of them sitting on a bench beneath a small lighthouse. In the background are powerlines and distant mountains. Same artstyle as first image.Screenshot of an environment from Calamity Cait. Camera looks across an empty wharf, overlooked by a large hotel/apartment block. Large orange clouds loom over the scene. In the distance wind turbines stand atop rolling hills. Same artstyle as previous images.Screenshot from Calamity Cait, showing an eftpos machine at the Bayside Hotel. On the screen, it says "Would you like to add a tip?" There are four options: 50%, 20%, 10% and "No thanks, I don't support local business." Same artstyle as previous images.
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zali !! @zephyreds.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
im playing rly rly late catch up on fire emblem 3 houses recently. beat blue lions after 3 years. cried. beat golden deer in a month. loved it but got a bunch of endings that made me go "?? good for you i guess?" who knows what black eagles will bring
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
DAWN CHORUS -- demo out now! an interactive fiction story about two losers trying to make music and stay friends as the world is ending around them. after years of secrecy/procrastination i am proud to reveal the demo for my esoteric pre-apocalypse story :) PLAY → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
DAWN CHORUS key art: two characters facing away from each other. the title is overlaid on top of them.a central column with text in it. on each sides, placed diagonally from each other, lines of dialogue. there's a portrait of one of the characters on top of a background that shows a view of skyscrapers from street level.a screen that has a lot of minimalistic browser-like interface windows open in a lot of different colours and writing styles.a screen that looks like a screenplay with multiple dialogue choices. there's an image of the setting the scene is in, a river under two merging overpasses
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cécile @haraiva.bsky.social · 13/04/2026
dropping a subtle hint that i'll be showing a demo of DAWN CHORUS interstate for the first time at ALT:GAMES in parramatta this weekend! made a sick looking start screen just for this. come look at it.
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Drăculești 🦇 @fine-fiends.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
We're still busily working away preparing for Early Access release in the next few months! Check out our Kickstarter update or sign up to our newsletter via our website for the full rundown on how things are going. www.kickstarter.com/projects/171...
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Leah J. Williams @legenette.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
GenAI isn't a useful placeholder when making video games. It doesn't save time, and it actively stifles the creative process. Here's what local devs think: @untitledlucegame.bsky.social @mickey.ghoulish.com.au @madmacsfuryroad.bsky.social @theboyofcheese.bsky.social @tdogextreme.bsky.social + more.
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What local game developers really think about using GenAI artworks as 'placeholders' | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and Games
Video game development is increasingly under scrutiny, as some developers begin integrating GenAI as 'placeholder' for tone and idea generation.
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GHOULISH - Wishlist PARASENSOR now! @ghoulish.com.au · 26/03/2026
Our first little blog update over on our Steam page! 🤓
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Parasensor - An update from Ghoulish! - Steam News
Wow, it's 2026 already! Here's a big, long update from Parasensor's director Mickey about everything we've been doing since you last heard from us.
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zali !! @zephyreds.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
got fun new drawing stuff for my bday and spent ages agonising over a ttrpg character design. and then i drew him so small and so :D that i think nothing bad will ever happen to him again
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☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
📣 Letters to Arralla is OUT NOW on NINTENDO SWITCH 💖🕹️ Deliver mail and explore our summer island Arralla from the comfort of your couch, bed, beanbag, bean….. beanie weenie... (☉-⚆) AHEM we’re playable now on both Nintendo Switch and PC! #cozygames #indiegames
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 15/03/2026
WIZARD PUNKS!!! is OUT RIGHT NOW! Go play it! store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/... #wizardpunks #indiedev #gamedev
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
WIZARD PUNKS!!! is out on JUST ONE WEEK!!! Wishlist it now, and then go play the full game on March 16th! store.steampowered.com/app/3332770/... #wizardpunks #indiedev #gamedev #steamgame
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WIZARD PUNKS!!! on Steam
WIZARD PUNKS!!! is a fast-paced, spell-slinging 4-player local party game. Create spells by combining the four elements of Air, Earth, Fire and Water, and defeat your fellow wizards with a variety of ...
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
the WIZARD PUNKS!!! demo has a new update! with cool and awesome features like - Basketball - Extra lives - Big test room to test in go play it! store.steampowered.com/news/app/333... #wizardpunks #indiedev #gamedev #steamdemo
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WIZARD PUNKS!!! - Demo Update 0.51! - Steam News
The demo now has a variety of new features, as well as a handful of bugfixes.
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☁️ Little Pink Clouds ☁️ @lil-pink-clouds.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
BIG ‼️JUICY ‼️ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Letters to Arralla is dropping on Nintendo Switch on Thursday 19th March (9am AEDT), in less than 2 weeks! 💌 Spread the word, deliver the news! We can't wait for you to take a trip to Arralla from the comfort of your couch 🥰 #indiegame #cozygame
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chris☀️ @arcanegold.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
god damn okay we see em #ffxiv
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SKULLVOLVER 🩻🩸 @skullvolver.rip · 24/02/2026
the king of sketching seven then realizing i don't want to ink or color seven #deadlock
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StormCat - Play WIZARD PUNKS!!! @eyeofstormcat.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The WIZARD PUNKS!!! Demo is out now on Steam! Check it out as a part of Steam Next Fest. store.steampowered.com/app/4200710/... #wizardpunks #steamnextfest #steamdemo #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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Tex makes Key Fairy 🏳️‍⚧️ @soyoudontneedto.bsky.social · 19/02/2026
Key Fairy is officially released! Buy it, lest ye be slain! store.steampowered.com/app/2878580/...
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Save 10% on Key Fairy on Steam
A hand-drawn, pacifist, folkloric, bullet-hell. Grapple and dance around monsters to collect their shattered stars, weave your way through twisting paths, encounter strange folk, uncover ancient magic...
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Chad Toprak @chadtoprak.bsky.social · 18/02/2026
📣 Hey Australian gamemakers! Screen Australia's Games grants close in 2 weeks! A reminder to get your applications in! 🫶 🛠 Games Production Fund - up to $100,000 🎨 Emerging Gamemakers Fund - up to $30,000 📆 Applications close Thu 5 Mar, 5pm (AEDT) 👉 www.screenaustralia.gov.au/funding-and-...
An image featuring tiles of released games funded by Screen Australia.
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emil 🍳 POP-UP HANAMI C-17 🌸 @emillustrating.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
been watching some playthroughs #re4
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coward @coward.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
make local coop to play with wife
Steam message board thread "make local coop to play with wife"
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Black Tabby Games (This is Tony) - Slay the Princess @blacktabbygames.com · 13/02/2026
Scarlet Hollow Episode 5 - Part One is out now on Steam, itch, and GOG. Part two will be releasing next Friday, February 20th, at 10am Eastern. Welcome home.
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Relooted by Nyamakop @nyamakop.co.za · 10/02/2026
“Please enjoy the museum”: Relooted is OUT NOW! Please share!
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Josefina Huq @josefinahuq.bsky.social · 08/02/2026
We’re launching a zine about games and play called GUTSPILL! A place to shamelessly gush about play experiences that embed themselves in our hearts and brains and GUTS! No industry talk, no metrics ~ just SPILL! #1 features words by me and the Jameseses: @jickle.net + @omgmorejames.bsky.social
Image of GUTSPILL #1 cover and announcement of launch
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