Andreas and Werner next to a spit with upside down Bambi on it

Ex Libris page from Pentiment with a smiling line drawing of a person in the middle image

Andreas and pink Gernot stand-in talking to Gernot with a jester hat on

Andreas performing the lemon juice candle minigame revealing the words "Guy sux"

Placeholder assets in a game should look obnoxiously temporary, so obvious that no one would mistake it for the final asset. In past games we've used the doge dog (rip) as an icon, hot pink versions of characters, our CEO's head, etc.

If you use a temp asset that seems passable, it may stay there.

If you want to learn about converting your games in Unity to DOTS, we have a workshop with Esteban Maldonado on February 10 at 6 PM AST in our Discord server - discord.gg/PdsGH5y - in the Stage channel. Whether you are new to C# or a Unity dev, this is a great place to start!

Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2026 Scholars! 🥳

We want to thank the LATAM Video Games Federation for giving GDC Festival Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵

More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2026-scholars

Promotional graphic on a red background announcing, “Cyberpunk 2077: Ultimate Edition. REDstreams.” The date and time read, “Wednesday, January 21st, 5 PM CET.” Below the text are the Twitch account CDProjektRed and the YouTube account CyberpunkGame, followed by X, Facebook, and Instagram icons with the handle CyberpunkGame.

Interested in the official Cyberpunk Trading Card Game?

Join us tomorrow, Jan 21st, at 5:00 PM CET for a REDstreams dedicated to the upcoming card game. Our hosts will sit down with the WeirdCo team to discuss the cards, then face off in a live match or two to showcase the full gameplay loop!

𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘍-𝘎𝘟 𝘍𝘳𝘢𝘨 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘢 𝘫𝘢𝘮𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘢 𝘱𝘰𝘵
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TL;DR: making a game is a constant management and reevaluation of priorities vs scope, vision, quality and time. throughout this process as many things get added as removed.

I also, fwiw, find that one of the more frustrating blockers to writing is when there’s already a (bad) suggestion of what you should say. You are no longer able to organically find the idea because the suggestion in front of you knocks you off the track of your natural thought process.

When you're writing a tabletop roleplaying game, the mechanics should evoke the atmosphere you want in your story.

A simple example: we're writing a cozy woodland mystery game. What are the combat mechanics like? Well, clearly there aren't any. Combat isn't part of our cozy woodland story.

But...

PRAISE THE ALLMOTHER, 1000xRESIST is out on Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, and PlayStation 5 🎮 @sunsetvisitor.studio

This sci-fi thriller is now available in Brazilian Portuguese, French, and Korean 🗣️

A warm HEKKI GRACE to new Sisters across the globe 🫂
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New deadline for our CAFECITOS sign-ups is now November 2nd! ☕️

Sign-up forms will close at 11:59 PM EST (12:59 AM AST - Nov. 3rd)!

Sign up as a MENTEE: forms.gle/uB9cRn9bKySvz5WAA
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Muchas gracias! Cualquier feedback o comentario que tengan, me avisan por Patreon!

Gracias, Luis! 🙏

A graph titled Scope of video games according to Hushcrasher Classification System. The Y axis shows Game Size (from 10 MB to 100GB), the X axis shows Credits count (sourced from Mobygames). The clustered dots on the graph represent 4 distinct scale categories of games - Kei, Midi, AA, AAA. The larger correlation between the size and the credits means larger category of a game.

I love this analytical take on video game categorization from Antoine Mayerowitz and Julie Belzanne:

hushcrasher.substack.com/p/taxonomy-o...

Instead of trying to vibe-intuit the definition of an "indie" game, the authors analyzed the data from the perspective of game size and credits length

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We have single day badges for PAX East! Fill out the Google form below and good luck!

15 badges total will be available and winners contacted by 4/28

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Welcome to Brightville on Steam 'Welcome to Brightville' is an action-adventure immersive sim in which you play as a unique automaton guardian. You will explore the mysterious city of Brightville, where magic and steampunk technolog...

🚨 The Steam page for Welcome to Brightville is now live! 🚨
Add to your wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3541250/...
Take a first look at a dark, stylish immersive sim where magic powers machines and your choices shape the world.

We'll be starting our workshop soon! See you there!

Missed our last hangout from last year? Well, this time we have a Post-GDC community hangout in Downtown Cupey! Hang out with us this April 12th @ 5 PM AST, and get to meet a few PRGDA’s GDC Scholars! Don't miss it! 😎

More info + registration: prgda.net/event-list/community-hangout-april-2025

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#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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I'll be giving a workshop! If you're interested to learn more about Narrative Design, this is a great start!

Fling with a tiefling at 49 reviews!

Fling with a Tiefling needs one more review until it reaches 50 and gets the Very Positive rating on Steam! 🥹💕

This is so exciting! This will be my first game on there with that amount of reviews.

If you enjoyed the game, consider reviewing it! store.steampowered.com/app/3249540/...

WISHLIST TOAD TAVERN TODAY ‼️

Our steam page is finally live! This is a small step towards the incredible year we're going to have thanks to you awesome folk 🥂

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#steam #visualnovel #frog #pixelart

March 20th @ 7:30 PM | Fish & Farm 424 Clay St. Puerto Rico GDC 2025 Game Dev Meetup! PRGDA (Puerto Rico Game Developer's Association) | Latinx In Gaming

Are you going to be around GDC this year? If so, are you looking to meet awesome Boricua devs? Come to our Puerto Rico Game Dev Meetup this March 20th in Fish & Farm (424 Clay St.) at 7:30 PM! Thanks to our friends at @latinxingaming.bsky.social for helping us make this a possibility! 🇵🇷✨

Save 90% on Undertale on Steam UNDERTALE! The RPG game where you don't have to destroy anyone.

UNDERTALE is on sale for $1.

If you're a bluesky user who hasn't played this game - now is the best time to join the other 99% of people on this website and pick it up.

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Recently finished the Gogmagog duology and can’t recommend them enough. Gorgeously surreal, alternate-universe post-war London, where the worldbuilding is the draw but the rich prose is what hooks you. The best written fantasy I’ve read in a long while.

I saw a #writing advice thread going around yesterday and I have some advice specifically for game writers: don't bury your own voice

Announcing our #PRGDA GDC 2025 Scholars! 🥳

Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation for giving GDC All-Access Passes to our community! In the thread below, we'll highlight the scholars - representing Puerto Rican professionals and students. 🧵

More info: prgda.net/opportunities/gdc-2025-scholars

How Embracing Imperfection Makes Indie Game Development Easier What pushed Undertale, Citizen Sleeper, and A Short Hike to stardom? It wasn't just their emotional storytelling and satisfying gameplay loop. It's everything else that supported it.

Most successful indie games may feel they're "perfect," but it's their imperfection that makes them feel that way, giving them character and innovative systems.

Puerto Rico Game Developers Association (PRGDA) (@prgda.net) Thanks to the Latam Video Games Federation, the #PRGDA GDC Scholarship is here for 2025! We're giving 10 GDC All-Access Passes to our local Puerto Rican community. ✨ For info on eligibility and how…

🚨 Today is the last day to apply, don't forget!🚨

1/ With a heavy heart, I announce that effective this friday, myself and some on my team will be laid off. Due to the financial standing of the studio, our union couldn't prevent it, but we were able to negotiate some cushioning pay to soften the blow. The modeling,

1000xRESIST - From You, 70,000 Copies Ago - Steam News It’s been another ~4 months since our last update – and what a WILD time it’s been

💠 1000xRESIST Has Sold Over 70,000 Copies!! 💠

To celebrate, we are on SALE at -25% off on Steam!

We also commissioned @themaarika.bsky.social again to give life to BBF x Healer 😍

Read our update below 👇