Simon Smith
@sitorimon.bsky.social
Creator behind Higher Plain Music, Higher Plain Games, I Love Disaster Movies and various other indie creative projects. Content and service designer by day. Indie games / music for the soul.
Vanessa Carlton returns with first new music in 5 years
Majestic new single 'Animal' teases cinematic forthcoming album 'Veils'.
Majestic new single 'Animal' teases cinematic forthcoming album 'Veils'.
Vanessa Carlton returns with first new music in 5 years
Majestic new single 'Animal' teases cinematic forthcoming album 'Veils'.
higherplainmusic.com
November 11, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Vanessa Carlton returns with first new music in 5 years
Majestic new single 'Animal' teases cinematic forthcoming album 'Veils'.
Majestic new single 'Animal' teases cinematic forthcoming album 'Veils'.
Bic Runga returns with spooky synth bop
New Zealand's finest returns with moody and ethereal track 'Paris in the Rain'
New Zealand's finest returns with moody and ethereal track 'Paris in the Rain'
Bic Runga returns with spooky synth bop
New Zealand's finest returns with moody and ethereal track 'Paris in the Rain'
higherplainmusic.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Bic Runga returns with spooky synth bop
New Zealand's finest returns with moody and ethereal track 'Paris in the Rain'
New Zealand's finest returns with moody and ethereal track 'Paris in the Rain'
A Pizza Delivery – Review
A slice of life adventure with deep thoughts, but some shallow gameplay.
A slice of life adventure with deep thoughts, but some shallow gameplay.
A Pizza Delivery – Review
A slice of life adventure with deep thoughts, but some shallow gameplay.
higherplaingames.com
November 9, 2025 at 10:49 PM
A Pizza Delivery – Review
A slice of life adventure with deep thoughts, but some shallow gameplay.
A slice of life adventure with deep thoughts, but some shallow gameplay.
Introducing… Felix Antonio
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
Introducing… Felix Antonio
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
higherplainmusic.com
November 9, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Introducing… Felix Antonio
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
If Bon Iver and Phoebe Bridgers had a French love affair... Felix Antonio might be their love child.
Bit ESC – Review
Bit ESC is clever, surprising, and charming from start to end.
Bit ESC is clever, surprising, and charming from start to end.
Bit ESC – Review
Bit ESC is clever, surprising, and charming from start to end.
higherplaingames.com
November 9, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Bit ESC – Review
Bit ESC is clever, surprising, and charming from start to end.
Bit ESC is clever, surprising, and charming from start to end.
Disc Golf City – Review
A great choice for arcade sports game fans who enjoy tactile control schemes.
A great choice for arcade sports game fans who enjoy tactile control schemes.
Disc Golf City – Review
A great choice for arcade sports game fans who enjoy tactile control schemes.
higherplaingames.com
November 9, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Disc Golf City – Review
A great choice for arcade sports game fans who enjoy tactile control schemes.
A great choice for arcade sports game fans who enjoy tactile control schemes.
Can you teach an octopus to play the piano?
A 6-month experiment to see if you can teach an octopus to play the piano...
A 6-month experiment to see if you can teach an octopus to play the piano...
Can you teach an octopus to play the piano?
A 6-month experiment to see if you can teach an octopus to play the piano...
higherplainmusic.com
November 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
Can you teach an octopus to play the piano?
A 6-month experiment to see if you can teach an octopus to play the piano...
A 6-month experiment to see if you can teach an octopus to play the piano...
When YouTube very randomly promotes a niche video. Appreciate the exposure, but it is such a strange video to throw into the mainstream. First time in about 5 years anything has been picked up for a wider audience test.
November 8, 2025 at 2:23 PM
When YouTube very randomly promotes a niche video. Appreciate the exposure, but it is such a strange video to throw into the mainstream. First time in about 5 years anything has been picked up for a wider audience test.
Petrol Vibes F1 1988 Classic Silhouette Unboxing
2mm of steel, cut into an F1 beauty?
2mm of steel, cut into an F1 beauty?
Petrol Vibes F1 1988 Classic Silhouette Unboxing
2mm of steel, cut into an F1 beauty?
higherplainracing.com
November 8, 2025 at 12:39 PM
Petrol Vibes F1 1988 Classic Silhouette Unboxing
2mm of steel, cut into an F1 beauty?
2mm of steel, cut into an F1 beauty?
Alejandra Cárdenas (aka Ale Hop) lays bare colonialism and trauma in forthcoming “birth name” debut
Generational trauma and colonialism told through dark poetry and guitar noise
Generational trauma and colonialism told through dark poetry and guitar noise
Alejandra Cárdenas (aka Ale Hop) lays bare colonialism and trauma in forthcoming “birth name” debut
Generational trauma and colonialism told through dark poetry and guitar noise
higherplainmusic.com
November 6, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Alejandra Cárdenas (aka Ale Hop) lays bare colonialism and trauma in forthcoming “birth name” debut
Generational trauma and colonialism told through dark poetry and guitar noise
Generational trauma and colonialism told through dark poetry and guitar noise
Christ, my spelling is atrocious this week!
November 6, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Christ, my spelling is atrocious this week!
Kalandra – ‘Mørketid’ Review
An atmopheric collections of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
An atmopheric collections of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
Kalandra – ‘Mørketid’ Review
An atmopheric collections of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
higherplainmusic.com
November 6, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Kalandra – ‘Mørketid’ Review
An atmopheric collections of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
An atmopheric collections of songs to warm your chill in the darkest of months.
Yuuf – ‘Mt. Sava’ Review
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
Yuuf – ‘Mt. Sava’ Review
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
higherplainmusic.com
November 6, 2025 at 9:25 PM
Yuuf – ‘Mt. Sava’ Review
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
Slinky, breezy, and another musicianship showcase of instrumental rock breaking traditional genre boundaries.
Astro Nova – Review
An incremental that doesn't take over and play itself? Hurrah!
An incremental that doesn't take over and play itself? Hurrah!
Astro Nova – Review
An incremental that doesn't take over and play itself? Hurrah!
higherplaingames.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Astro Nova – Review
An incremental that doesn't take over and play itself? Hurrah!
An incremental that doesn't take over and play itself? Hurrah!
Red Panda: The Quiet Path – Review
A game so empty it feels like a sandbox asset pack, not a game or experience.
A game so empty it feels like a sandbox asset pack, not a game or experience.
Red Panda: The Quiet Path – Review
A game so empty it feels like a sandbox asset pack, not a game or experience.
higherplaingames.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Red Panda: The Quiet Path – Review
A game so empty it feels like a sandbox asset pack, not a game or experience.
A game so empty it feels like a sandbox asset pack, not a game or experience.
Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke – Review
Pretty to look at, but lacking soul and challenge.
Pretty to look at, but lacking soul and challenge.
Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke – Review
Pretty to look at, but lacking soul and challenge.
higherplaingames.com
November 6, 2025 at 5:43 AM
Twilight Parade: Moonlit Mononoke – Review
Pretty to look at, but lacking soul and challenge.
Pretty to look at, but lacking soul and challenge.
Get To Know Higher Plain Racing in 30 Questions!
A casual F1-related Q&A.
A casual F1-related Q&A.
Get To Know Higher Plain Racing in 30 Questions!
A casual F1-related Q&A.
higherplainracing.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Get To Know Higher Plain Racing in 30 Questions!
A casual F1-related Q&A.
A casual F1-related Q&A.
Reposted by Simon Smith
It's been 20 years since RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! was released, the second and final expansion pack. I wrote a thing for my newsletter about the animal naming code that I worked on. The email has already gone out, but if anyone joins in the next 24 hours, I'll forward it industries.arganoid.com
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 AM
It's been 20 years since RollerCoaster Tycoon 3: Wild! was released, the second and final expansion pack. I wrote a thing for my newsletter about the animal naming code that I worked on. The email has already gone out, but if anyone joins in the next 24 hours, I'll forward it industries.arganoid.com
Noise Canceler – Review
Clever 2-button stereo rhythm action fun
Clever 2-button stereo rhythm action fun
Noise Canceler – Review
Clever 2-button stereo rhythm action fun
higherplaingames.com
November 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Noise Canceler – Review
Clever 2-button stereo rhythm action fun
Clever 2-button stereo rhythm action fun
Reposted by Simon Smith
i owe so many video game designers an apology
November 3, 2025 at 6:49 PM
i owe so many video game designers an apology
Cal & Bomba – Review
Maths? As a main selling point for a game? I beg your pardon... Cal & Bomba takes a bold marketing decision to put its reliance on maths front and centre in what is an intriguing concept. I liken it to the board game Battleships, but with missiles, bombs, and chain reactions.…
Maths? As a main selling point for a game? I beg your pardon... Cal & Bomba takes a bold marketing decision to put its reliance on maths front and centre in what is an intriguing concept. I liken it to the board game Battleships, but with missiles, bombs, and chain reactions.…
Cal & Bomba – Review
Maths? As a main selling point for a game? I beg your pardon... Cal & Bomba takes a bold marketing decision to put its reliance on maths front and centre in what is an intriguing concept. I liken it to the board game Battleships, but with missiles, bombs, and chain reactions. Our hand-drawn duo are busy creating all kinds of potions and bombs to shoot up into the sky and clear the level of enemies.
higherplaingames.com
November 2, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Cal & Bomba – Review
Maths? As a main selling point for a game? I beg your pardon... Cal & Bomba takes a bold marketing decision to put its reliance on maths front and centre in what is an intriguing concept. I liken it to the board game Battleships, but with missiles, bombs, and chain reactions.…
Maths? As a main selling point for a game? I beg your pardon... Cal & Bomba takes a bold marketing decision to put its reliance on maths front and centre in what is an intriguing concept. I liken it to the board game Battleships, but with missiles, bombs, and chain reactions.…
Spooky Chase – Review
Avoid your ghosts of previous runs to stay alive!
Avoid your ghosts of previous runs to stay alive!
Spooky Chase – Review
Avoid your ghosts of previous runs to stay alive!
higherplaingames.com
November 2, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Spooky Chase – Review
Avoid your ghosts of previous runs to stay alive!
Avoid your ghosts of previous runs to stay alive!
Live Vault – Beth Gibbons
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
Live Vault – Beth Gibbons
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
higherplainmusic.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:25 AM
Live Vault – Beth Gibbons
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
A spirited performance at the Sydney Opera House
Higher Plain Games announces budget paid playtesting for indie and solo developers
Budget playtesting for indies, providing you access to a product owner and content designer whose content and products are used by millions.
Budget playtesting for indies, providing you access to a product owner and content designer whose content and products are used by millions.
Higher Plain Games announces budget paid playtesting for indie and solo developers
Budget playtesting for indies, providing you access to a product owner and content designer whose content and products are used by millions.
higherplaingames.com
October 31, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Higher Plain Games announces budget paid playtesting for indie and solo developers
Budget playtesting for indies, providing you access to a product owner and content designer whose content and products are used by millions.
Budget playtesting for indies, providing you access to a product owner and content designer whose content and products are used by millions.
Miku Hatsune gets V6 demo track to celebrate her 18th birthday
Demo track 'Prism' keeps the faithful Miku sound
Demo track 'Prism' keeps the faithful Miku sound
Miku Hatsune gets V6 demo track to celebrate her 18th birthday
Demo track 'Prism' keeps the faithful Miku sound
higherplainmusic.com
October 31, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Miku Hatsune gets V6 demo track to celebrate her 18th birthday
Demo track 'Prism' keeps the faithful Miku sound
Demo track 'Prism' keeps the faithful Miku sound