Simon Oliver

#NextFest starts tomorrow! It's the time to play some indie weirdos, odd experiments, new contenders, dark horses, riders and runners. This 30-game selection is a rich mix: maybe something here will turn out to be the one.

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!

Two new contract positions on Project D! Know how to make Unreal shine? Come make something beautiful & surprising! These are remote contract roles, ideally EU timezones => ➡️ Senior Environment Artist ➡️ Environment Artist www.workwithindies.com/work-with/ha... #gamejobs #gamedevjobs #gamedev

IT’S HAPPENED! YOU can finally play Bad Magpie! so what are you waiting for, go and play the demo NOW 🗺️ explore a chaotic and colourful world 🌟 get a glimpse of the mysterious narrative 🔍 discover meteorites and hidden items 🐦 wreck havoc, be a menace play now on Steam & XBOX on PC!

Applications are NOW OPEN for London Games Festival 2027. Explore the opportunities below to take part in next year's festival. - Games Finance Market - Official Selection - Ensemble 2027 - Side Events Get involved: festival.games.london/applications #LGF27 #Applications

Bizarre to see projects like these - powerful multiplatform open source clones of most of Adobe's Creative Suite prompted into existence. github.com/storytold

Wrapped on Librarian: Tidy up the Arcane Library - not the fastest play-through but loved it! Such a strong unique design and really well executed. Recommend! store.steampowered.com/app/4197610/...

we're in LudoNarraCon 2026! which means 🚨 YOU WILL FINALLY BE ABLE TO PLAY THE BAD MAGPIE DEMO 🚨 who's joining us to inflict some magpie chaos on the 8th October?!

It's that time of year again! Submissions for the Game Awards edition of Day of the Devs are now open! Good luck! https://www.dayofthedevs.org/submit

NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT RTs HUGELY APPRECIATED 🏌🏌🏼‍♂️🏌🏌️‍♀️⛳🛺 This is *Really Illegal Golf* It's essentially Metal Gear Golf with Friends. Really. - Multiplayer stealth golf - Dodge security, stay alive, and sink that putt - Free multiplayer demo available right now store.steampowered.com/app/4115520/...

I was worried if my comic is perhaps too self indulgent, but then I remembered the words of Björk and now I need to make it even more self indulgent 🥰

@chrisgpackham.bsky.social don’t know if you are still doing #foxoftheday but we have a very happy one rolling around on our shed today

One happy fox

Nothing has appeared in my summoning circle yet - what am I doing wrong

MinerMancers Dev Log 2 is up! This time I'm talking about the procedural map generation system I've been working on lately. Hope you like it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWL9... #indiegame #devlog

Just over a week to get your Leftfield submissions in for MCM London this October. Deadline is September the 11th: airtable.com/appIQDFmYU3o...

Woo Ayn Thor has shipped! The thrill of game gadgetry arriving from afar

I really struggle to watch this and comprehend how this Mr Bean-alike character ended up here. Setting aside my loathing, it just seems like a cosmic joke. Baffling

After seeing genAI game trailers appear even before Gamescom, I reached out to a few trailer editors to see how they feel about its use. Derek Lieu gave me this winner of a quote, among many others in the article.

Here are 3 minutes of unedited sanderling joy from right before sunset tonight 🥹 🪶

Did you hear? We're bringing back AMNESIA FORTNIGHT! 🥳 It's a Kickstarter/game jam/documentary, and we need YOUR help choosing what games to prototype! Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:

It is once again Sunday, and (somewhat against my better judgement) I have written some more words about using AI to make games: medium.com/@rickyhagget...

Pin crawl is *excellent* and you should all be playing the brand new demo this weekend!

I've posted my first MinerMancers dev log! Finally! 😄 Do let me know what you'd like to hear about next, if you have a preference. If a particular subject gets more requests I'll be sure to prioritise it. Hope you enjoy! youtu.be/-wdz4vMpIzA

Have passed the 1000 episode mark on One Piece! Wano arc animation is a crazy step Up

Feels faintly archaic saying things like "the weekend crowd" in space year 2026, but on the off-chance that's still a thing, I'll reshare this piece about a really fascinating upcoming video game because people seemed to quite enjoy it. www.theguardian.com/games/2026/j...

Games!

There's a lovely Studio Profile about Size Five Games in the latest EDGE magazine, with lots of concept art and stuff. Well worth a trip to the newsagent.

This is great advice! I got diagnosed as autistic at 45 and it was *extremely* helpful understanding and reframing some of the lingering challenges that I could never explain. Has been life changing

This combination rescue cat shelter / coworking space in Brighton absolutely rules

All set up at @arcfestivallondon.bsky.social! Come find us at Unit 8, Copeland Park, London this weekend!

From: Wizards (1985), dir. Dóra Keresztes and István Orosz, Pannonia Film Studio

Hey indie peeps. I'm going to be doing Kotaku's Indie Penance Day on Friday July 3 this year. If you have an upcoming or recently released game that deserves eyes, please email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "INDIE PENANCE 2026", and include a store link and YouTube video. Rules follow.

Just finished Super Scram Kitty on Switch! Such a blast from start to finish - a great blend of unique mechanics with a wonderful flow, its got so many clever twists on the core play as you progress. Grab it while it’s hot! www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

I’m happy to announce the release of a new open source 3D physics engine called Box3D. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, but it represents over 20 years of experience writing physics engines for games. Read more here: box2d.org/posts/2026/0...

🌟GAMES YOU SHOULD PICK UP IN THE STEAM SUMMER SALE🌟 This is my list of games that: - I played within the last year - Were a 9 or 10/10 Every single one of these is a certifiable banger 1. INKBOUND Incredible multiplayer roguelike from the Monster Train team store.steampowered.com/app/1062810/...

🏹🏹🏹 Mythmatch is Coming to Nintendo Switch!!! 🏹🏹🏹 Our narrative-rich, Greek myth, anti-capitalist merge game is coming Nintendo Switch on 7/7/2026! The perfect device for just one more day in the mortal realm or one more go in the minigames. 🐐 Merge the items 💪 Unite the people 🏠 Find your home

Almost absurdly reasonable and nuanced take from Doctorow that still boils down to "AI centaurs basically fine, limited; AI reverse centaurs unwanted capitalist orgy of self-destruction" arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026...

Drone photography creating a wonderful illusion! Shooting during early morning or late afternoon with the low sun is necessary to project shadows that are elongated and darkly defined! The black cast of shadows from the giraffe are amazing.

#SuperScramKitty launch weekend trailer! #NintendoSwitch #Game

I hope this is true as it’s awesome practical VFX if so

Please point me in the direction of an artist who can absolutely nail the 90's "graphics software" box art style! My Replicube-like sequel "TurtleCAD 3D" is in need of a logo + key art in this style! paid opportunity ofc! #gamedev #illustrator #graphicdesign #90s #computergraphics

The cat is out the (e-shop) bag! Super Scram Kitty is available NOW 🥳