~~indiet (forum) https://aregames.art • https://tuckie.zone (portfolio) https://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.arthttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mjatd3hn3k22 [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 21:56 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjatd3hn3k22https://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mj736ctm622cif you can identify why games is your side gig instead of like, dropshipping, then you can also identify what parts of this you don't like. you dont have to do those things! [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 05:11 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj736ctm622chttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mj6yddffsk2oit felt weird at first how 'up front' their intentions were, but really, when you google 'how to make a game' this really is just the stuff the net tells you to do [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 04:20 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6yddffsk2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mhf2yd225s2rthinking of guys at gdc/industry parties who spent entirely way too much energy telling you about your potential and how talented you are, wonder how many of them are actively trying to avoid needing to speak to an artist ever again19 Mar 2026 03:33 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhf2yd225s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mgz6dw5sjc2cwith permission, the game here is minerva labyrinth! was able to see this made basically start to finish, including a total rewrite unity->godot, just at chance due to some Mastodon repost RNG. very sleek DRPG, you'll immediately know if this is for you https://store.steampowered.com/app/3520970/Minerva_Labyrinth/ [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 10:02 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgz6dw5sjc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mgz2ozpnms2hlast thought on tonights matters before i explode of sleep its such common knowledge how much control the platform holders have over livelihoods now but when the solutions we prevent to escape that are just alternative ways of 'generating wishlists' we're still just capitulating to the platform!14 Mar 2026 08:56 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgz2ozpnms2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mgyo7kbx5s2calways been bugged by 'directs' because it seems tacit that you cant really pick anything *too* experimental, lest it cheapen your presentation value + what of noncommercial games, or devs who boycott steam? is my def. of 'fringe' too small? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 05:13 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgyo7kbx5s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mghaasp2tk2qin general the 'practice' of design seems to be boiling down to - identify 2/3 genres the game makes up, marketingwise - find the gmtk/etc videos for those genres to identify which boxes you have to 'tick' to satisfy those genres - add your coat of paint to differentiate, marketingwise [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Mar 2026 06:48 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mghaasp2tk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mf735zvjxs2s2026 update on this and i have not been micro or macro blogging. i am glad to be avoiding the coy irony that i kind of exuded on twitter but my thoughts on so many games things have just become sour and i hate turning things caustic for others [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 07:30 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf735zvjxs2shttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3mf6y3ttyws2sthe twentysomethings of today are also growing up impressing themselves on the behavior and expectations of those indie darlings. there is probably a very negative cycle here starting post-'boom' and esp. during the pandemic when new grads/etc got stuck fully investing in this workstyle [contains quote post or other embedded content]19 Feb 2026 06:35 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf6y3ttyws2shttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3luqtto5v4s2ystill do have faith in itch, but it is starting to show w/ the # of fires the site has had to put out since ~2022 that the boots are too big, its very much the single faultpoint for indies hopeful this highlights a need for collective organization to take place, upping oversight and communication25 Jul 2025 00:59 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3luqtto5v4s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3le6i4idhds2wplaying Stray Children would own so hard right now26 Dec 2024 02:58 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3le6i4idhds2whttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3ldwt5y32zc26incredibly sobering at the 50min point on ive got whiplash from just revisiting the two mid-2010s indie games docs last week. its crudely funny because the critique around the 2010s docs was that they were too 'celebratory'. now its simply impossible to talk about/demonstrate success... [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Dec 2024 01:54 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldwt5y32zc26https://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3ldrc2do3nk2jhttps://aregames.art/t/cave-story-appreciation-thread-official/91/2 share your cave story memories thanks20 Dec 2024 21:05 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldrc2do3nk2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/no.aregames.art/post/3ldpbmvoplk2greverting back to calling tilesets chip sets in order to prove my allegiance to god20 Dec 2024 01:52 +0000at://did:plc:spharn62yzfipi4plhxaha3w/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldpbmvoplk2g