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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Are you ready for "Shadow of the Beast + Bionic Commando"?
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
February 4, 2026 at 5:54 PM
Are you ready for "Shadow of the Beast + Bionic Commando"?
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
I have a Launch Date for ChainStaff! 🥳
It's hitting Steam, Switch, Playstation, and Xbox all on April 8th.
Full trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR_O...
Store links below. Pre-order is also up for Switch/Xbox!!!
Next Indie Dev meetup is on January 23rd!
www.meetup.com/halifax-indi...
www.meetup.com/halifax-indi...
Indie Devs Half and Half - Play & Tell + Demo Floor, Fri, Jan 23, 2026, 6:00 PM | Meetup
Welcome to the Halifax Indie Devs Play and Tell meetup! Our group is all about supporting and connecting independent game developers in Halifax.
At our meetups, we get to
www.meetup.com
January 13, 2026 at 5:34 PM
Next Indie Dev meetup is on January 23rd!
www.meetup.com/halifax-indi...
www.meetup.com/halifax-indi...
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Human artists, use one piece to convince people to follow you! 🐈⬛ ❤️
January 10, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Human artists, use one piece to convince people to follow you! 🐈⬛ ❤️
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So Ubisoft's Halifax studio JUST unionized, the first in North America to successfully do so, and then Ubisoft just happens to decide days later that they need to shut down the Halifax studio. Ghoulish behaviour.
January 7, 2026 at 3:06 PM
So Ubisoft's Halifax studio JUST unionized, the first in North America to successfully do so, and then Ubisoft just happens to decide days later that they need to shut down the Halifax studio. Ghoulish behaviour.
Awful news.
Ubisoft has announced the closure of its Halifax studio, which had been working on mobile titles for Rainbow Six and Assassin's Creed.
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-shut...
www.gamesindustry.biz/ubisoft-shut...
Ubisoft shuttering freshly-unionised Halifax studio, 71 jobs affected
The studio is the latest to be hit by the company's ongoing cutbacks.
www.gamesindustry.biz
January 7, 2026 at 2:59 PM
Awful news.
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my pokemon ZA trainer and team. mica and their ghosts.
January 6, 2026 at 9:21 PM
my pokemon ZA trainer and team. mica and their ghosts.
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got an incredible Christmas gift from @hoistgamedev.com : a physical copy of the GB Studio game I made last year - Escape The Pit!!! complete with cart, box, and manual!!
January 6, 2026 at 10:07 PM
got an incredible Christmas gift from @hoistgamedev.com : a physical copy of the GB Studio game I made last year - Escape The Pit!!! complete with cart, box, and manual!!
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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