cain
@cmddx.itch.io
makes weird horror games
check out PROXIMATE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/PROXIMATE/
https://cmddx.itch.io/proximate
devlogs and early access content at https://www.patreon.com/cainmaddox
contact@cainmaddox.com
melbourne. he/him 🏳️⚧️
check out PROXIMATE
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/PROXIMATE/
https://cmddx.itch.io/proximate
devlogs and early access content at https://www.patreon.com/cainmaddox
contact@cainmaddox.com
melbourne. he/him 🏳️⚧️
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cain
@cmddx.itch.io
· Nov 14
Save 15% on PROXIMATE on Steam
Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% acc...
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first post on bsky, might as well plug my game?
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
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Slaughter done for the sake of spectacle alone. The convulsing corpse of the evil empire, wriggling with maggots solely concerned with vice-signaling.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
January 3, 2026 at 7:26 AM
Slaughter done for the sake of spectacle alone. The convulsing corpse of the evil empire, wriggling with maggots solely concerned with vice-signaling.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
There's no PNAC driving this, no deep geopolitics or grand strategy of conquest, it's just bloodthirsty boys frantic to prove their moral abjection.
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Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
December 28, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Mass Effect style dialogue wheel except the only dialogue options ever offered are "No, yeah, for sure." and "Damn, that's crazy"
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December 25, 2025 at 2:42 PM
probably not too many surprises here
December 27, 2025 at 12:25 PM
probably not too many surprises here
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everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games, but Attitudes Vary by Gender, Age, and Gaming Motivations.
Learn about how gender, age, and gaming motivations shape the perception of Gen AI in video games.
quanticfoundry.com
December 20, 2025 at 12:53 AM
everyone dislikes genai in games, but kids and story-focused players the most.
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
sounds like we'll be ok. just have to stay the course here and the "inevitable" new technology nobody likes will die. again.
quanticfoundry.com/2025/12/18/g...
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I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
December 22, 2025 at 12:45 AM
I have always said it, I will continue to say it, we are limiting the productive potential of millions of freaks by demanding they earn a wage to survive instead of enabling them to do whatever thing their brain is broken for
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The Xbox Boycott (Still) Matters
YouTube video by People Make Games
www.youtube.com
December 18, 2025 at 2:02 PM
the proximate posts on tumblr are good...
December 22, 2025 at 10:58 AM
the proximate posts on tumblr are good...
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With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
Former Critical Reflex Employee Alleges Harassment And Unfair Labor Practices
Ex-employee Evelina Zemljic accuses Critical Reflex of sexual harassment, unpaid labor, and poor working conditions in a revealing YouTube exposé.
noisypixel.net
December 20, 2025 at 2:52 PM
With Critical Reflex being such a major player in the indie space, these accusations of covered up sexual harassment and unfair labour practices are all deeply disappointing and distressing. I hope this all gets tackled quickly and decisively.
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
noisypixel.net/critical-ref...
i'm having a powerpoint party for nye, because i do not know a single allistic person, and i'm gravitating towards doing a tierlist of gamedev discourse. this is what i've got off the top of my head. what am i missing?
December 20, 2025 at 8:18 AM
i'm having a powerpoint party for nye, because i do not know a single allistic person, and i'm gravitating towards doing a tierlist of gamedev discourse. this is what i've got off the top of my head. what am i missing?
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Just finished this one. A really rewarding experience, leaving you in the dark and making you piece your environment together from thin bits of information. Really funny and horrifying story told through scraps of chatlogs, too. Absolutely worth your time and money.
first post on bsky, might as well plug my game?
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
a few days ago i released PROXIMATE, an indie horror game where you explore an abandoned deep sea lab but your only form of navigation is a shitty AI visor built by incompetent techbros
store.steampowered.com/app/2957800/...
cmddx.itch.io/proximate
Save 15% on PROXIMATE on Steam
Congratulations, contractor! You've been approved to trial our cutting-edge AI visor. Use it to explore the Neuras lab and recover the staff's research. Your visor is safe, reliable, and up to 99% acc...
store.steampowered.com
December 19, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Just finished this one. A really rewarding experience, leaving you in the dark and making you piece your environment together from thin bits of information. Really funny and horrifying story told through scraps of chatlogs, too. Absolutely worth your time and money.
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trespasser
A maintenance system prone to malfunctioning is installed in an unusual apartment building.
A horror/romance kinetic novel made for #rorojam
~20 minutes, windows download (free :]), not safe for work elements
-> unseconds.itch.io/trespasser <-
A maintenance system prone to malfunctioning is installed in an unusual apartment building.
A horror/romance kinetic novel made for #rorojam
~20 minutes, windows download (free :]), not safe for work elements
-> unseconds.itch.io/trespasser <-
December 17, 2025 at 8:25 AM
trespasser
A maintenance system prone to malfunctioning is installed in an unusual apartment building.
A horror/romance kinetic novel made for #rorojam
~20 minutes, windows download (free :]), not safe for work elements
-> unseconds.itch.io/trespasser <-
A maintenance system prone to malfunctioning is installed in an unusual apartment building.
A horror/romance kinetic novel made for #rorojam
~20 minutes, windows download (free :]), not safe for work elements
-> unseconds.itch.io/trespasser <-
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Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
December 17, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.
the result of a week's work... a primarily Ink-driven turn-based combat system
December 17, 2025 at 3:43 AM
the result of a week's work... a primarily Ink-driven turn-based combat system
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The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
Keita Takahashi (Katamari, Wattam, Noby Noby Boy) has moved back to Japan, and says he may be forced to quit the games industry due to To a T underperforming.
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
He also says he'd love to work on Katamari again, and for someone to invest in his studio.
(Read more at GamesRadar)
December 15, 2025 at 12:57 PM
The games industry brings in 300 billion dollars a year. The guy who made DOOM gets his projects canceled, the guy who made Katamari Damacy is broke, everyone in your feed is begging for a job and there are 50 new games coming out on Steam every day all going towards buying Gabe Newell's next yacht
gamedev coworking space idea: hang out with your friends at their house
December 15, 2025 at 8:08 AM
gamedev coworking space idea: hang out with your friends at their house
i don't understand gamedev bluesky's obsession with endlessly talking about the things they hate. are games art discourse? some dickhead made a bad post? the game awards? go outside bro. bake some pastries. take a nice photo of your butt and send it to your friends. do literally anything else
December 12, 2025 at 9:38 AM
i don't understand gamedev bluesky's obsession with endlessly talking about the things they hate. are games art discourse? some dickhead made a bad post? the game awards? go outside bro. bake some pastries. take a nice photo of your butt and send it to your friends. do literally anything else
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here is a frame from pluribus btw
December 12, 2025 at 4:30 AM
here is a frame from pluribus btw
been about half a year of going to the gym regularly and my legs are now swole enough that i can't cross them anymore. this sucks. how am i supposed to sit gay now
December 10, 2025 at 2:27 AM
been about half a year of going to the gym regularly and my legs are now swole enough that i can't cross them anymore. this sucks. how am i supposed to sit gay now
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☁️🌊 TOROA: SKYCALL 🌊☁️
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
December 9, 2025 at 9:59 PM
☁️🌊 TOROA: SKYCALL 🌊☁️
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
🐥 OUT NOW ON STEAM! 🐥
Unravel the fate of the ocean and glide across an ever changing seascape in the hopes of reuniting Toroa with their family 💙
After 5 years of hard mahi, love and dedication, we're so excited to share our first game with you all 🥹
Mauri ora e te whānau!
it's a shame that so much of the conversation around Horses is (understandably) around the censorship, because the game itself is fucking great. i will be thinking about it for a long time
December 5, 2025 at 9:48 PM
it's a shame that so much of the conversation around Horses is (understandably) around the censorship, because the game itself is fucking great. i will be thinking about it for a long time
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I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
December 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
I had to write about Horses for @aftermath.site aftermath.site/horses-indie...
finally got around to playing hades 2. the combat's pretty good but god never before have i had to so actively resist the urge to just skip through all the dialogue in a game
November 28, 2025 at 1:56 AM
finally got around to playing hades 2. the combat's pretty good but god never before have i had to so actively resist the urge to just skip through all the dialogue in a game
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People tend to ask me a lot about Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic's art style, and how I came up with it, which always surprised me. So here's a quick thread about it, riffing on these three points, because it pretty much comes down to this. 1/11
November 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
People tend to ask me a lot about Your Holy & Virtuous Heretic's art style, and how I came up with it, which always surprised me. So here's a quick thread about it, riffing on these three points, because it pretty much comes down to this. 1/11
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here's my blog post about how people who use generative ai are deeply estranged from themselves and reality itself, their souls drifting rudderless in open water, asphyxiating
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
January 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
here's my blog post about how people who use generative ai are deeply estranged from themselves and reality itself, their souls drifting rudderless in open water, asphyxiating
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...
www.joewintergreen.com/i-think-the-...