Sam Read-Graves

If you care about weird freaky games and more generally the future of the indie side of the industry, check this out!!!

an image promoting a substack article titled ‘25 medieva manuscripts you can look at online right now’

i made a starter back of beautiful and unique manuscripts you can browse online! (with links) for anyone that wants a good way to spend an afternoon :)

open.substack.com/pub/weirdmed...

DGF promo image featuring The Dark Room. Included with your ticket

DGF promo image featuring Task Time game. 100+ playable games

DGF promo image featuring Did You Know Gaming. Included with your ticket

DGF promo image featuring Oh My Doh, the donut company.

This feels like a good time to remind everyone that we’re running a games expo in April

And you needn’t lose sleep over whether it’s happening or not. Entertainment has been booked. Venue has been paid. Games have been confirmed

25 April 2026 // Norfolk Showground Arena

Info: gamesfestival.co.uk

"Safe In Our World" logo centered on a coral-red pixel-art background, surrounded by playful gaming and mental health themed doodles including controllers, a brain, planets, flowers, and a beanbag chair.

Mental Health is also a vital part of accessibility!! That’s why we’ve partnered with @safeinourworld.org, a UK charity dedicated to fostering global mental health awareness in the games industry. The mission? To eliminate stigma and make mental health challenges safe to express ❤️

O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4331110/...

Ancient sculpture of the Egyptian God Anubis where it kind looks like he's doing a "settle down, we're all friends here" gesture.

ANUBIS: whoa, whoa, easy there. let's not make any hasty decisions. or do anything we might regret. my name is anubis, what's yours? imhotep. nice to meet you imhotep. now we're talking to each other. we're friends. so how about you put down the gun, let the girl go, and i'll put away my feather.

a Steam Deck that is displaying the game Skin Deep

I wrote about things to plan early for if you want your game to be Steam Deck verified:
blendogames.com/news/post/20...

A computer-like device with a keyboard and screen. The screen reads InterfaceX26 April 27-May 4. It just has 2 rows of keys and these read: virtual expo

Those of you who applied to our 'Fake OS + Interface Sim' Steam event should now have a reply in your inboxes!
(We had 240 games to consider 🫠🤩)

We picked a name: InterfaceX26, and a vibe is coming together, courtesy of @jumpybit.bsky.social and others, pooling ideas behind the scenes.

#indiedev

I feel like the next big console could have a big 6G streaming element, at least on the Xbox side. So would also guess 2030+.

I think the bottle presentation adds loads! Are you going to have edits for this? Water On/Off, Bottle Colour, name tag? May also be nice to see a little auto generated fact sheet, the weight of the ship, how many crew needed, X number of sails etc.

Looks super cool.

If you need a little good news today, it appears that 5M of the 6M viewers of the "All-American Halftime Show" were bots, and that even Conservatives are jokingly referring to it as the "Take Your ball and Go Home Halftime Show." The viewership was 1/3 of an average Fox New Primetime show. Total 💣💣💣

One word of warning. If you’re going this way then really think about the name!

When Gang Beasts went viral we couldn’t change it, and having the word ‘Gang’ is a game for kids isn’t great optics for parents!

Grave Seasons on Steam Grave Seasons is a narrative farming sim with a terrifying twist – someone in the town is a supernatural serial killer. Farm, romance, and investigate your way through the unsettling town of Ashenridg...

Grave Seasons releases 2026 on PC and consoles! Wishlist us here:
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3255110/...
PS5: store.playstation.com/en-in/concep...
Xbox: www.xbox.com/en-US/games/...
Join the Discord for updates: discord.gg/wZmdwE4u6U

Here are some from Task Time!

Praise the peel 🍌

#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev

selection of screen interfaces from various video games

Developers and publishers of Fake OS Games, also known as Interface Simulators, Desktop/Phone Sim and Found Device Games - you are invited to apply for our Steam event!

With Cobalt Lane, @jasmo.bsky.social @fbeckpeccoz.bsky.social

👇Apply here!👇
forms.gle/HPv8FPjVGuRn...

#gamedev #indiedev

What region are you based in?

Please do not confuse Horses 2025 (2026) with HORSES (2025).

PlayStation Store’s top downloads of 2025 View the chart-toppers for the entire year.

Gang Beasts is still in the Top 25 on PS4 - blog.playstation.com/2026/01/14/p...

Play 5 student games within our Learning Ladders Demo Disc! Ranging from intense penguin sliding action to fantasy survival, try out all the games when it launches on #Steam in February 🎉

WISHLIST NOW!

store.steampowered.com/app/4096760/...

#indiedev #gamedev #gamegraduates
#gamedevelopment

Keep 'em coming, folks!

Task Time | Xbox on PC Reveal Trailer YouTube video by ID@Xbox

Making a physics based party game where no two rounds/tasks are ever the same - youtu.be/4rz6nJRmXfQ?...

UK to bring into force law to tackle Grok AI deepfakes this week It is currently illegal to share deepfakes, but the law against creating them has not yet come into force.

Finally - www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

30 Most Anticipated Indie Games of 2026 2025 was an incredible year for indie games, and this next one could be even bigger. Here's our list of most anticipated indie games of 2026.

From metroidvanias to cozy life sims to survival horror, 2026 is going to be a huge year for indie games of all genres!

Here are 30 of our most anticipated titles coming out this year 👀

nosmallgames.com/2026/01/30-m...

Chicken Fillet Rolls

well here she is! my very first solo game and all about Ireland's best deli choice: the Chicken Fillet Roll. free to play in browser.

LMK what roll you decide to make & if you get the feels or a laugh, even better.

this is a roll-driven game. made lovingly in Twine

unaminh.itch.io/chicken-fill...

Please buy these so I get to put our stuff on Vinyl!

Úna-Minh's Looking for Work

pls bless my 2026.

Puzzle of Black Phone 2

@crobertcargill.bsky.social and @blumhouse.com have done me dirty with this puzzle. The black is impossible!

David Lynch in the filming set speaking in the megaphone. He says “Okay, let's try that again, but this time good.”

Here’s to 2026