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A community-driven platform for entry-level game devs. Dedicated to helping newcomers break into the industry and spotlighting indie games.

Join our community: linktr.ee/entrylvldev 🐲💚

#gamedev #indiedev #gamesindustry #gamedevcommunity #indiegames
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Join us 12/08 @ 5 PM PST for a chat w/ @katcraig.bsky.social as she shares her #gamedev journey & advice for juniors looking to break into the #gamesindustry! 🐲💚

This 45-min talk streams live on Discord & Twitch, followed by a 15-min Q&A. See you then! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و´-

🔗 Links: linktr.ee/entrylvldev
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GDC 2026 SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATIONS OPEN 📣

Our alumni say it best!

🗣️"This opportunity allowed me to connect with other marginalized game designers, who helped me navigate challenging experiences in AAA & continue to act as mentors for me."

✏️ www.gamedevsofcolor.org/scholarship

#GDC2026 #gamedev
December 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
December 1, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Speedrunning charity drive Games Done Quick is holding a Disability and Neurodivergence Special this weekend, and it's an important step for accessibility in gaming events. https://bit.ly/43QxPdO
November 28, 2025 at 2:16 PM
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SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.

Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!

We hope you enjoy your stay.

LINKS BELOW!

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November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Today's #screenshotsaturday highlight: Keratoplasty by @ninja-master.bsky.social! 👁️🖤

In this interactive horror #indiegame, you’re home alone. At first, everything seems normal... but small, strange changes and eerie whispers soon make you question reality.

🔗 ninjamaster74.itch.io/keratoplasty
An old-ish concept vid for a game I finished awhile back

#indiedev #gamedev
November 30, 2025 at 2:00 AM
Hey lovvits! Here's another great resource for you—Accessibility Academy by @arevya.bsky.social! 🐲💚

This guide is designed to help #gamedevs and other #gamesindustry creatives understand what #gameaccessibility is, why it matters, and how it makes games more inclusive for everyone. ⬇️
The first part of my document "Accessibility Academy" is now ready to download, for free, on my Ko-Fi! ✨
This document is an easy to understand resource for anyone that works in the industry that wants to learn more about game accessibility: ko-fi.com/s/85607afa2b
November 29, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Happy turkey day from all of us at ENTRY LVL! 🦃🧡

We're so grateful for all of you—we couldn’t have built this amazing community without your support! Whether you celebrate or not, we hope your day’s full of good food and plenty to be thankful for.

Wishing you a cran-tastic day! ✨
November 28, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Today's #indiegame highlight: Shell of a King by @rosunestudios.bsky.social! 🤴🩵

Fight your way upward through a crumbling world in this 2.5D bullet-hell RPG! You'll face punishing bosses, collect unique items, and explore a non-linear world full of secrets.

🔗 steam.pm/app/2384130
Excited to announce Shell of a King will be leaving early access and will full release on April 2nd, 2026! Seems like a ways away, but I still got alot to do! Check out the latest trailer, I hope you like it! 😤🙏

#indiegame #TrailerThursday #gamedev #indiedev
November 26, 2025 at 10:00 PM
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Consider joining the 5th annual game jam dedicated to blind accessibility starting this feb!
If you can't participate, you can help by sharing, or just reading the page and giving feedback! Let me know if you have any questions or concerns based on reading the page! itch.io/jam/games-fo... #gamedev
Games for Blind Gamers 5
A game jam from 2026-01-31 to 2026-03-15 hosted by Ericbomb & Patricia. Welcome, Blind and Sighted Game Developers! Welcome to the fifth annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to…
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November 26, 2025 at 1:33 AM
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I finished *yet another* asset pack today. Board game pieces! We already had a bunch of dice, card game graphics and puzzle game stuff - this seemed like a natural progression 😅 ci.itch.io/board-game-p... #gamedev
Board Game Pieces by Chequered Ink
200 Sprites, Free for Commercial Use
ci.itch.io
November 25, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Join us 12/08 @ 5 PM PST for a chat w/ @katcraig.bsky.social as she shares her #gamedev journey & advice for juniors looking to break into the #gamesindustry! 🐲💚

This 45-min talk streams live on Discord & Twitch, followed by a 15-min Q&A. See you then! ٩(^ᗜ^ )و´-

🔗 Links: linktr.ee/entrylvldev
November 26, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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I really do adore ❤️ gameuidatabase.com. It is an amazing resource; the amount of love and skill that has poured into it is clear to see.

#Gaming #UI #Design #UIDesign #GamingUI #GameDev #Frontend #UIDev
Game UI Database
The ultimate tool for Game UI and Interface designers. Explore over 1,300 games and 55,000 UI screenshots. Browse and filter by category, animation, colour, material, layout, game genre, and more.
gameuidatabase.com
November 24, 2025 at 12:01 PM
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Attention Indie Devs!

I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility.

The anti-spam key is "kook".

lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie Showcase Submission
Submit 15 seconds of game footage from games you worked on in 2025!
lonewulfstudio.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:53 AM
At ENTRY LVL, we aim to make the #gamesindustry more accessible to juniors. Every week, we’ll be sharing resources to help make your #gamedev journey a little easier! 🐲💚

A great place to start is Game Design Skills, a platform full of guides, courses & career tips—all focused on #gamedesign! ⬇️
Game Design Skills Learning Resources and Tools
Video game design focused educational and upskill resources by and for professional practicing game developers
gamedesignskills.com
November 25, 2025 at 3:12 AM
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Grid Paper Studio is looking for a 🎓 Junior 3D Animator to help bring characters, creatures, and props to life for UE5 projects

🌐 REMOTE

🔗 remotegamejobs.com/jobs/grid-pa...

#gamejobs #gamedevjobs #gamedev #animationjobs #remotegamejobs
November 24, 2025 at 2:35 PM
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EPISODE 36 IS LIVE!

Ben from @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social joins @marinahascoffee.bsky.social to talk about the design, art, implementation, playtesting, and marketing of their upcoming game, Shroom and Gloom!

Grab a coffee and enjoy ☕

www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cLE...
How indie game Shroom and Gloom drove 125k+ wishlists (Ep. 36)
YouTube video by Quest Markers Podcast
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November 18, 2025 at 8:38 PM
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EPISODE 35 IS LIVE!

@adinolfi.bsky.social sat down with @marinahascoffee.bsky.social to talk about the development of his psychological survival-horror game Heartworm.

They delve into the game's visual identity, music, production, publishing, accessibility, & more.

Enjoy 🩸

youtu.be/dnR3Gw3O38g
How do indie horror games get made? (Ep. 35)
YouTube video by Quest Markers Podcast
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October 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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New Assets! Over 300 pixel art inventory icons for use in game dev, crafted with RPG Maker MV in mind but will work in any engine. It's got status effects, elements, weapons, armor, food and more! #gamedev #pixelart
16px Inventory Icons
Get over 300 pixel art inventory icons for use in your games, compatible with RPG Maker MV, GameMaker and other engines.
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November 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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GAME DEVS! GAME JAMMERS! ONE MONTH AWAY from this holiday's easiest jam -- TOY BOX JAM!

You get a huge pile of gfx, sfx, music -- what will YOU make with all these toys?

Join here! itch.io/jam/toy-box-...

#toyboxjam2025 #gamejam #pico8 #unity #godot #GameMaker #love2D
November 19, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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GAME👏DEVS👏

What’s better than a game jam? A JINGLE GAME JAM! Coding fingers at the ready—we’ll announce the theme on Dec 1st and you have 7 days to make your game!

Some of the games will be played LIVE on The Yogscast @jinglejam.co.uk stream on Dec 14th! WHO’S READY?!

#jinglejam #gamejam
November 21, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Hiii guys, it’s that time again! Join us on 11/22 @ 12 PM PST over on Discord for our next co-working meetup! 🐲💚

If you’re a fan of #indiedev, #gamedev & all things #gamesindustry... well you've come to the right place—that's all we do! And we host these meetups bi-weekly. Come hang out! ⸜(*ˊᗜˋ*)⸝
Every other Saturday from 12 – 2 PM PDT, we host laid-back #co-working sessions over on our Discord! 🐲💚

If you’re an early-career #gamedev looking for a welcoming space to chat, share projects + hang out with a couple of goofy goobers—come say hi! ദ്ദി(。•̀ ,<)~✩

🔗 discord.gg/rjCHffrb8N
November 22, 2025 at 2:31 AM
In our latest Breaking Into Games episode, we spoke with @aydrob.bsky.social, Co-Founder, Producer & Marketer @ Glowbox Games! 📺💖

We covered #indiegame marketing, tips for marketing juniors, starting your own #indiestudio, why networking in the #gamesindustry matters, and more.
Breaking Into Games with Brody Armstrong
YouTube video by ENTRY LVL
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November 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Today's #indiegame highlight: Frogmageddon by @frogmageudon.bsky.social! 🐸💚

Welcome to Frogmadeddon—a bullet heaven-style survival game where defeating evil snakes grows your frog horde! Recruit new frog types (with cool hats), gain abilities, and bring peace to froggy kind.

🔗 steam.pm/app/3201190
Frogmageddon on Steam
Become the horde in this survival game! Expand your army from a lone frog warrior to a 100+ army against the slithery snake onslaught!
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November 20, 2025 at 2:49 AM
We’re excited to share that ENTRY LVL has partnered with Amir Satvat’s Games Community! 🐲💚

ASGC is a fantastic support network full of resources and opportunities for aspiring #gamedevs. Huge thanks to Amir Satvat—we’re so honored to be featured in your library! 🙏

🔗 amirsatvat.com/resourcelibr...
November 19, 2025 at 3:05 AM