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1998 // currently building #VickysLastTrip: a VN about hiding a body.
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just to level with everyone: i'm starting from scratch. the last game i almost-finished was supposed to be heavily inspired by my past relationship, and it ended up being real messy.

so welcome to the journey of #VickysLastTrip, a game about hiding a body.
i need to make a hashtag to act as a sort of dev journal/dev log, i have no idea what im doing but im excited so lets go woo!!
October 20, 2024 at 7:28 PM
i'm frustrated with myself ksjdbdjdk i can't decide on whether the name of my game would be "viktor's last trip" or "vicky's last trip". i was impartial to the former but then arcane s2 came out so 😭😭
January 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
the pacman episode in the secret level goes hard as fuck
December 29, 2024 at 7:48 PM
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Me: Narrative design and game writing are related but separate disciplines. You could compare it to architect and builder, both essential but serving separate functions. There are of course overlapping gray areas we can delve into

Demon I trapped in a pentagram: Please free me. Send me back to hell
December 23, 2024 at 6:36 PM
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Talked with PEGI and they do not see anything wrong Balatro being rated 18+, nor with EA sports FC (and similar games) having a 3+ rating

Blaming EU laws, blaming storefronts, waiting for the future. Sitting on their hands

I thought some good might come of this, this sucks
December 18, 2024 at 8:57 PM
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Slay the Princess by @blacktabbygames.com is one of the most original and meaningful experiences I have ever had the pleasure the enjoy this year.

Plan to do some of my favorite princesses! But feel free to tell me which i should do next ♫

#pixelart
December 21, 2024 at 10:59 PM
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Daryl Talks Games, Talks Some 1000xRESIST!!

youtu.be/flQVHfDYWWk?...
Flawless Sequences In Flawed Games
YouTube video by Daryl Talks Games
youtu.be
December 22, 2024 at 12:40 AM
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Luigi Mangione Sentenced to 25 Years of United Healthcare Coverage
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Luigi Mangione Sentenced to 25 Years of United Healthcare Coverage
MINNETONKA, Minn — Luigi Mangione, the alleged shooter of former UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson, has been sentenced to 25 years of coverage by United Healthcare.…
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December 18, 2024 at 2:27 PM
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Like the shit you wanna like.
Don't like anything "ironically", it's not 1997.
Like Sonic. Like Fast & Furious. Like Pride & Prejudice, wrestling and pumpkin spice. Like VTubers, thirst traps and 80s movies. Live, laugh, love.
I give you permission to be sincere.
December 22, 2024 at 2:00 PM
oh shit, i didn't know 10 Dead Doves is out!!!! i played their demo a while back and found it really well-made with a promising story 🙂‍↕️
December 17, 2024 at 2:08 PM
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I kid you not, @itch.io has been taken down by Funko of "Funko Pop" because they use some trash "AI Powered" Brand Protection Software called Brand Shield that created some bogus Phishing report to our registrar, iwantmyname, who ignored our response and just disabled the domain
December 9, 2024 at 7:13 AM
WHAT happened to itcho?????
December 9, 2024 at 7:27 AM
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Bluesky is a viable platform for #gamedev

So far, I've:
- Built a network of 3k people
- Hired a composer via a call-for-talent here
- Gotten a couple Patreon subscribers
- And soon will have cast some VAs in roles

The community here is real, it's diverse, and it's growing!
December 2, 2024 at 11:18 PM
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Make bad art
Make bad games
Make bad music

It doesn't have to be good, it just has to exist.
Anything else is bonus. Keep creating.

#indiegamedev #artists #indiemusic
November 17, 2024 at 2:30 AM
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Please don't bring over the same tired memes from x/twitter.

This is a new place. Try new things. Like sincerity, and following people back, and not farming content and clout.

And blocking people you don't want to deal with. It doesn't have to be like the old place. I promise you.
November 9, 2024 at 2:07 AM
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hey happy #HorrorFriday
I'm working on DEAD LETTER DEPT.
a typing horror game with an emphasis on thick mood and dark atmosphere, focused on the abusive nature of the mechanical Turk industry.
store.steampowered.com/app/1627350/...
November 15, 2024 at 7:22 PM
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Happy #horrorfriday! 👻

My latest game is a short and sweet Gothic visual novel about a con man who claims he can photograph ghosts... but learns they're much more real than he thinks. 📷

endysis.itch.io/portrait-of-... 👻
November 15, 2024 at 7:54 PM
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THAT'S IT.

I'm bringing back #HorrorFriday. And it begins now.

Indie horror game developers, composers, artists, and everybody who works in horror; post about your projects, dev updates, sale, and more under this thread.

Let us see, let me repost, and let's appreciate indie horror together.
November 15, 2024 at 10:53 AM
my cat vs what he's named after:
November 16, 2024 at 1:45 PM
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Helpful tip: there is zero reason not to include a link in your post on Bluesky. It does not bury links like other social media.
November 15, 2024 at 1:39 PM
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📢 ISO OF INDIE GAME VAs & INDIE GAMES W/ VA📢

I’ve made a pack that’s both indie game VAs & studios making indie games with voice acting in them

🗣️ If you’re a VA or a studio with a VA’d game, reply here with credits/what you do!

🔁 RTs Appreciated 🔁
#voiceacting #voiceactor #voiceactress #voiceover
November 16, 2024 at 1:20 AM
just deleted all my concept art for viktor's last trip on twt. i know im just a small account, but the thought of that rat just using anything of mine for grok makes me SICK
November 16, 2024 at 1:32 PM
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Game Night: Outwit Your Demonic Lesbian Stalker in ‘Sorry We’re Closed’ (Minus World article by @stolisomancer.bsky.social)
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Game Night: Outwit Your Demonic Lesbian Stalker in ‘Sorry We’re Closed’
I want to call Sorry We’re Closed something like “survival romance.” It’s a game about what happens when love goes bad: losing it, wanting it…
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November 15, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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have... have small children been finding slay the princess on their youtube autoplays???
November 16, 2024 at 12:21 AM