A big table full of physical Indiepocalypse releases

Table full of physical indie releases

All set up at the Portland Retro Game Expo (booth 527) with a couple of big tables full of indie games! Stop by and pick some treasures of modern indie!

Thank you for my favorite input tutorial message of all time, Zortch 2

I forget who said it but it was along the lines of "coziness implies a respite from the cold and the elements", without tension you can't have rest from it

i think the (false) paradox of "the cozy game" is that it's far more memorable when there are elements of weirdness / unknowns / uncertainty in the world to it, like how early animal crossing neighbours were kinda mean sometimes and sims 1 is sorta creepy sometimes. the friction of consciousness

Hang in there, struggling artists

how do i get him off?

why video game item spin? maybe same part of brain that watch shopping channel "what a wonderful knife set, only 172.99" "waow"

A poster for Vancouver Game Garden 2025. The subtitle says "Enjoy works by local developers and artists", the date is Sept 27-28, and the details are "Roundhouse Community Centre, 181 Roundhouse Mews, 11am-5pm - FREE ENTRY! vangamegarden.com" The poster features retro-inspired pixel art of people wandering through a garden of game demo tables and art displays as well as a section where attendees are watching a presentation.

The exhibitor list for Vancouver Game Garden 2025 is now live!! 🎮🌱

More than 40 different indie studios will be showcasing their games at this year's event, including games such as 1000xRESIST, Peglin, Beastieball, and many more! ✨

Check out the full list here: vangamegarden.com/exhibitors

GET A LOAD OF THIS CAT

Samudra bringing in the new waves and rays of shining hope for the #lugiaday !!

Happy Lugia Day 2025, folks! ^w^

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

Back and front of the zine. The back reads: "GENERAL SOUP MAKING TIPS - Substitute dried for fresh where you can. - Try adding some soy sauce, sugar, vinegar, hot sauce, beer, wine, or tomato paste to the mix to enhance the flavor. - Serve with some form of dipable bread: buns, toast, sticks. - You can add whatever you want, that's the beauty of soup! - Soup tastes better when made and shared with friends! Choose your own quantities based on how many people you invite! It also has a drawing of a soup pot with a happy smile on it and some vegetables around it. The front reads "SOUP AGAINST FASCISM" followed by a graphic of alphabet soup that reads "3 delicious soups to share" "Feed your soul and community! a zine by monarchfisher. TAKE ME!"

A drawing of cheesy potato soup with bacon bits and green onion in a soup bowl. CHEESY POTATO SOUP - Starchy potatoes, small cubes - bacon/ham bits or smoked sausage - (Plant) milk/cream - Green onions - Shredded cheese of choice - Butter/oil - Bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic powder, onion powder, smoked paprika INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cut potatoes and green onions. 2. Add butter/oil to a pan and add the meat. Take it out when browned. 3. Add more butter/oil. 4. Add potato cubes, cover with milk, broth, and spices. Cook till fork tender. 5. Mash until most of the potato chunks are smooth. 6. Add cheese, stir to incorporate. 7. Add meat and onions and serve! TIPS - Make it vegetarian by using tofu or veggie alternatives. - More cheese = more tasty - Soy sauce or Maggi is delicious. - You can use instant mashed potatoes instead of whole ones which makes this a lot easier.

A drawing of a soup bowl with mushroom stew in it. HEARTY MUSHROOM STEW - Mushrooms, quartered - Potatoes, chunks - Onions, chopped - Carrots, coins/chunks - Bouillon, salt, pepper, garlic powder - Herbs (rosemary/thyme/..) - Thickener (flour, instant mash) - Oil INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cut and clean all vegetables. 2. Heat oil in a large pot over medium heat. 3. Add onions and mushrooms (and optional meat/substitute), salt, and cook until browned. 4. Coat vegetables with thickener. 5. Add bouillon, herbs, spices, carrots, and potato chunks. 6. Boil until potatoes are fork tender. 7. Serve! TIPS - Serve with hard buns or toast. - Add soy sauce, tomato paste, and/or (non-alcoholic) beer to add depth of flavor. - It's super easy to customize this recipe. Add whatever veggies you have laying around in the back of your fridge/cupboards!

a drawing of a soup bowl with mushroom and rice soup. a few twigs of thyme top it. MUSHROOM AND RICE SOUP - Mushrooms, sliced - Onions, diced - White/brown rice, washed - Coconut milk - Olive oil - Bouillon - Salt, pepper, garlic powder, thyme - Flour INSTRUCTIONS 1. Cut all vegetables and wash your rice. 2. Add olive oil in a large pot. 3. Add the onions, mushrooms, and salt and heat on low heat until slightly browned. 4. Coat veggies in flour, add bouillon, coconut milk, herbs, and spices, stir well. 5. Add rice and cook until done. 6. Serve! TIPS - Use mixed mushrooms and/or mixed rice for variety. - Examples of veggies to add: carrots, celery, or spinach.

My "SOUP AGAINST FASCISM" zine: 3 delicious soups to share

Feed your family, friends, neighbors, and build community!

Share and enjoy!

YouTube video by Isla Nanette I Haunt Myself (Official Music Video)

My new song is officially out and here's the music video! It is made to look like a 90s FMV game, everything you see is running in Unreal (working with video files in Unreal should be easier!) Anyways! Check out I Haunt Myself now on yt and streaming everywhere! youtu.be/tRnfCBVpQ30?...

The wizard will now install your software

A digital drawing of an anthropomorphic animal creature with white fur, displayed through what looks like a window of an archaic 3D modeling application. Some parts of the creature's body are missing or look rendered as a wireframe grid of different colors. They're sitting on a multicolored 3D movement gizmo that floats in a grey void.

Environment.

im just gonna start putting the shit i make on the pirate bay when it gets done. get ahead of the whole thing. little readme that says "yeah you gotta eat. pass me an american twenty when you can." lost sale my shapely ass

beige brown dirt voxel terrain with shell textured grass on top. on the bottom left there seems to be a cave leading down under the surface

here's another close up i really enjoyed of the terrain in my block game

#GameDev 🎮

More true than I realized when I made it.

Bro's models lookin like this

so glad things are going well at cons for you!!! i'm excited to start bringing Society of Play's zette collection to some zine fests this quarter, i'll try and report back with how my experiments go regarding display, setup, and signage

Low Poly model of Hornet from SilkSong

Who up silking their song?

captured a little fly through video for y'all. i can seriously just fly around this one chunk for 10-15 mins at a time enjoying the aesthetics :D

#GameDev 🎮

trailcam (@Trail_Cams) on twitter posted an image of a mountain lion: "Why does this look like it's a screenshot from oblivion" HatsuneMiku replies: "old game graphics aren't unrealistic the world just looked like that back then"

After a lot of time spent this weekend, the system is almost completely functional.

It calcs cap chance (based on LV, HP, Dist, Aware) & has a fail state.

In the future, needs more camera angles and animations. Also missing the part where you compare stats afterward.

#CherubDev #UE5 #GameDev

I used to get sooo mad when games had inconsistent resolution and rotated sprites and stuff without properly adhering to the properties of pixel art, but nowadays I kinda just don’t care?? Like we can do whatever we want. The visuals can be a weird collage it’s fine actually. It’s heart that matters

The cover image for the game “Wall Wide Weird”. A character is holding a torch in front of a dimly lit wall where the title of the game has been written.

Two characters with a torch in front of a wall painted with depictions of humans surrounding a dinosaur-like figure. One character is saying: “When a painting catches your eye, your duty is to reproduce it elsewhere.”

Three characters, one holding a torch, are standing in front of a cave wall. The wall is decorated with user-made symbols: a big fish, a grimacing goat, a stick figure, a coffee and a baguette.

Grab your torch and brush: The Depths are calling. 🧗⬇️

Wall Wide Weird is a 2D side-scroller about exploring cave paintings and making your own mark. Play it here:

lithobreakers.itch.io/wall-wide-we...

that's what i made it for!!! thrilled it's getting noticed and used :D inspired me to link some other cassette template resources on my zette template page; and i wanna update it soon with a foldable cardstock cassette box template as well

The Cassette Jam is far from done!
117 people joined, with 7 entries in so far.

Joined, but you think you're short on time? You’ve still got a month left!

Worry about scope prevents you from joining? Any small entry counts - even just a stylized J-card is great!

Let's see that creative side A➿

Yep... I've still got my 40-cassette case with 20 pre-gens in one half, and accessories for running games in the other half. It gets a run at least once a year at conventions and local gaming clubs.

MY INFLUENCE!!!! !! (i coined the term zette on cohost a few years ago :> hehe). so glad more people are picking up on this format!!!