Amicable Animal - CRT7 demo out now 🦝🏳️🌈
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Created #SOLAS128, working on #CRT7. Try the demo: https://bit.ly/CRT7Game | Part-time lecturer, part-time Scottish BAFTA winning game developer! He/him
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Upfall is OUT NOW – totally free!
Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the glowing hazards in the depths!
🎨 20+ customisations
🎮 Controller support
🔊 Creepy reverb
🦾 Accessibility options
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
Itch: amicableanimal.itch.io/upfall
Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the glowing hazards in the depths!
🎨 20+ customisations
🎮 Controller support
🔊 Creepy reverb
🦾 Accessibility options
Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
Itch: amicableanimal.itch.io/upfall
Microsoft broke PlayStation controllers on Win 11 in a recently update. This upset me because Upfall does some fun things with them...
Now, however, I'm happy to say that my usual understated neon has been reinstated in an update!
👉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/357...
#GameDev #IndieDev #Free
Now, however, I'm happy to say that my usual understated neon has been reinstated in an update!
👉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/357...
#GameDev #IndieDev #Free
November 10, 2025 at 4:21 PM
Microsoft broke PlayStation controllers on Win 11 in a recently update. This upset me because Upfall does some fun things with them...
Now, however, I'm happy to say that my usual understated neon has been reinstated in an update!
👉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/357...
#GameDev #IndieDev #Free
Now, however, I'm happy to say that my usual understated neon has been reinstated in an update!
👉 store.steampowered.com/news/app/357...
#GameDev #IndieDev #Free
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today I shall be mostly drawing messy watery things ✨
November 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
today I shall be mostly drawing messy watery things ✨
OH! So I wasn't imagining it a few weeks back, Microsoft really did fuck up PS4/5 controllers in an update and Rewired had to update to *checks notes* not use Windows Gaming Input because it was misreporting *checks notes* their main competitors controllers.
Ahmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ahmmmmmmmmmmm.
November 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
OH! So I wasn't imagining it a few weeks back, Microsoft really did fuck up PS4/5 controllers in an update and Rewired had to update to *checks notes* not use Windows Gaming Input because it was misreporting *checks notes* their main competitors controllers.
Ahmmmmmmmmmmm.
Ahmmmmmmmmmmm.
Welp without thinking I just said "aww no I crushed my big baps" very audibly in my local supermarket... which I'm pretty sure means I need to move now.
How is your morning going?
How is your morning going?
November 10, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Welp without thinking I just said "aww no I crushed my big baps" very audibly in my local supermarket... which I'm pretty sure means I need to move now.
How is your morning going?
How is your morning going?
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Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
"Rockstar, Rockstar, you're disgusting, we charge you with union busting," the protesters declared.
'All you had to do was follow the damn law, Rockstar!': Workers are protesting outside Take-Two after GTA 6 dev's alleged 'brazen' union-busting
"They can get used to seeing us on their doorstep."
www.pcgamer.com
November 7, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Something worth noting: Rockstar is leaning HEAVILY on the excuse that the unionising employees were "leaking private company information"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
They want people to assume this means game info or assets.
But I will bet you CASH MONEY this translates to:
'they were comparing salaries and work contracts"
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I'm joining this protest outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh today and if you're nearby, we'd really appreciate your support. After what happened with my colleagues under Leslie Benzies (of former Rockstar "fame"), and now this, we really need to fix this industry!
(also come meet me! 😉)
(also come meet me! 😉)
November 6, 2025 at 11:54 AM
I'm joining this protest outside Rockstar North in Edinburgh today and if you're nearby, we'd really appreciate your support. After what happened with my colleagues under Leslie Benzies (of former Rockstar "fame"), and now this, we really need to fix this industry!
(also come meet me! 😉)
(also come meet me! 😉)
Yahoo! I have no mouth but I must a-scream
November 2, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Yahoo! I have no mouth but I must a-scream
For SOLAS 128 neither delta or fixed time steps worked because of dodginess with floating point arithmetic or alt tabbing desyncing things from the music which broke EVERYTHING.
I ended up tying everything to the PCM sample values of the backing track instead which was mad and worked really well 🤣
I ended up tying everything to the PCM sample values of the backing track instead which was mad and worked really well 🤣
Do smaller indies/devs still prefer to work in a fixed framerate? It used to be prevalent in my circles. I felt like not many were working with delta timing, which I guess makes more sense if you're actually working at a pixel resolution for the codebase as well
November 2, 2025 at 12:46 PM
For SOLAS 128 neither delta or fixed time steps worked because of dodginess with floating point arithmetic or alt tabbing desyncing things from the music which broke EVERYTHING.
I ended up tying everything to the PCM sample values of the backing track instead which was mad and worked really well 🤣
I ended up tying everything to the PCM sample values of the backing track instead which was mad and worked really well 🤣
There are very, very few moments when I feel like a genuinely functioning adult with my shit together.
Going to a supermarket with a voucher that gives me money off when I spend over £20 and getting *just over £20* on my first try? Mmf, that's as good as it gets.
Going to a supermarket with a voucher that gives me money off when I spend over £20 and getting *just over £20* on my first try? Mmf, that's as good as it gets.
November 2, 2025 at 12:36 PM
There are very, very few moments when I feel like a genuinely functioning adult with my shit together.
Going to a supermarket with a voucher that gives me money off when I spend over £20 and getting *just over £20* on my first try? Mmf, that's as good as it gets.
Going to a supermarket with a voucher that gives me money off when I spend over £20 and getting *just over £20* on my first try? Mmf, that's as good as it gets.
As it is the spoooookiest day of the year, why not give my decidedly creepy, highly rated platformer a go? It's free, it'll definitely try to kill you, and it's probably at least slightly haunted? Plus you get to unlock things!
store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
#IndieGame #FreeGame #GameDev
store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
#IndieGame #FreeGame #GameDev
Upfall on Steam
Upfall is a game about bouncing, dodging, and near death experiences. Burst bubbles to progress upwards, but be careful to dodge the hazards in the depths. How far will your upfall be? A free game for...
store.steampowered.com
October 31, 2025 at 6:45 PM
As it is the spoooookiest day of the year, why not give my decidedly creepy, highly rated platformer a go? It's free, it'll definitely try to kill you, and it's probably at least slightly haunted? Plus you get to unlock things!
store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
#IndieGame #FreeGame #GameDev
store.steampowered.com/app/3570280/...
#IndieGame #FreeGame #GameDev
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thinking about potato house this halloween
October 31, 2025 at 7:51 AM
thinking about potato house this halloween
I can't stop thinking about the ROG Ally pitch meet:
- Hey guys! What if we did a competitor to the Steam Deck!?
- Isn't that pretty niche and even then it's only selling that many because it's tied directly to the biggest store for PC games?
- Sure but we'll make it better! It'll run Windows 11!!!
- Hey guys! What if we did a competitor to the Steam Deck!?
- Isn't that pretty niche and even then it's only selling that many because it's tied directly to the biggest store for PC games?
- Sure but we'll make it better! It'll run Windows 11!!!
October 29, 2025 at 10:44 PM
I can't stop thinking about the ROG Ally pitch meet:
- Hey guys! What if we did a competitor to the Steam Deck!?
- Isn't that pretty niche and even then it's only selling that many because it's tied directly to the biggest store for PC games?
- Sure but we'll make it better! It'll run Windows 11!!!
- Hey guys! What if we did a competitor to the Steam Deck!?
- Isn't that pretty niche and even then it's only selling that many because it's tied directly to the biggest store for PC games?
- Sure but we'll make it better! It'll run Windows 11!!!
The gaming news has been full of big companies being complete idiots this week, so how about you ignore them and instead listen to some amazing developers talking passionately about games and design instead?
Announcing the line-up for ThinkyCon 2025! 🎉 Tune in for 3 days of amazing talks from the makers of your favorite puzzly games!
thinkygames.com/even...
thinkygames.com/even...
October 29, 2025 at 9:49 PM
The gaming news has been full of big companies being complete idiots this week, so how about you ignore them and instead listen to some amazing developers talking passionately about games and design instead?
Time to update my slide deck with the latest example, it seems...
October 29, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Time to update my slide deck with the latest example, it seems...
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"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"I DON'T NEED YOU TO FUCKING REWRITE WHAT I'VE JUST WRITTEN!"
Fuck me, I'm so tired of this. I've been told MY ENTIRE LIFE that video games are dying, always by executives misinterpreting statistics and/or people with the attention spans of particularly dumb goldfish.
You want to make money from games? Empower your staff to make some fucking games. That's it.
You want to make money from games? Empower your staff to make some fucking games. That's it.
"Our biggest competition isn't another console, it's everything from TikTok to movies," says Xbox president
www.eurogamer.net/our-biggest-...
www.eurogamer.net/our-biggest-...
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Fuck me, I'm so tired of this. I've been told MY ENTIRE LIFE that video games are dying, always by executives misinterpreting statistics and/or people with the attention spans of particularly dumb goldfish.
You want to make money from games? Empower your staff to make some fucking games. That's it.
You want to make money from games? Empower your staff to make some fucking games. That's it.
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We just released the demo for Sea of Rifts, our systems-driven naval roguelike RPG!
Take the helm as Captain, assemble a motley crew, and engage in tense, ship-to-ship combat as you explore a shattered reality. RimWorld meets Sunless Sea, with a dash of Dredge thrown in ⛵🐙
youtu.be/qh2nfllI8fg?...
Take the helm as Captain, assemble a motley crew, and engage in tense, ship-to-ship combat as you explore a shattered reality. RimWorld meets Sunless Sea, with a dash of Dredge thrown in ⛵🐙
youtu.be/qh2nfllI8fg?...
Sea Of Rifts Demo Release Trailer
YouTube video by Out of Bounds
youtu.be
October 24, 2025 at 2:25 PM
We just released the demo for Sea of Rifts, our systems-driven naval roguelike RPG!
Take the helm as Captain, assemble a motley crew, and engage in tense, ship-to-ship combat as you explore a shattered reality. RimWorld meets Sunless Sea, with a dash of Dredge thrown in ⛵🐙
youtu.be/qh2nfllI8fg?...
Take the helm as Captain, assemble a motley crew, and engage in tense, ship-to-ship combat as you explore a shattered reality. RimWorld meets Sunless Sea, with a dash of Dredge thrown in ⛵🐙
youtu.be/qh2nfllI8fg?...
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Hooray, Wolftown is released! store.steampowered.com/app/3948350/... best social deduction game released in the last 5 mins imo
Wolftown on Steam
The classic social deduction game of murder and intrigue, now built for local multiplayer. Invite your friends round, have a party, and then look them in the eyes whilst you betray them. For 4-16 play...
store.steampowered.com
October 24, 2025 at 5:02 PM
Hooray, Wolftown is released! store.steampowered.com/app/3948350/... best social deduction game released in the last 5 mins imo
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Folks! I’m looking for an illustrator to do some in-game artwork for an unannounced project on a contract basis in November.
Feel free to shoot me a DM with your portfolio if you’re interested!
Must be based in the UK, and absolutely no AI 🌟
Feel free to shoot me a DM with your portfolio if you’re interested!
Must be based in the UK, and absolutely no AI 🌟
October 24, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Folks! I’m looking for an illustrator to do some in-game artwork for an unannounced project on a contract basis in November.
Feel free to shoot me a DM with your portfolio if you’re interested!
Must be based in the UK, and absolutely no AI 🌟
Feel free to shoot me a DM with your portfolio if you’re interested!
Must be based in the UK, and absolutely no AI 🌟
Okay, right, look... I now have some questions about this smoothie...
October 24, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Okay, right, look... I now have some questions about this smoothie...
Lol, fuck off GDC you absolute ghouls.
If you cared about developers you'd not host it in a country where developers are at risk of extraordinary rendition, you'd have paid speakers and staff better throughout your history, and you'd not gatekeep talks and dev knowledge in a online fucking vault.
If you cared about developers you'd not host it in a country where developers are at risk of extraordinary rendition, you'd have paid speakers and staff better throughout your history, and you'd not gatekeep talks and dev knowledge in a online fucking vault.
GDC has said that leading games industry companies who choose to skip the event are sending a message to developers that they “don’t care”.
vgc.news/news/gdc-say...
vgc.news/news/gdc-say...
GDC says companies that don’t attend ‘send a message they don’t care about developers’ | VGC
GDC will undergo a revamp in 2026 as a ‘Festival of Gaming’…
vgc.news
October 23, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Lol, fuck off GDC you absolute ghouls.
If you cared about developers you'd not host it in a country where developers are at risk of extraordinary rendition, you'd have paid speakers and staff better throughout your history, and you'd not gatekeep talks and dev knowledge in a online fucking vault.
If you cared about developers you'd not host it in a country where developers are at risk of extraordinary rendition, you'd have paid speakers and staff better throughout your history, and you'd not gatekeep talks and dev knowledge in a online fucking vault.
I assume this absolutely beautiful artefact is where you keep your most hearty of screams!
October 23, 2025 at 7:43 AM
I assume this absolutely beautiful artefact is where you keep your most hearty of screams!
I was lucky enough to play an early version of this, and boy it's a-real good!
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
October 21, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I was lucky enough to play an early version of this, and boy it's a-real good!
Wait, I could have got funding for my weekend plans? Well fuck.
"It is a truth universally acknowledged, that any publication owned by Rupert Murdoch, must inevitably descend into trite rage bait." Jane Austen, probably.
On the other hand, a "Lesbian Canal Boater" sounds like a rather dashing item of summer headwear.
On the other hand, a "Lesbian Canal Boater" sounds like a rather dashing item of summer headwear.
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 AM
Wait, I could have got funding for my weekend plans? Well fuck.