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Ambrosia Sky 🪐 - Wishlist on Steam! @softrains.bsky.social · Jun 8

Here's how you can support Ambrosia Sky:

📃 Wishlist the game on Steam!
🎮 Play the demo and leave us your feedback!
💛 Join our community Discord!
💌 Follow our socials and sign-up for our newsletter!

You can find links to all of these here: linktr.ee/softrains

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Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev🤘 @npurkeypile.bsky.social · Jun 7

I'm starting work on a new game. I haven't formally announced it since it's super early (I just shipped another game last month and added multiplayer to it, NBD lol)

If you want to follow the development of it, join my Discord! The link is on the Steam page for The Axis Unseen🤘

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Raphael van Lierop 🇨🇦 @raphlife.bsky.social · Jun 7

Feels kinda weird to do a #pitchyagame, but if you like our work on THE LONG DARK, you might also want to keep an eye on BLACKFROST, the sequel, launching on Early Access next year (and yes, TLD Ep 5 ships this year...)

More info and to wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/1586260/...

BLACKFROST: The Long Dark 2 on Steam

A year after the Aurora’s appearance & the world went dark, the people of Harmont & its vast wild environs struggle to survive the Quiet Apocalypse. Survive alone or with others against a host...

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Chandana Ekanayake @ekanaut.bsky.social · Jun 6

Our next game, Dosa Divas. Battle an evil fast food empire in this spicy narrative turn-based RPG. Two sisters and their upgradable spirit-mech cook delicious meals, fight corpos, build up your reputation with local communities, and reconcile with loved ones. youtu.be/jzOKSPSVYwY?...

Dosa Divas Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by Outerloop Games

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Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev🤘 @npurkeypile.bsky.social · Apr 28

Keys for "Deedlee Doo! Carkour!" are going to start going out tomorrow🚗

If you are a streamer/press, hit me up!💥

If you ever wanted to do parkour with a car, this is for you! This is an easy game to pick up, but hard to master. Every time you mess up, my kids laugh at you.🤣

Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev🤘 @npurkeypile.bsky.social · Apr 10

Announcing my next game!🤘

"Deedlee Doo! Carkour!"🔥

-A game where you do parkour with a car using explosions
🚗💥
-Everything in the game is made out of clay in real life🎨
-The sound effects and music are all mouth sounds👄

Wishlist it now on Steam, out on May 12th, 2025!🎸

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Apr 20

I'm loving it, the RNG is sort of like a "fog of war" you clear out as you learn how to minimize it's impact, and the game gives you ways to put your thumb on the scale. Even "bad runs" give valuable progress as far as I can tell. That said, I had to let go of RNG-stressing to enjoy it.

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Apr 18

The gravity of wealth, this an interesting design problem:
youtube.com/shorts/o2J7S...

HOW the super rich will impoverish you and your kids

YouTube video by Garys Economics

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Nate Purkeypile: Solo Indie Dev🤘 @npurkeypile.bsky.social · Apr 10

Announcing my next game!🤘

"Deedlee Doo! Carkour!"🔥

-A game where you do parkour with a car using explosions
🚗💥
-Everything in the game is made out of clay in real life🎨
-The sound effects and music are all mouth sounds👄

Wishlist it now on Steam, out on May 12th, 2025!🎸

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John Scalzi @scalzi.com · Apr 8

Oh, hey, will you look at this.

youtu.be/fnvke44Rps4

LOVE DEATH + ROBOTS VOLUME 4 | Official Teaser | Netflix

YouTube video by Netflix

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Apr 8

Agree with Tim Cain, your channel is great!

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Apr 8

TIL: "Irony poisoning is the process or altered state wherein one genuinely echoes provocative sentiments they once held ironically."
What a phrase for this age.

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Apr 7

I see a fair amount of dev discussion around designing for "antics potential" to encourage the performative aspect of streamers. Just the economics of it impact design.

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Mar 30

Shooter game design ref:
youtube.com/shorts/1URr5...

Had a lot of requests to post just the targets POV so here it is. Shot from 711 yards with a .260rem

YouTube video by Sawyer Clark

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 28

IYKYK:
youtube.com/shorts/hFYak...

Start vs End #rdr2

YouTube video by LukeDutchh

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 28

Love your work, good to see you back!

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 28

Oh boy, Dragonsweeper has me in it's clutches! Fantastic game:
danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

Dragonsweeper by Daniel Benmergui

A roguelike minesweeper adventure

danielben.itch.io

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Game Maker's Toolkit @gamemakerstoolkit.com · Feb 26

Warner Bros' closure of Monolith Productions is dreadfuly sad. This is an under-appreciated studio that has made banger after banger, and pushed the industry forward. Here's a quick video on Why Monolith Mattered youtu.be/qywq_1GVIGI

Why Monolith Mattered

YouTube video by Game Maker's Toolkit

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Max Pears @maxpears.bsky.social · Feb 18

Come join the #leveldesign community with almost 700 designers reading the weekly mails (Monday/Wednesday/Friday) do not miss out, as we offer Q&A Fridays, so please bring your questions as well: bit.ly/4eNPm8X
#gamedev #gamedesign

LDL Landing Page

Struggling with level design? Agonizing over pipelines? Need inspiration? Let's get started.

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Dimitris Evgenidis 🎮💻🧙🏽‍♂️ @gcodergr.bsky.social · Feb 22

“When Your Game Doesn’t Sell” by Timothy Cain #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

When Your Game Doesn’t Sell

YouTube video by Timothy Cain

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 19

I'd play this game:

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Zi @majormcdoom.bsky.social · Feb 16

Had an idea in the shower last night, hacked together a few scripts, and although it's crude, I am happy to say that in-game editor access is quite achievable with Godot!
#GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

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The Onion @theonion.com · Feb 14

Kendrick Lamar Awarded Nobel Beef Prize theonion.com/kendric...

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 13

Also often true in game design. If you just explain a game mechanic, the player will struggle to recall, but if they figure it out through experimentation and clear feedback, it'll stick. I call this "sparky design": given 2 rocks to bang together, they get sparks, then they set the world on fire.

Jon Ingold @jon.inkle.co · Feb 12

Yes! Narratives are built in a readers head. If you tell them something they probably won’t remember it - if you hint and they figure it out, they’ll never forget it

that one video game writer @deathmeetauthor.bsky.social · Feb 12

I need to elaborate on this more at some point when I am less busy with work, but I believe small, internally consistent references do a lot more work to support an immersive narrative than any big lore sweep or dive ever will.

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2 Player Productions @2playerproductions.bsky.social · Nov 20

Welcome to our corner of the sky. We invite you to partake in the PsychOdyssey of Double Fine Productions. It's not 10 years long but we came pretty close. www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Double Fine PsychOdyssey - YouTube

2 Player Productions and Double Fine Productions present Double Fine PsychOdyssey, an unprecedented documentary experience seven years in the making. Ten yea...

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Chris Cummings @chrisgcummings.bsky.social · Feb 12

This series from @doublefine.com and @2playerproductions.bsky.social is a pretty amazing peek inside the realities of game development. I can't lie, the first episode triggered a little PTSD for me, for all the times I've been on teams that cared deeply about the work and the world did not.

Double Fine PsychOdyssey · EP01: “The Color of the Sky in Your World”

YouTube video by DoubleFineProd

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