Dragon Sweeper, 3h to perfect score A fantasy reimagination of Minesweeper made by one of my favorite indie-devs Daniel - Storyteller. It adds enemies and XP. To improve your chances, you need to figure how each enemy works. Playable in the browser: danielben.itch.io/dragonsweeper

PS5!

On #GameMakersNotebook, Adam Orth chats with machinegames' Jens Andersson and Axel Torvenius about #IndianaJones and the Great Circle, going with first-person, the importance of recreating an iconic opening scene, and Troy Baker's Harrison Ford approved performance as Indiana Jones!

Friends at Wrong Organ of Mouthwashing fame!

Excited for the Switch 2 reveal today!

Backpack Hero, 11h Roguelike puzzle-strategy dungeon crawler + light city builder that borrows from great games like Moonlighter and Slay the Spire. Great loop and huge upgrade tree in-between. I lost clear sense of progress 5h in, but still fantastic game for a long flight.

Blue Prince, 28h to credits Blue Prince is amazing. A Narrative Puzzle on par with Outer Wilds, one of my favorite games ever. It takes a bit to get going but each layer you reveal makes it more and more fascinating. My 12yo was note-keeper. He needed the practice. :D

We said it was a BIG announcement and we weren't kidding! Prepare for adventure as we welcome Indiana Jones and the Great Circle developer machinegames for our opening keynote on Tuesday 8 July. Jens Andersson and Pete Ward promise an engaging discussion about the challenges

Wartales, 19h to second area Great turn-based medieval tactics game. I tried Battle Brothers some time back but didn’t get into it. Wartales’ presentation made a difference. Initially thought it was a procedural world, but it’s not with its fun small story quests. Bought the DLC.

I somehow missed this the first time around. The classic LucasArts adventures were a huge part of what inspired me to become a game developer, so seeing a game I’ve poured so much of myself into reimagined in that style genuinely brought tears of joy.

South of Midnight, 9h to credits I was about to move on from this game when the story went very surprisingly dark. This was the edge it needed for me to continue. Beautiful game, cool characters, and fascinating folklore. Less fan of the combat somewhat shoehorned into the game.

Drop Duchy, 11h to third faction Tetris gameplay paired with a strategic deck-builder and rouge-like structure. I always enjoy a bit of Tetris, but it's not a perfect fit with the rest of the gameplay – would have preferred turn-based. But it is still novel and quite enjoyable.

DLC coming September 4!

The Alters, 27h to corporate ending This game makes 11 Bit Studios a legendary developer for me. Building on what made This War of Mine great with a strange and fascinating story to discover. Survival base-buildings with deep psychological undertones have never been this fun!

Grow a Garden, 1h Tried the holder of the “11 million concurrent players” record. It felt very similar to other Roblox tycoon games with exponential resource growth, pets, events, and microtransactions. I don’t get it.

Beautiful morning run in Brighton, on the first day of the Develop Conference . If you're here, come see our talk in less than 2 hours!

Day one, done! Thank you to all our fantastic speakers. We hope you had a wonderful first day. Same time tomorrow? #DevelopConf

Develop in Brighton was a blast! Enjoy this meta-selfie from the talk that I, Pete, and Kate did. Pete also got to accept the award for Best Audio in Indiana Jones and The Great Circle at the Star Awards! Lovely meeting all old and new friends and I hope to be back soon again!

If you got PlayStation Plus, now is the time to try Indy!