NullSweat
@nullsweat.bsky.social
Australian, aspiring indie developer. Just starting out, got a long way to go. He/Him
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Matt Patches from Polygon wrote: "I’ll be honest and say looking at screenshots of Astro Protocol makes my brain melty, which I believe is exactly what fans of the 4X genre are looking for. "
www.polygon.com/5-new-steam-...
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #godot
www.polygon.com/5-new-steam-...
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #godot
5 Steam games you'd probably never discover without this list
So many games in need of discovery...
www.polygon.com
February 13, 2026 at 6:06 PM
Matt Patches from Polygon wrote: "I’ll be honest and say looking at screenshots of Astro Protocol makes my brain melty, which I believe is exactly what fans of the 4X genre are looking for. "
www.polygon.com/5-new-steam-...
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #godot
www.polygon.com/5-new-steam-...
#indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #godot
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Zelda Outlands is a popular romhack of the original NES game. What makes it unique is that its sort of Metroidvania-ish in design that you don't complete levels in "Zelda order." You unlock items and can complete more of different levels.
Found here: www.romhacking.net/hacks/10/
Found here: www.romhacking.net/hacks/10/
February 12, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Zelda Outlands is a popular romhack of the original NES game. What makes it unique is that its sort of Metroidvania-ish in design that you don't complete levels in "Zelda order." You unlock items and can complete more of different levels.
Found here: www.romhacking.net/hacks/10/
Found here: www.romhacking.net/hacks/10/
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Meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry: aftermath.site/indie-game-pub...
February 4, 2026 at 6:48 PM
Meet the unconventional publishers trying to unfuck the games industry: aftermath.site/indie-game-pub...
I've been making a bumper sticker "paper doll" type program in gamemaker as a coding learning project, and I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. I've got it set up with a menu that creates buttons, that then create stickers you can drag and drop. 1/
February 2, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I've been making a bumper sticker "paper doll" type program in gamemaker as a coding learning project, and I'm pretty happy with my progress so far. I've got it set up with a menu that creates buttons, that then create stickers you can drag and drop. 1/
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To counter my tendency to factor my code in a million different functions, I have configured my editor to gradually reduce the font of each function I create, until they become so hard to read I have to give up. I call that:
Diminishing returns
Diminishing returns
January 30, 2026 at 6:24 AM
To counter my tendency to factor my code in a million different functions, I have configured my editor to gradually reduce the font of each function I create, until they become so hard to read I have to give up. I call that:
Diminishing returns
Diminishing returns
I'm not a "train guy" but the trains in #Satisfactory are really endearing. I think it's the cheery little toot when they depart, but the glowing engine cylinders are cute too
January 24, 2026 at 7:05 AM
I'm not a "train guy" but the trains in #Satisfactory are really endearing. I think it's the cheery little toot when they depart, but the glowing engine cylinders are cute too
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You run a hot dog stand after the apocalypse. It’s also an FPS.
We’re running closed playtests for Doomsday Diner and would love feedback 🌭🔫
#indiegame #gamedev
We’re running closed playtests for Doomsday Diner and would love feedback 🌭🔫
#indiegame #gamedev
January 19, 2026 at 12:22 PM
You run a hot dog stand after the apocalypse. It’s also an FPS.
We’re running closed playtests for Doomsday Diner and would love feedback 🌭🔫
#indiegame #gamedev
We’re running closed playtests for Doomsday Diner and would love feedback 🌭🔫
#indiegame #gamedev
Just found a random MTG card lying on the ground. Is this a good omen or a bad omen?
January 20, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Just found a random MTG card lying on the ground. Is this a good omen or a bad omen?
Any painters out there that can give advice? I like the Bob Ross style nature paintings and I'd like to try and practice it, but I'm not sure where to get paints that will behave the same. I'd like to try something cheaper than oil paints, but it doesn't seem to work out right.
January 15, 2026 at 4:16 AM
Any painters out there that can give advice? I like the Bob Ross style nature paintings and I'd like to try and practice it, but I'm not sure where to get paints that will behave the same. I'd like to try something cheaper than oil paints, but it doesn't seem to work out right.
Yeah hi, so I got that box full of bees that I ordered, but it looks like they've all been unbumbled? Is there any way to fix that?
January 14, 2026 at 4:19 AM
Yeah hi, so I got that box full of bees that I ordered, but it looks like they've all been unbumbled? Is there any way to fix that?
#HadesII first clear spoilers -
Chronos: You must be trembling with fear, knowing now your task is impossible
Me, bouncing from side to side like a dog that's been told they're going for a walk: lmao are you kidding dude I could kick your ass six ways till Sun's Day, Let's Fucking Go
Chronos: You must be trembling with fear, knowing now your task is impossible
Me, bouncing from side to side like a dog that's been told they're going for a walk: lmao are you kidding dude I could kick your ass six ways till Sun's Day, Let's Fucking Go
January 11, 2026 at 6:53 AM
#HadesII first clear spoilers -
Chronos: You must be trembling with fear, knowing now your task is impossible
Me, bouncing from side to side like a dog that's been told they're going for a walk: lmao are you kidding dude I could kick your ass six ways till Sun's Day, Let's Fucking Go
Chronos: You must be trembling with fear, knowing now your task is impossible
Me, bouncing from side to side like a dog that's been told they're going for a walk: lmao are you kidding dude I could kick your ass six ways till Sun's Day, Let's Fucking Go
Was dealing with inventory management in a game last night and imagined a theoretical "Packrat" perk where you can always pick up another item but if you're over your encumberance limit you have to do a kind of rearranging mini game to make it fit
January 7, 2026 at 12:48 AM
Was dealing with inventory management in a game last night and imagined a theoretical "Packrat" perk where you can always pick up another item but if you're over your encumberance limit you have to do a kind of rearranging mini game to make it fit
They should make a scramble crossing but for cars
January 2, 2026 at 3:42 AM
They should make a scramble crossing but for cars
I still can't hear Skrillex's Bangarang without thinking of Farming Simulator. Iykyk
December 31, 2025 at 9:44 AM
I still can't hear Skrillex's Bangarang without thinking of Farming Simulator. Iykyk
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given how common the "you're the sole survivor of a spaceship crash on a hostile planet" story is in factory games, someone should make a reverse-factory game where you play as an alien tracking down and destroying colonizers who fall out of the sky and try to turn your planet into green tech cards
December 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
given how common the "you're the sole survivor of a spaceship crash on a hostile planet" story is in factory games, someone should make a reverse-factory game where you play as an alien tracking down and destroying colonizers who fall out of the sky and try to turn your planet into green tech cards
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You crash-landed. Negative three degrees Fahrenheit.
Will the coming storm swallow a woman, or a shell?
#PixelArt #SurvivalGame #IndieGame #GameArt
Will the coming storm swallow a woman, or a shell?
#PixelArt #SurvivalGame #IndieGame #GameArt
December 29, 2025 at 3:00 AM
You crash-landed. Negative three degrees Fahrenheit.
Will the coming storm swallow a woman, or a shell?
#PixelArt #SurvivalGame #IndieGame #GameArt
Will the coming storm swallow a woman, or a shell?
#PixelArt #SurvivalGame #IndieGame #GameArt
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Fantasy RPG setting where cooking works the way it does in crafting-based video games, like if you assemble a sandwich just right it can let you shoot fire from your eyes and shit, so cooking is a tightly regulated art. You can get thrown in a dungeon for marinating without a license.
December 27, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Fantasy RPG setting where cooking works the way it does in crafting-based video games, like if you assemble a sandwich just right it can let you shoot fire from your eyes and shit, so cooking is a tightly regulated art. You can get thrown in a dungeon for marinating without a license.
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Fully open world Fire Emblem, but you still have to select tiles to get around
December 25, 2025 at 1:12 AM
Fully open world Fire Emblem, but you still have to select tiles to get around
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Transistor and Bastion are on sale for $4 and $3 respectively. Please play these games if you have not.
December 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Transistor and Bastion are on sale for $4 and $3 respectively. Please play these games if you have not.
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Did you know Aftermath has a free membership tier? Ever since our recent move we've added the 'Free' option, which gets you both of our weekly newsletters, and also lets you read six stories a month (non-members can only read three).
You can signup here:
aftermath.site/signup/
You can signup here:
aftermath.site/signup/
December 15, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Did you know Aftermath has a free membership tier? Ever since our recent move we've added the 'Free' option, which gets you both of our weekly newsletters, and also lets you read six stories a month (non-members can only read three).
You can signup here:
aftermath.site/signup/
You can signup here:
aftermath.site/signup/
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Hey #indiedev / #gamedev pals , reminder that you can download all of my sound libraries for free off my Bandcamp or Itch, donations are accepted but not required!
Hundreds of High Quality Wav, Ogg, and Mp3 professionally produced and recorded -
theturtlebox.itch.io
turtlebox.bandcamp.com
Hundreds of High Quality Wav, Ogg, and Mp3 professionally produced and recorded -
theturtlebox.itch.io
turtlebox.bandcamp.com
theturtlebox.itch.io
October 19, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hey #indiedev / #gamedev pals , reminder that you can download all of my sound libraries for free off my Bandcamp or Itch, donations are accepted but not required!
Hundreds of High Quality Wav, Ogg, and Mp3 professionally produced and recorded -
theturtlebox.itch.io
turtlebox.bandcamp.com
Hundreds of High Quality Wav, Ogg, and Mp3 professionally produced and recorded -
theturtlebox.itch.io
turtlebox.bandcamp.com
I have no idea about sports but apparently the game's really something
December 9, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I have no idea about sports but apparently the game's really something
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![(Showing the tcrf.net page for Ivy the Kiwi? (Wii).)
Test Models
"Ivy the Kiwi contains four test models within its data. Three are cubes (test_box_100cm_green, test_box_100cm_red, and test_box_point_x), and one is a sphere (test_sphere_50cm).
[...]"
[https://tcrf.net/File:Kiwi_test_cube.png]
"IT'S A CUBE!"
[https://tcrf.net/File:Kiwi_test_sphere.png]
"IT'S A SPHERE!"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:3mrjblg7toe5op6fnac2bivg/bafkreigik7ta347trc6dav3jji7orfkfmnwimnjcvdallxvo7hev2dojey@jpeg)
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New* article!
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
The Seminal Third-Person Adventure - The Nameless Quality
“The masterpiece that people will still be talking about ten years down the road.”– Gamespot review for Ocarina of Time, 1998 The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time was a towering achievement, a game th...
namelessquality.com
November 27, 2025 at 2:15 AM
New* article!
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda
A history of Ocarina of Time's development, with a specific focus on the new game design problems presented by 3D, and how they solved them.
*I wrote this a few years ago for a magazine. I figure it's been long enough, so on my blog now!
Edited by @paigeedits.bsky.social!
#Zelda