jwest

jwest

@follysoft.bsky.social

Dad, photographer, gamemaker follysoft.github.io jwest.itch.io

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Everest Pipkin
@everest.bsky.social

I've mostly let this live outside of my personal work, but Belltower House is now halfway through its second season of residents and it's been a true joy to help host artists to work and rest in the high desert I love

Everest Pipkin@everest.bsky.social

I couldn't be more excited to announce something I've been working on for a long time - Please welcome Belltower House Artist Residency, a multidisciplinary gift of time in my erstwhile home in southern New Mexico, now accepting applications for 2026. belltowerhouse.org

belltowerhouse.orgBelltower House Artist ResidencyBelltower House Artist Residency is a gift of creative sanctuary in southern New Mexico.

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Carol Mertz
@carolmertz.itch.io

Alright procrastinators, now's your time to shine

Experimental Games Showcase@exgs.bsky.social

🚨 We're extending our submission deadline to October 31! 🚨 One more week to submit your innovative, weird and experimental games to the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at @officialgdc.bsky.social! Find the submission form and more info here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

experimentalgamesshowcase.comExperimental Games ShowcaseSUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE
jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

Idk I've wanted to work in games since I fell in love with making them 9ish years ago but Ionly ever admired/loathed the industry from a distance, guess I don't see that changing. Game-makers are some of the coolest people out there, I hope everyone can land on their feet the best they can

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Demetri Sofides
@thelordofhands.bsky.social

I'm celebrating International Archaeology Day with the final announcement trailer for Strange Finds! Dig up ruins, piece together finds, and restore the timeline of a lost civilization. Check it out below:

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Colin McInerney
@colin.how

If you've checked out the WHEELJAM Collection, do me a favor and please leave a review! It'd mean a lot to me personally. XOXO

Pedalboard Games@pedalboard.games

The WHEELJAM Collection -- 22 games from WHEELJAM 2025 and 2026 -- is now LIVE on Steam, for FREE! This has been a labor of love from the community, and now you can play them all, updated from their jam versions, with one convenient launcher: store.steampowered.com/app/5090350/...

store.steampowered.comThe WHEELJAM Collection on SteamA collection of 22 games making up submissions from the WHEELJAM game jams in 2025 and 2026.

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Adam
@adamgryu.bsky.social

The festival is back online for the season!! No new trailer this year, but this video by @ifindgames.bsky.social is a great introduction! We've already had 17,000 pumpkins submitted this season!

Brax@ifindgames.bsky.social

The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival made by @adamgryu.bsky.social is back again this year with some new secrets to discover 👀 updated graphics 🎃 and lots of unseen updates to its bones 🦴 go check it out!!: adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carver

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Carol Mertz
@carolmertz.itch.io

Reminder that applications to the Experimental Games Showcase at GDC are still open until October 23! If you're working on something interesting, submit it! We want to see games that surprise, delight, and inspire. fr, one of my rubrics for curation is: "Makes me go 'woooooah' when I look at it."

Experimental Games Showcase@exgs.bsky.social

📣 Applications are now OPEN for the 2027 Experimental Games Showcase at GDC! 📣 You have until October 23rd to send us all the weird, innovative and unique things you are working on. More info and apply here: www.experimentalgamesshowcase.com

experimentalgamesshowcase.comExperimental Games ShowcaseSUBMIT YOUR GAME TO THE
jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

Realizing that these gifs capture so much of what drew me into playful technology in the first place <3 B.U.T.T.O.N. will always be a foundational inspiration

Tatiana Vilela DS ⚙️🐦@mechbird.bsky.social

Learn more on ᐅ youtube.com/watch?v=Eos2Tgd1ygU ᐅ youtube.com/watch?v=dkAKAebgusk #altctrl #gamejam

jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

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Tatiana Vilela DS ⚙️🐦@mechbird.bsky.social

Opening the #altctrlathome 2026, #gamejam about experimenting with unusual controllers and alternative ways to play 🥄🎮 It runs until July, so there’s plenty of time to tinker, try things out and explore ideas. It’s beginner-friendly👋👶 so just come experiment and have fun! 👉 itch.io/jam/altctrlh...

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gigi
@immagigi.bsky.social

In light of today's gaming news. I offer you a shirt the next time a giant organization seems to "helping" you. 💖

Sam Frantics@dsoart.com

Take a proppa' ganda' at these shirts that are available all this month! sam-spv-shop.fourthwall.com/products/pro...

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Ben Swithen, a person
@benjamilian.bsky.social

I'm a big believer in playful learning. Let's give up giving up!

Geeks for Social Change@gfsc.community

Giving up is easy. Playful learning is easy too, and a lot less frustrating. A low-pressure way to develop almost any new skill. This is how I've developed dozens of practical and creative talents. Now you can, too. gfsc.community/give-up-givi...

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Nicholas O / Essay Games
@essaygames.bsky.social

The deepest sale of Bundle of Joy ends today. Grab your copy for #NewYorkGamesWeek

Nicholas O / Essay Games@essaygames.bsky.social

Alllsoo, BoJ is 50% off for this week in celebration of NY Games Week so if you wishlisted it yesterday (or have thought about checking it out) this is the deepest discount it's (ever?) going to get! store.steampowered.com/app/3138370/...

store.steampowered.comSave 50% on Bundle of Joy on SteamBundle of Joy is a lighthearted, story-rich, minigame romp about becoming a parent during the pandemic. Complete all your child-rearing tasks, manage your stress, find time to rest, survive the day,…

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Sloppy Forgeries ✨ Demo now on Steam!
@sloppyforgeries.bsky.social

I MOVED THE RELEASE DATE UP 😬 Sloppy Forgeries is coming to Steam on Fri, Nov 13th (ack, Fri 13th)! Demo out Oct 19th. PLS SHARE! ❤️ Local multiplayer w/2 mice, online w/8 people, 50 masterpieces, leaderboards, painting archives, tablet support… #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #art #drawing

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Computer𝔍𝔞𝔪𝔢𝔰
@computerjames.bsky.social

If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (digital) and win a delicious pizza (physical) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts November 6th! itch.io/jam/pizza-ja... So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Poland, Germany, Argentina

itch.ioPizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨)A game jam from 2026-11-06 to 2026-12-01 hosted by ComputerJames. Hello! This is a themed 9 day jam that runs from 7pm Friday November 6th until 7pm on Sunday 15th (GMT), in order to WIN A PIZZA. Ther...

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Corey Hardt
@coreyhardt.bsky.social

Gabe’s game is so cool

gabegab.bsky.social@gabegab.bsky.social

The GAARL! DEMO is out out now on Steam! (and a new web build on @itch.io). Give it a try + Wishlist! store.steampowered.com/app/4944990/...

store.steampowered.comGAARL! - Gabe's Action Arcade RogueLike DEMO on SteamGAARL! is a roguelike action platformer. Wield your chain gun to fight monsters in tense arcade combat, or fire it into walls to climb through handcrafted arenas. Buy upgrades, create wacky builds, ge...

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Everest Pipkin
@everest.bsky.social

I'm very please to announce a public release of my drag-and-drop bookmarking, game-making, and wandering tool Scrubjay! Scrubjay is a weird website builder that lets you cobble together web elements, images, links, text fragments, etc into a series of nested rooms...

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Colin McInerney
@colin.how

WHEELJAM has absolutely kicked ass to run these past two years, and we wanted to try something a little different to get visibility on the games and the devs that make them, so we made a launcher and a bundle to bring some of the cool games we made to Steam!

Pedalboard Games@pedalboard.games

Introducing: The WHEELJAM Collection 20 games from WHEELJAM 2025 and 2026, bundled on Steam for your convenience, and updated with new content, bugfixes, and more. Releasing October 14 on Steam for FREE, and with ZERO use of generative AI for ANYTHING.

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Ty 💀
@tys.work

Replying to @cliftonb.bsky.social

code is always a liability, not an asset.

jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

Taking a shot and submitting to this was one of the best things I've ever done, yall should try it too

Carol Mertz@carolmertz.itch.io

Send us your experimental game — we wanna help you show it off! Get a chance to share your project onstage at GDC next spring, and help us inspire more people to make strange and experimental projects that change how we think about games. <3

jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

Idk if it's the sheer inundation of AI in my workplace and feeds or just burnout, but I'm jumping at more opportunities to get outside and earn some blisters and splinters in my hands with manual labor around the house.

jwest
@follysoft.bsky.social

I still love making my dumb games, but that opening for a yard hand at the lumber yard down the street is looking real appealing... The tech industry is just starting to scare me and tire me out at the same time

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mut / moochi
@mut.media

final repost, last day for signing up is today! there's 2 slots left but there will be a waitlist in case someone falls through. i'm very excited for this idiosyncratic.mut.media

idiosyncratic.mut.mediaidiosyncratic games - fall 2026in this studio format class, we will be taking a close look at four game developers and their unique, idiosyncratic styles, and bringing their style to your own practice.
mut / moochi@mut.media

i'm here to announce a studio class i'll be teaching at @boshis.place (and remote) this fall! * idiosyncratic games * we will choose four game devs with unique styles, play & discussing their games and then make and critique projects inspired by them! expand your horizons and get some work done!

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mut / moochi
@mut.media

time to repost again... i'm running a studio class over the fall where we play games by cool devs and then we make work inspired by them! idiosyncratic.mut.media

idiosyncratic.mut.mediaidiosyncratic games - fall 2026in this studio format class, we will be taking a close look at four game developers and their unique, idiosyncratic styles, and bringing their style to your own practice.
mut / moochi@mut.media

i'm here to announce a studio class i'll be teaching at @boshis.place (and remote) this fall! * idiosyncratic games * we will choose four game devs with unique styles, play & discussing their games and then make and critique projects inspired by them! expand your horizons and get some work done!