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Chromacon & CODE to host NZ Games Pavilion at WePlay 2025 For the second year running, Chromacon in partnership with NZ CODE and Disc 2 Games, will host the New Zealand Games pavilion at WePlay expo 2025 in Shanghai, China (Nov 22-23).

Super excited to be a part of this 🤩!!
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HELLO FELLOW GAME DEVS - do you want to force yourself to make social media posts about your game??? Then you should try the:

🎄 12 DAYS OF #DEVMAS 🎄

Join us from December 13th-24th in making posts based on these 12 prompts~

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One of the most exciting parts about making games is having an excuse to make fun merch 😄 WePlay is our first expo and we’re super excited for it!!! #indiegame #indiedev #gameexpo #gamemerch

Thank you !!

Building designs for our game Aeon Guard. We wanted the world to feel dark, extra terrestrial yet familiar, and somewhat dangerous. We drew everything with silhouettes, not really pre planning anything, just experimenting and having fun with it. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #gamedesign

For our cozy packing game, Snug, we added the option to choose a second language to learn the names of the items you pack. Could come in handy for that next trip ☺️!

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#wishlistwednesday #wip #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #cozygame

We made a quick little video that shows our art 👉 rig 👉 animation pipeline in Unity for Mingle ☺️

Would love any tips on other methods of animating 2d in Unity that don't involve sprite sheets or parenting to nulls!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #animation #gameprocess

These are very helpful! We haven’t quite been in that type of interview situation yet, but now we’ll be more prepared when it happens! Thank you!

YouTube video by cookiecrayon Snug - A satisfying game of fitting things neatly into place

Snug teaser is up on our YT channel ✨! We added some new things to the game since the prototype on itch and are excited to share them with you ☺️!
youtu.be/DJg6F0DWGaM

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #cozygame #packinggame

Two characters from the Pikwip game stand atop a snowy mountain beneath the texts “cookiecrayon” and “discord”

✨We’ve launched our Discord✨
It’s a space for players of Pikwip, Mingle, Neon Knives and Snug to chat, share ideas, give feedback, and help shape our games together ☺️

We’d love to see you on the Cookiecrayon Discord: discord.gg/NAreGExMMW

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gamecommunity

We’ve hit 1,000 wishlists on Steam! Thank you to everyone who has supported Mingle, from the early prototype on itch, to the special motion controlled version on the Nex Playground, and all the future players on Steam 💯✨🙏
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Dino, Dingo, and Darjeeling enjoying the autumn vibes 🍂 bit of fan art for Steam’s autumn sale ☺️
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#indiegame #indiedev #gameart #gamecharacter

Games made in New Zealand Steam Event has begun!!!
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We’re super stoked to have Neon Knives, Snug, and Mingle alongside so many other awesome games made in Aotearoa 🫶!

You can find our 3 games here ☺️
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Your birth month = you as a Mingler 😆 #indiegame #mingle #characterdesign

Aeon Guard got mentioned in a Polygon review!! On one of our birthdays!!!!! So stoked!!!
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #motioncontrol

We’re super excited about Mingle coming to the Nex Playground soon!!!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #motioncontrol #motion

Are you a game developer? Try these 4 fun exercises! Forward Lean (picture of a man leaning forward in his desk chair somewhat depressingly) Backwards Lean (picture of a man absolutely and completely deflated in his desk chair) Knees-to-Chest Stretch (picture of a man in the fetal position with tears welling up in his eyes) Egg Rolls (picture of a man lying on his side, clutching himself, sobbing, and a small puddle of tears forming)

Here's an exercise routine that I recommend to game developers in 2025. Stay healthy 💪

#gamedev

Throwback to one of the funniest struggles we had when making our first motion controlled game 😆 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #motioncontrols

A quick little video showing how we built the 400+ characters for our game Mingle in Unity. Coming soon to steam!

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#indiegame #indiedev #characterdesign #gamedev

Cheers !

We're back to working on Pikwip! Play co-op or solo as two clumsy little characters tethered together on their way up a mountain #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #coopgame #climbing

All the symbols we designed for Aeon Guard. In the game, each one is formed by a different pattern sequence you trace with your hands. Inspired by art we were surrounded by at the time, with hints of Māori design woven in too.
#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #gameart #gamedesign

Officially shared by itch.io 🤩
cookiecrayon.itch.io/snug

#indiegame #indiedev #cozygame

Snug is a cozy bag packing game inspired by our travels. It’s recently had a surge in players with funny, surprising, and super helpful reviews. We’d love to hear your thoughts on the game too!

cookiecrayon.itch.io/snug

#cozygame #indiegame #indiedev #packing

Tirli Bom Bom · LuLuMusic

You can now Mingle with a mate 😁! We’ve added new levels, new mechanics, and a 2p mode for a bit of competitive co-op ✨ Coming soon to Steam!
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#WishlistWedensday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Match 👯 merge 🙏 repeat 🔄 = Mingle✨!

Coming soon to the Nex Playground and Steam ☺️

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#indiegame #indiedev

The crowd’s getting bigger! Mingle is coming to Steam and Nex Playground ! 25 levels, 400+ characters, local co-op, trophies, and more. Thanks to everyone who played the original Itch demo!

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#indiegame #indiedev #mingle

DLC: Download for Charity presents Roots of Pacha, Neon Knives, The Nightwatch, Islands of Insight, and Plantasia. IGDA Foundation

Play games. Fund futures. 🎮

🌱 @rootsofpacha.com‬
🔪 Neon Knives
🏹 The Nightwatch
🏝️ Island of Insight
🌿 Plantasia

Buy these in the #DownloadForCharity Steam event & support IGDA Foundation 💖
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