𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲. And we showed Peterborough what our community is building, together, we stand strong. On to the next one 🚀 #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #Community #Peterborough #ARU

Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by, players, families, students, and fellow devs, for the conversations, feedback, and energy throughout the day. Special thanks to team at @angliaruskin.bsky.social Peterborough for making our showcase possible.

We also showcased a 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗿𝗼 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝘀𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆, celebrating the history of games with a nostalgic showcase of the computers, consoles, and timeless classics that inspire today's creators.

- Umar- Agapo Games 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲: store.steampowered.com/app/4731610/...

- Umar- Agapo Games 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰 𝗚𝗼𝗹𝗳 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆: store.steampowered.com/app/3753060/...

- Jamie 𝗔𝗿𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲 𝗕. 𝗣𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗹: raegar.itch.io/archie-b-pixel

- Don 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗚𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀: donmacsween.itch.io/heartofglass

- Don 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸 - 𝗩𝗥: donmacsween.itch.io/haunter-of-t...

- Paul - BitDriven 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝗺𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 – 𝗖𝗼𝗿𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: store.steampowered.com/app/4503140/...

- Sana - Sloth Doctor Games 𝗛𝗲𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵 𝗥𝘂𝘀𝗵: slothdoctor.itch.io/heldritch-rush

- Harry - Toaster Games 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗼: harrywright05.wixsite.com/portfolio/co...

- Dan - Pantry Goblin Games 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗲𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲: 𝗞𝗶𝘁𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗘𝘀𝗰𝗮𝗽𝗲: store.steampowered.com/app/4945690/

- Alec & Tony – Nostalgicat 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗳𝘂𝗹: store.steampowered.com/app/4235420/...

- Adam - Bright Hoodie Studios 𝗚𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵𝘆 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀: 𝗞𝗻𝗶𝘁 𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘀

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 | 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 is bringing the #MadeInPeterborough 𝗥𝗼𝗮𝗱𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 back home to 𝗔𝗥𝗨 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 '𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 this month, showcasing a selection of 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗲 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲-𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁𝘀 from our community. 📅 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟱 𝗔𝘂𝗴𝘂𝘀𝘁 🕕 𝟭𝟬𝗮𝗺 – 𝟮𝗽𝗺 #GameDev #IndieDev #CreativeTech #Community #ping

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 is joining our partners 𝗔𝗥𝗨 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 at this year's 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘆 on campus, connecting with the Peterborough community and highlighting the growing creative-tech and indie-creator work we’re developing in partnership with the university. #GameDev #IndieDev #CreativeTech

𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀 was proud to be represented at 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽:𝗕𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗼𝗻, connecting with indie creators, our partners and allies, and supporting the growing network of regional game‑dev communities. 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀. #Develop2026 #GameDev #IndieDev #MadeInPeterborough #Peterborough #UK

We shaped the day as an indie team experience, blending curiosity, experimentation, and practice. Working in teams, students created new game assets in 𝗣𝗶𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗹, re-designed levels, and modded a base game in 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗼𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲 into their own unique flavours.

𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 𝗜𝗜𝗜 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗺𝗺𝗲 - 𝗜𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 This week we joined Year 10 students at Stanground Academy for a full-day of hands-on game development, delivered in partnership with ARU Peterborough and Peterborough Cultural Alliance. #Peterborough #MadeInPeterborough #Piskel #Godot #STEAM #PinG

🎉 𝗪𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗶𝘅 𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗴𝗼, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸, 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗺𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀. 📅 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 🕓 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬–𝟭𝟰:𝟬𝟬 𝗨𝗞 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 📍 𝗗𝗶𝘀𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱: tinyurl.com/pingdiscord Join the fastest-growing indie game dev and creative-tech community. 𝗦𝗲𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆!

🍩 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 𝗪𝗲𝗲𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁𝘂𝗽 We met up on 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟰 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗮𝘁 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗽𝘆 𝗞𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵, with our community members for an evening of games, creativity and yummy treats. #PeopleInGames #PinG #GameDev #IndieDev #Community #Peterborough #GamesIndustry #UK #doughnut #england #football #worldcup

🚀 To keep the creativity flowing, 𝘄𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗮𝗺, 𝗣𝗶𝗻𝗚 𝗦𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗲𝗿 𝗝𝗮𝗺! 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺𝗲: 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱𝘀 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗝𝗮𝗺 𝗱𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘀: itch.io/jam/ping-slo...

🎮 We also welcomed our 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿, 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗥𝗼𝗴𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘁 @agapogames.bsky.social, who shared his vision for their 𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝗴𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗦𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲: www.newsciencegame.com

@donmacsween.bsky.social - 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗩𝗥 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 (𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗩𝗥 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝗼) Don shared his experience of VR game development and the state of VR creative‑tech.

🎤 Mixer was followed by 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: 𝗛𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗮𝗵 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 - 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗔𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗮 𝗖𝗿𝗼𝘄𝗱𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝗯 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁 Hannah shared her strategy for standing out in today's demanding games‑industry job market.

🍕 We kicked things off with a 𝗺𝗶𝘅𝗲𝗿 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗗𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗼'𝘀 𝗽𝗶𝘇𝘇𝗮, giving everyone a chance to meet, share what they're working on, and connect with the growing local community.

🎉 We had a room full of creatives and game devs at 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻‐𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘁 𝗔𝗥𝗨 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 last night. Since our last event, we have achieved a lot together, and it was great to celebrate these milestones with the community. 𝗙𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘄𝗲𝗯𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗲: peopleingames.org#history

Great evening at the Peterborough Bondholders Dinner, joined by our co‑founder Umar Ijaz, thanks to Anglia Ruskin University Peterborough. Energising conversations about the city's future across education, culture, and creative-tech. Excited for what's ahead. #Peterborough #Community #ARUP #PinG

📢 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲𝘁𝘀! If you’re planning to join us for the talks and mixer, now’s the time to book. 📅 𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝟴 𝗝𝘂𝗻𝗲, 𝟭𝟴:𝟬𝟬–𝟮𝟬:𝟬𝟬 📍 𝗔𝗥𝗨 𝗣𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 🎟️ 𝗚𝗿𝗮𝗯 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗲t: tinyurl.com/pingmeetupju... #IndieGames #GameDev #Community #PinG #ARU #AgapoGames #Peterborough

⭐ 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁: @donmacsween.bsky.social ⭐ Don will be sharing why now is the perfect time to build 𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗩𝗥, plus insights from his development journey on Haunter of the Dark. 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗿𝗸-𝗩𝗥: donmacsween.itch.io/haunter-of-t... #IndieGames #GameDev #Community #VR #ImmersiveTech