Jameson Thatcher
@sireel.bsky.social
Unemployed professional gamedev, dad of two. Vegetarian, jazz fan, MTG player. I like thinking about a positive eco friendly future, and learning about technology of the past
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Jameson Thatcher
@sireel.bsky.social
· Oct 1
Lunch Rush by SirEel
Make burgers, as fast as you can
sireel.itch.io
Lunch Rush is out now: sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
Make burgers, as fast as you can!
Free to play, in your browser. PC, and mobile browsers are both supported
Make burgers, as fast as you can!
Free to play, in your browser. PC, and mobile browsers are both supported
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"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
November 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
"babies are born worshipping unknown gods" is one of the most incredible dwarf fortress bugs i have heard of. its poetry.
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low polyamory
November 10, 2025 at 9:33 PM
low polyamory
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From FB: GTA 1's insanely aggressive police! 😂
November 11, 2025 at 5:27 PM
From FB: GTA 1's insanely aggressive police! 😂
I'm trying a novel thing where I wrote down my game design instead of imagining the whole thing then making it. I think this could catch on
November 11, 2025 at 5:26 PM
I'm trying a novel thing where I wrote down my game design instead of imagining the whole thing then making it. I think this could catch on
I did it (with my partner, anyway)
I beat blue prince. What a game! We tried to get as little help as possible, we got spoiled on a small number of puzzles but we mostly solved every scrap ourselves.
Definitely a game for the insatiably curious :D
I beat blue prince. What a game! We tried to get as little help as possible, we got spoiled on a small number of puzzles but we mostly solved every scrap ourselves.
Definitely a game for the insatiably curious :D
November 8, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I did it (with my partner, anyway)
I beat blue prince. What a game! We tried to get as little help as possible, we got spoiled on a small number of puzzles but we mostly solved every scrap ourselves.
Definitely a game for the insatiably curious :D
I beat blue prince. What a game! We tried to get as little help as possible, we got spoiled on a small number of puzzles but we mostly solved every scrap ourselves.
Definitely a game for the insatiably curious :D
Fun discovery today: my kid has heard of Rosalind Franklin, but not James Watson
November 7, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Fun discovery today: my kid has heard of Rosalind Franklin, but not James Watson
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IT. IS. DONE! At 40 years old, I've finally fulfilled my dream of making and releasing my own game. Never forget that there is nothing you can't do. No matter what you dream, the power to make it real is yours to command!
#GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam #Gaming #2DGames #PitchYaGame
#GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam #Gaming #2DGames #PitchYaGame
Curtains The Clown on Steam
Meet Curtains. An exiled alien clown in search of a home. While passing through a distant galaxy, he was forced to land when his ship's fuel cells ran dry. Now stranded in a far away world, Curtains m...
store.steampowered.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:44 AM
IT. IS. DONE! At 40 years old, I've finally fulfilled my dream of making and releasing my own game. Never forget that there is nothing you can't do. No matter what you dream, the power to make it real is yours to command!
#GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam #Gaming #2DGames #PitchYaGame
#GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam #Gaming #2DGames #PitchYaGame
"no one who works full time should live in poverty"
Wrong. Tiny brain take.
No-one should live in poverty. No-one needs to, if distribution of resources was fair no-one f unless they wanted to
"but what about people who won't work?" I don't care. What about billionaires who don't work?
Wrong. Tiny brain take.
No-one should live in poverty. No-one needs to, if distribution of resources was fair no-one f unless they wanted to
"but what about people who won't work?" I don't care. What about billionaires who don't work?
November 7, 2025 at 10:50 AM
"no one who works full time should live in poverty"
Wrong. Tiny brain take.
No-one should live in poverty. No-one needs to, if distribution of resources was fair no-one f unless they wanted to
"but what about people who won't work?" I don't care. What about billionaires who don't work?
Wrong. Tiny brain take.
No-one should live in poverty. No-one needs to, if distribution of resources was fair no-one f unless they wanted to
"but what about people who won't work?" I don't care. What about billionaires who don't work?
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Games industry forces RTOs (often involving moving cities for a job that may not exist in a few months) because being in office together on zoom is just ~*so heckin valuable*~
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
November 6, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Games industry forces RTOs (often involving moving cities for a job that may not exist in a few months) because being in office together on zoom is just ~*so heckin valuable*~
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
but then replaces as many people as they can get away with with chatbots because the human connection doesn’t matter
Hmm!
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for the record: I develop games for people who play games to have fun
November 6, 2025 at 9:17 AM
for the record: I develop games for people who play games to have fun
Made a trivial bug fix to Lunch Rush (bun tops now animate correctly if dropped onto a plate)
But!
I did it from Linux on my laptop. Took a bit of fussing to get all the tools in place, but it's working now 😁
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
But!
I did it from Linux on my laptop. Took a bit of fussing to get all the tools in place, but it's working now 😁
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
Lunch Rush by SirEel
Fast action, tall burgers
sireel.itch.io
November 6, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Made a trivial bug fix to Lunch Rush (bun tops now animate correctly if dropped onto a plate)
But!
I did it from Linux on my laptop. Took a bit of fussing to get all the tools in place, but it's working now 😁
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
But!
I did it from Linux on my laptop. Took a bit of fussing to get all the tools in place, but it's working now 😁
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
Finally got to use the async asset loader I work he's on for a while last month.
It didn't work. I fixed it over the course of the day, but I'm not sure how I tested it working, with the problems it had.
Also realised a significant architectural flaw I should have foreseen
It didn't work. I fixed it over the course of the day, but I'm not sure how I tested it working, with the problems it had.
Also realised a significant architectural flaw I should have foreseen
November 5, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Finally got to use the async asset loader I work he's on for a while last month.
It didn't work. I fixed it over the course of the day, but I'm not sure how I tested it working, with the problems it had.
Also realised a significant architectural flaw I should have foreseen
It didn't work. I fixed it over the course of the day, but I'm not sure how I tested it working, with the problems it had.
Also realised a significant architectural flaw I should have foreseen
I should repair my bomber man multitap
(and pick up the games in the stores I'm missing)
(and pick up the games in the stores I'm missing)
October 31, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I should repair my bomber man multitap
(and pick up the games in the stores I'm missing)
(and pick up the games in the stores I'm missing)
My experience with art is limited (see my games 😂) but long is similar I think. You get better at it, but that just makes you know what you can do. You'll aim higher, and work harder and longer on the next project.
It can just get harder if you let it: you have to learn how to enjoy it
It can just get harder if you let it: you have to learn how to enjoy it
Art does not get easier the better you get at it.
Making art is hard. Making art is fun. Making art frustrating. Making art is passion. Making art is a lot of blood sweat and tears.
And I love every moment of the process.
Making art is hard. Making art is fun. Making art frustrating. Making art is passion. Making art is a lot of blood sweat and tears.
And I love every moment of the process.
October 30, 2025 at 10:14 AM
My experience with art is limited (see my games 😂) but long is similar I think. You get better at it, but that just makes you know what you can do. You'll aim higher, and work harder and longer on the next project.
It can just get harder if you let it: you have to learn how to enjoy it
It can just get harder if you let it: you have to learn how to enjoy it
It's my birthday today, maybe give my tricky (free, browser based, keyboard or touch screen) arcade puzzle game a go
I promise it's fun once you get the hang of it!
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
I promise it's fun once you get the hang of it!
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
Lunch Rush by SirEel
Fast action, tall burgers
sireel.itch.io
October 29, 2025 at 9:51 PM
It's my birthday today, maybe give my tricky (free, browser based, keyboard or touch screen) arcade puzzle game a go
I promise it's fun once you get the hang of it!
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
I promise it's fun once you get the hang of it!
sireel.itch.io/lunch-rush
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why does youtube need games. why does discord need quests. why does every app want to be everything at once
October 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
why does youtube need games. why does discord need quests. why does every app want to be everything at once
Me: who was the guy playing the monster? He looked familiar
My partner: Oscar Isaacs?
Me: 😠
My partner: Oscar Isaacs?
Me: 😠
October 29, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Me: who was the guy playing the monster? He looked familiar
My partner: Oscar Isaacs?
Me: 😠
My partner: Oscar Isaacs?
Me: 😠
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Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.
October 29, 2025 at 4:53 AM
Being laid off feels especially hard when I remember how many times I put my job first before my own health, well-being, and family. When I worked weeknights until 11pm and on weekends to hit production quotas, during PTO, and filed three stories the day before it happened. There's a lot of grief.
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biblically accurate cat
October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
biblically accurate cat
I wish I had this excuse, but I use android
Hey folks, we’ve been vindicated.
Looks like it’s confirmed there’s a bug with the iOS keyboard and that’s why we’re making so many more typos lately.
We’re not crazy.
We’re not in cognitive decline. 😂😂😂
Looks like it’s confirmed there’s a bug with the iOS keyboard and that’s why we’re making so many more typos lately.
We’re not crazy.
We’re not in cognitive decline. 😂😂😂
October 28, 2025 at 7:15 PM
I wish I had this excuse, but I use android
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"X, the Everything App"? You fool, Zombocom allowed you to do anything you wanted 20 years ago
October 28, 2025 at 8:05 AM
"X, the Everything App"? You fool, Zombocom allowed you to do anything you wanted 20 years ago
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Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
October 28, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Your ability to eat should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
Your ability to get healthcare should not depend on your productivity
Your ability to get housing should not depend on your productivity
Saying “be more productive!” To those who are struggling devalues human life.
It aids fascism.
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important to remember that all these redundancies and closures are not because people are playing fewer games or less willing to pay for them
October 27, 2025 at 1:37 PM
important to remember that all these redundancies and closures are not because people are playing fewer games or less willing to pay for them