Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
@rocketlex.bsky.social
Writer and game designer. Working on all sorts of stuff. Current projects:
🍔New Meat (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/New_Meat/)
🌐Complexity Mode (https://www.alexlemley.com/complexity-mode)
Check out all that stuff and more at alexlemley.com
🍔New Meat (https://store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/New_Meat/)
🌐Complexity Mode (https://www.alexlemley.com/complexity-mode)
Check out all that stuff and more at alexlemley.com
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Save 25% on New Meat on Steam
New Meat is a fast-paced horror-comedy roguelite about burgers, monsters and dead-end jobs. Survive five days of mayhem on the path to your first paycheck, meet a fun cast of extradimensional horrors,...
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🍔IT'S HERE!🍔
New Meat has launched on Steam! It was a long road to get here but it's finally arrived! Come play one of the most unique, story-focused indie roguelites you'll find this year!
Please share!
#Roguelite #Indiegame #Indiedev
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New Meat has launched on Steam! It was a long road to get here but it's finally arrived! Come play one of the most unique, story-focused indie roguelites you'll find this year!
Please share!
#Roguelite #Indiegame #Indiedev
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Sickos Guy meme but he’s wearing a Kingdom Hearts t-shirt.
After "film trilogy that dropped a critical plot point exclusively via timed Fortnite event" and "video game series whose story only makes sense if you're aware of the events of a canon pachinko machine", I feel like there are whole frontiers of user-hostile narrative design waiting to be explored.
November 22, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Sickos Guy meme but he’s wearing a Kingdom Hearts t-shirt.
Ultimately, my feeling is that “Best Indie” awards categories don’t make much sense in a world where both Silksong and Hades II are top-of-list Game of the Year contenders.
Games are just games now.
Games are just games now.
November 22, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Ultimately, my feeling is that “Best Indie” awards categories don’t make much sense in a world where both Silksong and Hades II are top-of-list Game of the Year contenders.
Games are just games now.
Games are just games now.
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
i heard @wayneradio.tv describe the battle chariot as "axel twisted metal car" yesterday and this has been rattling around in my head ever since
November 21, 2025 at 6:54 PM
i heard @wayneradio.tv describe the battle chariot as "axel twisted metal car" yesterday and this has been rattling around in my head ever since
I'm not going to spoil anything about the story mode of Kirby's Air Riders but man...
...People are NOT ready for what a Kirby movie would actually be.
...People are NOT ready for what a Kirby movie would actually be.
November 21, 2025 at 8:38 AM
I'm not going to spoil anything about the story mode of Kirby's Air Riders but man...
...People are NOT ready for what a Kirby movie would actually be.
...People are NOT ready for what a Kirby movie would actually be.
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
I like it when YouTube suggests replies to comments because it makes me feel like I am playing YouTube: The Visual Novel.
November 20, 2025 at 6:10 PM
I like it when YouTube suggests replies to comments because it makes me feel like I am playing YouTube: The Visual Novel.
Interesting in Kirby’s Air Riders is, despite the pledge of no DLC, the game has a Smash Bros-esque News tab with a limited-time event being advertised.
So I guess there’s still plans for SOME kind of post-launch support, even if it’s just community stuff.
So I guess there’s still plans for SOME kind of post-launch support, even if it’s just community stuff.
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Interesting in Kirby’s Air Riders is, despite the pledge of no DLC, the game has a Smash Bros-esque News tab with a limited-time event being advertised.
So I guess there’s still plans for SOME kind of post-launch support, even if it’s just community stuff.
So I guess there’s still plans for SOME kind of post-launch support, even if it’s just community stuff.
Okay, Kirby's Air Riders is incredible as expected.
So far I've only really dug into the races, since I played so much City Trial in the demo. Online racing is really fun! And I don't know what they did in the...two weeks they had, but the netcode DOES feel more solid than in the test.
So far I've only really dug into the races, since I played so much City Trial in the demo. Online racing is really fun! And I don't know what they did in the...two weeks they had, but the netcode DOES feel more solid than in the test.
November 20, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Okay, Kirby's Air Riders is incredible as expected.
So far I've only really dug into the races, since I played so much City Trial in the demo. Online racing is really fun! And I don't know what they did in the...two weeks they had, but the netcode DOES feel more solid than in the test.
So far I've only really dug into the races, since I played so much City Trial in the demo. Online racing is really fun! And I don't know what they did in the...two weeks they had, but the netcode DOES feel more solid than in the test.
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
I consider it my professional obligation to inflict as much collateral psychic damage on passing web designers as possible.
November 19, 2025 at 9:29 PM
I consider it my professional obligation to inflict as much collateral psychic damage on passing web designers as possible.
Morsels is one of those games that's hard to properly criticize, because it's intentionally abrasive both mechanically and aesthetically, so saying "I found such-and-such elements offputting" is kind of being a Bad Critic.
But long story short, this is a well-made game I'm not sure I'll play much.
But long story short, this is a well-made game I'm not sure I'll play much.
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Morsels is a fast-paced creature collecting roguelite with a rotating roster of characters to switch between at will. Overcome a clique of killer cats as you fight your way out of the sewers in this u...
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November 19, 2025 at 7:32 AM
Morsels is one of those games that's hard to properly criticize, because it's intentionally abrasive both mechanically and aesthetically, so saying "I found such-and-such elements offputting" is kind of being a Bad Critic.
But long story short, this is a well-made game I'm not sure I'll play much.
But long story short, this is a well-made game I'm not sure I'll play much.
I hate my brain's ability to associate things, sometimes.
November 19, 2025 at 5:59 AM
I hate my brain's ability to associate things, sometimes.
To continue Honesty Hour from yesterday, the reason I'm opening up like this about New Meat is that I'm approaching a crossroads for what I want to do creatively in 2026. I was hoping to make more New Meat content, but so few people played the Hallowed Update I'm not sure if it makes sense anymore.
November 19, 2025 at 5:14 AM
To continue Honesty Hour from yesterday, the reason I'm opening up like this about New Meat is that I'm approaching a crossroads for what I want to do creatively in 2026. I was hoping to make more New Meat content, but so few people played the Hallowed Update I'm not sure if it makes sense anymore.
No.
Game reviewers today are forty-year-old men who think Fortnite is confusing. This game is going to Actually Kill them.
Game reviewers today are forty-year-old men who think Fortnite is confusing. This game is going to Actually Kill them.
Can Kirby Air Riders rewrite history for a critically panned cult classic?
The world wasn't ready for Kirby Air Ride in 2003
Can Kirby Air Riders rewrite history for a critically panned cult classic?
www.polygon.com
November 19, 2025 at 3:16 AM
No.
Game reviewers today are forty-year-old men who think Fortnite is confusing. This game is going to Actually Kill them.
Game reviewers today are forty-year-old men who think Fortnite is confusing. This game is going to Actually Kill them.
Thanks so much for the kind words.
But if you really want to cheer me up, help me spread the word!
All I want is for as many people to play my game as possible. It’s all I’ve ever really wanted, just to reach people. So please, share New Meat!
store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/...
But if you really want to cheer me up, help me spread the word!
All I want is for as many people to play my game as possible. It’s all I’ve ever really wanted, just to reach people. So please, share New Meat!
store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/...
November 19, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Thanks so much for the kind words.
But if you really want to cheer me up, help me spread the word!
All I want is for as many people to play my game as possible. It’s all I’ve ever really wanted, just to reach people. So please, share New Meat!
store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/...
But if you really want to cheer me up, help me spread the word!
All I want is for as many people to play my game as possible. It’s all I’ve ever really wanted, just to reach people. So please, share New Meat!
store.steampowered.com/app/3458540/...
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
Hey everyone.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Hey everyone.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
Hey everyone.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
November 18, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Hey everyone.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
So, this is really difficult. I...have some things I need to finally be honest about.
A little over a year ago, I released my first commercial #indiegame, New Meat. As much as I've been trying to hide it and act positive, what's followed has been...demoralizing.
A post-mortem.
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
My problem with Dispatch is that I was a massive fan of Telltale Games back in the day.
And then they put out The Walking Dead.
And somehow, switching from making excellent modern adventure games to TV shows you get pretend you’re influencing was what everyone else preferred.
And then they put out The Walking Dead.
And somehow, switching from making excellent modern adventure games to TV shows you get pretend you’re influencing was what everyone else preferred.
November 17, 2025 at 6:40 PM
My problem with Dispatch is that I was a massive fan of Telltale Games back in the day.
And then they put out The Walking Dead.
And somehow, switching from making excellent modern adventure games to TV shows you get pretend you’re influencing was what everyone else preferred.
And then they put out The Walking Dead.
And somehow, switching from making excellent modern adventure games to TV shows you get pretend you’re influencing was what everyone else preferred.
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
I think it should be required that all games have key art of their protagonist playing the video game
medievil, render, press kit material (1998) www.mobygames.com/game/4680/me...
November 17, 2025 at 8:43 AM
I think it should be required that all games have key art of their protagonist playing the video game
Pinball machines, famous for never breaking down.
last night at a bar I learned that they improved pinball by making machines that are entirely computers and they’re much better than what we had before
November 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Pinball machines, famous for never breaking down.
You know, despite it being one of my favorite games that I’ve put tons of hours into, I’d never actually beaten Tears of the Kingdom.
Until tonight.
Until tonight.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 AM
You know, despite it being one of my favorite games that I’ve put tons of hours into, I’d never actually beaten Tears of the Kingdom.
Until tonight.
Until tonight.
As many problems as I had with Age of Calamity, I think I’m finally ready to admit that like 85% of my problems with that game stemmed from how badly it ran on Switch.
Like, I was watching some footage and damn that game was just 10-20FPS for its entire runtime, huh?
Like, I was watching some footage and damn that game was just 10-20FPS for its entire runtime, huh?
November 16, 2025 at 5:03 AM
As many problems as I had with Age of Calamity, I think I’m finally ready to admit that like 85% of my problems with that game stemmed from how badly it ran on Switch.
Like, I was watching some footage and damn that game was just 10-20FPS for its entire runtime, huh?
Like, I was watching some footage and damn that game was just 10-20FPS for its entire runtime, huh?
Reposted by Alex Lemley (Rocketlex)
Everyone freaking out about that nerdy scientist in Metroid Prime 4 needs to stop worrying. I was able to play the hands-on demo a bit further and can confirm Samus gets different companions later on.
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Everyone freaking out about that nerdy scientist in Metroid Prime 4 needs to stop worrying. I was able to play the hands-on demo a bit further and can confirm Samus gets different companions later on.
Everyone freaking out about that nerdy scientist in Metroid Prime 4 needs to stop worrying. I was able to play the hands-on demo a bit further and can confirm Samus gets different companions later on.
November 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
Everyone freaking out about that nerdy scientist in Metroid Prime 4 needs to stop worrying. I was able to play the hands-on demo a bit further and can confirm Samus gets different companions later on.