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studioArtician
@studioartician.bsky.social
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We're a small digital interactive art and development studio in Western Massachusetts.
20+ years working with all artistic disciplines in the professional game industry: environment art, character art and animation, vfx, and tech art.
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studiohybrid.bsky.social
GIGASWORD comes out in SIX DAYS!!!

Who's ready to begin their own bigass-sword-adventure?

Wishlist here! store.steampowered.com/app/1885930/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
November 7, 2025 at 5:35 PM
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frogmageudon.bsky.social
Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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shanedenhardt.bsky.social
Was super excited that the trailer for our game Drift Scavenger just got posted to IGN! WOOOOO! Definitely a big milestone for me. feels good!🙂

www.ign.com/videos/drift...
Drift Scavenger - Official Gameplay Teaser Trailer - IGN
Take a look at the Gameplay Teaser Trailer for Drift Scavenger, an action roguelike extraction shooter developed by Evil Villain Games. Players will explore procedurally generated maps in the pursuit ...
www.ign.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:22 AM
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gnimmel.bsky.social
Meet my angry gnome, Orrin Ironpiss. Rigged and animated in Maya.
He's the main character in my third person #VR game, Stabby Stabby Loot Loot.
#VRGaming #Animation #ActionRPG
October 22, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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frogmageudon.bsky.social
Frogmageddon is launching November 6th! #frog #steam #indiegames

www.youtube.com/watch?v=siUY...
Frogmageddon - Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by Frogmageddon
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
Hey MADevs! Let's hang out with some burgers and games on Nov 2nd. #pioneervalley, #pvgd, #westernmassachusetts, #indiedev, #gamedev
October 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
Autumn Demo Night!
Let's hang out at the Quarters, play with updated prototypes, look at the recent jam games, and maybe some more.
Hope to see you there~
#pvgd, #gamedev, #pioneervalley, #videogames
September 16, 2025 at 11:52 PM
studioartician.bsky.social
For the @pvgd.bsky.social PICOJam we de-made Zombie vs. Ambulance, the Japanese Simple2k PS2 game from 2006:
www.studioartician.com/games/zombul...
September 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
We wrapped up our PICO8 game jam this weekend; check out our stuff!
pvgd.org/picojam2025

Thanks to @noelcody.bsky.social , @lankung.bsky.social , @trickytriangles.bsky.social, and everyone else for contributing!
#indiegames, #gamedev, #pvgd, #pioneervalley, #indiedev, #pico8, #lexaloffle
PVGD PICOJam 2025 – PVGD
pvgd.org
September 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
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ezra-szanton.itch.io
Mr Magpie once again on the front page of itch!
September 12, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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bostonfig.bsky.social
Join us at the Boston Festival of Indie Games in December for a day of family-friendly fun! We'll have dozens of tabletop games, card games, video games, and everything in between.

Tickets are just $30 during our early bird phase. Get yours now!

www.bostonfig.com/fest-homepage/
September 8, 2025 at 1:04 AM
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akuparagames.bsky.social
Just an average Tuesday, reminiscing over GIGASWORD of booths past 😭 @studiohybrid.bsky.social
July 29, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
Hey Massachusetts, we're going to do a game jam! From the 12th to the 14th of September we'll be meeting online and playing with the PICO-8 toolkit. Find more info on the site!
pvgd.org/picojam2025/
#gamedev #indiedev #pico-8 #pioneervalley #pvgd
August 27, 2025 at 10:43 PM
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ifyouwillem.bsky.social
Anyone else feel like the majority of their games have been cancelled? 💔 #gamedevproblems #gamedev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #gamingindustry #gaming #gamers
August 27, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
Hi! We're going to have a speaker at our meetup next month who will give a talk on using the PICO-8 dev software to make small games!
Then, from the 12th-14th, we're going to have an appropriately-small PICO-Jam! Further details will come, but for now, enjoy mismatched fonts and bad photoshoppery!
August 20, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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adamatomic.bsky.social
every single insane tech journalism question about AI can be answered (correctly) by saying "its autocomplete"

is AI going rogue ?? no, its autocomplete

why is AI telling people weird stuff ?? ITS AUTOCOMPLETE

is AI just saying what people want to hear? IT

IS

AUTO

COMPLETE
August 14, 2025 at 5:41 PM
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cipherzerogame.com
Against a wealth of advice to chase fads and virality, we set out to create a highly-polished experience that invisibly led a player through a challenging, solitary experience.

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/04-we-...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
A wide screenshot from CIPHER ZERO. A telescope sits in a barren area, a greyed out bicycle nearby it, as well as squared off ruins. The sky is littered with stars as a star trail runs along the left hand side. In the center of the sky is the Earth, the telescope pointed at it.
July 31, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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thinkygames.com
Going live now! Come check out some interesting new thinky games.
thinkygames.com Thinky Games @thinkygames.com · Jul 30
Tomorrow Joe will be playing Birdigo, Coupling, Cipher Zero, and Tezzel on stream (3pm UK time, 7am PDT, 10am EDT, 4pm CEST)!

Watch on Twitch: twitch.tv/thinkygames
July 31, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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cipherzerogame.com
A minimalist logic game. Can you solve for 𝒙?

❓ Infer the rules of each glyph without hints
🧠 Over 300 handcrafted across evolving lands
🎶 Chill, reactive soundtrack as you play

CIPHER ZERO. Out Now.

zpdt.co/playcz

#PlayCipherZero #GameDev #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX
July 22, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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cipherzerogame.com
"There are two truths we must face when we look at nostalgia: first, that memories aren’t necessarily identical to reality; and second, most of us firmly believe that it is." -- @nyanfood.bsky.social

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/01-dra...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
A screenshot from CIPHER ZERO of the Road section, done in minimalist colors and designs. A road crosses the screen from left to right, open dumpsters in the foreground along a chain link fence. An elevated train platform can be seen behind the road, as well as an elevated highway, lined with street lights.
July 18, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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cipherzerogame.com
We're going to be sharing stories and techniques over the next coming weeks to give you a peek into the development of CIPHER ZERO!

First up: an interview with our designers! How DO you design over 300+ puzzles?

notes.cipherzerogame.com/posts/00-sta...

#GameDev #IndieDev #SolveForX #DevLog
A screenshot from CIPHER ZERO, done in black and white with shades of grey. A 2x3 square grid puzzle is shown, a filled in diamond in the upper left square, while an empty diamond is in the lower right. A single mark sits above the upper right square. In the background, the upside image of a lake is shown, squared off rocks jutting out of the water.
July 17, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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pvgd.bsky.social
Hey Friends! Let's Eat!
#gamedev, #indiegames, #pioneervalley, #videogames, #cheeseburgers
July 14, 2025 at 11:52 PM
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chrislewislee.com
It's my birthday 🎉. If you fancy helping me out, please repost my art. It's very much appreciated!
June 25, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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petricoregames.bsky.social
Welcome to the Training Grounds! 🏹 Now open in the Spring Update!

Just… try not to hit the Oscar targets, or you might find yourself politely escorted out of the Mythic Realms Police Academy.

👉 Take your shot now on Meta Quest! https://www.meta.com/en-gb/experiences/mythic-realms/8364993590228690/
June 22, 2025 at 8:02 PM