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RetroGamingExpo.com @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social · 5d

So much Indie goodness!! 😍

Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 5d

Yipes, we're going to have quite a few games at the booth. Who's all going to @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social in a couple weeks?

A lineup of 35 games that will be showcasing at PIGSquad's Portland Retro Gaming Expo 2025 booth. Thumbnails include ghosts, possums, axes, snakes, robots, open roads, horses, sushi, portals, bunnies, letters, campfires, dogs, energy orbs, slushies, and so much more.

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Nephilim 🇵🇸 @nephilim-dev.bsky.social · 3d

Mace Knight will be at the @pigsquad.com booth at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social later this month! Swing by on October 18th to give our demo a try!

And if you can’t make it, don’t worry! The demo will be available for anyone to play on Steam very soon (more details yet to come on that).

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Jade J. Laidlaw @starfishness.bsky.social · 3d

Excited to announce that I'm going to be showcasing my game at the booth! I'll be there all day saturday, so stop by if you want to say hi and play my silly little game about a giant robot that eats stars!

Pixel art of a robot and two floating hands below it that are posed to resemble a W.

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 5d

Yipes, we're going to have quite a few games at the booth. Who's all going to @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social in a couple weeks?

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Yellow Sriracha @yellowsriracha.bsky.social · 6d

Very happy to be partnering with PIG Squad to showcase SNAKEWITCH🐍 at the Portland Retro Game Expo this year!! @pigsquad.com
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Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

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Nextlevelbanana @ home @nextlevelbanana.online · 8d

Let's gooooooo

Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 8d

The games that will be at our @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social booth are now live! Check out all of the awesome community projects & devs you'll be able to hang with 🤩
pigsquad.com/portland-ret...
See you on October 17-19 ~

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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freedrull.bsky.social @freedrull.bsky.social · 7d

I'll be sharing Burgerzone: Deluxe Meal at Portland Retro Game Expo Oct. 18th with the PIG Squad ! pigsquad.com/portland-ret... @pigsquad.com @cybertomatosoft.bsky.social

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 7d

TONIGHT! See you at the White Owl for Art/Code Night and also HAPPY OCTOBER 🍂🌬️🎃🎉
pigsquad.com/events-list/...

PIGSquad In-Person Social: Art/Code Night — Portland Indie Game Squad

Share your projects, chat with the community, and play games at an in-person Art/Code co-working night!

pigsquad.com

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Marlowe Dobbe @marlowedobbe.com · 8d

We got ONE HELLUVA LINEUP for our PRGE booth!!! Check out the 30 awesome games you can come play at the expo!! 👊💥

Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 8d

The games that will be at our @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social booth are now live! Check out all of the awesome community projects & devs you'll be able to hang with 🤩
pigsquad.com/portland-ret...
See you on October 17-19 ~

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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oleogustus @oleogustus.itch.io · 8d

Thanks to the people at @pigsquad.com and @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social, i will be showcasing Checkmage! at the PRGE on October 19th (sunday!)

Come by and check out my game alongside a lineup of unique games from some other indie developers :)

pigsquad.com/portland-ret...

#gamedev #indiedev

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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Ian Rickett @ianrickett.bsky.social · 8d

I'm pleased as punch to say that I'll be tabling at the upcoming Portland Retro Gaming Expo on Saturday, October 18th with @pigsquad.com where I'll show off a demo of Arcane Investigations. If you're in town, come check it out!

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 8d

The games that will be at our @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social booth are now live! Check out all of the awesome community projects & devs you'll be able to hang with 🤩
pigsquad.com/portland-ret...
See you on October 17-19 ~

Portland Retro Gaming Expo — Portland Indie Game Squad

Join the Portland Indie Game Squad (PIGSquad) at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo! We'll be hosting indie games, our annual Horror Game Marathon, and more alongside PRGE's massive arcade!

pigsquad.com

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melon 🍈 @meloncolle.com · 11d

Some friends and I made a game for @pigsquad.com Summer Slow Jams last month!! It's a time-trial racing game with super monkey ball style movement, and some fun cheat codes :D #gamedev #gamejam #godot

🍌 groundwater.itch.io/peel-out 🍌

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 9d

See you on Wednesday! Excited to hang out & cowork & play & hang out :)

Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 12d

Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We're also looking forward to next week - this coming Wednesday, October 1st, we're hanging out at the White Owl in SE to kick off the month with a chill coworking night 😊🍂
Details here: pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Let us know if you have questions!

PIGSquad In-Person Social: Art/Code Night — Portland Indie Game Squad

Share your projects, chat with the community, and play games at an in-person Art/Code co-working night!

pigsquad.com

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RetroGamingExpo.com @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social · 9d

Gail Tilden led the marketing and PR for the US-release of the NES and (together with Howard Phillips) created the Nintendo Fun Club and then Nintendo Power where she served as the editor-in-chief. Meet her at the show! Tickets at tinyurl.com/22y3y4su
#prge #prge2025 #retrogaming #NES

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infinite brians @infinitebrians.neocities.org · 11d

fortune telling

a pixel art drawing of a blue crystal ball sitting on top of a reddish brown cloth covered in stars, the table its on has cards and gems on it. Behind the crystal ball is a cloaked figure showing their hands around the ball.

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Wonderville 🕹 @wonderville.nyc · 12d

She has returned!
Thanks @arcadecommons.org for fixing her up!

Game by @b0tster.yeag.gay

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Innersloth @innersloth.com · 13d

🦥 HIRING 🦥

We're looking for a Senior 2D Animator for something new!
🖌️ Temporary, full-time role (12-18 months)
🖌️ Remote
🖌️ 3+ years exp of 2D Flash-style animation
🖌️ Proficienct with Adobe Animate

Apps close Oct 10. Apply now! innersloth.bamboohr.com/careers/33

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Yellow Sriracha @yellowsriracha.bsky.social · 13d

Last #Hades2 fanart before I actually play the game ❤️
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Thx @supergiantgames.bsky.social

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 12d

Happy Friday! Hope you have a wonderful weekend. We're also looking forward to next week - this coming Wednesday, October 1st, we're hanging out at the White Owl in SE to kick off the month with a chill coworking night 😊🍂
Details here: pigsquad.com/events-list/...
Let us know if you have questions!

PIGSquad In-Person Social: Art/Code Night — Portland Indie Game Squad

Share your projects, chat with the community, and play games at an in-person Art/Code co-working night!

pigsquad.com

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 13d

Huge congrats to everyone who made a project for Summer Slow Jams this year! If you have ~15 minutes and would like to help make the jam series even better next year, we would appreciate your feedback!
forms.gle/AtrMD2BaM9Hf...

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 14d

Vendor Alley is back for #AGDQ2026!!

Who would you like to see onsite selling merch or demoing their games? We wanna know, tag ‘em!

🎨Artist/Maker App: forms.gle/bfhELqL4oY...
🕹️Indie Dev App: forms.gle/mYqvzivrXk...

*Applications close Oct. 5

SGDQ 2025 attendees playing Crokinole in Vendor Alley

SGDQ 2025 attendees browsing a shop in Vendor Alley

SGDQ 2025 attendees demoing a game in Vendor Alley

SGDQ 2025 attendee browsing a shop in Vendor Alley

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freedrull.bsky.social @freedrull.bsky.social · 14d

Cow core #screenshotsaturday

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Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com · 14d

Oh also! Good reminder that PIGSquad is a fully volunteer-run 501(c)3 nonprofit and that your support through Patreon, introducing us to sponsors, and direct donations are what help us provide venues, amenities for showcasers, streams, and more for the community!

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Games Done Quick @gamesdonequick.com · 14d

Submissions for games, volunteering, and vending at #AGDQ2026 are all open today through Oct. 5th!!

Submit a run: gdq.gg/submit
Volunteer: gdq.gg/volunteer/apply
Artist/Maker App: forms.gle/bfhELqL4oY...
Dev App: forms.gle/mYqvzivrXk...

*Onsite AND Online Volunteering positions are open

text reads:
AGDQ 2026
Game Submissions
Volunteer Applications
Vendor Alley Applications
Open now through Oct. 5th!

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