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last night somebody reminded me of a time many years ago when I got some game narrative insight from somebody at Valve, so I have now published it in a blog post

www.joewintergreen.com/dev-scoops-s...

Cover art for This Be Mutiny. Below the title, two people are fighting on the deck of a ship. A grinning woman in an oversized pirate's coat and hat is leaping with rapier in hand towards her opponent, a scarred man in a jinbei robe. He defends against her with dual daggers, scowling.

⚔️ The indie studio I work at dropped a silly lil' pirate game! ⚔️
It's a turn-based strategy game about pirates who keep backstabbing each other.

There's treasure and several playable characters and it features my art. Find it on Steam, and fair winds to ye! ⛵

Finished Silksong last night

a pink monster with horns and a glove on its head ALT: a pink monster with horns and a glove on its head

Started my new gig as a Senior Gameplay Engineer @ Riot on Teamfight Tactics where I'll be working on limited-time game modes for events
Excited to start cooking🐧👑

I have a lot of questions about

Fuck it, Bug Dimmadome

BUG ZOOO, by Crashtroid 2 track album

crashtroid.bandcamp.com/album/bug-zo...

BUG ZOOO is OUT NOW

Come by tomorrow for a listening party, you can ask me questions about the bug zooo: crashtroid.bandcamp.com/live/bug-zoo...

Cool moon photo I got through a scope the other night
(Unfortunately because of wildfire smoke 😬)

Hey so uh: Ya queer here is looking for a job.

While I'm looking forward to Metroid Prime 4's release, my contract at Retro has ended.

I'm a Senior Gameplay Engineer with experience on both Multiplayer and Singleplayer AAA games.

Please hire me so that I can buy more Pokemon plushies.

Oh no, the panel corrupted you!

If you’re in a position to work on your own game in your spare time while having a job, it is a path. It’s a difficult path and that’s how I started our studio too. Other options are also difficult!

A close up of all the beautiful badges @unclecheetos.bsky.social printed for our cosplay, plus one additional pin I scored last night 🤭 I loved seeing everyone's reactions and excitement about our cosplay today. A true testament to how wonderful the game is 💙 🦀 @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social

Me and Towerbolt are at the Seattle Indies Expo!! Come on down to check out the game and all the other awesome games made by local devs!!
#SIX2025
@seattleindies.bsky.social

Finally finished my blog post on different patterns I've found useful for organizing gameplay code in both large and small projects over the years (+ examples in Unreal C++ & Unity C#)
Please check it out if you're a code organization sicko like me
jaideng123.github.io/blog/TheArtO...

Poster for the Seattle Indies Expo 2025. The event will be held on August 31st at the Motif Hotel in downtown Seattle during PAX West weekend (two blocks from the PAX West convention center). Dozens of local indie games will be there with playable demos, and the event is 100% free. The game Towerbolt is featured here as well!

Hey folks! For anyone coming to Seattle for PAX West, Towerbolt will be at the nearby Seattle Indies Expo this Sunday with a playable demo!

Details in the poster below. The event is free and features dozens of awesome local indies and their games. Come on by and say hi!

#SIX2025 #indiegames

I don't have the proper words to say more than this now but

I was just laid off. My role at Giant Squid is being eliminated.

If your studio is looking for an environment artist, please let me know ASAP. I have 5+ years of experience.

thank you

Working on an upgrade power up animation for Towerbolt for #screenshotsaturday

#gamedev #indiegames

Today was my last day on Pokemon Go
It's been a heck of a ride and I'm grateful for the experiences I've had and the incredible people I've gotten to work with
Taking a small break to rest and enjoy pax, but I will talk about my next thing soon👀

Willy has a lot of really good advice in this thread for game designers at any level

🐀 Mischief is out NOW! 🎮 Grab your friends and scurry around to save the neighborhood today! Available on steam! #IndieGames #Rats #PartyGames #CoopGames #CuteGames #IndieGamer 🕹️❤️🐀🐀🐀

Godot editor battlefield 6

Godot editor battlefield 6

Godot editor battlefield 6

Battlefield 6 using Godot for their UGC platform (Portal) is a great call.

Why build an entirely public editor, when you can grab an open source one?

Guessing from these screenshots it looks like it uses pre-set objects (prefabs) that are low res, as dummies, to then load actual objects in-game

🐀 Mischief launches August 1, 2025 on Steam!
⚔️ Defeat evils bosses
🔎 Explore and discover secrets in the neighborhood
🛝 Play minigames and compete with your friends!

🎮 FREE demo on steam!
store.steampowered.com/app/2844360/...
#IndieGames #PartyGames #Rats #CoopGames

An in-game render of Ozzy Osbourne, with the logo for Brutal Legend and text that reads, "Free for the next 666 minutes" and the itch.io logo in the bottom right corner

To honor Ozzy's larger-than-life rock and roll legacy, we're making Brütal Legend *FREE* on itch.io: doublefine.itch.io/brutal-legend

But this incredible deal will only last for 666 minutes, as the prophecy foretold. So get yourself clicking, before it disappears like a demon in the night...

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As game dev I often wonder if my intuition about the Steam market matches reality. So I did a small game to test it: Guess how many reviews a random game has. You can now play it too on steamle.com

Ok, when did people start using wishlist numbers to advertise their game????

Ok Mario Kart World is actually incredible

Just barely secured my Switch 2
The employees were shocked. I guess they didn't even realize that they had some extra stock

Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine) Thoughts, tools, and libraries I use to make games

I've been making video games in some form for 20 years, so I wrote an article about my process - and why I don't use an engine.

noelberry.ca/posts/making...