IGDA NYC

April 21: IGDA NYC Level Up Tuesday! (midtown) Marissa Koors talks about Game Editing, fresh from a GDC talk on helping game devs do more with less. Two NYC indie game demos + tacos and plenty of time to network! FREE entry with RSVP: coexistgaming.com/event-details/…

The #NYCVideoGameFestival is back, taking place May 9 at @Convene Brookfield Place - get tickets here: on.nyc.gov/VideoGameFesti… To support our local thriving digital games industry, @nycgov is committed to building an education & workforce pipeline that's preparing New Yorkers for careers in coding, video game design and city planning, while simultaneously supporting up-and-coming indie developers that are producing #MadeinNY games. @ASUS_ROGNA The #NYCVideoGameFestival also includes: 🎮 @Minecraft Education Battle of the Boroughs Esports Final with @NYCSchools students 🎮 @LeagueOfLegends & @Valorant collegiate esports finals 🎮 Career and education expo 🎮 Cosplay competition 🎮 Soccer drone & VR showcase 🎮 Fun gaming activations and more! Learn more here: on.nyc.gov/4tSTlsN

LOST HEARTS is a narrative ghost story inspired by the works of M.R. James. Decide the fate of your ancestors by re-living their last days on Earth. Grab a FREE ticket to play the demo and meet the devs on April 23, 6-10 pm at @OS_NewYorkCity. Developed by @Overfancyhat.

Monkeys navigate a virtual forest with thought alone, pushing brain-computer interfaces beyond the lab As a part of a study testing out a new type of implanted brain-computer interface (#BCI), three rhesus monkeys controlled movements in a virtual reality (#VR) world using only brain signals. phys.org/news/2026-04-m…

Our talk at GDC 2026 is up on the Vault for FREE! ⭐ Game Funding: Lessons from Outersloth ⭐ - What survival means as an indie - The origins of the fund - Our process for evaluating games - The Outersloth contract and explanation

Long-running game jam Ludum Dare is winding down and will be officially ending in October 2028. Ludum Dare was the start of games like 'Celeste' and 'Inscryption'. ldjam.com/events/ludum-d… gamedeveloper.com/production/lud…

Greater New York opens today—and for the first time, admission is free for all! 53 NYC-based artists and collectives take over the entire MoMA PS1 building to show us the city through their eyes, in real time. The result is a sprawling exhibition charged with urgency, featuring a troupe of aluminum cats and rats, surveillance feeds, Katy Perry dressed as a hamburger, e-bikes, and the relentless determination to persist and create through it all. Stop by opening week and throughout the run for an intimate look into the show: 🗽 April 18 | 50th Anniversary Block Party: curator-led gallery talks, family activities, local food vendors, music. Walk-ups welcome; arrive early. 🗽 May 2, May 30, June 27 | GNY Performances: live premieres across three Saturdays. 🗽 June 6, 14, 21 | GNY Artist Talks: go deeper into artists’ practices. In celebration of our 50th anniversary, the exhibition is organized by the full MoMA PS1 curatorial team: Jody Graf, Elena Ketelsen González, Kari Rittenbach, Sheldon Gooch, and Andrea Sánchez, led by Connie Butler and Ruba Katrib. [1-4]: 📸 : @krisgraves. Cevallos Brothers, "Greater New York," 2026. Acrylic paint on wall. Courtesy the artists; fields harrington, "Unfree Freetime (Bike Rental)," 2026. E-bike and bike rack. Courtesy of the artist; Piero Penizzotto, "The Council of las Tías (Mary, Milagros, Cynthia, Nereyda)," 2026. Papier-mâché, foam, metal, and acrylic. Courtesy the artist; Installation views of "Greater New York," 2026, on view April 16-August 19.

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IndieCade Members and Horizons schools are invited to join today's "Third Thursdays" session with award-winning game designer and professor Eric Zimmerman at 6pm PDT! Learn more: bit.ly/4vBc5yz #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #indiecade #games #education

Join us for April’s Speaker Series session! We’re excited to welcome Christine and Harrison Wade of FlatNine Games to discuss starting a studio after running a successful theater company in Minneapolis, MN. 🗓️ April 19th ⏰ 1:00 PM PDT 🔗 buff.ly/Dq1ISxX #GameDev

April 18: Waffle Games (free, City College) 6 hours of games, tourneys, panels and workshops, raffles, networking, and even actual, edibile waffles. #NYMakesGames eventbrite.com/e/waffle-games…

Today I have the pleasure of interviewing @RbdJellyfish about their game a little perspective. "An abstract, perspective-based puzzle game where perception and reality are one and the same." We're going live @ 3 PM CDT 4 PM EDT 1 PM PDT #NYmakesgames @MistaClawTech" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">youtube.com/@MistaClawTech

You can play PURE HEAT, an action-adventure game with detailed worlds and giant bosses. Grab a FREE ticket to play indie games and meet the devs on April 23, 6-10 pm at @OS_NewYorkCity. Developed by Pixelapp. Tickets 👇️

Moves of the Diamond Hand - out now! Time to dive in! store.steampowered.com/app/2778210/Mo…

Come to Indie Dev Night to play CAXTILTECA, a new real time strategy game set in colonial Mexico! Grab a FREE ticket to play indie games and meet the devs on April 23, 6-10 pm at @OS_NewYorkCity. Developed by Peter Sheehan. Tickets 👇️

🗣️Tax Filing Reminder! The deadline to file taxes is April 15th, and almost half of all New Yorkers can file through NYC Free Tax Prep at nyc.gov/TaxPrep If you are unable to file before then, you can file for an extension at irs.gov/filing/get-an-…

Check out strategy RPG 150 FLOORS at the next Indie Dev Night! Choose from 8 different mages and battle through 150 floors of eccentric enemies. Grab a FREE ticket to play indie games and meet the devs on April 23, 6-10 pm at @OS_NewYorkCity. Developed by Bindlestick Media.

Gig workers, listen up! 📢 Under NYC's #FreelanceIsntFree Act, you have the: 🔸right to a written contract 🔸right to timely payment 🔸freedom from retaliation 🔸right to file a complaint + more. Learn more at free & low-cost webinars at @nyc_hub: on.nyc.gov/3B2wMIe 👈

April 21: IGDA NYC Level Up Tuesday! (midtown) Marissa Koors talks about Game Editing, fresh from a GDC talk on helping game devs do more with less. Two NYC indie game demos + tacos and plenty of time to network! FREE entry with RSVP: coexistgaming.com/event-details/…

Four heroes. Four worlds. One forgotten tale. A nomad lost beneath a desert full of glowing gems. A rogue hunted by spirits through a forest that never sleeps. An adventurer three levels deep in catacombs full of warnings. A ninja writing between battles in a courtyard full of fallen enemies. Each one chasing a different truth. All of them connected. This is The Longest Tale. Wishlist on Steam → bit.ly/TheLongestTale…   #TheLongestTale #IndieGame #SteamWishlist #RPG #wishlistwednesday

It's the Sunday Special!!! We're doing two events back to back this Sunday. 1. A workshop at 12:30PM exploring how women game creators’ experiences and perspectives shape creative voices in game design 2. Admin Night (there will be snacks) at 2PM #womeningames #wignyc