And the best custom-physics engine DUNGEON BRAWLER YOU EVER PLAYED is in there! #AWAYSIS
10.12.2025 13:51 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@jkooza.bsky.social
Long-time game developer and CEO/Creative-Director/Art Director @17_BIT. Living in a Ghibli film in deep Kyoto. I love photographing remaining nooks and crannies of old Japan. Creator and director of AWAYSIS. Spends a lot of time underwater.
And the best custom-physics engine DUNGEON BRAWLER YOU EVER PLAYED is in there! #AWAYSIS
10.12.2025 13:51 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Not So Random, #RandomGameSaturday
Today is the 24th anniversary of Rez, so hereโs a bunch of versions of Rez.
Ready for this one!!!
10.12.2025 00:02 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0In need of new games to anticipate? @dayofthedevs.org has you covered! Watch this trailer, and then get ready to add some sweet, sweet indies to wishlist โ
The Day of the Devs @thegameawards.com Digital Showcase is TOMORROW (12/10) at 10am PT! ๐จ
INDIE!!!! GAMES!!!!
Join us THIS WEEK on December 10th at 10 AM PT for DAY OF THE DEVS: @thegameawards.com DIGITAL SHOWCASE!
Six world premieres, three release date announcements, and a WHOLE LOTTA great games ๐ฅ
Learn more: dayofthedevs.org
Very excited to have the first demo for #AWAYSIS live for PC and Xbox Series S|X. We were selected as part of the ID@Xbox Indie Selects Demo Fest.
If you want to see what I have been working on for the past year, get at it.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
This demo is through Xbox, but hopefully there will possibly be a PS5 demo at a later date closer to ship?
09.12.2025 02:34 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0โ๏ธGrab your swords and your pals, because the first demo of #AWAYSIS is now live for PC and Xbox Series S|X.
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
#indiedev #gaming
You can play the Awaysis demo RIGHT NOW! [PC/XBOX S|X] The team would love to hear what people think about it, please give it a look!
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
HEYO!!!
Our long-in-development new game AWAYSIS has our first official demo available in the wild! Its a custom physics-based 1-4 player game about little animals running around a beautiful sky castle beating the crap out of goblins and zombies with a huge sword!
www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
Fun with light and shadow in Kobe
08.12.2025 00:38 โ ๐ 13 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Kobe is so cool. So completely different in tone and character from its neighbors Osaka and Kyoto. My first home in Japan years ago and I still love it.
08.12.2025 00:37 โ ๐ 15 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finally broke down and bought Arc Raiders to play with my son and DAMN we had a good time tonight, INTENSE!! I feel like we havenโt even scratched the surface yet eitherโฆ
06.12.2025 15:33 โ ๐ 10 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Wanna co-stream Day of the Devs: The Game Awards Digital Showcase? Of course you do! It's gonna rule!
Apply to be a VERY OFFICIAL co-streamer here: bit.ly/DOTD-TGA-Co-...
Shedworks co-founder Gregorios Kythreotis has founded a new studio called Eteo
www.gamesindustry.biz/sable-creati...
Greg continues to be an inspiration. Amazing friend.
06.12.2025 00:42 โ ๐ 12 ๐ 1 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Model: GALAK-S Fighter (Mech Mode)
Debut: Galak-Z: The Dimensional
Year: 2015
Designers: @jkooza.bsky.social and the artists @17-bit.bsky.social
Still one of the top animated intros ever!
25.11.2025 11:55 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025!
If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku.
Rules next. Reposts appreciated!
This is great
24.11.2025 23:52 โ ๐ 16 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0If I could go back in time this would be in my top 10
22.11.2025 05:53 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Could games be doing more in terms of movement? I interviewed the CEO and creative director of @17-bit.bsky.social @jkooza.bsky.social a couple months ago at TGS to get his perspective and find out more about their new game Awaysis www.sifter.com.au/post/develop...
19.11.2025 01:09 โ ๐ 9 ๐ 2 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Those were the best of times for sure. Some of the happiest memories of my entire career in gaming.
17.11.2025 17:22 โ ๐ 6 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0"[Forestrike's] sophisticated storytelling quickly became as important to me as the gameplay."
Wow! Thank you @screenrant.bsky.social
screenrant.com/forestrike-r...
We are STOKED to be a part of one of the finest events in gaming! Canโt wait for people to see more of whatโs coming!!
13.11.2025 03:11 โ ๐ 18 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0Happy Halloween! @allymobbs.bsky.socialย made some glitch art featuring a very spooky enemy who awaits you within #AWAYSIS
#gaming #indiedev #Halloween
๐ Todayโs the physical release of HOTEL BARCELONA! Itโs Halloweenโthe perfect day for a horror game.
Digital is instant, sure, but cracking open that case, sliding the disc in, and feeling that little surge before it boots upโฆ thatโs magic.
Happy Halloween
#HotelBarcelona #PhysicalEdition
Big congrats to @ancientgames.bsky.social @yuzokoshiro.bsky.social on todayโs Japanese physical release of EARTHION!๐โจ๐ฅณ Super proud of the @sdxgames.bsky.social versions we made, and especially stoked that we teamed up with 8BitDo (the best!) on this rad M30! โค๏ธ superdeluxegames.jp/collections/...
30.10.2025 08:56 โ ๐ 58 ๐ 14 ๐ฌ 7 ๐ 1Super proud of the team for absolutely smashing out this trailer, itโs getting close!!!
29.10.2025 03:23 โ ๐ 19 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Because JAPAN
28.10.2025 02:07 โ ๐ 4 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0