Daniel Crocker
@danielcrocker.uk
Founder and Creative Director at Debug
📖 Magazine // @debugmag.com
🏆 Awards // @debugawards.com
📍 Expo // @debugexpo.com
He/Him
📖 Magazine // @debugmag.com
🏆 Awards // @debugawards.com
📍 Expo // @debugexpo.com
He/Him
I'm withdrawing from being awake.
I’m so tired.
I’m so tired.
November 19, 2025 at 6:29 PM
I'm withdrawing from being awake.
I’m so tired.
I’m so tired.
Just stumbled upon a collection of every single issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Just stumbled upon a collection of every single issue of @retrogamermag.bsky.social
I created Debug to give indie gaming fans an “offline” way to enjoy this hobby.
The same way I used to read Edge, PC Gamer, and OXM growing up.
It feels give to take your eyes off screens for a short moment.
The same way I used to read Edge, PC Gamer, and OXM growing up.
It feels give to take your eyes off screens for a short moment.
November 16, 2025 at 8:41 PM
I created Debug to give indie gaming fans an “offline” way to enjoy this hobby.
The same way I used to read Edge, PC Gamer, and OXM growing up.
It feels give to take your eyes off screens for a short moment.
The same way I used to read Edge, PC Gamer, and OXM growing up.
It feels give to take your eyes off screens for a short moment.
For those wondering how print magazines are holding up in 2025…
The cost to ship to the USA has doubled since we launched @debugmag.com in 2023
It now costs £9 (just under $12) to ship our 400 gram publication! Which FYI is more than the magazine costs…
The cost to ship to the USA has doubled since we launched @debugmag.com in 2023
It now costs £9 (just under $12) to ship our 400 gram publication! Which FYI is more than the magazine costs…
November 16, 2025 at 10:45 AM
For those wondering how print magazines are holding up in 2025…
The cost to ship to the USA has doubled since we launched @debugmag.com in 2023
It now costs £9 (just under $12) to ship our 400 gram publication! Which FYI is more than the magazine costs…
The cost to ship to the USA has doubled since we launched @debugmag.com in 2023
It now costs £9 (just under $12) to ship our 400 gram publication! Which FYI is more than the magazine costs…
Banana for scale would be somewhat challenging with these!
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Banana for scale would be somewhat challenging with these!
We’re going to do our best to have the biggest showcase of indie games in the whole of the UK next year
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
November 7, 2025 at 7:40 PM
We’re going to do our best to have the biggest showcase of indie games in the whole of the UK next year
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
We’ve already confirmed some seriously cool stuff and can’t wait to announce it super soon!
And we want YOU to exhibit your game too. Do not be shy, no excuses. It’s completely free 😊
I wonder if deliberately announcing a release date, knowing full well you won’t meet it, is a strategy in itself?
November 7, 2025 at 1:13 PM
I wonder if deliberately announcing a release date, knowing full well you won’t meet it, is a strategy in itself?
Just looked at my bank balance for Halloween 😱
Can’t think of much scarier, really
Can’t think of much scarier, really
October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Just looked at my bank balance for Halloween 😱
Can’t think of much scarier, really
Can’t think of much scarier, really
Huge congrats to the @galaxiesshow.com team for today’s showcase. That was fantastic!
October 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Huge congrats to the @galaxiesshow.com team for today’s showcase. That was fantastic!
I’m easily entertained
October 14, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I’m easily entertained
A few months ago Royal Mail lost a bag of magazines, and I tried to get a refund JUST for the postage costs.
I didn’t even bother claiming for the cost of the magazines.
And they said no.
I didn’t even bother claiming for the cost of the magazines.
And they said no.
October 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
A few months ago Royal Mail lost a bag of magazines, and I tried to get a refund JUST for the postage costs.
I didn’t even bother claiming for the cost of the magazines.
And they said no.
I didn’t even bother claiming for the cost of the magazines.
And they said no.
I lay awake at night, thoughts pop into my head. “Oh, I must do XYZ tomorrow.”
Tomorrow comes, and there really aren’t enough hours in the day.
Tomorrow comes, and there really aren’t enough hours in the day.
October 11, 2025 at 8:48 AM
I lay awake at night, thoughts pop into my head. “Oh, I must do XYZ tomorrow.”
Tomorrow comes, and there really aren’t enough hours in the day.
Tomorrow comes, and there really aren’t enough hours in the day.
They really need to start selling painkillers onboard trains
October 6, 2025 at 4:21 PM
They really need to start selling painkillers onboard trains
It’s quicker and sometimes even cheaper to fly from Norwich to Manchester, via Amsterdam, than it is to get the train there
October 6, 2025 at 12:22 PM
It’s quicker and sometimes even cheaper to fly from Norwich to Manchester, via Amsterdam, than it is to get the train there
You’ve never SEEN so much purple!
The folks at @galaxiesshow.com spill the beans on their upcoming showcase, Silver Script Games discuss recording at Abbey Road, and MCV/Develop editor @limeyotoko.bsky.social tells us about his foray into gamedev.
Yes, all of that and more in Debug++ 25.10 - Out now!
Subscribe for free: debug.plus
Yes, all of that and more in Debug++ 25.10 - Out now!
Subscribe for free: debug.plus
October 1, 2025 at 10:04 PM
You’ve never SEEN so much purple!
People in 2035 with their AI wife
September 25, 2025 at 4:43 PM
People in 2035 with their AI wife
This stock image used on a BBC article today is hilarious. I’d love to have only used £1.26 of energy by 14:42 😅
September 24, 2025 at 1:23 PM
This stock image used on a BBC article today is hilarious. I’d love to have only used £1.26 of energy by 14:42 😅
I used to think that pan-Asian food meant Asian foods cooked in a pan
But as of 5 mins ago, I know better 😅
But as of 5 mins ago, I know better 😅
September 22, 2025 at 2:13 PM
I used to think that pan-Asian food meant Asian foods cooked in a pan
But as of 5 mins ago, I know better 😅
But as of 5 mins ago, I know better 😅
This phone number has upset me
September 22, 2025 at 12:10 AM
This phone number has upset me
One single “best of the 50s” tape, on repeat, for 10 years
September 21, 2025 at 11:08 AM
One single “best of the 50s” tape, on repeat, for 10 years
Reposted by Daniel Crocker
Both my indie games are in a HUGE sale & you can get them bundled for
£4.04
Or
$5.44
One is a fast paced boomer shooter with metroidvania tendencies,the other a vaporwave flavoured lo-fi take on pinball
Get them & support your local indie developer
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
£4.04
Or
$5.44
One is a fast paced boomer shooter with metroidvania tendencies,the other a vaporwave flavoured lo-fi take on pinball
Get them & support your local indie developer
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
September 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Both my indie games are in a HUGE sale & you can get them bundled for
£4.04
Or
$5.44
One is a fast paced boomer shooter with metroidvania tendencies,the other a vaporwave flavoured lo-fi take on pinball
Get them & support your local indie developer
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
£4.04
Or
$5.44
One is a fast paced boomer shooter with metroidvania tendencies,the other a vaporwave flavoured lo-fi take on pinball
Get them & support your local indie developer
store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...
I was tired of seeing a boring text-only list in Debug’s Downloads area, so I made it nicer to use and look at
We've just made it easier for subscribers to access DRM-free downloads of every issue of Debug!
Get instant access via My Account.
Get instant access via My Account.
September 20, 2025 at 7:03 PM
I was tired of seeing a boring text-only list in Debug’s Downloads area, so I made it nicer to use and look at
Reposted by Daniel Crocker
Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.
September 20, 2025 at 3:55 AM
Do not punish the behaviour you want to see.
Please support physical media so that it can continue to exist.
Issue #11 of @debugmag.com is out - and you can find two of my reviews in it.
If you can, it’s worth supporting physical media like this!
If you can, it’s worth supporting physical media like this!
September 20, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Please support physical media so that it can continue to exist.