Jakob Raith
@doingitraith.net
Developing games in 🇦🇹. I’m also a boyfriend, brother, son, friend, movie buff, (comic) book reader and handsome. he/him
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The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
November 13, 2025 at 9:37 PM
The best way journalists can support indie games is to cover more than whatever the current indie hits/darlings of the moment are. Games like Hades, Blue Prince, and Silksong do not need help with visibility, but discoverability is the biggest challenge facing many indie devs today.
I created a shader for the in-game OS to look like an old CRT screen. With slight curvature, chromatic aberration and scan lines.
But since this will be a big part of gameplay, I didn't want to sacrifice all the readability and really toned it down.
UI text and colors are all WiP
#solodev #indiedev
But since this will be a big part of gameplay, I didn't want to sacrifice all the readability and really toned it down.
UI text and colors are all WiP
#solodev #indiedev
November 4, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Ab sofort erhältlich: unser DIY-Printpulpmagazin DIE BLUTKATHEDRALE III (forms.gle/WevuUxU56QFf...)
WILLKOMMEN AUF UNSEREM BLUTKATHEDRALEN-BESTELLFORMULAR!
Hier könnt Ihr unser neues DIY-Pulp-Horrormagazin DIE BLUTKATHEDRALE (Ausgabe Nr. III: INTERSTELLAR CELLAR) bestellen.
[Wir sammeln Eure Lieferanschrift für die postalische Zustellung und löschen di...
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October 13, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Ab sofort erhältlich: unser DIY-Printpulpmagazin DIE BLUTKATHEDRALE III (forms.gle/WevuUxU56QFf...)
Update from the stakeholders
In honor of spooky month, share a 4 word horror story that only someone in your profession would understand
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
I'll go first: Six page commercial lease.
October 12, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Update from the stakeholders
Ich durfte schon zum dritten Mal eine Geschichte zur Blutkathedrale beitragen 💀
Genau richtig vor Halloween dreht sich diesmal alles um schaurige Sci-Fi 👽
Hier bestellen! 👇
Genau richtig vor Halloween dreht sich diesmal alles um schaurige Sci-Fi 👽
Hier bestellen! 👇
‼️JETZT BESTELLEN‼️
Unsere 3. Ausgabe der BLUTKATHEDRALE ist da! 9 Autor:innen zerstören Euch mit grauenvollen, zynischen & abartigen Geschichten - meisterhaft schauerlich von Hand illustriert! Bester DIY-Pulp & Horrorscifi als prickelnde Print-Edition für Eure Regalaltäre!
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Unsere 3. Ausgabe der BLUTKATHEDRALE ist da! 9 Autor:innen zerstören Euch mit grauenvollen, zynischen & abartigen Geschichten - meisterhaft schauerlich von Hand illustriert! Bester DIY-Pulp & Horrorscifi als prickelnde Print-Edition für Eure Regalaltäre!
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October 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Ich durfte schon zum dritten Mal eine Geschichte zur Blutkathedrale beitragen 💀
Genau richtig vor Halloween dreht sich diesmal alles um schaurige Sci-Fi 👽
Hier bestellen! 👇
Genau richtig vor Halloween dreht sich diesmal alles um schaurige Sci-Fi 👽
Hier bestellen! 👇
What an absolute treasure trove of knowledge that could help balance the scale for some of us ⚖️
Otterly fantastic 🦦🫡
Otterly fantastic 🦦🫡
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 4:28 PM
What an absolute treasure trove of knowledge that could help balance the scale for some of us ⚖️
Otterly fantastic 🦦🫡
Otterly fantastic 🦦🫡
@liamflannery.bsky.social Hi Liam, fellow game dev here
Congrats on the Steam Page, Factory 95 looks great 🎉
I'm working on a game with a similar vibe and curious bout your icons. Did you create them yourself, are they actual Win95 icons? Appreciate it if you'd share your approache 😇
All the best ❤️
Congrats on the Steam Page, Factory 95 looks great 🎉
I'm working on a game with a similar vibe and curious bout your icons. Did you create them yourself, are they actual Win95 icons? Appreciate it if you'd share your approache 😇
All the best ❤️
October 6, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@liamflannery.bsky.social Hi Liam, fellow game dev here
Congrats on the Steam Page, Factory 95 looks great 🎉
I'm working on a game with a similar vibe and curious bout your icons. Did you create them yourself, are they actual Win95 icons? Appreciate it if you'd share your approache 😇
All the best ❤️
Congrats on the Steam Page, Factory 95 looks great 🎉
I'm working on a game with a similar vibe and curious bout your icons. Did you create them yourself, are they actual Win95 icons? Appreciate it if you'd share your approache 😇
All the best ❤️
Great talk by @akjarosz.bsky.social about the journey of a solo developer at @gamedevgraz.bsky.social
Always encouraging to hear similar stories from the local game dev community ❤️
Always encouraging to hear similar stories from the local game dev community ❤️
October 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Great talk by @akjarosz.bsky.social about the journey of a solo developer at @gamedevgraz.bsky.social
Always encouraging to hear similar stories from the local game dev community ❤️
Always encouraging to hear similar stories from the local game dev community ❤️
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THIS Saturday our 10th edition of gamedevdays
is happening 🎉🎉🎉
the programme is now online at gamedevdays.com.. sooo many cool speakers and such a great team behind!! 💙💙💙
we hope to see maaany of you there...
#gamedev #indiedev #gddg25 @gamedevgraz.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
is happening 🎉🎉🎉
the programme is now online at gamedevdays.com.. sooo many cool speakers and such a great team behind!! 💙💙💙
we hope to see maaany of you there...
#gamedev #indiedev #gddg25 @gamedevgraz.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
THIS Saturday our 10th edition of gamedevdays
is happening 🎉🎉🎉
the programme is now online at gamedevdays.com.. sooo many cool speakers and such a great team behind!! 💙💙💙
we hope to see maaany of you there...
#gamedev #indiedev #gddg25 @gamedevgraz.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
is happening 🎉🎉🎉
the programme is now online at gamedevdays.com.. sooo many cool speakers and such a great team behind!! 💙💙💙
we hope to see maaany of you there...
#gamedev #indiedev #gddg25 @gamedevgraz.bsky.social @tugraz.bsky.social
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Man of Tomorrow. In theatres July 9, 2027
September 3, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Man of Tomorrow. In theatres July 9, 2027
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Ich will nicht mit deinem Support-Bot sprechen, dein Support-Bot kann mir nie helfen, das macht mich wütend & den Support-Bot vermutlich traurig, weil er wohl die absolute Sinnlosigkeit seines Daseins erkennt. Wie oft erträgt er ein NEIN, wenn er fragt, ob mich seine Antwort zufrieden gestellt hat?
August 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Ich will nicht mit deinem Support-Bot sprechen, dein Support-Bot kann mir nie helfen, das macht mich wütend & den Support-Bot vermutlich traurig, weil er wohl die absolute Sinnlosigkeit seines Daseins erkennt. Wie oft erträgt er ein NEIN, wenn er fragt, ob mich seine Antwort zufrieden gestellt hat?
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It's definitely challenging to work on a game next to a full-time job. Finding time to work on it while also living a private life is a constant weighing of priorities.
I'm trying to see the upsides as well though.
1/3
It's definitely challenging to work on a game next to a full-time job. Finding time to work on it while also living a private life is a constant weighing of priorities.
I'm trying to see the upsides as well though.
1/3
August 26, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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It's definitely challenging to work on a game next to a full-time job. Finding time to work on it while also living a private life is a constant weighing of priorities.
I'm trying to see the upsides as well though.
1/3
It's definitely challenging to work on a game next to a full-time job. Finding time to work on it while also living a private life is a constant weighing of priorities.
I'm trying to see the upsides as well though.
1/3
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Save the date!
We are back in action on October 4th 2025!
We got all the links you might need right here:
Our event homepage!
https://gamedevdays.com
Want to be a speaker?
docs.google.com/form...
or an exhibitor?
docs.google.com/form...
We are back in action on October 4th 2025!
We got all the links you might need right here:
Our event homepage!
https://gamedevdays.com
Want to be a speaker?
docs.google.com/form...
or an exhibitor?
docs.google.com/form...
August 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Save the date!
We are back in action on October 4th 2025!
We got all the links you might need right here:
Our event homepage!
https://gamedevdays.com
Want to be a speaker?
docs.google.com/form...
or an exhibitor?
docs.google.com/form...
We are back in action on October 4th 2025!
We got all the links you might need right here:
Our event homepage!
https://gamedevdays.com
Want to be a speaker?
docs.google.com/form...
or an exhibitor?
docs.google.com/form...
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Zeigt eure Solidarität mit dem Peršmanhof, dem zentralen Erinnerungsort der Kärntner Slowen:innen, bei dem es heute zu einem massiven Polizeieinsatz kam. www.partizani.at/novice/press...
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman zum Polizeieinsatz an der Gedenkstätte und im Museum Peršman, 27.07.2025 | ZKP
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman zum Polizeieinsatz an der Gedenkstätte und im Museum Peršman, 27.07.2025
www.partizani.at
July 27, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Zeigt eure Solidarität mit dem Peršmanhof, dem zentralen Erinnerungsort der Kärntner Slowen:innen, bei dem es heute zu einem massiven Polizeieinsatz kam. www.partizani.at/novice/press...
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Heute Razzia in der NS-Gedenkstätte Peršmanhof, wir reiben uns die Augen!
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman: "massiver Polizeieinsatz, (...) sieben Polizeifahrzeuge, über 30 - teils schwer bewaffnete - Polizeikräfte) (...) Polizeihubschrauber, Drohnen und einer Polizeihundestaffel ..."
1/3
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman: "massiver Polizeieinsatz, (...) sieben Polizeifahrzeuge, über 30 - teils schwer bewaffnete - Polizeikräfte) (...) Polizeihubschrauber, Drohnen und einer Polizeihundestaffel ..."
1/3
July 27, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Heute Razzia in der NS-Gedenkstätte Peršmanhof, wir reiben uns die Augen!
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman: "massiver Polizeieinsatz, (...) sieben Polizeifahrzeuge, über 30 - teils schwer bewaffnete - Polizeikräfte) (...) Polizeihubschrauber, Drohnen und einer Polizeihundestaffel ..."
1/3
Presseaussendung des Društvo/Verein Peršman: "massiver Polizeieinsatz, (...) sieben Polizeifahrzeuge, über 30 - teils schwer bewaffnete - Polizeikräfte) (...) Polizeihubschrauber, Drohnen und einer Polizeihundestaffel ..."
1/3
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The pitch is never that AI will fold the laundry for us, it's always that AI will remove the good stuff from our lives. Picking a birthday present for my kid isn't a box I check, it's something I want to do, and six months later when that's the stuffy she sleeps with I get to feel good about that.
May 20, 2025 at 6:53 PM
The pitch is never that AI will fold the laundry for us, it's always that AI will remove the good stuff from our lives. Picking a birthday present for my kid isn't a box I check, it's something I want to do, and six months later when that's the stuffy she sleeps with I get to feel good about that.
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Last night I was asked to reshare a talk I did back in 2017, which didn't get filmed the many times I gave it.
Let's do it as a thread. I've not done an informational thread on here before, interested to see how folks like it.
(forgive obvious stuff, it was ever so slightly fresher 8 years ago)
Let's do it as a thread. I've not done an informational thread on here before, interested to see how folks like it.
(forgive obvious stuff, it was ever so slightly fresher 8 years ago)
April 20, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Last night I was asked to reshare a talk I did back in 2017, which didn't get filmed the many times I gave it.
Let's do it as a thread. I've not done an informational thread on here before, interested to see how folks like it.
(forgive obvious stuff, it was ever so slightly fresher 8 years ago)
Let's do it as a thread. I've not done an informational thread on here before, interested to see how folks like it.
(forgive obvious stuff, it was ever so slightly fresher 8 years ago)
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Ich verstehe nicht, warum es kaum jemandem gelingt, jetzt einfach zu sagen: "Ich habe mich von der anti-woke-Bewegung ein bisschen einwickeln lassen, ich finde noch immer, dass man bestimmte linke Übertreibungen kritisieren soll, aber die wahre Gefahr kommt jetzt natürlich von der anderen Seite."
April 15, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Ich verstehe nicht, warum es kaum jemandem gelingt, jetzt einfach zu sagen: "Ich habe mich von der anti-woke-Bewegung ein bisschen einwickeln lassen, ich finde noch immer, dass man bestimmte linke Übertreibungen kritisieren soll, aber die wahre Gefahr kommt jetzt natürlich von der anderen Seite."
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"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
State Terror
A brief guide for Americans
snyder.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 3:02 PM
"the president defied a Supreme Court ruling to return a man mistakenly sent to a gulag... and spoke of sending Americans to foreign concentration camps.
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
This is the beginning of an American policy of state terror, and it has to be identified as such to be stopped"
snyder.substack.com/p/state-terror
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Was zur SPÖ & Solidarität
Ich verwurschtel' jetzt ganz viele Dinge. Das TL;DR ist, "It's the Overton Window, silly." Wenn die SPÖ nicht schafft eine große Erzählung der Solidarität glaubhaft zu vermitteln, wird sie untergehen. Vielleicht nicht heute, oder morgen, aber evtl. in 5-10 Jahren. 1/X
Ich verwurschtel' jetzt ganz viele Dinge. Das TL;DR ist, "It's the Overton Window, silly." Wenn die SPÖ nicht schafft eine große Erzählung der Solidarität glaubhaft zu vermitteln, wird sie untergehen. Vielleicht nicht heute, oder morgen, aber evtl. in 5-10 Jahren. 1/X
April 9, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Was zur SPÖ & Solidarität
Ich verwurschtel' jetzt ganz viele Dinge. Das TL;DR ist, "It's the Overton Window, silly." Wenn die SPÖ nicht schafft eine große Erzählung der Solidarität glaubhaft zu vermitteln, wird sie untergehen. Vielleicht nicht heute, oder morgen, aber evtl. in 5-10 Jahren. 1/X
Ich verwurschtel' jetzt ganz viele Dinge. Das TL;DR ist, "It's the Overton Window, silly." Wenn die SPÖ nicht schafft eine große Erzählung der Solidarität glaubhaft zu vermitteln, wird sie untergehen. Vielleicht nicht heute, oder morgen, aber evtl. in 5-10 Jahren. 1/X
What was I thinking making a game whith the majority of the gameplay happening *inside* UI?
April 8, 2025 at 3:09 PM
What was I thinking making a game whith the majority of the gameplay happening *inside* UI?
Some nice refactoring and code robustness added to the in-game file manager today #UnrealEngine5 #solodev #gamedev
April 6, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Some nice refactoring and code robustness added to the in-game file manager today #UnrealEngine5 #solodev #gamedev
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A good chunk of the Gen AI argument is based on the same flawed discussion that there's been around skills for far too long.
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
April 5, 2025 at 9:04 AM
A good chunk of the Gen AI argument is based on the same flawed discussion that there's been around skills for far too long.
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
A fundamental lack of understanding of what an idea is.
Visual art is not just 'a picture'. Having an idea about a single moment in a story isn't writing.
Thread...
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It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
March 24, 2025 at 6:13 AM
It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.