cain
@cmddx.itch.io
makes weird horror games
check out PROXIMATE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/PROXIMATE/
https://cmddx.itch.io/proximate
devlogs and early access content at https://www.patreon.com/cainmaddox
[email protected]
melbourne. he/him 🏳️⚧️
check out PROXIMATE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/PROXIMATE/
https://cmddx.itch.io/proximate
devlogs and early access content at https://www.patreon.com/cainmaddox
[email protected]
melbourne. he/him 🏳️⚧️
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@cmddx.itch.io
· Nov 14
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Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% acc...
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first post on bsky, might as well plug my game?
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
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“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
Israel used weapons in Gaza that made thousands of Palestinians evaporate
US-made thermal weapons burning at 3,500C caused 2,842 people to "evaporate" in Gaza, Al Jazeera investigation finds.
www.aljazeera.com
February 10, 2026 at 10:29 PM
“Four of my children just evaporated,” Badran said, holding back tears. “I looked for them a million times. Not a piece was left. Where did they go?”
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
There are no words to adequately describe the evil here.
watched iron lung. it sure is a film
February 2, 2026 at 10:47 PM
watched iron lung. it sure is a film
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SECOND HAND COMPUTER IS OUT!
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
Second Hand Computer is out!
There comes a time in every project's life where you have to kick it out of home. You know you're going to be supporting it and helping it out for some time to come, but it's time for it to leave so y...
funtimeelectrics.itch.io
January 30, 2026 at 4:01 AM
SECOND HAND COMPUTER IS OUT!
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
SHC is a sort of vibes-based programmable #FantasyComputer designed to mimic my own experiences getting a second-hand computer too crappy to run graphical games.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev
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NEW VIDEO
Last year, Steam banned Vile: Exhumed, a twisted horror experience that pulls no punches, and one of my favourites of 2025. Here's why I loved the game, and why it was wrong of Steam to ban it (and other titles too...)
youtu.be/c-qaFjqJuQ4
Last year, Steam banned Vile: Exhumed, a twisted horror experience that pulls no punches, and one of my favourites of 2025. Here's why I loved the game, and why it was wrong of Steam to ban it (and other titles too...)
youtu.be/c-qaFjqJuQ4
Vile: Exhumed - The Intense Horror Game Steam (Wrongfully) Banned
YouTube video by Power Pak
youtu.be
January 24, 2026 at 7:03 PM
NEW VIDEO
Last year, Steam banned Vile: Exhumed, a twisted horror experience that pulls no punches, and one of my favourites of 2025. Here's why I loved the game, and why it was wrong of Steam to ban it (and other titles too...)
youtu.be/c-qaFjqJuQ4
Last year, Steam banned Vile: Exhumed, a twisted horror experience that pulls no punches, and one of my favourites of 2025. Here's why I loved the game, and why it was wrong of Steam to ban it (and other titles too...)
youtu.be/c-qaFjqJuQ4
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The games industry has a long history of glorifying and normalising military violence. A blurring of “war and play” that both militaries, militaristic organisations and the games industry benefit from.
This has been happening before digital games existed, but has been amplified massively by them.
This has been happening before digital games existed, but has been amplified massively by them.
I am watching what is happening in Minneapolis on Ali Velshi and one of the ICE officers (off camera) literally says, “It’s like Call of Duty. Pretty cool huh?” as they shoot whatever it is they are shooting. Agents walking around, guns unholstered for no reason. This is insanity
January 24, 2026 at 6:49 PM
The games industry has a long history of glorifying and normalising military violence. A blurring of “war and play” that both militaries, militaristic organisations and the games industry benefit from.
This has been happening before digital games existed, but has been amplified massively by them.
This has been happening before digital games existed, but has been amplified massively by them.
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thinking about how the chinese trans community calls estrogen "debian install media"
January 22, 2026 at 6:59 PM
thinking about how the chinese trans community calls estrogen "debian install media"
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I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
January 20, 2026 at 1:57 AM
I just woke up from a nap and somehow while I was asleep, everyone on the bus has figured out we are not going to the right place
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one more thing about freeplay, and an issue that's been on my mind for a while (alt text available):
January 20, 2026 at 4:23 AM
one more thing about freeplay, and an issue that's been on my mind for a while (alt text available):
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An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Freeplay | 2026 Survey
An Update from Freeplay
www.freeplay.net.au
January 20, 2026 at 1:35 AM
An update: Unfortunately Freeplay didn’t secure multi-year funding and is potentially looking at its last year of operation. We’re exploring what comes next & want your input.
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
Read our full statement here: www.freeplay.net.au/survey2026
Help us decide our next step here: forms.gle/W4ZSns1bGCX1...
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Look for the helpers
Alaska Art Student Arrested for Eating Another Student’s AI-Generated Art in Protest
A University of Alaska student was charged with a misdemeanor for eating another student's AI-generated art in protest.
www.artnews.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:50 PM
Look for the helpers
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Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.
imagine letting these people run anything more consequential than a lemonade stand
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
www.theguardian.com/technology/2...
Elon Musk admits cheating at video games, chat transcript appears to show
Video posted by top gamer shows what he says is X conversation in which billionaire admits ‘account boosting’
www.theguardian.com
January 16, 2026 at 6:43 AM
Again it is something that people in previous eras have commented on but I still find it just astonishing to witness in my own: fascism is somehow the natural ideology of loser men, just all of our most pathetic and contemptible instincts rendered into a worldview.
lots of bundlers reaching out trying to get me to sell proximate for one dollar on their storefronts when i'm already selling it for five dollars on my storefronts. unsure of how this is supposed to benefit me
January 16, 2026 at 11:29 PM
lots of bundlers reaching out trying to get me to sell proximate for one dollar on their storefronts when i'm already selling it for five dollars on my storefronts. unsure of how this is supposed to benefit me
i've had people comment that they love the universe and worldbuilding of proximate and want to see it expanded. which is wild to me because it's literally just australia
January 16, 2026 at 1:13 AM
i've had people comment that they love the universe and worldbuilding of proximate and want to see it expanded. which is wild to me because it's literally just australia
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For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
Ian's Is Still The Best Site For Tying Your Shoelaces
Ian's Shoelace Site has been teaching people to tie their shoes for more than two decades. His knots are wonderful. But it is vulnerable to the forces tearing the internet apart.
aftermath.site
January 14, 2026 at 6:03 PM
For over a decade I have tied my shoes one specific way: Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot. I learned it from Ian (aka Professor Shoelace) whose site is over two decades old. The knot has never failed me. I spoke with Ian about knots and the dangers of the modern internet. aftermath.site/ians-shoelac...
kinda bummed about sxsw sydney. the first time i ever showcased a game was at sxsw, and despite all the events flaws i still had a really nice time. oh well
January 14, 2026 at 1:05 AM
kinda bummed about sxsw sydney. the first time i ever showcased a game was at sxsw, and despite all the events flaws i still had a really nice time. oh well
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stuff like this is one of the reasons why it’s incredibly important to constantly film everything ICE is doing while terrorizing communities bc it humiliates them
January 12, 2026 at 10:26 PM
stuff like this is one of the reasons why it’s incredibly important to constantly film everything ICE is doing while terrorizing communities bc it humiliates them
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The developers of PEAK explain pricing
January 12, 2026 at 7:01 AM
The developers of PEAK explain pricing
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I know a group of Game Developers with threat of deportation from USA. Are any games journalists interested in being connected up?
January 10, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I know a group of Game Developers with threat of deportation from USA. Are any games journalists interested in being connected up?
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There are a lot of half-formed notions of Renee Good circulating right now. This poem is the most accurate artifact of her we have access to; a piece of her soul that remains in the world. Read her words and become her for a moment; let her live in you. So long as men can breathe & eyes can see.
ON LEARNING TO DISSECT FETAL PIGS
By Renee Nicole Macklin Good
i want back my rocking chairs,
solipsist sunsets,
& coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of
cockroaches.
i’ve donated bibles to thrift stores
By Renee Nicole Macklin Good
i want back my rocking chairs,
solipsist sunsets,
& coastal jungle sounds that are tercets from cicadas and pentameter from the hairy legs of
cockroaches.
i’ve donated bibles to thrift stores
January 8, 2026 at 11:50 AM
There are a lot of half-formed notions of Renee Good circulating right now. This poem is the most accurate artifact of her we have access to; a piece of her soul that remains in the world. Read her words and become her for a moment; let her live in you. So long as men can breathe & eyes can see.
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The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
January 7, 2026 at 10:32 PM
The No ICE in Minnesota charity bundle submission period is now open: itch.io/jam/no-ice-i...
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
All games, free and paid, TTRPG and browser based-alike are welcome
Submissions are open until January 26 & the charity bundle supporting a Minnesota based Immigrants' rights org will go live in February
i got a new tattoo! it's a dogoboros!!!
January 6, 2026 at 9:07 AM
i got a new tattoo! it's a dogoboros!!!
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Slaughter done for the sake of spectacle alone. The convulsing corpse of the evil empire, wriggling with maggots solely concerned with vice-signaling.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Slaughter done for the sake of spectacle alone. The convulsing corpse of the evil empire, wriggling with maggots solely concerned with vice-signaling.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
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Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"