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Starting off it's 6th year of bringing you monthly highlights of the more unexplored corners of indie games, it's Indiepocalypse #73!

-10 curated games for $15!
-Zine!
-Newly commissioned game by @cmi.bsky.social

-Cover by @alexsiple.bsky.social

pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-73

!NEWLY COMMISSIONED FOR INDIEPOCALYPSE!

"transmutation" is an experiment on sound, image, and text. it explores the tradition of chinese fortune-telling using the five traditional elements (wuxing) to tell a love story.

By @cmi.bsky.social

pizzapranks.itch.io/indiepocalypse-73

Seven Gates, We Deliver by @lawraclark.itch.io: lawraclark.itch.io/seven-gates-...

We're Hiring! Join the NYU Game Center Faculty as an Associate Professor! - NYU | Game Center Description Associate or Full tenure professor position for the NYU Game Center New York University, Tisch School of the Arts Position Overview The NYU Game Center is seeking applicants to join its fa...

The NYU Game Center's hiring! A senior, tenure-track professor post for an experienced game designer, artist or industry pro with a notable body of creative work. Experience finishing games and mentoring/teaching more important than any kind of academic credential!
gamecenter.nyu.edu/were-hiring-...

Playtest Thursday Visitor Request Form - Spring 2026 !!!THIS IS NOT A SIGN-UP FORM!!! Playtest Thursday is completely sign-up free. This form is simply for external guests of NYU to put their names on the guest list which is handed to NYU Campus Safety...

Playtest Thursday at the NYU Game Center returns THIS THURSDAY!

Playtest Thursday is free and open to the public. Join us for our weekly in-house playtesting event where you can get feedback on your work-in-progress games!

External guests, join the guest list here: forms.gle/6qZcPfmMGLfh...

Mussel angel
홍합 천사

NarraScope submissions are open, and you have a month to get your talks, games, etc. in! Don't sleep on it!

NarraScope 2026 | Blog | Welcome to Albany NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

We are delighted to announce that #NarraScope 2026 will take place this year from June 12th-14th at the University at Albany! We'll be collaborating w/ the @albany.edu #UAlbany Game Center, and its Director @jcorace.bsky.social 🎉

narrascope.org/blog/post/20...

NarraScope 2026 | The Experience NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

All new for the 2026 conference, The Experience will provide a venue to exhibit experimental projects which bridge digital and physical narratives in new ways. This could be an AR experience, an escape room or haunted house, or a live narrative performance.

narrascope.org/experience/

Download the latest indie games itch.io is a simple way to find, download and distribute indie games online. Whether you're a developer looking to upload your game or just someone looking for something new to play itch.io has you co...

The NarraScope Showcase celebrates the best in new & developing narrative design. We'll be accepting submissions to the Showcase through our itch page. Selected works will be invited to exhibit at the in-person Showcase event taking place during the 2026 conference.

itch.io/jam/narrasco...

NarraScope 2026 | Call for Talks NarraScope is a conference that brings together the writers, developers, scholars, and players of interactive narrative.

NarraScope talks explore the whole range of interactive narrative, from Inform parsers to interactive theater & everything in between. For 2026, we're accepting proposals for 15-minute lightning talks and 45-minute in-depth presentations.

narrascope.org/talks/

📣 NarraScope 2026 submissions are open! This year NarraScope will feature three different areas for submission: our classic talks, the second year of our game Showcase, and the debut of The Experience. 🧵(1/4)

hallucigenia (2010)
submerged forest

happy birthday!!! 🎁🎂

Ozark aquatics

home row (Demo) (David Li)

"a game about a lot of games about a lot of things."

Play / download demo on itch.io - Windows, Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/11/19/h...

NYC Mouse Simulator (haoyanggg)

"Get Pizzas. Sniff Around. Do Whatever You Want. You are a mouse."

PWYC - Windows: warpdoor.com/2025/12/19/n...

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We're looking for a Senior 2D Animator for something new!
🖌️ Temporary, full-time role (12-18 months)
🖌️ Remote
🖌️ 3+ years exp of 2D Flash-style animation
🖌️ Proficienct with Adobe Animate

Apps close Oct 10. Apply now! innersloth.bamboohr.com/careers/33

i made a game in one week about poems and rain 𖡼𖤣𖥧𖡼𓋼𖤣𖥧𓋼𓍊 xflorora.itch.io/the-luck-of-...

A Great Egret with a fresh catch (Bluegill I believe)

If you ask me, all girls are revolutionary

uneven dream (2015)
plant laboratory

We're showing a new game this weekend at #PLAYnyc #AnimeNYC, if you're around please pass by the booth and check it out!

A shoal of silver-blue swallowtail shiners, small minnows, surround a shining orb in the top left corner of the painting. Their scales shine with yellow light.

🌕🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟 // swallowtail shiners // gouache on hot press paper

The 11th Annual Gameheads Showcase - 2025 Gameheads is a tech training program that equips young people of color with the tech and life skills they need to succeed at school, in their careers, and beyond.

There's only 1 week left and we could use your help in reaching our fundraising goal for our 2025 Student Showcase! By donating to the Student Showcase you're investing in the future of our talented students & helping them achieve their dreams. If you can, please donate here: tinyurl.com/mcyb7m8v

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everyone's favorite moss eater ❤️

A yellow starship flies over a stretch of alien wetlands that twist and spiral in on themselves. Floating in the air, perfectly in line, are massive leviathans. Sail-like fish with water pouring out of their mouths. #FraesSpaceWestern

"Wetlands and Living Waterfalls"

Concept art for my space western.