John Walker, Industry Analcyst

Oh, for heavens sake, follow me over at BlueSky. bsky.app/profile/bother… Unless you're horrid. If you're horrid, you're actually not allowed.

Today my son got a week's ban on @GorillaTagVR for using the username "hognose" - his favourite breed of snake. They called this an "inappropriate and offensive" name when I appealed, and refused to lift the ban.

Slender Threads by @blyts is a fantastic, funny point-and-click adventure, with a dark layer of meta-commentary. It's also gorgeous, with stunning voice acting. buried-treasure.org/2025/02/slende… Please support Buried Treasure: patreon.com/c/buriedtreasu…

Tower of Mask is a Grimrock-like by @papertip150253, and it's a doozy. A brilliant old-school dungeon crawler with very new-school combat. buried-treasure.org/2025/01/tower-… Help Buried Treasure unearth these treats: patreon.com/c/buriedtreasu…

20 Astonishing Indie Games To Play Or Wishlist Immediately dlvr.it/TGThsB

Yay! Here's a second selection of 20 incredible-looking #indiedev games, straight on the front page of Kotaku. I'm blown away by the talent and variety. I've wishlisted so many games! Please PLEASE repost this, so these games get all the attention. kotaku.com/thanksgaming-2…

Here are the first 20 games for Thanksgaming 24! kotaku.com/thanksgaming-2… Please RT this to get as many eyes on the games as possible. #indiedev 20 more going up tomorrow.

In July, when Tailgate wasn’t even looking that good, I got lucky and got featured in @Kotaku INDIEPENDENCE selection. That brought me a couple hundred wishlists, trailer got almost 2000 views. So, I recommend you drop @botherer a line👇

did you know that epic hires journalists to interview devs? wildly understated on their part and very cool. literally didn't even know this was a thing until @botherer reached out (and you probably wouldn't even know this post is an interview unless you clicked the link!)

Freenergy by @Freenergy_Game is a turn-based battle sim, but stripped down to its purest form. It's very approachable, even to a doofus like me, and a bunch of fun. buried-treasure.org/2024/11/freene… Help me keep finding unknown games: patreon.com/c/buriedtreasu…

I don't suppose any patent lawyers follow me?

7 Terrifying Horror Games To Play After Silent Hill 2 dlvr.it/TFttcg

If you don't vehemently speak out against hate movements, you'll see more and more people and websites try and cater to those very same hate movements for the sake of clicks. Pathetic!