Shmandala will be at #DGF26 🎉 Come along and try to climb the leaderboard in this awesome shoot'em up 👾 Wishlist the game now to stay up to date!
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Potentially! But that certainly wouldn’t have been the intention. Our concept (which evidently never happened) was to be an anti-crunch jam where participants had plenty of time to produce a modest demo.
Genuinely, this is the biggest reason we’re doing #DGF26 - We need to come together as people more often.
Hopefully you can join us!
Can’t wait to bring Sleepytime Village to #DebugGamesFestival this April 25th!
👉 Tickets are live at gamesfestival.co.uk - don’t miss out, it’s going to be HUGE!
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#DGF26 #debug #indiegame #indiedev #indiegamedev
Exhibiting at Debug Games Festival on Saturday 25th April - in just a few weeks
Get the chance to meet @stoocambridge.bsky.social & @tonywarriner.bsky.social
for chat, demo of our latest game Urbx Warriors and reminiscing about games we have made Sensi Soccer & Broken Sword @debugmag.com
#DFG26
Reminds me of the game jam idea we had a while back. You’d have an entire year to get it done. Of course we knew full well most would cram all the work into the night before, anyway
Mortis Ghost posing for a commemorative photo with two fans at an event venue in Belgium, celebrating the release of OFF
Mortis Ghost signing the Nintendo Switch version of OFF
An OFF fan holding a copy of Debug magazine issue 8, signed by Mortis Ghost
To celebrate the release of OFF for Nintendo Switch, Mortis Ghost signed the game (and a few copies of Debug magazine) at a fan gathering held in Belgium today!
Thanks to @piratepr.com for the photos
And there we have it, all 16 categories with shortlisted nominees have been revealed!
Huge thanks to @gamemaker.io who have sponsored the IGAs for a second year running. We couldn’t do it without their support
And don’t forget YOU can attend IRL for free: debugawards.com [limited spaces available]
The 'Best New Studio' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; AdHoc Studio, D-CELL GAMES, Evil Trout, Inc., Little Sewing Machine, Space Colony Studios, and Space Lion Studios
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best New Studio' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
AdHoc Studio
D-CELL GAMES
Evil Trout, Inc.
Little Sewing Machine
Space Colony Studios
Space Lion Studios
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The 'Retro World Award' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Buck and the Cursed Cartridge, D*Fuzed, Earthion, Gas Station Story, Mavericks Baghdad Extraction, Self Simulated
New stuff to play on your old stuff! The nominees for 'Retro World Award' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Buck and the Cursed Cartridge
D*Fuzed
Earthion
Gas Station Story
Mavericks Baghdad Extraction
Self Simulated
Once again, a huge thank you to @gamemaker.io for supporting the IGAs
The 'Free Play Award' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; an unplayable game?!, Old Timer Transport, Pin-Up Solitaire, Poco, Tablecraft, and Type Help
Free, but certainly not lacking in value! The shortlisted nominees for 'Free Play Award' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
an unplayable game?!
Old Timer Transport
Pin-Up Solitaire
Poco
Tablecraft
Type Help
The Debug IGAs are made possible thanks to the support of @gamemaker.io
The 'Physical Release of the Year' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Absolum: Special Edition, D*Fuzed, Foolish Mortals: Big Box Edition, Make Way, Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - Special Edition, Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Let's get physical! The shortlisted nominees for 'Physical Release of the Year' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Absolum: Special Edition
D*Fuzed
Foolish Mortals: Big Box Edition
Make Way
Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound - Special Edition
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
- Sponsored by @gamemaker.io
The 'Innovation & Creativity' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Banquet for Fools, CYCLIA JOURNEY, DEAD LETTER DEPT., Deck of Haunts, Into the Restless Ruins, Ruffy and the Riverside
Looking for something different? The shortlisted nominees for 'Innovation & Creativity' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Banquet for Fools
CYCLIA JOURNEY
DEAD LETTER DEPT.
Deck of Haunts
Into the Restless Ruins
Ruffy and the Riverside
Debug's IGAs are proudly sponsored by @gamemaker.io
The 'Best UK Indie' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Cabernet, Citizen Sleeper 2, Into the Restless Ruins, ROUTINE, Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog, Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best UK Indie' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Cabernet
Citizen Sleeper 2
Into the Restless Ruins
ROUTINE
Stories from Sol: The Gun-Dog
Tails of Iron 2: Whiskers of Winter
Made possible thanks to @gamemaker.io - Join us for the IRL ceremony on 25 April 2026!
The 'Best VR Game' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Arken Age, Banners & Bastions, Ghost Town, Laser Dance, My Monsters, and The Midnight Walk
Get those headsets ready! The shortlisted nominees for 'Best VR Game' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Arken Age
Banners & Bastions
Ghost Town
Laser Dance
My Monsters
The Midnight Walk
Big up our friends at @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there?
The 'Best Gameplay' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Axyz, GlitchSPANKR, Into the Restless Ruins, Katanaut, Spooky Express, The Knightling
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Gameplay' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Axyz
GlitchSPANKR
Into the Restless Ruins
Katanaut
Spooky Express
The Knightling
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The 'Best Art Direction' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Bye Sweet Carole, Dreams of Another, Gloomy Eyes, ROUTINE, The Séance of Blake Manor, UNBEATABLE
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Art Direction' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Bye Sweet Carole
Dreams of Another
Gloomy Eyes
ROUTINE
The Séance of Blake Manor
UNBEATABLE
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The 'Best Voice Acting' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Arctic Awakening, Dispatch, Rosewater, The Drifter, The Haunting of Joni Evers, and UNBEATABLE
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Voice Acting' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Arctic Awakening
Dispatch
Rosewater
The Drifter
The Haunting of Joni Evers
UNBEATABLE
Our live ceremony is made possible thanks to @gamemaker.io - Will we see you there IRL on 25 April 2026?
The 'Best Sound Design' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Arctic Awakening, Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson, ROUTINE, Skate Story, The Knightling, and UNBEATABLE
The shortlisted nominees for 'Best Sound Design' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Arctic Awakening
Fretless: The Wrath of Riffson
ROUTINE
Skate Story
The Knightling
UNBEATABLE
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The 'Best Soundtrack' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Cabernet, Dispatch, Knights in Tight Spaces, OFF, The Knightling, and UNBEATABLE
Next up: Best Soundtrack!
Cabernet
Dispatch
Knights in Tight Spaces
OFF
The Knightling
UNBEATABLE
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The 'Award for Accessibility' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring; Adventure to Fate: Dungeons, an unplayable game?!, Laser Dance, Squeakross: Home Squeak Home, Trash Goblin, and Wednesdays
The shortlisted nominees for 'Award for Accessibility' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
Adventure to Fate: Dungeons
an unplayable game?!
Laser Dance
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home
Trash Goblin
Wednesdays
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our ceremony possible. See you there 25 Apr 2026!
The 'Award for Mental Health' nominees for Debug's Indie Game Awards 2026, featuring: and Roger, Citizen Sleeper 2, Constance, Wanderstop, Wednesdays, and Without a Dawn
The shortlisted nominees for 'Award for Mental Health' at Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards are...
and Roger
Citizen Sleeper 2
Constance
Wanderstop
Wednesdays
Without a Dawn
Thank you to @gamemaker.io for making our 2026 ceremony possible. See you there IRL on 25 April 2026!
The shortlisted nominees for Debug's 2026 Indie Game Awards - Sponsored by GameMaker have been chosen, and we're going live Right Now to reveal all of them!
🔴 YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNck...
🟣 Twitch: twitch.tv/debugmagazine
This is one not to be missed 🤩
Our first issue is confirmed to have over 12,000 individual readers now. That’s a lot of people discovering new indies 😊
Almost 3 years since the release of Debug #1 and new readers are still discovering the awesome games within!
One of the biggest indies in existence (Undertale / Deltarune) is using GameMaker, and continues to use it.
It really is about simply using the most appropriate tool for your requirements.
To receive such a great review of my #indiegame in one of my fav #gaming magazines, is one hella achievement for me!
Thanks @debugmag.com !
#gamedev #debug #indiedev
character select screen type beat (i should really finish this....)
To all (Belgian) fans of @offtherpg.com and @mortisghost.bsky.social: There will be a live signing session at New Game + this Friday!
📍 Where: New Game +, Brussels
🗓️ When: Friday 3 April, 17:00-20:00
You can buy the Physical Switch Game at the shop (so you can get it signed)
But you’re still doing better than most by having your website listed on the game’s Steam page
