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Stein Makes Games - Wishlist Dig Dig Boom
@steinmakesgames.bsky.social
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Game developer working on mining roguelike Dig Dig Boom. #indiedev Stein Makes Games - using #godot!
⭐Wishlist my game: s.team/a/2026040
🥇"Game of the Year" 2023 at StartNTNU Norwegian Game Awards
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Stein Makes Games - Wishlist Dig Dig Boom @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · Sep 13
I'm making a puzzly mining game! In Dig Dig Boom you dig and blast your way through procedurally generated caves in search of treasure - but time only moves when you do! Wishlist on Steam!
#indiegames #gaming #gamedev #godot
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Valve responds to game dev after applying to work at Valve fresh out of high school:
@valvesoftware.com> to me Thu, Aug 6, 2015, 11:27AM Dear BLANK Thanks for reaching out to us - we are excited that you are already thinking about how to enter the game industry. At the present time, we are not going to move forward with your application. We do not offer entry-level positions. There are many paths to the company, and we don't provide prescriptive advice about getting hired here. We look for the people who are at the top of their craft - from art to software development - and have the skills required to make substantial independent contributions to our games and services. This is why all of the positions we list on the web require a substantial amount of previous experience. We haven't noticed a correlation between study at a particular university and the chance of success. As such, we don't prefer one school over any other. Instead, we believe dedication, experience, and customer focus are what make good hires. Most of the people who work at Valve have seven to ten years of professional experience in these areas, and many people have even longer periods in the industry. There are lots of ways to get to that level of experience; some people have degrees in those disciplines, some people have degrees in other things, and a few people don't have degrees at all! They're all world-class experts in their field, great communicators, and great at thinking about what customers want and how to best provide it. Those things are intangible, aren't taught in schools, and are what differentiate typical candidates from special ones. Basically, our advice is for you to follow your passion and spend the time perfecting your craft. The most important thing is for you to just begin creating games, whether on paper or on the computer. What is crucial is the "doing" and "creating." We hope this helps! Sincerely, Valve Recruiting Posted in r/godot by u/theomulus on reddit
February 9, 2026 at 11:22 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Super cool map clustering similar Bsky accounts together! If you for instance look at nodes near @godotengine.org, you'll find notable #GodotEngine related accounts you can follow! Challenge: Try to find yourself without searching!

(bluesky-map.theo.io)
February 9, 2026 at 9:39 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Oh if only my own autistic tendencies had a stronger grasp; I would've gone into game developent far earlier.
chrisdeleon.bsky.social Chris DeLeon ⓥ DevPods.gg gamedev collabs @chrisdeleon.bsky.social · 5d
when someone I've known for decades mentioned how brave I was to have done some things early in my career I clarified I sincerely couldn't tell I wasn't supposed to and didn't pick up on the risk I was taking

each day people in my generation are still figuring it out
www.youtube.com/watch?v=liUa...
meme image from autistic flair showing simpsons cartoon packed car with ned flanders driving and home simpson in passenger seat, everyone in both families is angry side eyeing homer sitting there smiling and oblivious looking forward, text at top says autistic me blissfully unaware I've just broken an unwritten neurotypical rule.
February 5, 2026 at 7:16 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
This grand survival FPS was #MadeWithGodot!
Check out Road to Vostok's Early Access Trailer!
youtu.be/OTFgTRsz43Q?...
#godot #godotengine #gaming #fps
Early Access Trailer | Road to Vostok
YouTube video by Road to Vostok
youtu.be
February 3, 2026 at 1:23 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Interview with #Godot Foundation director Emilio:
www.gamesmarket.global/interview-ho...
Interview: How Godot Rose to The Challenge
With the fame of open source engine Godot came new and bigger events – but also novel challenges. GamesMarkt spoke to the organisers of the brand new GodotFest in Munich and interviewed Emilio Coppola...
www.gamesmarket.global
February 1, 2026 at 10:14 AM
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shinobi602.bsky.social
Video game stocks are suddenly crashing today with the launch of Google's Project Genie as investors think games will start magically getting made with AI

➡️ ca.investing.com/news/stock-m...

#GoogleGemini #TakeTwo #CDProjektRED #Roblox #videogames
January 30, 2026 at 5:23 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Fun fact: In blind tests, people can't reliably tell the difference in sound quality between a signal conducted through expensive audiophile cables or a banana.

"Premium" audio cables are a scam. Especially considering that for the price of 1 meter of cable, you can get several meters of bananas.
Banana with cables attached
January 31, 2026 at 11:39 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Are there any games whose art style resemble the 1980 Rogue cover art?
Atari ST Rogue box art. An hero in a cave reaches for a magical amulet, black background with neon lines.
January 31, 2026 at 11:41 AM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Godot's new dark style
It's not a phase. It's a feature. Godot plush with black eyeliner. #GODOT #godotengine
January 30, 2026 at 9:12 AM
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godotengine.org
#Godot 4.6 is out, and all about your flow!

This release puts you and your workflow first with a new theme, flexible docks, and dozens of UX improvements. And Jolt Physics by default, revamped IK, better reflections, and more.

Less wrestling with UI. More making games.
godotengine.org/releases/4.6
Godot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flow
With the stability gained over the past five releases, it's time for polish and quality of life improvements for everyday development.
godotengine.org
January 26, 2026 at 5:43 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
New patent:
Patent illustration. Man sits on couch, in front of TV screen. TV says "Say Walmart to respawn". Man does so and resumes entertainment.
January 26, 2026 at 2:57 PM
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matpiscatella.bsky.social
Ya know, idk about you but I have not once ever thought this.
January 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Game Idea: Cooking game with Noita-like particle simulation physics. Watch as you boil an egg and the liquid eggwhite and yolk turns solid. Try to make a perfect crisp while evenly cooking insides. Watch yeast particles in the bread dough make gas particles, etc. Basically kitchen chemistry sim.
January 25, 2026 at 3:34 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Have you ever played a game and thought "I wish I could purchase some Walmart products from within this game without exiting it"? Unity got you covered! #gamedev

www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-launch...
Unity launches Walmart SDK to "seamlessly integrate products" into games
Walmart has released a free, official commerce software development kit (SDK) for Unity developers to "seamlessly integ…
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 25, 2026 at 2:26 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Unity announces collaberation with Walmart: A new SDK allowing Unity games to "integrate Walmart products into gameplay".

www.gamesindustry.biz/unity-launch...

#gamedev #unity #UnityEngine #Unity3D #SDK #UnitySDK #Walmart
Twitter/X account "Unity for Games" announces @Walmart Immersivr Commerce SDK
January 25, 2026 at 2:12 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Found this under an artificial plastic tree...
Fake apple with a bite mark
January 24, 2026 at 6:20 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Free-to-play audience
Negative steam review saying "Too much content"
January 23, 2026 at 11:07 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
First week of 2026, #Steam had 230 game releases.

Media analyst @thejenna.bsky.social combed through all of them to figure out how the #pcgaming landscape looks like at the start of this year:

> ~35% of all new Steam games declared they used AI.
> Among X-rated games, AI usage is up to >80%
January 17, 2026 at 3:03 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
> Me wondering why I can't fetch a specific node path
> The sneaky unintentional Umlaut:
EditorHotbar with E having two dots over it
January 17, 2026 at 11:47 AM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Great feedback happening at the Dig Dig Boom discord
Suggestions: Rename mushroom shuffle to truffle shuffle
January 16, 2026 at 8:27 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
After 10 years of development, the game being cancelled, then resurrected, @hytale.bsky.social CEO says there's 2.8 million active players on day 1.

If #Hytale was on Steam it'd be the second highest concurrent player count of all time! (3.2M record) First day est. to have made >60 million USD.
January 15, 2026 at 12:19 AM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
#Hytale is also #Subnautica?!
Dark underwater environment with big scary fish
January 14, 2026 at 10:18 PM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
Been playing #Hytale all day, which just released yesterday. The procedural cave generation is insane! ⛏️
A big open cave with glowing stalactites and lake floor
January 14, 2026 at 9:11 PM
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ramiismail.com
In the span of weeks, I've gone from someone who has never used Godot, to struggling to "get" Godot, to really liking Godot, to having taught aspiring gamedevs the basics of Godot, to strongly believing Godot's workflow & structure might be the best approach to developing games for many purposes.
January 14, 2026 at 2:06 AM
steinmakesgames.bsky.social
I sure hope it does!
STEAMWORKS logo
January 14, 2026 at 10:50 AM