Game Devs of Color Expo
@gdocexpo.com
Our mission is to amplify the creative power held by people of color in games. We do this by organizing revolutionary events, uniting our vibrant community, & building access to knowledge, funding, and opportunities. EXPO: Sept 22-25
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Genre Remix Collaborative Storytelling Beyond Stereotypes
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Never thought you'd see yourself represented? Enter tabletop RPGs, a uniquely collaborative storytelling medium that can push the boundaries of what we expect from a genre through character & narrative creation.
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
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Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! 👩🏿💻🖤🎮
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
February 1, 2026 at 3:44 PM
Don't forget to check out some amazing Black Femme Devs this Black History Month!!! 👩🏿💻🖤🎮
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
go.bsky.app/88aYGTF
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Coworking and The Spirit Lift!
Come hang out for some chatting and morning productivity, then let's show some love for @drmikachu.bsky.social and the @prettysmart.bsky.social team by playing their new game The Spirit Lift!
Game starts at 11:30a PT! Stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame
Come hang out for some chatting and morning productivity, then let's show some love for @drmikachu.bsky.social and the @prettysmart.bsky.social team by playing their new game The Spirit Lift!
Game starts at 11:30a PT! Stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame
February 3, 2026 at 5:16 PM
Coworking and The Spirit Lift!
Come hang out for some chatting and morning productivity, then let's show some love for @drmikachu.bsky.social and the @prettysmart.bsky.social team by playing their new game The Spirit Lift!
Game starts at 11:30a PT! Stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame
Come hang out for some chatting and morning productivity, then let's show some love for @drmikachu.bsky.social and the @prettysmart.bsky.social team by playing their new game The Spirit Lift!
Game starts at 11:30a PT! Stream's live: twitch.tv/intelligame
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This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
February 1, 2025 at 11:04 PM
This is Jerry Lawson. He invented the video game cartridge for the Fairchild Channel F system. Because of his invention, many consoles had cartridges and CD formats and would become the norm.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
The Atari 2600, NES, Genesis, and many consoles wouldn't exist without him.
Happy Black History Month.
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It's #BlackHistoryMonth and I want to use that follower count for some good today. If you are a Black creative, QRP with your links.
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
February 2, 2026 at 12:32 PM
It's #BlackHistoryMonth and I want to use that follower count for some good today. If you are a Black creative, QRP with your links.
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
Note: this one is for Black folks to share their work. Not self appointed allies and performative list making of Black folks to follow & support UwU!
Never thought you'd see yourself represented? Enter tabletop RPGs, a uniquely collaborative storytelling medium that can push the boundaries of what we expect from a genre through character & narrative creation.
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
Genre Remix Collaborative Storytelling Beyond Stereotypes
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
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February 3, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Never thought you'd see yourself represented? Enter tabletop RPGs, a uniquely collaborative storytelling medium that can push the boundaries of what we expect from a genre through character & narrative creation.
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
Watch the #GDoCExpo talk: youtu.be/PNlZd2Nr04M
#ttrpg #gamedev
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Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Thinking about all the fabulous @blackingaming.bsky.social developers I am so lucky to know and call my colleagues and community 🖤
Celebrate and uplift your fave blacks #gamedev this month and always!
#bhm
Celebrate and uplift your fave blacks #gamedev this month and always!
#bhm
February 1, 2026 at 10:50 PM
Happy #BlackHistoryMonth! Thinking about all the fabulous @blackingaming.bsky.social developers I am so lucky to know and call my colleagues and community 🖤
Celebrate and uplift your fave blacks #gamedev this month and always!
#bhm
Celebrate and uplift your fave blacks #gamedev this month and always!
#bhm
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Very grateful for my team @gdocexpo.com and @theyetee.com for making this merch collab happen for our 2025 Expo! It was an honor to be able to pioneer this project for our 10th annual event and as always work with incredibly talented artists of color. 💚
February 2, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Very grateful for my team @gdocexpo.com and @theyetee.com for making this merch collab happen for our 2025 Expo! It was an honor to be able to pioneer this project for our 10th annual event and as always work with incredibly talented artists of color. 💚
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Shout out to all the amazing Black game developers, media, and creatives across every part of making games. I’m rooting for y’all year-round.
Go follow Black folks making games. We’re often ignored, then imitated. Tag some Black devs below and follow the ones you don’t know yet.
Go follow Black folks making games. We’re often ignored, then imitated. Tag some Black devs below and follow the ones you don’t know yet.
February 1, 2026 at 5:12 PM
Shout out to all the amazing Black game developers, media, and creatives across every part of making games. I’m rooting for y’all year-round.
Go follow Black folks making games. We’re often ignored, then imitated. Tag some Black devs below and follow the ones you don’t know yet.
Go follow Black folks making games. We’re often ignored, then imitated. Tag some Black devs below and follow the ones you don’t know yet.
According to the 2026 #GDC State of the Game Industry report, most game workers support unionization, & many are navigating layoffs, crunch, & uncertainty.
Community care, shared knowledge, & collective power matter!
Game Devs of Color Expo is proud to be part of improving the ecosystem💙💚 #gamedev
Community care, shared knowledge, & collective power matter!
Game Devs of Color Expo is proud to be part of improving the ecosystem💙💚 #gamedev
January 31, 2026 at 3:53 AM
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Escape into a haunted hotel filled with cute monsters and 90s nostalgia.
👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is out now on Steam!
▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#newgame #indiegames #deckbuilder
👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is out now on Steam!
▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#newgame #indiegames #deckbuilder
January 30, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Escape into a haunted hotel filled with cute monsters and 90s nostalgia.
👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is out now on Steam!
▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#newgame #indiegames #deckbuilder
👻🏨 THE SPIRIT LIFT is out now on Steam!
▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#newgame #indiegames #deckbuilder
Congrats to the @prettysmart.bsky.social team, who released The Spirit Lift this week! We're so proud of the team! 🥳
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight!
Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#gamedev
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight!
Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#gamedev
Save 10% on THE SPIRIT LIFT on Steam
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!
store.steampowered.com
January 30, 2026 at 7:23 PM
Congrats to the @prettysmart.bsky.social team, who released The Spirit Lift this week! We're so proud of the team! 🥳
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight!
Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#gamedev
A retro horror deckbuilder roguelike set in a haunted hotel in the 1990s. Choose your teens, explore and fight!
Get it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#gamedev
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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
Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4
#gamedev
From Digital to Physical Adapting a solo RPG into an IRL installation
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January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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
Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4
#gamedev
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
Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4
#gamedev
From Digital to Physical Adapting a solo RPG into an IRL installation
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
youtu.be
January 30, 2026 at 1:19 AM
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
Watch this #GDoCExpoTalk: youtu.be/2N-3HxpZAi4
#gamedev
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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
If you need a chill horror roguelike deckbuilder in your life, we got you!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#indiegame #gamedev #horror
Save 10% on THE SPIRIT LIFT on Steam
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!
store.steampowered.com
January 27, 2026 at 3:54 PM
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
If you need a chill horror roguelike deckbuilder in your life, we got you!
store.steampowered.com/app/1727590/...
#indiegame #gamedev #horror
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?...
#gamedev
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
What videogame designers can learn from analog RPGs
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January 28, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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?...
#gamedev
Give @sharangbiswas.bsky.social's #GDoCExpoTalk a watch: youtu.be/t-szAZnkKGs?...
#gamedev
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
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
An Absolute Beginner's Guide to Design Leadership
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
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January 23, 2026 at 8:46 PM
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
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
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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
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
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...
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...
Running a Remote Studio when Everythings On Fire
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…
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January 21, 2026 at 7:55 PM
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
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
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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/...
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
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!
store.steampowered.com
January 21, 2026 at 12:25 AM
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/...
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/...
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...
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...
Running a Remote Studio when Everythings On Fire
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…
www.youtube.com
January 21, 2026 at 1:01 PM
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...
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...
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We made an extended version of our Streets of Fortuna trailer with developer commentary 🗣
Watch here: youtu.be/hW07dSPlyRQ
Watch here: youtu.be/hW07dSPlyRQ
January 15, 2026 at 7:25 PM
We made an extended version of our Streets of Fortuna trailer with developer commentary 🗣
Watch here: youtu.be/hW07dSPlyRQ
Watch here: youtu.be/hW07dSPlyRQ
We spot @bt-games-mac.bsky.social! 👀 Lovely indie game fanart!
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
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
January 19, 2026 at 2:49 AM
We spot @bt-games-mac.bsky.social! 👀 Lovely indie game fanart!
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
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#gamehistory
How a Toronto charity is helping preserve video games through posters
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
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
mobilesyrup.com/2026/01/15/t...
#gamehistory
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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...
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 Game Devs of Color Expo
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January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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...
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...
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...
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
YouTube video by Magnesium Ninja
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January 17, 2026 at 1:02 AM
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...
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...
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...
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 Game Devs of Color Expo
www.youtube.com
January 16, 2026 at 4:08 AM
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...
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...