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Web Alchemist. Mediocre gamer. Lousy musician. Barely a game developer.
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You might say, "Isn't this a reskinned Santa-themed Boulder Dash?" to which I might say, "Aren't you supposed to be charitable on Christmas?" (Source.)
December 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Der brandneue und zugleich letzte FM4 Game Podcast des Jahres ist hier! @robertglashuettner.bsky.social und ich über das neu angeteaserte Spiel von Jonathan Blow sowie unsere GOTYs 2025. sound.orf.at/podcast/fm4/...
FM4 Game Podcast - #183: Jonathan Blow + Best of 2025
Im letzten FM4 Game Podcast dieses Jahres präsentieren Robert Glashüttner und Rainer Sigl noch einige Schmankerl: Erstens gibt es ein Interview mit dem exzentrischen Puzzlegame-Designer Jonathan Blow,...
sound.orf.at
December 18, 2025 at 9:03 AM
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It was such an honour to accept the Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award at the Indie Game Awards! And I totally didn't cry while listening to @lena.fyi's lovely words presenting the award 💕
Maddy Thorson Receives the Mohammad Fahmi Storyteller Award 2025
YouTube video by Six One Indie
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December 20, 2025 at 12:05 AM
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#Playdate Advent Calendar DAY 20:
playdateadvent.com

Advent Haiku: Winter Descent
Snow drifts at the mouth,
Cold winds whisper travelers in,
Night waits underground.

Hint: Cave
youtu.be/Pfqqi_Mim_U
#supportplaydatedevs
December 20, 2025 at 8:01 AM
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To fix or not to fix. Blowing up stuff outside the map creates...mushrooms?
#gamedev #pico8
December 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Just finished Taria & Como for the #Playdate- an amazing physics-based platformer w/ an all-Black cast w/ characters who have disabilities and tics prominently & proudly addressed! So glad to see #indie #games represent a broader, #inclusive audience in ways AAA games fail to again & again. #gaming
December 2, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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this is what herding looks like in the world of information pastures
Beeindruckende Recherche: Die @washingtonpost.com hat eine Analyse von 121000 Videos auf TikTok durchgeführt & kommt zum Ergebnis, dass man eben sehr leicht vom Algorithmus in Nischen eingeteilt wird (und diese Nischen sehr fern von anderen Nischen liegen)

Und das Geschlecht spielt eine große Rolle
Are you in TikTok’s cat niche? What 121,000 videos reveal
We re-created TikTok’s algorithm based on 1,100 users’ feeds. Explore which topics are in your feed and see what the algorithm is least likely to show you.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 10, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Phew that was a lot of animation to make but heyyy it's a first puzzle!

If you want to play this little free-to-play mini point and click featuring our gud boi here, follow for more updates!

#adventuregames #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #videogames
December 7, 2025 at 6:51 PM
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Radio FM4 has a small curated list of "anicapitalist games" on itch.io, free games without dark patterns. I am honored to have my game "Aufgeblähte Drossel" among them 💛

itch.io/c/6645398/fm... via @fm4.orf.at
FM4 Game Podcast - Collection by kressenstein
A collection by kressenstein
itch.io
December 5, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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2025 PICO-8 Advent Calendar – Day 5

Glorious Glühwein by @taxicomics.bsky.social

Can you sell enough perfectly mixed hot drinks on the Christmas market to provide money for the people and cats in need? #pico8

www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=153...
December 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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You ever wanted to eat a rat, take some drugs, bluff a gang lord and overthrow an emperor?

My game has you covered.

store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
December 4, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Background + sprite animation (the ship is now pre-rendered) and... tunnels ! I think I can add more gameplay elements and stay at 30fps, there is hope, the megadrive is a beast :o
November 18, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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Suddenly Bird on the @play.date is having a winter sale!! 🐦‍⬛🎅

29% off until until 12/12/25 @ 9PM PST 💰

play.date/games/sudden...

#playdate
November 29, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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Duskpunk launched 24h ago. The response has been fab!

⭐GamingBible: "9/10 Exceptional"
🧠RPS: "Duskpunk has piqued my curiosity"
✨The Pixel Post: "Duskpunk’s storyline fascinated me from start to finish"

Don't wait to grab it: there's a hefty launch discount!

store.steampowered.com/app/2610880/...
Save 25% on Duskpunk on Steam
A gritty dice-driven RPG, in a steampunk city. You escaped the War, but how to survive? Explore the city. Build up your skills. Decide who to trust. Choose carefully: you might just spark a revolution...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Here's the final animation for the picoCAD 2 gamecube!
Wishlist here: s.team/a/3675940
#gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Been working on some ui stuff lately! Thought it would be funny if an old-timey printer actually 'prints' your score (and maybe a few other things)
#playdate #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 PM
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Perfect excuse to #84bump right here
🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖

Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.

Get in there!

💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 9, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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🤖🌟 Issue 6 of APWOT is live on Kickstarter! 🌟🤖

Featuring a beautiful lenticular cover of Astro Bot marking both our feature interview with the game’s director, Nicolas Doucet, and the 30th anniversary of PlayStation.

Get in there!

💫 kck.st/4i1GAHT 💫
November 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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Some more progress ongoing to Life's Too Short HD. Still very rough but it's looking super nice!

#indiegamedeveloper
November 3, 2025 at 12:51 PM
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We made a small prototype during the past week and see if we could do a level editor inside the game in our engine 🙂 turned out great!

#playdate
October 31, 2025 at 6:21 PM
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15x15 icons for PicOS ( Pico8 OS )

[ #pixelart #gamedev ]
October 22, 2025 at 2:07 PM
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🚀 ASTRO XBOX RELEASE 🚀

After a lot of hard work, Astro Duel 2 is out now on Xbox Series X|S!

It’s a chaotic mix of dueling, flying, and accidental betrayal — best enjoyed with friends. 💥

⚠️ BEWARE: Six controllers. One Xbox. We cared only about possibility, not responsibility.

➡️ astroduel2.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:56 PM