openindie - your indie game podcast

Cozy gaming podcast, you say? We talk with people who create games. Our show is independent, ad‑free, and has been running for over 5 years with 45+ episodes. We’d love it if you checked it out and told us what you think! www.openindie.eu #gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #solodev #podcast

What better way to support an #indiedev than to buy their game and leave a nice review. #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #indiegames

Opinion: #steam Next Fest needs a rethink. Too many demos feel undercooked, attention goes to the same 5–10 games covered by streamers and press. #Indiedevs need more effective guidance and a fairer shot at genuine visibility. If you participated, did it actually boost your wishlists? #gamedev

We should make our own more independent and less full of layoffs games industry

Opinion: #steam Next Fest needs a rethink. Too many demos feel undercooked, attention goes to the same 5–10 games covered by streamers and press. #Indiedevs need more effective guidance and a fairer shot at genuine visibility. If you participated, did it actually boost your wishlists? #gamedev

2026 shaping up to be a wonderful year for #indiegames. Check out our Starter pack featuring games releasing this year (hopefully). #gamedev | #indiegamedev | #solodev

Our show has been running for 5 years. No ads, always free. Just chill, honest talk with devs making games we love. Help us keep it going forever(*) Support: ko-fi.com/openindie #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #podcast *Forever = until heat death of universe or we can’t pay the bills anymore.

AGI is here folks #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #ai

We love making openindie, now we need your HELP. Do you enjoy listening to it? Have you learned anything from our show? Is there anything you’d like to hear more or less of? Please share for visibility, we really need some honest feedback. Thank you! #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #podcast

We love making openindie, now we need your HELP. Do you enjoy listening to it? Have you learned anything from our show? Is there anything you’d like to hear more or less of? Please share for visibility, we really need some honest feedback. Thank you! #gamedev #solodev #indiegamedev #podcast

Support our show for as little as the price of a #gamescom beverage of your choice. Our show will always be ad free available for everyone. We appreciate your support! ko-fi.com/openindie/go... #indiegamedev #gamedev #solodev #indiegames #podcast

Best patch notes I have seen in a long while for any AAA game. #gamedev #solodev #gaming #steam #quake

If you are an #indiegamedev in the Hamburg area, check out this wonderful opportunity for funding by @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social. #gamedev #indiegames #solodev

We had the pleasure to talk with @sonderingemily.bsky.social about her game a while back in episode 38. Her game is out today! Congratulations on the launch from us openindies <3 open.spotify.com/episode/5LEv...

This guy has been working on his game for 10 years and scrapped it at least 4 times. I played every version of it and they all were fun. GTTOD is a fun #indiegame and you should check it out. If you are a #indiegamedev, I think you can relate to this devlog: www.youtube.com/watch?v=wPVe...

Support our show for as little as the price of a #gamescom beverage of your choice. Our show will always be ad free available for everyone. We appreciate your support! ko-fi.com/openindie/go... #indiegamedev #gamedev #solodev #indiegames #podcast

Nice people over @robsgameshack.bsky.social made a helpful guide on how to structure your Press Release. Make sure to check it out if you plan to present your game to the world. Thank you for supporting #indiegamedevs

This is how gaming will survive the AI wave. #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #indiegames #games #AI

New Episode online 🎉 When 30k people play your demo and say the economy needs work, you listen. Loved Leo's humble, honest approach to player feedback on Dawn of Defense made by 6side Studio in our new episode with Sarah. open.spotify.com/episode/12bW... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #podcast

@mauzbauz.bsky.social put a lot of work into this new video. We hope you like it ❤️. youtu.be/p362iOl1w04?... #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev

@mauzbauz.bsky.social put a lot of work into this new video. We hope you like it ❤️. youtu.be/p362iOl1w04?... #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev

Not the one to brag, but I just love when we get fan mail with no ulterior motive - just so motivating that there are still honest people out there in the wild internet who just want to offer their help ❤️. #gamedev #podcast #indiegames

Hey #gamedevs on Bluesky - what are your thoughts on the use of gen AI for your game? #indiegamedev #indiegames

This is how gaming will survive the AI wave. #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #indiegames #games #AI

Hey #gamedevs on Bluesky - what are your thoughts on the use of gen AI for your game? #indiegamedev #indiegames

Things like this are why I love the #indiegamedev scene so much.

Congratulations on the launch of Desktop Explorer to the whole #indiegamedev team at Recurring Dream from us openindies! Make sure to check out Desktop Explorer which is now available on #steam.

We made a short video for our latest episode with #indiegamedev Leo from 6side Studio about their upcoming TD Dawn of Defense: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeG2... @mauzbauz.bsky.social played, recorded, wrote and edited it all, no #AI (lots of time and care) hope you like it ❤️ #gamedev #indiegame

We made a short video for our latest episode with #indiegamedev Leo from 6side Studio about their upcoming TD Dawn of Defense: www.youtube.com/watch?v=EeG2... @mauzbauz.bsky.social played, recorded, wrote and edited it all, no #AI (lots of time and care) hope you like it ❤️ #gamedev #indiegame

Our show has been running for 5 years. No ads, always free. Just chill, honest talk with devs making games we love. Help us keep it going forever(*) Support: ko-fi.com/openindie #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #podcast *Forever = until heat death of universe or we can’t pay the bills anymore.

Just played the Demo of the upcoming #indiegame Particulitix and had a great time. Looking forward to buying the full game in June! It has a really unique style that I love and some clever ideas. Go check out the Demo on #steam to support an awesome #solodev #indiegames #gamedev

Thanks for all the hours of fun and for reminding me why I love games every time the latest AAA release makes me forget. #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #indiegames

New Episode online 🎉 When 30k people play your demo and say the economy needs work, you listen. Loved Leo's humble, honest approach to player feedback on Dawn of Defense made by 6side Studio in our new episode with Sarah. open.spotify.com/episode/12bW... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #podcast

PSA: When you share links, you can usually remove everything after the ? and the link still works. It’s just tracking noise and makes the link shorter and cleaner. Data analysts hate this simple trick ;) #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev

Use the Brückentag Well and check out this nice games market newsletter.

We talk with people who make games. It’s independent, ad-free, and has been running for 5+ years with 40+ episodes. We'd love to have you as a listener! If you like what we do, tell your friends (and enemies) about us: linktr.ee/openindie #gamedev #indiegames #indiegamdev #podcast TL:DR

We talk with people who make games on our show. It’s independent, ad-free for everyone, and has been running for 5+ years with 40+ episodes. If you want to help us level up from LO-FI to HI-FI, support us on Ko-fi: ko-fi.com/openindie/go... Thank you ❤️ #gamedev #indiegamedev #podcast #indiegames

We made an episode about publishing contracts and somehow, it's one of our most fun ones yet. Video Game Lawyer René @aceottorney.bsky.social joins our show and makes legal feel almost.. approachable? open.spotify.com/episode/6ss2... Have fun listening! #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #podcast

Written by humans is a big plus in our book. (even more so, when it is as well written as the newsletter by the lovely people from @indiearenabooth.de )

If you like Tower Defense games, give Outhold a try. The demo is available on #steam and I had a blast with it. Love the minimalist style and the upgrade system that lets you try different builds while leveling up. store.steampowered.com/app/3781820/... #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegames

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My social media strategy is as easy as 1, 2, 3. Every 1 time I want to post something controversial to spark discussion, I think about it for 2 seconds, find 3 counterarguments… and just delete it. #gamedev #podcast #indiegames #solodev

DLSS = Don't Let Slop Succeed #gdc #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #nvidia #AI