My latest hobby: resizing the defrag program's window looking for secret messages in the fragmentation map.

Did I tell you I love histograms? #gamedev #procgen

Another side effect is that the code is three times less understandable. Time to rewrite it in Rust?

There's one week left to apply for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant ⏰‼️ If you're thinking of applying, make sure you get your applications in before next Sunday in order to be considered. Grant: $15,000 USD Deadline: Sept 28th Link: grants.draknek.org

wheels = more speed for the rapture

I hope players find this funny like me :) #gamedev #godotengine

I improved my level generator, and now the levels are three times better. The downside is that the generator is three times slower. Perhaps eventually I'll get it to generate zero levels per second, but of infinite quality. #procgen #gamedev

"Roguelike" + "Escape Room" = "Escape Rune" #gamedesign #gamedev

Not promising anything but I had some ideas... #gamedev #procgen #puzzle

I watch jon blow streams sometimes to see progress on the new game/engine/language, but lately it's increasingly sad to see him and his echo-chamber of sycophants turn slowly into a cesspool of nazi shit

Almost appreciating JavaScript lately. #recreationalprogramming #gamedev

I have some ideas to submit, but to my fans(?) I ask: what would you like to see me talk about?

InfiniBan + time = nightmare fuel #recreationalprogramming #gamedev

Editing Infinity: how I make infinite Sokoban levels youtu.be/gxv_OM3Juww #recreationalprogramming #sokoban #infinite #puzzle #gamedev

Announcing my new game, Wolftown, a 4-16 player local multiplayer game. It's delightful, especially if you have a surplus of friends. store.steampowered.com/app/3948350/...

We're excited to announce that applications are open for the Draknek New Voices Puzzle Grant 2025 🎉 The grant will award $15,000 to five thinky puzzle game developers from all over the world, and a year's mentorship with genre veterans. Deadline: September 28th More info 👇 grants.draknek.org

Birdigo is out TODAY! 🃏 Balatro x Wordle with a dash of Scrabble ⭐ ‘My new favorite word game’ (PC Gamer) ❤️ ‘Glorious’ - (Finger Guns, 9/10) 🐦 Full of adorable birds store.steampowered.com/app/3264170/...

puzzle game design experts: "puzzles must have unique solutions. Also, procedural generation is anathema" me, making a procgen puzzle game where all puzzles have at least two solutions: "Maybe this whole 'being original' thing isn't paying off anymore." #gamedev #procgen

The classic *Marcos' mind-melting merchandise* sale is active again! Please enjoy and share! itch.io/s/110665/mar... #indiegame #puzzle #bundle

A person's German rat Noah is another person's anagram.

My three Robber puzzle games are on sale for a week, as a thinky saga of house robberies. itch.io/s/156958/a-r... #indie #gamedev #sale

Game design conundrum: Playful or deceiful? you decide! youtu.be/5D_s1UfQ9GU #gamedev #puzzle #godotengine #gamedesign

Some days ago I released MatChess, a fun hybrid of Chess and the Match-3 genre. It's on sale for the next 3 days (on its own, and in a bundle with one of my other quirky solitaires). Enjoy! marcosd.itch.io/matchess #indie #gamedev #GodotEngine

For the next week, two quirky solitaires of mine are on sale. itch.io/s/156492/qui... #indie #solitaire #sale

For the next week, two quirky solitaires of mine are on sale. itch.io/s/156492/qui... #indie #solitaire #sale

Animalias - a physics puzzle toy Design your own animals just by giving them a name! My entry for the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam marcosd.itch.io/animalias #gamedev #puzzle #physics

Animalias: physics puzzle game/toy *work in progress* entry for the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam trying @q5play.bsky.social youtu.be/8Gax6t5NpiE #gamedev #thinky

WORKWORKWORK is OUT NOW as a PDF download! Workworkwork is a futuristic book of more than 100 brain-twisting logic puzzles. You can also preorder the physical book, releasing on July 28th, for a 10% discount and to receive the PDF link. blazgracar.com/www

This begins today! Some of my games are there :)

After watching a few seasons of "Love Is Blind," the two things that strike me most are these: - that they're so surprised that you can fall in love just by talking - how obsessed Americans are with race and ethnicity (even genuinely non-racist people)

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«El Eternauta» adaptation is pretty good so far. I was curious about the English phrasing of some things, and I love how they translated "la loma del orto" with "the middle of fucking nowhere". Not exactly the same, but close enough. #ElEternauta

A bunch of my games are on deep discount during Steam Box-Pushing Fest 📦📦📦📦📦 not to mention many others i highly recommend, will share in thread :) steamcommunity.com/games/114789...

The Electrifying Incident is OUT NOW on Steam and itch! Featuring the monster from A Monster's Expedition in a brand new sci-fi setting! Explore a mysterious facility, manipulate the electrical hazards and find a way to the source of the problem.

I love the thing-pushing genre, and I have all my 3 Steam games discounted in this event. Go check them out! (and all others, there are many gems)

🎉 LAB RAT is out now!! 🎉 - A comedic puzzler that satirizes your favorite games - Over 100 puzzles - At least 10 good belly laughs 👇 Check it out Here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/1304610/...

I made a small puzzle/toy about optimizing compactness. Enjoy! marcosd.itch.io/compactrons #gamedev #puzzle #compactness

Should a knife manufacturer purposely blunt knives to avoid bad habits in cooks, such as cutting meat too thinly?

Easter Sale for my #itch_io games. Enjoy! itch.io/s/150119/eas...

Sometimes commit messages are unintentionally evocative, like this one I just wrote: iterative ignoring #gamedev

I made a puzzle game which I will release soon. It's called Only Sliding, and it's about sliding and not much else. store.steampowered.com/app/3575260/...

Do you want polls in @bsky.app ? Yes: repost No: like

Do you want polls in @bsky.app ? Yes: repost No: like

...in which I try to answer an almost philosophical question from a player: youtu.be/pHTMxMWCT1U #gamedev #puzzle #cellitaire

possible next small game in experimentation phase... #gamedev #procgen #puzzle

Cellitaire is now available at the Microsoft Store! apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NPQJ... #cellitaire #puzzle #solitaire

Cellitaire (@marcos-don.bsky.social) "Solitaire meets Cellular automaton in this addictive game that requires both observation and strategy." Paid - Windows, Mac, Linux: warpdoor.com/2025/02/23/c...

Bonfire Peaks is done! We finished what we set out to make and gosh it took a lot longer than i expected. I’ll be supporting the game for a long while but as a creative project, it’s complete. I can’t wait to share the remaining lost memories. 🙂 I have news re: a different game first, stay tuned

elon tinkering with databases be like

Putting the "pretend" in "pretentious" since 2008