I SPENT YEARS MAKING A GAME INSTEAD OF GETTING A REAL JOB 💀😭 IF this game flops, my career choices are gonna need some serious explaining Anyway, WELCOME TO TWILIGT TAVERN! 🍄✨ A cozy fantasy shopkeeping game where players sell magical goods, haggle with weird customers, explore a whimsical world and uncover hidden mysteries! Made by one very financially questionable solo dev 🫠 Please support my questionable life decisions and wishlist Twilight Tavern on Steam ❤️🍀 #indiedev #gamedevelopment #IndieGameDev #indiegames #game

indie devs: Its #DemoMonday Lets see your Demos below ! Remeber to give a brief description as well ;) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

People complain about AI tools being used to make games. But before AI, people complained about indie devs using marketplace assets and called them "asset flips" 💀 It's interesting how things have shifted. Some games are practically copy pastes of other games, just with different skins and minor changes. But as long as no AI was used, suddenly it's fine? I'm NOT saying AI usage is good, but isn't it strange how we judge games based on the tools used rather than the actual game itself? #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

Indies its #ShowcaseThursday ! Lets see what everyone been working on and connect ! Dont forget to mention what your games about too 😉

Genuinely can't make this shit up 💀😭 Life has been dishing out some serious bad luck lately. Been sick, in and out of hospitals over the past few months, and now, to top it all off... I'M BASICALLY HOMELESS FROM TOMORROW 💀 The apartment I'm MEANT to move into has some serious legal complications, and I was only told about this 16 HOURS BEFORE MOVING IN 🫪 So now I've gotta ask friends for help and potentially couch to couch for a while. Ugh. Anyway, what the hell does this have to do with game dev?! Well, I'm the solo developer of Twilight Tavern on Steam, and unfortunately, development WILL be delayed while I sort my living situation out. I've been slowly getting more comfortable sharing the absolute dumpster fire that is sometimes my life. Not really for sympathy, but because I want to be more grounded and connect with people beyond just showing game development progress. Idk if that makes sense to anyone. We all go through some pretty shitty situations, and I guess I just wanna say that if life's been kicking someone's ass lately, well... YOU'RE NOT ALONE, I'M GETTING MY ASS KICKED TOO😭 Anyway, I'd appreciate it if anyone checked out my game, Twilight Tavern. If it looks interesting, consider wishlisting it on Steam! #indiegame #gamedev #IndieDevs

is it over for indie game devs? 7 000+ games in Next Fest RN ! So apparently there are over 7,000 games in Steam Next Fest. I genuinely wasn't expecting that number. Like, I knew indie game development was getting increasingly competitive, but holy shit. I'm an indie developer myself, currently working on my own game, Twilight Tavern, and I can only imagine how some developers participating in Next Fest must be feeling right now (fearful, worried, ect). Imagine spending YEARS working on a game, finally getting ready to showcase it, and then realizing there are thousands of other devs trying to get noticed at the exact same time😭 Is it over for indie devs? Is Steam Next Fest becoming so saturated that overwhelming majority of smaller indie games dont stand a chance at getting exposure? we see more successes than failures online after all. #indiedev #gamedevelopment #indiegame

SO RAISING MONEY FOR AN INDIE GAME IS REGION-LOCKED 💀😭 Spoke to another indie dev recently, and they recommended Kickstarter. Them: "Why not launch a Kickstarter?" Me: "I can't. It's not available in my country, and crowdfunding has legal restrictions here." Them: "WHAT?! THAT'S CRAZY." Me: "Yeah haha..."(internally dying) 💀 It reminded me how unequal the playing field can be for indie developers depending on where they live. Some devs can launch a Kickstarter and raise thousands. Meanwhile, I'm over here fighting for my life developing a game with barely any resources ngl. Patreon might be an alternative, but would people genuinely pay monthly to support an indie game in development like mine? I could offer behind the scenes videos, personal devlogs, and updates about Twilight Tavern, but I'm already drowning in development work. Making high-quality Patreon content on top of that feels like another full-time job💀 Genuine question for indie devs: Would Patreon be worth pursuing, or would it just take more time away from actually finishing the game? #indiedev #gamedev #steamgames #games

its #ShowMeSunday Lets see what indie devs got for us this Sunday ! If you see a game you like wishlist as support😁

APPARENTLY EVEN CRAFTING BENCHES NEED MAKEUP NOW 💀😭 Before vs After of the crafting bench in my indie game Twilight Tavern! The old one looked like it hadn't showered in 3 business years. Gave it some makeup, better details, and a much needed glow up. WHY AM I SPENDING HOURS MAKING A WOODEN TABLE LOOK BETTER😭💀 #indiegame #indiedev #gameart

BRINGING THIS GEM BACK also bring my game Twilight Tavern some luck 🍀 and wishlist on Steam, ok thanks bye bye #indiegame #gamedev #IndieDevs

Indie game devs ! Isn't success out of our control? I wanted to talk about things we don't discuss enough in indie game dev. Factors out of our control like luck, then there's having serious amount of patience, not all of us have equal access to resources like Kickstarter for example I feel like we're often told there's some kind of "formula" to succeeding as an indie developer. And if our game doesn't succeed or hit certain metrics, well, clearly we just didn't follow the formula correctly. But what if there isn't actually a formula? What if there isn't any way to succeed at all? My game Twilight Tavern which honestly I've been working on for years, now has been growing in WL and has been progressing at a rate im more satisfied with atm. But that was likely due to luck in the marketing I feel as well. Some devs get lucky and get more attention in a week than others may get in a year. Now im NOT saying that skill, marketing attempts, and other obvious factors have no influence in success. Of course they have some influence to some extent like everything else. Im trying to say that Luck is rarely spoken about or admitted. What do you guys think? #indiedev #gamedev #games

MY BREEDABLE POTION BOTTLES GOT A FUCKING GLOW UP 💀😭 Apparently even fictional potions need sex appeal now. Anyway, welcome to Twilight Tavern, where I spend hours making bottles look unnecessarily attractive 💀 I focused on making the silhouettes stronger and giving each product a more distinct look. I feel like they're coming together much better now! Which product pops out the most? 👀 #indiegame #gamedevs #indieartist