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TheForeverGM - Solo Indie Dev for Old School Blue
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Indie game dev, eager to make something unique.

Rumor Raiders
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3219910/Rumor_Raiders/

Fix your heart, or die.
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polybench.bsky.social
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores me
My game is good, the algorithm just ignores..
#gamedev #indiedev #devlog
August 7, 2025 at 9:23 AM
theforevergm.bsky.social
You know, out of 9,656 entries, I cant be THAT disappointed.

I'm stunned we didn't get a better rank on the artwork. @wonderfulfrog.com did such an amazing job on it, I'm so impressed.

Time to digest the results, give it a good think, and see what's next with it.

#gamedev #gamejam #indiedev #gmtk
A graph showing the final results of a GameJam Entry. Creativity Rank 819, with a score and raw score of 4.067 Narrative Rank 1209 with a score and raw score of 3.167 Enjoyment Rank 1735 with a score and raw score of 3.467 Audio Rank 1814 with a score and raw score of 3.267 Artwork Rank 2373 with a score and a raw score of 3.467
August 8, 2025 at 8:54 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
Last chance to submit ratings for our submission to the GMTK GameJam 2025! Would love to get more feedback!

itch.io/jam/gmtk-202...

#gmtk #gamejam #indiedev #gamedev
Rate Rumor Mill by OldSchoolBlue, wonderfulfrog for GMTK Game Jam 2025
Place your coworkers wisely to spread gossip around the office
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August 8, 2025 at 2:50 PM
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checkbox.bsky.social
Still on break, so let's do a Self-Promo Wednesday thread! Promote yourself in the comments!
August 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
So, we did a thing

oldschoolblue.itch.io/rumor-mill

Myself and @wonderfulfrog.com worked on this entry for the 2025 GMTK GameJam.

The theme, 'Loop', made us think about being kept 'In The Loop' and the idea of spreading gossip sounded interesting and thematic.

Please give it a try and a review!
Rumor Mill by OldSchoolBlue, wonderfulfrog
Place your coworkers wisely to spread gossip around the office
oldschoolblue.itch.io
August 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
'Rumor Raiders' releases TUESDAY JUNE 17th!

(Oh gosh, this is really happening...)

A mix of press-your luck dungeoneering, tile-laying, and puzzle solving, Wishlist now if this sounds like your kind of jam!

store.steampowered.com/app/3219910/...

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
The 'Town View' of Rumor Raiders where workers in town, represented by unique shapes, are arranged to efficiently fit into a grid. An apothecary, named Henrietta, is being hired and will be placed in the grid somewhere. A 'Manor' civic building is also available to be placed on the grid. There are four buttons at the bottom of the screen, 'Town Management', 'View Dungeons', 'Exit Game', and 'Buy From Loremonger'. A screen showing 3 members of a family bloodline from the same generation. Each family member has a number of spaces with information such as their name, age, birth sign, and various rumors about them. At the bottom of the screen is a button to Return to Town, a number of Rumors that are available for trade, and a single line from a prophecy, which the player will need to use to figure out the correct family member from the 3 presented and eventually find the True Heir A view inside of a dungeon, a terrible monster is visible in a small room in the lower right corner. A block of text to the left explains the situation within the room, including the deaths of a number of Raiders. At the top of the screen is an inventory bag with loot being plundered from the dungeon. The middle of the screen has a door icon to go further into the dungeon, and a Flee button, to leave the dungeon.
June 14, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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relii.bsky.social
A response I got on my little game jam game :))

Maybe I am doing something right :))
#pixelgamejam2025 #indiegamedev
June 13, 2025 at 3:32 AM
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curiocompassgames.bsky.social
The core loop is very simple;

1) Find polluting ships dropped by the mothership!
2) Capsize them with powerful waves!
3) Purify them into a reef that local wildlife can use as a habitat!

The twist?

You have to SING to do so. High notes purify your surroundings and low notes create waves!
The player mermaid casting a wave to capsize an alien mining ship The player mermaid purifying her surroundings of an oil spill The player mermaid sinking a ship by growing corals out of it, thus fully purifiying it.
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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curiocompassgames.bsky.social
Reefsong is a game about using your voice to save the environment! 🗣️🎶

Play as a mermaid with a magic staff and sing into your microphone to cast abilities! 🧜‍♀️

Protect your ecosystem from an alien mothership trying to extract resources from your archipelago! 👽

curio-compass-games.itch.io/reefsong
Reefsong by Curio Compass Games, Dirn, Mezix
Play as a mermaid who sings to defend her ecosystem from alien polluters!
curio-compass-games.itch.io
May 20, 2025 at 2:44 PM
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curiocompassgames.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky!

We are a small Indie Dev Studio based in Hamburg.

We're excited to connect with other developers on this platform, so we'll be sharing a little bit about us and our previous games in the coming days!

#indiedev #indiegame #game
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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gjverhoeff.bsky.social
Just paid the Steam fee for my next game😉

New shit coming.

#indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev #gamedev
May 14, 2025 at 5:30 AM
theforevergm.bsky.social
Steam approved my game for release! 😃

'Rumor Raiders' will be releasing next month! A mix of press-your luck dungeoneering, tile-laying, and puzzle solving, Wishlist now if this sounds like your kind of jam!

store.steampowered.com/app/3219910/...

#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
The main menu of Rumor Raiders where workers in town, represented by unique shapes, are arranged to efficiently fit into a grid. An apothecary, named Henrietta, is being hired and will be placed in the grid somewhere. A 'Manor' civic building is also available to be placed on the grid. There are four buttons at the bottom of the screen, Town Management, View Dungeons, Exit Game, and Buy From Loremonger. A view inside of a dungeon, a terrible monster is visible in a small room in the lower right corner. A block of text to the left explains the situation within the room, including the deaths of a number of Raiders. At the top of the screen is an inventory bag with loot being plundered from the dungeon. The middle of the screen has a door icon to go further into the dungeon, and a Flee button, to leave the dungeon A screen showing 3 members of a family bloodline from the same generation. Each family member has a number of spaces with information such as their name, age, birth sign, and various rumors about them. At the bottom of the screen is a button to Return to Town, a number of Rumors that are available for trade, and a single line from a prophecy, which the player will need to use to figure out the correct family member from the 3 presented and eventually find the True Heir
May 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
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iwriteok.bsky.social
if anyone legitimately cool and smart is working on the Amazon Warhammer slate they should be pitching day and night a Gaunt's Ghosts miniseries starring Sean Bean as Ibram Gaunt
April 4, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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April 2, 2025 at 2:19 AM
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rjs.bsky.social
Players not reading on-screen text be like
April 1, 2025 at 4:20 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
Nothing like a nice getaway with your partner to immediately give you a great #gamedev idea…for yet another new game.

I GOTTA FINISH SOMETHING, FIRST 🤪
March 29, 2025 at 4:11 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
I think a game about experimentation needs a better way to show the player important info than just a bulky status bar that reads "Money: $600".

If Igor (or the player) wants to know how many Francs they have, or how hungry The Debt Pit is, they can head down to the castle basement and check! 😄
The dungeon of a castle, a scientist in a hood is looking at a treasure chest featuring a tooltip that reads "I've saved up 600 Francs". There is also a tube sticking out of the ceiling, pointing at a very large hole in the floor
March 22, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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hayesbrown.bsky.social
if you are ever hesitating about running a D&D session, rest assured that hard part isn’t learning the rules, recruiting players, or even writing the story

it is getting six adults to agree on a day where everyone has several hours free to meet up
March 16, 2025 at 5:30 PM
theforevergm.bsky.social
Getting back to game dev and finding the creative joy in life, soon releasing my first game on Steam, 'Rumor Raiders'. Give it a wishlist if a city-arranger/word puzzle/dungeon push-your-luck sounds like it's up your very specific alley.

store.steampowered.com/app/3219910/...

#screenshotsaturday
Screencap of a game screen, it is a tetris-like game where the game pieces represent citizens of a town. One game piece indicates it is an 'Apothecary' named 'Henrietta Eaton'. Some game pieces also represent civic buildings. There is also a status bar with town details such as their silver reserves, electrum reserves, town debt and upkeep. There are also a number of other buttons for "View Dungeons", "Exit Game" or "Buy from Loremonger"
March 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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March 8, 2025 at 4:28 AM
theforevergm.bsky.social
I think I've heard a refrain before that you know your game is good if you cant stop playing it as you're building it.

Is that belief really that accurate? Not that I think my game is bad, but I'm playing it over and over to bugfix and iterate that I think in some small way I burn myself out of it
March 8, 2025 at 4:12 AM
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liveriver.bsky.social
Every adventurer understands that there might come a time where they must give up their lives to protect others. For each one that survives may go on to make a crucial difference.

Threaded Dungeons on #steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3461810/

#wishlistwednesday #indiegame #solodev #gamedev
February 26, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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micromanagementgames.com
Mind the shelves and pardon the mess!

Setting up pathfinding and navigation for an upcoming shop management game with an attitude.

Stay tuned for updates!

#gamedev #shopmanagement #bevyengine
February 19, 2025 at 8:03 AM
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shadestyle.bsky.social
#gamedev

Fuuuuuck Meeeee...

After what must have been a week of work, and 3 hours of bugfixes today, it's finally done.

At long last, I can now have a skill, (which is also a custom item) spawn itself when the skill is used, and then despawn itself when the animation completes.
January 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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fuck it

im a trans gamedev with no source of income currently, and im going to need the support

dropping my kofi here for anyone who wants to support me in these hard times

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January 20, 2025 at 3:35 PM