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Pixel artist working on an EGA text parser adventure game for DOS since 2022. Join on patreon to get notified on launch. All my links: https://pixelturkey.com. No AI.
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pixel_turkey @pixelturkey.com · Sep 9
The Zen of Kayaking released just three months ago! 1980s Infocom inspired text adventure for DOS. Check out what some players had to say 😌 Available itch, avg play time ~10 hours over ~3 play sessions: pixel-turkey.itch.io/the-zen-of-k... #adventuregame #textadventure #retrocomputing
A photo of a CRT in a dimly lit room showing The Zen of Kayaking title screen in pixel art of a kayak on a river with a corridor of trees either side. Beneath the photo are three reviews of the game: "A delightful journey. The Zen of Kayaking constantly surprised and delighted me. There are a nice variety of puzzles with a good range of difficulty. Some of them require some creative thinking, or even a glance at the hint book, but the solutions always felt satisfying. The writing is wonderful, and there are a lot of little references that seasoned adventurers will appreciate." -robotspacer "A fun self-directed kayaking adventure. Explore with your kayak and help people along the way. There's a couple of dead-ends but game is very fair about alerting you within a few turns." -sonneveld ..text over limit for Bluesky. Remaining text can be found on game website.
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brandon.insertcredit.com
Really nice test of a low poly Ridge Racer running in full 3D on the GBA. From Gustavo Valiente's RR project: gvaliente.itch.io/rr-project
November 10, 2025 at 10:14 PM
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juliaminamata.bsky.social
My tiny Over the Garden Wall fan game is now available for FREE! 🎉
juliaminamata.itch.io/otgw

Thanks so much @patrickmchale.bsky.social, @forkfrenzy.bsky.social, @blastingcompany.bsky.social, Elijah Wood, @clickpulp.com, @grundislav.games. Thanks @requiemcafe.bsky.social & @mossmouth.bsky.social.
The Round-about Orchard: A tiny OtGW fan game by JuliaMinamata
A two-room adventure game that takes about fifteen minutes to play
juliaminamata.itch.io
November 10, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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downchasm.bsky.social
they said it was impossible for a Genesis game to contain this much unrefined DOS Energy

what else have they been hiding from us?
pga tour golf (genesis, 1991)
October 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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hiddenasbestos.bsky.social
Deluxe Poly - I only just added dragging objects around with the mouse (you can also hold to lock to horizontal / vertical only). Should make a few of my next tasks a bit easier. #lowpoly #pixelart #indiedev #wip
October 23, 2025 at 9:52 AM
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zophar.bsky.social
www.youtube.com/watch?v=iG-o...
How ZSNES Changed SNES Emulation Forever | Interview with the Creator
YouTube video by Zophar
www.youtube.com
October 22, 2025 at 11:59 PM
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jordo.bsky.social
okay here's the official post! my very first short story, INSTRUMENT, is out now on itch. 🥳 it's about a guy named Stanley who buys a rare guitar at an estate sale, and things go downhill. i hope you like it!!

jordanmallory.itch.io/instrument
a book cover i made for my short story, which shows a red cluster of stars and gas floating in space behind the zoomed-in sillouhette of an electric guitar. tall thin lettering in the top left reads "INSTRUMENT," and below that, "a short story by jordan mallory"
October 15, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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rigelgameworks.bsky.social
#SteamNextFest Challenge: The player who has the fastest speedrun time on the BioMenace Remastered Demo by next Sunday will win a Steam key for the full release of the game! Go get running 🚀! Get the Demo here:

store.steampowered.com/app/3459100/...

#BioMenaceRemastered #IndieGame #IndieGameDev
BioMenace Remastered on Steam
The classic 2D action platformer BioMenace returns with enhanced graphics and refined gameplay. Fight your way through a city ravaged by dangerous mutants, rescue hostages, find secrets and rack up po...
store.steampowered.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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emberheartgames.bsky.social
Have you found the Commander Keen arcade machine in the Wizordum user adventure Veridian Wilds yet? 🤪🕹
July 15, 2025 at 12:03 PM
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robotwig.com
Every photo I take is done practically with very little digital work, using household items to create special effects like cotton wool for fire & foil for water. Each set is meticulously set up for just the one scene then dismantled so I can set up another scene.

Thanks for helping me keep going.
October 4, 2025 at 9:26 AM
pixelturkey.com
my origami pigeon
A photo of an origami pigeon I did. The origami paper is blue patterned with flowers. The origami pigeon is in sunlight, casting a shadow on the surface where it sits.
October 1, 2025 at 1:07 AM
pixelturkey.com
Little Shop of King's Field (felt tip pen on paper)
#kingsfield #littleshopofhorrors
The monster plant from Little Shop of Horrors (1986) with a speech bubble "FEED ME SEYMOUR!", tangling with a very King's Field skeleton who is wielding a sword and holding a shield.
September 28, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Who needs a Deus Ex remaster when you can just listen to the UNATCO theme for an hour?

youtu.be/OSpsAauvEXU?...
Deus Ex - UNATCO Theme Extended (01:04:31)
YouTube video by RescoeZ
youtu.be
September 25, 2025 at 1:21 AM
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hey.paris
excited to be speaking on "Creating While the World Burns" at #GCAP25!

if you want to help, please fill out this form:

docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

#gamedev #indiedev #conference
Creating While the World Burns How the hell do we make video games when everything's falling apart? This isn't another sanitised "industry challenges" talk. This is a raw, honest conversation about trying to create art and entertainment while navigating late-stage capitalism, climate crisis, mass layoffs, AI disruption, and the overwhelming uncertainty of our industry and world. We're making games in an era where studios shut down days after shipping critically acclaimed titles. Where 10,000+ industry workers lost their jobs in 2023 alone. Where private equity treats creative studios like disposable assets. Where AI threatens creative jobs while VCs throw billions at glorified text generators. Where even successful indies struggle to stay afloat amid algorithm changes and discoverability crises. And yet, we're still expected to be creative. To innovate. To pour our hearts into projects that might be cancelled tomorrow or compete with AI-generated knockoffs the day after release. This talk confronts these realities head-on, examining how we can navigate creative work amid existential dread and industry instability. Drawing from survival stories across the industry – from AAA refugees to indie survivors to union organisers – we'll explore practical approaches to maintain creative purpose and mental health while acknowledging the broken systems we're working within. We'll discuss the uncomfortable questions: How do you balance artistic integrity with commercial survival? How do you build sustainable creative processes when nothing feels sustainable? How do we support each other when the industry treats us as disposable? When should we fight back against exploitative practices, and when should we protect ourselves? This isn't about easy answers or toxic positivity. It's about finding a path forward together – building solidarity, setting boundaries, creating meaningful work despite everything, and maybe even reimagining what a healthier games industry could look l…
August 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
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wildweasel486.bsky.social
Hey, boss? Where'd this week's shipment of card stock come from? It keeps asking for the red pages, but I tried putting a Queen of Hearts on it and it seemed unhappy about that.

(happy birthday, #Myst 🎂👍📖)

youtube.com/shorts/zIXs9...
where'd we order this card stock from?
YouTube video by Wild Weasel
youtube.com
September 24, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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2dchaos.com
I hate to ask, but rent is due again, I didn't make enough this month and I'd appreciate any support! 🖤
You get:
- Steam Key
- Portrait In-game(If you donate $50+)
- 3d Printable Statuette File(If you donate $50+)
- Cat PJ's exclusive outfit
- Early Access to the Demo
ko-fi.com/2dchaos/goal...
September 2, 2025 at 4:43 AM
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hiddenasbestos.bsky.social
I'm hoping to get my flight sim to take off at some point this week🤞 Added simple engine(s) support to it now that respond to the throttle and provide forward force - there's no drag/air resistance yet though so it just goes faster and faster. Also added a chase-cam! #gamedev #flightsim #physics 🛩️
September 23, 2025 at 9:26 AM
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cyningstan.bsky.social
#BarrenPlanet didn't have a straightforward development journey. Shortly after development in 2023, I posted the story of how the game came to be. You can read the first article at dos.cyningstan.org.uk/post/180/bar.... #gamedev #ibmpc #msdos #cga
A battle rages in Barren Planet. This is the first battle of the supplied campaign, First Landing. Numerous futuristic military units battle over resources on a desert planet, marked with rocky areas and magma flows.
September 23, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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misterabk.bsky.social
Every guy with a tragic backstory (in a movie):
June 20, 2025 at 9:56 AM
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katbrush.art
Benefits to buying my game Landlord Quest on Itch over Steam:

1. Keep the files forever!
2. You’ll get a Windows .exe, AND a ScummVM build that can be played on most devices, even your jailbroken Wii U
3. A broke trans woman (me) gets more money per sale
landlord.quest Landlord Quest - out now! @landlord.quest · Sep 22
You can now preorder Landlord Quest on Itch! Get ready to move in on September 30th!
Landlord Quest by katbrush
2BR, 1BA, NO PETS!!!
katbrush.itch.io
September 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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sharkabytes.bsky.social
Based OCRemix. It's been so disheartening to see GenAI slop's proliferation in retro gaming circles. I'm now wary about checking out new Amiga demoscene prods after hearing about how rife it was at recent gatherings.
ocremix.org OverClocked ReMix (We ♥ video game music!) 🎮🎵 @ocremix.org · Sep 14
We don’t want AI slop.
Stop sending us AI slop.
Stop wasting our time with AI slop.
It doesn’t sound good.
It’s antithetical to our core values.
You didn’t even make it.
Knock it off.
September 14, 2025 at 10:30 PM
pixelturkey.com
trying out watercolor: a wahrk from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997), which I played on-stream recently
watercolor painting of a wahrk, a whale like creature from Riven: The Sequel to Myst (1997). Paints and brushes are also shown.
September 13, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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michaelklamerus.bsky.social
Indie Game Roundup (September 6, 2025)
virtualmoose.org/2025/09/06/i...
a guy standing in a prison with a skeleton a few people standing at a trainstation in the late 1800s at night a person at the front of a space ship looking at space a polar bear standing in a bedroom
September 6, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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moralrecordings.bsky.social
After a year of work I've finally released my adventure game. It's called Maura and Ash, and it's designed for MS-DOS. You can download it or play it in the browser right now!
moralrecordings.itch.io/mauraash
#msdos #pointandclick #adventuregame
Person wearing blue coveralls standing in the cockpit of a spaceship, watching a meteor pass the window. There is a blue inventory bar at the bottom of the screen.
September 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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davidbfox.com
I’m so pleased to share @anniefox.com and my @homecomputermuseum.computermuseum.social.ap.brid.gy talk, for everyone who couldn’t attend. Thanks @annebras.bsky.social for this! Audio is improved 7 min in. #retrogaming #lucasarts #Fractalus #ZakMcKracken #puttputt #LittleThingsThatKill #LeetaSimtar
David and Annie Fox - Work, Play, Love
YouTube video by A Bras
youtu.be
August 30, 2025 at 7:04 PM
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geowarin.bsky.social
F*CK AI
Great talk by @sosowski.bsky.social, giving you tools to "hate AI efficiently" :)

youtu.be/gqP-Jap_kV0
A MAZE. / Berlin 2025 - Day 3 : F*CK AI by Sos Sosowski
YouTube video by A MAZE.
youtu.be
August 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM