Occular Malice 🏳️🌈
@occularmalice.bsky.social
Indie app and game developer, zombie wrangler, pixel pusher, and part-time time traveler. My software is 100% organic, gluten-free and may or may not contain magic. Ask for Bil Simser if you're feeling lucky.
Some of the choices for GOTY on the 2025 Indie Game Award nominees is questionable.
Absolum - 1500 players, 7650 peak
and Roger - 4 players, 69 peak
Consume Me - 6 players, 145 peak
Citizen Sleeper 2 - 60 players, 1300 peak
Pipistrello - 22 players, 188 peak
The others nominees make sense.
Absolum - 1500 players, 7650 peak
and Roger - 4 players, 69 peak
Consume Me - 6 players, 145 peak
Citizen Sleeper 2 - 60 players, 1300 peak
Pipistrello - 22 players, 188 peak
The others nominees make sense.
November 16, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Some of the choices for GOTY on the 2025 Indie Game Award nominees is questionable.
Absolum - 1500 players, 7650 peak
and Roger - 4 players, 69 peak
Consume Me - 6 players, 145 peak
Citizen Sleeper 2 - 60 players, 1300 peak
Pipistrello - 22 players, 188 peak
The others nominees make sense.
Absolum - 1500 players, 7650 peak
and Roger - 4 players, 69 peak
Consume Me - 6 players, 145 peak
Citizen Sleeper 2 - 60 players, 1300 peak
Pipistrello - 22 players, 188 peak
The others nominees make sense.
Collect souls from the 9 circles of Hell in my latest game "Nine", build defenses, and protect your portal... Play in your browser and have fun harvesting souls and ruling the 9 circles! bsimser.itch.io/nine #indiedev #indiegame
Nine by Occular Malice
Harvest souls, fend off demons, and conquer the depths of Hell in this infernal tower defense adventure!
bsimser.itch.io
October 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Collect souls from the 9 circles of Hell in my latest game "Nine", build defenses, and protect your portal... Play in your browser and have fun harvesting souls and ruling the 9 circles! bsimser.itch.io/nine #indiedev #indiegame
As an ex-animation artist the process behind Studio Ghibli is a masterclass in creativity! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aacg...
The Secret Behind Studio Ghibli’s Success — And Why It’s So Hard to Replicate
YouTube video by StudioBinder
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September 29, 2025 at 12:27 PM
As an ex-animation artist the process behind Studio Ghibli is a masterclass in creativity! www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aacg...
Check out our first @steamsentinels.bsky.social podcast, Trust on Trial where the boys discuss @steampowered.com's most recent controversies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUmj...
Trust on Trial | Steam Sentinels Podcast (Ep. 1)
YouTube video by Mellow Online1
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September 28, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Check out our first @steamsentinels.bsky.social podcast, Trust on Trial where the boys discuss @steampowered.com's most recent controversies. www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUmj...
It's not cool that your UE5 AAA game leaks memory over time and kills your performance. Restarting the game helps but seriously? Test your game better if you want us to hand out $$$ for your games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRWW...
Borderlands 4 Review - Yes, There Are Big Issues - PS5/PS5 Pro/Xbox Series X|S
YouTube video by Digital Foundry
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September 21, 2025 at 2:09 PM
It's not cool that your UE5 AAA game leaks memory over time and kills your performance. Restarting the game helps but seriously? Test your game better if you want us to hand out $$$ for your games. www.youtube.com/watch?v=kRWW...
As for the Click Adventure game scam on Steam, we've written up a shorter summary of the issue on Louis Rossman's excellent Consumer Rights Wiki. Check it out there for more details and links: consumerrights.wiki/Click_Advent...
Click Adventure Scam Game: Draining Consumer Wallets and Bypassing Steam Security - Consumer Rights Wiki
consumerrights.wiki
September 19, 2025 at 2:36 AM
As for the Click Adventure game scam on Steam, we've written up a shorter summary of the issue on Louis Rossman's excellent Consumer Rights Wiki. Check it out there for more details and links: consumerrights.wiki/Click_Advent...
Victims on @steampowered.com of the recent "Click Adventure" scam need some help as Steam has denied refunds out of they money they lost. We are hoping to raise funds to refund the victims ourselves. If you want to help please check out our fundraiser here: www.gofundme.com/f/click-adve...
Donate to 'Click Adventure' Steam Scam Victims, organized by Mellow Online
Victims of the 'Click Adventure' scam on Steam need your help.
In September 202… Mellow Online needs your support for 'Click Adventure' Steam Scam Victims
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September 18, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Victims on @steampowered.com of the recent "Click Adventure" scam need some help as Steam has denied refunds out of they money they lost. We are hoping to raise funds to refund the victims ourselves. If you want to help please check out our fundraiser here: www.gofundme.com/f/click-adve...
Been having fun play testing a new post-apocalyptic zombie survival game from a fellow indie dev. You can play test it too! Enjoy! store.steampowered.com/app/3701310/...
Swanfield Survival on Steam
Swanfield Survival is a Post-Apocalypic Zombie Survival game, with PvE and PvP Elements with Online Co-Op & Multiplayer. You can connect via Dedicated Servers, or host a session with up to 5 frien...
store.steampowered.com
September 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Been having fun play testing a new post-apocalyptic zombie survival game from a fellow indie dev. You can play test it too! Enjoy! store.steampowered.com/app/3701310/...
Is it time to get back to physical media with it's commentaries, cool menus, and special features? HBO Max, Disney+, Paramount+, Netflix, MGM+, Screambox, Shudder, Prime Video, all cycle the same movies between each other and you don't own anything.
September 12, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Is it time to get back to physical media with it's commentaries, cool menus, and special features? HBO Max, Disney+, Paramount+, Netflix, MGM+, Screambox, Shudder, Prime Video, all cycle the same movies between each other and you don't own anything.
Indie studios, but more importantly AAA ones, should take notice of what @teamcherry.bsky.social did here and successfully released #SilkSong for $20. Your game doesn't need to be $80+. That's just plain greed. We can do better.
September 7, 2025 at 1:57 PM
Indie studios, but more importantly AAA ones, should take notice of what @teamcherry.bsky.social did here and successfully released #SilkSong for $20. Your game doesn't need to be $80+. That's just plain greed. We can do better.
Just got a DMCA takedown on one of my repositories on GitHub for an XNA game I wrote in 2007 (the claim is from some HTML game released in 2020). Let's see how this plays out.
September 6, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Just got a DMCA takedown on one of my repositories on GitHub for an XNA game I wrote in 2007 (the claim is from some HTML game released in 2020). Let's see how this plays out.
We need more developers talking the truth on UE5 and game development. Please keep spreading the word from people that know what they're talking about like Dallas Drapeau. Also, magnificent stache! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAGD...
Gamers dont know what they're talking about (ue5 hate is dumb)
YouTube video by Dallas Drapeau
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September 2, 2025 at 10:44 PM
We need more developers talking the truth on UE5 and game development. Please keep spreading the word from people that know what they're talking about like Dallas Drapeau. Also, magnificent stache! www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAGD...
Watched @scott.hanselman.com's TEDx Talk about technology. The Internet I grew up with was a place of sharing and belonging and creativity sorted by date. Now it's a series of walled gardens run by billionaires not humans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVG8...
Tech Promised Everything. Did it deliver? | Scott Hanselman | TEDxPortland
YouTube video by TEDx Talks
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August 30, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Watched @scott.hanselman.com's TEDx Talk about technology. The Internet I grew up with was a place of sharing and belonging and creativity sorted by date. Now it's a series of walled gardens run by billionaires not humans. www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVG8...
The good old days when it was all about crafting, and survival.
August 29, 2025 at 7:23 PM
The good old days when it was all about crafting, and survival.
🎮 3D Maze - A classic maze game reimagined in Unity 6!
Navigate through procedurally generated 3D mazes right in your browser. No download needed.
Try it now: bsimser.itch.io/3d-maze
#gamedev #indiegame #webgl #madewithunity #indiedev
Navigate through procedurally generated 3D mazes right in your browser. No download needed.
Try it now: bsimser.itch.io/3d-maze
#gamedev #indiegame #webgl #madewithunity #indiedev
3D Maze by Occular Malice
Recreation of the classic 3D Maze screensaver that was present in Microsoft Windows 95
bsimser.itch.io
August 24, 2025 at 3:21 PM
🎮 3D Maze - A classic maze game reimagined in Unity 6!
Navigate through procedurally generated 3D mazes right in your browser. No download needed.
Try it now: bsimser.itch.io/3d-maze
#gamedev #indiegame #webgl #madewithunity #indiedev
Navigate through procedurally generated 3D mazes right in your browser. No download needed.
Try it now: bsimser.itch.io/3d-maze
#gamedev #indiegame #webgl #madewithunity #indiedev
Just saw the Halloween trailer. Horror game devs should be looking at games like Alien Isolation and Amnesia: The Dark Descent for inspiration, not Dead by Daylight. store.steampowered.com/app/214490/A...
Alien: Isolation on Steam
Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.
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August 23, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Just saw the Halloween trailer. Horror game devs should be looking at games like Alien Isolation and Amnesia: The Dark Descent for inspiration, not Dead by Daylight. store.steampowered.com/app/214490/A...
It's Stratego, but with zombies. It's Zombego! My latest game made in a week for a game jam and today's #screenshotsaturday post. Play it in your browser now! bsimser.itch.io/zombego
August 23, 2025 at 11:49 AM
It's Stratego, but with zombies. It's Zombego! My latest game made in a week for a game jam and today's #screenshotsaturday post. Play it in your browser now! bsimser.itch.io/zombego
Getting accused of using AI is like this century’s version of a witch allegation.
August 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Getting accused of using AI is like this century’s version of a witch allegation.
A return to a simpler time.
I have a tremendous idea: SaaP
Software as a Product
Instead of paying every month, you just buy it once and then you just kind of keep it
Who's with me
Software as a Product
Instead of paying every month, you just buy it once and then you just kind of keep it
Who's with me
August 19, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A return to a simpler time.
Not the same studio that did Firewatch, but giving me Firewatch vibes. Might be good? Time will tell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpA...
Arctic Awakening - Official Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by IGN
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August 18, 2025 at 8:28 PM
Not the same studio that did Firewatch, but giving me Firewatch vibes. Might be good? Time will tell. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GpA...
Easy checklist to remain safe online with your passwords:
1. Change your passwords on a regular basis
2. Use long passwords/pass phases not your birthday or your dogs middle name
3. Use a password manager
4. Don't reuse passwords and make them unique
5. Always use 2FA
1. Change your passwords on a regular basis
2. Use long passwords/pass phases not your birthday or your dogs middle name
3. Use a password manager
4. Don't reuse passwords and make them unique
5. Always use 2FA
August 18, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Easy checklist to remain safe online with your passwords:
1. Change your passwords on a regular basis
2. Use long passwords/pass phases not your birthday or your dogs middle name
3. Use a password manager
4. Don't reuse passwords and make them unique
5. Always use 2FA
1. Change your passwords on a regular basis
2. Use long passwords/pass phases not your birthday or your dogs middle name
3. Use a password manager
4. Don't reuse passwords and make them unique
5. Always use 2FA
For indie devs (and anyone else) who are trying to figure out what the difference is between mostly positive and positive on Steam, this might help.
August 17, 2025 at 2:30 PM
For indie devs (and anyone else) who are trying to figure out what the difference is between mostly positive and positive on Steam, this might help.
The amount of change that is possible if we worked together rather than shit on each other is vast. There's virtually nothing we can't accomplish if we spent our time working together rather than beating each other down.
August 12, 2025 at 1:20 AM
The amount of change that is possible if we worked together rather than shit on each other is vast. There's virtually nothing we can't accomplish if we spent our time working together rather than beating each other down.
Please stop calling these () brackets.
These () are parentheses.
These [] are brackets.
These {} are curly braces.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
These () are parentheses.
These [] are brackets.
These {} are curly braces.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
August 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Please stop calling these () brackets.
These () are parentheses.
These [] are brackets.
These {} are curly braces.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
These () are parentheses.
These [] are brackets.
These {} are curly braces.
Thank you for coming to my TED Talk.
Welcome to The Clippening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dt...
Change your profile picture to clippy. I'm serious
YouTube video by Louis Rossmann
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August 10, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Welcome to The Clippening. www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_Dt...