Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
@beacondev.bsky.social
Founder of Pawsmonaut Games - Scottish Solo Indie making AETHUS, a physics-driven sci-fi survival/base-builder set beneath an alien planet: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2541530/AETHUS
Previously: AAA Tech Designer: Splash Damage | BARB | R*
Previously: AAA Tech Designer: Splash Damage | BARB | R*
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AETHUS is an underground survival-crafting game, focused around a proper story with full voice-acting, that I'm developing solo after leaving my AAA job!
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
A former Rockstar dev is making a Satisfactory-style survival game about doomed expeditions on a strange planet
Aethus is "Satisfactory through the eyes of Diablo", in the eyes of this critic, who has now been turned into plant food.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
A former Rockstar dev is making a Satisfactory-style survival game about doomed expeditions on a strange planet
Aethus is "Satisfactory through the eyes of Diablo", in the eyes of this critic, who has now been turned into plant food.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
February 10, 2026 at 11:17 AM
Chuffed to wake up to a @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social article on AETHUS! 😍
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Less than a month to go until launch now, and creators and press are playing the game!
www.rockpapershotgun.com/a-former-roc...
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember!
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
AETHUS - Indiecember
YouTube video by Pirate Software
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember!
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember!
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
AETHUS - Indiecember
YouTube video by Pirate Software
www.youtube.com
February 1, 2026 at 10:47 AM
Massive thanks to @piratesoftware.live and team for featuring AETHUS as part of #Indiecember!
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
It was a blast doing the interview and awesome to see the game and my studio ethos resonating.
Check out the VOD! 👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5o2...
When your playtesters are all finishing the game and can't stop going crazy over the ending and lore in the spoilers channel, you know you might have something cool.
January 28, 2026 at 5:06 PM
When your playtesters are all finishing the game and can't stop going crazy over the ending and lore in the spoilers channel, you know you might have something cool.
Lovely to see AETHUS mentioned at the end of this @engadget.com article! Thanks for covering the release date announcement, folks! 💖
www.engadget.com/gaming/more-...
www.engadget.com/gaming/more-...
More Cult of the Lamb, a World War II computer mystery and other new indie games worth checking out
Plus, a free Ball x Pit update, an eye-catching Metroidvania and much more.
www.engadget.com
January 25, 2026 at 10:27 AM
Lovely to see AETHUS mentioned at the end of this @engadget.com article! Thanks for covering the release date announcement, folks! 💖
www.engadget.com/gaming/more-...
www.engadget.com/gaming/more-...
Hm, somehow I doubt your private equity firm/family wealth office/etc. really does want to buy my company, random cold email sender!
January 23, 2026 at 1:18 PM
Hm, somehow I doubt your private equity firm/family wealth office/etc. really does want to buy my company, random cold email sender!
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own...
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Aethus - Official Cinematic Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own...
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
🎙️ Looking for Scottish Gaelic voice actors for paid work on a small indie horror game set in the Highlands.
1 female role (~12 lines)
2 male roles (~5 & ~50 lines)
Remote recording OK.
DMs open or share if you know someone!
Tapadh leibh
#gamedev #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/4224960/...
1 female role (~12 lines)
2 male roles (~5 & ~50 lines)
Remote recording OK.
DMs open or share if you know someone!
Tapadh leibh
#gamedev #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/4224960/...
Highland Trip on Steam
A first-person psychological horror game where you explore the remote Scottish Highlands, gather resources to survive the night, and evade a stalking presence that blurs hallucination and reality. The...
store.steampowered.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
🎙️ Looking for Scottish Gaelic voice actors for paid work on a small indie horror game set in the Highlands.
1 female role (~12 lines)
2 male roles (~5 & ~50 lines)
Remote recording OK.
DMs open or share if you know someone!
Tapadh leibh
#gamedev #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/4224960/...
1 female role (~12 lines)
2 male roles (~5 & ~50 lines)
Remote recording OK.
DMs open or share if you know someone!
Tapadh leibh
#gamedev #horrorgame
store.steampowered.com/app/4224960/...
A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own...
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Aethus - Official Cinematic Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by GameTrailers
www.youtube.com
January 20, 2026 at 6:09 PM
A mysterious corporate mining claim. An engineer on the brink of burnout. The chance for a fresh start, to build something of your own...
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Check out the Cinematic Story Trailer for AETHUS right now, launching straight to v1.0 on March 6th, 2026 on Steam!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=31u6...
#GameDev
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩🚀⛏️
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
These Are The Next Open-World Factory Survival Hits After StarRupture
If StarRupture was your brand of fun, get ready for even more factory survival fun in these upcoming open-world titles.
gamerant.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩🚀⛏️
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩🚀⛏️
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
These Are The Next Open-World Factory Survival Hits After StarRupture
If StarRupture was your brand of fun, get ready for even more factory survival fun in these upcoming open-world titles.
gamerant.com
January 18, 2026 at 3:38 PM
AETHUS features on @gamerant.bsky.social today!👩🚀⛏️
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
The header image is even from the game 🥰
gamerant.com/biggest-upco...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #SurvivalGame
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
New game announcement! 📢
Imprinted is a Lynchian, audio-driven ghost story about creativity.
A fakeOS narrative game where you play an audio engineer restoring the haunting and unsettling tapes of a late 1970s musician.
But what happens when the audio listens back?
Imprinted is a Lynchian, audio-driven ghost story about creativity.
A fakeOS narrative game where you play an audio engineer restoring the haunting and unsettling tapes of a late 1970s musician.
But what happens when the audio listens back?
Hello world, we've just announced our new game 👁️
Imprinted is our new psychological thriller about the dark side of creativity.
Some music never truly leaves their creators 🎶
🗨️ store.steampowered.com/app/3980340/...
Imprinted is our new psychological thriller about the dark side of creativity.
Some music never truly leaves their creators 🎶
🗨️ store.steampowered.com/app/3980340/...
January 12, 2026 at 2:36 PM
New game announcement! 📢
Imprinted is a Lynchian, audio-driven ghost story about creativity.
A fakeOS narrative game where you play an audio engineer restoring the haunting and unsettling tapes of a late 1970s musician.
But what happens when the audio listens back?
Imprinted is a Lynchian, audio-driven ghost story about creativity.
A fakeOS narrative game where you play an audio engineer restoring the haunting and unsettling tapes of a late 1970s musician.
But what happens when the audio listens back?
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
Happy New Year! 🎆
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
AETHUS - Gameplay Deep Dive - Building Mechanics
YouTube video by Pawsmonaut Games
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Happy New Year! 🎆
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Happy New Year! 🎆
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
AETHUS - Gameplay Deep Dive - Building Mechanics
YouTube video by Pawsmonaut Games
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 6:41 PM
Happy New Year! 🎆
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
To celebrate AETHUS' arrival in Q1 this year, I've created a new Gameplay Deep Dive video, focused on Building! 🔨⛏️
Check it out!👇
www.youtube.com/watch?v=plkw...
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieGameDev
Big thanks to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for featuring AETHUS in their 50 most-anticipated strategy games coming this year! 👩🚀⛏️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...
50 MOST ANTICIPATED Strategy Games of 2026!
YouTube video by Orbital Potato
www.youtube.com
January 2, 2026 at 9:26 AM
Big thanks to @orbitalpotato.bsky.social for featuring AETHUS in their 50 most-anticipated strategy games coming this year! 👩🚀⛏️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=jd_I...
Getting my wee girl enrolled early. Start as you mean to go on, after all!
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Getting my wee girl enrolled early. Start as you mean to go on, after all!
Reposted by Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
💯
game dev is so much fun actually
December 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
💯
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
During @piratesoftware.live's stream of AETHUS last week a number of chatters were asking about UI scaling!
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
During @piratesoftware.live's stream of AETHUS last week a number of chatters were asking about UI scaling!
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev