Josh Mahan
@brvty.bsky.social
aka jdmahan
made of moss.
Video Game Developer - Worked on Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft 2, Arclight, Sims 3
People over profits.
currently working on motemancer https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/MoteMancer/
made of moss.
Video Game Developer - Worked on Heroes of the Storm, Starcraft 2, Arclight, Sims 3
People over profits.
currently working on motemancer https://store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/MoteMancer/
Go wishlisttttt
Hello, internet!
We're hard at work on Red Filament, a first-person exploration game filled with mystery, danger, beauty, and consequence. More details to come! Watch this space!
store.steampowered.com/app/3538660/...
We're hard at work on Red Filament, a first-person exploration game filled with mystery, danger, beauty, and consequence. More details to come! Watch this space!
store.steampowered.com/app/3538660/...
October 27, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Go wishlisttttt
all leaf blowers should be lit on fire and exploded and then launched into the sun
October 20, 2025 at 10:47 PM
all leaf blowers should be lit on fire and exploded and then launched into the sun
My friend Jim wrote an article about his journey. It's pretty cool. medium.com/@jdeegz/buil...
Building the foundation of my first game as a solo-dev
Late 2023 I started building my game, Spires of Morosith from a bunch of rough ideas I had for tower defense systems. I didn’t know much…
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October 16, 2025 at 6:49 PM
My friend Jim wrote an article about his journey. It's pretty cool. medium.com/@jdeegz/buil...
Reposted by Josh Mahan
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
October 10, 2025 at 9:11 PM
after millions of views and shares of my Portland Frog art. (thank you all🙏🏾) I got requests to highlight priests, and chickens, and Chicagoans, and T-Rexes, and more… all of us who refuse to bend the knee. so this is for US.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
𝚂𝚝𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚃𝚊𝚕𝚕.
𝚆𝚎 𝚆𝚒𝚕𝚕 𝚆𝚒𝚗.
Hearing rumors that devs are purposefully stalling out game updates because they think they'll get laid off as soon as their game ships. This industry is in a rough place.
October 10, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Hearing rumors that devs are purposefully stalling out game updates because they think they'll get laid off as soon as their game ships. This industry is in a rough place.
Why are so many people on here drawing rats
October 9, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Why are so many people on here drawing rats
This game is the epitome of polish.
I'm so happy to share that the stairs update is liiiiiive. This is by far our biggest update that we've been cooking since *checks calendar* omg, since March x_x Huge thanks to everyone who helped us test it while in beta <3
Now lemme walk you through some of the new shinies 🧵
Now lemme walk you through some of the new shinies 🧵
July 29, 2025 at 9:37 PM
This game is the epitome of polish.
Early access for MoteMancer started today.
It has been a blast to work on. It's my first foray into indie dev and its rad as hell to see what people have already made.
store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/...
It has been a blast to work on. It's my first foray into indie dev and its rad as hell to see what people have already made.
store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/...
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Automate across six Elemental planes, each with unique logistical tools. Infuse ingredients, craft alchemical structures, and uncover elegant solutions through experimentation - cultivating a garden o...
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July 14, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Early access for MoteMancer started today.
It has been a blast to work on. It's my first foray into indie dev and its rad as hell to see what people have already made.
store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/...
It has been a blast to work on. It's my first foray into indie dev and its rad as hell to see what people have already made.
store.steampowered.com/app/3320980/...
Zohran Mamdani's campaign brings me hope in a way that I am absolutely terrified of losing... given the way the rest of this has been going.
July 8, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Zohran Mamdani's campaign brings me hope in a way that I am absolutely terrified of losing... given the way the rest of this has been going.
You run a business the size of a small town and run it so incredibly poorly that every few months you have to banish 10,000 people to the wastes.
We like to blame "the shareholders" but evil isn't *only* an anonymous group of random invisible money men.
This clown and his executive friends....
We like to blame "the shareholders" but evil isn't *only* an anonymous group of random invisible money men.
This clown and his executive friends....
July 2, 2025 at 11:09 PM
You run a business the size of a small town and run it so incredibly poorly that every few months you have to banish 10,000 people to the wastes.
We like to blame "the shareholders" but evil isn't *only* an anonymous group of random invisible money men.
This clown and his executive friends....
We like to blame "the shareholders" but evil isn't *only* an anonymous group of random invisible money men.
This clown and his executive friends....
Reposted by Josh Mahan
language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?
July 2, 2025 at 1:58 PM
language like this is so insulting, imo. is it a compulsory thing for CEOs to need to brag while laying people off?
The amount of people who think fossils are bones.
June 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
The amount of people who think fossils are bones.
This was cool to see. www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/tu...
Turns out that fantasy Factorio is a pretty good idea, and if you doubt me try the MoteMancer demo
Mix and match elemental motes as the raw ingredients for an interplanar factory.
www.pcgamer.com
June 17, 2025 at 10:38 PM
This was cool to see. www.pcgamer.com/games/sim/tu...
Straight out of the white house.
June 10, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Straight out of the white house.
These are growing in my backyard this year and I love them.
June 5, 2025 at 8:37 PM
These are growing in my backyard this year and I love them.
Reposted by Josh Mahan
Cross-posting from the official Final Fantasy account on Twitter: This developer message from Yasumi Matsuno hits hard.
June 4, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Cross-posting from the official Final Fantasy account on Twitter: This developer message from Yasumi Matsuno hits hard.
I wish more games did something like TF2's developer commentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgF...
It was very interesting and entertaining.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgF...
It was very interesting and entertaining.
TF2 Classes Developer Commentary
YouTube video by Alias #475831
www.youtube.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:34 AM
I wish more games did something like TF2's developer commentary.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgF...
It was very interesting and entertaining.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pgF...
It was very interesting and entertaining.
Reposted by Josh Mahan
🌿 It’s here: The MoteMancer demo is live!
Start your journey in the Plane of Life, build with elemental energy, and shape a living factory.
Play now + share feedback to help the game bloom!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
Start your journey in the Plane of Life, build with elemental energy, and shape a living factory.
Play now + share feedback to help the game bloom!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
MoteMancer - Monday Musings #8 – Demo Day! - Steam News
The MoteMancer Demo is LIVE!
store.steampowered.com
May 27, 2025 at 12:11 AM
🌿 It’s here: The MoteMancer demo is live!
Start your journey in the Plane of Life, build with elemental energy, and shape a living factory.
Play now + share feedback to help the game bloom!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
Start your journey in the Plane of Life, build with elemental energy, and shape a living factory.
Play now + share feedback to help the game bloom!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
We beat Split Fiction. The visual effects in the ending are so wonderful! It caused a little bit of motion sickness, which I don't get often. But... I can't remember the last time I said "that's so cool" so many times.
May 10, 2025 at 5:18 AM
We beat Split Fiction. The visual effects in the ending are so wonderful! It caused a little bit of motion sickness, which I don't get often. But... I can't remember the last time I said "that's so cool" so many times.
I've been really enjoying Split Fiction.
I love when a game gets me out of the mindset that building big budget gaas titles have hammered in. What do you MEAN you built this whole thing for 5 minutes of gameplay? It's so rad.
I love when a game gets me out of the mindset that building big budget gaas titles have hammered in. What do you MEAN you built this whole thing for 5 minutes of gameplay? It's so rad.
April 20, 2025 at 3:58 AM
I've been really enjoying Split Fiction.
I love when a game gets me out of the mindset that building big budget gaas titles have hammered in. What do you MEAN you built this whole thing for 5 minutes of gameplay? It's so rad.
I love when a game gets me out of the mindset that building big budget gaas titles have hammered in. What do you MEAN you built this whole thing for 5 minutes of gameplay? It's so rad.
If you enjoy games like Factorio and Dyson Sphere Program, check out the dev logs. You might enjoy Motemancer.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
MoteMancer - Monday Musings #2 – The Nature of Power - Steam News
A dive into the Power systems you'll get to play with in MoteMancer.
store.steampowered.com
April 16, 2025 at 10:20 PM
If you enjoy games like Factorio and Dyson Sphere Program, check out the dev logs. You might enjoy Motemancer.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
store.steampowered.com/news/app/332...
Lots of good advice on why not to do it.
March 6, 2025 at 2:42 AM
Lots of good advice on why not to do it.
"Our inability to fully exploit our domestic timber supply has impeded the creation of jobs and prosperity, contributed to wildfire disasters, degraded fish and wildlife habitats"
These lying scumbags.
These lying scumbags.
March 6, 2025 at 1:41 AM
"Our inability to fully exploit our domestic timber supply has impeded the creation of jobs and prosperity, contributed to wildfire disasters, degraded fish and wildlife habitats"
These lying scumbags.
These lying scumbags.