We spent our marketing budget on this 🐷

Should we actually add it to the game?
#gaming #vr #gamedev

Have you checked out the Rizz Dungeon: Skeleton Key to My Heart Demo yet? On April 20th it'll be a part of the Steam Medieval Fest, with a brand new patch to boot! 🥾

⚔️: store.steampowered.com/app/4442640?...

BGW MiniCon 2026 - YouTube Boston Gamedev Week MiniCon is a small conference that ran as part of Boston Gamedev Week (http://gamedev.boston). Taking place on March 24 and March 25 in 2...

Talks from the Boston Gamedev Week Minicon are starting to go up on YouTube! Here's the playlist they'll all end up on:

www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

Six panelists stand in front of the poster for "We Have Gamedev at Home".

Five panelists in a selfie in front of a crowd. There's a monitor that says "Lightning Talks".

Two of our local panels organized in partnership with PAX. On the left is "We Have Gamedev at Home", a collaboration between BGD, Gumbo, Seattle Indies and Shattered Journal. On the right is "BGD Lightning Talks".

Game developers and community organizers standing by the BGD booth on the PAX floor.

A sign on a street that says "Boston Indies Demo Night 6-9PM" with an arrow pointing right.

A room in a brewery with rows of tables and chairs. Attendees are watching an interview up front.

Rows of tables and chairs with attendees watching a lecture. On the projector screen it says "BGW MiniCon!".

From left to right: our BGD booth on the PAX floor featuring local studios. A sign for our Indies Demo Night. Game Audio Boston's Hang, and our Mini Con.

Last week we wrapped up another incredible Boston Gamedev Week! This wouldn't have been possible without the tireless work of our wonderful organizers and YOU, all the people who came and brought the party! Vid from Make Games Make Friends, more highlights below 🧵

#gamedev #indiedev

My first ever @officialpax.bsky.social with @bostongamedev.bsky.social... was a BLAST!!! See you all next time!!

(Featuring characters made by @hypersect.com, @normalhorsegames.bsky.social, and @nthcircle.bsky.social)

If you're out in Western Massachusetts, go check it out! 💀🪄

Image of Boston Game Dev Booth and the developers helping run it.

This has to have been my favorite PAX East! 🐝🔥

Our first @officialpax.bsky.social was amazing! So thankful we got to demo with @bostongamedev.bsky.social, @hypersect.com, @nthcircle.bsky.social, and @respite-dev.bsky.social! They’re some of the best people (with the coolest games).

Indiepocalypse PAX booth that has a table full of games in cassette cases

Indiepocalypse is all set up at PAX East! (booth 24098, sorta near the food trucks) Stop by and pick up physical copies of unique indie games from developers all over the world!

Now you can see how a decision will impact your stats... It could be for better or got worse

#indiedev #gamedev #godot #ui

Today!

That's right, BGD will be on the show floor at #PAXEast in booth 13085!

In addition to these glorious pins, you can also play these great locally made games:

Of the Devil @nthcircle.bsky.social
Never’s End @hypersect.com
Nocternum @normalhorsegames.bsky.social
Wilderbard @respite-dev.bsky.social

Whether you just finished with Demo Night or had a long day behind your very powerful computer doing computer things, join us for food, drinks and laid-back conversation at Make Games, Make Friends with fellow game devs tomorrow (Wednesday) at 9pm!

www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/events/313635348/

In town for PAX East? Join us on Wednesday 3/25 over at MIT for a Pre-PAX Demo Night! Setup and demo what you're working on, or just come out to play and hangout - either way works.

🎮FREE EVENT
🦞Totally free

www.meetup.com/bostongamedev/events/313642720/

Randy is hosting a meetup for visual novel devs, near #PAXEast on Sunday!

We’ve got our own fancy little mini conference coming up!

Boston Gamedev Week's MiniCon will host talks + round tables in a neat little 2-day package

It kicks off Tues 3/24, full schedule and pay-what-you-want tickets here -> gamedev.boston/events/minicon

Thanks to our sponsor, @gamemaker.io!

Composer/Developer Collaboration BGW MiniCon How to communicate with devs/composers and get the music right on the first try Chris Bischke (developer at Daylight Basement Studios) and I (Garrett Rose) will talk through our collaborative process...

Boston! I'm giving a talk on Wednesday for the @bostongamedev.bsky.social mini con with Chris from @daylitebasement.bsky.social about the collaborative process for composing for a game. pls come by to be an audience plant for the q+a portion

boston-gamedev-con-pretalx.onrender.com/minicon-2026...

Beloved Rapture is 33% off for the Steam Spring Sale!
☀️🌻

Go outside, enjoy the flowers, and make sure to talk to all the NPCs. 😅🏰

#pixelart #rpg #indiegames

Walthros: Renewal+ store image featuring all the characters

Hello indie game friends and RPG people! Walthros: Renewal+ is now available on Steam and @itch.io! Celebrating three years since the launch of Walthros: Renewal, Plus adds new secrets, improved animation, and rebalanced Standard mode.

www.superwalrusland.com

Play Nocternum at @officialpax.bsky.social next week! We’ll be at the @bostongamedev.bsky.social booth right in the middle of the Expo Hall Thursday-Sunday. And did we mention FREE swag?? Here’s a sneak peek (will look familiar to some of you, but we’re cooking up some new items as well)!

DEMO NIGHT | BOSTON GAMEDEV WEEK Join us for demos and drinks at Demo Night, hosted by Boston Indies.

Kick off PAX with Boston Game Dev! Next wednesday come to demo night, then a party at Flat Top Johnnys! No sign-ups required, just bring your cool games out, then pop next door for pinball n' drinks!

6pm - ??
3/25
MIT ➡️ Flat Top Johnnys

gamedev.boston/events/demo-... + gamedev.boston/events/mgmf

We’ll be one of the 3 games demoing at the Twitch party after PAX East next Saturday! See you there. 🪩

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Boston Indies Lighting Talks are coming to #PAXEast!

We’ve got 4 cool talks on a mix of game dev topics from some of our favorite local devs: @noabeazley.bsky.social, @ryanjuckett.com, Ziba Scott, and Rebekah Fenn!

3:30 pm THURSDAY 3/26 in the Bumblebee Theater!

east.paxsite.com/en-us/schedu...

Did you know PAX East is NEXT WEEK?? We’ll be posting here every day about a different event we’re running next week.

We’ve got a ton of cool stuff coming up, and we’re super excited to see everyone in person!

gamedev.boston for a list, follow us here @bostongamedev.bsky.social for updates!

🌕 Two girls must travel to the Moon's core after it has been thrown out of orbit. A PC98 inspired visual novel about fear of the unknown and people in love.

"The Moon Looks Beautiful Tonight: Definitive Edition" is releasing for FREE March 18th, 2026.

👇 Wishlist today! 👇

we've been seeing Hexical around at demo nights since back in 2018(!!!) and now it has a Steam page and release date! Go give it a wishlist!

store.steampowered.com/app/2283110/...

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Last night was the BGD takeover of the @officialgdc.bsky.social Instagram!!

Check out interviews with @normalhorsegames.bsky.social & @frogmageudon.bsky.social & @grooveboxgames.bsky.social here ➡️ www.instagram.com/official_gdc/

Props to @quantumconnor.bsky.social, who put this together! #gdc2026

Hello! Western Massachusetts developers are gathering for Boston Gamedev Week and PAXEast, playing some games, making plans, and finishing demos. Come join us for cheeseburgers and software bugs; same bit-time, same bit-channel! #pioneervalley, #gamedev, #indiegames, #videogames, #interactive-media