Holden
@reedrehg.bsky.social
Just an independent game maker, standing in front of a game engine, asking for it to play nice today.
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Holden
@reedrehg.bsky.social
· Jan 22
Hey. I'm Holden. I'm an indie #gamedev. You can find me making mostly 2D games with #gamemaker in my spare time and doing web stuff at PlayStation (SIE) during the day. Follow along to see my game dev prototypes, releases, and bad programmer art. Nice to meet you.
I'm skeptical of platforms forcing the "play anywhere" idea in #games. Devs should have some control over how their games are made available. Forcing everything to be available everywhere increases access, but does it take away niche, hand crafted, constrained experiences. And forces work onto devs.
June 20, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I'm skeptical of platforms forcing the "play anywhere" idea in #games. Devs should have some control over how their games are made available. Forcing everything to be available everywhere increases access, but does it take away niche, hand crafted, constrained experiences. And forces work onto devs.
GenAI is like my home repair projects. It looks impressive at a glance, until you get closer to it.
May 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
GenAI is like my home repair projects. It looks impressive at a glance, until you get closer to it.
Wrote my first line of code ~14 years ago, went to school for CS, have worked professionally since 2014, and still really don't understand why global variables are absolutely hated by most #programmers. Outside of concurrency issues or strict FP languages.
May 22, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Wrote my first line of code ~14 years ago, went to school for CS, have worked professionally since 2014, and still really don't understand why global variables are absolutely hated by most #programmers. Outside of concurrency issues or strict FP languages.
Lua is the simplest (in a good way) language I've ever used. You can seriously learn the entire language in an afternoon from the reference. With all my recent #gamedev projects, I'm using Love2D, Lua (Teal), a Makefile, and neovim. And it's the most fun I've had #programming in a long time.
May 16, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Lua is the simplest (in a good way) language I've ever used. You can seriously learn the entire language in an afternoon from the reference. With all my recent #gamedev projects, I'm using Love2D, Lua (Teal), a Makefile, and neovim. And it's the most fun I've had #programming in a long time.
Luck be the landlord creator y'all 👇
📣 MAZE MICE IS OUT NOW!
It's a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move.
I’m so thrilled to bring my next game to you. 🐭❤️
Get it here: MazeMice.com
It's a bullet heaven roguelite where time only moves when you move.
I’m so thrilled to bring my next game to you. 🐭❤️
Get it here: MazeMice.com
May 3, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Luck be the landlord creator y'all 👇
Nominating this for best GH issue ever raised.
April 26, 2025 at 12:38 PM
Nominating this for best GH issue ever raised.
Praise the great hoppy one #screenshotsaturday
April 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Praise the great hoppy one #screenshotsaturday
Underrated #games #2: Alright the pacing wasn't great, it needed balancing, but the third DBZ Legacy of Goku game (Buu's Fury, 2004) on GBA got a really bad rap because of comparisons to the second game, that was so well reviewed. I played the shit of this and had fun.
March 24, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Underrated #games #2: Alright the pacing wasn't great, it needed balancing, but the third DBZ Legacy of Goku game (Buu's Fury, 2004) on GBA got a really bad rap because of comparisons to the second game, that was so well reviewed. I played the shit of this and had fun.
Been playing around with this "car wash" type effect in #gamemaker and ran across this cool article from Alfred on vertex painting in #godot
alfredbaudisch.com/experiment-l...
alfredbaudisch.com/experiment-l...
In-game vertex painting with Godot Engine (Wash Car Effect) - Alfred Reinold Baudisch
As stated in the experiment page, the intention here is to add and remove dirt from meshes dynamically during runtime. My… Continue reading In-game vertex painting with Godot Engine (Wash Car Effect)
alfredbaudisch.com
March 16, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Been playing around with this "car wash" type effect in #gamemaker and ran across this cool article from Alfred on vertex painting in #godot
alfredbaudisch.com/experiment-l...
alfredbaudisch.com/experiment-l...
If thou art a #gamemaker developer, thou must grasp the hallowed order of events. Has anyone seen a visual for this? Similar to the Unity docs.
manual.gamemaker.io/monthly/en/T...
manual.gamemaker.io/monthly/en/T...
Event Order
manual.gamemaker.io
March 5, 2025 at 3:28 AM
If thou art a #gamemaker developer, thou must grasp the hallowed order of events. Has anyone seen a visual for this? Similar to the Unity docs.
manual.gamemaker.io/monthly/en/T...
manual.gamemaker.io/monthly/en/T...
#promosky call me Holden, I love games, sometimes I make em, here's my all time favorites:
Bomberman
Bomberman II
Atomic Bomberman
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Wars
Bomberman Kart
Pocket Bomberman
Bomberman Max
Bomberman Blitz
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman Ultra
Super Bomberman 5
Bombergirl
Bomberman
Bomberman II
Atomic Bomberman
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Wars
Bomberman Kart
Pocket Bomberman
Bomberman Max
Bomberman Blitz
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman Ultra
Super Bomberman 5
Bombergirl
March 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
#promosky call me Holden, I love games, sometimes I make em, here's my all time favorites:
Bomberman
Bomberman II
Atomic Bomberman
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Wars
Bomberman Kart
Pocket Bomberman
Bomberman Max
Bomberman Blitz
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman Ultra
Super Bomberman 5
Bombergirl
Bomberman
Bomberman II
Atomic Bomberman
Bomberman 64
Bomberman Live
Bomberman Wars
Bomberman Kart
Pocket Bomberman
Bomberman Max
Bomberman Blitz
Bomberman Hero
Bomberman Ultra
Super Bomberman 5
Bombergirl
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🎉Code for a Cause has begun!
Make a game, make an impact! Prize winnings are split - half for you, half to charity. We’re supporting the jam with GameMaker licenses as prizes.
🔗Join: itch.io/jam/code-for...
🎮Discord: discord.gg/RcK9ctJMHp
📅 Feb 28 – Mar 7
Make a game, make an impact! Prize winnings are split - half for you, half to charity. We’re supporting the jam with GameMaker licenses as prizes.
🔗Join: itch.io/jam/code-for...
🎮Discord: discord.gg/RcK9ctJMHp
📅 Feb 28 – Mar 7
February 28, 2025 at 5:00 PM
🎉Code for a Cause has begun!
Make a game, make an impact! Prize winnings are split - half for you, half to charity. We’re supporting the jam with GameMaker licenses as prizes.
🔗Join: itch.io/jam/code-for...
🎮Discord: discord.gg/RcK9ctJMHp
📅 Feb 28 – Mar 7
Make a game, make an impact! Prize winnings are split - half for you, half to charity. We’re supporting the jam with GameMaker licenses as prizes.
🔗Join: itch.io/jam/code-for...
🎮Discord: discord.gg/RcK9ctJMHp
📅 Feb 28 – Mar 7
Survey gamers on their favorite themes. Where would "video poker" fall? Probably low, but look at Balatro go. We're cool with a well made version of just about anything (romance or not), and tired of bad versions of it.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
'These kids do not care about romance': Game devs want to know what today's teens want, and surveys say sex and romance isn't it
Young people want stories about friendship more than romance, say researchers and industry execs.
www.pcgamer.com
February 25, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Survey gamers on their favorite themes. Where would "video poker" fall? Probably low, but look at Balatro go. We're cool with a well made version of just about anything (romance or not), and tired of bad versions of it.
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
www.pcgamer.com/gaming-indus...
Using ImGUI has been so useful for building quick debug tools for my #gamemaker prototypes over the past few months. Highly recommend it for #gamedev folks out there, especially when you're wanting to tweak a lot of numbers at runtime while balancing or otherwise.
February 24, 2025 at 5:33 AM
Using ImGUI has been so useful for building quick debug tools for my #gamemaker prototypes over the past few months. Highly recommend it for #gamedev folks out there, especially when you're wanting to tweak a lot of numbers at runtime while balancing or otherwise.
Stumbled across this game design course from 2009 and its got a bunch of interesting references and info for any interested #gamedev or designer gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/s...
February 23, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Stumbled across this game design course from 2009 and its got a bunch of interesting references and info for any interested #gamedev or designer gamedesignconcepts.wordpress.com/2009/04/21/s...
Hope the Oxenfree team wasn't completely gutted 😞 they put out great games.
February 20, 2025 at 5:30 AM
Hope the Oxenfree team wasn't completely gutted 😞 they put out great games.
Prototyping weekends continue. Figuring out what systems might be fun as we go. #gaming #gamedev #gamemaker
February 17, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Prototyping weekends continue. Figuring out what systems might be fun as we go. #gaming #gamedev #gamemaker
It's rare in AAA, but let's not pretend that there haven't been more fantastic, indie, short experiences released over the past few years than any of us realistically have time to play. It's unfair to the devs doing this type of work.
I miss games that are about 8-20h long and have linear gameplay/stories. Not every game has to be open world and 60+h long😭
I'm so sick of it. If you don't have extensive worldbuilding to fill that world just tell your story in a (semi) linear way 🥲
I'm so sick of it. If you don't have extensive worldbuilding to fill that world just tell your story in a (semi) linear way 🥲
February 17, 2025 at 9:08 PM
It's rare in AAA, but let's not pretend that there haven't been more fantastic, indie, short experiences released over the past few years than any of us realistically have time to play. It's unfair to the devs doing this type of work.
Underrated #games #1: Final Fantasy 3 DS. IGN said "Just know that the game definitely has its flaws, lacks a ton of DS presentation, and can be incredibly difficult". I had a blast with this game as a kid.
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Underrated #games #1: Final Fantasy 3 DS. IGN said "Just know that the game definitely has its flaws, lacks a ton of DS presentation, and can be incredibly difficult". I had a blast with this game as a kid.
Anyone still using #gamemaker alarms instead of time sources? Explain yourself please.
February 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Anyone still using #gamemaker alarms instead of time sources? Explain yourself please.