GET IN THERE, INDIES! 🤩

12 Apostles, a few hours west of Melbourne. AMAZING.

Melbourne. Goddamn amazing city.

I’ll never forget that day. Best Starbucks visit ever!

25 years ago today, skipped work and went to Shibuya to drag @jkooza.bsky.social away from working on Rez so we could excitedly rip open our new Game Boy Advance systems. To date still one of the most exciting launches I’ve experienced — so many games, so much potential 💜

Below the Crown: Launching April 21st YouTube video by MisfitsAttic

Mark your calendars for April 21st: Below the Crown day. You'll be able to play as a Queen Wizard, fight the Emperor, there are even multiple endings 😱
youtu.be/eBYqkB9Ljvk

It's the 34th anniversary of the japanese release of Shining Force - one of my favorite games of all time. The sequel to Shining in the Darkness kept the unique art-style, but switched gameplay from dungeon-crawler to an amazing RPG-turn-based-strategy-mix. The characters are often unique and fun...

It's the Spring Sale on Steam! Demonschool is 20% off!!! You should please buy it if you have not. It's no exaggeration to say the more people buy the game, the more we'll be able to do with it in the future. So tell your friends as well! store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...

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Urban Melbourne is so interesting and colorful. GOOD graffiti is literally everywhere, but it works, it’s part of the tapestry.

Melbourne. Easily the nicest city I have ever been to.

Melbourne is unbelievable. No wonder it’s rated the best city in the world.

🎉 picoCAD 2 is out! 🥳
Model, texture, and animate - in a single lo-fi, easy to use package. 
GIF, GLTF, OBJ, and sprite sheet export. 
Available now on Steam and Itch!
Check it out! picocad.net

Thanks for boosting! ❤️ 🙏

Live from THE GAME EXPO in Melbourne!

Our team demoing AWAYSIS
will be onstage at The Game Expo here in Melbourne in an hour!

Yeah I was there for all that filming! That guy came in all the time. Great slice of history!

スーパーテレビ情報最前線 ゲーム特集 YouTube video by T L

@jkooza.bsky.social hey jake, we used to talk about some Rez prototype stuff like 12 years ago. just wanted to let you know that a friend found a japanese interview documentary style video that covers some early Rez development with new footage from inside of UGA! youtu.be/2wMKXSv0CdQ?...

The end of ski season blues

Natalie Portman in Black Swan being menaced by a doppelganger in the mirror

When I encounter myself as a different colored cursor because I have the Google Doc open in two tabs

Awesome!!! Thank you!!!

@jkooza.bsky.social I just heard you talking about Awaysis on 8-4. I’ve sent the episode to someone I know at Boneloaf, I’m sure they will be interested in your insight. Your passion and enthusiasm for the physics genre is infectious. A great listen! (also I loved Galak-z, thank you)

Come to Day of the Devs and be some of the first people to get their hands on KILN!! 🪴🏺🍨💥🌀

NXL and The Next Next Fest (February 2026) YouTube video by Nextlander

@nextlander.com plays our latest @17-bit.bsky.social game AWAYSIS! @bradshoemaker.bsky.social @vinnycaravella.bsky.social

youtu.be/m1I3EVP61No?...
Guys I would love nothing more than to join you for a session and talk you through all the details of what we've been cooking on! Nice shirt btw

Excited to be part of @dayofthedevs.org San Francisco Edition! If you are heading to #GDC2026 please let us know, would be great to catch up and show you what our team has been cooking up for the past few years. #indiedev #gaming

Can’t get enough of the shapes and colors of Japans yesteryear

Awaysis on Steam The ultimate dungeon brawler. A revolutionary, physics-fueled throwdown where you’ll jump, slide, and collide on your adventure to restore peace to the Awaysis - an ancient floating relic under attack...

Steam Next Fest is still going strong, and so is response to our new approach to physics in action games!! Try out Awaysis NOW!! store.steampowered.com/app/3334760/...

Spring is in the air in Kyoto!

Treasure hunting at Toji Antique Market in Kyoto

17-Bit's Jake Kazdal stops by to talk Zelda anniversary memories, his upcoming game Awaysis, Virtual Boy do's and don'ts, and all the big news out of Microsoft and PlayStation. 8-4.jp/podcasts/202...

The Awaysis demo has taught me what Diablo always needed was a crumb of Gang Beasts slapstick Slapstick 'n' swordplay.

PC Gamer has a great look into what makes AWAYSIS so unique! Check it out now on Steam Next Fest!

www.pcgamer.com/games/action...