Polygon Treehouse

IT ARRIVED!

What a beautiful thing to be a part of. Great job @jon.inkle.co and gang 🙌🏻

I'm *super* proud to have written an article for this epic narrative tome and it's wild to be among such an epic line-up.

GO GET IT.

📖 THE GAME NARRATIVE KALEIDOSCOPE ❄️ is out NOW!

www.inklestudios.com/kaleidoscope

100+ essays on writing & narrative design, with articles from the writers of Baldur's Gate 3, Control, Call of Duty, Prince of Persia, Tomb Raider, Sam and Max...

ALSO the Kaleidoscope Podcast with 2 full eps!

Was talking to someone about the power of additive animation and HOW MUCH I LOVE IT.

(The way Tove leans into each turn is additive motion and layered on top of the base run)

The strange psychology when as soon as your game has a start screen, it suddenly feels more real.

My workspace with loads of games, nerdy knick-knacks, a CRT tv and a whole load of other stuff.

This is where I indie dev.

A screenshot from my first Little Victories podcast, published on February 28, 2025.

A year ago today, gaming industry leader and indie icon Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou (@kanaratron.bsky.social) became the first guest of my Little Victories videogame podcast.

Since then, it has taken me on a journey to interview all types of creatives.

Happy anniversary, Little Victories!

Thanks for playing! 💙

The iconic Twin Peaks title but the text has been changed to 'indie games'

The Steam Next Fest promo image.

📢 INDIE DEVS WHO ARE IN NEXT FEST!

If you're participating and would like your demo/store page reposted to 37K+ Bluesky followers then drop it in the replies below*

*No games that use Gen-AI please and thank you.

We use a curated camera in our games that's kinda a halfway house.

It's all still rendered in real time, but we build to the camera, and still give ourselves the option of subtle camera motion.

For me, the best form of ambient indie game marketing is talking about your game in a natural way, as if you were speaking to someone at an expo.

Don't overthink it. Just be you, be honest, be human, and speak from the heart.

Jiggle physics (dad edition)

I have a very clear emoji shorthand for my next indie game, but it's going to have to stay under wraps for now.

📢 INDIE GAME FOGHORN

Go check out the next game from my friends at Hilltop Studios (creators of Lil' Guardsman)

If you see this post a monster.

A screenshot of my drafts. There is one saved draft that reads 'indie games'

Just checked my drafts.

Debug #13 | Debug Magazine Debug #13 is packed with previews, reviews, features, and interviews...

Awesome article about cinematography in games by @kanaratron.bsky.social in the new issue of Debug Magazine, get it in print or digital today!

www.teamdebug.com/issue/13

@debugmag.com

Just make it exist first.

You can make it good later.

Thanks very much Jeremiah! 👋🏻

Save 40% on Mythwrecked: Ambrosia Island on Steam You’re shipwrecked on a lost mythical island. As backpacker Alex, you must befriend the forgotten gods of Greek mythology and restore their memories. Explore the dynamic island and its story sandbox t...

Was reading @alexvandewalle.bsky.social article (finally doing some reading now that the book is done, Alex!) on dev influences for Hades, Apotheon, and this and thought it looked neat and deserved a repost. @polygontreehouse.bsky.social

store.steampowered.com/app/2000210/...

Two long service awards from PlayStation, one for five years, one for ten years.

Relics of a former life...

Artists, quote with something silly.

Prototyping indie games is my happy place.

A photo of a magazine article. The title reads "Cinematography is not just for Cutscenes'

In the latest hot-off-the-press edition of @debugmag.com I'm talking about gameplay cinematography.

This was a greybox tech test for Röki where we masked a scene load with the illusion of a continuous camera movement.

@kanaratron.bsky.social Look who is in this month's @debugmag.com

Polygon Treehouse will never use Gen AI, or collaborate with anyone who does. So no.

I wrote a little something for this exciting project.