Day 13 celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc tariff

Happy Valentine's Day-I'd be remiss to not mention @kitfoxgames.com's Boyfriend Dungeon. Montreal #indiede /publisher with fingers in other criticallyacclaimed pies too - Dwarf Fortress, Caves of Qud, (and 6 Ages has been on my wishlist forever)

Day 12 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc woo 51st (not woo)

Quebec is arguably epicentre of CAD gamedev (with Montreal being supreme capital). I want to call out @eidosmontreal.com today, from #Deus Ex:HR to #TombRaider to Marvel's #GotG (which I hope to play this year!).

all bangers - all day

Day 11 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc of recent stuff

One game I'm aiming to finish this year is the 1970s detective thriller #Kona by #indiedev studio Parabole based out of Quebec City, QC.

Now often you get games set in rural northern Quebec - reminds me of home in northern ON!

Day 10 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev because annex

What originally made me more aware of the prolific proliferation of Canadian devs was realizing @tornbannerstudios.bsky.social is in Toronto - seeing the loading credits to Ontario institutions when playing #Chivalry2 is a treat and delight

Day9 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc of stuff

Still out west, one of the deckbuilding roguelites on my list this year is @kleientertainment.bsky.social's #Griftlands (are they still considered an indiedev? who knows).

based out of Vancouver, they're probably more famously known for Don't Starve

Day 8 celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc of tariff

Going from titan of yesterday, BioWare, to now the #indiedev that was titanic in 2024-

Only learned last week @playbalatro.com was made by a @localthunk.bsky.social a solo dev out of Saskatchewan.

Doing my best to not succumb to on my #steamdeck!

and so, over the past few years, I've been playing on/off the @masseffectgame.bsky.social Legendary Edition, and what an absolute treat it has been.

I hope for better times for the studio ahead, but we would all be remiss to forget.

Day 6 of celebrating #Canada #gamedevs bc of annex

Still on west coast, is #indiedev & publisher is @braceyourselfgames.com who are most famous for rhythm crawler Crypt of the NecroDancer , but I know them best for being the publisher of one of my favourite games played last year, Cobalt Core

Day 5 of celebrating #Canada #gamedevs bc of stuff

Staying on Vancouver Island, Metalhead Software should get more praise for its Super Mega Baseball series.

SMB3 remains one of my most played games ever. and the SMB series is your best way to play ball on PC. they even got jomboy shoutouts!

and not gonna lie my favourite thing about their reveal of their next game Blackfrost is the horse in the concept art

Day 4 celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc of stuff

We're on the West Coast, so we have to include #indiegamedev studio @hinterland.bsky.social
and their hit survival game The Long Dark. talk about exploring the Canadian wild

(whats up with BC devs and survival games. must be the mountains & oceans)

day 3 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev bc of recent stuff

Leaving Toronto, #indiegamedev Endnight Games is based out of Vancouver, BC.
They made one of my favourite multiplayer games and survival-crafts of all time - the Forest. and its sequel, Sons of the Forest, is launching later this month!

day 2 of celebrating #Canada #gamedev because of recent stuff

Today is Drinkbox Studios another #indiegamedev in Toronto, most famous for Guacamelee (which I had fun playing last year), but more recently, Nobody Saves the World, which is high on my Steam wishlist for 2025!

For the rest of February I'm going to share some of my favourite video games made by Canadian developers

Today, is Cellar Door Games, an indie studio based of Toronto (cellardoorgames.com). They're probably most popular for Rogue Legacy/Rogue Legacy 2, but I love them most for Full Metal Furies.