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Thunderbolt

@thenewthunderbolt.bsky.social

After all these years of Unreal developers and being in Unity...
I think it's time for a change.

Prepare to board.
#S8box #Source2 #PS5 #Switch2 #GameDev

October 27, 2026 at 12:22 AM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

ok, ok, you wanted multiple cat Amazon workers for CATLINES. The Coop Update is already and being tested. But I want to announce it together with another, much tastier piece of news. So the trailer, the new thumbnail, and the surprise I'm preparing, all coming soon
#sbox #s8box

October 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

A Major Update for Pixel War is out, meet Art & Battle. 6 new tools have been added: pixel bomb, mirror, ruler, shield, and more. The UI and Leaderboard have been updated. A third canvas, Autumn, is now open at a 2000x1200, it also has a Timeline.

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

October 5, 2026 at 6:30 PM

fishy

@internetfishy.bsky.social

Some great games came from the jam, absolutely worth checking them out, especially with a free weekend happening right now. #sbox #s8box

Facepunch Studios @fcpnchstds.bsky.social · Oct 3

WE HAVE A WINNER! 🥇

Solo Queue just won Game Jam III with their community favourite game, Gamma Team!

Thanks to everyone that participated in this game jam - there's been some incredibly cool games, mechanics, and art styles.

Have you checked anything out yet over s&box's Free Weekend?

October 4, 2026 at 4:53 AM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

let's go to the final and the free weekend for S&Box

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

October 3, 2026 at 1:27 AM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

Want some chaos, but this time from your viewers? Meet Twitch Chaos Mode, where anyone can affect your game in CATLINES.

A big surprise is coming on October 5th 😺

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

October 2, 2026 at 2:53 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

In 5 days we reached 108 players in CATLINES, I got more than 30 reviews, and the workers of cat Amazon have played over 65 hours. Wow, thank you everyone! There will be more updates in September, and all your cat wishes will come true.

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

September 27, 2026 at 12:59 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

I saw Garry Newman acknowledged what went wrong with Game Jam III. Admitting mistakes isn't easy. I don't think there'll ever be an ideal solution, so we have to choose between two bad options, community voting or judging. I'm for the second one!

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

September 26, 2026 at 1:39 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

It’s time for automation, meet "The Drones Update" for CATLINES. Buy Autobots that'll catch rats, and Drones, flying helpers sorting items for you while you drink your milk and watch the Leaderboards. Thx to the s&box community for the feedback!

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

September 24, 2026 at 6:07 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

Thank you, Garry, for the game jam III. I released CATLINES, where you play as a cat, sort important items, drink some milk, and eat chocolate mint. Next stop its Steam!

#sbox #s8box #gamedev #gamejam

September 22, 2026 at 9:43 PM

Vidya Games

@vidayogamsu.bsky.social

#SWOLECEROR COVER ART JUST DROPPED
Artist: breekio.com - support her!

#sbox #s&box #s8box
#art #coverart #indiedev #gamedev

SWOLECEROR surrounded by a crowd of gobbelins all reaching out trying to kill him as he punches one to death while holding another by the throat.

August 12, 2026 at 4:42 AM

fishy

@internetfishy.bsky.social

productive day porting these over from my custom branch and making them pretty. #gamedev #sbox #s8box #gameart #tools

June 23, 2026 at 4:46 PM

fishy

@internetfishy.bsky.social

Finally rewritten to use the in-built node graph. Going to be great to be able to create maps and their materials in-engine. #gamedev #sbox #s&box #s8box

March 15, 2026 at 2:21 AM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

It's time for the final updates of Melon Racer and Trash Compactor, the golden era of gmod. Added shops, bots, leaderboard and a bunch of minor improvements. Let's see if people like it #sbox #s8box #gamedev

July 30, 2026 at 3:18 PM

Titanovsky

@titanovsky.bsky.social

🍉 Melon Racer - back to 2009. Ok, after BHOP and Trash Compactor, it’s time for another Garry’s Mod classic. As you may know, i'm trying to capture the same vibe. #sbox #s8box #gamedev #gmod

sbox.game/ambi/melon_r...

July 21, 2026 at 2:05 AM

kellie

@kelliedev.bsky.social

At what point can you consider something a programming language..? Have I already passed the threshold with this?
#sbox #s8box #gamedev #indie #indiedev

October 22, 2024 at 11:44 PM

increpare

@increpare.bsky.social

(I find the sandbox->s&box->s8box transformation quite pleasing!)

June 22, 2025 at 2:29 PM

Patrick Jr.

@grimtech.co.uk

Terry Run is now out on #s8box!

Play as your own avatar, jump over roadblocks, duck under watermelons, collect coins, unlock cosmetics, prestige, and chase high scores.

300+ s&box cosmetics to unlock and buy.

sbox.game/pcjr/terryrun

#sbox #sandbox #source2

May 21, 2026 at 8:05 PM

Vidya Games

@vidayogamsu.bsky.social

Decided to work on(not done yet) a dance machine to show off how all of it could be done in-scene with a Source-like entity suite without touching any code whatsoever. Expect scoring with timed presses.
#SWOLECEROR #indiedev #gamedev #sbox #s&box #s8box

June 11, 2026 at 2:21 AM

Vidya Games

@vidayogamsu.bsky.social

Added custom methods to my infinite node network that has recursive state machine support. Nodes are now basically components with Hammer-esque I/O. Easy to implement, all without touching any game code.
Next up: a DDR machine with actual scoring.
#SWOLECEROR #gamedev #indiedev #sbox #s&box #s8box

June 8, 2026 at 11:59 PM

Vidya Games

@vidayogamsu.bsky.social

i wanted to make a funny/interesting video so i used the vine boom sound effect and ive been hearing it for an hour while testing and fixing a couple things. so you don't get an explanation. im taking a break. fuck this shit. but still..
#SWOLECEROR #indiedev #gamedev #sbox #s&box #s8box