RecluseIndie
@recluseindie.bsky.social
Solo indie game developer. Designed Dan Dare 1+2 (ZX Spectrum), Warlocked (Game Boy Color). Made Surveillant (iOS), Separation (PSVR). My latest game is Roguelite stealth & shooter 'Haus Of Klaus' (Meta Quest 2+3). A.K.A music producer Vector Lovers
Shamefully bad for CPC. Straight up ZX conversion? Back in the day we knew the Amstrad could do way more graphically in terms of colours particularly...
youtu.be/6cX0tGLKC1Q?...
youtu.be/6cX0tGLKC1Q?...
Sorcery - Amstrad CPC - Complete Walkthrough No Deaths
YouTube video by GameHammer Classic Gaming
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September 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Shamefully bad for CPC. Straight up ZX conversion? Back in the day we knew the Amstrad could do way more graphically in terms of colours particularly...
youtu.be/6cX0tGLKC1Q?...
youtu.be/6cX0tGLKC1Q?...
Cybercuck - typically, young male in thrall to techno utopian fetish and illusion of progress, as opposed to enslavement by technology.
September 3, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Cybercuck - typically, young male in thrall to techno utopian fetish and illusion of progress, as opposed to enslavement by technology.
Unfortunately Separation never recouped even the modest costs of development and had to be abandoned.
August 23, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Unfortunately Separation never recouped even the modest costs of development and had to be abandoned.
It's PSVR 1 only. If you have a Quest 2 I can send you a code for my latest game, Haus Of Klaus.
August 23, 2025 at 9:15 AM
It's PSVR 1 only. If you have a Quest 2 I can send you a code for my latest game, Haus Of Klaus.
Wanted one when I was a schoolboy. I get my vector (simulated) fix these days playing the awesome Utopia Must Fall.
pixeljam.itch.io/utopia-must-...
pixeljam.itch.io/utopia-must-...
Utopia Must Fall by Pixeljam
A laser-flavored arcade base defender.
pixeljam.itch.io
August 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Wanted one when I was a schoolboy. I get my vector (simulated) fix these days playing the awesome Utopia Must Fall.
pixeljam.itch.io/utopia-must-...
pixeljam.itch.io/utopia-must-...
My favourite Ultimate game was Knight Lore - the extra dimension was an impressive feat at the time (though Sandy White was first on the Spectrum to do isometric 3D with the incredible Ant Attack).
August 22, 2025 at 8:02 AM
My favourite Ultimate game was Knight Lore - the extra dimension was an impressive feat at the time (though Sandy White was first on the Spectrum to do isometric 3D with the incredible Ant Attack).
I would love some rage-bait. At least it means somebody has noticed your game.
August 22, 2025 at 7:17 AM
I would love some rage-bait. At least it means somebody has noticed your game.
Typically, a reward involves either pleasure, or the avoidance of pain. How do you 'reward' something that has no feelings?
August 20, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Typically, a reward involves either pleasure, or the avoidance of pain. How do you 'reward' something that has no feelings?
My hopes have rapidly gone from "release a successful indie game" to just "survive the year". Of course, be nice if they both came true 🙂
August 20, 2025 at 10:40 AM
My hopes have rapidly gone from "release a successful indie game" to just "survive the year". Of course, be nice if they both came true 🙂
Now I want screenshots, you tease.
August 20, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Now I want screenshots, you tease.
like my school days all over again, but without the swearing.
March 20, 2025 at 8:49 AM
like my school days all over again, but without the swearing.
I can imagine. Better starting with the ZX-81, then upgrading to the beloved Spectrum.
March 20, 2025 at 8:47 AM
I can imagine. Better starting with the ZX-81, then upgrading to the beloved Spectrum.
Do you cover zero-budget solo indie VR games?
February 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Do you cover zero-budget solo indie VR games?
...and the origin of all hide n seek horror games - 3D Monster Maze!
February 26, 2025 at 12:33 PM
...and the origin of all hide n seek horror games - 3D Monster Maze!
After Defender that is ;-) Eugene Jarvis must've been on a roll.
February 24, 2025 at 9:04 AM
After Defender that is ;-) Eugene Jarvis must've been on a roll.
That room is like a time capsule of my childhood. I remember so many of those... Astro Wars, Big Trak on the top shelf, Speak & Spell.
February 24, 2025 at 9:00 AM
That room is like a time capsule of my childhood. I remember so many of those... Astro Wars, Big Trak on the top shelf, Speak & Spell.
particularly when you spill it on the cassette player.
February 23, 2025 at 10:56 AM
particularly when you spill it on the cassette player.