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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 17h

Watch this and tell me that anyone truly cares about or connects with purely AI generated art: youtu.be/SKUX8RyXmrM?...

Once we get over this fad, we’ll all go back to realising that we love art created by people because we can really feel it.

Fred again.. Didn't Go Viral Because of His Music (documentary)

YouTube video by DJ Narratives

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 5d

Need to get crackalacking on this but I plan to feature something for this awesome little project!

Ledbetter @ldbrart.bsky.social · 5d

Announcing a collaborative Halloween themed project! Come join us and make a spooky @play.date Pulp game... Full details at the link and organized in the PD Squad discord.

Submission cutoff Midnight 10/19/2025

ledbetter-games.itch.io/ware-wolf

Ware-wolf by Ledbetter Games

A night around the campfire...

ledbetter-games.itch.io

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 5d

It's obviously mega rough and that portrait is placeholder but Dialogic is a really nice system to work with in Godot. Once I've got this to a good place, I can start bringing in a bunch of the script from the original game 👌

#indiegamedeveloper #gamedev

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 5d

Great write up! Making games is hard but not impossible. Folks get into it from various angles but this story of someone with a dream ending up releasing a game as wonderful as Echo should be inspiring to all wannabe game devs!

bumbleborn @bumbleborn.com · 6d

It's the 1st Anniversary of Echo: The Oracle's Scroll, my first real game after nearly a decade in the industry!

So I'm gonna write a bit about how I got into games :D (It's a tad naval-gazing so I apologise) + I'll talk about how much it made and what's next!
#playdate #indiedev #gamedev

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bumbleborn @bumbleborn.com · 6d

If you read all this, thank you and I'm sorry it was so long-winded.

If you're like me and wanna make games, hopefully this was another little anecdote you can stick in your back pocket to convince yourself it's doable.

It's defo, 100% doable.

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 6d

Spent maaaaany hours getting through a #godot tutorial on dialog and quest systems and then discovered Dialogic.

At least I learned something along the way...right? :-D

#indiegamedeveloper #gamedev

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 7d

Great write up! Glad it went well :)

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damos games @damosgames.bsky.social · 7d

itch.io/blog/1067240... read up on my first experience as an indie dev running a stall at a games convention. @panic.com @play.date @uncrankdpd.bsky.social @helloplaydate.bsky.social #playdate #indiedev #playexpoblackpool

Playdate goes down a storm in Blackpool

With Storm Amy beating down on a grim promenade. Hundreds of retro gaming fans gathered in the Norcalympia exhibition centre in Blackpool for the 15th annual play expo ran by replay events. This is th...

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 8d

@elliottcoe.bsky.social has shared a few new shots of the house he's building for our game The Last Cup of Tea, set in our childhood home! www.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...

#godot #indiegamedeveloper #gamedev

From the godot community on Reddit: I've been building a small house in Godot for my game "The Last Cup Of Tea"

Explore this post and more from the godot community

www.reddit.com

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 8d

Big fan of this episode! This was a great insightful chat with @jondenton.bsky.social and also conjured lots of nice memories from when I was working as a PR at the start of my career. Great podcast!

The Back Page: A Video Games Podcast @backpagepod.bsky.social · 11d

New episode! @jondenton.bsky.social is our guest this week. Best known now as a music reaction YouTuber, Jon is a former games journalist. He also co-hosted a podcast that inspired this one.

Listen wherever you get podcasts: open.spotify.com/episode/6tik...

Reassuringly Finite (with Jon Denton)

open.spotify.com

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 11d

Something a bit different but just published @elliottcoe.bsky.social Blender assets for a gothic abbey, based on Netley Abbey in the UK: pixel-ghost.itch.io/gothic-abbey...

It's a labour of love and you can see more here: youtu.be/kc-NtpPQiIs?...

#unrealengine #blender #3dart #indiegamedeveloper

Netley Abbey - Reconstructed (Introduction)

YouTube video by Elliott Coe

youtu.be

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 11d

Hope you have a great time!

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 11d

It looks suuuuuuper nice and it'd be great if someone could take the assets and make something special!

They've been collecting dust a bit (Zing!) and convincing Elliott to publish them has taken some time so hopefully they're up someone's street!

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 11d

Something a bit different but just published @elliottcoe.bsky.social Blender assets for a gothic abbey, based on Netley Abbey in the UK: pixel-ghost.itch.io/gothic-abbey...

It's a labour of love and you can see more here: youtu.be/kc-NtpPQiIs?...

#unrealengine #blender #3dart #indiegamedeveloper

Netley Abbey - Reconstructed (Introduction)

YouTube video by Elliott Coe

youtu.be

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Playdate @play.date · 13d

🍁 Buddy up and save on the coziest console. Two Playdates + two Covers, $77 in savings. Our Fall Bundle is here.

🔽 play.date/shop/fall-bundle

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 13d

What a great Catalog drop! Adding a few more games to my backlog that I need to address once I finish Silksong :-D

Playdate @play.date · 14d

Grab your Playdate and crank on over to Catalog (or visit play.date/games), 5 new games have just landed!

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 14d

Post you from a different era 🤣

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 14d

Immaculate vibes 👌

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 15d

@play.date is a whole platform in itself with a fantastic community, 100s of original games, budding indie devs with fresh ideas and a lovely team at @panic.com. It's not cheap but it's been worth every penny for me!

WIRED @wired.com · 16d

With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it. www.wired.com/story/three-...

3 Years Later, Playdate Is Still Gaming's Best-Kept Secret

With almost laughably low power, a monochrome screen, and unique controls, niche-micro console Playdate shouldn't make any sense in a world of modern gaming. Yet, it's near impossible not to love it.

www.wired.com

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 18d

Another shout of for Oops I Dev'd on YouTube with their great @godotengine.org tutorials: www.youtube.com/@christinec_...

I'm almost done with the series on dialog and quests for Life's Too Short HD. Once it's all in, I've got a lot of tidying but it's been a huge help!

#indiegamedeveloper #godot

Oops I Dev'd

Hey there about reader :) I'm Christine and on this channel, I make tutorials for aspiring game developers in Godot 4 and (soon) Unreal Engine! I plan to post more in the future covering other aspect...

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 19d

Kicked off some narrative work with @elliottcoe.bsky.social on The Last Cup of Tea today: elliottcoe.itch.io/the-last-cup...

It's going to be a very personal project for us both! Now trying to think about ensuring the player connects both with the gameplay and the narrative!

#indiegamedeveloper

The Last Cup of Tea by Elliott Coe

A quiet, haunted story inside a British home...

elliottcoe.itch.io

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TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · 21d

Blippo+ is launching on Steam and Switch today. See what not to miss! www.playdateunofficial.com/articles/can...

Can’t Miss Shows on Blippo+ — Playdate: The Unofficial Website

Blippo+ has been this mysterious creature ever since it was surprise announced back at Day of the Devs in December 2024. Then it surprise launched as part of Season Two as a free… thing. It’s not re...

www.playdateunofficial.com

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 21d

Excited to share soon what we've been cooking up for our next @play.date game. @elliottcoe.bsky.social has been wizarding in the SDK and it's coming together nicely!

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 22d

😲

Richard Jordan @ericretro.bsky.social · 24d

Still playing with this, but going in no particular direction. It's just fun seeing the Melkhior's Mansion characters come to life on the PlayDate.

#melkhiorsmansion #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #playdate www.bitglint.co.uk

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Pixel Ghost @pixelghost.bsky.social · 26d

Everyone should be reading! Some of the best writing around @play.date games 💖

TheGameLlama @thegamellama.bsky.social · 26d

Broke 20,000 views on my little Playdate website for the year, very cool. Thanks everyone for reading. :) playdateunofficial.com

Playdate: The Unofficial Website

The Unofficial website for Panic's Playdate - the little yellow console with a crank.

playdateunofficial.com

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