bsg_joel
@bsg-joel.bsky.social
Programmer, writer & community on DREDGE 🎣 at Black Salt Games 🇳🇿
Nebula, Hugo and 4x BAFTA nominee.
Nebula, Hugo and 4x BAFTA nominee.
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bsg_joel
@bsg-joel.bsky.social
· Oct 17
hi! i'm here now. i'm joel, the programmer & writer at black salt games.
i made DREDGE, and one day i'll make something else, too
i made DREDGE, and one day i'll make something else, too
insane to be stacked up amongst these other great games
November 13, 2025 at 1:03 AM
insane to be stacked up amongst these other great games
you should've seen my face a few months ago when i spent all weekend playing Two Point Museum and then got into work the next day to find an email from them in our inbox asking to collab
You might not like what finds you in the next Digiverse rift...
Scour the depths, and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Two Point Museum x @blacksaltgames.com's DREDGE is out now! 🎣
youtu.be/K2L_z9phxxw
Scour the depths, and discover why some things are best left forgotten.
Two Point Museum x @blacksaltgames.com's DREDGE is out now! 🎣
youtu.be/K2L_z9phxxw
Two Point Museum x Dredge Trailer | Free Update OUT NOW!
YouTube video by Two Point Studios
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
you should've seen my face a few months ago when i spent all weekend playing Two Point Museum and then got into work the next day to find an email from them in our inbox asking to collab
our friends next door JUST announced their tactical rollerblading game
The news has officially dropped ... Our debut title is Canvas City - a turn-based tactical RPG on rollerblades.
Follow an upcoming Spark Skating crew in their efforts to be number one and ignite a new movement in their creatively censored city. Wishlist on Steam from today!
#IndieGames #Gamescom
Follow an upcoming Spark Skating crew in their efforts to be number one and ignite a new movement in their creatively censored city. Wishlist on Steam from today!
#IndieGames #Gamescom
August 20, 2025 at 4:07 AM
our friends next door JUST announced their tactical rollerblading game
we are making a second game
Black Salt Games has officially begun pre-production on our second game!
With the team focused on our next journey, development of DREDGE has officially wrapped up. Our next title won't be DREDGE 2 but will be exploring a brand new world that the team is eager to share more about in the future.
With the team focused on our next journey, development of DREDGE has officially wrapped up. Our next title won't be DREDGE 2 but will be exploring a brand new world that the team is eager to share more about in the future.
July 3, 2025 at 10:23 PM
we are making a second game
cast n chill is an extremely beautiful and considered take on cozy fishing. fighting the fish feels realistic and satisfying, but it never relies on tension gauges or silly minigames.
very happy to be able to set this up with the team over the ditch
very happy to be able to set this up with the team over the ditch
We’re beyond excited to launch the DREDGE x Cast n Chill Bundle - a perfect pairing of two very different (but equally awesome) fishing games, now available together at 10% off!
🎣 Cast your line into both worlds today!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/55945...
🎣 Cast your line into both worlds today!
store.steampowered.com/bundle/55945...
July 1, 2025 at 7:28 AM
cast n chill is an extremely beautiful and considered take on cozy fishing. fighting the fish feels realistic and satisfying, but it never relies on tension gauges or silly minigames.
very happy to be able to set this up with the team over the ditch
very happy to be able to set this up with the team over the ditch
as a kiwi, this depiction of australians in death stranding 2 is extremely funny to me. who is kojima going to pick on next
June 29, 2025 at 6:05 PM
as a kiwi, this depiction of australians in death stranding 2 is extremely funny to me. who is kojima going to pick on next
like it or not but this is the lovecraftian ideal of a man
June 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
like it or not but this is the lovecraftian ideal of a man
girls tell me that it doesn't matter how small your dev team is, the important thing is how cohesive you are
it's entirely possible to be a solo dev and still not be aligned to the core vision of your game
it's entirely possible to be a solo dev and still not be aligned to the core vision of your game
June 12, 2025 at 6:25 AM
girls tell me that it doesn't matter how small your dev team is, the important thing is how cohesive you are
it's entirely possible to be a solo dev and still not be aligned to the core vision of your game
it's entirely possible to be a solo dev and still not be aligned to the core vision of your game
is this about my cube?
June 5, 2025 at 6:45 AM
is this about my cube?
triple vinyls from @lostincult.co.uk
seriously beautiful
seriously beautiful
April 29, 2025 at 7:54 PM
triple vinyls from @lostincult.co.uk
seriously beautiful
seriously beautiful
so that's why my package came late
April 14, 2025 at 1:12 AM
so that's why my package came late
i don't know if we ever actually told jon this but when we served this at the launch party, the bouncer ((who was high, and kissing people's wrists instead of stamping them)) walked over and put his fist through it
2 years ago we surprised the team with a special cake on launch day.
March 30, 2025 at 10:04 PM
i don't know if we ever actually told jon this but when we served this at the launch party, the bouncer ((who was high, and kissing people's wrists instead of stamping them)) walked over and put his fist through it
March 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM
if the dev of the northern path is on here i just want to chat
March 10, 2025 at 11:14 PM
if the dev of the northern path is on here i just want to chat
my livelihood is at stake
oh DREDGE is out on mobile now btw
oh DREDGE is out on mobile now btw
March 1, 2025 at 7:27 AM
my livelihood is at stake
oh DREDGE is out on mobile now btw
oh DREDGE is out on mobile now btw
my suggestion of using the inverted husk for this post was deemed 'too much'
February 15, 2025 at 5:02 AM
my suggestion of using the inverted husk for this post was deemed 'too much'
not a single speck of originality went into this video
January 31, 2025 at 9:07 PM
not a single speck of originality went into this video
joins server with 6.5k people and immediately DMs the owner
January 9, 2025 at 11:23 PM
joins server with 6.5k people and immediately DMs the owner
the black salt christmas gift this year was a set of greenstone hooks; one for each of us, carved from the same stone in the style of the hook from the dredge logo. incredible
January 7, 2025 at 2:25 AM
the black salt christmas gift this year was a set of greenstone hooks; one for each of us, carved from the same stone in the style of the hook from the dredge logo. incredible
they tell you not to release a game on a friday but true masochism is releasing one on xmas day.
DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand
DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand
December 24, 2024 at 6:11 PM
they tell you not to release a game on a friday but true masochism is releasing one on xmas day.
DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand
DREDGE is now free on EPIC. happy xmas from new zealand
please please stop emailing the web store and complaining that the fish poster is has blurry text. those are eldritch symbols from beyond the realm of human comprehension not a printing error
December 24, 2024 at 12:06 AM
please please stop emailing the web store and complaining that the fish poster is has blurry text. those are eldritch symbols from beyond the realm of human comprehension not a printing error
cheeky update to the plaque
December 19, 2024 at 11:56 PM
cheeky update to the plaque
that was the wrong button
December 18, 2024 at 7:59 AM
that was the wrong button
replace the entire awards with these muppets
December 13, 2024 at 3:50 AM
replace the entire awards with these muppets
could we have let the developers speak instead
December 13, 2024 at 3:38 AM
could we have let the developers speak instead