Tom Sennett
@tomsennettgames.com
Award-winning indie game designer, web developer, and artist from Philadelphia (he/him). RunMan, Deepak Fights Robots, One Million Stars, Hugby, and more https://tomsennettgames.com
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Tom Sennett
@tomsennettgames.com
· Jan 15
Hugby
Hugby is a teddy bear football game for 2 players where you draw your own plays, presented in a magnificent, custom cocktail table arcade cabinet with a 32-inch touchscreen.
Gameplay happens in three...
www.tomsennettgames.com
Updated my site with a bunch of info and pics and video showing off Hugby: www.tomsennettgames.com/hugby/
The game got a very positive reception at MAGFest, including some quite raucous bouts. Really fun environment.
Do you have any events or venues you want to see Hugby at? Lmk dawg
The game got a very positive reception at MAGFest, including some quite raucous bouts. Really fun environment.
Do you have any events or venues you want to see Hugby at? Lmk dawg
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exactly 10 years ago i used my custom softbody physics system in unity to make a digital valentines day card for a girlfriend and she got really mad at me and said "youre just using it as an excuse to work on your custom softbody physics system"
February 14, 2026 at 7:10 PM
exactly 10 years ago i used my custom softbody physics system in unity to make a digital valentines day card for a girlfriend and she got really mad at me and said "youre just using it as an excuse to work on your custom softbody physics system"
Underrated game. Wave Race looked great, felt great, delivered what it was supposed to. One of many examples of Nintendo in this era executing concepts in 3D with almost casual mastery of totally new frontiers for console games
Nintendo Magazine System Australia #47, Feb '97 - 'Wave Race 64' Cover.
February 14, 2026 at 2:43 AM
Underrated game. Wave Race looked great, felt great, delivered what it was supposed to. One of many examples of Nintendo in this era executing concepts in 3D with almost casual mastery of totally new frontiers for console games
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BROOO this fucking kills me
if you don't understand how like, ALL of modern music is based on music made by Black people, you need to seriously open up a book and learn
if you don't understand how like, ALL of modern music is based on music made by Black people, you need to seriously open up a book and learn
also the thing that is my personal bugaboo is when people claim techno comes from europe. my dudes. my dudes. techno is FROM MICHIGAN.
February 12, 2026 at 9:28 PM
BROOO this fucking kills me
if you don't understand how like, ALL of modern music is based on music made by Black people, you need to seriously open up a book and learn
if you don't understand how like, ALL of modern music is based on music made by Black people, you need to seriously open up a book and learn
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Once again I am torn between box2d or writing my own movement logic. Sometimes box2d is cool and fun and amazing but mostly I just fight with it. Do I need to just adjust my approach or should I bag it and do something custom?
February 11, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Once again I am torn between box2d or writing my own movement logic. Sometimes box2d is cool and fun and amazing but mostly I just fight with it. Do I need to just adjust my approach or should I bag it and do something custom?
Go support Tucker. His thoughtful, in-depth interviews with game devs are like nothing else out there. A rare opportunity to dig in and talk game design and history just for its own sake. His work is the anti-slop and we need more of it
Cancelling your Discord Nitro this month because of the privacy changes?
Suddenly have $3 or $5 burning a hole in your pocket?
Dev Dive now has a PATREON! Fora couple of bucks a month, you can support my journey to help tell the real stories behind the games we love!
www.patreon.com/cw/DevDive
Suddenly have $3 or $5 burning a hole in your pocket?
Dev Dive now has a PATREON! Fora couple of bucks a month, you can support my journey to help tell the real stories behind the games we love!
www.patreon.com/cw/DevDive
Dev Dive | Patreon
Video game developer interviews
www.patreon.com
February 10, 2026 at 1:46 PM
Go support Tucker. His thoughtful, in-depth interviews with game devs are like nothing else out there. A rare opportunity to dig in and talk game design and history just for its own sake. His work is the anti-slop and we need more of it
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What the $@?! is a "skins game"?!
High stakes, big bet golf gamblin'...IN SPACE!
Wishlist now on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/4378840/...
[ #gaming #indiegames #sports ]
High stakes, big bet golf gamblin'...IN SPACE!
Wishlist now on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/4378840/...
[ #gaming #indiegames #sports ]
February 9, 2026 at 9:17 PM
What the $@?! is a "skins game"?!
High stakes, big bet golf gamblin'...IN SPACE!
Wishlist now on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/4378840/...
[ #gaming #indiegames #sports ]
High stakes, big bet golf gamblin'...IN SPACE!
Wishlist now on Steam
store.steampowered.com/app/4378840/...
[ #gaming #indiegames #sports ]
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a drafts folder? lol are you getting paid for this?
March 5, 2025 at 3:24 PM
a drafts folder? lol are you getting paid for this?
This is basically how most procedural terrain generation algorithms work in video games
February 9, 2026 at 2:46 AM
This is basically how most procedural terrain generation algorithms work in video games
Tonight football season wraps up, but HUGBY SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN... next stop is Awesome Con in Washington DC, March 13-15!! Come out and play the game critics are calling the definitive touchscreen teddy bear football arcade experience of this generation awesome-con.com/video-gaming...
February 8, 2026 at 10:03 PM
Tonight football season wraps up, but HUGBY SEASON HAS JUST BEGUN... next stop is Awesome Con in Washington DC, March 13-15!! Come out and play the game critics are calling the definitive touchscreen teddy bear football arcade experience of this generation awesome-con.com/video-gaming...
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Dyna Blade
'Kirby Super Star'
Super Nintendo
'Kirby Super Star'
Super Nintendo
February 8, 2026 at 9:40 PM
Dyna Blade
'Kirby Super Star'
Super Nintendo
'Kirby Super Star'
Super Nintendo
I have new RunMan Turbo stuff to share soon. My 4yo son has been playing it, which is heartwarming and sweet and like a dream come true and all. But also he won't shut up about it now. He's like "dad what's up with RunMan", "we should play RunMan dad", "dad come on" and I'm like I'M WORKIN ON IT
February 7, 2026 at 11:49 PM
I have new RunMan Turbo stuff to share soon. My 4yo son has been playing it, which is heartwarming and sweet and like a dream come true and all. But also he won't shut up about it now. He's like "dad what's up with RunMan", "we should play RunMan dad", "dad come on" and I'm like I'M WORKIN ON IT
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gay hockey game prototyping #screenshotsaturday
February 7, 2026 at 10:05 PM
gay hockey game prototyping #screenshotsaturday
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Folks, you really gotta move your newsletters off Substack
February 7, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Folks, you really gotta move your newsletters off Substack
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Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
February 7, 2026 at 3:39 PM
Breaking: Tragedy at the Winter Olympics
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If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
Pizza Jam (✨Pizza Prize!✨)
A game jam from 2026-03-13 to 2026-04-10 hosted by ComputerJames. Hello! This is a themed 9 day jam that runs from 7pm Friday March 13th until 7pm on Sunday 22nd (GMT+1), in order to WIN A PIZZA. Ther...
itch.io
February 6, 2026 at 5:02 PM
If you're looking for an excuse to make a game (and win a delicious pizza) the next PIZZA JAM 🍕 starts March 13th
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
itch.io/jam/pizza-ja...
So far Ive had pizzas delivered to Brazil, Canada, Sweden, Norway, USA, Italy, Taiwan, Germany, Argentina
DHS has it wrong. I am the leader of antifa
February 7, 2026 at 2:37 AM
DHS has it wrong. I am the leader of antifa
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Doing some more work on the background visuals of Flymageddon, with more defined trees and grass parallax scrolling in the background.
The trees are also using a new Shader Graph shader I made to have them blow in the wind maintaining their 'pixelization'!
#gamedev #indiedev #unity
The trees are also using a new Shader Graph shader I made to have them blow in the wind maintaining their 'pixelization'!
#gamedev #indiedev #unity
February 7, 2026 at 1:22 AM
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Aerial_Knight Isn't Hedging Bets With Stylish Shooter DropShot https://kotaku.com/aerial-knight-dropshot-shooter-black-game-dev-2000665741
Aerial_Knight Isn't Hedging Bets With Stylish Shooter DropShot
His upcoming game, a tribute to a late friend and collaborator, is a shooter that decenters guns
kotaku.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:13 PM
Aerial_Knight Isn't Hedging Bets With Stylish Shooter DropShot https://kotaku.com/aerial-knight-dropshot-shooter-black-game-dev-2000665741
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I always get so disappointed when I find out about a game and discover there were NO interviews about it. I’ve contacted many teams for interviews and they just never end up doing any, which leaves a huge hole in the preservation of the stories behind games.
February 4, 2026 at 2:03 AM
I always get so disappointed when I find out about a game and discover there were NO interviews about it. I’ve contacted many teams for interviews and they just never end up doing any, which leaves a huge hole in the preservation of the stories behind games.
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anyways, make video game
February 2, 2026 at 8:58 PM
anyways, make video game
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February 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM