Hello to all our list-mates!

As an indie games publisher, we're often asked how we're integrating AI into our business.

We're not.

Please never ask us that again 🖤

This one is very much worth a look for those who love indie horror. Loved the demo last year and bought it immediately on release!

#indiegame #gamersky

The end of game summary screen after finishing the video game Crow Country. Mara stands in a spotlight center screen, surrounded by game performance stats. For this run there was one heal used, 15 of 15 secrets found, no hints used, no loves used. Overall rank was S plus.

This was sitting in my backlog for way too long... finally played and completed Crow Country!

What a terrific experience it was, not just the retro vibes and gameplay, but also a surprisingly great storyline!

#indiegame #survivalhorror #retroinspired #gamersky

I did it, I took a little chance on this one, and I'm now rewarded with much youthful joy from the lovely SNES vibes in the animation and music.

Gotta get all those gems and seeds and walnuts!

Me: Goes to check @sunsetvisitor.studio new game announcement

Me: Sees that it's a collab with @blacktabbygames.com ?!?!?!?

Me: *faints before the trailer even begins*

#indiegame #gamersky

Game Over screen from Final Fantasy Tactics

Me: *trying to fight a Lucavi*

Mrs. looks over: Hey why is it game over what happened to you?

Me: 😭😭😭

#gamersky #fftactics #jrpg

I'm complete with the main campaign and currently painfully stuck on the very last golden arena! It's tough!!

It seems I've inadvertently stepped into my Brazilian games era. Finished @hellclockgame.bsky.social earlier this year, currently enjoying @pointnsheep.bsky.social and definitely going to be picking up this one as well after totally loving the demo last year!

#indiegames #horrorgames #gamersky

Mrs. Java watching Grave Seasons trailer:
• Ok...
• Hmm, ok...
• Oh looks cute! It could be...
• Wait...
• Waaaiit.... Yes yes
• OMG Yes we are BUYING this

#indiegames #gametrailer #gamersky

No no no no. Nobody wants this here. Get it out.

wouldn't it be funny if EVERYONE blocked this Attie AI account @ bsky.app/profile/atti... before they could do anything with it

Very cool to see my gamer name in an official museum! 😅 Paley Center's 45 Years of Pac Man Museum exhibit features several games, including one where we have the 6th spot on the global leaderboard.

So if you know just where to look, you'll spot "Cafecito" at the exhibit!!

#gamersky #retrogames

"Stories" only stay up for 24 hours...

I made a papercraft just for this

This is a really excellent episode. Listened to most of it during my drive to work this morning, and looking forward to the rest of it during the return commute!

Add this to your list of gamer podcasts if you're not already following!

#gamersky #indiegames

Grand Prix ranking screen from the video game F Zero 99. It shows the results from a race. The second place player is "Cafecito" my gamer name. The first place is Castiel and the third place is Crowley.

Seems I ended up in a racing lobby with some #supernatural superfans 😅
#gamersky #fzero99 #castiel

Me on every single Zoom meeting for work... 😬

Square lined paper journal page. The top of the page says "Completed Games 2026" in green and purple bubble font. A list of 7 games appears so far, with various January to March completion dates. The games are: Dark Queen of Mortholme; South of Midnight; Hell Clock; Malapetaka; Sliding Hero; Alice Madness Returns; Love Eternal

Update on the Completed Games #journal with some great additions since our last.

@silentchicken.bsky.social a really great movement and box pusher puzzle, with such beautiful drawn artwork.

@ysbryd.net a short horror with *precision* platforming challenges, really tough!

#indiegame #gamersky

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This looks fun so here goes!

#my9games Cafecito edition: not my "top 9" (though all rank very highly) but rather those that have really shaped what gaming means in my life, from how I consume stories and art, to how I engage in family and with gaming community.

#gamersky #retrogaming #indiegame

Closeup picture of a small pad of paper and a Grey inke pen. The notepad has scribbles of interconnected straight lines at right angles, forming different maze-like paths. No other writing on the pad.

Made some great discoveries during our past stream! But it definitely took some notepad work to figure out.

Indie game fans out there, can you guess what game we were playing?!

#indiegame #gamersky #gamejournal

Head and shoulders portraits of Ale and Nat next to each other smiling, done in very simple black marker lines on white paper. Signed at the bottom by the artist. Framed in a red cherry colored wood.

Did you know our profile photo is actually from a hand drawn sketch by the amazing WHOSMiNG? Finally got it framed and on the wall at home. Love how this looks now that it's up!
#gamersky

Black and white short haird tuxedo cat is sound asleep on a cushion. Next to her is a Nintendo Switch 2, with the game Pac Man 99 on the screen.

She said she's not moving from this spot until they bring back Pac Man 99...

#retrogaming #gamersky #catsofbluesky

Ok how many after-credits scenes does this Olympics closing ceremony have?! We're on at least 9 at this point...

Hand drawn art from the game Pancito Merge. Two women friends are walking away from a a bakery excited with their purchase of goodies. One is turned back waving goodbye to the baker, who is leaning out of a small window with wooden shutters. A dog is just below the baker's window looking excited.

We're playing Pancito Merge again today, to celebrate that it's just launched on Nintendo Switch and to try to reclaim some leaderboard spots!

Come on by at twitch.tv/javaconleche

Because what better to do on a snow blizzard day than more gaming?!

#indiegame #smallstream #puzzlegame

Story art from the video game Sliding Hero, shown in four panels. First: a large looming figure in flowing robe with shoulder pads shaped as lion's heads. Second: Close up of the figures feet as he stands on a pool of water. The reflection shows a figure in similar dress but different colors. Third: A woman with pink wavy hair, and a man in a blue and red Venetian mask look upward with concern. Fourth: The blue and red masked man seen from above, standing on a pool of water. The reflection below him is the similar but larger figure from the first panel.

Just completed Sliding Hero by @silentchicken.bsky.social; a movement #puzzlegame that hooked me for hours on end. The solutions are really challenging sometimes, well built and rewarding! Story not so deep, but holds up nicely while the mechanic and beautiful artwork shine!

#gamersky #indiegame

Digital title art for the game Sliding Hero, showing a figure in a Venetian era bright red and blue and gold jester outfit diving forward dramatically towards the viewer. The background shows a large intricate castle complex in shades of purple.

Sliding Hero was one of our favorite Steam NextFest demos last year and we're excited that the full game is available now!

Firing it up for the first time on stream right now: twitch.tv/javaconleche

It's a pixelart movement puzzle. He just can't stop sliding!

#indiegame #twitchstream #gamersky

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