๐ Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! ๐
๐ Merge the items
๐ช Unite the people
๐ Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
@mcdoogleh.bsky.social
Game Developer/Electromagician/Cat Master ๐น Epic Megagrant 2022 Recipient BAFTAConnect 22/23/24 IGDA Foundation Next-Gen Leader 2022 Currently working on Rogue Eclipse! Wishlist Here! https://bit.ly/4bRLumD Views expressed here are my own ๐
๐ Mythmatch launches March 13th on Steam!! ๐
๐ Merge the items
๐ช Unite the people
๐ Make a home
Play the demo now and continue your progress in the full game.
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
I wrote a bit about writing character biographies :D
Specifically which two details can flesh out a character quickly and efficiently - something I mostly learned writing a lot of player and NPC characters for LARP
Looking forward to reading all the other articles!
โ๏ธ Update: The GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE โ๏ธ will be published soon - we just sent a proof to the authors.
400 pages - 100k+ words - 118 authors - including the writers from several well-beloved games and major franchises.
If you want to be notified when it releases, you can add your name below!
A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Holy shit who thought that was a fucking good way to start off an email. ๐
22.12.2025 18:02 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0I hope they pay homage to him in 8 ๐
20.12.2025 22:17 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0lol when I've told people the premise is the princess of a kingdom starts hostilities over a space elevator being placed too close to her nation they lose their minds and are immediately sold ๐
20.12.2025 11:35 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Screenshot from GDC website. Title: Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth Description: What's it like funding games? This talk will go over the stats, learnings, and reflections on starting and running Outersloth, an indie game fund created from the success of the game Among Us. Starting in 2022, it has successfully funded 20+ games of varying genres. See what happens behind-the-scenes when you submit a game, insight into self-publishing, and a call for more game funds to exist (or at least, for publishers to give better support.) This is NOT a talk about how to perfectly pitch a game or self-publish as an indie - it is a transparent reveal of the journey behind running a games fund, insights we've gained from submissions, and why self-publishing has become more important than ever.
๐ฃ GDC 2026 ๐ฃ
@fortebass.bsky.social and I are doing a mid-mortem(?) mid-sloth(?) review of lessons learned so far from @outersloth.com!
๐ฒ sub insights
๐ฒ how is the fund faring? profits?? VALUES?
๐ฒ ...terms reveal??? gasp?? idk still writing lol
yay see u there! schedule.gdconf.com/session/game...
Btw, did you know the internet is full of very good research tools?
For example, here's a really good online museum collection to use as reference:
Man I gotta say I know there's a full team but it's just incredible to see a game where your concepts/stylisation is literally being brought to life!
17.12.2025 06:23 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0You see instead of using your literary powers for good you opted to create a game about a near future dystopian England and an epidemic that causes the entire world to quarantine, in this essay I will- ๐
16.12.2025 23:17 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Yoooo the teaser for a game I did creature designs for came out. Stay to the end to see my beautiful baby boy youtu.be/iUY6bFjivWU
15.12.2025 04:04 โ ๐ 1253 ๐ 268 ๐ฌ 31 ๐ 7Was it beatable tho
14.12.2025 23:47 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Narrative role on work with indies! www.workwithindies.com/careers/unco...
14.12.2025 09:36 โ ๐ 147 ๐ 116 ๐ฌ 3 ๐ 0If you want a little insight into one of the ways we approached writing and world building for Amberspire, then take a look at this design diary - lunardivision.net/micro-and-ma...
13.12.2025 16:43 โ ๐ 7 ๐ 3 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 1It's the end of our year which means our annual wrap up of all things OUTERSLOTH! ๐ฆฅ๐ฅณ
Highlights:
โญ Holiday time! We're not signing more games until Jan 2026.
โญ 4 game releases this year woooo~
โญ We've funded a grand total of 23 games... so far!
Read it all: www.innersloth.com/outersloth-2...
can someone help me send this post to all the Ball x Pit players please we need to reach outside of Okomotive's usual audience with our pinball roguelite ๐ฅน๐
12.12.2025 09:20 โ ๐ 34 ๐ 15 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 1If you didn't insert a single 'This is where the fun begins' that'll be unforgivable ๐
12.12.2025 06:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Xalavier that is incredible congratulations but how on earth do you have time to fit in WRITING ON A STAR WARS GAME ๐
12.12.2025 06:27 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Now give me the other good AC (Armored Core) universe please and thank you ๐๐
12.12.2025 06:24 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0I'm so sorry to y'all given I can barely escape a conversation without mentioning Skies Unknown I apologize for how insufferable I'm going to be in the coming year ๐ฅฒ
12.12.2025 06:24 โ ๐ 5 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0HOLY ACE COMBAT BATMAN.
12.12.2025 06:24 โ ๐ 8 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Congrats on the release Chris!
11.12.2025 17:04 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Lets try this agin with our release date video:
BIG HOPS is releasing January 12th, 2026 on PC, Switch, and PS5. It's about 15 hours long, will cost $20 USD, and yes it runs GREAT on the Switch 2!
Wishlist here:
store.steampowered.com/app/1221480/...
HELLO. I AM IN A GAME.
This is what I've been working on for this last year, working with a small team inside Capy. Find Your Words is a short adventure game that highlights non-speaking kids and the ways they communicate. It also has me in a 3" inseam.
SHARE THIS OR ELSE.
Woohoo, thank you so much for the feature @dayofthedevs.org ๐ You can wishlist Find Your Words on Steam now! store.steampowered.com/app/2971960/...
10.12.2025 19:30 โ ๐ 24 ๐ 8 ๐ฌ 2 ๐ 0Happy 10 years ya nerds ๐๐ค
09.12.2025 13:48 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Mate congrats on the announcement and I can't wait for y'all to share what's been cooking up ๐
05.12.2025 00:20 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Introducing @eteogames.bsky.social youtu.be/6GIpSKHo9Y4
I'm really excited to announce my new studio, Eteo Games. We'll have more to share in the future but for now, you can check out our new Newsletter at eteogames.com