Alex Kubodera

Hello bsky! I'm a game designer, pixel artist, and writer for indie games! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart I also write game design essays on occasion ✒️ medium.com/@alex.kubodera And have a tiny print shop for my illustrations! 🖼️ www.inprnt.com/profile/keik...

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

Why do we persist in making games despite weeks like this one? This:

Every AI ad I’ve seen glorifies opting out of being human, of communicating, of collaborating, of experiences, of engaging with the world and people around you.

📣 INDIE GAMES DEVS! 📣 If you have a demo in Steam Next Fest and do not use gen AI, drop it in the comments below. I will repost! Let's create a thread where players can actually find our games! (Image courtesy of @kanaratron.bsky.social)

Having long been aware of those tech bros who read my work as utopian porn, where they’ve taken that doesn’t exactly surprise me.

Terrified to announce that Parasensor's demo is OUT NOW ON STEAM 📣😱 Become telecom technician Marisol and explore our freaky Footscray-inspired quarantine zone. 1 demo play = 1 flower for artist @unseconds.bsky.social who we suspect hasn't smelt a flower yet this spring :') #indiegames #indiedev

A brief introduction - for fans of strategic management and chaotic consequences. #indiegame #indiedev #RPG

Interested in game writing or narrative design? I put together my favorite narrative-focused resources FOR FREE for your viewing pleasure. You'll find gems from legends including Mary Kenney, Anna Megill, Emily Short, Susan O'Connor, and Toiya Kristen Finley. Enjoy! drive.google.com/file/d/1xIvw...

TUNIC is now in a Steam bundle with Death's Gambit: Afterlife! 🤝 @serenityforge.com ➡️ store.steampowered.com/bundle/83010...

Something extra #pixelart

New website Steam Hype aims to provide human-led game curation. "A perpetual avalanche of games is released on Steam daily, and our purpose is to spotlight the ones we think are most interesting or deserving of your time" https://bit.ly/3T6ccDR

“An astonishing theft of unprecedented proportions” and the “largest theft of labor in human history” is what a Microsoft executive privately said about GenAi as shown in newly unsealed court filings. And these court filings get worse. These execs knew all along the immense theft they committed.

👀 #indiedev

new Kirby character goes hard

The Triple-i Initiative showcase is back! 45 minutes of pure back-to-back game announcements with zero fluff. World premieres. Gameplay reveals. Release dates. Demos. No hosts. No ads. Just games. Be there - October 8th - 9am PDT / noon EDT / 6pm CEST.

It's TIME! TO! GET! HYPE! Today, I get to proudly unveil Steam Hype, the project I've been working on with the help of @hookshot.media for the past two and a half months. A new PC gaming site which aims to demystify PC gaming, cut through the 100+ daily releases and spotlight indies as much as AAA

I hope a player strings Odysseus’ bow as a touchdown celebration this football season

i know times are tough, but when a job listing says: "The more views your content generates, the more commensurate your payment becomes" and it doesn't list your actual pay, close the tab

One of the very first pieces I drew for my next game! Very excited to start sharing more about it over the coming months #gamedev #pixelart

In a world of Acmes be like Coyote. And Kevin.

Cara has gone out of its way to opt out of scraping. Tech bros are just doing it now out of spite. Legal action is required. Artists have to help themselves—no one else cares. www.gofundme.com/f/help-cara-...

We’re back with more discounts!! This week: all the best jams we have to offer. Tune in and save big! 🎶 store.serenityforge.com/collections/...

Levelling The Playing Fields' Marketing 101 course is live now at courses.ramiismail.com for just €40 - pay once, keep forever. The course discusses common indie marketing methodologies at the 101 level, including topics like funnels, store pages, tracking, showcases, demos, and festivals.

knowing ahead of time that Reacher is about a really large man who appears to have grown his muscles exclusively for the purposes of respecting women did not even slightly prepare me for how large he is or how much he respects women

The Fire’s Edge, the first new DLC for Darkest Dungeon since 2020, is releasing on August 18th. The Duelist and Runaway, heroes who debuted in Darkest Dungeon II, bring their unique abilities to bear against horrors that lurk beneath the manor. Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/4964110/...

Imagine putting your face in front of a Messi shot on goal in the World Cup Final. Merino did it for all of us.

New Titanic remake looks good

Incredible World Cup throughout - from Capo Verde to Paraguay’s PKs, to England holding the line for 50 min against Mexico, and then their 3rd place match against France, all of Argentina’s comebacks in ET, and a stressful victory for Spain!! 🇪🇸

Weeeeeeeeeee

It's funny how much Final Fantasy 1 owes to this 1986 Japanese Cindy Crawford Pocari Sweat ad, art directed by Moebius

As I put the finishing touches to my talk for #developbrighton, I'm looking for stories from developers, of the most exceptional or outlandish things that players have done to show their love for your game. Was it unhinged fan art, multi-volume fanfic, tattoos, themed weddings..?! #gamedev

Pizza Kidd is crowdfunding on Kickstarter again, give it a look and try the demo if it looks up your alley. Still happy with the enemy work I did on this project! www.kickstarter.com/projects/piz...

out now: store.steampowered.com/app/2364580/...

📣 Titanium Court is OUT NOW! ⚾ To the detriment of humanity, the IGF award-winning game has escaped to Steam “Delightfully weird” and "incredibly clever" have been used to describe this game. We wouldn't dare to try... Stop reading this and play the game!👇 🏰 bit.ly/TC-Steam

I can't stop laughing at this post. It's perfect.

take two seconds

Very proud to be working with Alex & his team, and eager to show folk what they've been brewing up.

Stay tuned 🌴

hello fellow artists. google has fallen. pinterest/duckduckgo AI filters don't work. do not despair; here is a list i made of places to find reference images without having to sift through piles of worthless garbage: doodlemancy.dreamwidth.org/20757.html 🚯 #NoAI #HumanArtists #ArtistsOnBluesky

Day 1 of reposting my animations till I find a job. www.artstation.com/calamarik

Still one of my favorite piece ♥️

Rent is super late again, I can't find more work, so I'm doing a few Character Slots for $150. 🖤 You get: - Your OC modeled, rigged and posed in 3d! - A 3d Printable File - Ready for any game engine(Unity, UE5, Godot) - NSFW, Furry and Animals ok! 🐦‍⬛ - DM me! Reposts are super appreciated, thanks.🖤

👻 Our spooktacular Halloween store sale is live! Spin some chills with our hauntingly good vinyl deals including: 🎀 NEEDY STREAMER OVERLOAD 🔵 LISA: PAIN & JOY ⚔️ Death’s Gambit: Afterlife 🪐 Lifeless Planet & many more. store.serenityforge.com/collections/...