If you need a break from the frustrations of reality (I know I do):

More Games and More Fun! IGDA Foundation Download For Charity (DLC) Live Mar 27-Apr 6. IGDAFOUNDATION.ORG/DLC

Download for Charity Streamer Schedule for April 6th. RenPandApothecary at 8AM PT, AudioIgnis at 8:30AM PT, PrismarinaVT at 10AM PT, MycenaThePixie at 3PM PT, Moriboo at 4PM PT, HighlandRose at 5PM PT, Nezuyaki at 5PM PT, and NatureRobotMan at 5PM PT.

🚨Final day of #DownloadForCharity!

Today is the last chance to explore the Steam event featuring games from participating studios while supporting programs for underrepresented game developers: buff.ly/nqgZq9S

🎥 Creators are still streaming DLC games today — check the schedule below 👇

#IndieDev

I just donated over 1000 keys to organizations that use games to support children undergoing medical treatment: Gamers Outreach, Child's Play, and Get-Well Gamers.

It is crucial to spread light in dark times. I hope that Potions will provide comfort and a bit of joy to those who need it most.

Want to justify your game purchases with a great cause? Check out DLC!

(And, yes, Potions: A Curious Tale is one of those games!)

Player Engagement Expectations & Prey in WoW: Midnight I am tempted to write a new talk titled "Respect Your Players' Need to PEE". Most of my industry peers probably aren't aware that I have played World of Warcraft longer than I've developed games.

I wrote a silly article on a game design concept that I feel is vastly underdiscussed - Player Engagement Expectations

www.linkedin.com/pulse/player...

#gamedesign #gamedev #indiedev

This is the kind of game I need right now

Alice in Social Anxiety Land Cheshire Cat: "We are all mad here." Alice: "At me?"

A friend shared this today and I relate to it so hard it hurts.

Skin, hair, fur, chimera. Fit check for our DLSS 5 era.

The "future" of game graphics sure seems dystopian.

Ownership as a leader, taking responsibility for all failures, frees your team to worry about solutions. It improves trust & communication. It even reduced my stress and effectively reframed my problem solving approaches.

From my ep on the Founders & Empanadas podcast!

#leadership

#WhataGameDevLooksLike

From indie dev to industry executive and back again!

And super proud that I self-published my game, Potions: A Curious Tale, on all consoles in December! 💜

Just saw this, thank you for the ping! (Hopefully I'm not too late)

😍Giveaway! 5 FREE Game coverages!

@willdavis.bsky.social is sponsoring us to pick 5 women #indiegame devs for FREE coverage on your game in honor of Women's History Month. Check out the image on how to enter!

Potions: A Curious Tale - Temple of Spirit and Console Launch Trailer YouTube video by Renee Gittins

Let me know if you'd prefer a Drive link to download the trailer!

store.steampowered.com/app/378690/P...

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

My WoW Midnight CE just arrived in the mail and the Dark Heart replica is a light!

The box is gorgeous, too. Probably the most beautiful one yet!

Not feeling creative? Same.

TW: Sirens, explosions.

#gamedev #indiedev #creativity

Passion based industries, amirite?

I adore being a game developer, but most people don't grok how challenging it is, especially when you're an indie dev in charge of all of your systems, publishing, marketing, and community management.

And comp and stability? lol

#gamedev #indiedev #humor

You should probably trust QA...

#gamedev #programming #indiedev #humor

Oooo, interesting! I'll have to see what's causing that double load and mucking up Luna's load position.

Thank you so much for catching that and recording it! Super helpful!

Ooo, why didn't I think of folder shortcuts! That'll be so convenient!

One of my Christmas gifts!

Any #gamedev or creative recommendations for good program implementations?

I know it can be active program based, so I figured binding some Photoshop, Blender, and OBS shortcuts would be a good start.

Ahaha, it honestly sounds like he could benefit from some "wholesome chungus Tumblr slop" games.

I'm doing quite well! Finally cracked open my new annotated copy of Meditations and have been reading it cuddled up with a blanket and a cat in my window seat that overlooks my garden and the Sound!

Reddit comment: Casual reminder that you deserved this and I hope losing any and all publicity to a AAA publisher happens to every indie dev who wastes years of their life on making some wholesome chungus Tumblr slop nobody will play

Some poor soul is spending his holidays posting hate comments on my 2yr old Reddit posts

When Engineering really doesn't want to update the build version.

#gamedev #indiedev #programming

From the IAmA community on Reddit: IAmA self-taught game dev named Forbes 30U30 Lister & Women of the Future Awardee who wants to encourage you pursue your dreams! Explore this post and more from the IAmA community

Link: www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comme...

I've decided to run an inspirational AMA today on /r/IAMA to answer questions about #gamedev and to encourage others to pursue their dreams!

Hosted on my /u/RikuKat account. Link coming soon!

If I can convince myself 😅

So proud to announce that Potions: A Curious Tale has won "Best Indie Game" from the Overcome Festival!

Spent some time with @rikukat.bsky.social's #PotionsACuriousTale ⚗️ You play as Luna the witch who relies on clever potion crafting and environmental tricks rather than straight combat. Gather ingredients, experiment with recipes and solve puzzles across enchanted biomes 🧙‍♀️ Vid below 👇

Since Potions' console launches shipped (crash-free!), I was able to buckle down and add new content to Game Dev Foundry, including "Stages of Game Development" with best practices!

I hope these free resources help others on their #gamedev and #indiedev path!

rikukat.github.io/game-dev-fou...