You might remember end of last year’s Game Off game jam sponsored by Github. The winners have been annouced a while ago, and while again quite a few submissions were using closed source game engines, the overall winner isn’t. So make sure you don’t miss Sealed Bite, a fun little/short jump and run: Obvious inspiration comes from the very popular Celeste game. You can find … Continue reading Don’t miss Sealed Bite, the Game Off 2019 winner!
Hexoshi (forum thread) is a libre game generally inspired by the Metroid series, notably the older versions. It is seeking funding using CrowdSupply for a budget of at least $1100 to achieve “Milestone 1” which involves fleshing out the first world of the game, including new enemies, player abilities, and 30-40 rooms, and the graphics for it all (which seems to be the bulk of … Continue reading Hexoshi – inspired by Metroid
We have mentioned in the past a few times that it is a common misconception that FOSS games need to be also “freeware”, and in fact the opposite can be quite beneficial to the overall development of a game or the engine it is build on. The 2D jump & run Frogatto & Friends has been for sale on mobile platforms for a while now, … Continue reading Frogatto & Friends looking to be "greenlit" on Steam
This is a guest post by Julien Jorge, developer, artist and musician behind the open source indie games Plee the Bear and Andy’s Super Great Park, here to present the fundraising campaign he launched for the former. Some years ago, with the help of three of my friends and anonymous people on the web, I have created Plee the Bear, a great platformer in which … Continue reading Fundraising for GPL game Plee the Bear
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