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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 15h

The Mailroom wants you. DEMO COMING SOON. Wishlist store.steampowered.com/app/3965430/... #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame

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Playdate @play.date · 1d

② Ooh la la! Can you deliver the perfect kiss? Run a kissing booth (with totally accurate kissing dynamics!!) while you try to kiss crushes from your Secret Crush Diary. Kiss accurately to maintain interest... kiss poorly to say goodbye.

💋 play.date/games/totally-accurate-kissing-booth-simulator/

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Playdate @play.date · 1d

4 incredible new games just landed in the Catalog shop, check them out and enjoy!!!

play.date/games 💫

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 1d

Totally Accurate Kissing Booth Simulator is available NOW in the Playdate Catalog! Please share! play.date/games/totall... I might have the longest URL in the store?! It's in the SPORTS category! #playdate #indiegames #gamedev

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 2d

The Mailroom wants you
store.steampowered.com/app/3965430/... #gamedev #horrorgames #horrorgaming

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 2d

Totally Accurate Kissing Booth Simulator will be available October 7 (TOMORROW!) in the Playdate Catalog! #playdate #gamedev

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duetofsonancegame.bsky.social @duetofsonancegame.bsky.social · 7d

www.danthonimusic.com/blog/2025/10...

Super excited to share some cool updates and improvements over the last month Duet of Sonance through Dev Log #2! There's a lot of cool plans coming and excited to keep building this up!!! (also sneak peak music in case you want to check it out~)

Duet of Sonance Dev Log #2 - Transformation — D'Anthoni Wooten

Hello everyone! I hope you are doing well and staying healthy! Over the last month there has been a lot of change, growth, and reflection for my passion project: Duet of Sonance . While I have ...

www.danthonimusic.com

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 7d

LIVE RIGHT NOW

Tim Beaudet @timbeaudet.bsky.social · 8d

Today is the day!

100 day game starting now, the schedule is Tues-Fri with a few exceptions:

WORKING: Monday October 6
BREAK: Thanksgiving Nov 27-30
BREAK: Christmas Dec 22-28

There will be:
🧑‍💻 Code
🎨 Art
💡Game Design
📈 Marketing
and for today only: a 🟦 beard!

Watch at www.twitch.tv/timbeaudet

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 9d

The artist @densetsuvii.bsky.social drew this cool art of the monster in The Mailroom as a reward for helping out the kickstarter!

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 9d

Crystal Rail is SOOO CLOSE to funding right now. Go help em out! www.kickstarter.com/projects/den... #gamedev #kickstarter

Crystal Rail: A Rail-Rogue RPG

An innovative roguelike train game, set in a hand-painted Crystalpunk world!

www.kickstarter.com

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Tommy Siegel @tommysiegel.bsky.social · 9d

PS: if you’re looking for something EVEN MORE helpful, why not snag a copy of my Extremely Accurate Birds calendar?? Tasteful, educational, and 100% accurate.

www.tommysiegel.net

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Foolbox @foolbox.bsky.social · 9d

5 months after the jam that brought SCOPECREEP to life, I'm proud to say the Steam Page as now launched! If you like incremental games, make sure to wishlist it!

s.team/a/3595710

Also, it would mean the world to me if you spread the word!
#gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #incremental #scopecreep

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Alan Hazelden / Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 11d

Reminder: applications for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant close tomorrow evening! (23:59 Pacific Daylight Time)
grants.draknek.org
Good luck to everyone applying :)

Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant

The Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant is a grant opportunity for game developers from traditionally underrepresented groups and backgrounds who are interested in designing and developing puzzle games.

grants.draknek.org

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Aarimous @aarimous.com · 12d

Happy Friday! New Scope Creepers Podcast with @jotson.bsky.social

#gamedev #podcast #godot #indiedev #indiegames #indie

youtu.be/5xekAPnXkjo

Jotson: On Making the Game You Actually Want to Make | Scope Creepers a Game Dev Podcast

YouTube video by Scope Creepers: A Game Dev Podcast

youtu.be

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Aarimous @aarimous.com · 13d

I just dropped the official demo trailer for A Game About Feeding A Black Hole!

Which means the demo is also now live on Steam 🎉

#gamedev #indie #indiegame #indiedev #godot #incremental #game

youtu.be/STyWU0Q58IQ?...

A Game About A Feeding Black Hole Demo - Official Demo Trailer

YouTube video by Aarimous

youtu.be

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Tim Beaudet @timbeaudet.bsky.social · 14d

Can a game really be built in 100 days? From idea to release, see the code, each asset, every feature and even the bugs! Learn to leverage tools, hire help and make decisions for maximum efficiency during this 100 day game challenge.

www.twitch.tv/timbeaudet

#gamedev #indiedev #100daychallenge

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 14d

Share your favorite black and white movie

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Nicknamegeneratorfailed @nickgenfailed.bsky.social · 15d

Hi, defend the last AI core in NodalBastion, incremental minimalist strategy.

Demo in November during an event on Steam,❤️Wishlist.

Thank you.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvNb...

store.steampowered.com/app/3944520/...

#WishlistWednesday #TowerDefense #IndieDev #IdleGame #IndieGame

NodalBastion – Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by Nicknamegeneratorfailed

www.youtube.com

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MadChirpy @madchirpy.bsky.social · 15d

My game, Shroud of Gloom, will be in the Scream 4 Fest on Steam in October! We might even release a little demo for this fest, which is both nerve-racking and exciting!

Wishlist now to be notified when the demo releases:
store.steampowered.com/app/3453420/...

#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgames

Shroud of Gloom on Steam

Shroud of Gloom is a point-and-click horror game. Solve puzzles, collect items and uncover secrets with nothing but a flickering flashlight to guide your way. Can you escape the dark and make it out a...

store.steampowered.com

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 15d

She's called "toilet monster" because that's where she gets you. Also she has way too many holes in her mouth. Sorry. Wishlist store.steampowered.com/app/3965430/... #gamedev #horrorgames #godot

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Tim Beaudet @timbeaudet.bsky.social · 17d

Learn to leverage tools, hire help and make decisions for maximum efficiency as Tim starts a 100 day game challenge.

Join the kickoff party on twitch.tv/timbeaudet on October 1st (6am ET / 10:00 UTC)

#gamedev #indiedev #100daygame

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Tim Beaudet @timbeaudet.bsky.social · 19d

This is why we make games!

Starting a new game on October 1st, watch the process live on twitch.tv/timbeaudet

#GameDev #IndieDev #livestream

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 20d

Inside you are two wolves

David Bowie looking young and dapper in a shirt and jacket

David Bowie as Jareth from The Labyrinth

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 21d

Truly, a work of art and well worth your time

Blippo+ @blippo.plus · 21d

OH MY GOB!

Blippo+ arrives on Steam in less than a week. Wishlist now:

blippo.plus/steam

Blippo+ on Steam

Blippo+ is a live-action, off-cable TV simulator. Channel-surf the stars and discover the staticky, radical world of Planet Blip through its soaps, sitcoms, news, weather, and talk shows. But don’t to...

blippo.plus

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jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 22d

Please wishlist The Mailroom and repost if you've already wishlisted
Thanks! #gamedev #horrorgaming

jotson wants you to wishlist The Mailroom @jotson.bsky.social · 29d

Wishlist The Mailroom, an upcoming horror job simulator where you work in the mailroom of a small regional office of Hell located in Modesto, California.
store.steampowered.com/app/3965430/...

#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #godot

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