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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 22h

When @aceottorney.bsky.social first told me about this I said "this could change people's lives and stop developers from getting exploited" and having seen the final resource, I think I was not wrong. I'd call it a must-bookmark for indie devs.

René Otto @aceottorney.bsky.social · 22h

Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...

An image about the game developer's guide to publishing agreements feauturing otto the otter

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · 1d

That's right! Also when you focus on getting a complete game first, you can submit at any point. Every iteration after it is bonus.

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · 2d

Excited to be top ranked in #js13k 2025 in the WebXR category
The theme was Black Cat and my entry was a word puzzle set in a cat rave. Try them all out at js13kgames.com/2025/games
#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #compo #competition #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5

Cover art of the 13 entries in the WebXR category

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Andrzej Mazur @end3r.bsky.social · 4d

Here are the WINNERS of the #JS13K 2025 competition, congratulations! 🎉

1. CLAWSTRIKE
2. Cat Survivors
3. Witchcat

Blog post: js13kgames.com/2025/blog/wi...

Full results: js13kgames.com#winners

#gamedev #gamedevjs #gamejam #indiedev #indiegames #JavaScript #HTML5

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Sep 3

It's been a while.

Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.

store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...

Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer

YouTube video by MysticForge

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Panic @panic.com · Aug 21

🪂 COMING SOON, from Panic / Shaun Inman: Ratcheteer DX!

Explore the depths and brave a frozen Snowcean in this lo-fi action-adventure. A Playdate classic, reimagined and updated, now in 🌈 full color.

Wishlist today on Steam! ⬇️ (Also coming to Nintendo Switch!)

🔧 ratcheteer.com

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Retro Gamer @retrogamermag.bsky.social · Aug 20

Do you like creating @play.date games with a retro-styled mechanics or visuals? We're planning a feature in the magazine and would love to hear from you.

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Jul 29

And much much fewer lightning bugs :(

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Fireproof Games @fireproofgames.com · Jul 15

From the creators of The Room VR comes GHOST TOWN, a VR puzzle adventure game with just the right amount of atmospheric spookiness to immerse you in 1980s London. Get 10% off for a limited time!
👻(www.bit.ly/GhostTown_SteamVR)

#vr #vrgaming #steam #steamvr #ghosttown

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Super Animal Royale @animalroyale.com · Jul 11

The sun’s not for everyone—Goth Drops are here through Friday, July 25th! 🖤

Connect your Twitch and Super Animal accounts below, then watch any Drops-enabled Super Animal Royale stream to earn them: drops.animalroyale.com

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Fireproof Games @fireproofgames.com · Jul 11

✨PC DATE ANNOUNCE✨
We’re pleased to announce Ghost Town comes to #SteamVR on July 15 (yes, NEXT WEEK!) So if you like paranormal puzzles, restless spirits and ancient magic then wishlist now so you don’t miss it!
👉www.bit.ly/GhostTown_SteamVR

#vr #vrgaming #steam #ghosttown #wishlist

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · May 28

@aeiowu.com Howdy! I remember reading a while ago about how you made the circles in Hundreds look so pretty. Is that blog/article still around, do you know?

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pvh @pvh.ca · May 23

At Heroku, we basically destroyed a generation of folks personal projects when we deprecated various free plans. (My own software died too.) Now Glitch is making the hard decision to do the same: blog.glitch.com/post/changes...

The lesson is simple: don't build in the cloud if you want it to last.

Important changes are coming to Glitch

We’ve got an important update for the Glitch community today: We’ll be ending web hosting for your apps on Glitch.

blog.glitch.com

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Playdate @play.date · May 2

There's a Playdate OS/SDK update out today, 2.7.2. (Get it in Settings > System > System Update).

While it doesn't have a lot of features for players, it sets the stage for a big new part of Playdate: networking. That means developers can start writing things like—that's right—multiplayer games.

Playdate with the image of fireworks and the text 2.7.2

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Apr 25

If you want to keep going and play against other snakes (including mine) check out play.battlesnake.com

Battlesnake - Your code is the controller

A multiplayer programming game where your code is the controller.

play.battlesnake.com

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Will “Available for Contracts” Smith @willsmith.fun · Feb 17

This one walks you through some dead-simple stuff you can do to make Windows work better for you, including removing the stupid fucking Bing results from the Start Menu search.

Unfucking Windows - How to Make Your OS Work for You Again

You might think Windows is a lost cause, but there are a handful of things you can do to make it better for you than it is for Microsoft. Here’s where to start.

next.content.town

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · Mar 24

It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.

What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Mar 13

itch.io/jam/playjam-...
I challenged myself to make a Playdate game in one day for PlayJam 7. While it's not the most polished game I've made, it does have challenge, and win and lose states.

Rate Beast (SDK) by BoldBigflank for PlayJam 7

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Mar 13

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I made an audio-focused escape room game as an entry in the Games for Blind Gamers Jam 4. I learned a ton and had a lot of fun with this community. Give it a shot!

Dr. Swan's Laboratory by BoldBigflank for Games for Blind Gamers 4

Play in your browser

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Mar 7

What a beautiful, intriguing game. I am excited to play the full thing soon! Blue Prince
store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/...

Blue Prince on Steam

Welcome to Mt. Holly, where every dawn unveils a new mystery. Navigate through shifting corridors and ever-changing chambers in this genre-defying strategy puzzle adventure. But will your unpredictabl...

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PossiblyAxolotl @possiblyaxolotl.com · Feb 9

Ooh this is the first time doing one of these on Bluesky... #PlayJam 7 is coming soon! PlayJam is a weekend long beginner-friendly game jam for making @play.date games! Check out the jam page here: itch.io/jam/playjam-7

#playdate #playdatedev #gamejam #indiedev

PlayJam 7

A game jam from 2025-03-07 to 2025-03-24 hosted by PossiblyAxolotl. Welcome to PlayJam! PlayJam is a Playdate game jam where you get one weekend to make a game for the Playdate . A small, yellow, hand...

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Feb 5

If you are ever in St. George Utah, go do an escape room at Escapism. Both of the ones I did with my family had beautiful set design and satisfying puzzles. This is their latest creation, which just opened.
escapism-escaperoom.com/west/

Wild West Quest Escape Room - Escapism Room Escape Games

Embark on a thrilling Wild West treasure hunt in Lackwater. Solve puzzles and outwit rivals to uncover a secret society's legendary stash. Coming soon!

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Jan 30

You can put just the desired item in along with a dry towel and run it for ~15 minutes for a quick dry.

🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Jan 27

Hey I just bought Xerxes, and I was hoping to use it (and probably others in my library) for Playdate dev. I'll figure out how to convert it myself eventually, but I was wondering if there was an easy way for you to export it in the fnt format instead? Reference sdk.play.date/2.6.2/Inside...

Inside Playdate

The official reference documentation for programming Playdate games.

sdk.play.date

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🦋Alex Swan @boldbigflank.itch.io · Jan 19

Even if you get it back the US content creators are gone :/