so far it seems like "living the dream" means getting rejected by your friends and doing homework

two tomodachi miis sit under a tree. one (OPs avatar) is reading a book with a blue and yellow cover.

cover of the game design textbook "rules of play" which has a blue and yellow design that is a creepily accurate match to the book in the game

idk what is up with this game but it needs to be a little less creepily accurate to real life, what the heck how does it know??! #tomodachilife

as the author notes its so tiresome that we're still talking about this -- but nevertheless im saving this link for when someone inevitably tries to argue for why it's actually ok to watch the show, it's no big deal, don't get mad brah, etc etc

a poster for the game workers conference, taking place on may 22-23. in the bottom-left corner, a red stream of game tools & iconography emanate from a sun composed of abstract shapes. it's nestled, slightly askew inside another poster for a boshi's place watch party for the conference. boshi's face at the bottom left overlaps the conference poster slightly, with small illustrated decorations in pure blue scattered around the rest of the frame.

we're hosting a watch party for @gameworkerscon.bsky.social may 22-23! it's a free, online conference by & for workers organized by @videogameworkers.bsky.social.

please use the qr code to rsvp! there will be snacks, swag, park hangs during breaks, & we can learn how to build worker power together.

not just lost, LOST-lost

We are about halfway thru application month!

To all the RPG folks, indie game devs, larpers: I know you’re out there, please bring your awesomeness to flame con!!

Rat Chaos - Wikipedia

my last project got critiqued for being too "insider baseball" bc i said i was influenced by a twine game from 2012 and it took a week but ive decided to count it as a badge of honor

My one and only Paris rec is go to chez janou, get the chocolate mousse

Important survey:

a) Are you part of the LGBTQIA+ community?
b) Do you make and/or play games?
c) Do you have Thoughts about games you want to share with the world?

If so, great news! Programming applications for Flame Con 2026 are open and the Gaymer Lounge wants to hear from you!

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The daily bitsy series is complete! 19 regular games + 1 reflection piece. Getting personal at the end was hard for me, and I'm not 100% on the final product but overall I think this is a good entry in the proud "making your personal life everyone's problem" indie tradition. Enjoy!

digital illustration of a pair of old black work boots with lots of creases and scuffs

i drew some boots and then literally had a dream about procreate brushes 🙃

Fun to stumble across art that looks just like my vislae’s house (a rambling four story building in which every room is right under the roof so you can hear the rain).

Apparently Roman is from Edinburgh?

(also known as "oh no i worked all day then stayed up until 2 playing video games then worked all day again why do my actions have consequences?")

writing: hard
music: hard
art: hard
code: hard

why everything gotta be hard? ☹️

Yay congrats!

@nyugamecenter.bsky.social contract staff are on strike, now we’re all getting a lesson about the history of union organizing in the us

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#bitsy project update: we're up to day 16!

days 13-15 were fairly basic games about conversations i had while out with my dog, so for day 16 i was excited to do a game based on the hollow knight soundtrack. art and gameplay (such as it is) was fun but the music was truly a delightful challenge.

t,t,t,d5,d5,d5,r5,d5,t,d5,t,l,r5,d5,t,d5 f2,f2,f2,f2,f2,f2,r2,r2,r2,r2,r2,r2,l2,l2,l2,l2

second #bitsy TIL of the day -- or maybe more like TIrealized: the tune code is based not on notes but on solfege??? this is fine w me but i wonder why they didn't go with the scale notes. (music ppl please chime in)

it makes me feel very much like an old grump who isn't in on the joke, and maybe that's the point.

personally i don't understand the enthusiasm for magical athlete at all. when i played a combo of bad cards and bad rolls means i was essentially eliminated right away and just had to wait for the game to end. everyone else seems to love it! tbh i feel like i'm being punked.

screenshot of the bitsy tune editor. white ovals represent notes, the last one is cut off partway through.

#bitsy TIL: need to hold a note from one bar to the next? you can't do it in the tune editor but you CAN do it in the code (that last note just continues merrily out of frame)

digital sketch of a subway surfer-type game concept. there are hellish flames and a looming rat-devil in the distance.

makin a rat game

we're calling it....rat out of hell 🐀💨🔥😈

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the #bitsy madness continues!

9) talkin' about RPGs
10) my dog meets a friend
11) sci-fi body horror
12) that thing where you can't sleep and pester your friends on discord

Me: I'm gonna take it easy with today's game.

Me: [spends two hours making a 12-screen pixel art flipbook-style animation of a page turning]

i wonder if it didn't count bc they were playing over my wifi? that doesn't seem right though. experiment time, im gonna go run some of your games and see if they show up.

I’m more concerned abt the fact that yesterday I watched my friend play 5 of my games but the browser play count stayed at 1. I don’t care what color the data is but I DO want it to exist!

5x2 grid of colorful pixel art images. each one is captioned "game a day __".

10 days of daily #bitsy down, definitely a bonkers project but i've learned a lot & made some games i'm actually proud of!

some fave bits:
- choice ui in #2*
- retracting leash in #4
- code hacking in #6 on
- music in #8
- pixel art in #9-10

* also a secret ending bc how could i not?

I actually like the nice harmonious colors but yeah it def gives more of a holistic picture

colorful bar graph that goes generally up until march 13, when the bars are noticeably shorter

🤔do we think the precipitous dropoff in itch views is because ppl are:
a) not checking email on wknd
b) not checking email on spring break
c) over the novelty of getting daily emails abt tiny goofy games

(Voice in my head, helpfully: ok then stop whining and hustle)