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@gobutiko.com

Gobutiko is an item shop game where price manipulation is just a dice roll away! 🎲

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The demo is live! Go forth and goblin it up with the townsfolk. Pummel their faces with your dice and cheat them out of their coins! Have fun and leave a review if you can! All feedback is helpful! store.steampowered.com/app/3714220/... #indiegame #godot

store.steampowered.comGobutiko Demo on SteamUse powerful dice to haggle with customers and merchants as you live out your dream of becoming the greatest goblin merchant!

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@eekztoday.bsky.social

More than 8,000 English-language demos registered for Oct 2026 Next Fest (compared to ~4.4k in June or 2.8k in Oct '25, per my notes). There's a LOT of genAI, but also some amazing human projects. Still learning how Bluesky works, but wanted to share my favorite finds so far. Please share yours!

Yes you can link to your own bluesky profile. I am satisfied now 😌

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BerserkBoyGames - Waveling Island 🏝️

@berserkboygames.bsky.social

how do people post about gamedev these days? here’s my game Would you play this? 🏝️

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GOBLINTEK | WISHLIST GOBS & GEARS ON STEAM

make sure to like and subscribe or whatever! Gobs & Gears is coming out Nov 10! #gamedev #indiegame

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Ella Disenchanted

@elladisenchanted.northsky.social

Music making friends, does anyone have any good resources for finding people who make lo-fi music for games? Very very hard no and go away to anything AI, if I wanted that I could just use the results search engines gave me.

What am I even reading?

A quick update on the state of Gobutiko's demo! TLDR: There's a lot of shit I wanna rework and I'm slow as fuck at doing it 🫠 Play some NextFest titles in the meantime! #gamedev #indiegame

store.steampowered.comGobutiko - Revamp InProgress - Steam NewsHey there gobs and gobs and other gobs! So for the past couple weeks I've been hard at work catching bugs and making adjustments to the demo in small increments. There has however been a notable lapse...

I don't get a lot of time to play demos during NextFest, but wanted to try at least a few during the first two days. Both of these feature goblins in either a primary or secondary way because I guess that's my thing now? Definitely recommend giving them a try!

Gobs & Gears My tip: don't get attached to the machines, for an automation game this one favors self destruction over optimization. It's an interesting take on the genre store.steampowered.com/app/4666890/...

store.steampowered.comGobs & Gears on SteamThe Gob King wants his bomb and he wants it NOW! Scout the Fog, reclaim lost Buildings, run Trundler routes to feed them. Deliver the goods then rip it all up and move on. A scrappy logistics puzzle w...

Paradox Tower This game is deceptively simple! Climb the tower while managing your limited hp resources. The floors are a meditative puzzle and I found myself surprisingly relaxed for this style of game! store.steampowered.com/app/4142360/...

store.steampowered.comParadox Tower on SteamExplore Paradox Tower and save your future. Only your wits and your loyal demon cat are able to throw down the Coven. Grow stronger, pick your battles, and make smart moves. And if you don't? Travel b...

Been playing around with documenting my work on Obsidian. I am now obsessed with connecting notes just so I can play with the graph view... Am I more productive? No Am I having a lot of fun? Yes

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@coldember.bsky.social

Paradox Tower Demo is in the Steam Next Fest! Play it, Share it, Stream it, Love it, Whatever it. #indiegames #NextFest #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/4142360/

Damn you, Monday! Why you start with negative morale?!

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@cozybritt.itch.io

I did it!!! I released my first solo dev game on Itch! It is part of the #comfyjamautumn2026 game jam! I hope you guys enjoy my cozy autumn game! cozybritt.itch.io/the-golden-p... #pixelart #gameartist #indiedev #solodev #gamejam

cozybritt.itch.ioThe Golden Pumpkin Maze by Cozy BrittNot everything is as it seems! Can you find the Golden Pumpkin?

Want the vibecoding gamedev experience? Just roll a 1d20 every time you open your project. Delete the project if you roll anything but a 20. Rolling a 20 opens the project .01% faster. Saved you some money, you're welcome 👍

Here's another pass on that order board UI! Tweens are so damn fun to play with. Gonna write a few more blurbs to put under the pictures later, but I really dig this so far #godot #gamedev

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Haven't done a #screenshotsaturday in a while! Today I'm drafting up a new feature for the demo. The bulletin board in the Merchant's Guild will show open orders for you to pick up! These give you a chance to earn an extra reward on top of any extra coin you get from haggling 🎲 #gamedev #godot

Gobutiko was originally signed up to be in this coming NextFest and I had planned to get a suitable update to the demo ready for it. However it's been a rough couple weeks and that didn't pan out. So I pulled it from the event. The demo isn't going anywhere though and it'll still get that update!

I never officially announced the participation, but since I pulled it after the press release of the participating games went out I figured I should clarify. I know I could have just let it ride anyway, but I know I also won't be able to pay attention to it the way I wanted to. Next time!

Bots bots bots. It's all bots

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Kenney Shape is now FREE! (and it'll remain free, forever) ✨ Previously a paid tool, I'm releasing it as a gift to the community. Today's update will be the final one, with no further updates planned. That way I can focus on new software & projects! kenney.itch.io/kenney-shape

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Rent | Comms Open

@rentroghost.bsky.social

So I'm trying to get a #VGenCode becasue I'd love to join Vgen as an artist! For this I would need to reach 20 reposts and 100 likes on this post, so any and all support is super appreciated💜 Here are some of my favorite pieces for the occasion My vgen link: vgen.co/RentroGhost/ #pixelart ・ #ドット絵

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@elliesprites.bsky.social

The demo for KYP'S QUEST is out!! Download it now on itch! elliesprites.itch.io/kyps-quest

I'm still working on the next demo update! There's a lot of stuff I want to rework so it'll be a bit, but in the meantime let's do a gamedev origin story! What's the inspiration behind Gobutiko, why the fuck is it about a goblin, and what's with the hat? Maybe longish story? We'll see

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The final burning question, what's with the hat? I mean look at it! It's just fucking cute, what do you want from me? When I asked @macapixel.bsky.social to add a paper hat to the design, it was just on a whim. Now that damn hat is iconic to me, go figure!

Side note: I'd kill for a plush of this goober

I'm still working on the next demo update! There's a lot of stuff I want to rework so it'll be a bit, but in the meantime let's do a gamedev origin story! What's the inspiration behind Gobutiko, why the fuck is it about a goblin, and what's with the hat? Maybe longish story? We'll see

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I was really really REALLY bad at Go though. So I scrapped it for something simpler, dice. I drafted some rules based on a TCG mod I made for another game (that's a rabbit hole, but if you're familiar with my modding you'll know which one). Eventually I landed at the current haggle mechanics.

Now, why a goblin? That's a much shorter story! Before even deciding to make a game, I was just browsing around itch when this asset pack by @danieldiggle.bsky.social caught my eye. I remember seeing the one adorable goblin in the pack and thinking they shouldn't be the bad guy.

danieldiggle.itch.ioSunnyside World by danieldiggleBuild your town, farm crops, explore, fish and battle rebellious enemies!

I'm still working on the next demo update! There's a lot of stuff I want to rework so it'll be a bit, but in the meantime let's do a gamedev origin story! What's the inspiration behind Gobutiko, why the fuck is it about a goblin, and what's with the hat? Maybe longish story? We'll see

I really like shop keepers in games. Like a lot. If a merchant is playable in an RPG that's what I'll play (even if they mostly just throw money at enemies). I had a blast playing Recettear. The quirky dialog, the sudden customer swarms, capitalism ho! So naturally that's where I started.

The original prototype for haggling was pretty much just the price guessing mechanic from Recettear, but I fiddled with a lot of concepts. I even tried making one where you just played Go against your customers and captured territory is what moved the price.

Because my ass is too lazy to turn the domain I pay for into an actual website gobutiko.com just redirects to the steam page! One day I'll actually make a website. It'll just be Goober sitting there judging your life choices

gobutiko.comGobutiko on SteamUse the convincing power of your dice to negotiate prices in your favor and live out your dream of becoming the greatest goblin merchant!

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Jesse -> Goreticulture

@gammagames.bsky.social

Do you like offbeat #simulation games? The #demo for Goreticulture is out! Turn your green thumb red as you mop, tend, and shear your way through the Reactor level now -> s.team/a/3943110/ I’d love any feedback as reviews for the demo! #steam #NextFest #indiegames #gamedev #godotengine #weirdtober

Sit down at my desk to get some shit done. Immediately start falling asleep in my chair. Such productivity

Haven't done a #screenshotsaturday in a while! Today I'm drafting up a new feature for the demo. The bulletin board in the Merchant's Guild will show open orders for you to pick up! These give you a chance to earn an extra reward on top of any extra coin you get from haggling 🎲 #gamedev #godot

I briefly considered having orders randomly come to you from customers during your shop runs, but figured this would give you a chance to evaluate the order without the pressure of having to pick it up right away. I'll work on the UI a bit more after testing the mechanic for a while!

If you haven't tried the demo yet, don't worry this goblin is willing to make you a good deal! You'll waste a few hours throwing dice at people instead of doom scrolling (I know so generous!) store.steampowered.com/app/3714220/...

store.steampowered.comGobutiko Demo on SteamUse powerful dice to haggle with customers and merchants as you live out your dream of becoming the greatest goblin merchant!

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🐁 Luka The Mouse - SQUEAKROSS 🧩

@lukathemouse.gay

got this email from unity just now, enabling one of my asset pack to be scrapped by their unity spark by default @unity.com , don't do this????? should be opt in not opt out

Something I've been working lately is scaling back a lot of actions the player can do in various situations. In this case, we see the player is able to rotate objects that are being carried (if the object allows) both when idling and while thrown. I'm removing the former soon. #gamedev #godot

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On the surface that seems useful. However, I notice it only caused play testers to be confused about when each was or was not allowed. So instead it remains as only within a shop area (which makes sense really, that's when you'd really use it anyway).

Sometimes less is more and the goblin in me finds that notion disgusting and terrifying! But the goblin will make due with being able to eat random leaves off the floor.

Something I've been working lately is scaling back a lot of actions the player can do in various situations. In this case, we see the player is able to rotate objects that are being carried (if the object allows) both when idling and while thrown. I'm removing the former soon. #gamedev #godot

The reason is because while being able to do this without first starting the throw action (or any kind of object placement) seems convenient, in reality it just creates confusion. You only really want this when intending to place an object. I've been referring to it as "Context Confusion".

I had another action with a similar issue. Build Mode used to have two ways it could be used. The first is being inside your shop area gave access to build with the inventory stored in your area. The second was while holding a container you could use it with only the items in that container.

Ok am I misremembering something? I'm pretty sure PT had already been recreated on PC ages ago. Why is it getting hype this time?

I guess if we're doing takes on AI in coding, mine is pretty simple. I fucking LIKE doing the thing. I learned to do the thing so I could do the thing more not less. Why would I want to spend all day telling a bot to do things?

New day new bug fixing patch! One would think: "hey eventually you gotta run out of bugs to fix"! But worry not! They spawn every time I look at code 😎 #gamedev

store.steampowered.comGobutiko - Demo Patch Notes 0.63 - Steam NewsA Wild Resource Appears!

Quick Hotfix! I left a half finished tutorial cutscene in the last patch that would have softlocked people. Apologies to the 1 1/2 folks who might have noticed it in the tiny window it was up for 😌

store.steampowered.comGobutiko - Demo Hotfix 0.62 - Steam Newslandclaim softlock

Anyone got any good note taking or documenting tools that can sync between phone and desktop? I've been taking notes across like 5 different things and it's been very messy (I kind of just grab what's nearby like a writing tablet) #gamedev #godot

Patch just went out to fix this. Sorry steam hardware users, no white box goblin for you (maybe DLC) Also, first hardware specific fix. Neat! Oh right, also some other stuff like setting run to Toggle and auto-text speed being word count specific. #gamedev #godot

store.steampowered.comGobutiko - Demo Patch Notes 0.61 - Steam NewsSteam hardware specific fix

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Just found a bug exclusive to steam deck and steam machines. Apparently the player sprite sheet dimensions just recently exceeded the device limit. So the player appears only as a large white square. Can I haz the steam deck/machine/OS verified badge now?

Just found a bug exclusive to steam deck and steam machines. Apparently the player sprite sheet dimensions just recently exceeded the device limit. So the player appears only as a large white square. Can I haz the steam deck/machine/OS verified badge now?

That's how it works right? Bugs exclusive to the ecosystem?