Matthew Quek

🎮 - CEO of @iterco_games

[Felix Lee @felixleezd]

Singaporeans are romanticizing every country except their own.

And it's the dumbest trade in the world. You're trading the best functioning city on earth for a Netflix version of America that doesn't exist.

I'm Singaporean. I grew up in Singapore and now live in San Francisco for @ADPList. And my friends who moved to London, Melbourne, NYC. I love them, but here's what's actually happening over there. SF's single bedroom will cost $4k a month. Melbourne is great if you like waiting forty minutes for a tram that's late. NYC is a hundred dollars before you've even left the apartment.

Meanwhile in SG, you tap on the MRT. The next train is in two minutes. You eat a Michelin meal for $6 at a hawker. You walk home at 2am and it's safer than most cities at noon. Healthcare works. The government replies to your email.

And here's what nobody wants to say out loud.

The reason Singaporeans romanticize abroad isn't because abroad is better. It's because Singapore works so well that we forgot to be impressed by it. We confused "boring" with "functioning." We thought sterile meant soulless. But every country I've been to would kill to have what Singapore made normal.

You don't need to move to SF/NYC to feel alive. Go to Geylang at midnight. Take the bumboat to Pulau Ubin. Eat at a kopitiam down your HDB.

You're romanticizing the wrong country. It's the one you're in.

[PHi: The Broken Strings @Kyrel_Play]

If you like what we're building with PHi: The Broken Strings, please share it and wishlist it on Steam! 🙂

#indiegame #Emotion #Puppet

[South East Asia Game Aesthetic @SEAGamethetic]

Summer is finally here and the stroke of heat can be sizzling for everyone to enjoy their day. Let's freshen ourselves with a splash of waters to cool our heads in Tidal Splash Festival 2026.

Narrated by @HO07RI

https://t.co/9l4RGXZCTi

#TidalSplashFestival2026

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure is part of 𝗧𝗶𝗱𝗮𝗹 𝗦𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘀𝗵 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟲, kindly organised by @SEAGamethetic!

Join us in celebrating water-themed games from 6th to 12th July on Steam! 🌊
https://t.co/mAK7vc7Ffu

#TidalSplashFestival2026 #indiegame #coopgame

[MirulTaku EN & MY VTUBER @mirul_taku]

【Tidal Splash Festival 2026】 Day 1! @SEAGamethetic @proj_orbit

The Game Developer
1. Moldwasher : @Rubel_NMB
2. @StarCatcherGame :StillRain
3. SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure :@kopiforge
4. @Sous_Raccoon : NoviceFlow

Stream Time : 5PM GMT+8
Date : 6 July
WT Room in reply

[GameDevHub @GameDevHub_]

🐙AWS × COM7 JOIN NECRONOMI-JAM AS VISIONARIES SPONSORS

and they arrive carrying a war chest of up to 1,000,000 THB in AWS Credits for our jammers.

Thank you @awscloud !!!🥳

[GameDevHub @GameDevHub_]

🐙 ITERHAUS JOINS NECRONOMI-JAM

Jakarta, Indonesia has opened its gates, and the cosmic horror will now be summoned on two soils. Iterhaus ,a space built for creators, innovators, and digital pioneer, will serve as the anchor point for Indonesian jammers!

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

Missed our previous sale? Now's your chance to grab SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure at 𝟱𝟬% 𝗢𝗙𝗙 as part of Steam Summer Sale!

Explore Khaya Island and serve up some amazing delicacies this summer! ☀️

➡️ https://t.co/NZK55aGFAg

#indiegame #steam #sale #steamsummersale

[Sarah Johana 🌸🐱 @sarahhana]

I'll be one of the mentors for IGDX Accelerator this year! 👋

[Indie Wavemakers @indiewavemakers]

Take a look at the full lineup of talks, panels, and fireside chats at the very first Indie Wavemakers Exchange.

IWX 2026 brings together developers, creators, publishers, and industry veterans from across the world for a full day of learning, insights, and conversation.

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

Our co-founders Jay (@jayzom99) and JT (@djtfoo) will be yapping at local community event, Gamedev Jalan, this coming Sunday afternoon at the National Library. 🗣️

Come hang out and chat with us! ☀️

#gamedevjalan #indiegame #singapore

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

We woke up to 𝟳𝟬% 𝗣𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 on Steam, a goal that we've been chasing since a year ago after making many player-requested improvements and adjustments to our game! 😭

This means so much to us, and we're so happy that our efforts paid off! THANK YOU SO MUCH, EVERYBODY! 🧡

[dongk @Dongk17]

FIFA WORLD CUP 2026 Fan art
With @DinsaiS studio

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

we loved #indomie so much that we turned it into a level in our cooking game 🧡🍜 #indiegame @Indomielovers

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

11 reviews away from hitting 500! 👀🔥 #steam #indiegame

[CIRIPA | Indie Creator Bestie @ciripatxt]

This amount of money could be massive for small indie devs, so here are some tips on how to see if this price is really worth it or not

✨a thread✨so you don't just assume creators are predatory

[Jade Law @jadel4w]

Why is this so controversial?
It’s true.

Okay so let’s assume this is hours of quality work.. because 8 hours of unfocused isn’t the same as focused. Quality hours matter. And they need to be high.

Even 10 years ago less than 3% of games art graduates would find work in the games industry. There are simply not enough jobs, and universities are churning out graduates. Most are completely unprepared because they think the degree will entitle them to a job. It doesn’t. Nobody cares about your degree. Only what you can do.
You should spend that time utterly devoted to your craft. If you do not have drive to succeed, if you do not want to succeed with your entire heart and soul, you will probably fail.

Is it fair? Is anything fair? Are we entitled to anything? No. We can only work our hardest for the things we want and hope it works out. Take a chance on yourself, maximise opportunity by working as hard as you can and being open to the varying avenues for success.

If you’re a student and you’re worried about burning out, crunching or having to overwork yourself then your mindset is wrong. Because you’re competing with the guy who puts in the time because they don’t see it as work.

[PHi: The Broken Strings @Kyrel_Play]

World of Brokens!

A small glimpse into the world we've built so far in PHi: The Broken Strings.

Wishlist on Steam 👇
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDevelopment

[🌿 kopiforge | SEDAP! A Culinary Adventure | 🔥 @kopiforge]

our infamous bbt level WILL end ur friendships 😘👿🤧 #indiegame #coopgame #cookinggame

[Indie Wavemakers @indiewavemakers]

James Barnard is the founder of Springloaded, an independent game studio based in Singapore. He has spent more than two decades making games across console, PC, and mobile, including Let’s Build a Zoo, Desert Island Fishing, and the upcoming Let’s Build a Dungeon.