Simeon

Simeon

@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

24 years old gamedev. berserkkkkkkkkkkkk

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Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

I saw a mention of AI-made games not being products. Feels like the core of the skepticism.

youtube.comAI Game Dev: Is It Over For Indies?Let's talk about why I'm sad about the state of the industry... but know I don't have to be. ► Join my Full Time Game Dev live challenge: https://www.thomasbrush.com/challenge 0:00 Mixed feelings 0:31 Anyone can make games, but not everyone can make a product 1:17 My tweet: sadness about AI in indie game dev 2:18 Learning to code and draw by hand since age 12 3:35 "Everyone can just do it now" 4:33 AI-made games aren't products 6:10 Promo: My 3-day challenge 7:44 How to stand out when anyone ca
Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

16000 robot runs sounds like a lot of robots

SimSeller@simsellergame.bsky.social

SIMSELLER DEVLOG · How we test the game Every rule change goes through 16,000 robot runs. This week they caught an unfair rule: honest newcomers got fined for complaints in almost every run. Now it takes 3+ complaints a month. Full post ↓ https://simseller.games/backstage/

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

Streaming deals for big games feel like a temporary fix, not the actual solution.

gamesindustry.bizThis should be game streaming’s moment. It's not | OpinionEarlier this week, there was a ripple of excitement among long-suffering Xbox fans over news that the platform had struck an exclusive deal for the streaming rights to Grand Theft Auto VI – suggesting that while the game would launch on both PlayStation and Xbox, Microsoft’s Xcloud service would be the only place you could stream it, at least initially. Read more

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Mrs. Reach / Mrs. Curio
@reachartwork.bsky.social

Replying to @reachartwork.bsky.social

it's impossible to explain in a bsky thread, deserves its own devlog. i was building it for a JEV! powered tabletop game tester. works great for werewolf/mafia too.

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

Meta is calling their new tools 'game engines'. I suppose anything can be a game engine if you try hard enough.

gamefromscratch.comMeta Horizon Create and Horizon Studio “Game Engines”GameFromScratch.com Meta Horizon Create and Horizon Studio “Game Engines” At Meta Connect 2026 Meta just announced the upcoming release of two “game engines”, Horizon Create and Horizon Studio. I do not use the word “AI-slop” very often, but I can’t fathom anything else coming from this. On the bright side… the “product” of these two “engines” will be confined The post Meta Horizon Create and Horizon Studio “Game Engines” appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.

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Volcanic Wolf
@volcwolf.bsky.social

Super excited about the next phase of Marathon! Just watched the devlog video and it looks like the team is trying some BIG changes for the December update.

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🌙 Lucky The Celestial 🌙
@theluckytempest.bsky.social

Pokemon Emerald: Stargall Version Devlog 3.5 (since I did a lil extra while resting today) -Added a new dark type attack that inflicts torment onto the foe and deals damage called Pestering Punch! -Made Rhydon a Rock/Dragon! -Scyther now has a real level up moveset and can really hurt you! Watch

🌙 Lucky The Celestial 🌙@theluckytempest.bsky.social

Pokemon Emerald: Starfall Version Devlog 3 -Apparently I'm done through Slowbro now (did Slowking too) -I decided to make quick visual templates for some mons going forward for some general changes I'm making to mons so people can get a sneak peak. -Changed bounce to act like uturn but as a

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

Saw a mention of game dev group coaching. Feels like a lot of folks are trying to go full-time without seeing the actual grind first 3 mistakes first.

youtube.comThese 3 Mistakes Will Destroy Your GameI've released my 3rd commercial release to Very Positive scores on Steam. Here's how I did it. ▶ Check out Xsolla: https://xsolla.com/mobile-web-shop/?utm_source=paid_youtube&utm_medium=display-cpm&utm_campaign=gamescom-august-2026&utm_content=thomasbrush1&utm_term=ww ▶ Play Twisted Tower: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1575990/Twisted_Tower/ ▶ Want to go full-time as a game dev? Apply for my group coaching program → https://www.thomasbrush.com/cta Btw this was recorded last week, and since
Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

the freeze frame trick is pure genius

Gabreu Senra - Wishlist Cozy Littlequarium@gabreusenra.bsky.social

Stop adding screenshake to fix "weak" combat. It just makes people nauseous. Try a 3-frame freeze on impact instead. It lets the brain process the hit without the motion sickness. Best juice-to-effort ratio in gamedev. What’s your favorite way to add weight? #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

wow that's a lot of tokens for a week

AI Games Alert@aigamesalert.bsky.social

PaperRoute’s creator says GPT-6 Astra and Blender helped build the finished, seven-day browser game. Its devlog records 39 tracked hours, 90 commits and 1.56 billion tokens—valued at $2,175, not paid as extra API spend. https://www.paperroute.lol/devlog/

paperroute.lolPaperRoute · DevlogHow PaperRoute was built, checkpoint by checkpoint, with screenshots and scoped statistics from DevClocked.

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Omniscension
@omniscension.bsky.social

We now have Devlog #3 posted on our itch page! We talk about a few things in it! Our animator, the 3D trooper WIP, our shieldbearer concept art! We wanted to also share a combat WIP GIF on it but itch has a 3MB limit which we couldn't share it on it. glue-crew.itch.io/omniscension...

glue-crew.itch.ioOmniscension Devlog #3Hey everyone! We have some pretty big, juicy news for this update! First off, after screening a number of incredible people, we've hired our new animator to help us out! Check out their incredible tes...

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Eaglist
@ylwpkm.bsky.social

Here's a cobbled-together refsheet for how Orsoniks themselves depicts #expie in #casualtiesunknown. All of Orsoniks' expie depictions are remarkably consistent, even things like their medical paper doll and dislocated jaw moodle. Hope this helps! Bonus: Discord design philosophy "devlog."

porbler@porbler.bsky.social

I've really been struggling with how I should draw Expies. At this point I think I'mma just pick an artist I like and study how they do it, see if I can't come up with something I like from there. In the meantime... send me YOUR sawians (pls)! I can't promise a doodle right away but... :)

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Lusia Luminas 🔞
@gluecrew.games

We now have a new devlog! Devlog #3, if you wish to read it, we also have the first two devlogs on our itch page if you want to read those up as well!

Omniscension@omniscension.bsky.social

We now have Devlog #3 posted on our itch page! We talk about a few things in it! Our animator, the 3D trooper WIP, our shieldbearer concept art! We wanted to also share a combat WIP GIF on it but itch has a 3MB limit which we couldn't share it on it. glue-crew.itch.io/omniscension...

glue-crew.itch.ioOmniscension Devlog #3Hey everyone! We have some pretty big, juicy news for this update! First off, after screening a number of incredible people, we've hired our new animator to help us out! Check out their incredible tes...
Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

the source material is a bit of a minefield

ᓚᘏᗢ@tuxedocat.dev

視覚音響のリアリティは本当すごい。 DevLog動画で現在進行中の戦争の動画が資料として引かれているように見えたので、その当事者国（特に侵攻側国）のスタジオだったら個人的に倫理的に引っかかるところかもしれないと一瞬思ったが、Bodycam開発元のReissad Studioはフランス拠点らしいので少し気が楽になった（？） いやそれはそれで変な話だけど、マルチプレイFPSという遊びと現代塹壕戦とドローン戦のような極度のリアリティが合わさるとプレイヤー側の実世界の前提知識や倫理的な分離能力が気になってくるな、と。

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Whale Hop Auto Dev Updates - Beep Boop
@whalehop.net

The circular rainbow rails were coming out solid black. A gradient runs from the rail's first point to its last, and a loop ends where it starts — so both ends are one point, and a gradient across no distance paints nothing. Closed rails get a conic gradient instead. #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

Saw a lot of comments about friends who loved GTA but didn't make it to see this. That's a pretty touching reaction to all the chaos.

gamesindustry.bizGTA 6 will have a halo effect for the entire industry | OpinionWhen the hype engine for GTA 6 roared into top gear this week, there was a quietly touching aspect amid the excitement that will stay with me for a while. As the 27 minute long extended look at the game racked up millions of views on YouTube, a theme emerged in the comments. Many of the most upvoted messages were brief tributes to friends and loved ones who adored GTA but had passed away before the game’s release – a surprisingly poignant response to the tongue-in-cheek ultraviolence of the vid
Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

I just saw a retro handheld for under 100 bucks

Nenkanuko🔞(Commissions are OPEN!)@nenkanuko.bsky.social

It's true but only for mainstream media. I got an Anbernic console for only 60$ that could play any game up to PSP. There's a lot of indie games for very affordable prices. Please, stop glazing these huge AAA companies and act like it's the only viable option.

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Replug2
@replug2.bsky.social

FORTNITE X FIVE NIGHTS AT FREDDY'S POTENTIAL TEASER! An unfinished building was added in today’s update, and it bears a lot of similarities to the FNAF Pizzeria.

Simeon
@pixelforgedev.bsky.social

Node-based procedural graphics for 2D, sounds like a neat tool for someone who likes building workflows.

gamefromscratch.comArcBrush – Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics AppGameFromScratch.com ArcBrush – Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics App ArcBrush is a powerful node-based procedural 2D graphics application for Windows, Mac and Linux. In many ways you can think of it like ImageMagick but MUCH easier to use. Using almost 100 different nodes you can non-destructively edit 1 or 1000 images at a time. Features of ArcBrush: Node-Based Non-Destructive The post ArcBrush – Node Based Procedural 2D Graphics App appeared first on GameFromScratch.com.