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@briefsge.bsky.social
A micro-fund presented by @goldextra.bsky.social. run by @allworms.bsky.social and @mercuryskies.bsky.social. Open call every year. For more info: goldextra.com/en/briefs-microgame-series
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· Sep 26
Our 2025 series is out now!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
Support friend of the Briefs!
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Every subscription directly supports contributors.
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October 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Support friend of the Briefs!
Our 2025 series is out now!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
September 26, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Our 2025 series is out now!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
The CHEESE is here with three games by talented developers.
The cheesy, the cheesying, the cheese-able all playable for free here:
itch.io/b/3301/brief...
You wanted shorter artsier games? You'd better pick the bundle up!
And finally:
Phoebii's Preserve by @studiovessel.bsky.social
It's a cyberpunk dating simulator where love can be bought with cheese!
Phoebii's Preserve by @studiovessel.bsky.social
It's a cyberpunk dating simulator where love can be bought with cheese!
September 24, 2025 at 1:08 PM
And finally:
Phoebii's Preserve by @studiovessel.bsky.social
It's a cyberpunk dating simulator where love can be bought with cheese!
Phoebii's Preserve by @studiovessel.bsky.social
It's a cyberpunk dating simulator where love can be bought with cheese!
Joining the Friday line-up:
@bagenzos.house with BAETYL
"baetyl is a lateral thinking puzzle game with a mysterious story."
@bagenzos.house with BAETYL
"baetyl is a lateral thinking puzzle game with a mysterious story."
September 23, 2025 at 7:44 AM
Joining the Friday line-up:
@bagenzos.house with BAETYL
"baetyl is a lateral thinking puzzle game with a mysterious story."
@bagenzos.house with BAETYL
"baetyl is a lateral thinking puzzle game with a mysterious story."
Let's meet the games you'll get to play ON FRIDAY!
First from @ratrogue.bsky.social
"I Made A Game For You is a game where you play a game while talking to your dad who made the game."
First from @ratrogue.bsky.social
"I Made A Game For You is a game where you play a game while talking to your dad who made the game."
September 22, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Let's meet the games you'll get to play ON FRIDAY!
First from @ratrogue.bsky.social
"I Made A Game For You is a game where you play a game while talking to your dad who made the game."
First from @ratrogue.bsky.social
"I Made A Game For You is a game where you play a game while talking to your dad who made the game."
Our 2025 series drops next Friday on 26th!
With games by:
@studiovessel.bsky.social
@bagenzos.house
@ratrogue.bsky.social
Stay tuuuned!
With games by:
@studiovessel.bsky.social
@bagenzos.house
@ratrogue.bsky.social
Stay tuuuned!
studiovessel.bsky.social
September 16, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Our 2025 series drops next Friday on 26th!
With games by:
@studiovessel.bsky.social
@bagenzos.house
@ratrogue.bsky.social
Stay tuuuned!
With games by:
@studiovessel.bsky.social
@bagenzos.house
@ratrogue.bsky.social
Stay tuuuned!
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Coming soon to a town near you (probably) in a bag full of indie games, Indiepocalypse #65!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@hexrae.bsky.social
-Cover by
Dajia Zhou (www.dajiazhou.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-65
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@hexrae.bsky.social
-Cover by
Dajia Zhou (www.dajiazhou.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-65
June 6, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Coming soon to a town near you (probably) in a bag full of indie games, Indiepocalypse #65!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@hexrae.bsky.social
-Cover by
Dajia Zhou (www.dajiazhou.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-65
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by
@hexrae.bsky.social
-Cover by
Dajia Zhou (www.dajiazhou.com)
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-65
One of our curators has opened his narrative design courses again!
Narrative courses are accepting applications again!
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
allworms.notion.site
Three 4-week courses:
Narrative Crash Course! July 4th!
Breakneck Narratives! Aug 1st!
Strangened Narratives! Aug 29th!
All are available as a bundle at a massive discount!
Share and APPLY!
#gamedev #indiedev #narrative
allworms.notion.site
Current Courses! | Notion
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allworms.notion.site
June 2, 2025 at 4:45 AM
One of our curators has opened his narrative design courses again!
The open call is now closed with 114 applications! We can't wait to dive in and read your awesome ideas.
And then get depressed because we can't give money to everybody.
And then get depressed because we can't give money to everybody.
May 26, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The open call is now closed with 114 applications! We can't wait to dive in and read your awesome ideas.
And then get depressed because we can't give money to everybody.
And then get depressed because we can't give money to everybody.
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Belated love to @amazefest.bsky.social and everyone in it! @briefsge.bsky.social team, you were the best. A joyful first time at the festival (meeting the mandatory flamingo quota ofc ofc).
May 25, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Belated love to @amazefest.bsky.social and everyone in it! @briefsge.bsky.social team, you were the best. A joyful first time at the festival (meeting the mandatory flamingo quota ofc ofc).
One day remain!
The countdown for the open call is real. We will close the applications for our 1500 EUR grant on 24th of May!
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
May 23, 2025 at 4:34 PM
One day remain!
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Back from A MAZE and from Berlin! Here's @briefsge.bsky.social's panel on short games feat. our @laughingpinecone.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/xDZCnfM...
AMAZE 2025 / Berlin / Day 2
YouTube video by A MAZE.
www.youtube.com
May 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Back from A MAZE and from Berlin! Here's @briefsge.bsky.social's panel on short games feat. our @laughingpinecone.bsky.social www.youtube.com/live/xDZCnfM...
The countdown for the open call is real. We will close the applications for our 1500 EUR grant on 24th of May!
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
May 21, 2025 at 11:28 PM
The countdown for the open call is real. We will close the applications for our 1500 EUR grant on 24th of May!
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
Wanna make a short artsy game about CHEESE and get sweet cheese for it? You got three days left!
Share, repost, AND APPLY!
#indiedev #gamedev
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
If you're thinking about applying don't take too long now!
The open call closes next week!
NEXT WEEK PEOPLE!
The open call closes next week!
NEXT WEEK PEOPLE!
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
May 18, 2025 at 8:19 PM
If you're thinking about applying don't take too long now!
The open call closes next week!
NEXT WEEK PEOPLE!
The open call closes next week!
NEXT WEEK PEOPLE!
If you aren't at @amazefest.bsky.social and still want to listen to the panel of our alums, don't worry there is a recording!
Starts at 1:27 mark
youtu.be/xDZCnfM_TN0?...
Starts at 1:27 mark
youtu.be/xDZCnfM_TN0?...
AMAZE 2025 / Berlin / Day 2
YouTube video by A MAZE.
youtu.be
May 15, 2025 at 6:12 PM
If you aren't at @amazefest.bsky.social and still want to listen to the panel of our alums, don't worry there is a recording!
Starts at 1:27 mark
youtu.be/xDZCnfM_TN0?...
Starts at 1:27 mark
youtu.be/xDZCnfM_TN0?...
You can also play our entire catalogue so far at @amazefest.bsky.social Come and give our excellent games a spin!
May 14, 2025 at 5:54 PM
You can also play our entire catalogue so far at @amazefest.bsky.social Come and give our excellent games a spin!
If you're in Berlin this week for @amazefest.bsky.social don't miss a panel with our alums hosted by @mercuryskies.bsky.social
amazeberlin2025.sched.com/event/238vI/...
amazeberlin2025.sched.com/event/238vI/...
A MAZE. / Berlin 2025: Short Games Done Briefs
View more about this event at A MAZE. / Berlin 2025
amazeberlin2025.sched.com
May 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
If you're in Berlin this week for @amazefest.bsky.social don't miss a panel with our alums hosted by @mercuryskies.bsky.social
amazeberlin2025.sched.com/event/238vI/...
amazeberlin2025.sched.com/event/238vI/...
About half way through the open call! Don't forget to apply!
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
May 10, 2025 at 6:00 PM
About half way through the open call! Don't forget to apply!
Briefs occasionally takes over @goldextra.bsky.social podcast Art Wire to talk with us alums!
Have a listen to see how the development went!
#indiedev #gamedev
podcast.goldextra.com
Have a listen to see how the development went!
#indiedev #gamedev
podcast.goldextra.com
THE ART WIRE by gold extra
Exploring the intersection of art and technology
podcast.goldextra.com
May 10, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Briefs occasionally takes over @goldextra.bsky.social podcast Art Wire to talk with us alums!
Have a listen to see how the development went!
#indiedev #gamedev
podcast.goldextra.com
Have a listen to see how the development went!
#indiedev #gamedev
podcast.goldextra.com
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Uh-oh. I feel my brain spiraling.
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
May 8, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Uh-oh. I feel my brain spiraling.
If you're not sure what kind of games we're looking for and our previous series somehow don't give you an idea, do get a fresh copy of Indiepocalypse!
Get it even you have an idea.
Just get Indiepocalypse!
Get it even you have an idea.
Just get Indiepocalypse!
Back with another collection of games that shouldn't need anyone convincing you for you to check them out, its Indiepocalypse #64!
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @spacelionz.bsky.social
-Cover by @chiliflakess.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-64
-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @spacelionz.bsky.social
-Cover by @chiliflakess.bsky.social
pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-64
May 2, 2025 at 5:18 PM
If you're not sure what kind of games we're looking for and our previous series somehow don't give you an idea, do get a fresh copy of Indiepocalypse!
Get it even you have an idea.
Just get Indiepocalypse!
Get it even you have an idea.
Just get Indiepocalypse!
Reposted by BRIEFS
As someone who participated in the first year, it's a great initiative and good for both the scene and the participants
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
April 24, 2025 at 9:08 PM
As someone who participated in the first year, it's a great initiative and good for both the scene and the participants
Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized. Think € 1500 for that effort.
More details at the link:
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-a-...
More details at the link:
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-a-...
BRIEFS - a microgame series | gold extra
WELCOME TO BRIEFS!Briefs is a micro game publishing series curated by Georg Hobmeier and Evgeni Puzankov. Since 2022, gold extra has been offering scholarships for the development of games the size of...
www.goldextra.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized. Think € 1500 for that effort.
More details at the link:
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-a-...
More details at the link:
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-a-...
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
BRIEFS 2025 - Cheese - Apply NOW! | gold extra
WHAT’S BRIEFS?Briefs is a micro-publishing initiative that gives out small grants for small digital games. Think jam sized.Think € 1500 for that effort. You will find a link to submit a project at the...
www.goldextra.com
April 24, 2025 at 3:51 PM
BRIEFS IS BACK!
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
The open call is NOW!
The theme is CHEESE!
Think 1500 EUR to make a short game! Think jam-sized, like 40 hours to make it over a couple months.
Pitch your game and get that cheese.
Apply until 22nd of May!
www.goldextra.com/en/briefs-20...
#indiedev #gamedev #art
