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Yadu Rajiv @yadurajiv.com · Oct 11
More decorations for your desktop this festive season 😅🪔

🪔 Do check it out 🪔

yadu.itch.io/desktop-deco...

#DesktopToy #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Desktop Decorations by Yadu Rajiv
Cool looking string lights for your desktop! 🪔 🪔 🪔
yadu.itch.io
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greyalien.bsky.social
So, demo launch+50 hours:
- 8000 downloads
- 3000 wishlists
- #1 demo on Steam
- lots of streamers
- many kind comments (thanks all!)
- Median play time indicates people playing to the end and some people playing >1 times.

A SUCCESS!

bsky.app/profile/grey...
greyalien.bsky.social Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 3d
Announcement: STEAM DEMO OUT NOW!

The early dungeons of Forbidden Solitaire are now open to those bold - or foolish - enough to explore them.

How badly do you wish to live forever? 👁️🩸
👇👇👇

store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...

Please wishlist and share - thank you!
#indiedev
January 18, 2026 at 6:12 PM
yadurajiv.com
@debugmag.com Hello 👋 I've sent multiple emails via the website but I haven't gotten any responses. I've had to cancel my subscription at this point because I haven't received any copies since issue #10 :(
January 16, 2026 at 9:41 AM
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jordanmagnuson.bsky.social
I'm excited to share that Game Poems Issue 1 is now live at www.gamepoems.com/issue01

A new online literary magazine dedicated to exploring the artistic and poetic potential of short-form videogames by publishing new games directly in a playable format.

Thanks for playing and sharing!
Game Poems #1
An online literary magazine publishing short-form videogames directly in a playable format. Issue #1 features interactive works by international artists and game designers.
www.gamepoems.com
January 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
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visaigames.bsky.social
Itching to show so much more but here's a look at one of the "bad guys" from our game.

Looking forward to you guys making him say things like:

"Huh What was that?? Must be the wind..."
January 8, 2026 at 2:36 PM
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darqwerful.bsky.social
The Detective's Apprentice demo is out now! Sharpen your deduction skills and uncover Cleo's beginnings, as she solves her first three cases.

Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4159750/...
January 10, 2026 at 6:58 PM
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secondquest.games
We’ve published a playlist of our favourite moments from showcasing #ModelTrains at GDC, the first time players, developers, and creators worldwide tried the game.

It shaped so much of what we’re building today.

Watch→ www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...
GDC 2025: Model Trains Booth Reactions & Highlights - YouTube
Real reactions from developers, artists, and creators who tried Model Trains for the first time at GDC 2025. This playlist includes moments with: • Unity – P...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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secondquest.games
We joined a @globalgamejam.bsky.social panel on turning jam prototypes into indie studios — our story, tips on scope & community, and practical next steps.

▶️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=-JUE...

#GGJ #gamedev #indiedev #SecondQuest #ggj26
GGJ for Indie Developers — How to start your own indie game studio?
YouTube video by GlobalGameJam
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December 10, 2025 at 2:18 PM
yadurajiv.com
Helloo @thinkygames.com have you seen this game?

cc: @debugmag.com 🙈
torelehmann.bsky.social Tore Lehmann @torelehmann.bsky.social · Oct 24
Aaaaaand my minigolf gardening game, TRIMJOB, is officially available on Steam!!! -20% off, fresh, hot out of the oven for you to get ya TRIM on! Anyways, check it out if you want! :-)

(Itch gamers can get a Steam key too!)

✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️✂️
s.team/a/3910080

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #retro #videogame
November 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
yadurajiv.com
7 more hours to go! super excited!! store.steampowered.com/app/2201910/... 💖
November 14, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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chrisbratt.bsky.social
I went to meet the 'Rockstar 31', the developers who were suddenly fired from their work on GTA 6 for what the studio has described as gross misconduct.

That's not what the workers call it though. They have another couple of words they prefer to use: union busting.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=c9nO...
The Rockstar Workers Fired Before They Could Finish GTA 6
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:43 PM
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halfrobot.com
THURSDAY EVENING in downtown Brooklyn I'm moderating a talk w/
julian cordero of @despelote.game !
@apthomson.bsky.social + @qdork.bsky.social of Consume Me !
@gcuzzillo.bsky.social of Baby Steps !

Come discuss the SHEER AUDACITY to release an indie game in 2025
alumnideveloperspanel.eventbrite.com
triple screenshot in horizontal stripes: despelote, Consume Me, and Baby Steps
November 11, 2025 at 8:08 PM
yadurajiv.com
I really wish there was a Caravan Sandwitch @sandwitchdev.bsky.social art book (both like a digital dlc and in print too) 🙈😅🌸
October 26, 2025 at 3:22 AM
yadurajiv.com
More decorations for your desktop this festive season 😅🪔

🪔 Do check it out 🪔

yadu.itch.io/desktop-deco...

#DesktopToy #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Desktop Decorations by Yadu Rajiv
Cool looking string lights for your desktop! 🪔 🪔 🪔
yadu.itch.io
October 11, 2025 at 5:14 PM
yadurajiv.com
BYOG 2025 starts in another 18 hours. Make a game in 72 hours! Let's go! ✨

itch.io/jam/byog

#BYOG2025 #GameJam
BYOG 2025
A game jam from 2025-10-09 to 2025-10-12 hosted by Yadu Rajiv & GameDev India. What is a BYOG? BYOG (Build Your Own Game) is an annual game jam where game developers from all over the country come tog...
itch.io
October 8, 2025 at 6:21 PM
yadurajiv.com
Made a thing over the weekend - yadu.itch.io/cats-in-a-fr...

😸 Do check it out 🐶

#DesktopToy #Cats #Dogs #MadeWithGodot #GodotEngine #Godot
Cats (and Dogs) in a Frame by Yadu Rajiv
Cat (and now dog) photos on demand, on your desktop! 😸😽
yadu.itch.io
October 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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stephanerappeneau.bsky.social
2026 is around the corner and yep : Game industry economics are still bleak for western countries and junior staff.

But a few new actors are trying to shake things up on the financing & distribution side :🧵
September 15, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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gamedev.in
Your brain: "A 100-hour open-world RPG with dynamic weather!" 🧠
BYOG: "Okay, but how about finishing CORE LOOP of a cat game in 72 hours?" 😼
It's time for a scope-creep intervention!
Just 12 days left to register for #BYOG2025
➡️ gamedev.in/byog
#GameJam
September 27, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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gamedev.in
📢 BYOG is BACK 🎮

72 HOURS. ₹3 LAKH PRIZE POOL. 🚀

From Oct 9-12, join hundreds of devs for India's most legendary game jam.

➡️ Join The Jam: gamedev.in/byog/

#BYOG2025 #GameDev #GameJam #IndieDev #MadeInIndia #GameDevelopment #BuildYourOwnGame #GamesFromIndia
September 19, 2025 at 8:20 AM
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passivestar.bsky.social
How to make a light beam shader in godot + download
Light beam shader in godot
So I was noclipping through d1_canals_08 in HL2 as one normally does on a saturday night when I saw this: A nice sharp volumetric light that does a lot for the mood of the scene. Half Life 2 was relea...
passivestar.xyz
September 12, 2025 at 9:58 PM
yadurajiv.com
Join us tonight 🌸
August 27, 2025 at 11:58 AM
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databyss.com
Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.
A picture of a Japanese man, Masahiro Sakurai, sitting at a wooden desk with a wood panelled wall behind him. There are a few shelves on the back wall displaying a few plants, books, pictures, and other things. Text overlaid on the picture reads "Why is making a game so hard?"
August 19, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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globalgamejam.bsky.social
Crowdfunding your game? Learn from the pros.
🎮 Why Kickstarter works
📊 Funding goals
📣 Community engagement and more!
📅 08/14 | 🔗 buff.ly/JiZgL63
July 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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dominictarason.com
Jesus fucking christ, Itch just nuked a huge amount of adult content because of payment processors putting the squeeze on them.

That is an UNGODLY MASSIVE amount of stuff.
July 24, 2025 at 2:35 AM
yadurajiv.com
I had such an amazing time playing and finishing @sandwitchdev.bsky.social - I highly recommend playing it all the way to the end 💖
July 5, 2025 at 7:00 PM
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ashleycooper.bsky.social
When you dismiss an element of your game as not being worth the effort, you rob your players of a chance to connect in meaningful, unexpected ways.

Perfect example from my time in Gotham Knights:

I was tasked with writing emails. Emails!

A very possibly thankless job, but wait, there's more...
vysetron.pixeldie.com D @vysetron.pixeldie.com · Jun 23
there's more damning evidence in-game, even, but it's all background stuff that you have to go out of your way for

there's text crawls where you can still see the AI prompt responses before it produces a bunch of science jargon

wild that they've dodged disclosures all things considered
A The Alters screenshot of a background panel of sci-fi babble. The scroll begins with "Sure, here's a revised version focusing purely on scientific and astronomical data:"
June 29, 2025 at 3:14 PM