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With the addition of a few recent releases, my list of RPG Maker titles is up to 115 entries total thus far. It's kind of crazy how many good games have come out recently, with Look Outside being a big hit.

talking aobut this with a friend so figured i'd repost it

Damn...Uchikoshi going full on proponent of Gen AI is immensely disappointing.

A demo for Sonic 3 Unlocked is now available. Read about it on my GitHub page, where you can also find the download link from the SHC 2026 website. github.com/liliambean/s...

My PC-98 inspired yuri visual novel "if you stay" is OUT NOW! It is available for free on Steam and itch.io (Windows, Mac, and Linux). Links below!

It would be lovely if the video games industry would let the people who make the games buy food

typical day for the Baroness

This is another reason why AI losers have gotten into retro decomp/recomp projects. Nobody wants to play AI slop games, so they have to reinforce the value of AI by producing something desirable, which in this case is just repackaging the work of actual talented people.

Today on Roguelikes: I write about Cheeseonomics Deluxe, a deeply flavorful blend of belt-likes with rogue-likes that's dangerously cheesy in all of the right ways. urflow.bearblog.dev/roguebeltlik...

and it has an all timer of a theme song

I've been playing Cheeseonomics Deluxe lately, after it showed up in my discovery queue. Really good factory-style optimization game where you have to thread the needle between making just the right amount. I will probably do a proper blog on it later. Until then, strong recommend for belt-lovers.

Looking back, I mourned a lot that coding was the hardest part of making a game. I knew the concepts, but never learned much beyond the eventing in RPG Maker, and a bit of Ruby/JS. You'd think I'd have turned to vibecoding by now, right? I'm the target demographic for AI! Nah.

this is a 10/10 character sheet holy shit

PSA : I've been made aware that at the end of the tutorial, pushing the shelf twice will cause a soft lock. I'll be looking into a way to fix this, but I am wary of breaking people's saves by updating with rpgmaker MV. If you know more about the subject of updating with the engine please reach out!

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

I had some longer form thoughts on software clickbait I decided to knock out into a full post proper. urflow.bearblog.dev/the-rise-of-...

I've seen a lot of programmers really disrespect themselves thinking that genAI is "fine" when it comes to coding or w/e because it's not "art" Programming is an art. It requires creativity. And you're literally programming graphics, it's visual art. It's just art. It counts. AI coding is AI "art"

Today on Not Roguelites, I'm trying a change of format for my general sales recommendations. I'll be posting the main list I share elsewhere in my blog, and then do a proper shortlist here later. But until then, here's what I recommend!

And as foretold, here's the shortlist for the fall Steam sale: Tyrion Cuthbert Attorney of the Arcane ($5.99). One of the best Ace Attourney-likes out there in my opinion since it really understands the core of a good case.

Tower of Gold is coming November 1st! 🎉 It's a massive puzzle/action game with a first-person overworld full of characters and mysteries. I'll release a trailer alongside the game, but here's a small teaser in the meantime! #indiegames #indiedev

It’s that time again! New Meat is just a dollar for one whole week as part of the Steam Autumn Sale! Start off your Halloween season with this unique, horror-comedy roguelike, still 100% positive-rated across all platforms! #indiegame #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/...

the first game i worked on extensively, "An Outcry", is on sale at a low 50% off with the Steam autumn sale! it's got those autumn-night colors, takes place in october, and has some jack-o-lantern type birds! (don't worry about the birds.) store.steampowered.com/app/1817470/...

WILD MAGIC BECKONS DEVOUT BLOOD The latest Sealed Fortress trailer is here! Along with its release date! 🏰 Wishlist on Steam! : store.steampowered.com/app/5210640/...

Today on Not Roguelites, I'm trying a change of format for my general sales recommendations. I'll be posting the main list I share elsewhere in my blog, and then do a proper shortlist here later. But until then, here's what I recommend!

I don't want to be Too Obnoxious but I'm still looking for work and any leads folks might have. I'm an experienced C# Full Stack Engineer/Game Dev/ without any of that AI crap and I'm flexible for whatever a team might need.

Got my COVID and flu shots earlier today...wrapped up in five layers of blankets and feeling like the most comfortable man in the world.

this week's rpg experiment "The Master's House" - centers the beloved rpg trope of "boss that talks to you while you fight" - you can play in your browser (mobile-friendly) (windows dl available) - made in 12 or 15 hours - it is possible to get the definitive ending tunditur-unda.itch.io/rpg35

Finished drawing Jeneral Jorge! Kinda like the Ark drawing I have like a bullet list of things I want to change or do better at / learn, but it was still cool to do ^^

Dwarf Fortress co-creator Tarn Adams says he has no need for GenAI, because his artists are bursting with cool, weird ideas like meat biomes and sphincter doors. "[Tolkien] didn’t have a sphincter door. I mean, I don’t think he did… Who knows what’s going on in, like, Minas Morgul though."

Incredible non-shower shower thought I had earlier watching someone play a Liminal Game: This old Cartoon Network bumper is potentially the first instance of a character getting stuck in a liminal space.

Finally some good news, I had been meaning to go since they show all kinds of obscure films but they got screwed over when a new landlord took over their building.

i'm still digging issue 2 out of limbo but dark world remains open for submissions for issues 3 and beyond. we're especially in need of 500-word features, so if you're itching to sound off about an rpg-related topic, we're itching to platform you

😐 kotaku.com/xbox-reset-2...

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due to popular demand... gug machine #gamedev