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The Fair Play Collective

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Fair Play Collective Community-funded indie game dev, built on sustainability, transparency, and human-centered values. No crunch. No layoffs. Just better games. Fairplaycollective.org Want to be involved? [email protected]

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

I misspelled my own website!!!

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How embarrassing....

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 2d

Fair Play Collective Newsletter 3 is live! This one written by Andy!

(crappy photoshop pumpkin by me - Dylan)

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#indiegames #gamedev #videogames #pcgaming

Fair Play Newsletter - 3

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 7d

If you have questions, ask them.

If you want to chat, let us know.

Skeptical? Good. Let’s talk.

See something that doesn’t make sense? Say it.

We want this to be an extremely viable method of funding developers. And that will come with lots of conversations and planning. As long as it takes.

The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 7d

It’s Heart Machine today. It’s someone else tomorrow.

This industry needs a better way. Ours isn’t the only one. It won’t be the best. But it’s something different.

If you believe #gamedev and #indiegames deserve better, like, repost, follow.

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Fund devs, not execs.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 8d

Support support support.

This industry has become a shareholder pocket stuffer and that’s it.

Fund devs, not execs.

Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 8d

Jeez, another round of layoffs at Heart Machine, huh? I really hope everyone manages to find somewhere soft to land, and don't want to add any more doom, gloom or recriminations to this.

Times are tough. Support who you can. Survive.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 8d

Someone pointed this out on LinkedIn and now I don’t know if I hate that I used “jam of the month” as an example or love it…

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Omni Systems | Wishlist Eufloria Classic! @omnisystems.gg · 8d

Afternoon! We're trying to find some indie game people who are also making great video content to do with game development. Does anyone have any recommendations?

#IndieGames #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 8d

Check out the Glizzy.au crew. They do the Indie DevSpotter podcast. youtube.com/@indiedevspo....

Indie Games Platform – Glizzy | Horror, Survival & Offbeat Gems

Glizzy is your indie games platform for horror, survival, and offbeat PC titles. Discover weird gems, support devs and play games that matter.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

Remember jam of the month clubs? You knew you were going to get a jam, and you like jams, but you didn’t know what kind of jam was coming, but it was exciting.

Indie games should be like this. You trust the source, you know you like video games. Let them cook and make something great.

Benjamin Rivers 🇨🇦 @benjaminrivers.bsky.social · 10d

OK, #gamedev real talk: I've found it difficult to design games to specific genres, because designing something new is my raison d'être.

However, it's hard to get people on board with a new game that doesn't neatly align with a genre they like, so for our new title, I'm doing it.

#indiegame

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

It doesn’t open for you as view only?

The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

I misspelled my own website!!!

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How embarrassing....

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

FPC is indie developer mutual aid through backer funding.

We're still starting up. You can read all about our vision and our status

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The goal is transparency of pay with funding developers a living wage through 1.0 of a project.

#indiegames #gamedev #videogames #pcgaming

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 10d

As an elder millennial (Dylan here) - I absolutely agree.

This sentiment has been a curse on the games industry for decades and it's not made anyone make better, more meaningful games.

It has burned thousands out of an industry that could be better.

Retro Blast 🎃 @retroblast.bsky.social · 11d

As an "elder" millennial, absolutely not.

You provide a service, and you're paid for the service. Your life is not your career. I'm not going to be on my deathbed thinking to myself, "Damn, I wish I'd spent more of my life working harder for that company that laid me off after 20 years."

Fortune @fortune.com · 12d

“We millennials know that there’s no such thing as work-life balance. My career is my life, my life is my career. I would never be at peace if I wasn’t working so hard.” trib.al/suc3yU6

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 11d

Heyyy!

150 folks here!

150 people who believe that game developers deserve better.

That’s enough to form a new micro nation.

A small town high school packed for a Friday night game.

Two full charter busses full of folks.

Thanks for being here.

#videogames #gaming #indegames #gamedev

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 12d

As far as “giving back,” we’d hope that will happen, but it’s not a requirement for any of our alumni. At the end of the day the goal of FPC is to get a developer or studio to a 1.0 status without fear of burning out or going broke.

The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 12d

This is an interesting take. At the end of the day FPC is trying to get into a position to bring player more into a space where they’re willing to invest in development without huge vertical slices up front. Allowing developers to take the time they need to make what they want.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 12d

Oh hello! We are indeed here. Happy to talk about FPC with anyone interested.

Also we did a podcast with Indie DevSpotter for some shorter form stuff youtu.be/5D89y1YnE4o?...

Indie Devspotter Ep4: The Fair Play Collective

YouTube video by Indie Devspotter

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 13d

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 13d

#candycorn is immoral.

Debate.

And while you’re at it, help us help indie developers.

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 14d

If you're looking to supoort The Fair Play Collective monitarily, look no further! We're live with contributions.

We've got a linked sheet to expenses. As always, just being part of this is enough, and no contributions are expected.

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#indiegames #gamedev #pcgaming

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 15d

Smooooooooooth (WIP)

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 19d

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 19d

I’m very happy to say that the website is now live!!

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No more Notion-Website slop.

All text written by real people.

Website designed, frustratingly and infuriatingly, by me (@ultamaynard.bsky.social).

No Discord link yet!

#indiegames #gamedev #videogames #pcgame

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The Fair Play Collective @fairplaycollective.org · 22d

Newsletter TWO is heading out the door in a little more than an hour!

Sign up here fairplaycollective.beehiiv.com, if you're feeling jazzy.

#indiegames #gamedev #videogames #fairplaycollective #pcgaming

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