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<rss version="2.0"><channel><description>🎮 Console port specialist at Shipmates&#xA;🕹️ Solo indie game developer&#xA;&#xA;Neo Bananas - Wishlist -&gt; s.team/a/3954320&#xA;Goliath Depot - Available Steam &amp; Nintendo Switch&#xA;&#xA;🌐 https://linktr.ee/vidvadgames&#xA;&#xA;🚫 NO GEN-AI in my games! 🚫</description><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games</link><title>@vidvad.games - Vidvad</title><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mve6hz4xs22a</link><description>Last few days of vacations already!&#xA;&#xA;It was cool to lay low and relax for a few weeks, but stay tune for more Neo Bananas content in the following weeks as I&#39;m preparing my Steam Next Fest demo!&#xA;&#xA;I aim to publish it early October.&#xA;&#xA;#godot #indiedev #steamnextfest</description><pubDate>12 Sep 2026 22:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mve6hz4xs22a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3muyr2drnx22m</link><description>What&#39;s the point of people leaking and spoiling everything there will be in the Nintendo Direct ahead of time?&#xA;&#xA;It ruins the joy of watching for everyone.&#xA;&#xA;It&#39;s like if I go to your home on December 23rd and tell your kids exactly what they will unwrap for Christmas in 2 days.&#xA;It kills the magic.</description><pubDate>08 Sep 2026 09:56 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muyr2drnx22m</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mutqqi3des24</link><description>At what point did we start normalizing listening to your phone on speakers in public places with the volume bursting? &#xA;&#xA;What happened to headphones?&#xA;&#xA;Why don&#39;t people feel bad for disturbing others nearby?&#xA;&#xA;Nobody want to listen to your tiktoks or your phone calls, come on!</description><pubDate>06 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mutqqi3des24</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mukmgv7tec2z</link><description>So relatable 😆&#xA;&#xA;Hey, even though it feels like nobody will buy this piece of shit, at least I can say I made a fully handcrafted game with no AI slop in it, that&#39;s a win in my book!&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>02 Sep 2026 18:57 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mukmgv7tec2z</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3muf2f673c22c</link><description>My time at #Gamescom made me realize how saturated the game industry became.&#xA;Seeing thousands of great games side by side and knowing that many of them won&#39;t make a profit, it&#39;s heartbreaking.&#xA;&#xA;That&#39;s why I want to make smaller byte-size games to lower the risk and experiment with more genres.</description><pubDate>31 Aug 2026 13:50 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3muf2f673c22c</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mu5vhqsjss2r</link><description>Just finished my week at #Gamescom&#xA;&#xA;I played up to 50-60 indie games over the last 3 days. Everybody were so fun to talk to (and extremely passionate). From student projects to mid-budget indies, there&#39;s something for everyone!&#xA;&#xA;Here are my 5 favorite games from the event (no order):</description><pubDate>28 Aug 2026 17:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5vhqsjss2r</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mttjik7h2s2w</link><description>Game Announcement 🚨&#xA;&#xA;In Neo Bananas, You&#39;re tasked to destroy 8 bananas in an open level. Use your skills and powers to find them all as fast as you can. &#xA;&#xA;Inspired by Target practice (Smash Bros), it&#39;s a heavy speedrun game with splits, leaderboards, and more!&#xA;&#xA;#godot #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart</description><pubDate>24 Aug 2026 14:33 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mttjik7h2s2w</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mtcu2fbxb22k</link><description>Don&#39;t know if it has been officially shared somewhere, but if you&#39;re going to Gamescom next week, I found out there&#39;s a Godot meetup on Thursday!&#xA;&#xA;I&#39;m super excited to talk to fellow #godot developers! 💙&#xA;&#xA;https://luma.com/s4s0hjke?tk=jEhoWU</description><pubDate>17 Aug 2026 23:26 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtcu2fbxb22k</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mt7oahvrds23</link><description>Steam page coming soon™️ ?&#xA;&#xA;#godot #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev</description><pubDate>16 Aug 2026 17:04 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt7oahvrds23</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mssmrrf3ic2a</link><description>I&#39;m looking at all the #gamescom after-hour events.&#xA;&#xA;Lots of invite-only and bigger companies organizing stuff, what about smaller meetups, smaller network events, spontaneous get-together&#39;s?&#xA;&#xA;Any that I should be aware of?&#xA;Anyone interested in a Godot meetup?</description><pubDate>11 Aug 2026 12:34 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mssmrrf3ic2a</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mspvjmp6qs2d</link><description>I&#39;m in a perpetual state of &#34;the game I&#39;m making isn&#39;t good enough to show yet&#34;&#xA;&#xA;So I&#39;m sorry to the 7 people actually interested by what I&#39;m making, my brain decided it&#39;s not ready 🤷‍♂️</description><pubDate>10 Aug 2026 10:32 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mspvjmp6qs2d</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3ms45qzmg522u</link><description>On one hand, the title seems condescending.&#xA;Indies shouldn&#39;t aim for GOTY status to be taken seriously.&#xA;&#xA;The article, on the other hand, was very interesting.&#xA;I agree 100% that games should be more creative and focused instead of safe all-around.&#xA;Be wild, be risky and be yourself.&#xA;&#xA;[contains quote post or other embedded content]</description><pubDate>02 Aug 2026 14:06 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3ms45qzmg522u</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mrze5ss6c22p</link><description>If I&#39;d run my own social media, I&#39;d enforce a rule where you can only post once every week.&#xA;&#xA;You have to save your most important thought for that specific post.&#xA;&#xA;Nobody would want that, people are wired to share 47 useless thoughts every hour, but I think it would make a more interesting feed.</description><pubDate>01 Aug 2026 11:23 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrze5ss6c22p</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mrxm3pypyk2e</link><description>Pretty happy with my results for the #GMTK 2026.&#xA;&#xA;&#34;Enjoyment&#34; was the category that was the most important when making the game and finishing #273 out of 10,600 games means a lot!&#xA;&#xA;Also a huge thank you to ZerolagGaming for the fire OST!</description><pubDate>31 Jul 2026 18:39 +0000</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">at://did:plc:s3bh73a6vra7wsgm2e4xufkz/app.bsky.feed.post/3mrxm3pypyk2e</guid></item><item><link>https://bsky.app/profile/vidvad.games/post/3mrkogf7uac2r</link><description>Some early entries from the #GMTKJam look like games that have been in development for years. 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