I've been sick, but I'm finally on the mend! Once I can take a full breath without sneezing I'll be prepping for some local cons I'm excited to attend (fortunately in a few weeks so I don't spread plague!)
I don't have a picture this week, but prototyping in screentop.gg has been going great. It's a great tool for anyone wanting online playtests; relatively short learning curve, lots of simple and effective features, and it's ~ free ~ for most use cases!
Look what you have wrought! (This post has me playing War of the Chosen)
Teach Concentrically: When you teach a game, you want to introduce the core tenets of the play experience, and then build upon that knowledge concentrically, so that every new piece of information feels easy to integrate but continues to expand upon a sense of complex interdependence that cannot be “collapsed” or “resolved” except perhaps through play.
Wrote this as part of a game design consultation follow-up report, and I'm feeling really happy with how these words fit together.
Good luck finding a good match! Tak is, after all, A Beautiful Game
I regret to inform7 you ma'am but your son is dead. Your son is found in the Grey Hallway. The description of your son is "a poor soul who died in these hallowed halls." The son is wearing a backpack. The backpack is openable and closed.
These are for Warhammer Underworlds! It's a squad-level game, so these three minis alone make up a full team.
The three members of Ironsoul's Condemnors, primed black. Tavian is partially painted, showing the beginning of a yellow and maroon color scheme
I'm making progress on some game projects, but nothing photographable. So instead, behold my hobby project! It's finally time to get back into the swing of painting my minis. They've been raw plastic for far too long
How to fix soccer:
1. The field is too big, shrink it.
2. Too many players on the field. Limit it to two.
3. Paint the field in a black-and-white grid.
4. The ball is replaced by pure positional advantage.
5. Pawns everywhere.
🦃🎮 Creator Day returns this Friday with the start of our Black Friday 2025 Sitewide Sale. For 24 hours we'll waive our free on all transactions. Over 15,000 projects to be on sale from this Friday through December 3rd. More details here itch.io/blog/1124058/creator...
This looks really clever and visually stylish. I'd expect nothing less from Postmark! Great job team, I'll see you in December
Pyramid Carnival Games, you say? 👀
Thank ya! It's good to be back.
Antennae Station 4
This one pulls off some stellar visual effects. A narrative game with some audio puzzles. Make sure you have headphones with directional audio and you're in for a good little experience
jsuvs.itch.io/antenna-stat...
A two-layer cardboard board with grided slots. Cubes with various symbols fit into the slots to form a game.
Re-started something old! This #craftwednesday I'm back on a project from long ago. This will one day be a tactical solo game, mimicking some of the genre staples of its digital cousins while keeping the physical elements alive!
The core mechanics are coming along. almost time to start level design
Jackson has been running these Wednesday posts for a long time. I hope to see the indie game crafter community flourish on bsky as it once did in The Old Place
It's #CraftWednesday! Do you have a game-related crafting project in progress? It could be a prototype, print and play, upgrading the components of a favourite game, making an accessory or even something larger like a table or games room. Share a picture and join in! Please RP!
Strangely no... I feel like I should though. I will consider.
I'm finally active enough on here. I'm ready for the thread! Sign me up (please)!
oooh, interesting
I checked out your pre-launch page. I'm excited to learn more about the puzzle aspect! I'll keep my eyes out come January
Do you have any games to play to help you make the decision?
Thanks! I'm taking it casual this year so it'll be open play for me for sure
Also I'll probably check out the sights and then head directly to the playtest hall. If you've been to #PaxUnplugged before, any thoughts on which day is best for playtest?
O-Kay, I'll be trying again this year to hit up PAX Unplugged! I won't make it all three days so if you know me and want to see my face, let me know what days you'll be there.
Great thanks, now I'll only think of Neglect Spaghetti every single time I repot
Cult of Pin
I like pinball, I like eyeball aesthetics, I like engine building. Good stuff here!
kennymakesgames.itch.io/pin
I had a terrible time trying to find a dumb tv. Ended up getting a cheap smart one and simply refusing to connect it to the internet. Works fine that way, but not sure if that sane trick works on monitors
I am always so curious when itch shows me unexpected activity on my old games. What are you up to, gamers....
Oh? What are you running Parasite Eve on? 👀
