Looksmaxing? More like whattheactualfuckiswrongwiththesepeoplepleasestoptheplanetIwouldliketogetoffmaxing.

Ugh, at least they are being honest, I guess. It's such a conflicting situation where you know what they did sucked but you also know telling the truth is important and shouldn't be punished. I know devs *cough*Jak*cough* that straight up lie to people about their use of AI.

We will soon have a generation of people that have never felt the pain of finding a post on a forum of the exact question they have that hasn't been answered in 6 years. That pain taught us that maybe we were heading down the wrong path and made us rethink our direction. It made us stronger.

Hey, to all you coders out there. If you share a snippet of code you are proud of or find funny, I will appreciate it and so would others. Don't feel like just because it's not a pretty picture that you can't share it with the world. Code is art in its own special way.

I'm not sure the people comparing AI to the industrial revolution is the flex they think it is.

"Well, at least you are getting paid" is not the correct response when someone is struggling. There should not be a dollar amount that makes someone's suffering OK.

OK, Nintendo, you have millions of people's childhoods with this reborn version of OOT. Nobody wants a stamina system, weapon degradation, or cooking in OOT. Please don't screw this up, and while you're at it, add in a randomizer feature. Sincerely, a grumpy and scared Zelda fan.

OK, new self imposed design rule, 95% of interactions have to be buttons. Need to figure out if someone is clear to enter the building? Scan button! It's a dumb rule, but it's nice to come up with solutions that adhere to the constraints. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

We need a study done on the mystical properties of guitar picks. You buy a handful of them, and the next time you need one, they are gone. There must be a dimension just full of guitar picks.

It's Monday where I am and an especially soul crushing one. For those experiencing Monday or preparing for one, I give you Die Spitz: Throw Yourself to the Sword. May it energize you enough to wreck the day in the best possible way. www.youtube.com/watch?v=VB01...

OK, brain, I think I'm picking up what you're putting down. A weird game that revolves around pressing buttons. Billy and the button factory? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

There is a whole lot of talent out there, but that doesn't make YOUR talents any less special. Keep that in mind when you see something special and think "my stuff sucks". Great chance the creator of said special thing would probably think the same after seeing something you've done.

Why do I look like an out of work pirate? Because I can, that's why.

Can people stop being nostalgic about the Xbox 360 and how it was their first console. I don't need anymore reminders of how old I am…

Robots falling over and parrots swearing. What more do you need? Well aside from everything else.

A flashlight... with a deep dark secret. I built it using ProBuilder DUN DUN DUUUUUNNNNN! Look, I'm sure I'm not the only person out here using it for more than building levels purely because they still suck at Blender.

Me: I should really start messing around with gameplay mechanic ideas. Brain: Make the pet puke blood. Me: But... Brain: PUKE, BLOOD. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

Try to proceed down your path. Only to be caught by exception. Thrown back to where you began, marked by failure. You finally dispose of any connections to the failure. The book of .NET, C#, line 143, position 32.

On today's episode of me building whatever the hell I want until something clicks, I made a mean door. If anyone has any ideas about what I should make out of mean doors and a virtual pet, don't be shy and yell at me. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

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.