sparsevector
@sparsevector.com
Solo indie game dev. he/him. Made Super Amazing Wagon Adventure (2012). TETRACHROMA available now! https://store.steampowered.com/app/2702490/TETRACHROMA/
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Tetrachroma's Steam release! Happy birthday Tetrachroma! 🎂 I'm very proud of the game and the support it has received from players. Thank you!
October 25, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Today marks the 1 year anniversary of Tetrachroma's Steam release! Happy birthday Tetrachroma! 🎂 I'm very proud of the game and the support it has received from players. Thank you!
Now two people have completed Tetrachroma's most challenging mode! Congratulations to WaterArko!
Hi sparsevector, I recently became the second to complete CONSOLE/DEATH!
Had an incredible amount of fun with the game, great job with it. I've been making sure to recommend it to all my friends. :)
youtu.be/QDLFxhNz6SY
Had an incredible amount of fun with the game, great job with it. I've been making sure to recommend it to all my friends. :)
youtu.be/QDLFxhNz6SY
Console Marathon on Death difficulty | TETRACHROMA
YouTube video by WaterArko
youtu.be
October 11, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Now two people have completed Tetrachroma's most challenging mode! Congratulations to WaterArko!
I like the concept of the Rainbow Dolphin game I made for the falling block jam, but I feel unsatisfied with the 9 day jam version, so I'm continuing to develop it! I'm waiting to reveal the post jam version when it's ready (soon!)
October 8, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I like the concept of the Rainbow Dolphin game I made for the falling block jam, but I feel unsatisfied with the 9 day jam version, so I'm continuing to develop it! I'm waiting to reveal the post jam version when it's ready (soon!)
This is a clip of what the max speed level in my jam game Rainbow Dolphin is like. The noise blocks are "pollution" that you have to avoid breaking. It gets pretty chaotic but I find it fun. When I recover from the jam I want to develop the idea a bit more. #FallingBlockJam
September 22, 2025 at 3:47 PM
This is a clip of what the max speed level in my jam game Rainbow Dolphin is like. The noise blocks are "pollution" that you have to avoid breaking. It gets pretty chaotic but I find it fun. When I recover from the jam I want to develop the idea a bit more. #FallingBlockJam
My #FallingBlockJam submission is Rainbow Dolphin. Flip and push blocks to form rainbows, as a pink, blue, yellow, or green dolphin! I had fun exploring quirky mechanics and thinking about dolphins: sparsevector.itch.io/rainbow-dolp...
September 22, 2025 at 1:33 AM
My #FallingBlockJam submission is Rainbow Dolphin. Flip and push blocks to form rainbows, as a pink, blue, yellow, or green dolphin! I had fun exploring quirky mechanics and thinking about dolphins: sparsevector.itch.io/rainbow-dolp...
Made good progress on my #FallingBlockJam entry today. Slowly starting to feel like a game as I add more visual feedback and tune stuff. Still lots left to do, most importantly making dolphin sprites 🐬
September 18, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Made good progress on my #FallingBlockJam entry today. Slowly starting to feel like a game as I add more visual feedback and tune stuff. Still lots left to do, most importantly making dolphin sprites 🐬
Falling Block Jam Day 1! Spent time working on music and thinking about the theme. I'm also using the Jam to port my C++/SDL library to Emscripten, which... works so far? Still need to test a few things, and then it's on to gameplay.
September 14, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Falling Block Jam Day 1! Spent time working on music and thinking about the theme. I'm also using the Jam to port my C++/SDL library to Emscripten, which... works so far? Still need to test a few things, and then it's on to gameplay.
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Falling Block Jam is starting! The (optional) inspirational vibe is "Analog Memory." Let's go!!
#FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
#FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
Falling Block Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-09-13 to 2025-09-22 hosted by davemakes. The (optional) inspirational vibe for Falling Block Jam 2025 is: 📼Analog Memory📸 Pop in your favorite mixtape because we're taking a nosta...
itch.io
September 13, 2025 at 12:01 AM
Falling Block Jam is starting! The (optional) inspirational vibe is "Analog Memory." Let's go!!
#FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
#FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
Looking forward to #FallingBlockJam this Friday! itch.io/jam/falling-... I have an idea for a Klax-like I'm going to try to prototype.
Falling Block Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-09-13 to 2025-09-22 hosted by davemakes. Falling Block Jam celebrates the combination of blocks and gravity in video games. Think Tetris, Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, Dr. Mario, and L...
itch.io
September 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Looking forward to #FallingBlockJam this Friday! itch.io/jam/falling-... I have an idea for a Klax-like I'm going to try to prototype.
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Bet you haven't played some of these small block-stacking games!
Part 2 of my "Games Like Tetris" series is out!
youtu.be/6MwFf_HuZmY
Part 2 of my "Games Like Tetris" series is out!
youtu.be/6MwFf_HuZmY
Block-stacking games you might have never heard of
YouTube video by Tetrium
youtu.be
August 31, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Bet you haven't played some of these small block-stacking games!
Part 2 of my "Games Like Tetris" series is out!
youtu.be/6MwFf_HuZmY
Part 2 of my "Games Like Tetris" series is out!
youtu.be/6MwFf_HuZmY
Took a trip to the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art in Roswell, GA. It's a really cool collection of old computers in a former Burlington Coat Factory (!?) Incredible source of retro-future art reference.
August 28, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Took a trip to the Mimms Museum of Technology and Art in Roswell, GA. It's a really cool collection of old computers in a former Burlington Coat Factory (!?) Incredible source of retro-future art reference.
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Let the good vibes begin! The Lumines Arise Demo is available NOW through September 3rd.
🦎 THREE Journey stages
👥 Burst Battle multiplayer
PS5 - store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
lumines.game/demo
🦎 THREE Journey stages
👥 Burst Battle multiplayer
PS5 - store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
lumines.game/demo
August 26, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Let the good vibes begin! The Lumines Arise Demo is available NOW through September 3rd.
🦎 THREE Journey stages
👥 Burst Battle multiplayer
PS5 - store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
lumines.game/demo
🦎 THREE Journey stages
👥 Burst Battle multiplayer
PS5 - store.playstation.com/concept/1001...
Steam - store.steampowered.com/app/3847360/...
lumines.game/demo
Recently, a very skilled player renda shared on YouTube complete runs for every Tetrachroma marathon mode on DEATH difficulty. This includes Console mode, where this difficulty is inspired by the NES Tetris "kill screen". It's amazing! Congratulations to renda! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKo...
[Tetrachroma] Console death marathon
YouTube video by renda
www.youtube.com
August 19, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Recently, a very skilled player renda shared on YouTube complete runs for every Tetrachroma marathon mode on DEATH difficulty. This includes Console mode, where this difficulty is inspired by the NES Tetris "kill screen". It's amazing! Congratulations to renda! www.youtube.com/watch?v=HNKo...
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Falling Block Jam is now open for sign-ups! In September, let's put our own spin on this classic genre combining blocks and gravity in games. #FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
itch.io/jam/falling-...
Falling Block Jam 2025
A game jam from 2025-09-13 to 2025-09-22 hosted by davemakes. Falling Block Jam celebrates the combination of blocks and gravity in video games. Think Tetris, Puyo Puyo, Panel de Pon, Dr. Mario, and L...
itch.io
August 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Falling Block Jam is now open for sign-ups! In September, let's put our own spin on this classic genre combining blocks and gravity in games. #FallingBlockJam
itch.io/jam/falling-...
itch.io/jam/falling-...
Really enjoying @bankbank.bsky.social 's new game Triple Miracle which just released today! You play 3 boards of Puyo Puyo-style falling block matching at once. The controls are very flexible, which makes the three board action feel unrestricted and fun. store.steampowered.com/app/3330980/...
Save 33% on Triple Miracle on Steam
Juggle three boards at once in this innovative falling-block matching game. Activate your miracle and go for the high score! With soundtrack by shmup legend YASUSHI KAMINISHI.
store.steampowered.com
August 7, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Really enjoying @bankbank.bsky.social 's new game Triple Miracle which just released today! You play 3 boards of Puyo Puyo-style falling block matching at once. The controls are very flexible, which makes the three board action feel unrestricted and fun. store.steampowered.com/app/3330980/...
Steam sale pickups! I have an endless wishlist so I tend to genre hop. This season it's mostly FPS!
June 29, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Steam sale pickups! I have an endless wishlist so I tend to genre hop. This season it's mostly FPS!
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Curse Match is out and free to play in your browser! Drop blocks, match colors, and choose your curse each level. Survive with the help of bombs and spells as you rack up combos under ever-shifting circumstances until you escape or become cursed forever.
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
June 27, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Curse Match is out and free to play in your browser! Drop blocks, match colors, and choose your curse each level. Survive with the help of bombs and spells as you rack up combos under ever-shifting circumstances until you escape or become cursed forever.
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
davemakes.itch.io/cursematch
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i got so excited about the concept of a falling block game jam that i jumped the gun and accidentally made a pico-8 game this weekend called Curse Match where every level you pick your poison
June 23, 2025 at 11:28 AM
i got so excited about the concept of a falling block game jam that i jumped the gun and accidentally made a pico-8 game this weekend called Curse Match where every level you pick your poison
Tetrachroma passed a magic sales threshold and is no longer 'Profile Features Limited'! You can now show off your Tetrachroma achievements on your Steam profile 😎
April 30, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Tetrachroma passed a magic sales threshold and is no longer 'Profile Features Limited'! You can now show off your Tetrachroma achievements on your Steam profile 😎
Tetrachroma's cheat code update is live! This update adds a new 'cheat code' screen that lets you change board size, rotation system, and more!
March 24, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Tetrachroma's cheat code update is live! This update adds a new 'cheat code' screen that lets you change board size, rotation system, and more!
I'm working on a new Tetrachroma update adding cheat codes to the game! The cheat code menu lets you mix and match modifiers to play modes in new ways. This is CHAOS mode with a 5x10 board (a.k.a. BIG CHAOS).
March 12, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I'm working on a new Tetrachroma update adding cheat codes to the game! The cheat code menu lets you mix and match modifiers to play modes in new ways. This is CHAOS mode with a 5x10 board (a.k.a. BIG CHAOS).
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TETRIS THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- Steam page is up (releasing soon/this month) store.steampowered.com/app/3328480/...
March 10, 2025 at 2:17 AM
TETRIS THE GRAND MASTER 4 -ABSOLUTE EYE- Steam page is up (releasing soon/this month) store.steampowered.com/app/3328480/...
This Saturday, I'm demoing Tetrachroma in the @wreckcon.org indie game showcase at Georgia Tech! The event is free and open to the public. I'll be running a high score challenge and giving away keys! (Sleeping cat not included.) wreckcon.org
February 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
This Saturday, I'm demoing Tetrachroma in the @wreckcon.org indie game showcase at Georgia Tech! The event is free and open to the public. I'll be running a high score challenge and giving away keys! (Sleeping cat not included.) wreckcon.org
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I made a new free demo for Hot Wax for the Steam Next Fest! 🕯️
🎮 Play two of the game's gamemodes!
🎨 Unlock a few different palettes!
🏆 Get some achievements!
👹 Check it out here: s.team/a/3041750 💖
🎮 Play two of the game's gamemodes!
🎨 Unlock a few different palettes!
🏆 Get some achievements!
👹 Check it out here: s.team/a/3041750 💖
February 26, 2025 at 9:56 AM
I made a new free demo for Hot Wax for the Steam Next Fest! 🕯️
🎮 Play two of the game's gamemodes!
🎨 Unlock a few different palettes!
🏆 Get some achievements!
👹 Check it out here: s.team/a/3041750 💖
🎮 Play two of the game's gamemodes!
🎨 Unlock a few different palettes!
🏆 Get some achievements!
👹 Check it out here: s.team/a/3041750 💖
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CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 3 IS A GAME THAT EXISTS
YOU CAN WISHLIST IT
YOU CAN PLAY IT IN STEAM NEXT FEST
IT'S A SURVIVAL HORROR-THEMED MATCH-3 METROIDVANIA
AND THERE IS NO CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 2
store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/...
YOU CAN WISHLIST IT
YOU CAN PLAY IT IN STEAM NEXT FEST
IT'S A SURVIVAL HORROR-THEMED MATCH-3 METROIDVANIA
AND THERE IS NO CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 2
store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/...
February 24, 2025 at 8:19 PM
CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 3 IS A GAME THAT EXISTS
YOU CAN WISHLIST IT
YOU CAN PLAY IT IN STEAM NEXT FEST
IT'S A SURVIVAL HORROR-THEMED MATCH-3 METROIDVANIA
AND THERE IS NO CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 2
store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/...
YOU CAN WISHLIST IT
YOU CAN PLAY IT IN STEAM NEXT FEST
IT'S A SURVIVAL HORROR-THEMED MATCH-3 METROIDVANIA
AND THERE IS NO CREEPY REDNECK DINOSAUR MANSION 2
store.steampowered.com/app/2116510/...