Lars • Iskotaa

Drum roll. A new Studio Iskotaa game is in development with @ellie.bsky.social. Codename Project Baltic Sea. We're very excited to welcome you to the shores next year. In the meantime, read all about it! studio.iskotaa.com/games/projec...

Zach Runyan from The AbleGamers Foundation will be at UW-Green Bay this week for a Zoom panel this Friday from 3-4 p.m. CST 🎮 The panel discussion focuses on inclusivity and accessibility in games, and it features several regional developers and artists! (Zoom link in first comment.) #Accessibility

If an old guy comes back and says some extremely wack shit about AI ask yourself: 1. When was the last time this person was culturally relevant and producing art? 2. Are they older than 65?

I have a new headline for PCGamer: Snake oil seller believes "it's almost impossible to stay alive now without using snake oil"

Made a little badge for our page. Painted, of course.

Testing some painted skies today. Going to take a few tries to get the stretch on the skybox right, but so far so good! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #projectbalticsea #studioiskotaa

8,000! Wow! Thank you all so much for following. As a very small very indie team, every person that has an even slight chance of seeing our work makes all the difference. I hope you enjoy what you see, and even if I can't always respond your comments mean the world!

Reference: “Canadian politician calls on government to help BioWare employees buy the studio and run it themselves” www.pcgamer.com/games/mass-e...

Maybe we can hope for a Coyote vs. ACME resurgence, because this looks great...

We should make our own more independent and less full of layoffs games industry

Oh hey, I'm quoted here! I talked to Aftermath about the hazards of game dev in the Slop Era and how Studio Iskotaa is managing those risks as we work towards our own demo.

Studio Iskotaa's very own @ellie.bsky.social is quoted here on how we're managing risk when it comes to AI theft. Especially as we work towards our own demo.

I literally don't have words for the news of EA closing Bioware. Unconscionable, incompetent, soulless decision-making. May everyone involved in these decision suffer Renegade interrupts for the rest of their lives.

don't like that

📣 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)

I think these folks need to watch The Matrix a few thousand times: www.popularmechanics.com/science/envi...

IT'S GAME OVER FOR SIM CITY PETE FRY HAS BEEN PROJECTED BY CBC NEWS AS THE NEXT MAYOR OF VANCOUVER

Delighted to announce a new Studio Iskotaa game in development with @lars.bsky.social: Project Baltic Sea! Salty seascapes + narrative adventure = ❤️ studio.iskotaa.com/games/projec...

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!

Dwarf Fortress creator Tarn Adams is as tired of genAI in the industry as anyone else, and is pretty set on never using it https://bit.ly/47cqGpr

maybe i'm old fashion but the coolest thing about video games is being taken to new worlds that i hadn't thought up and experiencing something exciting that the artists behind the game want to show me

Great to see that AI bots are almost exclusively crawling for exposed data to allow hackers to take down my site. Such a useful and beneficial tool for humanity 🙄.

I had a great time attending @fullindie.bsky.social last weekend, and it got me thinking about how to make games at this weird moment in time. Read away! elzyg.com/blog/full-in...

I feel like this section pointing out Xbox (and Microsoft's) enduring stupidity will be evergreen. elzyg.com/blog/full-in...

It's a good day for a blog post. I've had thoughts brewing on this for 6 months (years really) and finally got them coherent enough to post. iskotaa.com/blog/2026-09...

In light of the Tapas news, I hope this helps someone.

Get wrecked, MS www.rockpapershotgun.com/microsoft-fi...

First conference with @ellie.bsky.social as a studio at @fullindie.bsky.social! Fantastic talks so far and really well organized.

Spending the day in a Westin ballroom for @fullindie.bsky.social and we’re off to an amazing start:

Finnish friends, I seek your aid! Is there a reliable English version of Elias Lönnrot's "Kanteletar"? I'm hoping there might be a university press edition or the like. Recommendations for a good Finnish edition I can dictionary-muddle through are also welcome!

Easing back into things. Here's The Mood: Fall 2026 elzyg.com/blog/2026-09...

‘The Matrix’ creator Lilly Wachowski on J.K. Rowling and the new ‘Harry Potter’ series: “She is funding trans genocide. J.K. Rowling funds trans genocide, full stop. So, if you support ‘Harry Potter,’ you’re supporting trans genocide.” variety.com/2026/tv/feat...

Two family members passed away within 3 weeks of each other last month and oh boy was that hard. I'm really looking forward to being back at work on the next Studio Iskotaa game and firing up the figure skating commentary for a new season.

absence

I keep hoping I'll run out of reasons to repost this. Today is not that day.

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%