Owen Goss
@owengoss.com
Canadian indie game designer/dev. Half of Milkbag Games: Fivefold, Kickoff League, Disco Zoo, FutureGrind, Sidewords, SantaCraft, Photobomb. Amateur potter. He/him
Links: owengoss.com
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Owen Goss
@owengoss.com
· Nov 18
Hi! I'm Owen, and I've been a game developer for 20+ years. I'm half of Milkbag Games, an indie studio in Ontario, Canada. We made Disco Zoo, FutureGrind, Sidewords, and more.
I mostly post about game dev, or games-adjacent stuff, but I'm also a hobbyist potter, so sometimes I post about that too!
I mostly post about game dev, or games-adjacent stuff, but I'm also a hobbyist potter, so sometimes I post about that too!
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Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Talking to one of these types at a con who asked how I 'got in' with so many 'famous writers' who I'd been talking to and I said "we made friends before anyone knew who we were decades ago by striking up interesting conversations and enjoying each other's company" and he kept re-asking the question.
They have come to the convention hoping to "break in" and then find themselves -- shocker! -- a "nobody in the book world." Yeah no shit! We all are! I have gently told guys like this a million times that it takes most of us *years* of hard work but they do not believe that could be true for them. +
December 27, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Just gonna say this again for games sphere cus we get the same question:
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
Networking doesn't mean schmoozing up to famous people, it means making friends with your peers. Then in 10 years, 20, one of you might be famous? And sure you're still helping each other cus well yeah friends.
Make. Friends.
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I've still got a few copies left if you'd like to give it a try -- I cannot overstate how massively fascinating this game is. ;) ;)
ATTENTION BSKY: in celebration of Cinco Paus Day's Eve, please message me if you'd like a free copy of the best game ever made. :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
smestorp.itch.io/cinco-paus
Also TSLOG are doing an amazing series of podcasts on Michael's games:
eggplant.show
PLEASE REPOST! OR RE-SKEET! WHATEVER IT'S CALLED!! :)
Cinco Paus by Michael Brough
Available for Windows, macOS
smestorp.itch.io
December 26, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I've still got a few copies left if you'd like to give it a try -- I cannot overstate how massively fascinating this game is. ;) ;)
If anyone needs me over the holidays, this is where you’ll find me
December 19, 2025 at 7:57 PM
If anyone needs me over the holidays, this is where you’ll find me
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People traveled many leagues to the palace to attempt the King’s Challenge. For what mortal being would be capable of lifting such an object? It was said that it was fashioned by a Giant Bear people, and that no human could move it, let alone open it and feast on the forbidden nectar inside.
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
People traveled many leagues to the palace to attempt the King’s Challenge. For what mortal being would be capable of lifting such an object? It was said that it was fashioned by a Giant Bear people, and that no human could move it, let alone open it and feast on the forbidden nectar inside.
People traveled many leagues to the palace to attempt the King’s Challenge. For what mortal being would be capable of lifting such an object? It was said that it was fashioned by a Giant Bear people, and that no human could move it, let alone open it and feast on the forbidden nectar inside.
December 19, 2025 at 1:05 PM
People traveled many leagues to the palace to attempt the King’s Challenge. For what mortal being would be capable of lifting such an object? It was said that it was fashioned by a Giant Bear people, and that no human could move it, let alone open it and feast on the forbidden nectar inside.
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Indie devs: There is nothing stopping you from hopping onto SoundCloud (or any music platform), finding a song by a creator you like, and messaging/emailing them to ask if you can pay them to use their music.
It's frankly an amazing way to source music that hits for your game!
It's frankly an amazing way to source music that hits for your game!
December 17, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Indie devs: There is nothing stopping you from hopping onto SoundCloud (or any music platform), finding a song by a creator you like, and messaging/emailing them to ask if you can pay them to use their music.
It's frankly an amazing way to source music that hits for your game!
It's frankly an amazing way to source music that hits for your game!
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Pixelles GDC Ensemble is now open for applications! In partnership with GDC, we’re bringing 25 mid-career game developers to #GDC2026.
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
Pixelles (Montréal)
Pixelles is a non-profit organization committed to empowering more women & everyone in game development. We host online and in-person programs, based in Montréal (Canada).
pixelles.ca
December 15, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Pixelles GDC Ensemble is now open for applications! In partnership with GDC, we’re bringing 25 mid-career game developers to #GDC2026.
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
💖 We’re especially considering submissions from studio founders and grassroots community organizers.
Apply by Dec. 31st for your chance to win a Festival Pass:
I like the harder weekend puzzles
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #34 (Dec 14, 2025) solved in 2:16 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #34 (Dec 14, 2025) solved in 2:16 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold: Daily Puzzle
A daily logic puzzle game where the rules are different every day!
fivefold.ca
December 14, 2025 at 2:28 PM
I like the harder weekend puzzles
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #34 (Dec 14, 2025) solved in 2:16 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #34 (Dec 14, 2025) solved in 2:16 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
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☁️🌊 TOROA: SKYCALL 🌊☁️
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
☁️🌊 TOROA: SKYCALL 🌊☁️
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
lol nice work, fifa. didn't *quite* hit that amount you posted for group phase ticket prices.
December 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
lol nice work, fifa. didn't *quite* hit that amount you posted for group phase ticket prices.
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🌷 📢 New Game Announcement 📢 🌻
Finally I can talk about this: Jinja's Garden was announced yesterday! It's a cozy gardening adventure by Sago Mini launching on Apple Arcade next month! It's a fantastic intro to cozy games for kids 3-6 (and beyond.. my 7 yo loves it!).
Finally I can talk about this: Jinja's Garden was announced yesterday! It's a cozy gardening adventure by Sago Mini launching on Apple Arcade next month! It's a fantastic intro to cozy games for kids 3-6 (and beyond.. my 7 yo loves it!).
December 10, 2025 at 2:48 PM
🌷 📢 New Game Announcement 📢 🌻
Finally I can talk about this: Jinja's Garden was announced yesterday! It's a cozy gardening adventure by Sago Mini launching on Apple Arcade next month! It's a fantastic intro to cozy games for kids 3-6 (and beyond.. my 7 yo loves it!).
Finally I can talk about this: Jinja's Garden was announced yesterday! It's a cozy gardening adventure by Sago Mini launching on Apple Arcade next month! It's a fantastic intro to cozy games for kids 3-6 (and beyond.. my 7 yo loves it!).
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It's the first day of summer camp, and adventures await you in CAPY's newest game...
💬 Find Your Words!
Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!
The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!
💬 Find Your Words!
Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!
The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!
December 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
It's the first day of summer camp, and adventures await you in CAPY's newest game...
💬 Find Your Words!
Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!
The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!
💬 Find Your Words!
Enjoy the tranquility of Camp Pals, make lifelong friends, and try different types of communication in this short cozy game!
The journey begins in 2026, available on PC!
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Herd is now finally out.
Available as a physical game and as print files. Physical version is also part of the Letibus Bundle for 10% off. There are 100 free community copies of print files on Itch.io.
blazgracar.com/herd
Available as a physical game and as print files. Physical version is also part of the Letibus Bundle for 10% off. There are 100 free community copies of print files on Itch.io.
blazgracar.com/herd
December 9, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Herd is now finally out.
Available as a physical game and as print files. Physical version is also part of the Letibus Bundle for 10% off. There are 100 free community copies of print files on Itch.io.
blazgracar.com/herd
Available as a physical game and as print files. Physical version is also part of the Letibus Bundle for 10% off. There are 100 free community copies of print files on Itch.io.
blazgracar.com/herd
In our SantaCraft Steam forums we get a lot of vocal people saying that they would love to play the game, but that they don't buy games without achievements. And I don't get it. Not every game needs achievements.
December 9, 2025 at 4:29 PM
In our SantaCraft Steam forums we get a lot of vocal people saying that they would love to play the game, but that they don't buy games without achievements. And I don't get it. Not every game needs achievements.
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #29 (Dec 9, 2025) solved in 0:56 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold: Daily Puzzle
A daily logic puzzle game where the rules are different every day!
fivefold.ca
December 9, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #29 (Dec 9, 2025) solved in 0:56 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
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simogo is one of those studios where ill play their games no matter what. this collection really drives home why www.theverge.com/games/839050...
A love letter to glory days of iPhone gaming
An act of preservation.
www.theverge.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:21 PM
simogo is one of those studios where ill play their games no matter what. this collection really drives home why www.theverge.com/games/839050...
I know there’s a lot of stuff to complain about with autocorrect, but the thing that drives me absolutely crazy is auto-capitalizing brand names. Kindly walk into a lake, autocorrect. Do not do their branding work for them.
December 6, 2025 at 1:52 AM
I know there’s a lot of stuff to complain about with autocorrect, but the thing that drives me absolutely crazy is auto-capitalizing brand names. Kindly walk into a lake, autocorrect. Do not do their branding work for them.
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My puzzle board game Herd will release next Tuesday, on December 9th.
Be notified about the release: mailchi.mp/0ea8882f064d...
Be notified about the release: mailchi.mp/0ea8882f064d...
December 4, 2025 at 5:47 PM
My puzzle board game Herd will release next Tuesday, on December 9th.
Be notified about the release: mailchi.mp/0ea8882f064d...
Be notified about the release: mailchi.mp/0ea8882f064d...
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Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Petition e-6993 - Petitions
www.ourcommons.ca
December 3, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Canadian citizens and residents, there's a new official parliamentary petition raising the issue of electoral reform and proportional representation. Signing is a direct means of meaningful action toward improving our democracy, and it just takes a moment to do. www.ourcommons.ca/petitions/en...
Our puzzle games Fivefold (fivefold.ca) and Kickoff League (kickoffleague.com) both came out in 2025, in case anyone feels like including either or both in their nominations :)
December 1, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Our puzzle games Fivefold (fivefold.ca) and Kickoff League (kickoffleague.com) both came out in 2025, in case anyone feels like including either or both in their nominations :)
This was a hard one today
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #20 (Nov 30, 2025) solved in 4:08 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #20 (Nov 30, 2025) solved in 4:08 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold: Daily Puzzle
A daily logic puzzle game where the rules are different every day!
fivefold.ca
November 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
This was a hard one today
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #20 (Nov 30, 2025) solved in 4:08 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
Fivefold Daily Puzzle #20 (Nov 30, 2025) solved in 4:08 with 0 hints! fivefold.ca
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A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
November 29, 2025 at 6:10 PM
A story Stoppard told several times, in several places:
My friend @weheart.games 's crowd sale for his new game Crownfell ends today! Last chance to get the game, the expansion, and the play mat at a big discount! I'm really looking forward to playing this: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
Crownfell is ON SALE!
Recruit and command a unique squad of skirmishing warriors to seize the crown.
www.thegamecrafter.com
November 28, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My friend @weheart.games 's crowd sale for his new game Crownfell ends today! Last chance to get the game, the expansion, and the play mat at a big discount! I'm really looking forward to playing this: www.thegamecrafter.com/crowdsale/cr...
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LOK Digital will release on Switch! Awwriiiiight!
December 9th, but demo and the preorder are already available NOW!
Shout out to the greatest team to be working with on a video game with @raindrinker.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @syrenne.com @mairispaceship.com
December 9th, but demo and the preorder are already available NOW!
Shout out to the greatest team to be working with on a video game with @raindrinker.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @syrenne.com @mairispaceship.com
November 27, 2025 at 5:25 PM
LOK Digital will release on Switch! Awwriiiiight!
December 9th, but demo and the preorder are already available NOW!
Shout out to the greatest team to be working with on a video game with @raindrinker.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @syrenne.com @mairispaceship.com
December 9th, but demo and the preorder are already available NOW!
Shout out to the greatest team to be working with on a video game with @raindrinker.bsky.social @draknek.bsky.social @syrenne.com @mairispaceship.com
A couple of years ago I designed and built a little device to help me solve this exact problem. It's still in my kitchen, and it has been really useful! :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdlK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdlK...
November 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
A couple of years ago I designed and built a little device to help me solve this exact problem. It's still in my kitchen, and it has been really useful! :)
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdlK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YdlK...