images not loading on here making the "i just released the demo to the game i've been quietly working on" a little difficult... ah well i'm in no rush.
anyway DAWN CHORUS demo out now. long live the pre-apocalypse → haraiva.itch.io/dawn-chorus-...
As part of curating FORM, I made this resource of related works. It's an approachable introduction to experimental games and alternative process so if you're curious to dig a bit deeper into this medium it's a great place to start!
Announcing: Freeplay is here to stay. Parallels 2026 is coming and we're advocating for games to be funded as art. Read more and get involved: freeplay.net.au/posts/freepl...
This year’s Experimental Games Showcase is up on the GDC Vault, and it’s free for anyone to check out!
If you wanna see a handful of really interesting projects doing very unique things in the industry, take a look: gdcvault.com/play/1035831...
Cover of the Dis-loyalty Zine on a watermelon furoshiki.
Example of a player punching a hole in the zine.
Example pages of the Dis-loyalty Zine with some holes punched.
Player holding up the unfolded zine showing a poem.
🍉 THE DIS-LOYALTY ZINE 🍉: Punch a hole through these "killer" brands every time you boycott them. Complete the set to reveal a poem and hidden image.
✊🏻 Created with @chadtoprak.bsky.social for @avantbeetle.bsky.social's Protest Game Jam.
📄 Wanna print your own? heyitshelen.itch.io/the-dis-loya...
did you know that we do classes?
this summer find out whether GAMES CAN CHANGE THE WORLD in this 8-week seminar & speculative game design workshop class taught by @hatimb00.itch.io
more info & apply here: hatim.tips/can-games-ch...
Anthology of the Killer is OUT NOW on PS5 and Nintendo Switch!
The groundbreaking and dreamlike, IGF Nuovo-winning horror-comedy series from legendary auteur thecatamites, is finally on console!
Play once and remember forever.
A poster displaying three different upcoming events including Serenade's FORM on Friday April 17th 7-11pm, Reece's Ferry Jam on Saturday April 18th 9-11am, and Waypoint's Out West event on Saturday 18th 7:30-9:30pm. The text reads: ESC the hum drum and ENTER into a games weekEND SHIFT your view of games with FORM INSERT new art with FERRY JAM feels like HOME with friends at WOW
There's a bunch of cool events ran by independent collectives coming up to compliment a great weekend celebrating Sydney games and community!
We've collected these satelitte events altogether here so you don't miss out!
SIGW might be real after all.. (Sydney International Games Weekend!!!)
1/4 🧵
FORM poster with a monochromatic and dithered design. Strange monolithic shapes jut out to create the word FORM. Friday 17th April 7-11PM. FORM: An exploration of alternative process and experimental forms. Arts & Culture Exchange (ACE), 8 Victoria Rd, Parramatta NSW 2150
Announcing FORM 👀
👉 fannaan.events/events/2090
Kick off the weekend with us on Friday April 17th with an exhibit of experimental games and artist talks, exploring the rich undercurrent of alternative process and experimentation developing outside the commerical sphere of games✨
Supported by ACE
I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on.
A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture.
We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?"
www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...
The Southern Fisheries Penal Colony is looking for new Expatriates!
🦀Crabmeat is Out Now on Steam 🦀
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...
❄️Explore, Get big hauls, Defend your ship from attackers
🧪Blend of First Person and Point and Click gameplay
🕑Short 2-3 hour experience
Check out the line up for ALT GAMES April 18-19 in Sydney!!
We have Shuhei Yoshida, Alanah Pearce and Billy Basso as our keynote speakers!!! Come 👍
powerhouse.com.au/program/alt-...
Volunteering is not unethical. It's not exploitation to willingly give your labour and your love to something that gives you back all of it and more - connection, celebration, opportunities, a platform, created by you, for you. We need to reexamine this idea, this fear, that every time we do something for free, it means we've been robbed, and every time we ask someone to do something, it's manipulation. I know how it feels to be in this position, but it's killing our communities. It's killing our relationships. We are not businesses, we are people, and the things we want to give and receive are numerous. I hope we can change how we view this, because if we can only get things done with money, we let the people with capital dictate everything that happens.
one more thing about freeplay, and an issue that's been on my mind for a while (alt text available):
Yeah I've been more insane post exhibit
image of Steam graphics of recommended games that came out in 2025, from right to left: Stray Children, Skin Deep, Baby Steps, HYPERBEAT, Discopup, Consume Me, Blippo+, Angeline Era, Complex 629, Warm Monkey, Babushka's Glitch Dungeon, Eclipsium, ROUTINE, Despelote, No Players Online, Fragrance Point, Mohrta, Brush Burial: Gutter World, Mashina, Asterism
hello. here are some games that came out this year, this year of 2025, that are cool to check out. or don't check them out, i dunno it's your decision, i can't make it for you
The Center for Digital Play (digitalplay.itu.dk) has a YouTube channel, and we've just published a ton of content!
Seth Giddings (@sethgiddings.bsky.social) on Postdigital Playthings: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAjE...
drawing of a person with a forehead bandage
small yellow head with eyes
Danny DeVito offering you an mp3 and advertising that Indiepocalypse Radio happens Saturdays at 7pm ET
This Saturday, Indiepocalypse Radio returns at *7pm* ET with guests @bonicle.bsky.social and @justcamh.bsky.social!
Tune in it at www.indiepocalypse.com/radio!!
Send questions to www.indiepocalypse.com/questions
trespasser
A maintenance system prone to malfunctioning is installed in an unusual apartment building.
A horror/romance kinetic novel made for #rorojam
~20 minutes, windows download (free :]), not safe for work elements
-> unseconds.itch.io/trespasser <-
how to walk out the door (Anton Pätsi, Lucy Woodall, Benjamin Pilbrow)
"instructions: walk out the door"
Free - Browser: warpdoor.com/2025/12/17/h...
game screenshot of a sexy guy getting fished out of the water
game screenshot of a sexy shirtless fisherman and behind him a rainbow-flagged Boeing CH-47 Chinook tandem-rotor transport helicopter flying in the distance dumping hundreds of fresh live sexy men into the lake, replenishing the depleted stocks for the sexy shirtless fisherman's continued enjoyment.
new game release: Rainbows Are Carnivores is an experimental gay fishing romance / aquaculture management sim. Free, 10-20 min, play in mobile or desktop browser radiatoryang.itch.io/rainbows
A loud posters that describes next year's upcoming Game-A-Week: WE ARE SO BACK - Game-A-Week 2026, Running every Sat from Jan 10th to Feb 21st @ RMIT City Campus. DM @stellaohsobella on Discord for more info + discord access!!!
Game-A-Week is back!
A completely free program open to everyone, where participants will create six prototype games or works - one each week. Come and experiment in a super supportive and exciting environment open to all skill levels!
ok one earnest post……. 10 yrs ago today I graduated w my honours degree which I wrote my dissertation on the need for more self determined Indigenous video games… and on this very same day 10 yrs later released one w my friends!!! 🥹
26 games, 30 minutes. Frosty Mini is TOMORROW! ☀️🍦
Catch the showcase live on our YouTube and Twitch channels. Expect surprise reveals, announcements, and updates!
🔴 YouTube: youtu.be/Ji17SMaOtvg
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/frostygamesf...
Me and @ericaroyle.bsky.social's Freeplay 2025 talk is now online! It's a banger trust us!! 🔥🔥
m.youtube.com/watch?v=lK0X...
DESPELOTE: FIFTH TRAILER youtu.be/_MXKlgMZ3Jc?...
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
The Parallels 2025 recording is live! Whether you want to revisit a favourite talk or see the show for the first time, it's available on our channel now:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=SD2a...
🎩🏈💀🃏⬜💐🧚🏠
After a long gap, pleased to share:
Episode 2 of Games & Resistance, a slow-burn podcast miniseries hosted by @chadtoprak.bsky.social & me.
We interview Lebanese / NYC game dev Ramsey Nasser about his work, including recent project gaza.memorial.
games-and-resistance.pinecast.co/episode/739b...
