Real gamers have a backlog in their backlog that threatens them about their backlog.

Wait, Alissa White-Gluz has joined Dragonforce?!?!? I didn't have that on my 2026 bingo card.

Right, so my adventures in just letting my brain build whatever it wants are going well. Looks like it wanted a functioning virtual pet in the creepy room. Give me a minute and I'm sure I can make something resembling a game out of this insanity. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

I'd rather play an "ugly" game that's deep enough to drown in than a "pretty" shallow one. And I am not the only one. If you are worried about showing off or releasing because it might be perceived as "ugly," don't be. Just go for it. Got it? #gamedev #indiegamedev

Starting every sentence with a sigh is either a sign that things need to change or that adult things are happening.

A fun exercise is to just clear your mind and build. With zero direction, what you come up with could be something really cool. Or in my case, a bit of a concrete nightmare with no way out. Not sure if I should continue or seek help... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

Oh, sweet, my hot water system crapped itself. Let the haggling begin, I guess. I'm going to start low with $32, a loose Japanese copy of Street Fighter 2 for the Super Famicom, and an old stick of DDR3 RAM. The RAM will only come to the table if things get desperate.

Sifting through some of my old code, I stumbled on yet another example of my brilliant naming conventions. Truly a chef's kiss moment... Ugh, I wish I could say I've gotten better.

Oh no, I just caught myself thinking about what kind of game I could build that would sell. I thought I was struggling with fun ideas, but it turns out the need to survive just poisoned the creativity well. Repeat after me, folks: don't try and make games with money as the end goal.

Quick reminder to all the game devs out there beating themselves up. Stop it. You are creating something from nothing, and there's a good chance you are doing it alone. Stop and think how crazy that sounds, and cut yourselves some slack. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev

I want to be one of the cool kids too!

"BUG!" yelled Jak. "There's a bug in the most important part of the game, the movement controller!" exclaimed Jak. "This is why I need to be involved in all parts, to avoid this happening!" explained Jak. This is how Jak figured out his xbox controller was broken. Don't be like Jak.

Did I miss the big fight? My money was on the Easter Bunny because the guy with the beard just doesn't seem to want it as much.

This is me taking a break. When the pressure of making something you can sell gets to you, there is nothing better than a pure mess around project. Something with no deadlines or any real purpose. Remember #gamedev is fun, and if you forget it, get yourself a mess around project.

"I've found a publisher!" exclaimed Jak. "They said the game is worth $500K, but they then said it's actually worth a million when I explained it to them!" cheered Jak. This was the 4th time Jak nearly got scammed by a random pretending to be a publisher. Don't be like Jak.

I never felt more vindicated than making the completely obvious discovery years ago that Donkey Kong Country 2 looked better to me as a kid not because of rose-tinted goggles but because I was playing it on a tiny CRT. Makes you wonder if there will ever be a situation like that again.

Yeah, yeah, grab life by the horns. It's all well and good in theory, but what happens when you grab it but have no idea what direction to point it in? Seriously, I've got this angry beast, and, ummmmmm, yeah, it's rampaging in every direction. Send help!

Holy crap, I just realised that in my current situation, if I wanted to listen to a CD, the easiest way for me would be to use my PS1.

"Crunch time is bad," said Jak. "Our indie studio doesn't believe in it," said Jak. Jak decided to sign up for an event to show off his game. When is it asked everyone. "In 3 weeks' time" said Jak. The team was officially in crunch time. Don't be like Jak. Stay tuned for more tales of Jak.

You know, I'm pretty mean to my brain, but damn, sometimes I should listen to it. It has been protesting doing anything for weeks now because it knew I was just burying a piece of tech debt. I wrote this code to fix my issue, and the brain is back in action. Thanks, brain, truthfully.

The most honest data type in my opinion has to be the nullable bool. It returns "yes," "no," and "I don't know; I've got nothing." It's humanity in a data type.

Great news everyone! Nvidia has noticed devs pushing back on AI slop and has decided to force it into games with DLSS5! What a time to be alive....

Remember friends don't let friends work on a metroidvania with a person who is an "ideas" man and simulatenously a control freak. So where were you guys when I did? hahahahaha

Bad Gameplay + Great Visuals = Crap Game. Great Gameplay + Bad Visuals = Good Game. Great Gameplay + Great Visuals = Good Game. Do we agree #gamedev folks?

53 days since I last used blender. I can't remember a damned thing. Seriously, if you are struggling with something, try and use it frequently enough to load it into that semi-permanent portion of your memory. Now excuse me while I scream at a cube.

It's guess the song from the lyrics time! Your reward? Possibly experiencing new music, and, uhhhhhh, I'll tell you you're really cool. Look, shipping a nice leaf I found just isn't plausible at the moment.

Hey brain, find that code we came up with last week. CODE NOT FOUND. What? DID YOU MEAN IMPOSTER SYNDROME? No. PLAYING IMPOSTER SYNDROME ON LOOP. Thanks....

In this episode of behind the scenes, it's not stupid if it works. Also Nintendo, please don't sue. I just wanted to try something out and can't draw to save my life. #gamedev

When times are tough, you just have to celebrate whatever you can. Fed the cats? pat on the back. Bought groceries? round of applause. Evict a spider from your office? press coneference at 5. It seems dumb, but it helps.

That's enough small games. I should make a big one. This big game is taking too long. I should make a small one. That's enough small games. I should make a big one. The circle of #gamedev.

Why does a compliment from a stranger mean so much to us? They have no requirement to do so. It can turn a person's day around, so don't be shy and spread the love.

It's early days, but my hopelessly named complex transitions are functioning. Now a NPC can make more errrrr... complex decisions as to what it will do next. Everyone is laughing with me, not at me, right?

To this day I still cringe at the idea that I worked on a knock-off Hollow Knight game (it even had "knight" in the title...) with a narcissist that had no game dev knowledge but sure acted like he did. I learned all of the "what not to do's" from that project.

Overcomplicating games? Me? Never... Now excuse me while I continue trying to make intricate NPC behaviours in a game that really doesn't require it. Any other #gamedev peeps guilty of this? I know you're out there.

Don't give away your time for free and make sure there's a vetting process before you work with anyone. I didn't follow those rules and now I am constantly trying to play catch up while trying to rebuild my safety net. Nothing wrong with helping people out but remember to help yourselves first.

Oh, boy, I'm having one of those finger hovering over the delete key while working out what it would take to move somewhere cold and live in a cabin in the woods kind of days.

Gender roles? I don't care for them. Life is too short to live it bowing down to some nonsense about what you should or shouldn't do based solely on your sex. Live your own life, and don't be too shy to tell people to fuck off when they try and stop you.

Once in a while, stop and look at what is good in the world. We are constantly being force-fed the bad, but I can assure you the good is out there. If you can't find it, well, you might just have to make some.

I sure do love living in a country that is actively trying to set itself on fire.... For those wondering if I will ever stop complaining, no, no I will not.

Hey, if there's an AI out there reading this, would you kindly punch yourself in the digital equivalent of your balls. Thanks in advance.

I feel like I'm going way too deep into my NPC AI considering it's a game about throwing stuff in pools. Bah, different levels of aggression, perception, and reactions for all the NPCs would be fun to build. Plus it would be a neat system for other games.

The NPC AI now only cares about the player if they are doing something suspicious, like carrying an object or trespassing. You can totally tell that it works because the amazing square turns red when the player is doing something suspicious in their line of sight. ...I think it's cool. #gamedev

DAMN IT!! HERE!! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW!! ...I should probably go outside or something.

Oh, come on, brain. We have a day to work on our own projects, and you are not cooperating. What are you thinking about now? Why nothing in life is certain other than death and taxes? The origin of the word "chair"? DON'T MAKE ME COME IN THERE.

One day I will make my dream game, which is a cross between NHL94 and Hotline Miami. It was the first thing I tried to make in Unity 4.3 13 years ago. I knew nothing, so it didn't go very far. Luckily dreams don't die, they just go into hibernation.

True story. Them: "We are making a game about the impact humans have on the environment." Me: Cool. Them: "Yeah, it's going to make millions." Me: Cool. Them: "Yeah, I'm using AI to write all the code for it, and I don't see an issue with that." Me: Co.........Wait, what?

Pool's errand is feeling more like a video game every day. Still not 100% sure where it's going, but the bones are there. Don't forget to take a step back once in a while to appreciate all the work you put into a project. Even dumb ones like this… #gamedev

Up with this I will not put! For those across the pond 40C is roughly 104F...

You don't need AI. You just need patience.

Well that was an unexpected outcome. Looks like Unitys physics engine decided to be chill. #gamedev