Steve Heller

Hey cool folks heading to #MIGW this year! I’m going to be in town from tomorrow (Wed Oct 7) until Friday night. Would love help looking for my next home! Production. Marketing. Narrative. Operations. Let’s chat and if you have leads, please send them my way! #indiedev

@darcywsmith.bsky.social yo, what’s that awesome ice cream or gelato place you took Jake to while he was here? I have one more day in town!

Any #MIGW related gatherings tonight? Finally in Melbourne!!

Another week, another dispatch! This week we have games from @jeremycouillard.bsky.social, @mudtek.bsky.social, @juliaprokhorova.bsky.social, and more. #indiedev #indiegames #gaming

It's true. I really do love winding down with Combolands. Great game.

There's like three games in here I want to dive into, but I just don't have the tiiiime. The industry is fucked, but there are also incredible games coming out every week. Support them if you can! #indiedev

NEW UPDATE IS LIVE! Download the free open playtest at darkroomsgame.com! #gamedev #indiegame #darkrooms #unreal #playtest

I am slightly annoyed that @allymobbs.bsky.social managed to beat a dungeon before me, but Blood Dungeon is a seriously good time.

All the cool people heading to #MIGW this year! I am in town and will be loitering around the convention centre on Oct 7 - 9 to hopefully meet with prospective employers, or small teams looking for some production/narrative/bizdev consulting. If you know someone where I would be a good fit, DM me!

Personal blog in 2026 feels weird, but in a good way. Really liking @pckt.blog

Another week of bangers. I am running out of time while also getting ready to fly to Melbourne soon. Also, absolutely stoked to be live on @pckt.blog. Using the ATmosphere to interact with blogs just makes everything so much easier. You can sub and comment with your Bluesky account. It's great!

@pckt.blog hey! Trying to connect our domain up and keep getting a message saying that TXT Verification not found. It has propagated, so not sure what's going on. Using cloudflare.

My second game will be published to Steam on October 1st. I would love and appreciate any and all support. Please and Thank you. #gamedev #godot #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/5004380/...

Took at look at @pckt.blog and was pretty impressed. We have been using Pika for our hosting, but I just move Indie Dispatch over there to see how it goes with the AT protocol. indie-dispatch.pckt.blog It's a pretty nice feed, and i like that it integrates with bsky.

It's been a long time since I could sit down and do an #indiedispatch. Life pressures and then trying to ship a game while also raising a 2 year old means energy is a rare commodity. Trying to get back into it though.

Double Fine Productions is honoring Tim Curry by making Brutal Legend free to download and own on PC for 666 minutes – until 3:06am PT/6:06am ET on Thursday, August 27. https://bit.ly/4zABNFr

Blood Dungeon is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox Series, Windows Store, Game Pass, Switch 1+2, and PlayStation 5! RTs very much welcome. I love you. #boneup blooddungeon.com youtu.be/rmbXDEdb6Y0

@b34ns.bsky.social bringing a tee for you in September!!

I am excited to be heading along to Melbourne International Games Week this year after many years abroad. If you're going to be at #MIGW this year, I am looking to: 👏 Talk about job opportunities 💵 Explore funding opps for cool devs in Kyoto ☕ Catch up with old friends and meet new #indiedevs

Baito Fight!!: Part-time Devil Hunter https://store.steampowered.com/app/3852160/

I really loved Arco and always felt it was under appreciated. To hear it broke even is nice, but the fact it took two years feels like a crime. I wonder if it’s a genre problem? Visibility? Anyways. You should play Arco.

@sweetshop.app any chance you can upload Hellboy Omnibus 1 soon? Looks like all of them but the first one is there haha.

@sweetshop.app got an email for me to drop some videos of app performance to? Feel free to DM me. Probably better than Bluesky would allow.

The cool thing about looking for work in the #gamedev scene right now is that with all these layoffs, everyone else is also looking for work. It’s going to be hyper competitive as people scramble for you know… a pay check. Makes it hard. On the flip side, studios can pick up a lot of talent.

Train Drivers in Japan were hardcore. Standard issue blades?

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

Really love the look of Derelikt, but I couldn't help but imagine Zoolander saying "I can Derelikt my own... abandoned space ship thank you very much". Wishlist this. Has big DOOM 3 and System Shock 2 vibes. store.steampowered.com/app/3810510/... #indiegames #gaming

Games writing Visible: The amazing narrative that wins awards and is praised by critics and players alike. Invisible: Full-time positions, job stability, and decent pay that reflects what you brought to the project.

There's something awakening beneath the ice... The Penguin Colony demo is out now on Steam! Pick it up to descend into Antarctic cosmic horror, and don’t miss the Story-Rich Showcase and Frosty Games Fest for brand new info from developer @veselekov.bsky.social. 🐧 Demo: bit.ly/PenguinColonySteam

@marathonthegame.bungie.net hey, any chance of Linux anti-cheat support? Marathon is literally the only reason I boot into Windows now, and it’d be nice to not have to keep that OS just for your excellent game.

So I thought that running Steam games on your retro handheld was a complicated affair, so I never looked into it. When Mina came out, I decided to give it a shot. GameNative for the most part... just works! Now I can easily commute playing classics AND small indies!

@tolkoto.com @grubb.wtf having you two here for BitSummit next year would be ace! Let me know if you need a fixer. I used to organize the GB PAX Aus meetups, and I love the work you guys are doing!

Forever immortalised as Steve, the guy who knows where the good toilets at the BitSummit river party are. Thanks for the shout out @haleyfax.bsky.social & @sarahpodz.bsky.social. I’ll write Ben and tell him a sickening amount of good stuff if it will help get you back next year.

So Gravity Circuit 2 was just announced, and the devs are giving away the first game for free right now on Steam. store.steampowered.com/app/858710/G... I haven't played it, but it has Overwhelmingly Positive reviews, and looks pretty neat. Treat yourselves. #indiegame #gaming

New #IndieDispatch is out now featuring @yachtclubgames.bsky.social @snaketowergames.bsky.social @galaxygrove.bsky.social @pipapogames.bsky.social. indiedispatch.online/posts/burrow... Some really great games out this week. 2026 is turning out to be an absolute banger! #indiedev #gaming

Come on you gamers, DANCE! Watch @haleyfax.bsky.social and @sarahpodz.bsky.social enjoy the hell out of BitSummit in Japan! youtu.be/cr-Z-ckmpgI

Bluesky is not "dying", in fact it's about to become the next Martha's Vineyard

Steve died by walking through approximately 47463782 spider webs in the dark on his way home from Bitsummit. The gentle sounds of frogs and Biwako were the last things he heard. What a way to go.

Hey #indiedev friends who are coming to #bitsummit this year! If you’re looking for production or narrative support on a contract basis, we should talk while you’re in town. Regardless, let me know if you are around! It would be good to see some friendly faces!