Chris O'Shea

For 20 years, I’ve worked as an independent artist, designer and developer. Today, I’m thrilled to unveil a long-overdue update to my portfolio, featuring never-before-seen projects! www.chrisoshea.org

Game developers fear that thieving AI vibecoders will make free game demos a thing of the past aftermath.site/steam-next-fes...

There's a huge jump in the number of demos in @steampowered.com NextFest. This tool by @nsar.bsky.social (download and run locally in browser) helps you filter out games that have declared AI use, should be built into Steam platform github.com/SonOfSaris/V...

This looks great, can't wait to try it out

Ooh a Playdate game coming to Steam, I imagine we'll see a more of this from other games and mobile ports soon

@jamfactory.bsky.social youtu.be/FeRGIFOfkGU

🎉 HUGE CAREER ANNOUNCEMENT 🎉 Today, I'm launching Vertical Slice, a new independent trade outlet committed to producing quality video game journalism that inspires, informs, and interrogates. That means daily news, incisive interviews, vital investigative work, and more. www.verticalslice.news

In an age of AI-generated, algorithmic slop aimed at kids, with fast cuts designed to hold their attention, let’s celebrate handmade, slower-paced, wholesome stop-motion shows like this. www.kickstarter.com/projects/mar...

Unity's new AI thing is a soulless joke: aftermath.site/unity-spark-ai...

Been playing Lego Voyagers as a family, it’s very special and one of the best Lego games out there. 2 player co-op only, it’s delightful, playful, puzzle platformer with building a core part of the game. Well done Light Brick Studio www.youtube.com/watch?v=1V6m...

I'm pleased to announce that around 200 pages' worth of tutorial resources are coming to the Game UI Database for FREE via a brand new blog. No ads. No paywalls. No email signups. Here's a preview of the first piece dropping next week, all about crafting cross-platform control schemes and layouts!

My game Slots & Daggers is out on mobile! If you like ad-free mobile games where you just pay once and then you have the whole game, this one's for you <3

🎉 I made this with some talented folk 👇

@jamfactory.bsky.social one for you store.steampowered.com/category/pin...

I interviewed Ojiro Fumoto about POINPY!! and got great insights like: - Why he made it free (so kids who are used to Fortnite and Roblox would try it. Also, the Netflix money was good enough) - His favourite fruit (strawberries) - The game he wishes he made (Cinco Paus by @smestorp.bsky.social)

this is the best video game experience i've had all year. i love big walk. ask me about big walk. kotaku.com/big-walk-the...

playing through rhythm heaven groove feels like being reunited with an old friend after eleven long years. my review, and my first for the guardian www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

Spread The Spores! Our 1st-person, dungeon-crawling double-deckbuilder, Shroom and Gloom just bust into Steam Next Fest!🎉 So excited to share this epic new demo with everyone as we gear up towards Early Access. If you try it out, let us know what you think! #indiegames #steamnextfest

🐦‍⬛announcing Bad Magpie 🐦‍⬛ play as a magpie with one wing, a missing flock, and an unhealthy obsession with a fallen star… - steal shiny trinkets - cause chaos - stick your beak where it doesn’t belong coming day one to XBOX Game Pass and Steam in 2027 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ixtw...

Big Walk is looking superb, just my vibe. www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_uv...

Yes, can't wait! 🔍

newsletters are rarely talked about in games marketing. here’s why i value them so much: - i ‘own’ my audience, instead of serving the audience of another platform (steam, discord, app stores, etc). - can be extremely effective. my last email to 5k subs had a 83% open / 35% click rate. (1/3)

🪴 Pottering 🪴 WE'RE MAKING A GAME!!! LOL Restore a garden with your friends! Or make more of a mess - for up to 6 friends - progress at your own pace - learn about the land’s lore - items to evolve your garden - explore hidden places - uncover secrets store.steampowered.com/app/3346460/...

GARBAGE COUNTRY has a publisher! Making a game is.. intense.. (a big game even more so.) For years you just work and the doubts and anxieties can really creep up on you.. it's so great to have someone in your corner 🥰

New Blog post: First Month of Card Crawl 2. Including real sales numbers and some insights into the development of the game. Check it out: www.arnoldrauers.com/first-month-...

Hey, I made a new game, check it out on my itch! It's a Tetris Attack like with some extra "tools" for grid manipulation. fayer.itch.io/pom-poku

amazing run. I was authentically astonished! www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQx_...

Phonopolis is out NOW on Steam, GOG, and Epic Games Store 📣 We hope you have fun playing with the cardboard city! All links here 👇 amanita-design.net/games/phonop...

I made a game called "Carrot Kingdom!" where you stretch a rabbit's ears to grab carrots! 🥕🐰 It’s a browser game you can finish in about 20–30 minutes. Check it out and give it a try! www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156... #pico8 #gamedev

we're an independent games studio based in london founded by @catherineunger.bsky.social, @daisyfern.bsky.social and @georgebatch.bsky.social. we're here to make games that make you laugh before they break your heart. say hi if you see us at @amazefest.bsky.social this week!

been in a hole but happy to announce we found a new studio in there 🕳️ i feel like a very lucky boy to be sharing this new thing with @catherineunger.bsky.social & @daisyfern.bsky.social

Yes I did use ai to make this image (can you tell 😂), sorry not sorry, a sort daydreaming what if one day thought... #AnginedePoitrine

Made a really silly game this week-end! In ART ME THAT! two players compete in making art from a prompt, using random stickers given to you on a conveyor belt! Get a friend, two controllers, and play it here: technobeanie.itch.io/art-me-that #gamedev #indiegame

this graduation speech moment is notable, and her amazed shock at having failed to read the room feels instructive. when you're inside the bubble, you think everybody else is. but everybody isn't.

🚨🚨🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!!!🚨🚨🚨 WAX HEADS IS OUT!!! Our cosy-punk, puzzle narrative record store game is finally out on PC / Switch / PS5 / Xbox This game is our love letter to music, to the way it connects us and a celebration of human made art. We hope you enjoy it ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuAm...

Introducing Cursor Camp, a website to hang out with other cursors. Out now :) > neal.fun/cursor-camp/

obligatory bandcamp friday post, beltane edition! I’m hoping that by one of the next ones there will be new things to listen to o.o but here is what I have in the meantime, as always! (reposting again bc I want to use that good embed some more) elirainsberry.bandcamp.com/album/wilmot...

Great video from @walaber.com explaining how his arcade vehicle drift physics and camera system works, step by step www.youtube.com/watch?v=wOAA...

Cricket Through The Ages is a massive amount of fun, it's on Apple Arcade but also Steam (where it has a shockingly low number of reviews), so if you like silly physics local multiplayer games like me, check it out (by @freelives.bsky.social 🏏 store.steampowered.com/app/2657480/...

What the Clash (online pvp, Apple Arcade) from What the Golf/Car makers @whatthegames.bsky.social now has local single screen mode! I need to resub to try this out www.youtube.com/watch?v=1XK-...

Because I love local multiplayer games, sharing some stuff. Firstly Toasterball from @studiocrafteurs.bsky.social is on sale 60% off on the Switch eShop www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

Andy and team are doing a great job as advocates for family gaming...

Everything Philipp touches is gold, go get it...

@geekdadgamer.bsky.social one for you Andy? by @clothcatgames.bsky.social - www.youtube.com/watch?v=DweS...

If you've never done automated tests before, do this workshop, get your team on board. We've done this with Andrew and he's great.

@adamatomic.bsky.social you've inspired me to try out #pic08 did you really write all those games inside the console, or did you use an external editor? i'm struggling a little with the font, but from what ive seen of external with the reloading isn't super ideal

Congrats on the release. I've been play testing this one, is a fun expansion on the first game 🃏

If you're planning to jump into technical art, this Unity bundle might be what you need. It includes shaders, tool development, animation, procedural shapes, and compute shaders, all explained step by step ⭐ jettelly.com/bundles/the-... #indiedev #gamedev #unity3d

I highly recommend everyone download this and support the developer. The little design touches, the sounds, the ilustrations, the haptic feedback, the accessibility settings - chefs kiss

Is this a dream?? Fossil Quest passed 10k wishlists! So stoked that so many people also want to play a fossil digging dinosaur museum making game. It doesn't feel real tbh 🥹 Thank you so much for the support! We posted a devlog about it: store.steampowered.com/news/app/410... #indiegame #gamedev

A new update for the Unity Shaders Bible SE is coming this week! Over 40 new pages with practical exercises will be added ✨ jettelly.com/store/the-un... #indiedev #gamedev #unity3d