Alex
@gamesrightmeow.com
Hi there 👋 I'm an #indiedev who makes #1bit #PixelArt games for the #Playdate and PC. Currently working on #SuborbitalSalvage! Also maintainer of #Playbit.
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Working on the last feature for the Steam version of #SuborbitalSalvage: achievements! Here's my rough list of silly names and objectives 😆
#gamedev
#gamedev
October 9, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Working on the last feature for the Steam version of #SuborbitalSalvage: achievements! Here's my rough list of silly names and objectives 😆
#gamedev
#gamedev
Quick demo of alt color palettes for #SuborbitalSalvage! Game won't auto switch over time as shown here, but is configurable in the settings. I'm open to palette requests as this is just a shader tweak 😄
#playdate #gamedev
#playdate #gamedev
October 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Quick demo of alt color palettes for #SuborbitalSalvage! Game won't auto switch over time as shown here, but is configurable in the settings. I'm open to palette requests as this is just a shader tweak 😄
#playdate #gamedev
#playdate #gamedev
Bits of polish and balancing. Tho I can't decide if the pillaring that ends most of my runs is a design problem, or if I just suck at my own game 🤔 #FallingBlockJam
September 19, 2025 at 4:34 AM
Bits of polish and balancing. Tho I can't decide if the pillaring that ends most of my runs is a design problem, or if I just suck at my own game 🤔 #FallingBlockJam
Day 3: 𝕧𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕤. Tomorrow....some difficulty balancing 😂 #FallingBlockJam
September 17, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Day 3: 𝕧𝕚𝕓𝕖𝕤. Tomorrow....some difficulty balancing 😂 #FallingBlockJam
Woke up with some fresh ideas that I think have made a big improvement! Video is playing at 2x speed because this was a rather long session ⏩ #FallingBlockJam
September 16, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Woke up with some fresh ideas that I think have made a big improvement! Video is playing at 2x speed because this was a rather long session ⏩ #FallingBlockJam
Day 2: I think I have a game? 🤔 #FallingBlockJam
September 16, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Day 2: I think I have a game? 🤔 #FallingBlockJam
I'm not yet sure what kind of abomination I'm making for #FallingBlockJam but there are blocks, and they are in fact falling!
September 15, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I'm not yet sure what kind of abomination I'm making for #FallingBlockJam but there are blocks, and they are in fact falling!
So begins the task of adding full mouse support to #SuborbitalSalvage for the Steam release. Normally an out-of-the-box feature I take for granted when working in an engine like Unity😅
#playdate #gamedev
#playdate #gamedev
August 26, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So begins the task of adding full mouse support to #SuborbitalSalvage for the Steam release. Normally an out-of-the-box feature I take for granted when working in an engine like Unity😅
#playdate #gamedev
#playdate #gamedev
This is a game I prototyped a longgg time ago in Unity that I've been wanting to revisit. I feel like the Playdate makes more sense for the game because of the crank. Also Playdate needs more Roguelikes 😄
July 2, 2025 at 5:24 AM
This is a game I prototyped a longgg time ago in Unity that I've been wanting to revisit. I feel like the Playdate makes more sense for the game because of the crank. Also Playdate needs more Roguelikes 😄
Decided to take a break from the Suborbital Steam release, and prototype a #Playdate game: a roguelike where you can only move in the direction you're facing.
July 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
Decided to take a break from the Suborbital Steam release, and prototype a #Playdate game: a roguelike where you can only move in the direction you're facing.
I've hit a milestone this week and finally got a build of #SuborbitalSalvage running on the #SteamDeck 🥳💃🎉
I suppose this also double as an announcement that #Playbit supports building #Playdate games for the Steam Deck 😁
I suppose this also double as an announcement that #Playbit supports building #Playdate games for the Steam Deck 😁
May 22, 2025 at 3:35 PM
I've hit a milestone this week and finally got a build of #SuborbitalSalvage running on the #SteamDeck 🥳💃🎉
I suppose this also double as an announcement that #Playbit supports building #Playdate games for the Steam Deck 😁
I suppose this also double as an announcement that #Playbit supports building #Playdate games for the Steam Deck 😁
After a much needed break after launch, I've been back at it working on the 1.1.0 update for #SuborbitalSalvage. This update will be focused on some QOL feature, most notably, a settings screen with some request accessibility options!
March 3, 2025 at 4:08 PM
After a much needed break after launch, I've been back at it working on the 1.1.0 update for #SuborbitalSalvage. This update will be focused on some QOL feature, most notably, a settings screen with some request accessibility options!
#SuborbitalSalvage only launched on Catalog last week, but I've always had a stable desktop version playable at the same time. Here's a comparison video - standalone desktop on the left, Playdate simulator on the right. Video is at x2 speed to get under Bluesky's file size limits.
February 19, 2025 at 4:23 AM
#SuborbitalSalvage only launched on Catalog last week, but I've always had a stable desktop version playable at the same time. Here's a comparison video - standalone desktop on the left, Playdate simulator on the right. Video is at x2 speed to get under Bluesky's file size limits.
#SuborbitalSalvage is available MEOW on #Playdate Catalog!
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
February 13, 2025 at 1:09 AM
#SuborbitalSalvage is available MEOW on #Playdate Catalog!
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
#SuborbitalSalvage is available MEOW on #Playdate Catalog!
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
February 11, 2025 at 6:02 PM
#SuborbitalSalvage is available MEOW on #Playdate Catalog!
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
Test your piloting skills in this endless runner set in a dystopian corporate future! Oh, and please try not to feed the fish - your supervisor won't appreciate the policy violation.
play.date/games/suborb...
#indiegame #gamerelease #1bit
HI! Hello? Right. Where have I been? Ahh playtesting #SuborbitalSalvage so much that most of my runs look like this 😎...😹
Launching on Catalog in one week on 02/11/2025 🚀
#gamedev #1bit #playdate #indiedev
Launching on Catalog in one week on 02/11/2025 🚀
#gamedev #1bit #playdate #indiedev
February 4, 2025 at 5:48 AM
HI! Hello? Right. Where have I been? Ahh playtesting #SuborbitalSalvage so much that most of my runs look like this 😎...😹
Launching on Catalog in one week on 02/11/2025 🚀
#gamedev #1bit #playdate #indiedev
Launching on Catalog in one week on 02/11/2025 🚀
#gamedev #1bit #playdate #indiedev
Jumping ahead a bit to 9 months later on April 2023. I had been mainly focused on tools (specifically Playbit) so I didn't make much progress player-facing wise. But this was when I added the first iteration of the infamous fish!
January 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Jumping ahead a bit to 9 months later on April 2023. I had been mainly focused on tools (specifically Playbit) so I didn't make much progress player-facing wise. But this was when I added the first iteration of the infamous fish!
About month later, I already had something that looked a lot like the final game today. Seen here is a "background" ship that I thought would be cool to make the background feel more alive, but after playtesting found that people were trying to avoid it.
January 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
About month later, I already had something that looked a lot like the final game today. Seen here is a "background" ship that I thought would be cool to make the background feel more alive, but after playtesting found that people were trying to avoid it.
Here we have the very first commit to the git repo back wayyy back on June 19th 2022. I haven't been working on the game every day since then, but its hard to believe its been ~3 years since I made this little prototype.
January 8, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Here we have the very first commit to the git repo back wayyy back on June 19th 2022. I haven't been working on the game every day since then, but its hard to believe its been ~3 years since I made this little prototype.
I've reached the point in development for #SuborbitalSalvage where I get to do cool polish features like a goofy launch animation🐟
#playdate #1bit #gamedev
#playdate #1bit #gamedev
January 4, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I've reached the point in development for #SuborbitalSalvage where I get to do cool polish features like a goofy launch animation🐟
#playdate #1bit #gamedev
#playdate #1bit #gamedev
Added some special chunks to #SuborbitalSalvage today! These serve as diegetic indicators of progress as you navigate thru the different regions.
#1bit #gamedev #playdate
#1bit #gamedev #playdate
December 26, 2024 at 12:49 AM
Added some special chunks to #SuborbitalSalvage today! These serve as diegetic indicators of progress as you navigate thru the different regions.
#1bit #gamedev #playdate
#1bit #gamedev #playdate
Spent part of the weekend drawing a bunch of weird shrooms and other space flora for #SuborbitalSalvage.
#1bit #pixelart #gamedev #playdate
#1bit #pixelart #gamedev #playdate
December 16, 2024 at 12:53 AM
Spent part of the weekend drawing a bunch of weird shrooms and other space flora for #SuborbitalSalvage.
#1bit #pixelart #gamedev #playdate
#1bit #pixelart #gamedev #playdate
Fun fact: #SuborbitalSalvage uses a level editor I used back in my Flash developer days called Ogmo Editor. It's a bit clunky especially with alternatives like Tiled and LDTK, but too late to switch it out now 😅 Here's a timelapse of me adding new obstacles and building a test level with them.
December 10, 2024 at 4:51 AM
Fun fact: #SuborbitalSalvage uses a level editor I used back in my Flash developer days called Ogmo Editor. It's a bit clunky especially with alternatives like Tiled and LDTK, but too late to switch it out now 😅 Here's a timelapse of me adding new obstacles and building a test level with them.