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From Digital to Physical Adapting a solo RPG into an IRL installation

January 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM

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Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

Interdisciplinary artist and designer @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social goes into the development of The End of the Day, an award-winning interactive narrative that started as a solo RPG & turned into a deeply hopeful public audio installation.

Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4

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From Digital to Physical Adapting a solo RPG into an IRL installation

January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

Interdisciplinary artist and designer @aprilsoetarman.bsky.social goes into the development of The End of the Day, an award-winning interactive narrative that started as a solo RPG & turned into a deeply hopeful public audio installation.

Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4

#gamedev

Save 10% on THE SPIRIT LIFT on Steam

January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM

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Dr. Miko Charbonneau

@drmikachu.bsky.social

THE SPIRIT LIFT is finally out!

If you need a chill horror roguelike deckbuilder in your life, we got you!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...

#indiegame #gamedev #horror

A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!

What videogame designers can learn from analog RPGs

January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

What can videogames can learn from their analogue counterparts? After all, some scholars argue that modern videogames owe their design & aesthetic trappings to old-school D&D.

Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...

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An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Design Leadership

January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

New #GDoCExpoTalk just dropped!

An Absolute Beginner’s Guide to Design Leadership, with Noor Amin!

How do you lead a team in a new product space? Noor explores how junior developers at Riot Games created The Demon’s Hand, League of Legends' first seasonal metagame.

youtu.be/vIaWMnfEzlE

#gamedev

Running a Remote Studio when Everythings On Fire

January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM

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Dr. Miko Charbonneau

@drmikachu.bsky.social

In this talk I give my top advice on running a remote indie studio and keeping your sanity.

I loved writing this, and the best part was seeing people fired up after they watched 🔥Let me give you a pep talk!

And much love to @gdocexpo.com for the opportunity!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiestudio

Game Devs of Color Expo @gdocexpo.com · 12d

Running a remote studio while everything feels on fire is… a lot.

In this uplifting #GDoCExpoTalk, @drmikachu.bsky.social studio lead of @prettysmart.bsky.social, shares how to build & sustain a remote team while prioritizing mental health, even on a small budget.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNS...

The past few years have been some of the most stressful, with many indie game devs questioning if it's possible to find success as a small studio. Join Miko Charbonneau, studio lead of prettysmart…

A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight! If you die rewind the night!

January 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM

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prettysmart games

@prettysmart.bsky.social

One week left until 👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT launches!

Here are some clues on what is to come:
🍄🦇🧁🎾🔮🎨🕷️🎠🏀🔫🪙🐺🎻🪞🛹🍨

Be kind, rewind, and find the truth lost behind on Steam January 27! ▶️
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...

THE SPIRIT LIFT on Steam

Running a Remote Studio when Everythings On Fire

January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

Running a remote studio while everything feels on fire is… a lot.

In this uplifting #GDoCExpoTalk, @drmikachu.bsky.social studio lead of @prettysmart.bsky.social, shares how to build & sustain a remote team while prioritizing mental health, even on a small budget.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGNS...

The past few years have been some of the most stressful, with many indie game devs questioning if it's possible to find success as a small studio. Join Miko Charbonneau, studio lead of prettysmart…

How a Toronto charity is helping preserve video games through posters

January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM

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Kitfox Games 🦊

@kitfoxgames.com

We made an extended version of our Streets of Fortuna trailer with developer commentary 🗣

Watch here: youtu.be/hW07dSPlyRQ

January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM

Game Devs of Color Expo

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We spot @bt-games-mac.bsky.social! 👀 Lovely indie game fanart!

It's Ponpai! @ponpai.bsky.social · 17d

Cool indie games coming soon!
Featuring:
The Azure Project @brokentail.bsky.social
Clock Out at 2 @bt-games-mac.bsky.social
Froggy Brews @komodorange.com
Jamhouse @lumsel.bsky.social
Oloo @shidonski.bsky.social
Soulblaze @zein.games
Worming From Home (idk their bluesky)
#indiegame #fanart

Several characters from the mentioned upcoming indie games. A woman with messy hair and work clothes is discussing a nightmarish co-worker to a worm in a tie. A frog is serving tea, but is distracted by the chase scene to the right. A mermaid, a teal blob, and a woman with purple overalls holding a heart block are running from a multi-armed snake monster. There is also a snail with an acorn for a shell present.

January 19, 2026 at 2:49 AM

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Check out how this Toronto charity is helping preserve video games through posters! Our #GDoCExpo alum @supersparkplug.bsky.social is featured! 🩵💚

mobilesyrup.com/2026/01/15/t...

#gamehistory

The Game Foundation uses printed materials to chronicle gaming history -- and the surprising contributions that Canadians have made to it

mobilesyrup.com

January 17, 2026 at 3:45 PM

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Watch our #DevInterview with @fivemics.bsky.social at Game Devs of Color Expo 2025!

Five Mics is a fast-paced, hip-hop trading card game. Ace & Sharpie talk about the game's representation, the story arcs, gameplay and more!

#gamedev #GDoCExpoTalk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3Z...

Dev Interview: Five Mics

YouTube video by Magnesium Ninja

January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM

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Featured in the 2025 #GDoCExpo Direct, watch this trailer for NOMIA!

Coordinate two heroes in this story-rich tactics roguelike.
Set up combos with your reliable Action cards, execute masterstrokes by drawing the right Gambit cards, and blast monsters off cliffs.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWB1...

NOMIA v0.9 Trailer

January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

Watch our #DevInterview with @fivemics.bsky.social at Game Devs of Color Expo 2025!

Five Mics is a fast-paced, hip-hop trading card game. Ace & Sharpie talk about the game's representation, the story arcs, gameplay and more!

#gamedev #GDoCExpoTalk

www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3Z...

Dev Interview: Five Mics

The Producers Beat Finding the Production Rhythm for Your Game Team

January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM

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Check out Blue Tango Street's new game, Dance Dance Detective! Demo out now! @bmmashat.bsky.social

store.steampowered.com/app/4291260/...

January 14, 2026 at 11:52 PM

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Bayan (Blue Tango Street)

@bmmashat.bsky.social

Announcing our new game... Dance Dance Detective! 🕺🏼✨

💃🏼Create choreographies
🔍 Investigate wacky suspects
🧩 Spot and connect clues
🛳 ... on a cruise!

And find who killed the chief science officer of the Bolero Chocolate Company. 🍫 Demo out now!

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #DetectiveGame

January 12, 2026 at 6:10 PM

Game Devs of Color Expo

@gdocexpo.com

Not all teams groove the same way, so why force them to create to one beat? 🥁

In this talk, Bayan Mashat drops knowledge on finding the production rhythm that ACTUALLY works for your game team.

Watch this talk here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9yWC...

#gdocexpo #gdocexpotalk #gamedev

Duppy Detective Tashia Demo on Steam

January 13, 2026 at 11:08 PM

Game Devs of Color Expo

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WE'RE HYPE! Check out the demo for Duppy Detective Tashia, and wishlist it on Steam! 🙌🏾

Glen Henry - WHISHLIST DUPPY DETECTIVE TASHIA 🔍👻 @spritewrench.com · 20d

The Demo for Duppy Detective Tashia is live!
Help Tashia unravel the mystery of Bredda Anansi's murder and (more importantly) find her cell phone!

🔍Gather Clues
👻Meet the Suspects
👁️Experience the first day of Tashia's investigation

store.steampowered.com/app/4222200/...

Play the first day in Tashia's investigation into the Mystery of the Halfway Market!

Aerial_Knight's DropShot on Steam

January 12, 2026 at 10:17 PM

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Wishlist #GDoCExpo alum @aerialknight.com's upcoming title, DropShot, on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/3465190/...

They're so close to their wishlist goal, so if a fast-paced, stylized FPS where you face off against enemies to grab a parachute and land first sounds up your alley, wishlist now!

Dropshot is a fast-paced, stylized FPS where you face off against enemies to grab a parachute and land first. Armed with limited "Finger Gun" bullets, outsmart enemies, avoid fire, and use s...