#game-dev

[itay-avtalyon]

Why I’m Cautious About Free-to-Play Games

There is a popular quote: "If you are not paying for the product, you are the product." This mindset makes me suspicious of games offered for free (and not part of a sale or a bundle), especially when it seems there was a big budget behind them.

When I see a game offered for free, two questions come to mind: how they can afford it, and how does it affect me as a player?

Game makers deserve to get paid for their hard work, no question. What I wonder is how the need to find ways to make money will affect the gameplay. I booted up a few free-to-play games to try out on the Nintendo Switch. Each one of them had me agree to their Terms of Use. I reviewed them, and they all suggest virtual currency as their source of revenue.

I wonder if I will be able to play and enjoy it without having to buy something in-game to progress or to keep up with paying players. I am okay with cosmetic customization for pay, or special weapon variations, and even ads on mobile gaming, but pay-to-win game mechanics cross the line for me.

[kamalkafir-blog]

Chief Technology Officer

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[quantumwitchgame]

Hey folks! I'm a queer solo indie dev, and my silly little queer game about lesbians getting involved in ancient feuds between old gods is finally launching! On the 24th!

Can't believe it's actually happening! I've been working away at the characters and story for 2 years literally from my back bedroom 😁

And it's all about the characters and their choices - multiple endings and paths through the story, if you get into the lore you'll be playing it again and again. The script is 32000 words! But you'll need to play though again and again to see it all 😊

AND it's super queer!

You can wishlist it here if you like the look of it (oh yeah, and you can pet the cat😻)

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3100650/Quantum_Witch/

[fish-125]

Eat a Peanut Butter and Jelly

(Click gif to play the game or click here)

I've always been a huge fan of cooking games like cooking mama and papa's pizzeria so I wanted to try my hand at making one. Eat a Peanut Butter and Jelly is my first attempt at making one of those games, originally it was just going to be a test and nothing else but then I got inspired by Eat Spajeje and Rock Smasher to make a food cooking, food eating, speed game. The game was originally going to let you customize your sandwich with different jellys, bread, peanut butters, meats, greens, and cheeses.

(Unused sandwich pieces)

There was also going to be different sandwich making modes such as making a turkey sandwich, it ended up not being added but maybe in a later update I'll add it.

(Screenshot from the turkey sandwich game mode)

Mid-February 2025 Update

End of January it snowed a little bit (luckily my power didn't go out and my water didn't freeze).

(Pic of snow)

Unfortunately I got horribly sick and had awful allergies as well. I got busy as well which led to me missing out on Pixel Day (my game also got slightly too ambitious so i probably wouldn't have been able to finish it regardless).

Upcoming

Next Game: Next month will officially be my 5th year on Newgrounds and my next game will be slightly related to that, it'll be a small game full of things that I luv

Pixel Day: Last second decided to try and drop a game for Pixel Day this year but completely missed it, I'm gonna continue to work on it but it won't be as much a priority as some of my other projects.

(Early screenshot of the game)

Low Poly Day: Working on a small little project for low poly day, practicing as much 3d modeling as much as I can for this game and I hope to share more about it soon

Newgrounds Day: I'm gonna start working more on this game, I've got so much art to do for this game and ALOT more programming to do but I'm really happy how it's turning out

Other: I've been slowly chipping away at a shit ton of other little games and I'm hoping to get them all out this year, I hope to collab with some artists and musicians on some of these projects

Seeya Next Month!!!

I'll post another update next month and as always, I post all of my game dev screenshots and videos over on Instagram, Twitter, and Bluesky. During the time between the previous update and this one I have officially started posting to YouTube, Tumblr, and DeviantArt so go follow me there as well :)

Twitter, Bluesky, and Instagram

[qwertyprophecy]

You are the Dark Queen—the most powerful being of your entire universe. Your lair is breached by an aspiring hero—a pitiful thing, easily crushed.

Except they keep coming back.

PLAY ON ITCH.IO

[markodragic]

I dont think anything on this earth tickles me so hard as how busted white people look in the yakuza franchise

its so dhsjdjfjxjfjgk

[kri5wb]

working this tiny cozy aquarium game that sits at the bottom of your screen while you work, study etc!

it's talled Tiny Aquarium

🐟 fish grow when you're offline 🐠 breed of 70 species of fishy friends 🦀 crabs 🏰 decorate your fish tank 💖 visit your friend's aquariums

we just released our first demo and would love to hear your feedback https://store.steampowered.com/app/2581950/Tiny_Aquarium_Social_Fishkeeping/

[celestial-games]

HAPPY PRIDE :] Reposting some gay bugs ♥️💛💚💙💜

[mostrovskaa]

🚢 ⚓ Some of my illustrative contributions to an amazing, ongoing video game project - The Shipyard by Niwl Games! If you are curious about the project and want to learn more or support the amazing team working on it - check out Niwl Games on itch.io !

[mzcain27]

I think game studios should just release their character creators online. For the times when I don’t wanna play the whole game, just the lil dress up part

[jettpack]

Concept art I did for the indie rhythm adventure game Overpass By Michael Bean, back in 2017 or 2018

[arimiadev]

oh shit rpg maker xp is completely free to own this week on steam??

[kamalkafir-blog]

Principal Software Development Engineer in Test (SDET)

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[ninamodaffari]

five hundred and thirty people laid off from riot. We aren't even one month into 2024.

there is no security in the work within game development. My dad would tell me 'just work hard, be essential and earn your place' but that isn't how it is anymore. You could be the best, most amazing artist, as so many of my friends who were laid off were, and it doesn't matter. They will get rid of you just as easily. I don't even know what to feel anymore, but as someone who had been laid off in the past, I cannot convey how devastating it is to have your life uprooted just like that.

[rsoemardja]

Beyond the Finish Line: Building a Legacy Through Games

Daily writing promptWhat is the legacy you want to leave behind?View all responses A Creative Legacy for the Ages. Hey everyone, In the whirlwind of coding, designing, and testing, it’s easy to get laser-focused on the immediate goal: getting your game out there. But as developers, sometimes it’s worth taking a step back and asking a bigger question: what kind of legacy do we want to leave…