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Three days left until the #RisingTide4 submission window closes! If you can cut a one minute trailer for your unreleased project, now is the time to join the challenge. Submit your trailer July 17 at noon PST 🫴 blueoceangames.com/challenge/gg...
Four days left to join #RisingTide4! The submission deadline is July 17 at noon PST. Submit a 1 minute trailer for your project here 🫴 buff.ly/gEuWar6
🌊 The #RisingTide4 deadline has been extended to July 17th at noon PST. New in this edition of the Challenge: genre based voting groups and 60 new prize spots worth $4,500. More time to craft a killer trailer, and more ways to win! Learn more at buff.ly/vu28CKj #indiedev #indiegamedev
Tomorrow is the LAST DAY to submit your 1 minute trailer to #RisingTide4. If you've got an unreleased project, this a chance to join a unique indie game showcase and competition - top ranking trailers win cash prizes and a shot at serious funding from Blue Ocean Games. Sign up 🫴 buff.ly/2XjQxI8
LESS THAN A WEEK LEFT to enter your one-minute trailer in #RisingTide4, a trailer jam and voting showcase for unreleased games. Get real feedback from a community of devs and indie lovers, win cash prizes, and take a shot at substantial funding for small studios! Enter → buff.ly/2XjQxI8 #GameDev
Just over a week left to submit your project to #RisingTide4 ⏳ If you have an unreleased game and a 1 minute trailer, this is for you! Come see what it's about at blueoceangames.com #gamedev #indiegames #RisingTideChallenge #GGJ
🌊 The judges have spoken! These five standout games earned a #RisingTide3 Judges' Pick. Congrats to the winners! Steam Store links are in the comments 👇
🌊 The votes are in! Congrats to the #RisingTide3 winners: 🥇 IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator 🥈 Smash 'N Grab 🥉 Conductor Cat Huge thanks to all the teams who participated. Indies are thriving and we're lucky to have a front row seat! see the rest of the top 10 here: buff.ly/ASwPdVR
Today is the LAST DAY to vote in the final round of #RisingTide3 Check out the top 10 trailers that resonated with thousand of voters and pick your favourites! Can you predict which ones will take the top 3? vote: buff.ly/hLGxrMU Wishlist the top 10: buff.ly/v5AANF0
Odds are, the next breakout indie hit is going to come from a small team that shipped fast, kept costs low, and began building their community from day 1. The FINAL ROUND of #RisingTide3 is live! 10 teams who took their swing with a one minute trailer. Which games do you think have what it takes?
4 DAYS LEFT to vote in the final round of #RisingTide3! blueoceangames.com/challenge/vo...
🌊The final round of voting is open for the Top 10 of Rising Tide 3! 🌊 Midgardr · Conductor Cat · The Mage Slayer · Croak · IRON NEST · Smash 'N Grab · Twins of Olus · Oloo · Pizzapocalypse 2 · Lost & Found Browse the trailers, pick your top 3. Voting closes May 8 at noon PT. blueoceangames.com
The FINAL ROUND of #RisingTide3 voting opens tomorrow at noon PT/3 pm ET Ten of the strongest trailers from Rising Tide 3, one last voting round to determine which teams have earned a podium finish. Have you picked your top 3 yet? buff.ly/EIgURsq #RisingTide3 #indiedev #indiegamedev
🌊Round 2 of #RisingTide3 public voting starts NOW! 400+ trailers narrowed down to 100 finalists. Now, your vote decides the top 10, who advance to funding interviews and cash prizes. Voting closes May 1st at midnight PST. Vote here: blueoceangames.com/challenge/voting
🌊 RISING TIDE 3 voting is now LIVE Watch indie game trailers and predict where they'll rank. The more predictions, the more you help highlight standout trailers and give devs genuine market validation. Winning teams get cash prizes and up to $300k in funding. Vote here: blueoceangames.com
#RisingTide3 submissions are now closed. Thank you to everyone who submitted a trailer! We appreciate the effort that goes into putting these together. Voting will begin in April - we'll share more details soon. In the meantime, join us on Discord! discord.gg/blueoceangames
⏰ Less than three days left to enter #RisingTide3! Submit your unreleased game's 1 minute trailer by March 31st to join the voting phase showcase. Compete to win cash prizes, publisher visibility, and a shot at up to $300,000 in funding from Blue Ocean Games!
📢 The #FeedbackFriday Discord stream is back! Soft launch your trailer, get honest feedback from other indie devs, or just show off your hard work to the Blue Ocean Games community. To participate, drop your trailer link in the #feedback-friday channel on our Discord. discord.gg/blueoceangames
There's still time to get your trailer in today's Trailer Showcase & Community Feedback livestream Join us on Discord and drop your trailer details in the #checkoutmygame channel to be added to the program. See you at 2 pm! discord.gg/blueoceangames
🚨 Attention indie devs! We're running a live trailer showcase on the Blue Ocean Games Discord this Friday at 2 p.m. Whether your indie game is released or unreleased - if you have a trailer, we want to see it! Join us on Discord for more details and to submit your trailer: discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt
Applications are open for the BOG x Mateo Covic Mentorship program! 🚣 $50k USD to build your game. 🚣 Mentorship: Weekly 1-on-1s with Mateo to keep you on track. 🚣 Outcome: A polished, published game on Steam. Learn more & apply today: buff.ly/63byZoC Join us on Discord: buff.ly/F247BTy
📢 The submission period for #RisingTide3 has been officially extended! Submit your 1 minute trailer by March 31 to participate. 🌊 To submit your trailer or learn more, visit blueoceangames.com/challenge 🌊 Connect with fellow developers and the BOG team in our Discord: discord.gg/tufb5UUqz4
We are pumped to announce a new mentorship initiative we’re running in partnership with Mateo Covic (@zoroarts.bsky.social), the creator of Paddle Paddle Paddle!
Blue Ocean Games is pleased to announce another funded developer: Marco Cornejo! Marco is the creator of Godbox, which placed FIRST in the Rising Tide #2 public vote, and has also been developing his Hiveforge block-coding engine. Learn more about his work here: buff.ly/wWISXp5 Congrats, Marco!
The #RisingTideChallenge is back! Submit a 1 minute trailer for your unreleased project by January 26th to take part. For more information, visit blueoceangames.com #RisingTide3 #gamedev #trailerjam
Mateo's presentation on the BOG Discord begins in under an hour. Join us: discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt See you there!
Next week, join us on Discord for a free talk from Mateo Covic, the creator of Paddle Paddle Paddle! Hear how Mateo went from an idea in the shower to selling over 140k units of his viral co-op game, and learn how he steered his project from prototype, to demo, to full release in just 4 months.
Are you a developer who needs the blueprint for wishlists & traction on Steam? Join us on the BOG Discord on November 19th! Ichiro Lambe (Dejobaan Games founder, ex-Valve) is doing a free live talk and Q&A for the BOG community on Mastering Steam Discovery. See you there! discord.gg/pygaVrWWvt