Philly Game Mechanics
@phillygamemechs.bsky.social
A meetup of game developers, hobbyists and players in the city of Philadelphia. Game Jams! Tournaments! Show & Tell! All are welcome! #PhillyMakesGames
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Introducing Philly Game Mechanics:
At PGM, our mission is to support and grow Philly's game dev community for everyone from hobbyists and students to seasoned professionals. Learn, Build, and Launch with PGM by joining our community by following the links below⬇️
At PGM, our mission is to support and grow Philly's game dev community for everyone from hobbyists and students to seasoned professionals. Learn, Build, and Launch with PGM by joining our community by following the links below⬇️
Super Magfest 2026 was filled with some of Philly's finest games!
Deluge, Boast Guards, Hugby (Arcade), of the Devil, Little Nemo and the Nightmare Feinds, Pizza Kidd, and Below the Stone were some of the games featured in Magfests Indie Game Showcase this weekend.
Deluge, Boast Guards, Hugby (Arcade), of the Devil, Little Nemo and the Nightmare Feinds, Pizza Kidd, and Below the Stone were some of the games featured in Magfests Indie Game Showcase this weekend.
January 14, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Super Magfest 2026 was filled with some of Philly's finest games!
Deluge, Boast Guards, Hugby (Arcade), of the Devil, Little Nemo and the Nightmare Feinds, Pizza Kidd, and Below the Stone were some of the games featured in Magfests Indie Game Showcase this weekend.
Deluge, Boast Guards, Hugby (Arcade), of the Devil, Little Nemo and the Nightmare Feinds, Pizza Kidd, and Below the Stone were some of the games featured in Magfests Indie Game Showcase this weekend.
Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night! We will be changing this months event due to the holidays and Magfest! 🕹️
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night! We will be changing this months event due to the holidays and Magfest! 🕹️
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
After much anticipation... "of the Devil" - Episode 2 is out now!
Unlock the second of five episodic murder mysteries with the Episode 2 DLC.
You can find "of the Devil" - Episode 2 on Steam today! (on sale 😉)
Congrats to @nthcircle.bsky.social on your release!
Unlock the second of five episodic murder mysteries with the Episode 2 DLC.
You can find "of the Devil" - Episode 2 on Steam today! (on sale 😉)
Congrats to @nthcircle.bsky.social on your release!
December 24, 2025 at 1:59 AM
After much anticipation... "of the Devil" - Episode 2 is out now!
Unlock the second of five episodic murder mysteries with the Episode 2 DLC.
You can find "of the Devil" - Episode 2 on Steam today! (on sale 😉)
Congrats to @nthcircle.bsky.social on your release!
Unlock the second of five episodic murder mysteries with the Episode 2 DLC.
You can find "of the Devil" - Episode 2 on Steam today! (on sale 😉)
Congrats to @nthcircle.bsky.social on your release!
2025 Philly Game Mechanics WRAPPED!!
Our mission is to support and grow the game development and enthusiast community in Philadelphia and we'll continue to do just that.
We've seen amazing growth this year and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Our mission is to support and grow the game development and enthusiast community in Philadelphia and we'll continue to do just that.
We've seen amazing growth this year and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
December 19, 2025 at 11:05 PM
2025 Philly Game Mechanics WRAPPED!!
Our mission is to support and grow the game development and enthusiast community in Philadelphia and we'll continue to do just that.
We've seen amazing growth this year and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
Our mission is to support and grow the game development and enthusiast community in Philadelphia and we'll continue to do just that.
We've seen amazing growth this year and we don't plan on slowing down anytime soon.
What a great way to wrap up the year! Our last Playtest Night of 2025.
Thank you everyone for a year of growing and learning. We hope you have a fantastic holiday season! ☃️
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #PGM #PhillyGameMechanics
Thank you everyone for a year of growing and learning. We hope you have a fantastic holiday season! ☃️
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #PGM #PhillyGameMechanics
December 16, 2025 at 4:51 PM
What a great way to wrap up the year! Our last Playtest Night of 2025.
Thank you everyone for a year of growing and learning. We hope you have a fantastic holiday season! ☃️
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #PGM #PhillyGameMechanics
Thank you everyone for a year of growing and learning. We hope you have a fantastic holiday season! ☃️
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev #PGM #PhillyGameMechanics
Join us TOMORROW for our LAST monthly Playtest Night! (of the year)
We are back at Indy Hall for a night of games and some good old chat. Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
We are back at Indy Hall for a night of games and some good old chat. Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
December 10, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Join us TOMORROW for our LAST monthly Playtest Night! (of the year)
We are back at Indy Hall for a night of games and some good old chat. Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
We are back at Indy Hall for a night of games and some good old chat. Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Thank you everyone for coming to our 3rd annual Holiday Potluck. We had tons of food and even more board games to choose from! 🎄
A big thank you to everyone in the community who brought a game or some tasty food and drink.
Join us Thursday 12/11 at 7pm for our last Playtest Night of the year!
A big thank you to everyone in the community who brought a game or some tasty food and drink.
Join us Thursday 12/11 at 7pm for our last Playtest Night of the year!
December 8, 2025 at 5:31 PM
Thank you everyone for coming to our 3rd annual Holiday Potluck. We had tons of food and even more board games to choose from! 🎄
A big thank you to everyone in the community who brought a game or some tasty food and drink.
Join us Thursday 12/11 at 7pm for our last Playtest Night of the year!
A big thank you to everyone in the community who brought a game or some tasty food and drink.
Join us Thursday 12/11 at 7pm for our last Playtest Night of the year!
Join us for our 3rd annual Holiday Potluck! 🎉
Bring a dish and hang out with game developers in the Philadelphia area! Students, Hobbyists, and Professionals, everyone is invited.
See you there!
Join our Discord for food signups and more details! Link in bio. 👾
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames
Bring a dish and hang out with game developers in the Philadelphia area! Students, Hobbyists, and Professionals, everyone is invited.
See you there!
Join our Discord for food signups and more details! Link in bio. 👾
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames
December 3, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Join us for our 3rd annual Holiday Potluck! 🎉
Bring a dish and hang out with game developers in the Philadelphia area! Students, Hobbyists, and Professionals, everyone is invited.
See you there!
Join our Discord for food signups and more details! Link in bio. 👾
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames
Bring a dish and hang out with game developers in the Philadelphia area! Students, Hobbyists, and Professionals, everyone is invited.
See you there!
Join our Discord for food signups and more details! Link in bio. 👾
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames
Thank you everyone for a fun and exciting Playtest Night! It's always a pleasure to see what the community has been working on.
We have some exciting things planned for the end of the year so stay tuned and have a happy holiday season! 🎃
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
We have some exciting things planned for the end of the year so stay tuned and have a happy holiday season! 🎃
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
November 11, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thank you everyone for a fun and exciting Playtest Night! It's always a pleasure to see what the community has been working on.
We have some exciting things planned for the end of the year so stay tuned and have a happy holiday season! 🎃
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
We have some exciting things planned for the end of the year so stay tuned and have a happy holiday season! 🎃
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
Last month was a blast at Indy Hall so why not keep the fun times rolling? Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Last month was a blast at Indy Hall so why not keep the fun times rolling? Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
November 6, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Join us TONIGHT for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
Last month was a blast at Indy Hall so why not keep the fun times rolling? Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Last month was a blast at Indy Hall so why not keep the fun times rolling? Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Join us Monday 10/27 at 6pm for a Postmortem Extravaganza with no other than PGM member: Heather Flowers!
At this event she will be discussing the development and release of Fish Fear me and Unfair Flips. To join our discord channel check out the link in our bio. Hope to see you there! 🪙
At this event she will be discussing the development and release of Fish Fear me and Unfair Flips. To join our discord channel check out the link in our bio. Hope to see you there! 🪙
October 22, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Join us Monday 10/27 at 6pm for a Postmortem Extravaganza with no other than PGM member: Heather Flowers!
At this event she will be discussing the development and release of Fish Fear me and Unfair Flips. To join our discord channel check out the link in our bio. Hope to see you there! 🪙
At this event she will be discussing the development and release of Fish Fear me and Unfair Flips. To join our discord channel check out the link in our bio. Hope to see you there! 🪙
Thank you everyone for coming to Playtest Night. It's always a blast seeing old and new faces each month.
We got to vote and demo the submissions from our Autumn 2025 Jam. Congrats to Supernova Speedway for receiving 1st place!! You can play their game on our Game Jam Itch page in our bio.
We got to vote and demo the submissions from our Autumn 2025 Jam. Congrats to Supernova Speedway for receiving 1st place!! You can play their game on our Game Jam Itch page in our bio.
October 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thank you everyone for coming to Playtest Night. It's always a blast seeing old and new faces each month.
We got to vote and demo the submissions from our Autumn 2025 Jam. Congrats to Supernova Speedway for receiving 1st place!! You can play their game on our Game Jam Itch page in our bio.
We got to vote and demo the submissions from our Autumn 2025 Jam. Congrats to Supernova Speedway for receiving 1st place!! You can play their game on our Game Jam Itch page in our bio.
Join us for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
Playtest night is in a NEW LOCATION! @indyhall is a beautiful co-working space that will fit more of us. Majux has been fantastic but it's time to expand. (Don't worry its just down the street)
Join our discord for more information! Link in our bio 👾
Playtest night is in a NEW LOCATION! @indyhall is a beautiful co-working space that will fit more of us. Majux has been fantastic but it's time to expand. (Don't worry its just down the street)
Join our discord for more information! Link in our bio 👾
October 1, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Join us for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
Playtest night is in a NEW LOCATION! @indyhall is a beautiful co-working space that will fit more of us. Majux has been fantastic but it's time to expand. (Don't worry its just down the street)
Join our discord for more information! Link in our bio 👾
Playtest night is in a NEW LOCATION! @indyhall is a beautiful co-working space that will fit more of us. Majux has been fantastic but it's time to expand. (Don't worry its just down the street)
Join our discord for more information! Link in our bio 👾
Join us TONIGHT at the Drexel ExCITe Center OR online in our Discord server for the kickoff to the PGM Autumn Jam!
Come as you are! No experience or team is needed to join this jam!
Link in bio to join our discord or check out the Itch jam page.
Come as you are! No experience or team is needed to join this jam!
Link in bio to join our discord or check out the Itch jam page.
September 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Join us TONIGHT at the Drexel ExCITe Center OR online in our Discord server for the kickoff to the PGM Autumn Jam!
Come as you are! No experience or team is needed to join this jam!
Link in bio to join our discord or check out the Itch jam page.
Come as you are! No experience or team is needed to join this jam!
Link in bio to join our discord or check out the Itch jam page.
Join us on Saturday, September 13th at 2pm in the Wissahickon for another ~3 mile hike. This is a slow-paced, 2-2.5hr hike with plenty of breaks, open to outdoor enthusiasts of all skill and endurance levels.
We'll be meeting at the Bells Mills Road West trailhead. More details in our Discord!
We'll be meeting at the Bells Mills Road West trailhead. More details in our Discord!
September 11, 2025 at 8:53 PM
Join us on Saturday, September 13th at 2pm in the Wissahickon for another ~3 mile hike. This is a slow-paced, 2-2.5hr hike with plenty of breaks, open to outdoor enthusiasts of all skill and endurance levels.
We'll be meeting at the Bells Mills Road West trailhead. More details in our Discord!
We'll be meeting at the Bells Mills Road West trailhead. More details in our Discord!
Playtest Night is always a pleasure! One of our community members Brandon showed off his arcade cabinet he made for Hugby, a cute football game developed by Tom Sennett. Come to our next Playtest Night to give it a spin.
We still have a few more exciting events planned for September!
We still have a few more exciting events planned for September!
September 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Playtest Night is always a pleasure! One of our community members Brandon showed off his arcade cabinet he made for Hugby, a cute football game developed by Tom Sennett. Come to our next Playtest Night to give it a spin.
We still have a few more exciting events planned for September!
We still have a few more exciting events planned for September!
I know you guys might be busy with Silksong..... BUT make sure to join us next week for another Playtest Night! 🕹️
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Join our discord for more information!
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Join our discord for more information!
August 30, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I know you guys might be busy with Silksong..... BUT make sure to join us next week for another Playtest Night! 🕹️
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Join our discord for more information!
Bring the games you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their amazing games shine.
Join our discord for more information!
We’ll be spotlighting games made right here in Philly by our community, with projects from IGA’s community members and their Foundry teams.
RSVP through the link in our bio and details will be emailed to you on the day of the event!
RSVP through the link in our bio and details will be emailed to you on the day of the event!
August 26, 2025 at 12:04 AM
We’ll be spotlighting games made right here in Philly by our community, with projects from IGA’s community members and their Foundry teams.
RSVP through the link in our bio and details will be emailed to you on the day of the event!
RSVP through the link in our bio and details will be emailed to you on the day of the event!
This past Tuesday we teamed up with IGDA's Philly Chapter to help host their annual Summer Hang and Networking event.
It was a pleasure to help plan this event and see everyone have a blast! We'll see you all at our next Playtest Night on Sep 4th!
📍 Spruce Street Harbor Park
It was a pleasure to help plan this event and see everyone have a blast! We'll see you all at our next Playtest Night on Sep 4th!
📍 Spruce Street Harbor Park
August 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This past Tuesday we teamed up with IGDA's Philly Chapter to help host their annual Summer Hang and Networking event.
It was a pleasure to help plan this event and see everyone have a blast! We'll see you all at our next Playtest Night on Sep 4th!
📍 Spruce Street Harbor Park
It was a pleasure to help plan this event and see everyone have a blast! We'll see you all at our next Playtest Night on Sep 4th!
📍 Spruce Street Harbor Park
Our May Soft Pretzel Asset Jam was a success!
Our goal with this jam was to create free assets for any developer to use to represent our great city of Philadelphia! With 19 submissions we have put together a pack all types of assets.
All of these are free to use. Link in bio!
Our goal with this jam was to create free assets for any developer to use to represent our great city of Philadelphia! With 19 submissions we have put together a pack all types of assets.
All of these are free to use. Link in bio!
August 16, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Our May Soft Pretzel Asset Jam was a success!
Our goal with this jam was to create free assets for any developer to use to represent our great city of Philadelphia! With 19 submissions we have put together a pack all types of assets.
All of these are free to use. Link in bio!
Our goal with this jam was to create free assets for any developer to use to represent our great city of Philadelphia! With 19 submissions we have put together a pack all types of assets.
All of these are free to use. Link in bio!
Playtest Night was great as always! We can’t wait to share what we have planned for September. Stay tuned for more events later this month as well.
Join our discord to engage with our community online as well. Link in bio! 🎮
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Join our discord to engage with our community online as well. Link in bio! 🎮
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
August 8, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Playtest Night was great as always! We can’t wait to share what we have planned for September. Stay tuned for more events later this month as well.
Join our discord to engage with our community online as well. Link in bio! 🎮
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Join our discord to engage with our community online as well. Link in bio! 🎮
#PhillyEvents #PhillyMakesGames #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Join us tomorrow for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
We can't wait to catch up and see what everyone has been working on. We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
Event is sponsored by @majuxmarketing
#Phillymakesgames #PGM #phillyevents
We can't wait to catch up and see what everyone has been working on. We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
Event is sponsored by @majuxmarketing
#Phillymakesgames #PGM #phillyevents
August 6, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Join us tomorrow for our monthly Playtest Night! 🕹️
We can't wait to catch up and see what everyone has been working on. We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
Event is sponsored by @majuxmarketing
#Phillymakesgames #PGM #phillyevents
We can't wait to catch up and see what everyone has been working on. We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
Event is sponsored by @majuxmarketing
#Phillymakesgames #PGM #phillyevents
This July was the busiest month in PGM history! We are so happy to be supporting more and more game developers in the Philly area.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help run these events and to everyone who came out and participated. We can't wait to see whats in store next month. 👾
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help run these events and to everyone who came out and participated. We can't wait to see whats in store next month. 👾
August 1, 2025 at 12:38 AM
This July was the busiest month in PGM history! We are so happy to be supporting more and more game developers in the Philly area.
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help run these events and to everyone who came out and participated. We can't wait to see whats in store next month. 👾
Thank you to everyone who volunteered to help run these events and to everyone who came out and participated. We can't wait to see whats in store next month. 👾
Join us tomorrow for another night of playtesting! 🕹️
We are looking forward to seeing some new faces from TooManyGames.
Show us what you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
We are looking forward to seeing some new faces from TooManyGames.
Show us what you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
July 9, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Join us tomorrow for another night of playtesting! 🕹️
We are looking forward to seeing some new faces from TooManyGames.
Show us what you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
We are looking forward to seeing some new faces from TooManyGames.
Show us what you've been working on! We'll all pitch in and help our fellow devs get the feedback they need to make their games shine.
We had such a blast at TooManyGames! We have so much to look back on from this years conference
Whether you are new to our community or a regular member, our mission is to uplift our game developers in the philly community. Thank you for allowing us to do just that this weekend.
Whether you are new to our community or a regular member, our mission is to uplift our game developers in the philly community. Thank you for allowing us to do just that this weekend.
July 2, 2025 at 4:04 PM
We had such a blast at TooManyGames! We have so much to look back on from this years conference
Whether you are new to our community or a regular member, our mission is to uplift our game developers in the philly community. Thank you for allowing us to do just that this weekend.
Whether you are new to our community or a regular member, our mission is to uplift our game developers in the philly community. Thank you for allowing us to do just that this weekend.