Tim the Toolman

The State of Play NSW Independent Developer Survey 2026 Report is now available. Our findings reveal a crisis of uncertainty among NSW game developers, making it harder than ever to embark on a career in game development. Read and share the report now! www.stateofplaynsw.com.au/publications

If you're a NSW game developer, please take the time to read the State of Play NSW survey results for 2026. They're eye-opening and incredibly important. We need an independent gaming body, and we have the data to back up that need!

I'm tired to feel bad about the current stand of the game industry - so let me celebrate some 100% human-made games that deserve more recognition. 1) Heatwave, one of the best queer visual novels I've read, with a wild fighting game as an extra!😄 store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...

#ruinsOfCalaworm has joined the official @itch.io Halloween Sale. The free Demo has been taken offline temporarily (for due reasons), but I'm hoping to bring it back eventually, with some changes made to the codebase. Until then, please check out this deep dive by 'Dungeon Plungeon'. 🫶 #roguelike

Stream was amazing but you know what's even better??? A new video featuring Stories of Somnia by @lydiangames.bsky.social youtube.com/shorts/B-aiV...

For this #WishlistWednesday let's have some spooky fun ;) Also, Project Afterfall is coming out on Nov 3rd, so great time to check out and Wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/3360890/...

Suplexing the Ghost Train 🚂🫴🏻💥 - Final Fantasy VI (SNES)

Here's me checking out Nomia as part of #GamesThatAceIt! :D youtu.be/_-zAXUsL-2o

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! Tell us which one are you?? . . . #happyhalloween #halloween #creepy #funny #indiegame #indiedev

Seen a few folk struggling with this so made a short tutorial on #rpgmakeru2u map editor and how to use the basic blocks. #RPGMaker #RPGツクールU2U www.youtube.com/watch?v=MK3f...

Today's videos: #GamesThatAceIt Day 3! -Out now: Part 15 of Let's Play Final Fantasy Resonance! youtu.be/qINLBNXshBU -4:30pm ET: Checking out the demo for The Granny Detective Society! -9pm ET: Checking out the demo for Soup's Tail!

This is awesome @perridot.bsky.social, and thanks so much for hosting #TurnBasedThursday! I am building a game that brings magical football to a Final Fantasy Tactics like experience. Check out Fantasy Football Tactics here: bsky.app/profile/jlan...

Just in time for your Halloween one-shot! (Or longer campaign ;) ) youtu.be/Y2fuSiNvOfI

You've seen the world. Now get ready to step inside. ⚔️ The SacriFire playtest starts this Thursday, October 29! Don’t miss it! Sign up on Steam via "Request Access": ❤️‍🔥 store.steampowered.com/app/1661330/... #indiegame #gamedev #jrpg

Fixed the projection to render strips instead of using a modern 3D camera. The difference is subtle, but the effect is more era-appropriate! If you have any questions about TN? Feel free to ask anytime! #indiegame #jrpg #indiewatch #gamedev #JRPG #turnbasedtuesday #tbt

Gorilla Position

Beautiful autumn day at probably the most beautiful cemetery we ever visited. Look at those fall colors. If you are in New England you have to check out Mount Auburn Cemetery. We took the T commuter rail into Boston, red line out to Harvard Square and then the 71/73 bus right to the front gate.

Happy Tuesday! It's time for more Metaphor: ReFantazio! #MetaphorReFantazio twitch.tv/superderekrpgs

🎃 The Halloween Sale 2026 is live! Check out the Sale Explorer to find your next game or asset, with other 32,000 pages already on sale! itch.io/sales

My time with the #GamesThatAceIt Festival continues, this time checking out the demo for The Granny Detective Society! youtu.be/_MZbSARNjvM

Ranma 1/2

DEVIL'S LIMINAL is part of Games That Ace It, hosted by @justacarrot.bsky.social! For Ace Week, celebrate games by ace developers & with ace characters. DEVIL'S LIMINAL is 10% off & bundled with the soundtrack: s.team/a/2271270/ Check out the festival: store.steampowered.com/curator/4614...

HEY! Have you ever wanted ace rep that really really suck? You don't? ...Too bad! Veins Like Tapeworms and A Case of Missing Identity are participating in the Games That Ace It Festival on Steam, right now!! Try em now 👇 #RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev

I'm showing off 10 games in @justacarrot.bsky.social's Games That Ace It Festival! There's over 100 games that have characters and/or developers on the Asexual Spectrum!! I'll just be playing like 10 though. Tues, Oct 27th 4pm - 7pm EDT and Thurs, Oct 29th 7pm - 11pm EDT #GamesThatAceIt #AceWeek

Welcome to Games That Ace It, a Steam festival for asexual / aromantic / ace spectrum game developers and their games! We're happy to have Laugh Track in the event, a game made by and starring an Ace protagonist. Enjoy this horror-comedy sitcom today! store.steampowered.com/app/3765430/...

Today's videos: #GamesThatAceIt Day 2! -Out now: Part 14 of Let's Play Final Fantasy Resonance! youtu.be/_FiAtjO4-p4 -4:30pm ET: Part 6 (FINALE!) of Let's Play Finding Polka! -9pm ET: Checking out gameplay for Nomia!

Y'all, I have had the extreme pleasure of playing a really fantastic indie RPG over the past few weeks! It's up there with Chained Echoes and Secret of Varonis as just an indie masterpiece! Come with me and check out One Fenix Down! www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLB7...

Only 2 weeks until launch 🚀 If you can't wait, check out this impression video from @davidvinc.bsky.social Thank you for the kind words, David! youtu.be/vLB7Hdml5Ag?...

Big #pixelart sale for Halloween! Check out my shop on itch for handmade #indiegame #indiedev assets. Been building these for over a decade, and there's enough to make complete game worlds in multiple styles. 👇

anyway here's a track I had recorded by musicians all over the country to a click track :P (video coming soon!!!)

(shhh... spoilers!) #pixelart #indiegame

Sneak peek at the Eremua region. There are many optional areas in Manafinder II you can wander to if you're into exploring in RPGs. Do you explore every corner in RPGs, or stick to the main story? #indiegames #gamedev

The FINALE of Let's Play Finding Polka is now live! youtu.be/CTXrOYs66RA The rest of this week, the afternoon slot will also be dedicated to the #GamesThatAceIt Festival! And my Let's Play of Rita will kick off next week. :)

Deluge is currently on sale on Steam for 25% off in honor of the original game turning 5 years old on 10/31! If you missed the last few sales this one is a great opportunity to pick up my indie horror RPG up at a cheaper price!! ✌️💀

We're live with the #GamesThatAceIt festival! The demo's we're playing today are "Ace & Aro: One Night Early" by @kinmoku.bsky.social "After The Wane" by @nova-box.com & "Charon - Zhetan Chronicles" by @charonzcgame.bsky.social so come hang out! #AceWeek #IndieDevs www.twitch.tv/dreamersarca...

I'm almost to the point where I can introduce more party members and start on programming on new cards for the Action Sequencer plugin, namely dual and triple tech cards. This footage is from the RPG Maker version. I could do better than this. Just gimme a bit of time, I'm going through some stuff.

Inspired by classics like Chrono Trigger and Lunar: Silver Star Story, Alterium Shift brings a modern touch to old-school RPG exploration. Enemies roam the world, letting you choose when to fight and when to keep exploring. Experience Alterium Shift today in Early Access: drtz.io/3DTOYcy

freya ff9, my beloved #finalfantasy #FFIX #freya #art

Here's part 5 of Let's Play Finding Polka! youtu.be/0Q-4brP_KMk The finale goes up tomorrow!

Kicking off my #GamesThatAceIt coverage is Sanguine Cycle; Redux's demo! youtu.be/hff8IbHQzoU

Cosmic Star Heroine is $2.85 on GOG buff.ly/FaEZxdB #ad $2.84 US PS+ buff.ly/Fy3jSiR

As an epic adventure with lots of queer characters, #CharonZC is also part of the event #GamesThatAceIt! Big thanks to @justacarrot.bsky.social for hosting! Check out our game's demo and all the other awesome entries here: store.steampowered.com/curator/4614... #IndieGame #GameDev #pixelart #rpg

I like debugging with familiar tunes that fit what I'm doing. Still playing with timings and how to gain OP (Overtime Points). Have yet to tie any moves to MP or OP costs, still need OP Modes too (like FFX's Stoic, Warrior, Slayer, etc). Crits and Overkills possible. #godot #gamedev #indiegamedev

Sneaky sneaky... 🤫 Use caves to your advantage and find flanking routes around the map to catch enemies unaware! #pixelart #pixelanimation #2d #srpg #gamedev #indiegame #madewithgodot

After backing their Kickstarter I got to try out the demo for Lie of Caelum: Spirit. It was an incredibly fun experience with their well designed turn based combat, excellent presentation and themes that instantly captured my attention. Find out my thoughts right here.

Tonight we're back with another #AlabasterDawn #gamedev stream and the plan is to work on new puzzle mechanics! 20:00 CET / 12pm PDT! See you around! www.twitch.tv/RadicalFishG...

Here's the Full Game Let's Play for this week: Tangle Tower! Fun adventure game (and series) you should all go play! youtu.be/0MBRFVhqUk4

Today's videos: #GamesThatAceIt Day 1! -Out now: Part 13 of Let's Play Final Fantasy Resonance! youtu.be/Iv-SZL6MzYc -4:30pm ET: Part 5 of Let's Play Finding Polka! -9pm ET: Checking out Sanguine Cycle; Redux's demo!