Simon Oliver
@simonoliver.com
Game Director @HandCircus.com . SimonOliver.com - Block Rancher, Rolando, Okabu, Seabeard. Prev Toy Invention Director @LEGO.
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I just backed @apwot.bsky.social A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 and you should too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6
The beloved gaming mag returns, with Astro Bot's Nicolas Doucet, Danganronpa's Kazutaka Kodaka, Team Ninja's Fumihiko Yasuda and more!
www.kickstarter.com
November 4, 2025 at 7:50 PM
I just backed @apwot.bsky.social A Profound Waste of Time: Issue 6 and you should too!
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/caz...
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hey im doin a game design talk !!
I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE
ive been collecting my thoughts on the last year of making little games again, what i've learned, what's been fun, how to do a lot with a little and so on
thinkygames.com/events/think...
I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE
ive been collecting my thoughts on the last year of making little games again, what i've learned, what's been fun, how to do a lot with a little and so on
thinkygames.com/events/think...
Day 1 of ThinkyCon 2025 · Thinky Games
Puzzle design, art, development, production — learn about every aspect of crafting thinky games.
thinkygames.com
October 29, 2025 at 9:59 PM
hey im doin a game design talk !!
I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE
ive been collecting my thoughts on the last year of making little games again, what i've learned, what's been fun, how to do a lot with a little and so on
thinkygames.com/events/think...
I KNOW ITS BEEN A WHILE
ive been collecting my thoughts on the last year of making little games again, what i've learned, what's been fun, how to do a lot with a little and so on
thinkygames.com/events/think...
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wow look at this modular music sandbox made in #godot www.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...
October 31, 2025 at 7:32 AM
wow look at this modular music sandbox made in #godot www.reddit.com/r/godot/comm...
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BitSummit PUNCH is coming!
📅May 22 (Friday) to 24 (Sunday), 2026
📍Miyako Messe, Kyoto
The theme is "High Impact"💥
🎮 Exhibitor registration is open now: https://bs-entry-system.com/en/
https://bitsummit.org/en/submission-faq-eng/
📅May 22 (Friday) to 24 (Sunday), 2026
📍Miyako Messe, Kyoto
The theme is "High Impact"💥
🎮 Exhibitor registration is open now: https://bs-entry-system.com/en/
https://bitsummit.org/en/submission-faq-eng/
October 31, 2025 at 9:01 AM
BitSummit PUNCH is coming!
📅May 22 (Friday) to 24 (Sunday), 2026
📍Miyako Messe, Kyoto
The theme is "High Impact"💥
🎮 Exhibitor registration is open now: https://bs-entry-system.com/en/
https://bitsummit.org/en/submission-faq-eng/
📅May 22 (Friday) to 24 (Sunday), 2026
📍Miyako Messe, Kyoto
The theme is "High Impact"💥
🎮 Exhibitor registration is open now: https://bs-entry-system.com/en/
https://bitsummit.org/en/submission-faq-eng/
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I managed to upload the video! The Castle is my first book in eleven years. You can preorder it at linktr.ee/thecastle_jo... you can tell from the video how delighted I am to have got to this moment.
October 30, 2025 at 1:31 PM
I managed to upload the video! The Castle is my first book in eleven years. You can preorder it at linktr.ee/thecastle_jo... you can tell from the video how delighted I am to have got to this moment.
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It's that time of year... 🍂
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃
This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!
This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.
Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃
This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!
This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.
Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
October 16, 2025 at 7:40 PM
It's that time of year... 🍂
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃
This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!
This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.
Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
🎃 The Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival is BACK for 2025! 🎃
This year we can support up to 800 players at once in this seasonal pumpkin carving MMO!
This year's update comes with new areas and new secrets to find.
Hope you don't mind if I re-use the trailer from last year! 😅
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As an example of the sort of stuff on there, one of the articles is a short writeup of a prototype I mentioned on bluesky a year or so back. An approach to generating a top down city map.
www.nullpointer.co.uk/generating-c...
www.nullpointer.co.uk/generating-c...
Generating City Maps
This post explains how I coded a city map generator for a…
www.nullpointer.co.uk
October 13, 2025 at 8:44 AM
As an example of the sort of stuff on there, one of the articles is a short writeup of a prototype I mentioned on bluesky a year or so back. An approach to generating a top down city map.
www.nullpointer.co.uk/generating-c...
www.nullpointer.co.uk/generating-c...
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Now that we've announced EARTH MUST DIE, I should point out I am available for all your interviews/ podcasts/ cosy fireside chats, whatever.
If you want to talk about the game/ game dev/ whatever, give me a shout. I'll always try to make room if I can: dan at size five games dot com
If you want to talk about the game/ game dev/ whatever, give me a shout. I'll always try to make room if I can: dan at size five games dot com
October 1, 2025 at 10:22 AM
Now that we've announced EARTH MUST DIE, I should point out I am available for all your interviews/ podcasts/ cosy fireside chats, whatever.
If you want to talk about the game/ game dev/ whatever, give me a shout. I'll always try to make room if I can: dan at size five games dot com
If you want to talk about the game/ game dev/ whatever, give me a shout. I'll always try to make room if I can: dan at size five games dot com
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EARTH MUST DIE
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
September 28, 2025 at 4:10 PM
EARTH MUST DIE
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
Featuring a load of my favourite comedians - too many even to fit on the trailer! Joel Fry! Martha Howe-Douglas! @alexhorne.bsky.social! Tamsin Grieg! @5teviem.bsky.social @mrholness.bsky.social! @misterabk.bsky.social! @rosieisaholt.bsky.social! MORE
Please RETWEET and WISHLIST
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OCTOBER 1ST LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO
extremely excited for the biggest halloween tradition: THE PUMPKIN FESTIVAL GAME!!
co-op pumpkin carving as a little ghost avatar, solving creepy haunted house puzzles, a vr creepy hayride, the absolute best. remember this from last year???
adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carv...
co-op pumpkin carving as a little ghost avatar, solving creepy haunted house puzzles, a vr creepy hayride, the absolute best. remember this from last year???
adamgryu.itch.io/pumpkin-carv...
The Annual Ghost Town Pumpkin Festival by adamgryu
carve a lil pumpkin and share it with the world
adamgryu.itch.io
September 23, 2025 at 6:34 PM
OCTOBER 1ST LETS GOOOOOOOOOOO
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Calling Playtesters!
If you'd like to help us improve Mythmatch, our Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game, please sign up for our playtest here!
forms.gle/w9kSewsEQq1t...
Please RT to spread the word!
If you'd like to help us improve Mythmatch, our Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game, please sign up for our playtest here!
forms.gle/w9kSewsEQq1t...
Please RT to spread the word!
September 18, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Calling Playtesters!
If you'd like to help us improve Mythmatch, our Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game, please sign up for our playtest here!
forms.gle/w9kSewsEQq1t...
Please RT to spread the word!
If you'd like to help us improve Mythmatch, our Greek myth anti-capitalist merge game, please sign up for our playtest here!
forms.gle/w9kSewsEQq1t...
Please RT to spread the word!
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I checked what engines were used for the highest rated games in the latest #BrackeysGameJam...
🥁🥁🥁
Top 5: 100% Godot
Top 20: 16 Godot, 4 Unity (80% Godot)
🤯
The engine doesn't make a good game, so all the merit goes to the jammers, but it's still nice to see this sign of Godot adoption!
🥁🥁🥁
Top 5: 100% Godot
Top 20: 16 Godot, 4 Unity (80% Godot)
🤯
The engine doesn't make a good game, so all the merit goes to the jammers, but it's still nice to see this sign of Godot adoption!
September 15, 2025 at 1:03 PM
I checked what engines were used for the highest rated games in the latest #BrackeysGameJam...
🥁🥁🥁
Top 5: 100% Godot
Top 20: 16 Godot, 4 Unity (80% Godot)
🤯
The engine doesn't make a good game, so all the merit goes to the jammers, but it's still nice to see this sign of Godot adoption!
🥁🥁🥁
Top 5: 100% Godot
Top 20: 16 Godot, 4 Unity (80% Godot)
🤯
The engine doesn't make a good game, so all the merit goes to the jammers, but it's still nice to see this sign of Godot adoption!
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Have you heard of #feedbackquest? It's an event where (indie) #gamedevs can submit their games and get feedback on it by streamers & other devs to find things that can be improved... There's 2 days left for a review and feedback:
itch.io/jam/feedback...
itch.io/jam/feedback...
September 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Have you heard of #feedbackquest? It's an event where (indie) #gamedevs can submit their games and get feedback on it by streamers & other devs to find things that can be improved... There's 2 days left for a review and feedback:
itch.io/jam/feedback...
itch.io/jam/feedback...
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Have you tried Kickoff League, our new daily soccer chess puzzle?
kickoffleague.com
It's a daily browser game where you figure out how the goals in a soccer game were scored, using players that move and pass like chess pieces!
Here's a short gameplay video: www.youtube.com/shorts/G-AfF...
kickoffleague.com
It's a daily browser game where you figure out how the goals in a soccer game were scored, using players that move and pass like chess pieces!
Here's a short gameplay video: www.youtube.com/shorts/G-AfF...
Kickoff League - Gameplay
YouTube video by Milkbag Games
www.youtube.com
September 5, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Have you tried Kickoff League, our new daily soccer chess puzzle?
kickoffleague.com
It's a daily browser game where you figure out how the goals in a soccer game were scored, using players that move and pass like chess pieces!
Here's a short gameplay video: www.youtube.com/shorts/G-AfF...
kickoffleague.com
It's a daily browser game where you figure out how the goals in a soccer game were scored, using players that move and pass like chess pieces!
Here's a short gameplay video: www.youtube.com/shorts/G-AfF...
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this is such a beautiful design, it shares a cubby with this in my brain
September 8, 2025 at 5:46 AM
this is such a beautiful design, it shares a cubby with this in my brain
Phenomenal video from Lindsay Ellis on genocide, the war on empathy, Gaza and so much more. It's also fundraising for Palestinian Children's Relief Fund - I've just donated and highly encourage you to too.
September 6, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Phenomenal video from Lindsay Ellis on genocide, the war on empathy, Gaza and so much more. It's also fundraising for Palestinian Children's Relief Fund - I've just donated and highly encourage you to too.
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Can your video card handle it!!? Check out our point cloud graphics with this awesome free demo of Dreams of Another! Only available for a limited time! store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/...
Dreams of Another on Steam
A third-person exploration-action game built around the philosophical theme, “No Creation Without Destruction.” Rather than destroying objects by shooting, your shots materialize and create the world.
store.steampowered.com
September 2, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Can your video card handle it!!? Check out our point cloud graphics with this awesome free demo of Dreams of Another! Only available for a limited time! store.steampowered.com/app/3561230/...
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Just finished @okomotive.ch ‘s wonderful Herdling. What a special game ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/...
Herdling on Steam
Guide a herd of mysterious creatures on a stirring and beautiful journey into the mountains… and beyond.
store.steampowered.com
August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Just finished @okomotive.ch ‘s wonderful Herdling. What a special game ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3047750/...
Tom Clancy’s Butter
Ruin any book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title
Tom Clancy's Necronomicon
Tom Clancy's Necronomicon
Ruin any book by adding "Tom Clancy's" to the title
Tom Clancy's This Is How You Lose The Time War
Tom Clancy's This Is How You Lose The Time War
August 28, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Tom Clancy’s Butter
Great talk from @bippinbits.bsky.social on their process for prototyping and validating game ideas. Packed with insights - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
Don’t Ship the Wrong Game: A Framework for Choosing What to Finish | René Habermann | GCF 2025
YouTube video by Game Camp
www.youtube.com
August 27, 2025 at 7:38 PM
Great talk from @bippinbits.bsky.social on their process for prototyping and validating game ideas. Packed with insights - www.youtube.com/watch?v=fKJD...
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Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
August 6, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Hey friends! The hiring continues! This time with a couple of roles that folks are always asking us about. Get amongst it for our next PC/Console title!
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
🗺️ Game Designer
📝 Writer
Find all the info at leagueofgeeks.com/careers!
RTs appreciated. Share with your pals! 🙏
*zigzags into the tall grass*
There's a demo out for Lumines Arise 🤩 store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
Lumines Arise Demo on Steam
A mind-blowing, fiendishly addictive reinvention of the puzzle classic Lumines from the creators of Tetris® Effect: Connected, where sound pulses through your body, mind, and every block you place, tr...
store.steampowered.com
August 26, 2025 at 2:36 PM
There's a demo out for Lumines Arise 🤩 store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...