Waiting for a bus in wet and windy Blackpool!

Indie Game Dev can be quite depressing when you're unable to even get eyes on your game. I've sold three copies this month, and all of those have come from me posting on socials. Hard to maintain motivation to keep working on the game through Early Access! #GameDev #IndieDev

Get 33% off my game Positron right now in the Steam Autumn Sale. Check out SNAKE mode, for a modern take on the classic! #GameDev #IndieDev #Snake #Nokia3310 #Arcade #IndieGame #SteamAutumnSale #Steam #EarlyAccess @positrongame.com steam.positrongame.com/autumnsale

Got some new @positrongame.com shirts made up for Play Expo this weekend. Not bad for a fiver each (AliExpress). We have 7 different designs, but they all have QR for the Steam page on the back. #GameDev #IndieDev #PlayExpoBlackpool

🍡Shiba Sweet🍡will have its very first physical booth at PLAY EXPO BLACKPOOL on October 4 & 5 (next weekend)🥳 Come say hi and try out the fresh demo if you’re around!👋 #indiegame #indiedev #shibasweet

Check out my game @positrongame.com on Steam. Discounted right now in the #SteamAutumnSale! I'm also demoing the game at #PlayExpoBlackpool this weekend on PC and Steam Deck. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #Sale #Maze steam.positrongame.com/autumnsale

See you this weekend at #playexpoblackpool 🕹 Come discover the Vectrex Mini prototype in the UK, Oct 4–5, 2025. 🇬🇧 Vectrex Mini at Play Expo Blackpool: www.playexpoblackpool.com/news/the-vec... 🚀 Vectrex Mini Kickstarter: www.kickstarter.com/projects/185...

My game @positrongame is discounted in the #SteamAutumnSale. Working on further updates to the game, and my bespoke C++ engine, to bring the game to more platforms, and bring local + network multiplayer game modes :-). #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #SteamSale #IndieGame

My little Sunday afternoon project is currently discounted on Steam. Maze and Snake modes, with Arena and split-screen multiplayer coming soon. I've sold 154 copies since November 2024. Who wants to be #155? :-) #SteamAutumnSale #GameDev #IndieDev steam.positrongame.com/autumnsale

My game Positron is 33% off during the Steam Autumn Sale. Grab a deal now! I have a few content updates coming soon, with local multiplayer game modes dropping next month! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SteamAutumnSale @positrongame.com steam.positrongame.com/autumnsale

We're working on getting our next big content update pushed to Early Access bringing changes to gameplay, performance improvements, and new features. Wishlist now, before the autumn sale ;-) #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev steam.positrongame.com/autumn

Another round of scam #IndieGame Steam Key requests I've been receiving lately. These ones are worded similarly to the usual spam, but link to a YouTube account, which DOES have game reviews on it, but all old, and all channels have videos from the same dates! #GameDev

Grabbing some hi-res screenshots today from my game @positrongame.com to use for some custom wrap-around T-shirt printing, for our expo shirts :-) #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #indiegamedeveloper steam.positrongame.com

It's been a while, but I'm settled in for a full afternoon pub-dev session working on @positrongame.com's mac port ahead of a whole slew of public demos coming up over the next few months! #GameDev #IndieDev #PubDev

Given up even attempting to get System Of A Down tickets for Berlin. Initially it said I needed a special link. Now asks me to authenticate my account, sends me SMS or emails with codes but won't accept them. Will have to give London a go at 12pm.

I've got a new blog post for all of you fine folks! It runs through the additions to D3D12 since it was released, and finishes up with some of the things that have changed for me personally in my code. (And yes it's really been 10 years 👴). therealmjp.github.io/posts/ten-ye...

Oh let’s start this random slice of live anime it will help fill the time, oh it’s about a game dev artist and they are out of work….. joy that’s clearly gonna go well.

Picked up 3x 19" 1280x1024 monitors. All in good condition, with inbuilt speakers too. Intending to have a bash at putting one of the black ones in a table top cab enclosure with arcade stick and buttons to use as a little Positron demo station. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

This will be my FIFTH Tough Mudder, next Summer in Manchester. We have about fifteen people wanting to give it a go next year as a 'team', and I'll be getting us all matching team shirts with @positrongame / @RetroburnGames branding too :-). Discount code expires tonight!

Fancy joining me for a Tough Mudder next year? We have a bunch of us signed up for Manchester 10K next year (venue and date TBC, probably mid summer 2026), and there's a great deal on atm £40 off signups! Code SELLOUT40. Saturday (12pm start): tickets-gbtm.spartan.com/event/manche...

The thing I love about living in Liverpool is everyday you walk and go “this city is so Gotham I just can’t have enough of it” but then one day every few years you walk and you randomly find yourself among tons of Gotham filming props and an active scene. Yesterday was one of those days.

One month later, we're now sitting at 153 copies sold. It's slow progress but the game is picking up wishlists, and each of those sales has come in when I post new media on the socials (which we need to do more often). #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #EarlyAccess

It's amazing how your mental state can affect you so much physically. I had a few weeks feeling pretty down, stuck on some bugs, getting stressed. Once I'd fixed the issues, I had a few good productive weeks and now feel full of energy, motivation, and just feel good!

On this #WishlistWednesday, please take a moment to SHARE or repost any cool #IndieGames you see here. A wishlist addition is always nice, but reach and visibility is the final boss for every #IndieDev. Spreading our message to a wider audience is what we really need! #GameDev

Can you survive the ARENA?! New game mode coming soon in our next update to Positron on Steam! steam.positrongame.com #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Arena #Arcade

How long can you avoid your own trail in SNAKE?! Play Positron now on Steam! steam.positrongame.com #Gamedev #IndieDev #Steam #Nokia #Snake

How long will it take you to escape the MAZE?! Play Positron now on Steam! steam.positrongame.com #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #Arcade #Maze

Surprised to see a photo of myself in this month's Spectrum Next magazine, playing @tonywarriner.bsky.social and @stoocambridge.bsky.social 's excellent new game UrbX Warriors :-)

Arena mode really dials up the tension. Compete against computer controller opponents in a three minute deathmatch round, or play splitscreen against your friends! Coming soon to Steam in our next content update. #GameDev #IndieDev #Deathmatch #Arena #IndieGame steam.positrongame.com

Early start today, heading to work. Early finish though, and will be in Leeds with @lauracaine.com for Leeds Games Toast this evening :-).

We have some big changes coming in our next Early Access update, including a bunch of improvements to the Snake game mode! #GameDev #IndieDev #Snake #Nokia #Arcade steam.positrongame.com

I've spent all morning recording gameplay clips of @positrongame and playing about with DaVinci Resolve to create some new template videos for sharing on our socials a little more regularly! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev steam.positrongame.com

The reason these adjoining walls were missing, is that the 3D mesh is generated at runtime from the level's source bitmap (which @lauracaine.com knocks up in Paint). The mesh generation code needed to be updated slightly to add these faces. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

Spot the difference time again. Relatively minor 'bug', but I've been meaning to add these missing walls for ages! #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGameDev @positrongame.com

Create ribbon that goes into an inwards spiral, and particulates that float around it, with turbulence get soaked in. Latest tutorial is out, UE5, Niagara Particles: youtu.be/tv5xvo61qHM This one I decided to keep lengthy instead of cutting in portions. By end, you will have a complete system. #art

Had a good time at the @rebellion.com company Summer BBQ last week. Long day, with a super early coach down to Oxford (from Yorkshire, and back late), some time in our Oxford studio catching up with people, then afternoon BBQ in the sun (it was a great day for it!).

Three times in as many days. FFS! #Cycling

Working on getting particle effects rendering in the stencil reflections in @positrongame.com today, without it massively killing performance! #PubDev #IndieDev #GameDev

Working on some tweaks to the splitscreen multiplayer Snake mode today in my game @positrongame.com. Works great on Steam Deck with rotated split for tabletop local multiplayer! #GameDev #IndieDev #Snake steam.positrongame.com

I usually just drink my coffee strong and black, but I am enjoying using the milk frother lately on the machines at work.

We've been told all the cool kids are on TikTok, so, we're there too now! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev www.tiktok.com/@retroburnga...

The dangers of pub-dev, found our way to a nice craft beer pub... six half-pints later (got to increase that unique count on Untappd!), and less work is now getting done. #GameDev #IndieDev #PubDev

A small offset was all that was needed, as the bike tilted one way or the other, keeping the wheel looking flush with the ground when up close. #GameDev #IndieDev #Codeac

Out with @lauracaine.com for our regular Sunday morning pub-dev session working on @positrongame.com. Laura is making some new smaller intro levels, while I'm working on splitscreen render optimisations. #GameDev #IndieDev #PubDev steam.positrongame.com

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Working hard on Arena mode for my game @positrongame.com this weekend. Hoping to have an update ready for Steam Early Access in the coming weeks with some big changes to the game! #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday steam.positrongame.com

New T-shirt arrived yesterday. 20th anniversary of Mezmerize! I somehow managed to lose my last System Of A Down shirt, so had to grab one of these :-).

I walk in to the bathroom at the cinema. Couple of guys standing chatting at the sinks. I start using one of the urinals. One of the guys, seeing me from behind, comes up to me: "Excuse me miss, this is the Men's". I was standing, at a urinal... think he was a bit drunk, haha!

A quick 30 second GIF showing how a full frame is rendered in my game @positrongame.com: I intend to do a full write-up on how this works. It's just old-school stencil reflections, but works really well and suits Positron's visuals. #GameDev #IndieDev #Graphics #IndieGameDev

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