@gamemakersiceland.bsky.social
Grassroots gamedev community in Iceland. We are passionate about building a vibrant, diverse and inclusive gamedev scene 🫶
I I / I / I I / I — Project Signal demo
This is a narrative experience and the first thing I've ever made for SEGA MegaDrive/Genesis. I didn't know if what I wanted to do was technically possible or within my means.
www.aeriform.io/veil available to supporters for now—
#indiedev #megadrive #retro
Thanks to all of you who attended the studio visit yesterday, and a huge thanks again to the Porcelain Fortress team for hosting us! 🫶
We wrote a quick recap of the visit.👇
We're planning to write more so if you're interested, subscribe to us on Substack to get our posts emailed to you for free!
Photo over a person's shoulder who is playing Ferry Fury on a laptop. The laptop sits on a wooden table, arranged in a row with several other laptops where folks are welcome to test out games. In the background are other people playing other video games on other laptops.
Yesterday was the end of @gamemakersiceland.bsky.social Summer Game Jam 2025. I contributed art and animation to Ferry Fury, a game about ferrying a priest past a massive tidal wave.
26.06.2025 13:37 — 👍 5 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0Let's goooo 👏👏👏
23.06.2025 14:28 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Just released the first public demo for my game Dig-In
WW1 Colony sim / Strategy
Demo available for this week only!
vitargames.itch.io/dig-in-demo
This was a fun #gamedev interview. Icelandic studio #PorcelainFortress was running out of time and running out of cash... then they found a winning promo strategy that made their stumbling multiplayer game an international smash hit. @gamemakersiceland.bsky.social
grapevine.is/icelandic-cu...
Thank you to everyone who came out for Demo Night last week! ☀️
And a huge shoutout to everyone who demoed their games! 👏 It’s always inspiring to see the creativity, passion, and talent in our community. Can’t wait to see what you’re building next!
Huge thanks to @ccpgames.com for hosting us last week! Big shout-out to our amazing speakers—Anna Guðbjörg Cowden, Brent Stéphane Hall, Nic Junius, and Michael Hooper—for sharing their insights and passion. We learned so much!
13.04.2025 15:09 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The 2025 Unity Gaming Report is here – and this year, we’re going back to basics with a more focused and streamlined analysis zeroing in on game production.
For the complete picture, download the 2025 Unity Gaming Report now: on.unity.com/3DNHN5E
Welcome! 🙌
22.03.2025 14:35 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Portrait of a couple couple in love. They stand together with hands clasped. Their pet cat sits at their feet. A wedding gift.
Cover to an Icelandic, all-ages graphic novel, titled: NÝJU LANDVÆTTIRNAR ("THE NEW GUARDIANS") Four teenagers in Tokusatsu-inspired costumes square off against an off-panel threat.
A group shot of three D&D characters: An elven archer, a halfling sorcerer and a Tabaxi monk.
Snapshot of the cover to BRUCE THE ANGRY BEAR: THE BEAR NECESSITIES comic strip collection. It features Bruce the titular Angry Bear and his boyfriend Spencer, sitting outside their pub and enjoying beers in the sun.
My dayjob cut my workhours recently, so I'm looking for more art-related work. Hit me up if you're in the market for fun, colorful cartoons!
28.01.2025 00:40 — 👍 4 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 2
Register here: forms.gle/HScKrLD4voGo...
07.03.2025 14:34 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're heading back to our friends at CCP Games for a Studio Visit this April! Please note that space is limited, and we need a headcount for snacks & drinks—so please register in advance!
07.03.2025 14:33 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Thanks to everyone who joined us last night! It was amazing to see so many new and familiar faces, share stories, and nerd out about game dev together. Can’t wait for the next one! 🎉
06.03.2025 22:56 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
See you all tomorrow, Wednesday March 5th, for a casual game dev meetup at Le Kock! 🍻
We'll be there from 19:00-21:00.
If anyone's interested in what #gamedev is like in Iceland, here's a thread of my coverage!
First up, a story on the scene in general, with CCP (EVE Online), indie dev @joonturbo.bsky.social (NUTS, Phantom Spark), the @gamemakersiceland.bsky.social grassroots org, and ambitious startup Myrkur.
Thank you all for a brilliant event last night! Huge props again to the Ascension team for taking us behind the scenes on their journey from ideation to winning the 2024 holiday game jam! The talk was jam packed with insights and we hope it was an inspiration to aspiring jammers out there 🙌 🤩 👑
12.02.2025 11:31 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
Five years ago @torfi.bsky.social and I published Out of the Loop.
The game's popularity has grown year by year (I think probably 10 million people have played it by now) and we have wanted to finally update it with more content.
Today we added four new categories to the game!
All other info about the jam can be found here: itch.io/jam/gmi-comm...
04.12.2024 19:47 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We're excited to announce the theme of this year's holiday-season Community Game Jam!
The theme is: Pólstjörnur (Pole stars).
We are so looking forward to seeing your various interpretations of the theme! 🌟
I’m putting together a starter pack for the Icelandic Game Scene 🇮🇸 📦 DM me if I somehow missed you! 🙌
18.11.2024 19:10 — 👍 6 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Hey all! 👋 we are a grassroots community organization dedicated to growing a vibrant and diverse games scene in Iceland. We host meet-ups, game jams and more & we are so excited to be here on Bluesky! ☁️
18.11.2024 19:03 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
