Jarrod Farquhar-Nicol (he/him)
@jarrodfn.bsky.social
👋 I'm Jarrod. I run events, help Aussie game devs and make digital & tabletop games on Ngunnawal Country in Canberra
🎮 President @canberra.games
💭 Creative Director anecdotegames.com
🎲 Designer paperkeygames.itch.io
🤝 CM oppolyon.com
linktr.ee/jarrodfn
🎮 President @canberra.games
💭 Creative Director anecdotegames.com
🎲 Designer paperkeygames.itch.io
🤝 CM oppolyon.com
linktr.ee/jarrodfn
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I'll be around a lot at MIGW - hit me up to find a time to chat, or just come say hi 👋
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
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The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
Freeplay Parallels 2025
YouTube video by Freeplay
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:02 AM
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
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Apocalypse World: Burned Over
The 3rd edition of the groundbreaking original.
www.kickstarter.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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🎉 My 🤏 bite-sized metroidvania is OUT NOW! 🎉
Play it now! ▶️ tinyurl.com/pac9j3su
I strived making short but densely packed game. Please enjoy! 🙇
If you play, please give it a reviewing! 🙏
The first 10 REALLY count!
#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity #noai
Play it now! ▶️ tinyurl.com/pac9j3su
I strived making short but densely packed game. Please enjoy! 🙇
If you play, please give it a reviewing! 🙏
The first 10 REALLY count!
#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity #noai
Save 40% on Microvania on Steam
Explore a tiny world, find upgrades, discover hidden paths, and battle bosses in this retro-style metroidvania action platformer.
tinyurl.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🎉 My 🤏 bite-sized metroidvania is OUT NOW! 🎉
Play it now! ▶️ tinyurl.com/pac9j3su
I strived making short but densely packed game. Please enjoy! 🙇
If you play, please give it a reviewing! 🙏
The first 10 REALLY count!
#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity #noai
Play it now! ▶️ tinyurl.com/pac9j3su
I strived making short but densely packed game. Please enjoy! 🙇
If you play, please give it a reviewing! 🙏
The first 10 REALLY count!
#indiegamedev #metroidvania #pixelart #retro #solodev #gamedev #unity #noai
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🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
Malys 1.0 Launch Trailer
Malys is OUT NOW on Steam!Play the game via bit.ly/playmalysExorcise the infernal and exact vengeance in this unholy roguelite deckbuilder from David Gaider ...
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 11:02 PM
🔥 Malys is OUT NOW in 1.0! 🔥
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
For a game about demons, you've all been absolute angels - thank you for your support along the way & we're so happy to share Malys' full release with you 🖤
Check out the launch trailer and then get exorcising below!
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📷 Dispatch is OUT NOW on Steam and PS5!
Clock in and manage your team of ex-villains in our superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.
Clock in and manage your team of ex-villains in our superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.
Dispatch | Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by AdHoc Studio
youtu.be
October 22, 2025 at 2:10 PM
📷 Dispatch is OUT NOW on Steam and PS5!
Clock in and manage your team of ex-villains in our superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.
Clock in and manage your team of ex-villains in our superhero workplace comedy where choices matter.
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3 and a half years of isopod rolling down big hills!
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
October 20, 2025 at 5:48 AM
3 and a half years of isopod rolling down big hills!
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
Isopod is finally coming out tomorrow!
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910/...
Great to see panels like this at PAX! Thanks to all the brilliant speakers, and shoutout to Chloe not just for moderating but doing so rocking a Freakon shirt 🤘
October 12, 2025 at 2:31 AM
Great to see panels like this at PAX! Thanks to all the brilliant speakers, and shoutout to Chloe not just for moderating but doing so rocking a Freakon shirt 🤘
Enforcers and attendees conducted themselves well during the false alarm ePAXuation. Now, we're narrowing down the list of suspects... @cultofthelamb.bsky.social #PAXAus25
October 11, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Enforcers and attendees conducted themselves well during the false alarm ePAXuation. Now, we're narrowing down the list of suspects... @cultofthelamb.bsky.social #PAXAus25
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Every single game on this page should be marked either In Library or On Wishlist GO GO GO GO GO
store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...
store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...
Melbourne International Games Week 2025
The MIGW Steam Festival 2025 showcases Australian developers and their games for 10 days, offering demos and discounts!
store.steampowered.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:49 AM
Every single game on this page should be marked either In Library or On Wishlist GO GO GO GO GO
store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...
store.steampowered.com/sale/Melbour...
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👋 Folks at @paxaus.bsky.social, come check out some Tasmanian goodness.
@smashattackaus.bsky.social
@webbysoft.bsky.social
#cryptratstudios
#paxaus
@smashattackaus.bsky.social
@webbysoft.bsky.social
#cryptratstudios
#paxaus
October 10, 2025 at 12:23 AM
👋 Folks at @paxaus.bsky.social, come check out some Tasmanian goodness.
@smashattackaus.bsky.social
@webbysoft.bsky.social
#cryptratstudios
#paxaus
@smashattackaus.bsky.social
@webbysoft.bsky.social
#cryptratstudios
#paxaus
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@playmomento.com will be at Booth 45 in the PAX Rising section! ✨ Come visit us if you'd like to give our game a go, or just say hi! 💖
It's also my first time at PAX, so I'd appreciate any tips 🙏
It's also my first time at PAX, so I'd appreciate any tips 🙏
October 8, 2025 at 4:10 AM
@playmomento.com will be at Booth 45 in the PAX Rising section! ✨ Come visit us if you'd like to give our game a go, or just say hi! 💖
It's also my first time at PAX, so I'd appreciate any tips 🙏
It's also my first time at PAX, so I'd appreciate any tips 🙏
WOO! PARALLELS!!!
@free-play.bsky.social
@free-play.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 8:38 AM
WOO! PARALLELS!!!
@free-play.bsky.social
@free-play.bsky.social
#PlayNowMelb2025 went so well! Fantastic conversations and connections! What a valuable event ✨ Thanks to @vicscreen.bsky.social and all the publishers and supporters
October 9, 2025 at 6:42 AM
#PlayNowMelb2025 went so well! Fantastic conversations and connections! What a valuable event ✨ Thanks to @vicscreen.bsky.social and all the publishers and supporters
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October 8, 2025 at 8:28 AM
October 8, 2025 at 7:32 AM
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October 8, 2025 at 2:08 AM
so ready to get my freakon
October 5, 2025 at 10:50 PM
so ready to get my freakon
MIGW25 launch event was awesome, so good seeing so many friends all in one place! Well done @classicceri.bsky.social, thanks for hosting (and for the shoutout ❤️)
October 5, 2025 at 10:32 PM
MIGW25 launch event was awesome, so good seeing so many friends all in one place! Well done @classicceri.bsky.social, thanks for hosting (and for the shoutout ❤️)
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We have an insane number of people on the waitlist for FREAKON, so if you have tickets and can't make it please cancel them so someone else can get in 😇💖
ALSO don't forget the venue is now STUDIO TAKE CARE, same as last year.
ALSO don't forget the venue is now STUDIO TAKE CARE, same as last year.
October 3, 2025 at 11:07 PM
We have an insane number of people on the waitlist for FREAKON, so if you have tickets and can't make it please cancel them so someone else can get in 😇💖
ALSO don't forget the venue is now STUDIO TAKE CARE, same as last year.
ALSO don't forget the venue is now STUDIO TAKE CARE, same as last year.
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(for the seven people from cbr who will actually read this, the actual CIGW will be @canberra.games x pizza & pixels next wed!)
Pizza & Pixels @ NFSA - October 2025 — CanDev
Pizza & Pixels is Canberra's largest game developer playtesting and networking meetup. Come along to catch up with people involved or interested in the game development industry. You can also play...
www.canberra.games
October 2, 2025 at 11:13 PM
(for the seven people from cbr who will actually read this, the actual CIGW will be @canberra.games x pizza & pixels next wed!)
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The wait is over—Dino Space Station is OUT NOW on Steam!
34 levels (plus Hard remixes), rescue a cat 🐈, fight an Allosaurus, and prove yourself on the online leaderboards.
Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, shared, and supported the journey. 💜
👉 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/3406740/...
34 levels (plus Hard remixes), rescue a cat 🐈, fight an Allosaurus, and prove yourself on the online leaderboards.
Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, shared, and supported the journey. 💜
👉 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/3406740/...
Save 20% on Dino Space Station on Steam
Dino Space Station is a 2D pixel art platformer. Restore power. Evade dinosaurs. Escape the wreckage. A meteor shower has wrecked a station full of resurrected dinosaurs. Navigate dark, perilous corri...
store.steampowered.com
October 1, 2025 at 7:02 AM
The wait is over—Dino Space Station is OUT NOW on Steam!
34 levels (plus Hard remixes), rescue a cat 🐈, fight an Allosaurus, and prove yourself on the online leaderboards.
Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, shared, and supported the journey. 💜
👉 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/3406740/...
34 levels (plus Hard remixes), rescue a cat 🐈, fight an Allosaurus, and prove yourself on the online leaderboards.
Thank you to everyone who wishlisted, shared, and supported the journey. 💜
👉 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/3406740/...
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The Isopod Demo is back on Steam for #MIGW!
We've added a new friend to meet, a new shell to try on, and a bunch of extra polish✨
Isopod comes out on October 21st (THREE WEEKS! 😱)
Check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910
We've added a new friend to meet, a new shell to try on, and a bunch of extra polish✨
Isopod comes out on October 21st (THREE WEEKS! 😱)
Check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910
Isopod: A Webbed Spin-off on Steam
You're a tiny pill-bug in a big world! Roll, zip, and slam your way through the gorgeous landscapes of the Australian bush, unite your fellow bugs, and fight back the greedy Fire Ant Conglomerate!
store.steampowered.com
October 1, 2025 at 3:36 AM
The Isopod Demo is back on Steam for #MIGW!
We've added a new friend to meet, a new shell to try on, and a bunch of extra polish✨
Isopod comes out on October 21st (THREE WEEKS! 😱)
Check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910
We've added a new friend to meet, a new shell to try on, and a bunch of extra polish✨
Isopod comes out on October 21st (THREE WEEKS! 😱)
Check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/2053910
good thread, and reading while exhausted really hit home - love the focus on emotion and connection
This article is accurate. The other part I think that comes into this is pure emotion. We talk about time a lot but rarely do we talk about emotion being the same.
Everyone is exhausted, and connecting with anything truly new requires a level of personal investment and attachment.
Everyone is exhausted, and connecting with anything truly new requires a level of personal investment and attachment.
Too many games www.bloomberg.com/news/newslet...
October 1, 2025 at 12:58 AM
good thread, and reading while exhausted really hit home - love the focus on emotion and connection
I'll be around a lot at MIGW - hit me up to find a time to chat, or just come say hi 👋
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
September 26, 2025 at 9:57 AM
I'll be around a lot at MIGW - hit me up to find a time to chat, or just come say hi 👋
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
When my fluctuating energy allows, I always enjoy a chat, especially about:
😱 horror
✍️ narrative
🤝 community events
🌱 sustainable studios
↗️ production & creative direction
Looking forward to seeing everyone! 💖
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CanDev has officially incorporated as a not-for-profit association 🎉
This will help us better manage admin and logistics as we continue to serve Canberra's game development community
Check out the inaugural committee and some more details on our blog www.canberra.games/blog/candev-...
This will help us better manage admin and logistics as we continue to serve Canberra's game development community
Check out the inaugural committee and some more details on our blog www.canberra.games/blog/candev-...
September 25, 2025 at 2:43 AM
CanDev has officially incorporated as a not-for-profit association 🎉
This will help us better manage admin and logistics as we continue to serve Canberra's game development community
Check out the inaugural committee and some more details on our blog www.canberra.games/blog/candev-...
This will help us better manage admin and logistics as we continue to serve Canberra's game development community
Check out the inaugural committee and some more details on our blog www.canberra.games/blog/candev-...