tombasche
@tcbasche.bsky.social
☀️ Software engineer by day
🌙 Solo game developer by night
Aussie / German living in sunny Finland 🇫🇮
Check out Super Pinball Adventure 👇 out now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3684910/Super_Pinball_Adventure/
🌙 Solo game developer by night
Aussie / German living in sunny Finland 🇫🇮
Check out Super Pinball Adventure 👇 out now!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3684910/Super_Pinball_Adventure/
Riffing on the concept some more 🚂
I kinda like the loop of
* lay down tracks randomly (hold one like Tetris)
* towards a "main goal" until you run out
* then train goes, and uncovers stuff along the way ✨ maybe some points to unlock more tracks types, perks, scenery etc.
#indiegamedev #gamedev
I kinda like the loop of
* lay down tracks randomly (hold one like Tetris)
* towards a "main goal" until you run out
* then train goes, and uncovers stuff along the way ✨ maybe some points to unlock more tracks types, perks, scenery etc.
#indiegamedev #gamedev
December 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Riffing on the concept some more 🚂
I kinda like the loop of
* lay down tracks randomly (hold one like Tetris)
* towards a "main goal" until you run out
* then train goes, and uncovers stuff along the way ✨ maybe some points to unlock more tracks types, perks, scenery etc.
#indiegamedev #gamedev
I kinda like the loop of
* lay down tracks randomly (hold one like Tetris)
* towards a "main goal" until you run out
* then train goes, and uncovers stuff along the way ✨ maybe some points to unlock more tracks types, perks, scenery etc.
#indiegamedev #gamedev
I had this idea for what if Starfox merged with the Ratchet and Clank-style weapons and levelling-up system.
Also narratively, the "heroes saving the galaxy" is tired. My character is a bounty hunter just making some cash on the side. He also runs a chop shop...
#indiedev #gamedev
Also narratively, the "heroes saving the galaxy" is tired. My character is a bounty hunter just making some cash on the side. He also runs a chop shop...
#indiedev #gamedev
December 25, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Or the "Dave the Diver" school of writing
AAA video game character going to the toilet: "I'll take these stairs." "Ah, there it is, the bathroom." "Better open the door." "The door's open, nice." "Gonna pull my trousers down now." "Sitting down." "Okay, here we go." "I needed that." "Okay, time to fl
December 23, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Or the "Dave the Diver" school of writing
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started / going
December 18, 2025 at 12:13 AM
started / going
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"GenAI will be here forever" is the same implicit threat as "Microplastics will be here forever"
December 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
"GenAI will be here forever" is the same implicit threat as "Microplastics will be here forever"
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Okay real talk, the only sense in which GenAI is "here to stay" is that even after the bubble pops, AI is digital asbestos that is poisoning everything and we'll probably be picking the detritus out of everywhere it's ended up for years, assuming there's a will to remove it en masse that is.
December 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Okay real talk, the only sense in which GenAI is "here to stay" is that even after the bubble pops, AI is digital asbestos that is poisoning everything and we'll probably be picking the detritus out of everywhere it's ended up for years, assuming there's a will to remove it en masse that is.
My game is on sale on itch for significantly cheaper than Steam if you have it wishlisted!
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #itchio #games #pinball
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #itchio #games #pinball
Super Pinball Adventure by tombasche
A colorful casual pinball game for all ages and skill levels.
tombasche.itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 7:14 PM
My game is on sale on itch for significantly cheaper than Steam if you have it wishlisted!
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #itchio #games #pinball
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #itchio #games #pinball
I entered my first ever music composition jam on itch!
Here's my entry - the theme was "Sea"
tombasche.itch.io/a-cold-goodbye
#indiemusic #vgm #indiedev #itchio
Here's my entry - the theme was "Sea"
tombasche.itch.io/a-cold-goodbye
#indiemusic #vgm #indiedev #itchio
A Cold Goodbye by tombasche
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tombasche.itch.io
December 18, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I entered my first ever music composition jam on itch!
Here's my entry - the theme was "Sea"
tombasche.itch.io/a-cold-goodbye
#indiemusic #vgm #indiedev #itchio
Here's my entry - the theme was "Sea"
tombasche.itch.io/a-cold-goodbye
#indiemusic #vgm #indiedev #itchio
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"save systems should dynamically handle object IDs and automatically populate the serialized data of every object that requires save states, and then for dialogue progression it needs to-"
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
December 16, 2025 at 4:35 PM
"save systems should dynamically handle object IDs and automatically populate the serialized data of every object that requires save states, and then for dialogue progression it needs to-"
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
team cherry:
WRONG. 1400 hardcoded fields in PlayerData.cs
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so much interesting and weird stuff has come out of the space but all a lot of people seem to value is whether or not any of it achieves a level of mainstream respectability. it's not about creativity or pushing artistic boundaries, it's just about being consumer-facing. it is profoundly alienating.
December 13, 2025 at 4:00 AM
so much interesting and weird stuff has come out of the space but all a lot of people seem to value is whether or not any of it achieves a level of mainstream respectability. it's not about creativity or pushing artistic boundaries, it's just about being consumer-facing. it is profoundly alienating.
"There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person," says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex.
Love how the term "indie" is used to describe both a single guy making a videogame inbetween their retail overtime shifts, and also a team of former AAA developers with family connections to obscene wealth
December 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
"There's a tendency among the press to attribute the creation of a game to a single person," says Warren Spector, creator of Thief and Deus Ex.
All this stuff about US-based companies going all in on AI and the current administration's general hate speech vibe is making me wonder if there is an appetite for:
* A crowdfunded alternative to Steam
* With a strict no AI policy
* Hosted entirely within the EU
#videogames #steam #eu
* A crowdfunded alternative to Steam
* With a strict no AI policy
* Hosted entirely within the EU
#videogames #steam #eu
December 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
All this stuff about US-based companies going all in on AI and the current administration's general hate speech vibe is making me wonder if there is an appetite for:
* A crowdfunded alternative to Steam
* With a strict no AI policy
* Hosted entirely within the EU
#videogames #steam #eu
* A crowdfunded alternative to Steam
* With a strict no AI policy
* Hosted entirely within the EU
#videogames #steam #eu
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I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
December 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I guess it's fitting that it's a reimagined, worse version of someone else's artwork
Reminds me of the cringe I feel when I see the Supercell CEO talk about how Clash of Clans is a "unique European hit" like Minecraft or Witcher 3.
too high on your own supply there pal
too high on your own supply there pal
Open letter claims mobile gamedev is "ignored" because industry perceives it as a "world of predatory monetization and low quality"
www.gamesindustry.biz/open-letter-...
www.gamesindustry.biz/open-letter-...
Open letter claims mobile gamedev is "ignored" because industry perceives it as a "world of predatory monetization and low quality"
Christian Lövstedt, CEO of Midjiwan AB, has published an open letter to the "global games industry" calling out peers f…
www.gamesindustry.biz
December 10, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Reminds me of the cringe I feel when I see the Supercell CEO talk about how Clash of Clans is a "unique European hit" like Minecraft or Witcher 3.
too high on your own supply there pal
too high on your own supply there pal
If you want to pay less for my game you can get it now on itch!
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #pinball
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #pinball
Super Pinball Adventure by tombasche
A colorful casual pinball game for all ages and skill levels.
tombasche.itch.io
December 9, 2025 at 6:41 AM
If you want to pay less for my game you can get it now on itch!
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #pinball
tombasche.itch.io/super-pinbal...
#indiegames #pinball
