Nathan Fouts, ChainStaff Demo Out Now!
@mommysbestgames.bsky.social
#GameDev since 1994. I do action mechanics with a twist!
Making "ChainStaff" https://tinyurl.com/chainstaff
Made Shoot 1UP, Serious Sam DD, Pig Eat Ball, Bumpy Grumpy. Worked on POSTAL, Resistance Fall of Man, Ratchet n Clank.
http://www.mommysbestgames.co
Making "ChainStaff" https://tinyurl.com/chainstaff
Made Shoot 1UP, Serious Sam DD, Pig Eat Ball, Bumpy Grumpy. Worked on POSTAL, Resistance Fall of Man, Ratchet n Clank.
http://www.mommysbestgames.co
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Hi new followers! I'm Nathan, I'm making a new action-platformer called ChainStaff. You get to shoot, but you also get swing and spear baddies!
store.steampowered.com/app/2976260/...
If it looks cool, please wishlist it on Steam.
store.steampowered.com/app/2976260/...
If it looks cool, please wishlist it on Steam.
What the what.. 😍
Is any other #gamedev on #NintendoSwitch doing this?
I'd love to hear if it's good for you.
Sounds like a good idea to me, I think I'm going to set it up for my games.
Is any other #gamedev on #NintendoSwitch doing this?
I'd love to hear if it's good for you.
Sounds like a good idea to me, I think I'm going to set it up for my games.
December 5, 2025 at 5:36 PM
What the what.. 😍
Is any other #gamedev on #NintendoSwitch doing this?
I'd love to hear if it's good for you.
Sounds like a good idea to me, I think I'm going to set it up for my games.
Is any other #gamedev on #NintendoSwitch doing this?
I'd love to hear if it's good for you.
Sounds like a good idea to me, I think I'm going to set it up for my games.
Guys... it works.
The interface and general execution is from 2010, but IT DOES WORK and probably helps a little bit for people finding your game on Switch.
The interface and general execution is from 2010, but IT DOES WORK and probably helps a little bit for people finding your game on Switch.
I WAS RIGHT
IT IS NEW!!!
I'm probably one of the first devs to ever use it lol
IT IS NEW!!!
I'm probably one of the first devs to ever use it lol
December 5, 2025 at 5:11 PM
Guys... it works.
The interface and general execution is from 2010, but IT DOES WORK and probably helps a little bit for people finding your game on Switch.
The interface and general execution is from 2010, but IT DOES WORK and probably helps a little bit for people finding your game on Switch.
Can we ask chatgpt to solve this problem?
Maybe if it has a good answer, we'll have found a use for AI.
Maybe if it has a good answer, we'll have found a use for AI.
yeah the harsh reality is that we do take a chance on small games no one's heard of a lot more often than anyone thinks we do. but literally no one reads the articles, which then reinforces to the powers that be that they're not worth doing. I don't know how to solve that problem!
I've been doing this all year but indie journalists have the same issues as indie games. Unless it's a big name, nobody cares.
December 3, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Can we ask chatgpt to solve this problem?
Maybe if it has a good answer, we'll have found a use for AI.
Maybe if it has a good answer, we'll have found a use for AI.
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It's wild to see ostensibly professional outlets giving any time of day to Modretro. You don't need to do this! Don't be complicit, it's not hard.
December 2, 2025 at 11:28 PM
It's wild to see ostensibly professional outlets giving any time of day to Modretro. You don't need to do this! Don't be complicit, it's not hard.
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🥳 We've smaaaaashed through 33% of our annual fundraising goal in less than four hours! If we reach our goal on day one we'll literally kick Phil out of the office and make him go home early to relax.
December 2, 2025 at 6:21 PM
🥳 We've smaaaaashed through 33% of our annual fundraising goal in less than four hours! If we reach our goal on day one we'll literally kick Phil out of the office and make him go home early to relax.
Just got Snatcher in the mail recently and read through it. It's great! Especially since I've always heard about the game and been interested, but never got to play it.
It’s release day for this latest issue! Dive into the cyberpunk world of Snatcher with some amazing guest contributors.
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
I’m also doing a “Buy 2 Get 1 Free” sale for all Retro Game Zine issues on my website for TODAY ONLY!
You can also get it digitally on my Patreon at Patreon.com/darrenhupke/shop
Retro Game Zine Issue 012 investigates the cyberpunk Kojima cult classic, Snatcher!
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
Guest contributions from @iamdavidbrothers.com & @fjbarb.bsky.social
Purchase links, both physical and digital, are at the start of this thread ☝️
December 2, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Just got Snatcher in the mail recently and read through it. It's great! Especially since I've always heard about the game and been interested, but never got to play it.
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Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
"Why stop at AI use? We could have mandatory disclosures for what shampoo brand the developer uses" — Epic boss Tim Sweeney says Steam should ditch its AI generated content disclosure. https://bit.ly/4a193vt
November 30, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Hahaha, right?! Or what about mandatory disclosures for the discrepancy between the salaries of the CEO and their lowest paid worker? That would be so funny, right?! Let’s do it as a funny joke!!!
Best? I'm not sure, but this was a review for one of my games that makes me laugh.
" I want to have sex with this game."
" I want to have sex with this game."
What is the best compliment you ever received? Putting aside whether or not you believed it.
November 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Best? I'm not sure, but this was a review for one of my games that makes me laugh.
" I want to have sex with this game."
" I want to have sex with this game."
My favorite "slide and shoots" include Thunder Force, R-Type, Gradius, and Gaiares.
Reject "shmups", "shooters", and "STGs". Embrace "slide-and-shoots".
November 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
My favorite "slide and shoots" include Thunder Force, R-Type, Gradius, and Gaiares.
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Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 25, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
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We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
November 24, 2025 at 10:23 PM
We did something different with the credits for Demonschool. We used this format: name, title, lengthy description of what they did. Often you see credits in games where you don't know what the credited developer was actually responsible for. We wanted to give people proper, actual credit.
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Very tired of these bad retro ports - it feels like for every good one, there’s five with input lag, weird bugs, timing problems and/or horrid AI upscaling.
There’s a ton of devs passionate about these games, how about giving them these projects instead of the cheapest bidder?
There’s a ton of devs passionate about these games, how about giving them these projects instead of the cheapest bidder?
Here's the in game finale to R-Type Delta which is running so fast the buildings no longer sink, all particles are missing & the music hard cuts as it's all been scrolled off-screen. The whole game's like this, so the music sync'ing to the action in st.3, lol no etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
Also missing enemies, bugs etc
November 23, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Very tired of these bad retro ports - it feels like for every good one, there’s five with input lag, weird bugs, timing problems and/or horrid AI upscaling.
There’s a ton of devs passionate about these games, how about giving them these projects instead of the cheapest bidder?
There’s a ton of devs passionate about these games, how about giving them these projects instead of the cheapest bidder?
I like "AI free", seems like a simple way to put it.
Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.
Indie game developers have a new sales pitch: being ‘AI free’
November 24, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I like "AI free", seems like a simple way to put it.
W00t! Neon Inferno is out and looks amazing!
I wish though they called their take on "shoot into the background" something like
"And introducing PARALLAXICAL GUNPLAY" :D
I wish though they called their take on "shoot into the background" something like
"And introducing PARALLAXICAL GUNPLAY" :D
Neon Inferno
PC and Consoles
Zenovia Interactive / Retroware, Nov 20, 2025
PC and Consoles
Zenovia Interactive / Retroware, Nov 20, 2025
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
W00t! Neon Inferno is out and looks amazing!
I wish though they called their take on "shoot into the background" something like
"And introducing PARALLAXICAL GUNPLAY" :D
I wish though they called their take on "shoot into the background" something like
"And introducing PARALLAXICAL GUNPLAY" :D
Shipping a game is hard work!
This thing took so much work, from so many people - RPGs have so many little working parts, and we did so much to try to make this world feel alive. The team is just vibrating right now, seeing how this all goes, but for now it's great to just have it out there, in people's hands.
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
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www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Shipping a game is hard work!
Congrats team!
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Congrats team!
punk af
An indie developer has taken the unprecedented step to withdraw their game from The Game Awards, claiming it was incorrectly nominated.
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-dont-...
www.videogameschronicle.com/news/i-dont-...
‘I don’t think we qualify’: Indie dev withdraws nomination from The Game Awards | VGC
Megabonk doesn’t count as a debut game…
www.videogameschronicle.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:32 AM
punk af
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Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
Blender Development Fund
Join the Development Fund and support Blender Foundation to work on core Blender development.
fund.blender.org
November 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Blender is struggling. it's the best piece of 3d software on the market, and it's free. I'm not going back to autodesk.
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
please donate if you can!
fund.blender.org
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Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
November 17, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Rebecca was one of the founders of Interplay and programmed & designed for some of the most influential games of my youth, notably Bard's Tale I & III and Wasteland. She will be missed.
I love the bugs, I love the JUICE!
Morsels is out now!
Capture creatures. Stack upgrades. Take down the feline regime.
Capture creatures. Stack upgrades. Take down the feline regime.
November 18, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I love the bugs, I love the JUICE!
And here are more placeholder assets/real game.
You don't need AI to do create placeholder and you won't make the mistake of shipping it in your game.
You don't need AI to do create placeholder and you won't make the mistake of shipping it in your game.
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
And here are more placeholder assets/real game.
You don't need AI to do create placeholder and you won't make the mistake of shipping it in your game.
You don't need AI to do create placeholder and you won't make the mistake of shipping it in your game.
Got to see new Predator movie last night (Badlands).
It was great!
Brutal and cool, but warning: also funny and silly in spots.
Even touching sometimes! I really liked it.
It's very different than the original Predator movie (which I adore) but I love that it's FINALLY a new story-than a rehash!
It was great!
Brutal and cool, but warning: also funny and silly in spots.
Even touching sometimes! I really liked it.
It's very different than the original Predator movie (which I adore) but I love that it's FINALLY a new story-than a rehash!
November 16, 2025 at 8:16 PM
Got to see new Predator movie last night (Badlands).
It was great!
Brutal and cool, but warning: also funny and silly in spots.
Even touching sometimes! I really liked it.
It's very different than the original Predator movie (which I adore) but I love that it's FINALLY a new story-than a rehash!
It was great!
Brutal and cool, but warning: also funny and silly in spots.
Even touching sometimes! I really liked it.
It's very different than the original Predator movie (which I adore) but I love that it's FINALLY a new story-than a rehash!
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We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
February 15, 2025 at 1:29 PM
We're stoked to introduce the 'No Gen AI' seal for indie games!
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
Indie devs can use it on their game's store page to assure potential players that their game was made without the use of Generative AI.
You can grab it from the Polygon Treehouse website:-
www.polygon-treehouse.com/no-gen-ai-seal
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Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
November 15, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some inspiring words on cinema in the streaming era from the Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
Yes, THAT Pope.
All I'm asking for as an #indiedev is for every single person on the planet, to be sat down, individually, in front of my game, allowed to play the demo, and I get some time to beg them to purchase it.
Is that too much to ask?
Is that too much to ask?
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
All I'm asking for as an #indiedev is for every single person on the planet, to be sat down, individually, in front of my game, allowed to play the demo, and I get some time to beg them to purchase it.
Is that too much to ask?
Is that too much to ask?