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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 9h

Indie devs! Time for another #ShowCasey DEMO EDITION!

Do you have a demo in the Steam Next Fest? Do you need some eyeballs? Reply below with a link to your steam page and a brief description of your game, and let's see if I can't GRANT YOU EYES!

(As usual, no GenAI)

do you hear our prayers ? grant us eyes !!

Alt: do you hear our prayers ? grant us eyes !!

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 8h

Thanks for doing this!

My game is an FPS with a DareDevil-style vision effect. And your save progress from the demo will carry over to the full game!

store.steampowered.com/app/2371060/...

It Consumes on Steam

It Consumes is a roguelite arena-FPS in the dark. Use strange objects to reveal your surroundings and kill demons hiding in the shadows. Upgrade your abilities, unlock new weapons, and conquer what lu...

store.steampowered.com

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Joe Mirabello wishlist GOOD BOY now (please) @blankslatejoe.bsky.social · 10h

So our new coop-comedy-horror-heist game Good Boy is part of Steam #NextFest. We'd certainly appreciate any RTs! store.steampowered.com/app/3670740/...

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 16h

I'd love to join if there's still room. Thanks for making this!

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 16h

Thanks! Yeah that's one of the main touchstones. My this + that pitch is devil daggers + vampire survivors

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 17h

It Consumes is in Steam Next Fest!

The demo includes a good chunk of the main survival mode, with lots of different abilities and modifiers to mess around with. And save data will carry over into the full release.

store.steampowered.com/app/2371060/...

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 17h

I'm making an FPS where you see with a DareDevil-style vision effect. It's got a Next Fest demo!

store.steampowered.com/app/2371060/...

It Consumes on Steam

It Consumes is a roguelite arena-FPS in the dark. Use strange objects to reveal your surroundings and kill demons hiding in the shadows. Upgrade your abilities, unlock new weapons, and conquer what lu...

store.steampowered.com

sublexical @sublexical.net · 18h

Here's my bullet heaven FPS with a DareDevil-style vision effect

store.steampowered.com/app/2371060/...

It Consumes on Steam

It Consumes is a roguelite arena-FPS in the dark. Use strange objects to reveal your surroundings and kill demons hiding in the shadows. Upgrade your abilities, unlock new weapons, and conquer what lu...

store.steampowered.com

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 19h

How does this compare to the top 20 tags for games with less than 100 followers? Are there any notable differences or is it mostly the same list?

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 6d

I was really excited for it, but fell off after 10ish hours. Felt like I was just going through the motions to progress forward, and didn't actually care about what I was doing. No single thing I can point my finger at, it just didn't come together in a way that worked for me. Felt a little bland.

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 11d

I'm making an arena-FPS where you see by beating your heart. It's got a demo and will be in the upcoming Steam Next Fest.

store.steampowered.com/app/2371060/...

It Consumes on Steam

It Consumes is a roguelite arena-FPS in the dark. See by beating your heart and kill demons shrouded in shadows. Upgrade your abilities, unlock new weapons, and conquer what lurks in the darkness.

store.steampowered.com

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 20d

Being lazy is the best. My game's entire premise was born out of not wanting to have to texture anything (or at least as little as possible).

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Nick Lives 🤡 @slicknicklives.bsky.social · 20d

New public Patreon post today! I am not an expert at most things, but at being lazy? I come close. 😉

➡️ www.patreon.com/posts/135447...

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Johan Toresson @jtoresson.bsky.social · 21d

GDC has always been ass, and GDC now trying to further impose control outside moscone to strangle out side events is a sure sign that it's not going to get better.

If you're a dev, this sheet is free and will have a higher impact than paying money to go to sf

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 21d

Boomstock starts tomorrow! It Consumes will be part of it, along with a bunch of other awesome FPS games.

BOOMSTOCK September 23-27. A celebration of booming and shooting.

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 28d

Penko Park is a good one!

store.steampowered.com/app/852090/P...

Penko Park on Steam

Snap pictures of spooky creatures & explore an abandoned wildlife park.

store.steampowered.com

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Freyja Valentine, Girl IRL Cat URL @freyjavalentine.bsky.social · Sep 10

What an expertly called shot

A screenshot of an article titled "the most radical act of feminism? Using AI"

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daffodil 🇵🇸 @daff.space · Aug 22

If you have an interest in making an ambitious rhythm game with me, with a DIY attitude, radical liberation worn on it's sleeve, queer focused subject matter, and colorful characters, I am seeking to build a team ahead of grant applications this coming March.
Interested in contributing?

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sublexical @sublexical.net · Aug 5

Really smart technique. And gives it such an awesome vibe that I'm not sure would be there if everything were coloured individually.

Team Lazerbeam @teamlazerbeam.bsky.social · Aug 1

How do we colour the levels in our game?🔮✨

Here's a quick peek behind the scenes of our magical roguelike deckbuilder!

#gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #madewithunity

sublexical @sublexical.net · Jul 29

If you've been looking for a Notion alternative there's some good options in here that I hadn't heard of before

Brody 🚀 Brooks @brodybrooks.com · Jul 28

Collected a bunch more interesting game development (and adjacent) tools folks should check out!

#GameDev #IndieDev #OpenSource

Cool Game Dev Finds #3

Yup, I’m still out of a job, still working on my own projects, and still running across new and interesting tools that are interesting and worth taking a look at!

brodybrooks.com

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Signing Mass Effect @ Essen! @ithayla.bsky.social · Jul 25

visa and mastercard deciding what games are allowed to be sold is an apocalyptic level threat to the games industry. phone calls are the highest impact way to help.

this is an all hands on deck situation. the enemy got results with 1000 phone calls.

we can beat them

phone numbers and a script:

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ChiiTOON, Halloween's Crazy Mascot 🌈 オーラパフ @aurapuffs.bsky.social · Jul 12

It's got enough room for me & the whole squad ⚔️

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sublexical @sublexical.net · Jul 10

I've been doing this in my game for icons related to gameplay mechanics, so they can easily appear in the text alongside descriptions/hints/etc. A bit of a pain to set up but very convenient once it's done!

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Mcdoogleh @mcdoogleh.bsky.social · Jun 28

Alrighty #ScreenshotSaturday have ya taken our Starfox x Armoured Core inspired Spaceflight Shooter 'Rogue Eclipse' for a spin yet?

Features:

🕹️ - Tight Spaceflight Controls!
🚀 - Unlockable Starfighters!
💥 - Explosive Bullet-Hell Action!

Wishlist Here!

bit.ly/4bRLumD

#scifi #IndieGame #Gaming

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · Jun 28

Not out yet, but The Last Salvage Squad looks like a really interesting indie FPS experiment.

The Last Salvage Squad on Steam

Battle enemy forces reminiscent of alien weapons from retro sci-fi works in this single-player 2.5D FPS.

store.steampowered.com

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