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Playcrafting works to help indie game developers and small studios by way of events, resources, game jams, paid work, and more. NYC + Global. Let's connect, collaborate, and create. https://linktr.ee/playcrafting.org

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Weโ€™re in our cozy era โ€” show us what youโ€™re making! ๐Ÿต๐ŸŽฎ
Drop your own cozy game WIPs, screenshots, devlogs or demos below so we can check them out ๐Ÿ‘‡
#CozyGames #IndieDev #Playcrafting

12.11.2025 13:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We canโ€™t stop thinking about Abigailโ€™s cozy handcrafted neighborhoods ๐Ÿงถ ๐Ÿชก Explore friendships + folk games in this narrative gem #CozyGames #GameDev

We played IRL at Game-A-Palooza and now we're obsessed.

Wishlist here!
store.steampowered.com/app/3569410/...

10.11.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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From Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social and @chanelmatsunami.bsky.social of Gidra Studios, feast your eyes on these terrific photos of our Game-a-Palooza event!

See anyone you know? Any NYC indie games you've played? Comments welcome.

#NYMakesGames

07.11.2025 21:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

November Patch Notes:
๐Ÿ headphones on
๐Ÿ scanning @_wholesomegames for our next game
๐Ÿ taking it easy even if we feel like we shouldnโ€™t
๐Ÿ carb loading ๐Ÿฅง

07.11.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐ŸšจINDIE DEV NIGHT IS SO BACK๐Ÿšจ

Join us at os-nyc.com on December 4th, 6-10 pm, for a night of coziness and indie games.

Exhibiting Devs and attendees register on Eventbrite๐ŸŒŸ
tinyurl.com/mr4xva65

06.11.2025 14:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Want the latest news on indie gaming events and opportunities?

Make sure you're signed up to our email list!
newsletter.eo.page/playcrafting

04.11.2025 13:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Playcrafting and @makegamesfast.bsky.social team site visit to OS NewYorkCity ๐ŸŽฎโšก๏ธwe gotta collab in the works for ya ๐Ÿโ˜•๏ธ

03.11.2025 19:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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we wanted to post something scary for halloween and this was the first thing that came to mind idk

31.10.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tomorrow is our 10th birthday and our community is taking over our channel for spooky games!

We're also raising funds for families in Jamaica, Cuba and Haiti affected by Hurricane Melissa

Oct 31 โ€ข 12pm EST
Twitch.tv/blackgirlgamers

30.10.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Give it up for @latinxingaming.bsky.social ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅWe loved having them at #playnyc

30.10.2025 15:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We wanna see your weird magical cool radical games at the biennialโ€ฆ

29.10.2025 00:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling all Women and Non-Binary Game Devs and artists!

Submit your cool experimental projects to the Every Woman Biennial by October 31st.

This year the theme is Spectalia, a world building spell๐ŸŒ•๐ŸŒ™

www.everywomanbiennial.com/apply

28.10.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Canโ€™t wait to play!

28.10.2025 14:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The trailer is perfect๐Ÿ’œ๐Ÿ”ฎ

28.10.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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AI mommy got hands

27.10.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Reply or Repost with a screenshot of the scariest boss battle (ours in the post below)

27.10.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations!

25.10.2025 16:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Our official recap of Game-A-Palooza๐Ÿš€ ๐ŸŽฎ Devs from the event- reply below so we can follow you!

@igdanyc.bsky.social did an incredible job! Playcrafting was pumped to sponsor ๐Ÿ’œ Big thank you to @madein-ny.bsky.social !

24.10.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Hilltop Funeral - Steam Demo Trailer
Submission for Blue Ocean Games' Rising Tide Challenge. Play the demo now: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3553350/The_Hilltop_Funeral/ #TheHilltopFuneral #gaming #indiegame The Hilltop Funeral - Steam Demo Trailer

Letโ€™s do a #trailertuesday ๐Ÿ“ฝ๏ธโ€ผ๏ธ
Weโ€™re spotlighting trailers with a haunting theme, but all trailers welcome!

Reply with a video link and we'll repost faves throughout October๐Ÿ‚

We'll start! Hilltop Funeral by @brokencigsgames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=TX10...

21.10.2025 12:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks to @playcrafting.bsky.social and @igdanyc.bsky.social for sponsoring Game-A-Palooza in NYC! It was awesome to see so many people enjoying #ChipWits. Thanks for stopping by!
#NYMakesGames #nyc #indiegames #events

19.10.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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October feels like a good time to shoutout Heredity, a blood-soaked Action RPG dungeon crawler that showcased at Play NYC!

Wishlist to keep the demons away (or closer, if youโ€™re into that)
store.steampowered.com/app/1612590/...
Developed by CosmiCat_dev

16.10.2025 12:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Folks seem to be 50/50 on if horror games can be cozy.
what scary games do you think qualify as cozy?

15.10.2025 12:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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THIS SATURDAY!

Attendees! Get your $5 tickets in advance! They will not be available at the door.

๐Ÿ‘ 50+ unreleased games you can play
๐Ÿ‘ 12โ€“5 p.m for general admission
๐Ÿ‘ Attend or showcase at gameapalooza.love

Support our friends and partners at @igdanyc.bsky.social โœจ

14.10.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Attendees! Get your $5 tickets in advance! They will not be available at the door.

๐Ÿ‘ 50+ unreleased games you can play
๐Ÿ‘ 12โ€“5 p.m for general admission
๐Ÿ‘ Attend or showcase at gameapalooza.love

Support our friends and partners at @IGDANYC โœจ

03.10.2025 21:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NYC Game Industry ๐Ÿ“ข We're happy to partner on The State of NYC Indie: a panel discussion between local leaders about how we can grow the NYC game development scene.

RSVP here! bit.ly/4pKgvjU

Tickets are donation-based and go to support the communities involved. Networking to follow after panel.

30.09.2025 19:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Live from NYC indie dev night! September edition๐ŸŽ๐Ÿ

26.09.2025 00:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NYC Indie Dev Night tomorrow Thursday 9/25 at BrookLAN

Devs reserve your table and showcase your game! Tickets are going fast๐Ÿ”ฅlink in bio๐Ÿ”—

Bring your crew! Non-exhibiting attendees enter free ๐ŸŒˆ๐Ÿ’œ

24.09.2025 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're partnering with @IGDANYC for Game-A-Palooza!

๐Ÿ‘ 50+ unreleased games you can play
๐Ÿ‘ 12โ€“5 p.m. for general admission ($5, advance only)
๐Ÿ‘ VIP Hour for investors, publishers, press + influencers
๐Ÿ‘ Attend or showcase at gameapalooza.love

22.09.2025 13:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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September Indie Dev Night at BrookLAN ๐ŸŽฎ ๐Ÿธ

Devs, register soon! We still have a few spots open.
www.eventbrite.com/e/nyc-indie-...

19.09.2025 12:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Omg! Weโ€™ve been looking forward to playing fishbowl

16.09.2025 03:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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