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"you can't please everyone" is passive, an excuse, loaded with shame and regret. instead, be proactive in your work and aim to piss off at least 40% of its audience
December 10, 2025 at 2:21 AM
"you can't please everyone" is passive, an excuse, loaded with shame and regret. instead, be proactive in your work and aim to piss off at least 40% of its audience
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Someone who picked up Indiepocalypse at PRGE showed off some Indiepocalypse on a stream in case you want that more hands on look but have yet to come across it person.
www.youtube.com/live/w0ANGsb...
www.youtube.com/live/w0ANGsb...
Playing INDIEPOCALYPSE Live! Come Hangout!
YouTube video by Mike's Gaming Gala
www.youtube.com
December 9, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Someone who picked up Indiepocalypse at PRGE showed off some Indiepocalypse on a stream in case you want that more hands on look but have yet to come across it person.
www.youtube.com/live/w0ANGsb...
www.youtube.com/live/w0ANGsb...
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the only "bag" you should be getting is a bag to hold all of your bombs and bombchus
December 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
the only "bag" you should be getting is a bag to hold all of your bombs and bombchus
don't have a publisher or console release, but still wanna make a physical release of your indie game? put a USB stick inside a cassette case -->> xenonfossil.games/making-a-phy...
December 7, 2025 at 4:41 PM
don't have a publisher or console release, but still wanna make a physical release of your indie game? put a USB stick inside a cassette case -->> xenonfossil.games/making-a-phy...
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Publishers take note, preliminary results of our reader survey tell us that 90%+ of respondents want more physical indie game releases!
More insights to come...
More insights to come...
It's that wonderful time of year again!
The Debug Reader Survey is now live, and we humbly request your honest, fully anonymous opinions...
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Thank you so much in advance, this really does help us to tailor the magazine to your interests and expectations!
The Debug Reader Survey is now live, and we humbly request your honest, fully anonymous opinions...
forms.gle/MMqecaVdeFaG...
Thank you so much in advance, this really does help us to tailor the magazine to your interests and expectations!
Debug Reader Survey 2025
Thank you for being part of the Debug community in 2025. Whether you joined us in print, digitally, or at one of our events, your support means everything to us.
We would love to hear your feedback so...
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December 7, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Publishers take note, preliminary results of our reader survey tell us that 90%+ of respondents want more physical indie game releases!
More insights to come...
More insights to come...
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While they are trying to shove the most unnecessary tech slop down my throat, I’ve instead been finding joy in this simple tools. A paper cutter with a perforating blade and stickers used for scratch- offs. Making some “lottery ticket” prints.
December 6, 2025 at 5:52 PM
While they are trying to shove the most unnecessary tech slop down my throat, I’ve instead been finding joy in this simple tools. A paper cutter with a perforating blade and stickers used for scratch- offs. Making some “lottery ticket” prints.
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I appreciate Vancouver Game Expo's method of keeping the aisles clear of crowd pileups by having someone in a gigantic amongus costume walk through every so often and smush everyone out of the central corridor
November 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
I appreciate Vancouver Game Expo's method of keeping the aisles clear of crowd pileups by having someone in a gigantic amongus costume walk through every so often and smush everyone out of the central corridor
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November 30, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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this is to nobody in particular but i want to thank Viewers Like You for always reposting when i post about my game for the 2674536362th time. you understand that i will never shut up, and you keep handing me the megaphone. i see you and i love you and i thank you for believing in me.
November 29, 2025 at 5:59 AM
this is to nobody in particular but i want to thank Viewers Like You for always reposting when i post about my game for the 2674536362th time. you understand that i will never shut up, and you keep handing me the megaphone. i see you and i love you and i thank you for believing in me.
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last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
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i've been thinking about this again after seeing some anti-options posting (players will ruin their experience with savestates / difficulty settings / credit feeding etc.) and to be a bit pretentious, i feel like part of "game literacy" is learning how and when options like that will benefit you
i generally think it's a good thing for a game to be book-like, in the sense that you can flip to any "page" (game state) relatively unimpeded, which i feel is a more radical position on difficulty than "dark souls should have easy mode"
November 29, 2025 at 1:11 AM
i've been thinking about this again after seeing some anti-options posting (players will ruin their experience with savestates / difficulty settings / credit feeding etc.) and to be a bit pretentious, i feel like part of "game literacy" is learning how and when options like that will benefit you
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Go ahead Grandma, just schlump it on in there
November 26, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Go ahead Grandma, just schlump it on in there
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im cool and awesome because im a pervert
being perverted means i love
and loving means i can express
and express means i can CREATE
being perverted means i love
and loving means i can express
and express means i can CREATE
November 4, 2025 at 5:41 AM
im cool and awesome because im a pervert
being perverted means i love
and loving means i can express
and express means i can CREATE
being perverted means i love
and loving means i can express
and express means i can CREATE
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An illustrated manual
November 11, 2025 at 3:56 PM
An illustrated manual
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Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
Game design is simple, actually. Except when it isn't. Here are the 12 things you need to know.
Game design is simple, actually
So, let’s just walk through the whole thing, end to end. Here’s a twelve-step program for understanding game design. One: Fun There are a lot of things people call “fun.” But most of them are not useful for getting better at making games, which is usually why people read articles like this. The fun of a bit of confetti exploding in front of you, and the fun of excruciating pain and risk to life and limb as you free climb a cliff are just not usefully paired together.
www.raphkoster.com
November 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Lovely introduction to game design, distilling decades of thinking by Raph and many others.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
I can't wait to discuss it in my classes.
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Reshiram
After all, he won my heart...
After all, he won my heart...
November 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Reshiram
After all, he won my heart...
After all, he won my heart...
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The upside of solo/small team dev is that *theoretically* you're more agile, downside is that when life interferes all progress kinda unavoidably grinds to a halt.
November 1, 2025 at 10:23 PM
The upside of solo/small team dev is that *theoretically* you're more agile, downside is that when life interferes all progress kinda unavoidably grinds to a halt.
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hi i made this for discord if you want it it only works on pc and android
November 1, 2025 at 11:47 PM
hi i made this for discord if you want it it only works on pc and android