Mathieu O'Brien
@mathieuobrien.bsky.social
Canadian Indie Game dev | Artist | Designer | Actor
• Working on #Mushroam game
• SkyPyre Studios Cofounder | skypyre.com
• @OttawaGames.bsky.social Cofounder | ottawagames.info
• Blog | squeakingdragon.ca
• Streamer | twitch.tv/squeakingdragon
He/Him
• Working on #Mushroam game
• SkyPyre Studios Cofounder | skypyre.com
• @OttawaGames.bsky.social Cofounder | ottawagames.info
• Blog | squeakingdragon.ca
• Streamer | twitch.tv/squeakingdragon
He/Him
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Mushroam on Steam
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...
store.steampowered.com
NEW GAME DEMO
#Mushroam has a #demo for #SteamNextFest!
Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam too!
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D
#Mushroam has a #demo for #SteamNextFest!
Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam too!
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D
Interested in getting involved in game dev in Ottawa? Well, check out this new post about Ottawa game dev scene! It'll give you a good starting point
Read here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/ottawa-...
#indiegame #indiedev #indie #gamedev #ottawa #blog #ottawagames #dirtyrectangles #ottawagamemakers
Read here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/ottawa-...
#indiegame #indiedev #indie #gamedev #ottawa #blog #ottawagames #dirtyrectangles #ottawagamemakers
November 12, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Interested in getting involved in game dev in Ottawa? Well, check out this new post about Ottawa game dev scene! It'll give you a good starting point
Read here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/ottawa-...
#indiegame #indiedev #indie #gamedev #ottawa #blog #ottawagames #dirtyrectangles #ottawagamemakers
Read here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/ottawa-...
#indiegame #indiedev #indie #gamedev #ottawa #blog #ottawagames #dirtyrectangles #ottawagamemakers
WE'RE BACK FOR #EXTRALIFE
Every year we raise money for children's hospitals
If you want to donate, you can at: www.extra-life.org/teams/70316
We'll be streaming on Nov 15, noon - midnight EST on YouTube!
#extralife2025 #forthekids #sickkids #CHEO #gaming #event #charity #donation #SkyPyreStudios
Every year we raise money for children's hospitals
If you want to donate, you can at: www.extra-life.org/teams/70316
We'll be streaming on Nov 15, noon - midnight EST on YouTube!
#extralife2025 #forthekids #sickkids #CHEO #gaming #event #charity #donation #SkyPyreStudios
November 12, 2025 at 2:22 AM
WE'RE BACK FOR #EXTRALIFE
Every year we raise money for children's hospitals
If you want to donate, you can at: www.extra-life.org/teams/70316
We'll be streaming on Nov 15, noon - midnight EST on YouTube!
#extralife2025 #forthekids #sickkids #CHEO #gaming #event #charity #donation #SkyPyreStudios
Every year we raise money for children's hospitals
If you want to donate, you can at: www.extra-life.org/teams/70316
We'll be streaming on Nov 15, noon - midnight EST on YouTube!
#extralife2025 #forthekids #sickkids #CHEO #gaming #event #charity #donation #SkyPyreStudios
A look back at some past conventions.
When I graduated uni I didn't expect to show games off at cons.
I got to do 2 cons this year after a 6 year hiatus (thx COVID 😢).
Been lots of fun. Looking forward to more!
#convention #exhibitor #OttawaComicCon #VGLX #indiegame #indie #indiedev #gamedev
When I graduated uni I didn't expect to show games off at cons.
I got to do 2 cons this year after a 6 year hiatus (thx COVID 😢).
Been lots of fun. Looking forward to more!
#convention #exhibitor #OttawaComicCon #VGLX #indiegame #indie #indiedev #gamedev
November 6, 2025 at 11:35 PM
A look back at some past conventions.
When I graduated uni I didn't expect to show games off at cons.
I got to do 2 cons this year after a 6 year hiatus (thx COVID 😢).
Been lots of fun. Looking forward to more!
#convention #exhibitor #OttawaComicCon #VGLX #indiegame #indie #indiedev #gamedev
When I graduated uni I didn't expect to show games off at cons.
I got to do 2 cons this year after a 6 year hiatus (thx COVID 😢).
Been lots of fun. Looking forward to more!
#convention #exhibitor #OttawaComicCon #VGLX #indiegame #indie #indiedev #gamedev
Mathieu O'Brien
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! Another DIY project, but not all of them need to be lengthy nor expensive!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/our-ent...
#blog #DIY #renovation #homereno #homeDIY
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! Another DIY project, but not all of them need to be lengthy nor expensive!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/our-ent...
#blog #DIY #renovation #homereno #homeDIY
Our Entryway. Simple Project With A Big Impact. Small, simple projects can make big changes
Back when we were renting, my wife and I dreamed of having our own place that we could truly make our own in the way of DIY. We wanted to have the option of painting a wall, or updating a space with n...
www.squeakingdragon.ca
November 5, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Mathieu O'Brien
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! Another DIY project, but not all of them need to be lengthy nor expensive!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/our-ent...
#blog #DIY #renovation #homereno #homeDIY
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! Another DIY project, but not all of them need to be lengthy nor expensive!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/our-ent...
#blog #DIY #renovation #homereno #homeDIY
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! This time, I'm talking about a few indie games that recently caught my eye!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/wishlis...
#VGLX #OttawaComicCon #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blog #EhGameShowcase #wishlistWednesday
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/wishlis...
#VGLX #OttawaComicCon #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blog #EhGameShowcase #wishlistWednesday
Recent Indie Game Convention Finds. Indie Games to wishlist
As a game developer, exhibiting at conventions is a fun, and somewhat necessary activity to partake in as it gives me the chance to promote my latest project along with meeting other people in the ind...
www.squeakingdragon.ca
October 29, 2025 at 2:29 PM
Check out the latest #SqueakingDragon post! This time, I'm talking about a few indie games that recently caught my eye!
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/wishlis...
#VGLX #OttawaComicCon #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blog #EhGameShowcase #wishlistWednesday
Read it here: www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/wishlis...
#VGLX #OttawaComicCon #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #blog #EhGameShowcase #wishlistWednesday
Reposted by Mathieu O'Brien
A sneak peek behind the scenes of a #skypyre convention setup!
@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!
A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!
#indiedev #gamedev #vglx
@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!
A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!
#indiedev #gamedev #vglx
October 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A sneak peek behind the scenes of a #skypyre convention setup!
@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!
A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!
#indiedev #gamedev #vglx
@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!
A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!
#indiedev #gamedev #vglx
Check out #Mushroam live on Twitch.tv/TwitchToronto
#vglx #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #event #SkyPyreStudios #EhGameShowcase
#vglx #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #event #SkyPyreStudios #EhGameShowcase
Twitch
Twitch is the world
Twitch.tv
October 26, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Mathieu O'Brien
October 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
October 25, 2025 at 1:15 PM
PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Come visit SkyPyre Studios at our booth this weekend!
Tickets at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
Come visit SkyPyre Studios at our booth this weekend!
Tickets at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
October 23, 2025 at 6:35 PM
PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Come visit SkyPyre Studios at our booth this weekend!
Tickets at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
Come visit SkyPyre Studios at our booth this weekend!
Tickets at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
The new site has launched! Enjoy this short DIY post!
www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/small-c...
#SqueakingDragon #diy #blog #homereno #homeDIY
www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/small-c...
#SqueakingDragon #diy #blog #homereno #homeDIY
Small Changes To Big Results. Our Kitchen Reno, So Far. How small changes can make big differences.
My wife and I bought our first house in early 2024, and were very excited about getting to make the space into what we wanted. Up until then, we had spent our adult lives renting, which meant that apa...
www.squeakingdragon.ca
October 22, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The new site has launched! Enjoy this short DIY post!
www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/small-c...
#SqueakingDragon #diy #blog #homereno #homeDIY
www.squeakingdragon.ca/post/small-c...
#SqueakingDragon #diy #blog #homereno #homeDIY
Reposted by Mathieu O'Brien
LOOKING FOR BASS
October 8, 2025 at 5:49 PM
LOOKING FOR BASS
Hey @alphabetagamer.bsky.social, waaay back in 2017, you covered SkyPyre's first game: Halen Ballad of the Blade Thief (www.alphabetagamer.com/halen-ballad...)
If you're interested, our latest game #Mushroam has a demo on Steam & is coming to #VGLX next week!
Learn more: www.skypyre.com/mushroam
If you're interested, our latest game #Mushroam has a demo on Steam & is coming to #VGLX next week!
Learn more: www.skypyre.com/mushroam
www.skypyre.com
October 18, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Hey @alphabetagamer.bsky.social, waaay back in 2017, you covered SkyPyre's first game: Halen Ballad of the Blade Thief (www.alphabetagamer.com/halen-ballad...)
If you're interested, our latest game #Mushroam has a demo on Steam & is coming to #VGLX next week!
Learn more: www.skypyre.com/mushroam
If you're interested, our latest game #Mushroam has a demo on Steam & is coming to #VGLX next week!
Learn more: www.skypyre.com/mushroam
Hey Dreamworks! Where are the movie soundtrack versions of "The Road To El Dorado" songs on Spotify?!
There are alternate versions on there, also performed by Elton John, but, we need to have the movie versions too!
#TheRoadToElDorado #Dreamworks #music #OST
There are alternate versions on there, also performed by Elton John, but, we need to have the movie versions too!
#TheRoadToElDorado #Dreamworks #music #OST
a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
ALT: a man and a woman are looking at each other and the man is asking " both "
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October 16, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Hey Dreamworks! Where are the movie soundtrack versions of "The Road To El Dorado" songs on Spotify?!
There are alternate versions on there, also performed by Elton John, but, we need to have the movie versions too!
#TheRoadToElDorado #Dreamworks #music #OST
There are alternate versions on there, also performed by Elton John, but, we need to have the movie versions too!
#TheRoadToElDorado #Dreamworks #music #OST
PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
October 14, 2025 at 1:03 PM
PLAY MUSHROAM AT VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios #Mushroam
Check out my buddy, Redshft's new EP on Spotify!
open.spotify.com/artist/4fL7B...
#EP #Music #Spotify #Redshft #Ottawa
open.spotify.com/artist/4fL7B...
#EP #Music #Spotify #Redshft #Ottawa
Redshft
open.spotify.com
October 8, 2025 at 1:35 AM
It was nice meeting you at Comic Con, and thanks for chatting with us!
#gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #SkyPyre
#gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #SkyPyre
An Interview With SkyPyre Studios
Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.
Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.
An Interview With SkyPyre Studios
Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.
gamersocialclub.ca
October 4, 2025 at 1:00 AM
It was nice meeting you at Comic Con, and thanks for chatting with us!
#gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #SkyPyre
#gamedev #indiegame #ottawa #SkyPyre
Rewatching Shrek for the millionth time & I just realized the whole quest happens because Magic Mirror made the mistake of saying Farquaad wasn't a king & had to come up with a way out of being destroyed
October 2, 2025 at 4:14 AM
Rewatching Shrek for the millionth time & I just realized the whole quest happens because Magic Mirror made the mistake of saying Farquaad wasn't a king & had to come up with a way out of being destroyed
WE'RE GOING TO VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios
October 1, 2025 at 2:46 PM
WE'RE GOING TO VGLX, OCT 25-26!
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios
Join us at at this awesome gaming event & save 10% on #VGLX25 tickets with code SKYPYRE10 at vglx.ca
#VGLX #event #indiegame #gamedev #SkyPyreStudios
Reposted by Mathieu O'Brien
Happy Michael Festival
September 28, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Happy Michael Festival
Been a 12-hour day on set so far.
Long day, but enjoying every minute of it!
#Background #Acting #Ottawa #Hallmark #ChristmasMovies
Long day, but enjoying every minute of it!
#Background #Acting #Ottawa #Hallmark #ChristmasMovies
September 23, 2025 at 1:07 AM
Been a 12-hour day on set so far.
Long day, but enjoying every minute of it!
#Background #Acting #Ottawa #Hallmark #ChristmasMovies
Long day, but enjoying every minute of it!
#Background #Acting #Ottawa #Hallmark #ChristmasMovies
Just downloaded the Steam demo for #ShatterRush!
Titanfall x The Finals?! HELL YEAH
youtu.be/iWAOp0jtxn8?...
Titanfall x The Finals?! HELL YEAH
youtu.be/iWAOp0jtxn8?...
ShatterRush Pre-Alpha Gameplay Trailer - Now Free on Steam!
YouTube video by Tetra Studios
youtu.be
September 19, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Just downloaded the Steam demo for #ShatterRush!
Titanfall x The Finals?! HELL YEAH
youtu.be/iWAOp0jtxn8?...
Titanfall x The Finals?! HELL YEAH
youtu.be/iWAOp0jtxn8?...
The satisfaction of hitting a technical problem, doing research, and finding the solution in some random forum thread is so:
a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .
ALT: a cartoon character from the emperor 's new groove is making an ok sign with his hands .
media.tenor.com
September 17, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The satisfaction of hitting a technical problem, doing research, and finding the solution in some random forum thread is so:
Friday morning vs Sunday evening for #OttawaComicCon
Was a blast, but I was pretty tired by the end of it.
Glad to have exhibited and that people liked out game though!
Photos by @dunx.bsky.social
Was a blast, but I was pretty tired by the end of it.
Glad to have exhibited and that people liked out game though!
Photos by @dunx.bsky.social
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Friday morning vs Sunday evening for #OttawaComicCon
Was a blast, but I was pretty tired by the end of it.
Glad to have exhibited and that people liked out game though!
Photos by @dunx.bsky.social
Was a blast, but I was pretty tired by the end of it.
Glad to have exhibited and that people liked out game though!
Photos by @dunx.bsky.social
Thanks to everyone who wishlisted #Mushroam!
NEW GAME DEMO
#Mushroam has a #demo for #SteamNextFest!
Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam too!
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D
#Mushroam has a #demo for #SteamNextFest!
Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam too!
Play it here: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D
Mushroam on Steam
A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...
store.steampowered.com
September 9, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Thanks to everyone who wishlisted #Mushroam!