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Kindness above all else ~ building the future of sustainable Belgian #gamedev at Vlaams Audiovisueel Fonds ~ raising videogame literacy everywhere else ~ EN/NL ~ he/him christophedebont.be

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05.12.2025 08:35 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Het was naar het schijnt een zware bevalling, maar de natuur heeft zijn werk gedaan. Dief zat wel helemaal onder de dooier.

05.12.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

De gulzigheid van die eieren kent geen grenzen.

05.12.2025 06:53 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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No Games For Genocide The games industry is complicit in genocide. It’s time to divest.

Been thinking of canceling my Game Pass subscription for a while, but this campaign seals the deal.

It has effectively rendered my Series S virtually useless, but that’s a small price to pay for the greater good.

Sign the pledge and let’s show Microsoft the power of our collective action.

04.12.2025 20:11 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Fun fact: paid internships while you're in college/uni in Belgium are *forbidden by law*

04.12.2025 08:59 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Solid solodev self publishing tips!

TL;DR: @outersloth.com is awesome

03.12.2025 12:04 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

HORSES should've been largely backed by arts funding.

Whether the platform bans are justified or not, there is no sane reason to expect this kind of uncomfortable artistry to make enough commercial return to keep a studio afloat.

It needs to exist, yes, but never with primary commercial intent.

03.12.2025 08:43 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PCRF The Palestine Children's Relief Fund was established in 1992 by concerned humanitarians in the USA to bring injured and sick children for free medical care they could not get locally

Are you an indie developer with a game that you’d like to promote during the Hard Drive Game Awards?(Dec 12, 7PM ET)

We’d love to talk to you!

The only requirement is a willingness to be silly. πŸ€ͺ

Send us a DM if you’re interested.

Fundraising for www.pcrf.net
tilt.fyi/qKf4ZQh2b0

03.12.2025 03:25 β€” πŸ‘ 221    πŸ” 128    πŸ’¬ 8    πŸ“Œ 2

Had the unfortunate pleasure to be near the front row for this absolute train wreck of a situation.

Here’s hoping the worst is over for No Players Online and momentum can be quickly regained, so the devs can go on to create many more wonderful games.

02.12.2025 18:01 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Say hi to @pepijnwillekens.bsky.social and Samuel Baidoo for me and check out their game Plum Road Tea Dream!

02.12.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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hello bsky! our game was taken down due to a false DMCA which completely killed our momentum at launch. our studio is in a very precarious position right now. please share and spread the word, steam has been little help to our situation.

noplayersonline.net/statement

02.12.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1214    πŸ” 991    πŸ’¬ 20    πŸ“Œ 35

In their defense, you have to understand they feel a little uncomfortable about returning part of their own body.

01.12.2025 18:50 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Flotsam on Steam Sail, scavenge, and rescue survivors in a vibrant floating city-builder. Captain your drifters across the endless garbage sea to uncover soaked ruins, rusting factories, and stories from the old world...

Check out the game on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/app/821250/F...

01.12.2025 08:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Land ho! Flotsam finally pulling into port - FLEGA What a day for the beautiful people over at proud FLEGA member Pajama Llama Games. After years on the turbulent high seas, their debut title Flotsam is finally hitting Steam Early Access and Kartridge...

Kinda surreal this post I made over SIX (!!) years ago is coming full circle when Flotsam releases into 1.0 this week.

A lot has happened since, but I'm amazed at the perseverance of Pajama Llama to evolve the game and now drop anchor on it.

Happy release week people, you earned this!

01.12.2025 08:22 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

You have to understand it feels a little uncomfortable about returning part of its own body.

01.12.2025 07:51 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the video game Sword of the Sea. It shows the main character surfing on his sword over ocean waves with a desert environment in the background.

Screenshot of the video game Sword of the Sea. It shows the main character surfing on his sword over ocean waves with a desert environment in the background.

Finished Sword of the Sea in one (1) 3,5h sitting. Just couldn't pull myself away from this *gorgeous* pilgrimage.

An essential mixtape of their previous work, the game bolts a meditative soundtrack and visuals to a thrilling sense of flow that none have mastered quite like @giantsquidstudios.com

30.11.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of the video game Sword of the Sea. It shows the main character surfing on his sword over ocean waves with a desert environment in the background.

Screenshot of the video game Sword of the Sea. It shows the main character surfing on his sword over ocean waves with a desert environment in the background.

Finished Sword of the Sea in one (1) 3,5h sitting. Just couldn't pull myself away from this *gorgeous* pilgrimage.

An essential mixtape of their previous work, the game bolts a meditative soundtrack and visuals to a thrilling sense of flow that none have mastered quite like @giantsquidstudios.com

30.11.2025 12:26 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only 4 more days to go until Flotsam drops the huge 1.0 update!πŸŒŠβ›΅οΈβ™»οΈ

#IndieGameDev #indiegame

30.11.2025 11:02 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Half Mermaid Productions | Senior Gameplay Animator ----------------------------- Work With Us on Project Dβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆβ–ˆ ----------------------------- Job Description We are looking for an experienced and talented Senior Gameplay Animator to join the developm...

Join us! Looking for a contract animator on EU timezone to come work on the coolest secret game in development anywhere in the world (IMHO 😈) app.trinethire.com/companies/30...

25.11.2025 19:13 β€” πŸ‘ 41    πŸ” 30    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

Couldn't happen to somebody nicer - well done you!

27.11.2025 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

THIS IS AN XBOX

25.11.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

tfw you discover this magical thing called "debt" needs to be paid off at some point

25.11.2025 10:37 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is what you call "setting the bar".

A massive thank you for this brilliant and uplifting arrangement of thoughts.

Unrelated, or perhaps not, congratulations for getting me to stare at a wall for almost an hour straight the next day.

25.11.2025 10:34 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I do like B because it highlights both the violent and pacifist options you can turn to…

BUT

the two characters make it seem like it’s a co-op multiplayer game, so be careful of setting the wrong expectations.

So I’d say A, but try to interweave both play styles and colours more clearly.

23.11.2025 22:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ban Roblox 🧡

23.11.2025 09:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Recently tumbled down the well called Type Help (thx IGF) and would love to see how you're augmenting this for Steam.

21.11.2025 10:25 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Easiest (also, most intriguing?) wishlist since the Enigma machine.

21.11.2025 07:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wednesdays is ✨ free ✨ for World Children's Day in order to raise awareness about child sexual abuse.

Grab it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2747770/...
or Itch: artefrance.itch.io/wednesdays
before November 21th 9PM CET!

19.11.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 446    πŸ” 393    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 51
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.

store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...

store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...

www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

19.11.2025 17:42 β€” πŸ‘ 1847    πŸ” 785    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 93

Looking forward to attending my very first @adventurex.bsky.social this weekend.

Hit me up if you want to chat comedy in video games (we *might* be cooking something up in that department) or just want to talk about the importance of supporting narrative-driven games.

Hope to see you there!

19.11.2025 07:36 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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