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Portland Indie Game Squad
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The Portland Indie Game Squad is a nonprofit community platform supporting game developers with events, meetups, showcases, dev resources, game jams, and more!
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Pop on stream at 12pm PT! ⭐
@merlinthewizard.bsky.social is streaming some great locally made games PLUS some other fun lil surprises (such as a Mega Man fangame you ALWAYS gotta throw in a Mega Man fangame).

On twitch.tv/PIGSquad
Vile speaking in Mega Man X1 format: "You worthless piece of scrap metal, did you really think you could play all these games?"
January 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
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Big announcement on Monday
January 17, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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merlinthewizard.bsky.social
Join me on Sunday for a stream featuring some local indie games!
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 2d
Our friend @merlinthewizard.bsky.social is bringing back Merlin's Minis! Join us this Sunday at 12pm on twitch.tv/PIGSquad to see him stream some rad local and non-local games for a few hours.

And yes, I had a lot of fun making this graphic.
A screenshot of a hand of cards in Retromine, a game initially made at PIGSquad's Summer Slow Jams. Merlin is a PIGSquad organizer - photos of his face are edited to fit as each card illustration in Retromine. It looks pretty wild but ngl pretty legit too.
January 16, 2026 at 2:07 AM
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Our friend @merlinthewizard.bsky.social is bringing back Merlin's Minis! Join us this Sunday at 12pm on twitch.tv/PIGSquad to see him stream some rad local and non-local games for a few hours.

And yes, I had a lot of fun making this graphic.
A screenshot of a hand of cards in Retromine, a game initially made at PIGSquad's Summer Slow Jams. Merlin is a PIGSquad organizer - photos of his face are edited to fit as each card illustration in Retromine. It looks pretty wild but ngl pretty legit too.
January 16, 2026 at 12:24 AM
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Next week Thursday! We're prepping for upcoming game jams with a Speed Meet at White Owl - jump into some structured meetup activities to say hi to new folks, chat about game jam stuff, and cowork in between rounds 🎆
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Coworking PIGSquad attendees angling towards the camera, smiling under masks. They're backed by other standing and sitting PIGSquad attendees who are chatting with each other or coworking in a covered outside venue.
January 15, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Hanging out for coworking and chatting about PIGCON tonight if you want to come by and work on stuff, hang out with folks, and discuss plans for 2026!
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
A PIGSquad Art/Code Night at the NW Lucky Lab, where folks are seated at long tables with laptops, food & drink, and notepads. Everyone is chatting or working on something, minus Davis who is serving a smoldering smize at the camera.
January 12, 2026 at 5:54 PM
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runningjump.games
i moved away from portland 13 years ago but it is not yet illegal for me to rep @pigsquad.com at magfest. you won’t stop me
January 10, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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oleogustus.itch.io
Checkmage! weekly devlog 21
oleogustus.itch.io/checkmage/de...

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
January 7, 2026 at 6:33 PM
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gdocexpo.com
For a year fraught with many challenges, turmoil, & shaken sense of stability, we cannot wait to continue living up to the honor bestowed upon us: bringing impactful programming, funding, & scholarships to devs of color.

Thank you for the kind words, & thank you @indiegameawards.gg for this honor!🏆
December 19, 2025 at 9:08 PM
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nextlevelbanana.online
The GDQ break channel that @marlowedobbe.com and I made for a jam just got merged! If you're watching #AGDQ this week, keep an eye out for it.

I think it turned out really fun. Donations reduce the HP of the foe, and when defeated, a new one spawns. So stoked to see it in action!
Screenshot of the break channel. Styled like a retro RPG, the GDQ character Velocity is on the left with sword and shield, facing off against Softlock, a cloud creature shaped like a lock. A text box in the middle says "Chat donated for 195!"
January 3, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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Got our first event of the year on the calendar for next week Monday! See you at Black Water for a chill Art/Code Night :)
pigsquad.com/events-list/...
A group of game developers at a Portland Indie Game Squad event wave at the camera from multiple tables with notebooks, games, and food/drink. A light from a projector screen shines brightly from above.
January 3, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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If you like what you're seeing, the next issue of the Truffle Hunter will be going out shortly! Support the PIGSquad nonprofit at patreon.com/pigsquad to get it soon!
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 19d
Hear ye hear ye, @marlowedobbe.com's "best of" Truffle Hunter Newsletter is now available to view!
Check out an awesome curated list of indie game goodness, gathered from 2025's newsletters:
🏆 bit.ly/trufflehunte... 🏆
"THE TRUFFIES!" Detective CubePig, the Truffle Hunter, excitedly looks at a CubePig-engraved trophy through a magnifying glass.
January 2, 2026 at 6:12 PM
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marlowedobbe.com
If YOU would like a free list of my favorite weird indie games I played in 2025 I have compiled the best of the best of my monthly game recommendation newsletter I write for @pigsquad.com!!
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 19d
Hear ye hear ye, @marlowedobbe.com's "best of" Truffle Hunter Newsletter is now available to view!
Check out an awesome curated list of indie game goodness, gathered from 2025's newsletters:
🏆 bit.ly/trufflehunte... 🏆
"THE TRUFFIES!" Detective CubePig, the Truffle Hunter, excitedly looks at a CubePig-engraved trophy through a magnifying glass.
December 30, 2025 at 8:07 PM
pigsquad.com
Hear ye hear ye, @marlowedobbe.com's "best of" Truffle Hunter Newsletter is now available to view!
Check out an awesome curated list of indie game goodness, gathered from 2025's newsletters:
🏆 bit.ly/trufflehunte... 🏆
"THE TRUFFIES!" Detective CubePig, the Truffle Hunter, excitedly looks at a CubePig-engraved trophy through a magnifying glass.
December 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
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Happy Holidays, everyone! We'll get some more events on the calendar soon. Until then, have a great end of the year :)
If you want to keep chatting with community friends in the meantime, feel free to say hi in discord.gg/pigsquad 🌲
A crowd of people at the Portland Indie Game Squad Year End Showcase 2025. To the left, there are tables lined with silent auction prizes, proceeds from which went to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospitals. The rest of the room is set up with tables and game setups from local developers. Folks playing games on laptops and others chatting in the background. One game setup is a homebrew for original Nintendo Virtual Boy hardware. An emergent "tabletop ally" that formed on one side of the 2025 PIGSquad Year End Showcase, where 8 tabletop designers chose to all set up near each other! The Portland Indie Game Squad wordmark on a banner in the foreground with community members playing games in the background.
December 24, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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And that's a wrap, thanks so much for the great game!
You can catch the VOD at www.twitch.tv/videos/26475...
Learn more about @harkforsooth.bsky.social's Haste at harkforsooth.itch.io/haste and about Ragon's art at ragonia.com
The four heroes of PIGSquad's Haste stream 2025: Ginger the Pastry Chef (real boy), Holly the Giant Elf Miner, Susie Carolbell the 7ft Event Planner, and Merry the Photographer Mage.
December 19, 2025 at 6:41 AM
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harkforsooth.bsky.social
They always make me run a holiday adventure, what if I want to do a DUNGEON?
nobody cares what I think

(I'm kidding, this is always fun and you should come watch it!)
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · Dec 18
Tonight, it's our last stream of the year!
Join us in twitch.tv/PIGSquad at 7pm PT 🌟
We're playing Haste, a TTRPG locally made by @harkforsooth.bsky.social with live doodles by @ragonia.bsky.social and random weird polls throughout the evening 🌲
Woo!
PIGSquad's Annual TTRPG stream shows a larger screen with doodles of adventurers: a nerdy bard, a mischievous rogue, a stalwart cleric, and a focused mage. Below; the players, GM, and live doodler are shown on camera or via their Discord avatar as they engage with the game.
December 18, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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ragonia.bsky.social
They’re letting me draw again for better or for worse
A digital drawing of two chickens making out with tongue. A digital drawing of a punk lizard whacking they’re hand with a pipe, saying “I’m gonna hit this old man with my pipe” A digital drawing of a christmassy small town with a sign that reads “welcome to SMALLTOWN” and a banner that reads “No Questions Asked Gift Exchange” A digital drawing of a tree-themed wizard with a chicken staff coming out of a wooden door.
December 18, 2025 at 8:11 PM
pigsquad.com
Tonight, it's our last stream of the year!
Join us in twitch.tv/PIGSquad at 7pm PT 🌟
We're playing Haste, a TTRPG locally made by @harkforsooth.bsky.social with live doodles by @ragonia.bsky.social and random weird polls throughout the evening 🌲
Woo!
PIGSquad's Annual TTRPG stream shows a larger screen with doodles of adventurers: a nerdy bard, a mischievous rogue, a stalwart cleric, and a focused mage. Below; the players, GM, and live doodler are shown on camera or via their Discord avatar as they engage with the game.
December 18, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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theletterten.gay
I've only recently discovered @pigsquad.com and I love playing and reviewing indie games, so I'm checking out this town hall.

Go give them a view and a follow!

#indiegames
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · Dec 17
It's Town Hall tonight! Pop into twitch.tv/PIGSquad at 7pm PT to chat with the nonprofit organizing team, ask questions, and learn more about cool plans for next year (like PIGCON)!
The Portland Indie Game Squad's mascot, Cubepig, drawn in a soft style and backed by shapes, paint patterns, and confetti.
December 18, 2025 at 3:14 AM
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Starting shortly, chat with you soon!
pigsquad.com Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · Dec 17
It's Town Hall tonight! Pop into twitch.tv/PIGSquad at 7pm PT to chat with the nonprofit organizing team, ask questions, and learn more about cool plans for next year (like PIGCON)!
The Portland Indie Game Squad's mascot, Cubepig, drawn in a soft style and backed by shapes, paint patterns, and confetti.
December 18, 2025 at 2:41 AM
pigsquad.com
It's Town Hall tonight! Pop into twitch.tv/PIGSquad at 7pm PT to chat with the nonprofit organizing team, ask questions, and learn more about cool plans for next year (like PIGCON)!
The Portland Indie Game Squad's mascot, Cubepig, drawn in a soft style and backed by shapes, paint patterns, and confetti.
December 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Our last stream of the year is on Thursday! Community members will be playing and live doodling the events of a role playing game, and our supporters get to decide what the theme is. If you want to help, pop on in and make a suggestion!
www.patreon.com/posts/146010...
PIGSquad's Annual TTRPG stream shows a larger screen with doodles of adventurers: a nerdy bard, a mischievous rogue, a stalwart cleric, and a focused mage. Below; the players, GM, and live doodler are shown on camera or via their Discord avatar as they engage with the game.
December 16, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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gamewill.bsky.social
We're hosting PIGCON next year with @pigsquad.com and we want to know what you want out of that if you are a pdx gamedev or want to join the community, even just for a sweet delicious magical weekend next year. Fill out the form here if you have ideas and thoughts:
forms.gle/4zJcy6sW2YFb...
December 16, 2025 at 12:14 AM
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Had a blast with everyone for our Year End Showcase! Thanks for supporting fellow devs and raising money for the children's hospital 🤩
Next week, we're doing Town Hall and our TTRPG game live on Twitch, Wednesday & Thursday!
twitch.tv/pigsquad
See ya soon >:)
A crowd of people at the Portland Indie Game Squad Year End Showcase 2025. To the left, there are tables lined with silent auction prizes, proceeds from which went to OHSU Doernbecher Children's Hospitals. The rest of the room is set up with tables and game setups from local developers.
December 12, 2025 at 6:56 PM