Rob | Polygonien | DE/EN

Ende 2022 habe ich ein kostenloses PDF-Magazin über winterliche Games veröffentlicht. Mein Fokus lag auf Indiegames & vergessenen Klassikern. Zudem sind einige Specials drin, bei denen auch @docower.bsky.social @lazerpunch.bsky.social mitgewirkt haben. DL hier👇 polygonien.itch.io/polygonien-z...

Immer wieder schön, wenn ich nach sehr langer Stille auf dem Blog mal wieder die Mail bekomme, dass ein Kommentar freigeschalten werden möchte, nur um dann zu sehen, dass es wieder irgendein Dulli war, der mit nem Fake-Kommentar Werbung für sein seelenloses Slop-Projekt machen will 🤑 Bloggen in 2026

Next Fest was already a bit of a pointless exercise for 90% of devs. Now the AI slop has made it entirely pointless for 99% of devs I don’t really know what Valve can do about this, but I think it’s fair to say that we pay them well enough, that it would be nice if they’d bloody do *something*

"You get ONE hour off for selling out your colleagues" would be considered too corny to be parodied in GTA, and yet it happened here

🚍 THANK YOU BUS DRIVER IS NOW AVAILABLE! 🚍 If you’ve ever loved anything we’ve ever done, now is a critical time to support us. It’s $4.99 USD for bite-sized bus driving shenanigans. Want to help us reach more players? Your shift starts now! Buy TYBD: https://doublefine.com/tybd

Mit Future Knight liefern @studiokobagames.bsky.social und @aeternathegame.bsky.social eines der stylishsten und weirdesten Spiele des Jahres ab. Nicht nur für Game & Watch-Nostalgiker ein großer Spaß! Das ganze Review findet ihr auf dem Blog: polygonien.de/2026/10/futu...

Hard to believe that I get to play demos for Derelikt (@visuwyg.bsky.social) & Samurai Unicorn (@samuni.bsky.social) within a few weeks. I've been following these games for sooo long now. While you get hyped for the boring, union busting crime-simulator, I'll enjoy the neo-retro bliss of these gems😍

Current (public available) LLMs are "wildly broken guessing machines that regurgitate the internet back in beguiling and convincing tones, and the real and immediate danger is how many individuals become entranced by this often convincing parlor trick." :)

Just a warning for everyone, since Video Game Slopterica keeps being the most irresponsible YouTube Channel to exist these days. The Banjo-Tooie Recompilation is NOT associated with us. It is entirely AI-generated. Both Zelda: Recompiled and Banjo: Recompiled have very clear No AI stances.

@videogameesoterica.bsky.social discovered a couple of nice projects through your channel but I'm so disappointed by all the AI slop you are promoting recently that I just can't keep following 🚮

honestly the most depressing thing to me is that we have to talk about this again and again and again and again and again. how to teach men to have human feelings, how to get people to believe us

Jemand von euch im November beim Games Ground Festival in Berlin unterwegs? @gamesground.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkkW...

Von einer Kommilitonin der Katerist schwer verletzt, vielleicht hat ja jemand etw übrig, gerne auch reskeet www.gofundme.com/f/simba-kamp...

Here's a fresh look at Liha, friends. I'm making all kinds of progress. Six-DOF shooting with maximum carnage. Enjoy. Hey, if you like this, source me a WL on Steam! bit.ly/4rAKXyo #gamedev #indiegames

If your game released this year or is releasing before June of next year, please sign up! We're celebrating women-led teams this December. ❤️

Where oppression rears its ugly head, resistance blooms. 🌹 Here are the first images of our upcoming historical horror game! achtungautobahn.com/la-rosa-temp... 💌 Subscribe to our newsletter: achtungautobahn.eo.page/newsletter #horrorgame #indiedev

i wrote about how to make a logo without using gen-ai because someone asked me to check a logo they made with gen-ai and i felt like we really don't need to gatekeep this kind of knowledge to the people who're too broke to afford a graphic designer. docs.google.com/document/d/1...

The deeply unsettling aspect of all this is the realisation that a large percentage of people can’t tell the difference. Ditto on aesthetics, music and emails.

If you want quality, human-created content then be sure to support the sites that do it properly and shun those that use GenAI - otherwise you're only going to be left with the latter (Sharing from the "other" place) @thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk

Quick reminder that it is still bandcamp friday for 11 more hours. Go buy some music and support artists. Like this completely unknown shoegaze band that I've already seen live four times this year: dusksaffron.bandcamp.com/album/a-litt...

European artists! The EU commission is opening a feedback on the use of AI in the cultural and creative fields. Their vision is clearly pro-use of AI, but we clearly have an opportunity to push back: ec.europa.eu/info/law/bet...

Only 9 days until gamescom! 🥰💜 I made a new trailer for The Last Exam and I’m so happy to finally share it! I’m bringing a new version to @indiearenabooth.de too, with some new content made just for Gamescom. Can’t wait for you to try it! 👀🎮 youtu.be/Ynu_rsZta_0

LLMs cease to be useful when they can't be used to scam people into unknowingly reading slop anymore. When the typewriter was invented, no one had to pretend its output was handwritten to get people to accept it. Typing had its own utility. LLMs are scamtech that have no utility outside the scam.

What the fuck? A CEO like this should have been banned from ever speaking publicly again, as now we have an unique opportunity to know that he personally is a cocky POS. I want to play and cover Stuntman: Hollywood once, but seeing how the head of Saber is... I'll reconsider.

Politics-free games don’t exist. We’ve always been open about where we stand, and Young Suns is no different. You can help a queer- and trans-run studio make this industry a better place for everyone by wishlisting Young Suns on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4149610/...

Completed this RCA cable Hydra model and Animated in @blender.org !! I think it ended up looking pretty cool xD Original design by @certly.bsky.social #blender #blender3d #3drender #3dmodeling

If you liked Gospels of the Flood, Azathoth Blues, or any of the games I've worked on, you can now support me on Patreon. The first exclusive extra is an annotated version of the first episode of Azathoth Blues, with much more to follow. patreon.com/kyratzes (RTs welcome)

Der kleine Arcade-Racer 4PGP hat den Support von gleich zwei SEGA-Rally-Legenden. Vom Charme und Feinschliff der Klassiker ist es jedoch weit entfernt. Es war aber zumindest so unterhaltsam, dass ich doch alle 4 Cups auf allen Schwierigkeitsgraden absolviert habe: polygonien.de/2026/07/4pgp...

In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...

Listen to fired Rockstar worker Will Masilane detail how losing his job meant losing the life he had built in Edinburgh, with his girlfriend and his beloved dogs Abby and Lonnie The four of them had made the move to the Scottish capital from Australia two and half years prior.

It's our Indie-versary! For 52 weeks, we have been our own publisher. This wouldn't have been possible without our subscribers. To celebrate, get a full year of GamesMarket+ for only 52€! Less than half our regular price, fully tax deductible in most countries. www.gamesmarket.global/indieversary...

🚨RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 The Skin Stapler drops on Steam on August 6th! I'm excited for you all to explore Carrion City! Please share and help get the word out! 🤘 #indiegame #indiegamedev #PSX #TheSkinStapler @assembleteam.bsky.social

CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)

I posted the Steam page for my game, Solaire, earlier! Here's the first trailer I posted on there as well! #gamedev #indiedev #godot #solaire

I hate this… 😢 Filtering through the flood of shitty AI-generated books popping up online is a full-time job…

MOTHKEEP IS OUT NOW! 🎉🎉🎉 hope you have a cozy time with it! 💝🐛🦋 oh & don't forget to leave a review after you've played it. every positive review is a huge boost for a tiny title like mine! thank you all for being wonderful! 🫶

Ich schwöre, dass ich die Bestellung schon gemacht hatte, bevor Sony alle daran erinnert hat, dass es manche Spiele auch NOCH auf Disc gibt 😅 Bei 3-4 bin ich mir sogar unsicher, ob ich die nicht schon besitze... Das kann mir mit meiner Steam-Library nicht passieren 🤓

Really glad Double Fine survived this mess. They are one of the last true "lets make some weird shit and have fun" studios of size in video games. Their last 3 games were Psychonauts 2, an adventure game about a sentient lighthouse and one about competitive pottery combat. We NEED that energy

Here's the German Disco Elysium: SWR X Lab and @paintbucket.de Games have revealed their Babylon Berlin game A Night in Moka Efti, a narrative psychological thriller RPG. It will release in September. www.gamesmarket.global/a-night-in-m...

@noclipvideo.bsky.social I know you get tons of suggestions for new docs but I have to at least tell you that Angels Fall First exists: - over a decade in the making - Large Sci-Fi MP battles - shares the DNA of classic BF, old SW Battlefront, Planetside - started out as a mod youtu.be/6lr5Dx7lrKE

My biggest pet peeve is that there's a ton of scam websites that are "Free QR Code Generator"s then the QR code stops working after a few days and then redirects you to ask you to PAY to re-activate it. I made a page on website for making ACTUALLY FREE QR Codes. Enjoy. konig.games/QRCodes/ #QRCodes

Play something cold 😅

Open call to the Punk Games Showcase ends in 1 month and there has been 205 games submitted so far! #punkgamedev #punkgames

Studios didn’t hire me because I had no experience in gaming… so I decided to make my own. Here’s my first indie game: a 3D metroidvania called Maseylia - Echoes of the Past. It's Out Now on Steam ⬇️

Auf Polygonien erstelle ich aus verschiedenen Gründen keine Jahreslisten, aber wenn ich das machen würde, hätte ich mein GotY womöglich jetzt schon gefunden. Luna Abyss (@lunaabyssgame.bsky.social) ist weird, kurzweilig und schaut obendrein auch noch toll aus: polygonien.de/2026/06/luna...