Blu

Oh damn! That’d be a good combo. In Flames is my most seen band actually haha. Seen em live over 13 times now. One of my all time favorites.

Damn right!! Also kinda jealous of Immortal haha.

Children of Bodom
Hypocrisy (w/ @watainiac.bsky.social )
Deafheaven
In Flames
GAEREA

#GAConf (IGDA-GASIG) Awards 25

Coming soon - GAConf Awards 2025!

The panel have been hard at work on the shortlist, finalist annoucement & public vote are coming on Monday November 25th!

www.gaconf.com/gaconf-award...
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility

Everything about making video games is harder than you think.

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'choose refund reason' dropdown with 'it's missing accessibility features that I need' highlighted

Haven't noticed this before! "it's missing accessibility features that I need" given as an option on Steam's refund reason dropdown
#gamedev #indiedev #accessibility

Progress! Slow progress, but moving along nonetheless.

10+ year games industry vet here: Do not blame yourself for what is a record-low job market. Majority of people I know (self -included) are doing what they can to make ends meet. Eventually, things will bounce back and get back to normal. Do not take the market as a reflection of yourself.

New Sustainable Games Standard framework hopes to help studios measure and reduce emissions A global non-profit co-operative of game devs, universities, and associated companies, the Sustainable Games Alliance (…

New Sustainable Games Standard framework hopes to help studios measure and reduce emissions

www.gamesindustry.biz/new-sustaina...

He has a Guinness world record, has raised over half a million dollars for charity, and runs a successful YouTube channel. You done those things in the last 14 years?

Excited for #gaconf tomorrow! This will be my first time attending in person.

www.gaconf.com

Was a pleasure to host!

Thank you so much for having me! Was awesome being able to host and talk to some cool people about cool things :D

SeattleIndies - Twitch Seattle Indies is non-profit organization dedicated to fostering a vibrant and inclusive community of independent game developers in the greater Puget Sound area.

We are live on twitch.tv/seattleindies talking about #GAconf and Games Accessibility with @jayjustice.net @mrsgame.dev @tarav.bsky.social @thewobblygamer.bsky.social

Was an absolute pleasure to talk with you and hope to do so again in the future!

In Flames or Opeth! Likely the latter

I am so excited to go! This will be my first time going in-person.

Made a brand new game prototype the other day that I am really happy with. Looking forward to sharing more in the future!

My lil' tester sprite is doin' work rn

#indiegamedev #indiegames #pixelart

Unity expands native screen reader support and accessibility API - Can I Play That? Unity is expanding support for screen readers, making it easier for developers to implement blind accessibility on mobile, Windows and MacOS.

Unity is expanding support for native screen readers, making it easier for developers to implement screen reader support for blind accessibility on more platforms.

After Android and iOS, starting with Unity 6.3 it supports Windows and MacOS as well.

caniplaythat.com/2025/09/05/u...

What are your thoughts on how this game could be more accessible?

Excited to share that I will be attending!

This has been (by far) the longest I have ever had a game on my wishlist. Incredibly excited to finally play Silk Song tomorrow!!

#Silksong #Indiegames

Just got myself a copy! Nice birthday present to myself :D

Nintendo Switch 2 accessibility review - Can I Play That? The Nintendo Switch 2 itself is a great update, with accessibility that has improved compared to the first Switch across the board.

The Nintendo Switch 2 is a great update overall, with accessibility that has improved across the board.

Mouse mode is innovative, but may be tricky to use. The screen reader is a welcome addition we'd love to see more widely supported on the system.

caniplaythat.com/2025/07/29/n...

Still not as bad as Sky News basically calling a child a loser for his incredible Tetris achievement.

#neverforget

This game is phenomenal and more people need to know about it.

Maybe they should care more about keeping people’s jobs safe.

Save 60% on Rising Hell on Steam Rising Hell is a vertical platformer rogue-lite filled with adrenaline-pumping action and tons of heavy gothic metal shreds. Climb out from the ever-changing hell while you fight hordes of blood-lusti...

Just discovered and played this game yesterday and it absolutely deserves more attention. It's like the reverse of Downwell meets Doom and it is so much fun!

store.steampowered.com/app/657000/R...

Well said. While I definitely intend on continuing in the indie space, we all still have bills to pay so this is tough.

Heart goes out to all affected by the recent Microsoft layoffs. Our industry is broken and needs fixing.