while this is just a side project, i wanna give it the full celebration! riverton entered 1.0 today! 🎉

riverton is a nostalgic browser game where you adopt #virtualpets and own your own ranch! there’s life simulation elements, but it is meant to be a casual browser game you can play entirely alone or with others 😊 there’s all custom art from independent artists that is SO cute!

this project was made to teach myself php and game logic javascript. i made the game i always wanted as a kid, and it’s pretty fun! i have so much more i want to do with the site, but i’m just glad to move into this next phase without so many crunch deadlines. :)

you can create your account and start playing now!

https://visitriverton.com

#browsergames #gamedev #indiegame #games

Luxe Game Engine Released – GameFromScratch.com
https://gamefromscratch.com/luxe-game-engine-released/#GameDev

Following another cancellation, I am looking for (remote) contract/freelance work. I am a game urbanist & designer (15 years experience), and can help with:

🏙️ game cities & urban environments
🪐 worldbuilding
🎲 game design & documentation

Contact me @ https://www.game-cities.com/about

#gamedev

🕹️ Developing a Retro-Roguelike Game for Multiple Platforms in C

｢ The journey began with TRSE, a development environment supporting a huge number of vintage computer systems. My plan was to develop a text-based roguelike that could run on various hardware by compiling code for each target ｣

https://retrogamecoders.com/roguelike-multiplatform

#gamedev #c #retrodev #retrogaming

｢ According to the anonymous source, for Build a Rocket Boy’s case, a 45-day consultation period began on Monday, June 23. According to IGN’s report, Build a Rocket Boy has roughly 300 employees in the UK, so a third or more of its UK workforce may get laid off. The studio also employs about 200 people outside of the UK, and it’s unclear at this time if they’ll be affected as well ｣

https://www.polygon.com/gaming/608467/mindseye-developer-layoffs-build-a-rocket-boy-uk

#gamedev #layoffs #mindseye

Robot Anomaly is participating in Steam Next Fest!!

@godot

Share, wishlist or install the demo to support my indie dev journey!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3619430/Robot_Anomaly_Demo/

#Steam #SteamNextFest#NextFest#IndieDev#IndieGame#GameDev#Godot#LinuxGaming

"Canadian professor Steve Wilcox has between 95 and 100% of students in his game design classes masking up with N95s after playing a simple game he designed called “The Haunted Woods.”"

https://thesicktimes.org/2025/05/06/long-covid-mode-seeing-the-crisis-through-games/

#news #covid#LongCovid #videogames#GameDev