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Indie game devs making retro and retro-inspired games!

The Aching • Enigma Heart • In Silence Waits

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Hadrosaurus Software @hadrosaurus.net · Jun 21
In Enigma Heart, you begin the story as a wanderer, traveling from place to place. Why? We don't know. After an encounter in the woods with some monsters, you've lost your memory.

The cool part? You can wishlist it on #Steam right now!

store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...

#ScreenshotSaturday
A pixel art scene of a grassy field, with a dense wood at the horizon along with the crumbled ruins of a stone tower nearby. A river runs through the field. Zalia, the protagonist, walks toward the camera, along the bank of the river. Zalia walks, tightrope-style, on a fallen tree which acts as a bridge between two grass-covered rocky cliffs. Bare-limbed trees line both cliffs. We're very, very high up, as the trees below appear quite small. A bit more of a serene scene. Zalia, her back to us, sits in the grass at the shore of a lake. Her sword and shield sit in the grass near her. The lake surface is as flat and calm as a mill pond. The sun is low in the sky, probably setting. The mountains in the background reflect off the lake's surface, and the low-hanging sun shimmers on the water. A side-scrolling scene more typical of the gameplay. Zalia stands in some tall grass near the entrance of a forest. The scene is at sunset, as the sky is filled with brilliant gold, orange, and purple colors, with orange and gold-colored clouds. She's standing still, looking into the woods, and calling out: "Hello?"
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martijnfrazer.bsky.social
Sign ups for Dosember are OPEN 🔥

dosember.com/signup
Signup - Dosember
Every year members of the streaming community on Twitch join together to spend the entire month of December celebrating games from the era of MS-DOS on the personal computer and promoting each other
dosember.com
October 16, 2025 at 7:10 PM
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davidxnewton.bsky.social
The intro slide for my Doom videos on Youtube, done by @foxboy83.bsky.social a couple of years ago! I got in touch with them after they had done a couple of amazing pictures of the anthro Daisy, and I absolutely adore the contrast between the two of us :) www.furaffinity.net/view/50157634/
Two anthro rabbits David and Daisy, back to back and fending off some unseen demon horde. Daisy is wearing the armour from the modern Doom games and looking tough and confident, David is in casual clothes and hanging back more nervously
December 6, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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davidxnewton.bsky.social
Major evolution in the GZDoom community tonight - the regular contributors finally had enough of the project lead, who had been very hard to work with for a long time. He dug in and told them "If you don't like it, go and make your own fork."

UZDoom is now live here.
github.com/UZDoom/UZDoom
GitHub - UZDoom/UZDoom: UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities
UZDoom is a feature centric port for all Doom engine games, based on ZDoom, adding an OpenGL renderer and powerful scripting capabilities - UZDoom/UZDoom
github.com
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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junlper.beer
if you needed another reason to stop using spotify:
culturecrave.co Culture Crave 🍿 @culturecrave.co · Oct 6
Spotify is partnering with ChatGPT

• Will personalize music and podcast recommendations

• Available on an opt-in basis
October 6, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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cyansorcery.com
🦌it would be really cool and funny if we could ratio Blobun into this, but we need your help!
gamemaker.io GameMaker @gamemaker.io · Oct 2
It’s time for the GameMaker Awards 2025! 🎉🏆
This year with a few changes. We're asking you to nominate the games and tools that you love in the community! (You’re still welcome to nominate your own)
Plus a new category ✨ Community Legend ✨
🔗 gamemaker.io/en/blog/game...
GAMEMAKER AWARDS 2025 - WHO WILL YOU NOMINATE?
October 2, 2025 at 4:53 PM
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heyitsdora.com
Remember kids:
- Discord is not a place for storing game dev/project materials
- You (probably) don't need Jira
- Your internal deadlines should be BEFORE their final due date
- Don't put up with stuff; speak up
- If someone can't speak up, speak up for them
- Stay a little silly but take no shit
September 30, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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supercrip1994.bsky.social
This isn't a review of Silksong, since I physically can't play. Instead, this is a reflection of the Metroidvania genre, particularly exploring Silksong's failures and minor successes. Read my latest Access Designed on @ign.com here:

www.ign.com/articles/hol...
Hollow Knight: Silksong Reinforces the Metroidvania Genre’s Accessibility Barriers - IGN
There are overarching accessibility problems in the Metroidvania genre, and Hollow Knight: Silksong is just perpetuating and reinforcing inaccessible barriers.
www.ign.com
September 25, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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rally.luckyraven.cc
I am a strong advocate for Universal Basic Income. I think that money is best spent as an investment in people, up-front, to afford them the freedom to explore their potential and live with dignity. Presently, we treat money as a reward, as Chuck-E-Cheese tickets we get for being Good at Work.
September 27, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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noahfuelgaming.bsky.social
Nostalgia, games, & cute branding aren’t neutral when they’re used to soften state power.

If you’re angry at “politics in games” but not at ICE turning Pokémon into a propaganda tool, maybe you’re not against politics
September 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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hadrosaurus.net
Most of the work on Enigma Heart for the past few weeks has been building environments and writing scripts for the end of the first act. We're getting close!

➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...

➡️ hadrosoft.itch.io/enigma-heart

#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #EnigmaHeart
A screenshot of Enigma Heart: a pixel art scene of a room in a medieval-style house with timber framing an walls that are gray brick at the base before transitioning to lavender plaster. There is a table with a sword and shield on it, a bookshelf, a bed flanked by two nightstands, a fireplace, and a table with a bowl of fruit on it, along with firewood in piles near the fireplace. Zalia, the heroine of the game: a dark-skinned woman with a purple streak in her hair and wearing purple, white, and teal, stands in the middle of the room. On the nightstand is a portrait of Esme, her love interest: a woman with red hair. A status bar at the top of the screenshot shows the player's health, level, mana, and experience. A screenshot of Enigma Heart: a pixel art scene of the interior of a building made of red wood with light-colored hardwood floors. The room is a boat workshop: filled with workbenches, half-filled boats, sails, and an anchor. There's a brick fireplace against the wall, and a bed in the foreground. In the room are Gage, a man wearing a leather apron and a very bright green hat, and Zalia, the main character, a woman wearing purple and white and teal, and with a purple streak in her hair. Pixel art scene from Enigma Heart. Zalia and Priscilla are on a dock: Zalia sitting on a crate, Priscilla standing. The long tails of Priscilla's pirate-style headband are blowing in the window. Both have their backs turned to the camera. It's sunset, with the sky in shades of gold, orange, and purple, with gold and orange clouds. The lighting is low, and slightly reddish. The ocean stretches off to the horizon. A text box, indicating Zalia is speaking, reads, "This is nice." Zalia is climbing a ladder through a thin vertical tunnel deep in a dark cave. The only light in the scene is cast off by glowing mushrooms, giving the entire scene an eerie cyan glow. In the middle of the screen, a horizontal tunnel cuts across Zalia's path. There are two spinning blade discs inside the horizontal tunnel, that presumably move back and forth. Inside, as if shredded by them, is a dead goblin.
September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
hadrosaurus.net
Most of the work on Enigma Heart for the past few weeks has been building environments and writing scripts for the end of the first act. We're getting close!

➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...

➡️ hadrosoft.itch.io/enigma-heart

#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #EnigmaHeart
A screenshot of Enigma Heart: a pixel art scene of a room in a medieval-style house with timber framing an walls that are gray brick at the base before transitioning to lavender plaster. There is a table with a sword and shield on it, a bookshelf, a bed flanked by two nightstands, a fireplace, and a table with a bowl of fruit on it, along with firewood in piles near the fireplace. Zalia, the heroine of the game: a dark-skinned woman with a purple streak in her hair and wearing purple, white, and teal, stands in the middle of the room. On the nightstand is a portrait of Esme, her love interest: a woman with red hair. A status bar at the top of the screenshot shows the player's health, level, mana, and experience. A screenshot of Enigma Heart: a pixel art scene of the interior of a building made of red wood with light-colored hardwood floors. The room is a boat workshop: filled with workbenches, half-filled boats, sails, and an anchor. There's a brick fireplace against the wall, and a bed in the foreground. In the room are Gage, a man wearing a leather apron and a very bright green hat, and Zalia, the main character, a woman wearing purple and white and teal, and with a purple streak in her hair. Pixel art scene from Enigma Heart. Zalia and Priscilla are on a dock: Zalia sitting on a crate, Priscilla standing. The long tails of Priscilla's pirate-style headband are blowing in the window. Both have their backs turned to the camera. It's sunset, with the sky in shades of gold, orange, and purple, with gold and orange clouds. The lighting is low, and slightly reddish. The ocean stretches off to the horizon. A text box, indicating Zalia is speaking, reads, "This is nice." Zalia is climbing a ladder through a thin vertical tunnel deep in a dark cave. The only light in the scene is cast off by glowing mushrooms, giving the entire scene an eerie cyan glow. In the middle of the screen, a horizontal tunnel cuts across Zalia's path. There are two spinning blade discs inside the horizontal tunnel, that presumably move back and forth. Inside, as if shredded by them, is a dead goblin.
September 23, 2025 at 6:17 PM
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vladadraws.bsky.social
In all and complete honesty, GDC has not been for *developers* for a long time, and especially not for *workers*.

We need a Game Workers Conference. Unironically.
September 22, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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sapphirefla.me
I know I haven't posted in a while, but I do have some exciting news... a week from now (on September 19), @sagexpo.org is starting, and Thunder Edge will be there! Come kick robot butt as the titular electric superheroine next week!

#pixelart #gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev #ThunderEdge
September 12, 2025 at 5:30 PM
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htxgames.bsky.social
Demo out now!

#AndumGalaxy #screenshotsaturday #screenshotsunday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GameMaker #RETROGAMING #nes #8bit #pixelart

DOWNLOAD: htx-games.itch.io/andum-galaxy
May 21, 2025 at 10:52 PM
hadrosaurus.net
You can explore places like this in our game #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGame
Screenshot of Enigma Heart. Zalia is in a grassy field that ends at a slope leading into some water. There are typha plants in the water, poking up through the surface. In the background, the water extends to the horizon. Screenshot of Enigma Heart. It's a pixel art scene of a tavern at sunset in a village deep in a forest with mountains in the background. The inside of the tavern, which we can see through the window, is brightly lit. Zalia, our main character, a dark-skinned woman wearing teal and white and purple and with a purple streak in her hair, sits at a table, a bottle and two empty glasses in front of her. Zalia stands at the entrance of a fortress made up of greenish teal tiles. She's in a canoe in the water. A waterfall covers the entrance. Beyond the waterfall are an obelisk and two large statues of a horned figure wielding a spear. The sky outside is a brightly-colored sunset sky of blurple, orange, and gold. Zalia is climbing a ladder through a thin vertical tunnel deep in a dark cave. The only light in the scene is cast off by glowing mushrooms, giving the entire scene an eerie cyan glow. In the middle of the screen, a horizontal tunnel cuts across Zalia's path. There are two spinning blade discs inside the horizontal tunnel, that presumably move back and forth. Inside, as if shredded by them, is a dead goblin.
September 7, 2025 at 3:11 PM
hadrosaurus.net
For #ScreenshotSaturday this week, a collection of scenes we've been working on recently for Enigma Heart! We're speeding toward having the demo finished and ready to play.

➡️ WISHLIST Enigma Heart today!
store.steampowered.com/app/2986980/...

Also on itch: hadrosoft.itch.io/enigma-heart
Enigma Heart's title screen, showing a pixel art scene of Esme standing on a grassy cliff looking out over the ocean at night. Moonlight shimmers on the surface of the water as stars twinkle in the sky. The Enigma Heart logo is in the middle of the screen. Screenshot of Enigma Heart. Zalia is in a grassy field that ends at a slope leading into some water. There are typha plants in the water, poking up through the surface. In the background, the water extends to the horizon. A high-resolution watercolor-style illustration of a crowd of people gathered in a royal throne room. The room itself is awash in warm, inviting yellow light. The mood of the crowd appears jovial and social. One spear-wielding guard is giving a welcoming gesture to a woman with two children, inviting them in to visit the king. One member of the crowd is holding a dog. One woman in particular is speaking enthusiastically with the king, who appears to be listening intently. The image is surrounded by a gold frame with gold ornamental circles, and teal corner accents featuring icons such as hearts, a labrys, and crossed swords. Text underneath the image reads: Once upon a time, the realm of Lufain thrived under the just rule of its noble king, Eryndor. He was beloved by his people -- yet, as does for us all, Eryndor's time came to an end. The crown passed to his son, Regnar. A pixel art scene in a village deep in the woods. In the background is a forest that extends toward a mountain range on the horizon, set against a brilliant blue sky that peeks out between the forest canopy above. A funeral procession is passing by. The main character, Zalia, is one of the pallbearers. Behind the coffin is a line of people, led by the widow, dressed in black and wearing a veil, and crying into her hands.
September 6, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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haleyretromancer.bsky.social
Part 3 of Mass Effect 1, Insanity run tonight! I'll be playing through Feros and some more of the galaxy tonight!

twitch.tv/haleytheretr...

#twitch #youtube #streamer #vtuber #hangout #casual #masseffect #commandershepard #stream #twitch #youtube
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
September 5, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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heyitsdora.com
Something marketing and pr firms need to get better at is working with small budgets and providing actual bespoke planning that are targeted to a game's content and audience
August 18, 2025 at 11:27 PM
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indiegames76.bsky.social
Indie games seem better than AAA nowadays

#IndieGames #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #GamingCommunity
August 4, 2025 at 6:10 PM
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gothdonutgames.bsky.social
My Castlevania-like "Lady Dracula" will be releasing an official Demo soon.

Wishlist on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/3624840/Lady_Dracula/

Glitch art and footage by @glitchwolfe.studio
Music by @mikhailagkonov.bsky.social
Game by me

#indiegame #castlevania #glitchart #pixelart #vampire
August 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
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brianna.town
Chronicles IV: Ebonheim is a classic dungeon-crawling CRPG with nuanced character building and brutal, turn-based tactical combat.

Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
August 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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hadrosaurus.net
Development of the story and main adventure in Enigma Heart is proceeding! The scripting engine is robust and featureful (is that a word?!) and there's real progression starting to happen from the player's end!

#ScreenshotSaturday #EnigmaHeart
Pixel art scene from Enigma Heart, showing Zalia taking point as she escorts Remont, his horses, and their wagon full of grain through a forest.
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
hadrosaurus.net
Development of the story and main adventure in Enigma Heart is proceeding! The scripting engine is robust and featureful (is that a word?!) and there's real progression starting to happen from the player's end!

#ScreenshotSaturday #EnigmaHeart
Pixel art scene from Enigma Heart, showing Zalia taking point as she escorts Remont, his horses, and their wagon full of grain through a forest.
July 26, 2025 at 7:15 PM
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iantos.bsky.social
Maybe we could find out.

Mastercard (US): 1-800-627-8372
Mastercard (Int.): +1-636-722-7111
Visa (US + Can): 1 800 847 2911
Visa (AUS): 1 800 125 440
PayPal: +44-0203-901-7000
mrpecu.bsky.social Mr Peculiar 🔞 @mrpecu.bsky.social · Jul 24
Collective Shout, the group that took credit for bullying Mastercard into recently censoring more platforms, stated that apparently it took them ~1000 phonecalls to convince them to give them what they wanted?

We got like way more people than that don't we?
dieselbrain.bsky.social Dieselbrain @dieselbrain.bsky.social · Jul 24
ok then. one angle of attack then needs to be actively bombarding Visa and Mastercard's phone numbers and emails.

are customer support phone numbers/emails the best avenue to start with or is there a better option?
July 24, 2025 at 3:53 AM
hadrosaurus.net
Hey, camera guy? Wanna join us down on the ground? We've got three shots to get through today and we're losing light.

#GameDev #PixelArt #EnigmaHeart
Screenshot of Enigma Heart, but I've goofed up the camera and we're looking up into the sky (which ends abruptly into black about two thirds of the way up the screen)
July 22, 2025 at 5:27 PM