The Pioneer Valley Game Developers
@pvgd.bsky.social
We're a community of professional and independent digital artists, designers, engineers, and creatives working in the game industry out of Western Massachusetts.
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Next week I'm doing another Game Dev Stories hangout in the @bostongamedev.bsky.social Discord! These have been real fun.
Game Dev Stories with Bryant Francis, featuring Luigi Guatieri, Wed, Nov 19, 2025, 7:00 PM | Meetup
Bryant Francis sits down with Luigi Guatieri to get his game dev story!
Come join the Boston Game Dev [Discord](https://discord.gg/pTq5qs6a6k), where the event will be liv
www.meetup.com
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Next week I'm doing another Game Dev Stories hangout in the @bostongamedev.bsky.social Discord! These have been real fun.
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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
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
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
Who's ready to begin their own bigass-sword-adventure?
Wishlist here! store.steampowered.com/app/1885930/...
#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
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Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
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We're thrilled to welcome Kate Edwards (Geogrify, former IGDA/GGJ) to Checkpoint Festival next month for her talk: When Worlds Collide - Creating Games in a Polarized World.
Don't miss it! Get your tickets for Checkpoint now. Attend in-person or virtually.
checkpointfestival.com
Don't miss it! Get your tickets for Checkpoint now. Attend in-person or virtually.
checkpointfestival.com
October 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM
We're thrilled to welcome Kate Edwards (Geogrify, former IGDA/GGJ) to Checkpoint Festival next month for her talk: When Worlds Collide - Creating Games in a Polarized World.
Don't miss it! Get your tickets for Checkpoint now. Attend in-person or virtually.
checkpointfestival.com
Don't miss it! Get your tickets for Checkpoint now. Attend in-person or virtually.
checkpointfestival.com
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Missed your chance to back BLANKSWORD on Kickstarter? It's not too late! Late pledges can be made up to November 24th. Plentiful rewards are still available on our page:
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
BLANKSWORD
An Angelic Roguelike RPG
www.kickstarter.com
October 26, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Missed your chance to back BLANKSWORD on Kickstarter? It's not too late! Late pledges can be made up to November 24th. Plentiful rewards are still available on our page:
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
⚔️Our Artbook
⚔️Design your own Item
⚔️Compose a battle theme
⚔️A 100% REAL chunk of BLANK's brain mailed to y- ok maybe not that one
Alright, *fine*, we'll post up another trailer for you. ;)
#indiegames, #indiedev, #gamedev, #driftscavenger
#indiegames, #indiedev, #gamedev, #driftscavenger
Woah! We just released a new trailer for our game Drift Scavenger and it got covered by IGN and Game Trailers!
This is super exciting for our little team of 2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jvj...
This is super exciting for our little team of 2!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Jvj...
Drift Scavenger - Official Gameplay Teaser Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers
www.youtube.com
October 24, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Alright, *fine*, we'll post up another trailer for you. ;)
#indiegames, #indiedev, #gamedev, #driftscavenger
#indiegames, #indiedev, #gamedev, #driftscavenger
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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...
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
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...
www.ign.com/videos/drift...
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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
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
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
He's the main character in my third person #VR game, Stabby Stabby Loot Loot.
#VRGaming #Animation #ActionRPG
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Exciting news! 🎉 Capsule Critters, our relaxing puzzle-matching game, is part of the AndroidXR launch lineup on the new Samsung Galaxy XR headset!
You can grab it now on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petricore.capsulecritters.androidxr
You can grab it now on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petricore.capsulecritters.androidxr
October 22, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Exciting news! 🎉 Capsule Critters, our relaxing puzzle-matching game, is part of the AndroidXR launch lineup on the new Samsung Galaxy XR headset!
You can grab it now on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petricore.capsulecritters.androidxr
You can grab it now on the Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.petricore.capsulecritters.androidxr
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outer, and I cannot stress this enough, wilds
(honest question) what are the “good” video games? artistically i mean, not in a “i enjoyed this escapist slop” kind of way
Well. It's not Red Dead Redemption 2, but it's like one of three video games I'd genuinely consider good.
October 21, 2025 at 6:38 PM
outer, and I cannot stress this enough, wilds
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Folks, if you want to play a game that makes an absolute meal of this stuff, follow that Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
The Season of Swords is upon us.
The Season of Swords is upon us.
Coming soon: Swords Without Master
A ttrpg of strange sorceries, brutal violence and astounding wonder by Epidiah Ravachol.
www.kickstarter.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Folks, if you want to play a game that makes an absolute meal of this stuff, follow that Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/unw...
The Season of Swords is upon us.
The Season of Swords is upon us.
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Frogmageddon - Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by Frogmageddon
www.youtube.com
October 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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This one's for all the pipino out there...
We're making a cozy cooking game about the food we grew up with made by the people we love. Ahria, our engineer, is filipino, and in celebration of #FilipinoHistoryMonth, I modeled her favorite pancit dish made by her mom.
Follow us for more game updates!
We're making a cozy cooking game about the food we grew up with made by the people we love. Ahria, our engineer, is filipino, and in celebration of #FilipinoHistoryMonth, I modeled her favorite pancit dish made by her mom.
Follow us for more game updates!
October 17, 2025 at 2:29 PM
This one's for all the pipino out there...
We're making a cozy cooking game about the food we grew up with made by the people we love. Ahria, our engineer, is filipino, and in celebration of #FilipinoHistoryMonth, I modeled her favorite pancit dish made by her mom.
Follow us for more game updates!
We're making a cozy cooking game about the food we grew up with made by the people we love. Ahria, our engineer, is filipino, and in celebration of #FilipinoHistoryMonth, I modeled her favorite pancit dish made by her mom.
Follow us for more game updates!
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
Hey MADevs! Let's hang out with some burgers and games on Nov 2nd. #pioneervalley, #pvgd, #westernmassachusetts, #indiedev, #gamedev
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As our Kickstarter campaign just breached 50k€, I want to give a big shoutout to @lucafisher.bsky.social for stepping up the last couple weeks in helping me managing the socials - he's the one running our fanart showcase posts among other things and he's been a very excellent trainee 🐟💙
October 13, 2025 at 2:41 PM
As our Kickstarter campaign just breached 50k€, I want to give a big shoutout to @lucafisher.bsky.social for stepping up the last couple weeks in helping me managing the socials - he's the one running our fanart showcase posts among other things and he's been a very excellent trainee 🐟💙
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⚔ Artist Spotlight! ⚔
BLANKSWORD, our story-rich roguelike RPG, has two weeks left in its Kickstarter campaign! To celebrate, we're highlighting artists in our community.
This poppy, celebratory piece comes from Fletchier, a member of our Discord! Thanks for 100% funding everyone!
Links below! ⬇️
BLANKSWORD, our story-rich roguelike RPG, has two weeks left in its Kickstarter campaign! To celebrate, we're highlighting artists in our community.
This poppy, celebratory piece comes from Fletchier, a member of our Discord! Thanks for 100% funding everyone!
Links below! ⬇️
October 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
⚔ Artist Spotlight! ⚔
BLANKSWORD, our story-rich roguelike RPG, has two weeks left in its Kickstarter campaign! To celebrate, we're highlighting artists in our community.
This poppy, celebratory piece comes from Fletchier, a member of our Discord! Thanks for 100% funding everyone!
Links below! ⬇️
BLANKSWORD, our story-rich roguelike RPG, has two weeks left in its Kickstarter campaign! To celebrate, we're highlighting artists in our community.
This poppy, celebratory piece comes from Fletchier, a member of our Discord! Thanks for 100% funding everyone!
Links below! ⬇️
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2 major news for Blanksword's Kickstarter campaign:
- WE'RE 90% FUNDED with only 4500€ left to meet our goal!
- We extended the campaign's duration by 1 week, meaning we have 14 DAYS LEFT to not only reach our funding goal but try to meet our first stretch goal!
GO GO GO GO!!!!
- WE'RE 90% FUNDED with only 4500€ left to meet our goal!
- We extended the campaign's duration by 1 week, meaning we have 14 DAYS LEFT to not only reach our funding goal but try to meet our first stretch goal!
GO GO GO GO!!!!
BLANKSWORD
An Angelic Roguelike RPG
www.kickstarter.com
October 10, 2025 at 2:22 PM
2 major news for Blanksword's Kickstarter campaign:
- WE'RE 90% FUNDED with only 4500€ left to meet our goal!
- We extended the campaign's duration by 1 week, meaning we have 14 DAYS LEFT to not only reach our funding goal but try to meet our first stretch goal!
GO GO GO GO!!!!
- WE'RE 90% FUNDED with only 4500€ left to meet our goal!
- We extended the campaign's duration by 1 week, meaning we have 14 DAYS LEFT to not only reach our funding goal but try to meet our first stretch goal!
GO GO GO GO!!!!
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9 DAYS LEFT to back BLANKSWORD, our Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that lost his brain!
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
BLANKSWORD
An Angelic Roguelike RPG
www.kickstarter.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:17 AM
9 DAYS LEFT to back BLANKSWORD, our Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that lost his brain!
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
⚔ God is waiting. ⚔
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yesterday alone yall helped blanksword raise an additional ~4k!
being able to fund cool art from cool, unique, artists is so important
being able to fund cool art from cool, unique, artists is so important
Our indie Roguelike RPG where you play an Angel that rebuilds his brain back from scratch is over 50% funded on Kickstarter, with 2 weeks left to go.
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
We need ⚔️ YOUR HELP ⚔️ to cross the finish line!
(Kickstarter, Steam Demo & Discord links in first comment 🔽)
October 3, 2025 at 5:37 PM
yesterday alone yall helped blanksword raise an additional ~4k!
being able to fund cool art from cool, unique, artists is so important
being able to fund cool art from cool, unique, artists is so important
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⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
September 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
⚔️TIME ⚔️ TO ⚔️ RECLAIM ⚔️ YOUR ⚔️ BRAIN⚔️
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
Blanksword's Steam Demo & Kickstarter Campaign just launched as of RIGHT NOW!
Play the Demo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...
Preorder the game on Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/283...
Join the Discord: discord.gg/ftmCfsupyv
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
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
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
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
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.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
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.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