GamertechAU - Variety Streamer

An open letter to Grammarly and other plagiarists, thieves and slop merchants To everyone at Grammarly, I am writing a book right now, a really challenging endeavor that no doubt someone in Silicon Valley will think it’s fine to steal the day it’s published. I’ve been a profes...

I finally lost my shit about so-called AIs, LLMs, enshittification & everything fucking evil that @officialgrammarly.bsky.social is doing. I'm fucking furious, and not just about what 1 company has done. An open letter to Grammarly & the rest of the LLM hype machine www.moryan.com/an-open-lett...

2026 Games Media Survey It's no secret that more and more indie games are being published every day and it would be virtually impossible to guarantee coverage for every single launch, update and announcement. This is particu...

My lovely Games Media people!

I'm on a mission to improve indie game representation in the press.

If you have ten minutes spare, please consider filling out our survey to better understand the barriers to achieve this:

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Thank you! <333

May is coming soon! Which means Mayor May Knott is coming out soon!

So it's time to meet some characters!

In the demo, you already met Dick Tater, Madame Pastrami, Grandfather Clock, Reel McKoi, Gramma Phone, The Pail Rider, and Durango Silverton! That's a lot of characters!

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Happy to help :)

With OBS on Windows, game capture can't always hook into fullscreen games. Windowed mode requires cropping and can be buggy/reduce resolution. So borderless is preferred and helps with alt+tab

I use direct window capture from the Vulkan renderer so no issues with any display mode

The graphics are pretty solid for me. A few points though:

-Settings should be accessible from the main menu
-Volume should default to 50% on first launch. Ideally with sound samples played when adjusting the bars
-A frame limiter is always required to protect GPUs. Not Vsync
-Borderless fullscreen

I've been running gdcparties.com for a few years now. Some shitty company BlueberryAI decided they'd just take all the source code for the work I've done and reskin it, advertising it as their own. Jokes on them...it was still linked to my events spreadsheet, and now their website looks like this 😉

Good luck with the release!

AETHUS, my solo-indie debut, launches straight to 1.0 (no Early Access!) TOMORROW, March 6th!

Story is so often an afterthought in survival-crafting games...

Not so in AETHUS - fully voice-acted, there's always a narrative reason to head underground or build up your mining base!

#IndieDev

GamertechAU - Twitch Hey, I'm GamertechAU, an Aussie part-time variety streamer in between building computers, servers and enterprise-grade networks. I'll always be playing some new indie game, so stop by and chill! Lurke...

On a bit of a British humour bender lately. Why not continue it with:

Thank Goodness You're Here!

We live

www.twitch.tv/gamertechau

#Twitch #Streamer #GoingLive #LiveStreaming

The secret's out. Linux is really REALLY easy | GamertechAU Desktop Linux is getting more popular for gaming by the day and is really easy to install. Find out how to take control and change ThisPC back to Your PC

There is a growing amount of people switching or curious about moving away from Windows, especially now Win10 is EoL.

I put together an article explaining different parts of Linux as well as a simple guide on how to actually install it.

#Linux #Win11 #Steam #OpenSource #SteamOS #LinuxGaming

We are making Hitman, except you’re a dog with a grappling hook. 🐶🪝

Word of advice to devs - if you plan to only have your demo up for nextfest, then take it down - chances are it's going to really hurt your coverage. There isn't a single creator I know that isn't basically in battle mode to handle the emails, much less sort through the thousands of demos on steam.

Dad of Boi
and
Boi

100%

Completely understandable :P

Thanks for the demo, and good luck with release. Looking forward to it!

Oh, that would be cool 🤯

REPLACED on Steam Expose the sinister secrets of Phoenix Corporation as R.E.A.C.H., an AI trapped in a human body. Set in an alternate 1980s America scarred by nuclear catastrophe, navigate a dark cyberpunk thriller in...

Last demo of NextFest day 1: REPLACED @sadcatstudios.bsky.social

On the run from a sinister corpo as an AI trapped in a human body. Use stealth and combat tactics to make it through the wasteland in this cyberpunk 2.5D platformer

#NextFest

Barkour on Steam BARKOUR is a fast-paced stealth-action platformer where you play as Agent T.H.U.N.D.E.R. - a tail-wagging canine with a knack for parkour, gadgets and barking at villains. Join a secret organization t...

3rd demo of the stream was Barkour by @barkourdoggame.bsky.social

Secret agent doggo! Take control of agent T.H.U.N.D.E.R and complete dangerous missions with the help of gadgets and parkour skills.

Now with shiny new voice acting!

#NextFest

Narco Check on Steam Revive an abandoned airport in 2000s Colombia. Verify documents, stop smuggling with X-ray scans, and upgrade your terminal. Will you stay a loyal officer or collaborate with the cartels to rot the sy...

2nd demo was Narco Check by Craftone Games.

Restore a defunct airport terminal in Columbia.

Follow the rules and keep your airport safe or make a deal with the cartels for some extra cash on the side...

#NextFest

AETHUS on Steam Explore a vast underground world to mine, refine and craft hundreds of items, then build up your modular surface Outpost to farm hydroponic crops, prospect for gems and automate your resource-gatherin...

Day 1 of NextFest. First up was AETHUS by @beacondev.bsky.social

Take control of your old man's mining claim, but don't let the corpos find out about it. Also, why was it abandoned in the first place?

Build your mining colony, unlock new tech and discover the truth

#NextFest

I did thanks! Definitely a unique game.

On my wishlist and looking forward to release :)

Mayor May Knott on Steam A creepy-cozy 3D adventure, about a shy girl who accidentally becomes mayor of a haunted ghost town.

Third and final demo of the stream was Mayor May Knott by @mayormayknott.bsky.social

Congrats! You're now the mayor of a literal ghost town. Scavenge scrap, meet new people and rebuild the town.

Just don't linger too long in the dark. Things do go bump in the night...

#NextFest

Drill and Delve on Steam You've been trapped in a mine. You'll need to use your tools to dig your way to the exit in a fully destructible 3D voxel terrain. Manage your oxygen and equipment, and uncover the dark mystery buried...

Second demo was Drill and Delve by @noone-games.bsky.social

Wake up deep in a mine after an explosion missing some memories and low on oxygen.

Explore to improve your tools and dig your way out. Hold onto the walls though, cause things get weird.

store.steampowered.com/app/3886210/...

#NextFest

The Last Gas Station on Steam In a world where electric cars reign supreme, you are now the owner of an old gas station out in the wilderness. Establish trade, develop your business and uncover the secret of this strange place in ...

First demo today was The Last Gas Station by @alawar.bsky.social

A nice and cozy gas station management sim. Just don't go out after dark...

Needs a bat for those littering customers.

store.steampowered.com/app/3690030/...

#NextFest

GamertechAU - Twitch Steam NextFest Day 2! Now: The Last Gas Station

Day 2 of our Steam NextFest deep dive!

Exploring more shiny demos, influencing you to wishlist them and support the devs!

We live!

www.twitch.tv/gamertechau

#Twitch #Streamer #GoingLive #LiveStreaming #NextFest

Mermeows: Chill Cat Mermaids on Steam Welcome to Mermeows: Chill Cat Mermaids – where every splash brings a smile! In this enchanting idle clicker creature collection game, traverse hand-drawn lakes, hatch unique Mermeows, and upgrade ser...

Hi there! We're participating in Next Fest with our cosy idle creature-collector featuring cat mermaids.

You hatch cores from magical chests, gather pearls, get rewards from goals & can also make your own Mermeow avatar.

Thanks for your consideration! ฅ^ >ヮ<^₎ 💚

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Blades, Bows and Magic Demo on Steam A casual, medieval fantasy, strategy card battler. Duel champions across the land in singleplayer and unlock new cards with special abilities. Challenge other players or your friends in online PvP mul...

⚔️🏹🧙 If you're interested - our card battler Blades, Bows & Magic is in Next Fest :) store.steampowered.com/app/4017660/... ❤️

Mayor May Knott on Steam A creepy-cozy 3D adventure, about a shy girl who accidentally becomes mayor of a haunted ghost town.

Streamers? Playing DEMOS, you say?

Why, if that's really a thing, then perhaps they'd be interested in Mayor May Knott, a creepy-cozy adventure game about rebuilding a haunted ghost town, meeting weird creatures, and listening to ridiculous music!

store.steampowered.com/app/2377450?...

I was getting carded at a liquor store, and my Blockbuster card accidentally fell out. The cashier said, “Never mind.”

#DadJokes