Jeremy // Making Star Spark

This is the Steam trailer for Star Spark that I'd been working on! The game isn't done, but just having the store page is a big milestone for me. Wishlist it if you like what you see! store.steampowered.com/app/3639950/... #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev #WishlistWednesday #Godot

recolor shaders are way too much fun to play around with #gamedev #indiedev #godot

It's Halloween week, so of course I had to have Sophie & David Younger from @inklingwood.bsky.social on Indie Game Garden to speak about their sometimes spooky sometimes silly adventure game, Foolish Mortals! Such great fun for all ages this time of year :) indiegamegarden.transistor.fm/37

So when I convert video files in Handbrake, my "conversion complete" sound is the Tekken 3 announcer. I'm sitting here watching Tree House of Horror when suddenly the conversion ended with perfect timing

Help my local gamedev community boost the reddit post about our upcoming FREE showase of local gamedev talent Local Game Harvest. An upvote could make all the difference! www.reddit.com/r/Louisville...

The world map is slowly taking shape! Trying to figure out how all the weird levels I made should be laid out together, it's a fun puzzle! Check out my turn-based tactical football RPG here: ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?... ✨ #ScreenshotSaturday #LowPoly #GameDev

Yes

I bought a new toy. It is very pleasing.

When you gotta lie about your product, your product is the problem, not everyone else. If I'm ever lucky enough to have as much money as Tim, I don't think I'd spend my time doing this.

‘Customers should be less informed about the products they buy’ is such a wild stance to take

RT if you don't use AI for coding

Looking for game devs who have been directly inspired by anything BioWare for my next video. I suspect the public likely doesn’t quite realize the extent of their influence on the industry, so I’d really like to highlight that. If you are one such game devs, pls reply to this post!

A year of Steam wishlist data doing some very light marketing. It’s not the best and it’s not the worst, but it’s mine. #IndieGameDev #GameMarketing

Let’s add a medicine button today to our virtual pet, to give the user something nice to do. This tutorial should make something equivalent to a tamagotchi, come learn Godot with me: youtu.be/qQnNdYHer_Q?... #godot #indiedev #gamedev

this is the most linkedin a bluesky has ever done it

A year of Steam wishlist data doing some very light marketing. It’s not the best and it’s not the worst, but it’s mine. #IndieGameDev #GameMarketing

#FollowFriday Indie devs who made our week: @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social, an ant RTS @guavagarnet.bsky.social, Marimomo, first demo out after 2 years @heatdeathstudio.bsky.social, Appa, a narrative deck game @jeremyjackson.bsky.social, Star Spark, honest wishlist numbers #indiedev #gamedev

OKAY, my lil website is *actually, really* live, this time! If you'd prefer reading my devlogs somewhere other than Patreon or want to look at my pixel art gallery in one place, you can do it here! (Also the desktop version has some cool animations for the hands.) www.twirlincurtis.com

I wanna see this man and Darby Allin wrassle. www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle...

My turn-based tactics RPG puts the fantasy in football with magic, power ups and colorful playfields! 🤗 Single Player RPG Adventure ⚔️ Local/Remote PVP 🎱 8 classes 🎮 64 abilities 🏕️ 16 playfields Wishlist Fantasy Football Tactics: ✨ store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?... ✨ #TurnBasedThursday

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Godot's GridMap and Sprite3D nodes make it so easy to set up a pixel art 2.5D world.

It's #WishlistWednesday AND it's been a year since I launched the #Steam page for Star Spark! The game has 796 wishlists, +14 from last month. A small bump, I'm just glad it's not zero 🙂 Marketing this month consisted of some posts on Bluesky and Mastodon. #GameDev #IndieGameDev #GameMarketing

One day after EA shut down BioWare, a trailer has begun circulating for what some claim was supposed to be Mass Effect 5, a game called Mass Effect: Universe starring Liara T'Soni and a new protagonist. https://kotaku.com/mass-effect-5-universe-leaked-trailer-liara-bioware-2000748858

aka the 'i can't scare off any friends by being too weird if i don't have any friends to begin with!!' jacket

Come and check out some hot #Turnbased games. Some are out and on sale and some have some 🔥 demos

If php can be this open and vulnerable, so can you.

Excited to host this week's official #TurnBasedThursday on Bsky 🔥 Now, don't be shy, #IndieGameDev 👀. Reply with your #turnbased games, AND USE THE HASHTAG!! 😘 Do you love turn-based games? Of course you do! 🔁 and ❤ your favorites in the replies, and follow your favorites 😎

It's #WishlistWednesday! Right now, applying some finishing touches to the latest Android update. If you love unique #puzzlegame, you can play #NOKOMA early on your phone but also wishlist on #Steam! #indiedev #solodev #Godot

Maybe it's time for another round of reposting zero gen AI Starterpacks

Casting a net of questionable size here, if you’re an ex-BioWare dev (or know of one who may not see this) working on something cool you’d like featured in a roundup at Kotaku, drop it below. Store page links helpful, and let me know what your role was at BW. Projects big and small welcome! RTs plz!

Report: Maxis, Full Circle, and Ripple Effect targeted by EA during sweeping layoffs

If you're an #indiegamedev #indiegames participating in Next Fest, and you are NOT using genAi poppycock, feel free to put your steam page here if it makes it easier for folks to find your game. I will share and try to get eye balls for you.

Updated Trailer! Capesong: a #turnbased combat strategy game where you generate OC superheroes and plot their growth, featuring tactical timeline battles and deep customization. Wishlist: s.team/a/4667120/ #TrailerTuesday #indiedev #gamedev #OC #superhero #gameaudio #pixelart #roguelike #strategy

Self-promo's important but always feels kinda icky. #WishlistWednesday check these instead: @dropout-dev.bsky.social (Dropout), @dadikingdom.bsky.social (Dadi Kingdom), @jeremyjackson.bsky.social (Star Spark), @akingames.bsky.social (Grog & Grudges), @aevinabstract.bsky.social (Spectral Web: Yuurei)

Hey folks looking for #SteamNextFest demos! SPARROW WARFARE is a bird-filled deckbuilder with art made from public domain bird illustrations of the 17th-19th centuries, 100% positive reviews, & Northernlion called it "swag" ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKox... store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...

Okay, time for another indie #ShowCasey, Steam Next Fest edition! Do you have a demo in the Steam Next Fest? Would you like more people to see it? Reply to this post with a link to your game's store page, and a quick blurb about it. Only one rule, strictly no generative AI!

I wonder how much more engaging this place would be if the skew of posts was flipped to “stuff I love & want to share” over “stuff that pisses me off” 🤔