Screaming Snakeball released
It's been quite a while since I last released a game, but I just released this local multiplayer game for the TIGSource Sports compo. I'm actually really proud of this one; I think it's one of the...
View ArticleGame Plot Inventory
So mcc made a big list of the plots of her games over here and invited others to join in. Here's mine, organised roughly into shared categories: Kill Things Die, You Stupid Hurdlers! Trip up hurdlers...
View ArticleBurn Out
It's 2013 and I'm feeling pretty burned out with game development. This is partly down to my ongoing failure to settle on a big project I could conceivably make a living from. But it's also because...
View ArticleThe Evening of Guarding the Horses
When it was still active I would have posted the following on the Super Friendship Club Sources of inspiration thread, but I can't do that now, so instead I'll just post it here where no-one will ever...
View ArticlePedalboard2 v2.13
Hey there! I've just uploaded a new version of the Pedalboard. This update's mostly about MIDI. Here's the main features: MIDI learn for application and plugin mappings. Per-plugin MIDI channel...
View ArticleLe Castel d'Épervier
From John Mandeville's Book of Marvels and Travels: In this country there's an old castle, on a crag, called Le Castel d'Épervier, between the cities of Ayas and Parcipia, of which the Lord of Korikos...
View ArticleMinimal 2 Player Game
It was Ludum Dare again last weekend, and I made a game for it. The screenshot and description are deliberately deceptive. Here's a video that shows more but also includes MAJOR SPOILERS:
View ArticleA Sudden Burst of Productivity
It feels like I've hit a really productive streak all of a sudden. Three things I've made in the past month or so (click the titles to go to their pages): 4 Goose 2 Feather An audiovisual collage...
View ArticleSo Many Jagged Shards Final
I've just uploaded v1.01 of So Many Jagged Shards. Barring any bug fixes, this will be the final version. I did have plans for a lot more (see ToDo.txt) but I came to the conclusion that adding more...
View ArticleOpen Sound Control Games
I've just released a new game called OSCAvoid. It's a very simple thing, but the interesting part is that it's Open Sound Control-aware, meaning that you can play it in networked multiplayer. It also...
View ArticleWhat I Did This Year
Making a list of the things I made this year mainly to prove to myself I did actually get things done, despite my feelings to the contrary. Click the titles to go to the things. Triangle vs. Square...
View ArticlePedalboard 2 Hiatus Announcement
I just sent the following email out to a bunch of people as my inbox was clogged up with Pedalboard 2 requests. Figured I should make it public too: Hi, Apologies for replying with such an awkward form...
View ArticleGravity Series Released
Hi! It's been a while since I've had any news to post. I've just uploaded the collection of local multiplayer games I made for the recent makega.me pageant to itch.io. I'm treating this as an...
View ArticleWhat I did in 2014
2014 was a bad year. What with gamergate, losing the referendum, the tories in Westminster and the rise of UKIP down south, it was hard to find much cause for optimism. And then in December I learned...
View ArticlePost-#VATMOSS Payment Options for Small Devs
Update 20/1/15: itch.io has now become a VAT-registered seller! I'll keep this post here for reference, but as far as I'm concerned, itch.io is the only option you need to consider now. Having said...
View Article[encrypted] is out now!
So on Saturday I gave a talk and released my roguelike [encrypted] in front of a room full of people at Feral Vector. I think it went pretty well? You can buy the game (and an accompanying zine, if you...
View ArticleA Dance of Whispered Truths @ Tinderbox Fest
For the past few months I've been working with a band - Mantra Collective - to adapt A Diary of Whispered Truths to work in a live setting in concert with the band. The idea is to have the above...
View ArticleWhat I did in 2015
So compared to 2014's post I guess I'm feeling better about things than I did this time last year, but honestly I'm still not sure how I feel about 2015. First, the good: Financially, this is the first...
View ArticleNew Things for 2016
Just a quick note to say I've released two new things in the past couple of weeks (I guess the start of a new year makes me more productive than usual?): Leaving Hungry Waters is a short series of...
View ArticleWhat I did in 2016
So 2016 was pretty bad globally, but really quite good for me personally. In June I finally quit my part-time job at Waitrose, because 1.) it was killing me; I should never have stayed as long as I...
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