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Ashley Gwinnell @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social · 1d

Tomorrow at 5pm BST, @heydanthomas.bsky.social and I will talk through our Next Fest Readiness Checklist.

Are you doing what you can to make the most of Steam's flagship festival event? Bonus Steam tips may be included.

Join us in Discord 👇 #indiedev #gamedev

discord.gg/63tZmEep38?e...

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POLYGON BIRD Games @polygonbird.games · 1d

The October 2025 Steam Next Fest is live, and we're in!

Go play hundreds of demos for upcoming games, including our sword action shooting game BIRDCAGE!

store.steampowered.com/app/2618150/...

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 1d

If you see this quote with your favourite Pokémon (wrong answers only):

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 1d

Sorry to keep banging on about this, but we are *so desperately close* to 50 reviews on the EMD Demo

It'd be HUGELY helpful to be at 50 ahead of Next Fest, for boring and complicated algorithm reasons, so if you haven't reviewed it yet PLEASE DO thank you x

store.steampowered.com/app/4057540/...

Earth Must Die Demo on Steam

These moronic Terranoids think they can just roll in here and take over my beautiful Tyrythian kingdom? The kingdom that I built from the ground up with my bare hands, and only sort of inherited from ...

store.steampowered.com

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 2d

Play demo. Have a good time. 🫵🏼😁

Chequered Ink - Wishlist Nildigo @chequered.ink · 2d

If anyone in the pack has a love for minesweeping/picross style games we'd love them to try out the demo for Nildigo and give us feedback! store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...

Nildigo on Steam

Spicy-zen puzzle roguelite with dangerous money grids and hundreds of Perks and Powers.

store.steampowered.com

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 2d

Absolum is flippin' amazing. Absolutely top tier stuff.

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 3d

Do I need to start sending packages from Bristol? 😆

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 5d

London people should do this tonight.

Maraoke @singmaraoke.bsky.social · 28d

We’re back for a spooooky show on Friday 10th October at @loading.bar Stoke Newington 👻

Get your tickets at maraoke.com/booknow, let your friends know, and join us!

Sing your favourite songs, rewritten about games

Maraoke: Modded Karaoke Live

At Loading Bar Stoke Newington, 129 Stoke Newington High Street, London, N16 0PH

October 10th 2025

Friday 7 pm till 11:30 pm

Book your tickets now at Maraoke dot com slash book now

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 5d

🚨Deadline for submissions is 8pm tonight!!!!🚨

forms.gle/exeduC4yCtWY...

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 29d

Got an awesome #IndieDev game you wanna pitch but not sure how it all works?

📢Pitch Up!
🗺️4th November, Bristol, UK
💜Organised by indies for indies
(me, @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social & @lyndyb.bsky.social )
🙏Enabled by @silverliningint.bsky.social

👉 forms.gle/6ya2g78kARVv... 👈

Pitch Up! Consequence-free indie game pitching!
Guy Richards, ID@Xbox
Eben Cunningham, Silver Lining
Meg Clarke, Team17
Reese Wright, Devolver Digital
Joshua Garrity, Secret Mode
Kerryn Frean, Fireshine Games
4th November, Bristol UK
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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 5d

Same! I've just seen it's had a physical release on ps5 and switch too. Interesting.

Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 6d

Whatever it is, I'm in.

Hair to hair sister 💙

1000xRESIST | Available Now @sunsetvisitor.studio · 6d

We have some upcoming news that we are VERY excited to share next week.

Thank you for making the future of 1000xRESIST so bright. Hekki grace. 💙

In the meantime, here's a little sneak preview of what's to come...

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 6d

We're hopefully seeing it the weekend if I'm feeling better!

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One Life Left @onelifeleft.com · 7d

We took it beyond mere flirtation and went all the way with @danthat.bsky.social as this week's Super Special Guest on the show! You can listen to it NOW on your podcatcher of choice!!

Then write us a letter. Don't forget that bit!!!

hello.onelifeleft.com

#GameDev

One Left Left - Listen on Spotify - Linktree

View sevenoutoften’s Linktree to discover and stream music from top platforms like Spotify here. Your next favorite track is just a click away!

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Chequered Ink - Wishlist Nildigo @chequered.ink · 7d

New Event! @danjohnston.uk will be at Bristol Indie Developers' Playtest Party on November 27th showing Nildigo! Come along, play the game & give your feedback :) www.meetup.com/bristol-indi... #gamedev

Bristol Indie Developers Playtest Party - Thanksgaming Edition

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 7d

Imagine 🥹

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 7d

Oooo!!! ✨🎉

Simogo @simogo.com · 7d

SIMOGO 15TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL
October 28, 2025
Please join us for a celebration full of news and surprises. See you!

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Simon Byron @byronicman.bsky.social · 8d

There's something very special about Dicealot - so we're really pleased to see it score so highly.

Launches Thursday: store.steampowered.com/app/3035330/...

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 8d

This looks incredibly my jam! Looking forward to it! 🎲🎲🗡️✨

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Little Alex Horne @alexhorne.bsky.social · 21d

I’m joining SHOC for their Big Sleepout on October 10th! We’ll be trying to stay awake all night to raise funds and awareness to help tackle homelessness in the local area.

There are also Taskmaster prizes to be won! Click the link to find out how you can get involved.

linktr.ee/littlealexhorne

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Dan Thomas @heydanthomas.bsky.social · 9d

From Brighton to Bristol. Reppin @impressgames.bsky.social and the Bristol games scene with @ashleygwinnell.bsky.social at Bristol Tech Fest+ today.

Literally got my IMPRESS hat on 😻

A selfie of Dan wearing a pink press kitty hat

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 12d

We were the real winners getting to see so many gorgeous dogs!🐕 😁 You all have amazing buddies 😭

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Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 12d

I...
Holy...
If I could trouble a few more people for subs - any level, every penny really does count - I really might be able to continue writing.

(Again: "road" not "rope", sorry I am stressed & upset)
(This is "feeding me & my family" money, not "buying fun things/stroking my ego" money)

Kimimi🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️, but spooky 🦇 @kimimithegameeatingshemonster.com · 12d

Hey everyone. I’ll be honest, I’ve run out of rope on this “being a writer” business, to the point where my site either takes off, now, or I start applying for whatever local shop/cleaning jobs are available. This isn’t a “threat”, just an honest statement of where I am. Sorry.

ko-fi.com/kimimi

Support Kimimi

Videogame archaeologist and explorer: Player of the untranslated. Lifter-upper of the unloved and misunderstood.

ko-fi.com

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Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 12d

Oh Guy, I'm so sorry. Sending you all my love x

Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 14d

Congratulations to you and happy birthday to your son! 🎂🎈🎉

Lyndy Bailey @lyndyb.bsky.social · 15d

Yes mate! 💪🏼✨❤️

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