Daniel
@hoistgamedev.com
Tech Lead at Max Inferno Games working on keeping 'A Little to the Left' nice and tidy. Also a struggling gardener in a never-ending battle with grape vines.
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Daniel
@hoistgamedev.com
· Oct 17
Pinned post time! Hi, I'm Daniel!
I'm over on the Atlantic Coast of Canada working as the Tech Lead at Max Inferno Games. I made the jump to full-time gamedev after a decade of regular IT programming and am having an absolute ball working with these great folk on such a wonderful game!
I'm over on the Atlantic Coast of Canada working as the Tech Lead at Max Inferno Games. I made the jump to full-time gamedev after a decade of regular IT programming and am having an absolute ball working with these great folk on such a wonderful game!
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I really miss watercolours, I’m so rusty! Here’s a little turtle guy!
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
I really miss watercolours, I’m so rusty! Here’s a little turtle guy!
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thinking about the passage of time
December 30, 2025 at 11:13 PM
thinking about the passage of time
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I'm opening up commissions to cover a really big emergency vet bill for my cat Ness. I'm doing single characters on simple bgs for $85 USD. Extra characters or bg props will be $45 extra.
December 29, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I'm opening up commissions to cover a really big emergency vet bill for my cat Ness. I'm doing single characters on simple bgs for $85 USD. Extra characters or bg props will be $45 extra.
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a friend drew gorlak for me as a chrismas present so im gonna wear it now
December 27, 2025 at 7:15 AM
a friend drew gorlak for me as a chrismas present so im gonna wear it now
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just fyi liars go on the naughty list but anyway merry christmas amos 🙂
December 26, 2025 at 2:58 AM
just fyi liars go on the naughty list but anyway merry christmas amos 🙂
I loved the paper 'demo' we did for the magazine ad of A Little to the Left.
December 26, 2025 at 1:44 PM
I loved the paper 'demo' we did for the magazine ad of A Little to the Left.
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Been working on some sketches for Edifice NPCs
December 20, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Been working on some sketches for Edifice NPCs
The annual tradition of a late evening making eggnog. ☺️
December 21, 2025 at 3:51 AM
The annual tradition of a late evening making eggnog. ☺️
We're in such good company!
Announcing the steam "Cozy Puzzles Bundle"!
A Little to the Left 🐈
Dorfromantik 🌲
Is This Seat Taken? 🪑
RailBound 🚂
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home 🐭
Sticky Business 🐸
Tiny Garden 🥕
Get it here => store.steampowered.com/bundle/64529... 🧩
Price reduced if you already any of them!
A Little to the Left 🐈
Dorfromantik 🌲
Is This Seat Taken? 🪑
RailBound 🚂
Squeakross: Home Squeak Home 🐭
Sticky Business 🐸
Tiny Garden 🥕
Get it here => store.steampowered.com/bundle/64529... 🧩
Price reduced if you already any of them!
December 18, 2025 at 6:21 PM
We're in such good company!
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Hey guess what? I have a new kids book coming out this spring, & here's the cover! It's called “Worm On The Job”, written by Maureen Fergus, & published by Kids Can Press. It’s a fun story about a confident lil worm trying out jobs, including night security guard despite being told he’s too small.
December 17, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Hey guess what? I have a new kids book coming out this spring, & here's the cover! It's called “Worm On The Job”, written by Maureen Fergus, & published by Kids Can Press. It’s a fun story about a confident lil worm trying out jobs, including night security guard despite being told he’s too small.
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selected art backups
December 17, 2025 at 5:06 AM
selected art backups
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A bundle of snow for my birthday? You really shouldn't have have!
December 15, 2025 at 1:26 PM
A bundle of snow for my birthday? You really shouldn't have have!
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Unrelated to my game work but I had a lot of fun working alongside my students for an assignment where they had to make chars for a fake "Powerstone" type fighting game in the style of MML
So I made this guy. His name is Nebulon and he's a space-obsessed pop singer
So I made this guy. His name is Nebulon and he's a space-obsessed pop singer
December 13, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Unrelated to my game work but I had a lot of fun working alongside my students for an assignment where they had to make chars for a fake "Powerstone" type fighting game in the style of MML
So I made this guy. His name is Nebulon and he's a space-obsessed pop singer
So I made this guy. His name is Nebulon and he's a space-obsessed pop singer
youtu.be/JQYx_867ua0
Cannot wait to break out the HOTAS and play through the whole thing game in cockpit view.
Cannot wait to break out the HOTAS and play through the whole thing game in cockpit view.
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by Bandai Namco Entertainment America
youtu.be
December 12, 2025 at 3:46 AM
youtu.be/JQYx_867ua0
Cannot wait to break out the HOTAS and play through the whole thing game in cockpit view.
Cannot wait to break out the HOTAS and play through the whole thing game in cockpit view.
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holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
CorgiSpace on Steam
CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...
store.steampowered.com
December 10, 2025 at 6:53 PM
holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
Daniel (not me!) has been showing off his progress on this over the years at the local meetups, so very excited to see it release!
After about two years of work my first big #Godot game comes out tomorrow on #Steam and #NintendoSwitch, so excited ☺️ #gamedev
store.steampowered.com/app/2592340/... www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2592340/... www.nintendo.com/en-ca/store/...
Keep the Heroes Out on Steam
An asymmetric, cooperative dungeon defense game for 1-4 players where you play as the monsters protecting their hard earned treasures against invading hordes of looters (so-called heroes) trying to st...
store.steampowered.com
December 9, 2025 at 2:45 AM
Daniel (not me!) has been showing off his progress on this over the years at the local meetups, so very excited to see it release!
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probably a car guy
December 6, 2025 at 5:32 AM
probably a car guy
I couldn't help myself in the morning meeting today.
December 4, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I couldn't help myself in the morning meeting today.
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Scaling Up is coming out in February 12th, 2026!!! 🐍💚
The Snakes are coming!
#gamedev #indiegame #releasedate #gameannouncement #majorannouncement #TrailerTuesday
The Snakes are coming!
#gamedev #indiegame #releasedate #gameannouncement #majorannouncement #TrailerTuesday
December 2, 2025 at 6:32 PM
Scaling Up is coming out in February 12th, 2026!!! 🐍💚
The Snakes are coming!
#gamedev #indiegame #releasedate #gameannouncement #majorannouncement #TrailerTuesday
The Snakes are coming!
#gamedev #indiegame #releasedate #gameannouncement #majorannouncement #TrailerTuesday
Finally popped in the disc this evening and dang, wow, Summer Wars is great. What an absolutely delightful watch this evening!
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Finally popped in the disc this evening and dang, wow, Summer Wars is great. What an absolutely delightful watch this evening!
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UDLR has officially been rebranded to Clover's Quadrants. Nothing new on the store page, just some re-branding. Drop it a wishlist if you haven't! If you want.
Clover's Quadrants on Steam
A moderately challenging puzzle game where you are what you eat - and you have four stomachs. Your four directions of movement are also inventory slots, and items in those slots will affect only that ...
store.steampowered.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:29 PM
UDLR has officially been rebranded to Clover's Quadrants. Nothing new on the store page, just some re-branding. Drop it a wishlist if you haven't! If you want.
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Bob returns, as grumpy as ever, and in the THIRD DIMENSION. He'll also still have his little shop in Beach Slap. No vacations for him.
#screenshotsaturday #BeachSlap #SwissGames
#screenshotsaturday #BeachSlap #SwissGames
November 29, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Bob returns, as grumpy as ever, and in the THIRD DIMENSION. He'll also still have his little shop in Beach Slap. No vacations for him.
#screenshotsaturday #BeachSlap #SwissGames
#screenshotsaturday #BeachSlap #SwissGames
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I made a tiny game for PicoSteveMo with @dicey.bsky.social !
➡️ It's called King Stephen
➡️ You play as King Stephen (King of England 1135-1154)
➡️ It's a Reigns-like decision-making game
➡️ I did the writing + portraits
➡️ Made for a Stephen King game jam
➡️ It's very silly
dicey.itch.io/king-stephen
➡️ It's called King Stephen
➡️ You play as King Stephen (King of England 1135-1154)
➡️ It's a Reigns-like decision-making game
➡️ I did the writing + portraits
➡️ Made for a Stephen King game jam
➡️ It's very silly
dicey.itch.io/king-stephen
King Stephen by dicey
Thou shalt play as his majesty.
dicey.itch.io
November 29, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I made a tiny game for PicoSteveMo with @dicey.bsky.social !
➡️ It's called King Stephen
➡️ You play as King Stephen (King of England 1135-1154)
➡️ It's a Reigns-like decision-making game
➡️ I did the writing + portraits
➡️ Made for a Stephen King game jam
➡️ It's very silly
dicey.itch.io/king-stephen
➡️ It's called King Stephen
➡️ You play as King Stephen (King of England 1135-1154)
➡️ It's a Reigns-like decision-making game
➡️ I did the writing + portraits
➡️ Made for a Stephen King game jam
➡️ It's very silly
dicey.itch.io/king-stephen