Dustin Wretch

this is one of the most insane policies people are subjected to in Australia

if you're in a couple, your partner's income is used to assess *your* eligibility for dole, disability, etc. if your partner makes a basic wage, *you* can't get help

it's designed to keep victims in abusive relationships

Just finished the Kirby and the Forgotten Land DLC. Was a simple time, but a very good time!

The gear ability is so fun, I hope that or something like it gets a big focus on whatever full sequel/followup this game will eventually get.

DiViD[e]: THE D[e]AD LETTERS (Demo) is now available on Gamejolt!

Releasing the original ViViD & Cylor on Gamejolt back in 2013 were formative moments for us getting our work out in front of a wider audience, and we plan to continue releasing our work there to honor that.

#gamedev #gamejolt #godot

Reworked the lighting again.

All of the 'lights' you see in this video are just clever shader tricks on completely unlit geometry.

This is significantly more performant than using Godot's omnidirectional lights and dynamic shadows aren't really a concern for my art style.

#solodev #indiegame

text: "artists on SNAP artshare, due to everything sucking ass" with a melting face emoji, an upside-down american flag + fire in the background

hey if you are an artist who depends on SNAP,

✅ share some art
✅ share links to where people can buy from/donate to you
✅ share the thread
✅ share someone else's post too
✅ label NSFW/horror/etc. properly
⛔ no AI

#artistsonbsky #supportartists #artshare

what if you made a metroid-esque game with very live environments with a lot of mechanical engagement (mostly around routing, information, movement, mysteries), deemphasized combat, and made it about 4x as large as they usually are but a lot more labyrinthine and empty.

Disco Elysium fanart depicting a night scene next to the Dolorian Church of Humanity, the church's windows and door are shining, on the right side, the 2 main characters of the game are on a boat going to the horizon on a sea reflecting the brightly colored sky, lights are shining of rainbow colors, almost like northern lights.

A fanart tribute to the fantastic game that is Disco Elysium ✨

Check out the latest page of The Bekkoning #9!

This is an awesome cyberpunk comic created by me with art by
@comradevideo.bsky.social !

New pages every Friday!

Happy Halloween everyone!

ViViD Relapse by WretchWorks Find the help you deserve and explore the depths of your illness in this mind-bending platformer.

Halloween was the 15th anniversary of our game ViViD!

This month we will be showing you some behind-the-scenes content and releasing a game set in the ViViD universe.

For Day 1 we released the soundtrack of the new game: skyeash.bandcamp.com/album/divid-...

#gamedev #indiegame #horrorgame

For Day 2 we are releasing the first Phase of DiViD[e]: D[e]AD LETTERS, a narrative horror game.

It explores the strange goings-on and inhabitants of the town known as Bridg[e]wood, and is the standalone demo for a longer story we are working on.

Play it for free: cozy-zone.itch.io/dead-letters...

DiViD[e]: D[e]AD LETTERS (D[e]MO) Relive the past. Determine what's real. This is your only chance. Entering Day 2 Welcome, UNDEFINED USER. Phase 1 of your assessment begins now. cozy-zone.itch.io/dead-letters-demo

Phase 1 of DiViD[e]: D[e]AD LETTERS is available now!

✉️ In this narrative horror game you must re-live other people's memories in order to determine if they really happened, or if it was simply a difference of perspective…

🎮 Play it for free: cozy-zone.itch.io/dead-letters...
#gamedev #indiegame

Skye at the Vancouver Game Garden booth for Flowerdrops!

Close-up on our hand painted "Thanks for Playing" sign

can't believe I forgot to post pics from our booth! a little late now lol but here's a couple we got during setup

🎶 BONUS HALLOWEEN TREAT 👻

The Original Soundtrack for DiViD[e]: D[e]AD LETTERS (D[e]MO) is out right now!

Pick it up FOR FREE over on Bandcamp: skyeash.bandcamp.com/album/divid-...

Happy listening! And good luck on your assessment…
#gamedev #indiegame #gamemusic

DiViD[e]: D[e]AD LETTERS (D[e]MO) Relive the past. Determine what's real. This is your only chance. Assessment begins November 1st 2025

Surprise! Our next project drops TOMORROW.

It's a (free) narrative horror game in which you must vicariously experience unsettling events in order to determine just how real they are… ✉️

Follow us so you don't miss it: cozy-zone.itch.io/dead-letters...

Happy Halloween! 🎃
#gamedev #indiegame

There's people out there who think "the only people who dislike AI are people who don't understand it."

Nah, fuck that. I wrote about why people who use AI are unhireable, and that point is relevant as shit today

docseuss.medium.com/using-chatgp...

the endpoint of chatgpt and other llm chatbot interfaces is a cohort of people who don't really live so much as they are on a sort of guided tour of their own lives, who have more or less totally abdicated agency and responsibility in favor of a step by step template of how to pretend to be a person

Roberto, the great hammerhead shark, explores the ruins of an ancient museum destroyed by Typhon's storm. He holds a flashlight and carries a mysterious human spirit in his backpack, who accompanies him in silence. The place, shrouded by the phenomenon called “cursed salt mist”, is covered in a permanent fog. Salt crystals sprout everywhere and a supernatural presence seem to lurk among the rubble. The spirit that accompanies Roberto is liquid and translucent. Sometimes little tropical fish of extinct species float around him, as if attracted by his presence. The museum's architecture is full of organic curves and ornate tiles. Decorated columns show a crab with a human face holding the moon between its pincers, an ancient symbol of a historical figure revered by the sharkfolk.

A cozy little shark bistro nestled among lots of plants.

A little harbor village of Gourdlets among a cozy grove of trees, carrying out various cooperative activities related to fishing and recreation, there are little colorful fish and a shark swimming peacefully in the sea.

An allegory of the "Jaws" movie poster that caused damage and negative stereotypes to the image of sharks that persist to this day (I'm glad it's slowly changing, but it's still too slow to be considered forgivable). Now with a reversal of roles, with the human victim replaced by a simple wild shark and the terrible stereotyped shark replaced by a monstrous human skull seeming to want to devour the shark (this is the reality, we kill thousands of sharks every year, many of them killed for irrational reasons, who is the real cruel killer?)

Hi hi #PortfolioDay! 🎨✨

I'm Requinoesis, someone who loves the ocean! I'm dedicated to creating a new insight into the imagery of sharks under pastel colors! 🌊🦈✨

You can see more of my art stuff here, if you want: linktr.ee/requinoesis

🎮Nintendo girl🎮

If any of these are your favorite games, let me know! 😆

I'd like to see more journalists explicitly exploring the neo-nazi ideology of accelerationism

996 is latest work culture craze in Silicon Valley tech companies, 5-day week can go take a hike It seems work culture in Silicon Valley tech companies is changing, largely driven by startups and teams that hustle. Once famed for relaxed work in companies like Google and Microsoft, the town is now host to work craze called 996, which means working from 9am to 9pm and six days a week.

sleep deprivation is a cult tactic

Pac-Man jumping in the center as he is surrounded by the Ghosts, Blinky Inky, Pinky Clyde. Spooky and a Pooka. Pac-Dots and items from the game wrap around the various worlds.

Pac-Man World 2!!!
#art #fanart #pac-man

We need to fight for people like Guevara just as hard as we fought for Jimmy Kimmel.

A fully-bloomed flower sits on a small grassy hill in a screenshot of the game Flowerdrops. Text underneath it says "available now!" The Flowerdrops, Steam, and itch.io logos are also visible.

Our friend is fully-bloomed! It's time to bring life to this neglected world, and uncover some secrets along the way…

Flowerdrops is a physics-puzzler where you use raindrops to bloom flowers. Pick it up today!

▶️ s.team/a/3708530
▶️ natikatz.itch.io/flowerdrops

🍀🌷🌹

#indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker

"Flower Fabricator" is a level that has persisted since the original 2019 prototype of Flowerdrops. There are quite a few satisfying trickshots to discover!

Our game releases *TOMORROW!* Add it to your wishlist: s.team/a/3708530/ 💕🌸🌹🍀

#indiegame #steam #gamemaker

YouTube video by Studio Cozy Zone Above and Beyond - Flowerdrops Original Soundtrack

The little cloud traveled far, beyond the putrid rainstorms, above the fuming factory, to a city floating in the clouds. Lighter than air, coasting in the breeze, the ambitions of the old world lay silent among the plumes.

🌹🌼🍀💕 Wishlist here: s.team/a/3708530/

#indiegame #steam #gamemaker #gamedev

A mostly un-watered flower sits on a small grassy hill in a screenshot of the game Flowerdrops. Text underneath it says "5 days until release!" The Flowerdrops, Steam, and itch.io logos are also visible.

Slow and steady, little buddy; just 5 more days until you bloom!

Flowerdrops is a meditative physics-puzzler where you use raindrops to bloom flowers. Wishlist on Steam to be notified when it releases on the 22nd!

🍀🌷🌹👉 s.team/a/3708530 💕

#indiegame #gamedev #steam #gamemaker

The Ruins, aka the Dead Meadow, aka the Deadow. A place that has long since lost its lushness, decayed beyond recognition. You and the flowers can bring it back to life! 🌹🌼🍀

💕 Wishlist here: s.team/a/3708530/

#indiegame #steam #gamemaker #gamedev

YouTube video by Studio Cozy Zone Flowerdrops - Out On The Ranch

Even out here, where the barren sands stretch for miles, the flowers do their best to thrive. The little cloud felt inspired at the sight of their determination and promised to water each and every one.

Wishlist Flowerdrops on Steam ▶️ s.team/a/3708530

#indiegame #gamedev #steam #gamemaker #gameost