Iβm in San Francisco for GDC & IGF.
Iβm in San Francisco for GDC & IGF.
Two musicians from the Netherlands spent 3 years making an indie game where everything feels improvised and all your fights get settled with frogs.
And you can play it March 16th!
THIS IS BONNIE BEAR SAVES FROGTIME for Nintendo Switch + Steam πΈπ»β¨
π₯ Feature Friday! π₯
Witchmarsh: Tea Party of the Damned is a short, RPG set in the 1920s. Players create a team of investigators and lead them through a subterranean mega-dungeon, hidden beneath the streets of Jazz Age New England.
π store.steampowered.com/app/2451390/...
@witchmarsh.bsky.social
I am pretty sure he is singing Barbie Girl in this picture....
Le Prix d'Honneur revient Γ Omar Cornut, crΓ©ateur du logiciel open source ImGui qui est utilisΓ© par toute l'industrie du jeu vidΓ©o
oh that is awesome, well deserved! congrats @ocornut.bsky.social
Weβve teamed up once again with Jordan from O. & Co. Games! In this tutorial, he breaks down how he built the dynamic camera system featured in TetherGeist.
π youtu.be/rTwzrD6BFZQ
@oandcogames.bsky.social
Promotional banner for βGameMaker Awards 2025.β A blue gradient background features a central pedestal with a stylized geometric trophy icon above the text βGAMEMAKER AWARDS 2025.β Around the sides are colourful cartoon and pixel-art game characters: on the left, a glowing star character, a muscular hero, a purple ninja-like figure, a woman holding a sci-fi gun, and two retro pixel characters; on the right, a duck, a green-haired villain with a sword, two rock musicians with guitars, and a small blue-haired warrior. A caption below reads, βThis third-party event is presented by Akupara Games.β
Following the GameMaker Awards 2025 we are delighted to share a GameMaker Steam showcase and sale π
π store.steampowered.com/curator/3304...
Thanks for all the support
@akuparagames.bsky.social
Apologizing to my future self in my code
Almost eight years did Under the Island cook in the minds of Johannes and Simone GrΓΌnewald. Now, the game is one of the best retro exploration adventures has been out for two weeks. We talked to @slimekinggames.bsky.social about the design, the release and their next plans.
Improve your lighting with just one shader π―οΈ
We'd love to see some more GameMaker Games this year ππ
Γoo is now available on Nintendo Switch! π
If you have friends who donβt own a PC, Iβd really appreciate it if you could recommend the Switch version to them! ππ£
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Bluesky
Big news for the #GameDev community! Akupara Games is hosting the @gamemaker.io 2025 Awards event on Steam. π
Come celebrate the "Best Game" of 2025 and browse a curated collection of titles pushing the boundaries of whatβs possible in GameMaker.
π₯ Feature Friday! π₯
A challenging and heartfelt precision-platformer. Use powers of Astral Projection to complete a dangerous coming-of-age pilgrimage. Master tight controls, overcome challenges, and let your spirit guide you.
π store.steampowered.com/app/2474430/...
@oandcogames.bsky.social
The Terrible Tadpole! This guy isn't in the demo, but he will be in the full game. Check out the Gunboat God demo in Steam Next Fest :D
store.steampowered.com/app/2832190/...
I know that, but it still wishes it was a Z80
Z80 wannabe it just wishes it was as good as
GM(48) is back! It's an incredible GameMaker community Jam and we're proud to be sponsoring 48th edition.
Join the fun on March 14th!
Getting that game feel just right can be tricky and dependent on your game, but we got Nico @athenianrhapsody.bsky.social to share what he does to up the juice πͺ
π youtu.be/smD36Y3OVvk
That's alright, fellas. Have a little rest before the big adventure begins!
My game Bobls is coming to a Steam Next Fest near you this February! s.team/a/2459890
#indiedev #gamedev #precision #platformer #coop #cozy #games #pixelart #retro #bubbles #gamemaker
For those who knew Sandy Duncan (@lordoftheyoyo.bsky.social), you can leave condolence messages for the family here.
His Funeral details have also been released, and it will be streamed for those unable to attend.
sandyduncan.muchloved.com
Congratulations Dan! Great News - I hope you are all doing well!
Just a little life update: my wife and I welcomed our daughter to the world last week, a little bit prematurely (she was too eager to get out and see us apparently). You understand this means a period of time away from The Webβ’οΈ while we look after our new squishy thing.
We spoke to @jansonrad.bsky.social, the developer of the upcoming Gunboat God. Learn about the visually striking game from the earliest prototype to key game design decisions.
π gamemaker.io/en/blog/gunb...
That's a HUGE.... health bar you've got there. ππ‘οΈβ€οΈ
Gunboat God has 5 boss battles across 5 biomes, and they're each more intense than the last!
This is only the first attack of the first boss :O
#gamedev #indiegame
I've built a struct based UI making system in Game Maker and it allows me to easily do funky things like that. π
#gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev
a VERY big *free* content update is due to drop in March. π
Tomorrow's update is a smaller but introduces Epic and Legendary Chips! π₯
Book menu breakdown π
#pixelart #indiedev #GameMaker