Portland Indie Game Squad

Cannot believe this is already this coming weekend 👀

rsandfield.itch.io/lady-lucks-d... my concepts & finished art for lady luck's door, made during @pigsquad.com's summer slow jams this year

Finalizing the schedule for next week... please prepare to be spooky.

This early game fight is kinda hard ngl

NEW in our digital archive: Explore a golden age of gaming with the Colin Williamson photography collection, featuring over 300 photos from game events and culture in 2000s Japan. 📸🗾 https://gamehistory.org/williamson-photos/

Electronic Arts closing BioWare, laying off hundreds: aftermath.site/electronic-art...

WELL WELL WELL

Going out to NW tonight for an Art/Code Night! Join in if you'd like to cowork or just hang out and look at what folks are working on :) pigsquad.com/events-list/...

We're talkin about localization in like 2 minutes: chat.roguelike.club

NEW THIS MONTH: Chimera Hunter from Stinky Wizard and Portland art collective Chimera House A spiral-bound Exquisite Corpse-inspired multiplayer game. Six creatures are divided into top, middle, and bottom - flip the tri-part pages to create a chimera all your own. Check its stats and go to battle!

Some pics of the SNAKEWITCH 🐍 setup from @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social with @pigsquad.com !! 🐷👾 . #SNAKEWITCH #indiegame #pdx #retrogames

Check out the post-mortem from our first public demo at Portland Retro Gaming Expo (@retrogamingexpo.bsky.social). It was an amazing show and wonderful to see players getting to experience Airship Armada for the first time. Thanks to @pigsquad.com for selecting us! www.patreon.com/ArcturusInte...

Our pals at Dark Future in NE Portland are hosting a huge tabletop game day for their 2 year celebration at the new location! Tomorrow, October 17th! Sign ups are free and it's a great way to meet some rad ttrpg pals :)

Hey folks, my friend Sam and I are making our first game, Wasteward! It's a physics based puzzle game about making stuff out of junk! We just took the steam page live and appreciate any wishlists!

Late post: character gallery for our rock collecting game jam. Thought two weeks was plenty but we always end up wanting more time. Guess that's just how jams go. pillowcastle.itch.io/a-game-about... Thanks for hosting @pigsquad.com

We just popped some new events on the calendar, including this year's SPOOKY GAMES MARATHON at Black Water Bar the evening of Tuesday, October 27th! Come see some really scary stuff and play games from locals & other indies! 🎃🎃🎃 pigsquad.com/events-list/...

We had a blast at Portland Retro Gaming Expo and giving demos of Airship Armada. Thanks to everyone who tried it out and thanks to @pigsquad.com for hosting us. Learn more about Airship Armada at our Patreon: www.patreon.com/c/ArcturusIn...

thank you to everyone who played FLICKSHOT today at portland retro game expo! today was one of the best days of my entire life. getting to see everyone having so much fun really makes it all worth it. major thanks to @pigsquad.com & @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social for having me!

#PRGE was a blast!! Got to meet a bunch of awesome people and hang out with super rad fellow devs of some really sweet looking games! Thanks so much @pigsquad.com for setting up such an awesome space for devs to meet and show off their work!!

Showcasing till 5 today!!! 🐍

And we're back! Come have another great day at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social. This year's show is so good, and we're really excited about the local games we have out for you to play!

Come stop by the Indiepocalypse booth (824) at the Portland Retro Game Expo and help me clean out the last of my physical stock following this long string of events. (before i then need to rebuild for the next string)

Hanging with @pigsquad.com at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social! Always good vibes here. Feel free to say hi!

Come on out to Portland Retro Game Expo and check out the hottest* game of 2026 *I made it during the summer

We’re at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social all weekend - come say hi!

Someone come to the @pigsquad.com booth at Portland Retro Gaming Expo and buy all my DVDs plz. They have Dracula on them 🧛‍♀️

SNAKEWITCH 🐍 will be joining the @pigsquad.com booth at Portland Retro Gaming Expo this year! Stop by and check out the demo, along with tons of other amazing indie games! See you Sunday! 🐍🐷 . @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social #SNAKEWITCH #gamedev #indiegame

TOMORROW! I'll be sitting with the @pigsquad.com and showing off Grab The Goblin, a fun and breezy arcade experience made in Pico-8 for one of the Summer Slow Jams!

Come to @pigsquad.com's booth at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social this Sunday to fight the mighty slume.

Almost time for the best night of the year

cue the john williams jurassic park music as i unfurl this bad boy

I’ll be @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social in Portland this weekend! Come and sing the DK Rap with me!

What's the latest from the Video Game History Foundation in Q3 of 2026? Our latest Video Game History Hour podcast gets into '5,000 magazines in the digital library', community research around EULAs, and lots more: https://gamehistory.org/episode-165-vghf-q3-update/

Speeding through the Holidays presented by Black in a Flash! is making it's way this December!! Here's all the dates you need to know to be prepared *must be a member of the BaF Discord to submit a run Learn more about BaF and how to join: gdq.gg/baf

Do you make (or have you ever made) games that are short, abrasive, experimental, or otherwise don't fit in the familiar commercial games space? Then you're in luck because Indiepocalypse is out here publishing those sorts of games! Submit here! (or email me) www.indiepocalypse.com/submit

We just popped some new events on the calendar, including this year's SPOOKY GAMES MARATHON at Black Water Bar the evening of Tuesday, October 27th! Come see some really scary stuff and play games from locals & other indies! 🎃🎃🎃 pigsquad.com/events-list/...

ARRIVING FRIDAY: Chimera Hunter from Portland art collective Chimera House A wire-bound game with three-panel, Exquisite Corpse-style creature sections - create a chimera, check their stats, and fight!

Hey folks! I'm delighted to share The Rabbit Hole is part of PIGSquad's lineup that will be on the show floor of the Portland Retro Gaming Expo. Come check out the projects of many skilled indie devs doing our own neat games.

We'll do a more official announcement post soon, but we're showing at @pigsquad.com's booth at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social Make sure to stop by to meet the developers, get a first look at our new demo, and see the befabled pot.

@pigsquad.com - the Portland Indie Game Squad joins the Expo with a HUGE line-up of awesome games, check them out! Tickets at tinyurl.com/3a5hdpw4 #prge #prge2026 #retrogaming #pigsquad

Hanging out this evening in Discord with a chill Art/Code Night for those of you who want to screenshare, work on stuff, play games, or lurk! Been a sec since we've done an online-only thing, so feel free to pop in if you're not local! pigsquad.com/events-list/...

i'll be showing on the saturday : )

The Portland Retro Gaming Expo is always such a great time! If you're in the area definitely check it out (and come say hi at the PIGSquad booth! ❤️)

HUUUUUGE NEWS my momentum fighting game FLICKSHOT is joining @pigsquad.com at @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social in portland oregon on october 11, and i have the laurel graphic to prove it! come give my cool dope video game a try and then let's high five about it #gamedev #indiedev #prge

Come join us at the Portland Retro Gaming Expo @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social for our first ever public demo! We will be in Booth 805, generously hosted by the Portland Indie Game Squad @pigsquad.com. See you there Sunday, October 11th from 10AM-5PM!

Iron Dogs will be at PRGE26 @retrogamingexpo.bsky.social Thanks to the awesome crew at @pigsquad.com! So incredibly honoured and hope everyone has fun! I'm ecstatic to showcase my project and share fun stickers with everyone! #prge #prge26 #indiegames