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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!!

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They/Them | 25 | Yuri Enthusiast Black gaymedev, artist, and educator in NYC 💖 Working on: Skate & Date and ValiDate Prev at: GlowUp Games and NuChallenger We're not free until we're all free 🇵🇸 gensuta.itch.io | westeria.carrd.co

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 4d

Skate & Date - lesbian roller derby, rhythm game is out now! Come get your yuri on wheels!!
https://f.mtr.cool/scjlbborbl
https://f.mtr.cool/ugehecznam

(I've linked steam codes to itch.io so you can easily get it for both and have Valve take less money from me <3)

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A PT You Can't Sweat Out 🔜 Kwanzaa & BtB! @pleasantlytwstd.blacksky.app · 1d

submits close in 3 days! go go go go!

Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 8d

ICYMI: Speeding through the Holidays submissions are open now until October 10th! Get them in while you can! ⏱️

Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 15d

Submissions for Speeding through the Holidays are now open!!

*Submissions close on Oct. 10th at 11:59PM ET
*Tune in to Speeding through the Holidays from Dec. 27th-28th! ⭐

gdq.gg/submit

#BlackJoy #blackspeedrunning @blackinaflash.bsky.social

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Count Doracula 🎃 @heyitsdora.com · 1d

Bumping this! I'm still searching for localizers for the following below. If that's you, or if you know someone who it fits, please reach out! This is a paid, short term, fully remote opportunity, though you must be in Ontario due to grant restrictions.

Count Doracula 🎃 @heyitsdora.com · Aug 21

Hey game dev! Looking for Ontario-based localization partners (either a company or individuals) for:
- French
- German
- Japanese
- Simplified Chinese
- Spanish

These do not all have to be done by the same person. Must be comfortable working with queer themes/pronouns and complex narratives! Thanks

a woman is sitting at a desk with her head down writing in a notebook

Alt: A GIF of a woman with her face pressed against a desk and scribbling with a pink pen

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2 Mello @2mello.net · 1d

Let's do a web search exercise. Think of your favorite artists and creators and find their NON SOCIAL MEDIA links--websites, stores, blogs--then share them in the replies. Also your own if applicable. Then bookmark their website/subscribe to them directly if you haven't. Let's get really connected.

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surasshu @surasshu.com · 2d

the era of fliplikes is coming.........

nuzcraft @nuzcraft.bsky.social · 2d

My first #LudumDare! Random Walk is inspired by @hthrflwrs.bsky.social’s Unfair Flips and in playtesting it made a child cry in frustration. Try it out! #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine nuzcraft.itch.io/random-walk

Confused hero on a path. On the left it show confusion % plus buttons to upgrade think time, reduce confusion, increase multiplier and increase step value. On the right is a log of resets and a success

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Bruno Dias @brunodias.bsky.social · 23h

Laura is one of the very best writers and editors in video games, you'd be lucky to get her on board a project.

Laura Michet @lmichet.bsky.social · 23h

Learned that I am being laid off from Heart Machine, and will be leaving the studio later this month.

Do you need a contractor? I've got a track record of leading scope-friendly script revisions late in dev. I have also done a lot of consulting on new IPs and pitches/demos. Feel free to DM me!

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Sean H., freshly 34 @sjhdoesgames.blacksky.app · 21h

If all the other technical stuff about "so what was the point of switching to Blacksky if a ban still makes you invisible" evades you (like it did me for a second), Rudy breaks it down in this thread with very straightforward metaphors. Give it a read.

Rudy wants revolution. @rude1.blacksky.team · 22h

I hear and see your concerns. Over the weekend, a couple users hosted on Blacksky's PDS were banned from the Bluesky app and thus the Bluesky API servers. This was a weakness of our system I've been aware of and hoped we had more time to address before any kind of public incident. 1/11

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Mike Rose @mikerose.bsky.social · 1d

🚀🚀LITTLE ROCKET LAB IS OUT NOW!!! 🚀🚀

4 years of development, finally available on Steam and Game Pass

store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...

RTs unbelievably appreciated!! <3

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Playcrafting @playcrafting.bsky.social · 4d

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

👍 50+ unreleased games you can play
👍 12–5 p.m for general admission
👍 Attend or showcase at gameapalooza.love

Support our friends and partners at @IGDANYC ✨

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 20h

TY SYLVER!! 🥺🥺🥺 I appreciate u sm

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 20h

ofc!! so excited for the full release!

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Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 22h

We pushed this playtest live last night. You can still check out what will be our Nextfest demo early!

Shawn Alexander Allen @shawndoublea.bsky.social · 3d

Current demo for Beatdown City Survivors is being sunset on Monday.

Rolling into a playtest, and then Next Fest!

Plus, we've got a stream going where I'm showing off the subway stage and some new characters.

Peep the update on Steam!

store.steampowered.com/news/app/338...

Beatdown City Survivors - NEXT FEST, PLAYTEST, PAX WEST! - Steam News

Hey what’s up! Who likes cats? Apparently most people at PAX West, where we debuted our new character Pumpkin (one of five cats in the game!) In this post we'll be outlining a lot of cool stuff coming...

store.steampowered.com

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 2d

So, if you're thinking about backing Blanksword but are unsure, there's a demo you can check out right now, which might help you decide. 😊👍

store.steampowered.com/app/3484670/...

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Nat (she/they) 🔜 Games Ground @murderveggie.bsky.social · 2d

Wishlisted for #BannedBooksWeek

Unquiet Games @unquietgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Our debut game Banned Together is now available to wishlist on Steam! 📚💕 If you like puzzles, libraries, or messy queers on a mission, this one’s for you. Demo coming soon ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3551960/...

Banned Together on Steam

A queer mystery game about book banning. Play as Ruby (they/them), a journalism major on a surreal, after-hours adventure to investigate the disappearance of books from their college library.

store.steampowered.com

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〽️ax krieger does the damn thing @maxkriegervg.bsky.social · 2d

this will change your life

Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 3d

Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 2d

my gf has lied to me abt endings LMAOOO
(but anyway u should check out consume me!!!)

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 2d

and the worst part is the planner and overachiever in me got the A++ ending. that's all i will say 💥

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 2d

🫣 i got my first consume me ending....i didn't remembwr that there r multiple endings....

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ash s. @housegoblin.bsky.social · 3d

My commissions are open! 🍂I'm doing both:

-Icons
-Pet Portraits

$35 each, +$10 per pet/character

10"x10", 300 dpi, 5 slots available! Link to commission me here: ko-fi.com/ashszymanik/commissions

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Dari/scitydreamer @scitydreamer.bsky.social · 3d

It’s the last day of the sale! If you’re interested in RPGs about miserable people trying to find a happy ending, check them out and give me Power.

Dari/scitydreamer @scitydreamer.bsky.social · 9d

Waow, it’s Steam sale season again! If you like turn-based RPGs full of bitter feelings, do I have the games for you! Check out the trailers below!
(Promotional art by @stuff-ivy.bsky.social)

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boshi's place @boshis.place · 3d

join us on friday 10/18 for an international crossover event with our friends from [[rect*]]repair in shanghai! at the same time they will be showing our games in new york, we'll have a curation of chinese games, a portal to interact with the attendees in shanghai, and a fax machine(?!!).

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Nikko (Kill The Music) @nikkoguy.bsky.social · 3d

Final day to grab Kill The Music for 30% off ($6.99)!

store.steampowered.com/app/3093050/...

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 3d

also like ;___; i could really use that payout bc i would really like to submit to igf but im like oogh...75 dollars... totally forgot about that LOL

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 3d

decided to do some research on itch payouts because while S&D gets to me directly, the Queer Games Bundle has been taking 5ever to get paid out x-x

all previous years it processed in under 14 days but I guess this is just what's happening with itch now. def give this a read

kheehoon chan @crapstacular.bsky.social · 14d

Some folks have told @rascal.news that designers (and game devs and writers, of course) have been experiencing payout issues from itch.io, so I asked a few folks about it. In short, itch is really not having a good time right now

Rascal News @rascal.news · 14d

Designers are waiting weeks, and in some cases months, for payouts from itch as sympathy for the indie game platform's mounting problems wears thin.

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Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 3d

thanks dakota 🥺💖

Geneva/Styx @ Skate & Date Out NOW!! @gensuta.itch.io · 3d

TY PB!! 💖💖