Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
Industry veteran from the late 1900s. Solo Indie Dev. Design Consultant. Game Dev Dinosaur. Lord of Bullfrog anecdotes. Playability, pitching and prototypes a speciality.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
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Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
· Dec 14
This is my game. 2 Delve 2 Deep (not a sequel).
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
More games
Less industry
Less industry
The winner takes all-instant hit-meme-flywheel mentality that has completely overtaken the games industry and even #indiedev is poison.
It deteriorates the space for risk and sustainable growth, until all that's left is to to either make slot-machines or slop-machines.
It deteriorates the space for risk and sustainable growth, until all that's left is to to either make slot-machines or slop-machines.
November 14, 2025 at 10:28 AM
More games
Less industry
Less industry
I don't know what Owl House is.
All I know is that I'm disappointed it's not Pirate Owl House, which sounds way better.
All I know is that I'm disappointed it's not Pirate Owl House, which sounds way better.
‘The Owl House’ creator Dana Terrace responds to Disney+ funding AI-generated short form content in new tweet:
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
“Unsubscribe from Disney+. Pirate Owl House. I don’t care. Fuck gen AI.”
November 14, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I don't know what Owl House is.
All I know is that I'm disappointed it's not Pirate Owl House, which sounds way better.
All I know is that I'm disappointed it's not Pirate Owl House, which sounds way better.
It's funny how "powered by Steam" seems to have different connotations these days
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTv...
Steam - Official Hardware Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
It's funny how "powered by Steam" seems to have different connotations these days
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTv...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhTv...
A cat. This morning. Staring at us through the back door. Not our cat. We don’t have one.
Cute though.
Cute though.
November 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
A cat. This morning. Staring at us through the back door. Not our cat. We don’t have one.
Cute though.
Cute though.
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Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
As viral hits like Escape from Duckov and Megabonk change the industry, Falconeer developer Tomas Sala has found another way to survive
What if you didn't have to spin the roulette wheel every time you released a new game, hoping for it to find an audience? What if there was a better way?
www.eurogamer.net
November 9, 2025 at 9:36 AM
Sat down for a lovely chat with @clert.bsky.social over @eurogamer.bsky.social To talk about my games and how I'd like to keep making and improving them sustainably. To step away from the launch, meme and hype driven madness that has taken root in games.
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
www.eurogamer.net/as-viral-hit...
Reposted by Alex Trowers
PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
PROCJAM - The Procedural Generation Jam
A game jam from 2025-11-21 to 2025-12-01 hosted by PROCJAM. Let's Make Something! PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is a creative coding jam about making things that make things. This normally...
itch.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM
PROCJAM - the Procedural Generation Jam - is back for another year! Join us on itch.io this November for another week of making something that makes something - a bskybot, a videogame, a digital artwork, a dice table or something else!
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
🗓️ Nov 21st - Dec 1st
🔮 itch.io/jam/procjam
Far be it from me to share any AI content, but this shit is on the nose.
The only use of generative AI I’ll allow is this guy’s videos, where he’s having trouble directing “actors” to stop being weird. (They’re better on IG but that platform doesn’t want you sharing links outside of the app)
youtu.be/AEbqJj2hIjg
youtu.be/AEbqJj2hIjg
Director Auditions AI Actor
YouTube video by Cream Sketch Comedy
youtu.be
November 4, 2025 at 11:47 AM
Far be it from me to share any AI content, but this shit is on the nose.
First successful run on Hades II - night 45, 26 mins.
Now to... try and win the other route, I guess? Well, that and... literally all of the other things that are open.
Jeez.
I mean, the credits didn't even roll.
Now to... try and win the other route, I guess? Well, that and... literally all of the other things that are open.
Jeez.
I mean, the credits didn't even roll.
November 2, 2025 at 2:06 AM
First successful run on Hades II - night 45, 26 mins.
Now to... try and win the other route, I guess? Well, that and... literally all of the other things that are open.
Jeez.
I mean, the credits didn't even roll.
Now to... try and win the other route, I guess? Well, that and... literally all of the other things that are open.
Jeez.
I mean, the credits didn't even roll.
Peak continues to amuse. Tonight's discovery - if your hunger gets too high, your companions appear as roast chickens. It also gives you the option to eat them.
a painting of a chef holding a chicken with watchmojo.com on the bottom right
ALT: a painting of a chef holding a chicken with watchmojo.com on the bottom right
media.tenor.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Peak continues to amuse. Tonight's discovery - if your hunger gets too high, your companions appear as roast chickens. It also gives you the option to eat them.
Our raid on the Nintendo Pop Up Shop yesterday resulted in Pikmin hoodies for me and the kids.
It was a good day.
It was a good day.
October 27, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Our raid on the Nintendo Pop Up Shop yesterday resulted in Pikmin hoodies for me and the kids.
It was a good day.
It was a good day.
Did some damage in both the Nintendo and Lego shops today.
‘Twas a good day.
Now me and the kids are following @ikouyo.bsky.social around in our matching Pikmin hoodies.
‘Twas a good day.
Now me and the kids are following @ikouyo.bsky.social around in our matching Pikmin hoodies.
October 26, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Did some damage in both the Nintendo and Lego shops today.
‘Twas a good day.
Now me and the kids are following @ikouyo.bsky.social around in our matching Pikmin hoodies.
‘Twas a good day.
Now me and the kids are following @ikouyo.bsky.social around in our matching Pikmin hoodies.
How’s your Sunday?
October 26, 2025 at 2:12 PM
How’s your Sunday?
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ICYMI: How to Write a Press Release for Your Indie Game — a must-read for #IndieGame creators and #GameDev beginners.
How to Write a Press Release for Your Indie Game
A press release is one of the most effective ways to get your game noticed by journalists, bloggers, and content creators. It gives them everything they need to share your news quickly, whether you’re…
f.mtr.cool
October 25, 2025 at 6:01 AM
ICYMI: How to Write a Press Release for Your Indie Game — a must-read for #IndieGame creators and #GameDev beginners.
Pop Will Eat Itself. Let’s go!
October 24, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Pop Will Eat Itself. Let’s go!
Gone to IKEA for a light bulb. One, solitary light bulb.
And lunch.
We’ll see how this shakes out.
And lunch.
We’ll see how this shakes out.
October 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Gone to IKEA for a light bulb. One, solitary light bulb.
And lunch.
We’ll see how this shakes out.
And lunch.
We’ll see how this shakes out.
I have so many things to be angry about www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Penguin and Club bars can no longer be described as chocolate
The rising cost of cocoa has led to the manufacturers changing their recipe.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 20, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I have so many things to be angry about www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
"Weird but chill" - I mean. Yeah. Sure.
I'm not sure what I just watched, but I like it. Or, at least, I think I do? It's hard to say.
I'm intrigued at the very least.
I'm not sure what I just watched, but I like it. Or, at least, I think I do? It's hard to say.
I'm intrigued at the very least.
🎉 KEEPER HAS AWAKENED 🎉
Watch this brand new launch trailer full of otherworldly eye candy, and then get ready for a reality-bending experience full of surprise, absurdity and delight!
** OUT NOW on Xbox and Steam**
@xbox.com / @steampowered.com
doublefine.com/games/keeper
Watch this brand new launch trailer full of otherworldly eye candy, and then get ready for a reality-bending experience full of surprise, absurdity and delight!
** OUT NOW on Xbox and Steam**
@xbox.com / @steampowered.com
doublefine.com/games/keeper
October 17, 2025 at 6:44 PM
"Weird but chill" - I mean. Yeah. Sure.
I'm not sure what I just watched, but I like it. Or, at least, I think I do? It's hard to say.
I'm intrigued at the very least.
I'm not sure what I just watched, but I like it. Or, at least, I think I do? It's hard to say.
I'm intrigued at the very least.
This year's Worlds have snuck up on me. I join it as my boys, Fnatic, appear to be hanging by an absolute thread. :(
October 17, 2025 at 1:16 PM
This year's Worlds have snuck up on me. I join it as my boys, Fnatic, appear to be hanging by an absolute thread. :(
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BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
October 17, 2025 at 12:58 AM
BY THE WAY
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
If you've updated to Windows 11 recently, you're probably on version 25H2.
There's a new setting in Settings: Privacy & Security.
Scroll aaaaaaaalll the way to the bottom and you'll see "Text and Image Generation."
TURN IT OFF.
I often speak to my computer.
The vast majority of the time it's me, exasperated, asking "What the hell are you doing?" or "Why the fuck did you think that was a good idea?"
The vast majority of the time it's me, exasperated, asking "What the hell are you doing?" or "Why the fuck did you think that was a good idea?"
October 16, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I often speak to my computer.
The vast majority of the time it's me, exasperated, asking "What the hell are you doing?" or "Why the fuck did you think that was a good idea?"
The vast majority of the time it's me, exasperated, asking "What the hell are you doing?" or "Why the fuck did you think that was a good idea?"
Dark Souls is overrated. Also, who, in their right mind, would cover a savoury snack in chocolate?
"Not bad for a human being" - Hudson
"Not bad for a human being" - Hudson
I actually think that music, and perhaps society in general, has moved beyond the need for big honking, stanky riffs.
October 16, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Dark Souls is overrated. Also, who, in their right mind, would cover a savoury snack in chocolate?
"Not bad for a human being" - Hudson
"Not bad for a human being" - Hudson
It may surprise some of you to learn that I've only just started watching The Traitors (the celebrity one no less). Still got some catching up to do so currently living in spoiler fear hell.
October 16, 2025 at 9:45 AM
It may surprise some of you to learn that I've only just started watching The Traitors (the celebrity one no less). Still got some catching up to do so currently living in spoiler fear hell.
799 followers. Is 1 more too much to ask?
October 14, 2025 at 12:15 AM
799 followers. Is 1 more too much to ask?