David makes games - Solo game developer
@reiddavi.bsky.social
Solo game dev sharing the process from initial concept to finished product
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658560/Space_Rock_Armageddon/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidReidChannel
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2658560/Space_Rock_Armageddon/
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DavidReidChannel
I spent the last year making games I wanted. Time for a reset! Going back to the drawing board to build simple prototypes people might actually enjoy. First up: a casual space mining concept. Just experimenting for now! 🚀 #GameDev #IndieDev #ScreenShotSaturday
October 11, 2025 at 11:59 AM
I spent the last year making games I wanted. Time for a reset! Going back to the drawing board to build simple prototypes people might actually enjoy. First up: a casual space mining concept. Just experimenting for now! 🚀 #GameDev #IndieDev #ScreenShotSaturday
Game development is hard, making it a business even harder, but both pale in comparison to keeping your glasses fingerprint free. That is an unsolvable problem. 🤓 #solodev #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
July 15, 2025 at 7:52 AM
Game development is hard, making it a business even harder, but both pale in comparison to keeping your glasses fingerprint free. That is an unsolvable problem. 🤓 #solodev #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
Mountain biking in the highlands. Good for the heart, mind and creative juices. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
July 10, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Mountain biking in the highlands. Good for the heart, mind and creative juices. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #solodev
Struggled for months to come up with a good idea for my second game. A few days in the Highlands with the family and boom, I've come up with probably my best idea yet. Collecting my thoughts now but pretty happy. Fresh air is good for the mind. #solodev #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
July 9, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Struggled for months to come up with a good idea for my second game. A few days in the Highlands with the family and boom, I've come up with probably my best idea yet. Collecting my thoughts now but pretty happy. Fresh air is good for the mind. #solodev #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
In Braemar for two weeks. Fortunate to have a family cottage here. Every year we spend at least two weeks in the Highlands. This place recharges the batteries and gets the creative juices flowing. That's my boy. I can only dream of having long curly locks. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
July 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
In Braemar for two weeks. Fortunate to have a family cottage here. Every year we spend at least two weeks in the Highlands. This place recharges the batteries and gets the creative juices flowing. That's my boy. I can only dream of having long curly locks. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
#Solodev life: You are the artist, programmer, designer, tester, marketer, and therapist (mostly to yourself). Some days you feel like a renaissance master. Other days you feel like you're drowning in your own ambition. But it's your beautiful mess. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
July 4, 2025 at 8:08 AM
#Solodev life: You are the artist, programmer, designer, tester, marketer, and therapist (mostly to yourself). Some days you feel like a renaissance master. Other days you feel like you're drowning in your own ambition. But it's your beautiful mess. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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I made it, now I need to find you lovely game developers and artists to follow! #gamedev #indiedev #gameDevelopment #indiegamedev #devlog #unrealengine #solodev
July 3, 2025 at 6:14 AM
I made it, now I need to find you lovely game developers and artists to follow! #gamedev #indiedev #gameDevelopment #indiegamedev #devlog #unrealengine #solodev
#gamedev on hard days: Open your project. Change one variable. Tweak one color. Fix one typo. Close it. That's enough. Momentum isn't built with grand gestures - it's built with tiny, consistent actions. Tomorrow you might code for hours, but today you just stayed connected. #indiedev #indiegame
July 1, 2025 at 7:58 AM
#gamedev on hard days: Open your project. Change one variable. Tweak one color. Fix one typo. Close it. That's enough. Momentum isn't built with grand gestures - it's built with tiny, consistent actions. Tomorrow you might code for hours, but today you just stayed connected. #indiedev #indiegame
Productivity gurus: 'Eliminate all distractions!' Me, a human with bills: gets distracted by paying the mortgage. Sometimes life isn't the enemy of your creative work—it's literally the thing keeping you alive long enough to finish it. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
June 30, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Productivity gurus: 'Eliminate all distractions!' Me, a human with bills: gets distracted by paying the mortgage. Sometimes life isn't the enemy of your creative work—it's literally the thing keeping you alive long enough to finish it. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
The beauty of being a #solodev is that your game is pure you—no compromises, no committee decisions, no diluted vision. The terror of being a solo dev is that your game is pure you. What if your vision isn't good enough? What if it is? Both thoughts keep me awake. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
June 30, 2025 at 7:56 AM
The beauty of being a #solodev is that your game is pure you—no compromises, no committee decisions, no diluted vision. The terror of being a solo dev is that your game is pure you. What if your vision isn't good enough? What if it is? Both thoughts keep me awake. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
The scariest competitors aren't the ones with perfect code or stunning art. They're the ones who've been quietly working on their craft for 1,000 days straight. You can't sprint past someone who never stops walking. Consistency compounds like interest. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
June 26, 2025 at 8:08 AM
The scariest competitors aren't the ones with perfect code or stunning art. They're the ones who've been quietly working on their craft for 1,000 days straight. You can't sprint past someone who never stops walking. Consistency compounds like interest. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
#Solodev paradox: You have complete creative freedom but no one to bounce ideas off. You can change anything instantly but second-guess every decision. You're the boss and the employee, the critic and the creator. It's lonely and liberating at the same time. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
June 25, 2025 at 8:07 AM
#Solodev paradox: You have complete creative freedom but no one to bounce ideas off. You can change anything instantly but second-guess every decision. You're the boss and the employee, the critic and the creator. It's lonely and liberating at the same time. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
#gamedev limbo: That moment when you open your project and just... stare. The code works, the art exists, but you've lost the thread of what you're actually making. Sometimes the hardest bug to fix is losing sight of your own vision. Time to step back and remember the "why." #indiedev #solodev
June 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Motivation has been pretty difficult of late. However, when your son makes you a #fathersday card based on the game you have on #steam, it kind of helps. #fathersday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #spacerockarmageddon - store.steampowered.com/app/2658560/...
June 15, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Motivation has been pretty difficult of late. However, when your son makes you a #fathersday card based on the game you have on #steam, it kind of helps. #fathersday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #spacerockarmageddon - store.steampowered.com/app/2658560/...
Not a #indiedev / #gamedev post but as a #softdev, I’ve done a lot of work for the private and public sector. Our governments, national, devolved and local use Microsoft products and cloud services. Is this going to be a security issue in the near future? Is #datasovereignty the next big project?
February 25, 2025 at 6:58 AM
Not a #indiedev / #gamedev post but as a #softdev, I’ve done a lot of work for the private and public sector. Our governments, national, devolved and local use Microsoft products and cloud services. Is this going to be a security issue in the near future? Is #datasovereignty the next big project?
Over the years, I’ve learnt that techs revolving door means a #softdev is constantly retraining whilst creating wealth for others. The endless cycle of learning and obsolescence seems like a poor investment. That’s why I’m investing in my own thing now. #indiedev #gamedev
February 21, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Currently, my latest #indiedev game is nothing more than a bunch of white objects on a grey canvas. However, over the last week, things have started to take shape. But at the same time, I feel like the arse could fall out of the project at any given moment. #gamedev is psychological warfare.
February 18, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is Dr Lorraine Collins, she got a mention in my last game, however since then, I’ve developed her story and she’ll have a recurring role in the dystopian, techno-feudalist future that my games are set in. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
February 15, 2025 at 4:00 PM
This is Dr Lorraine Collins, she got a mention in my last game, however since then, I’ve developed her story and she’ll have a recurring role in the dystopian, techno-feudalist future that my games are set in. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
J.D. Vance. What an absolute wanker. If he’s still in Europe, put him on a plane, and remotely fly that plane into the Gulf of America.
February 15, 2025 at 5:56 AM
J.D. Vance. What an absolute wanker. If he’s still in Europe, put him on a plane, and remotely fly that plane into the Gulf of America.