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Promoting the Ottawa #gamedev community. Run by @paigemarincak.bsky.social & @mathieuobrien.bsky.social Find local devs, games, & events on our website: https://www.ottawagames.info/

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Kiopioke: Songbird (Full album)
YouTube video by Hardie Softworks Kiopioke: Songbird (Full album)

Dragging through your week?

These tunes might help.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=w6rK...

#music #gamedev #chiptune

26.02.2026 15:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Chiptune (8-bit) Fantasy JRPG Album - Secrets of the Archipelago (2026)
YouTube video by Franรงois Gรฉrin-Lajoie Chiptune (8-bit) Fantasy JRPG Album - Secrets of the Archipelago (2026)

You can now listen to my latest 16-bit JRPG music album for free on YouTube! youtu.be/gaPWQj9I5RU

Or, if you prefer, you can find it on your favorite streaming services: francoisgerinlajoie.com/albums/

#vgm #snes #16-bit #soundtrack

03.03.2026 01:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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March 2026 Progress Update | Paige Marincak Get more from Paige Marincak on Patreon

Oh me oh my could it be a Patreon post????

www.patreon.com/posts/march-...

03.03.2026 05:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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confidence

03.03.2026 05:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Congrats again to Good Day Games for their release of Resultare!

We're happy to have this studio and their game listed on our website: www.ottawagames.info

#Ottawa #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #OttawaGames #Resultare

23.02.2026 13:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A more animated look at the model of Alt-Fire's assault rifle.

While rule of cool comes first in an arena shooter, I like to make weapons somewhat sensible. Magazines, a bolt, a chamber, ways to reload - even if gameplay stretches realism.

#altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #blender

22.02.2026 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 100    ๐Ÿ” 22    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Events Events happening in Ottawa, Canada that relate to the game development industry.

3 events coming up in the next 2 weeks!

โ€ข February 19 | Ottawa Game Makers meetup

โ€ข February 20-22 | Eh! Game Jam

โ€ข February 28 - March 1 | Campfire Ottawa hack club

Learn more & register now: www.ottawagames.info/events/

#events #gamejam #ehgame #gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #meetup #hackclub

19.02.2026 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Now that I've procrastinated with level design tools and textures enough, I have to face my player rig ๐Ÿ˜ญ

Here I successfully got the rig in and working, and setup a reusable bob and sway animation. Took careful setup, but its worth it.

#altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #blender

18.02.2026 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ottawa is melting and under all that snow was videogames...!

/|/ // FEBRUARY SHOW n CHILL
/|/ WED FEB 17TH @ 8 PM
/|/ // @avantgardebar.bsky.social

17.02.2026 15:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Absolutely crucial drpg mechanic: the one-way door

05.02.2026 14:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Orchestral RPG Exploration Music - YouTube This is a collection of tracks that I am composing in order to practice using the orchestra, writing ambiant music that has less melodic content, improving m...

Help me out if you have a minute! Over the past six weeks, I composed 10 RPG exploration music tracks (forest, mountains, valleys, etc.) ๐ŸŽต๐ŸŽฎโš”๏ธ๐ŸŒณโ›ฐ๏ธ. Would they work for a video game? Anything I should consider or improve? Any feedback is useful! Here's the full playlist: youtube.com/playlist?lis...

31.01.2026 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I submitted something for GGJ this year!

Just a creepy tech demo using rendering masking. You're in a subway with other riders and a thermal camera. It can see things that aren't there. Or are they?

rtwarner.itch.io/final-forms

#globalgamejam #ggj #ggj26 #screenshotsunday #indiedev #gamedev

01.02.2026 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Made a system of parenting material instances upward to a common color patch which lets me update a whole color scheme at once.

#altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #materials

03.02.2026 18:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Using my map -> 3d space conversion tool to overwrite an existing map gives me these amazingly haunted corporate nightmare spaces to explore

03.02.2026 21:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Chaos Project - Initial Version | Global Game Jam An RPG I've been planning for like half a year or more at this point, trying to get a start on it for this jam!

Chaos Project [Initial Version]:
An RPG I've been planning for like half a year or more at this point, trying to get a start on it for this jam!

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/c...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Marionette Masquerade | Global Game Jam Possess your way through the facility staff that want to contain you.... WASD to move Left Click to Shoot Space to jump to a new host Tear your way through the facility towards your ultimate goal to b...

Marionette Masquerade:
Possess your way through the facility staff that want to contain you. Tear your way through the facility towards your ultimate goal to bring this place down around you.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/m...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Midnight Mask Shop | Global Game Jam Welcome to the Midnight Mask Shop! The Big Bunny Masquerade is aproaching, and every bunny needs the perfect look. Step behind the counter as a tiny but mighty racoon mask maker and craft colourful cr...

Midnight Mask Shop:
The masquerade is approaching, & every bunny needs the perfect look. Step behind the counter as a tiny but mighty racoon mask-maker & craft colourful creations late into the night.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/m...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Facility Slip | Global Game Jam This is a top-down 3D escape and combat game made in Unity. Try to find the code to escape the lab while avoiding the guards who are throughout the facility

Facility Slip:
This is a top-down 3D escape and combat game made in Unity. Try to find the code to escape the lab while avoiding the guards who are throughout the facility

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/f...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Cover The Garden | Global Game Jam (Game was not finished) Grow fruits and veggies to fulfill the requests of your neighbors! Unfortunately, your watering can and scythe are a little too big, and you can only water and harvest the enti...

Cover the Garden:
Grow fruits & veggies to fulfill your neighbors' the requests. You can only water & harvest the whole garden at once! Luckily you get tarps to cover part of your garden. If only they weren't such weird shapes...

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/c...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slap or Pass | Global Game Jam Our bouncers run a tight shift here at Club Masker-aid, so we expect a lot from you, new hire. Youโ€™ll be given a clipboard with tonightโ€™s dress code. Let in only the people who meet all the criteria, ...

Slap or Pass:
Our bouncers run a tight shift here at Club Masker-aid, so we expect a lot from you. Let in only those who meet the dress code criteria, & anyone who doesnโ€™t gets a one-way ticket to Slap Town, got it?

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/s...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Color Sponge | Global Game Jam Deep in the bowels of a pretentious art museum (The Gallery of little sense) we find Alsponge, a humble albino sponge who 2 seconds ago was yet another inscrutable piece of modern art. Now he is alive...

Color Sponge:
Deep in the bowels of a pretentious art museum we find Alsponge, a humble albino sponge. Complete every piece of โ€˜unfinishedโ€™ modern art in the museum!

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/c...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Carnival Facade | Global Game Jam Help hide the sad and pathetic demeanor of the local clowns by covering them up with a new face that screams joy!

Carnival Facade:
Help hide the sad and pathetic demeanor of the local clowns by covering them up with a new face that screams joy!

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/c...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Window Surfer | Global Game Jam Get creative by using pop-up windows to navigate your way through this mysterious landscape

Window Surfer:
Get creative by using pop-up windows to navigate your way through this mysterious landscape.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/w...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Union Mask | Global Game Jam You are Ivan Istomin, a former archivist for the Institute of Marxism Leninism (KGB) in Riga. You had a single job, censoring photographs and redacting national documents, editing history to fit the s...

The Union Mask:
You are Ivan, a former archivist for the KGB. Your mission, to breach the Chamber of Resonance and burn the Union Mask before the radio waves are broadcasted, turning the entire populace into unconscious hollow vessels.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/u...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Mr president, they need mask | Global Game Jam In this game, you manage a city during an epidemic outbreak. People live, work, get infected, wear masks, and die based on your decisions. You control key buildings such as supermarkets, cinemas, gyms...

Mr president, they need mask:
In this game, you manage a city during an epidemic outbreak. People live, work, get infected, wear masks, and die based on your decisions.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/m...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A Date To Deodorate | Global Game Jam A Date To Deodorate is a frantic, absurd race against romance-ending odors. Your date is on the way, your house is a biohazard and youโ€™re armed with only a vacuum-cleaner backpack and raw panic. Using...

A Date To Deodorate:
A frantic race against romance-ending odors. Your date is on the way, your house is a biohazard and youโ€™re armed with only a vacuum-cleaner backpack and raw panic.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/t...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
whirlrotationstorm ball battle | Global Game Jam use your colour-changing powers to navigate the battlefield! slam the little balls into big balls to destroy them!

Whirlrotationstorm Ball Battle:
Use your colour-changing powers to navigate the battlefield! slam the little balls into big balls to destroy them!

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/w...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bird Game 3 | Global Game Jam Play as one of four bird contestants to achieve fighting greatness! A sequel to the hit, very real Bird Game 3.

Bird Game 3:
Play as one of four bird contestants to achieve fighting greatness! A sequel to the hit, very real Bird Game 3.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/b...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Infection Game | Global Game Jam You are a virus! Spread among all the humans.

Infection Game:
You are a virus! Spread among all the humans.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/v...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Masquerade Madness | Global Game Jam Try to build up your confidence on the dance floor while keeping your mask on

Masquerade Madness:
Try to build up your confidence on the dance floor while keeping your mask on.

Link: globalgamejam.org/games/2026/m...

#GGJ #Ottawa #gamedev

03.02.2026 14:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0