It turns out, it was recently the fifth anniversary of the original Present Factory map. On a related note, ThatScar made a browser-based demake of the map in Puzzlescript. It's pretty neat, so you should give it a look. thatscar.github.io/PuzzleScript/p…

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We're back with the brand new itch.io Summertime Selects Bundle! Grab 6 great games for only $9 and support developers while you're at it! itch.io/b/997/itchio-s…

Hi! As you know, last month we released Pulp, our easy-to-use Playdate game making tool. And today, as promised… it's time for even more developer news. 🌟 The full Playdate Software Development Kit is now available for free to all at play.date/dev/ !! 🌟 A thread!

If someone took that PMG video and made the opposite version then who would it feature? Have you ever talked to an indie that had 🌟glowing praise🌟 for their director and studio culture? I'd love to see a template of good practices to follow in the indie scene.

I'm delighted to announce the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant - grants of $20k or $5k for puzzle game creators from under-invested-in groups, including mentorship in collaboration with Astra Logical grants.draknek.org Applications open until July 3

Only 3 days until we kick off the Cerebral Puzzle Showcase, where we'll be joined by a whole host of wonderful streamers ready to explore all the fantastic puzzle games on show. Find these streams at the showcase when it goes live on Steam!

... and ntremixed02 has hit Spotify open.spotify.com/album/5dRJGsCA…

We are hiring a Game Director for a new IP! You'd be working closely with me (is that a plus?? 🤔😅) and a talented team of developers. If you know someone who might be interested, I'd really appreciate it if you would spread the word for us! Thank you! 🙏

PSA FROM YOUR FRIENDLY PUBLIC DEFENDER: DO NOT PROVIDE YOUR CHILDREN’S DNA TO A DATABASE! For that matter, this applies to everyone: DO NOT EVER VOLUNTARILY GIVE A DNA SAMPLE.

My turn (😏) to host #TurnBasedThursday! 🚀 Fellow #gamedev and #indiedev, reply with your turn-based games using the hashtag! ☝ 🕹️ Players, check things out, ♥, 🔁 and @ games that you'd like to see featured! All #turnbased games welcome!

Dear WebGL / GLSL heads, Can anyone explain why dragging Chrome (Mac) onto a 2nd monitor causes a massive shift in gamma? But taking a screenshot of the browser and then dragging THAT onto the 2nd monitor is fine? This is a PIXI.js bloom shader + a css filter. More info in ALTs.

For FRACT OSC's 10th Anniversary we have put together a retrospective playthrough with tons of behind the scenes insights into the process and story of how this landmark indie title got made! Strap in, it's 5 freakin' hours! youtube.com/watch?v=NFeo0q…

Announcing my new game: Factory Town 2: Paradise! store.steampowered.com/app/3312130/Fa… Release date is TBD but you can wishlist it right now!

Some people might read this and think, that's just not my world, I am stuck in this world where software breaks all the time and everything I build is disposable. Even if that is kind of the case for you, there is still good news, because this isn't an all-or-nothing problem.

Meta is apparently spending $15 billion on a startup that labels data to feed into AIs at the same time they're in court arguing it's "fair use" to take everything you've ever made and feed it into their AI without paying you anything.

I dealt with gut issues / stomach acid for a number of years, was put on PPIs / antacids by doctors several times, tried eliminating things from diet etc. All... kinda garbage fixes and never really felt like they helped long term.

Leap Year is now in a bundle with Öoo (by NamaTakahashi(生高橋)) and Linelith (by Patrick Traynor), two of my absolute favourite knowledge-based exploration games. If you haven't played them before I highly recommend both! store.steampowered.com/bundle/59151/B…