Steven Yau
@yaustar.bsky.social
🕹️ Game Maker Geek and UK Games Angel investor
👔 @gather_town (prev @playcanvas / @snap, @King_Games, @Playfish and @EA)
☕️ http://ko-fi.com/yaustar
👔 @gather_town (prev @playcanvas / @snap, @King_Games, @Playfish and @EA)
☕️ http://ko-fi.com/yaustar
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Steven Yau
@yaustar.bsky.social
· Oct 14
Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
Slowly making progress through my book backlog 📚
"Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke covers how often we wrongly link results with the quality of decisions made to get there and the need to separate decision making quality from outcomes.
"Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke covers how often we wrongly link results with the quality of decisions made to get there and the need to separate decision making quality from outcomes.
January 1, 2026 at 11:26 AM
Slowly making progress through my book backlog 📚
"Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke covers how often we wrongly link results with the quality of decisions made to get there and the need to separate decision making quality from outcomes.
"Thinking in Bets" by Annie Duke covers how often we wrongly link results with the quality of decisions made to get there and the need to separate decision making quality from outcomes.
Know when you are getting old: when you realise you need glasses to play video games from the sofa 🤓
December 13, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Know when you are getting old: when you realise you need glasses to play video games from the sofa 🤓
Reposted by Steven Yau
Thread on what it took to port Rift Riff, made in Godot, to iOS and Android. 🧵👇
#godotengine #gamedev
#godotengine #gamedev
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Thread on what it took to port Rift Riff, made in Godot, to iOS and Android. 🧵👇
#godotengine #gamedev
#godotengine #gamedev
Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
October 14, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Almost 200 pages of game dev resources including:
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
🧑🏫 pitch decks
📢 marketing
🎨 art assets
🖥️ programming tools
🗣️ conference talks
🔎 job searching/careers
💰funds and more! 👾
Reposted by Steven Yau
In-house engines are on the rise, AI tools are multiplying, and
@godotengine.org just hit 5% adoption in AAA 🚀
These are just a few trends covered in the 2025 State of Game Technology Report developed with Perforce.
Read the full report 👉 ter.li/3bgafs
Join our webinar 👉 ter.li/ql0rxp
@godotengine.org just hit 5% adoption in AAA 🚀
These are just a few trends covered in the 2025 State of Game Technology Report developed with Perforce.
Read the full report 👉 ter.li/3bgafs
Join our webinar 👉 ter.li/ql0rxp
September 23, 2025 at 11:52 AM
In-house engines are on the rise, AI tools are multiplying, and
@godotengine.org just hit 5% adoption in AAA 🚀
These are just a few trends covered in the 2025 State of Game Technology Report developed with Perforce.
Read the full report 👉 ter.li/3bgafs
Join our webinar 👉 ter.li/ql0rxp
@godotengine.org just hit 5% adoption in AAA 🚀
These are just a few trends covered in the 2025 State of Game Technology Report developed with Perforce.
Read the full report 👉 ter.li/3bgafs
Join our webinar 👉 ter.li/ql0rxp
People’s memories and judgement are unreliable, especially under pressure
The Checklist Manifest covers the research to add checklists in hospital surgeries that significantly reduced complications when used 📖
The Checklist Manifest covers the research to add checklists in hospital surgeries that significantly reduced complications when used 📖
June 30, 2025 at 9:00 AM
People’s memories and judgement are unreliable, especially under pressure
The Checklist Manifest covers the research to add checklists in hospital surgeries that significantly reduced complications when used 📖
The Checklist Manifest covers the research to add checklists in hospital surgeries that significantly reduced complications when used 📖
This looks like a better version of my #gamedev toolkit megadoc and it's community funded!
Check it and help contribute 👀
Check it and help contribute 👀
We’re gonna leave the games industry better than we found it 😤
Introducing DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library 🧬
📚 ongoing, always growing, digital archive for all
💸 COMMUNITY-FUNDED and freely accessible
🫡 curated + maintained by DnA Creative (us!)
dnacreative.notion.site/codex
Introducing DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library 🧬
📚 ongoing, always growing, digital archive for all
💸 COMMUNITY-FUNDED and freely accessible
🫡 curated + maintained by DnA Creative (us!)
dnacreative.notion.site/codex
DNA CODEX: The GameDev Library
DNA CODEX is a free digital GameDev Library built and maintained by DnA Creative - a curated and community supported digital archive for game development resources.
dnacreative.notion.site
June 20, 2025 at 7:50 AM
This looks like a better version of my #gamedev toolkit megadoc and it's community funded!
Check it and help contribute 👀
Check it and help contribute 👀
Finished Boss Fight Books Shovel Knight! 📖 Really great insight on their creative process and collaboration as a team.
But this page hit pretty hard on how close they were money wise and wondered if there was an alternative. Eg funding, grant or even an advance
#gamedev
But this page hit pretty hard on how close they were money wise and wondered if there was an alternative. Eg funding, grant or even an advance
#gamedev
June 14, 2025 at 3:48 PM
Finished Boss Fight Books Shovel Knight! 📖 Really great insight on their creative process and collaboration as a team.
But this page hit pretty hard on how close they were money wise and wondered if there was an alternative. Eg funding, grant or even an advance
#gamedev
But this page hit pretty hard on how close they were money wise and wondered if there was an alternative. Eg funding, grant or even an advance
#gamedev
Looking for a games job?👾🔍
Many game companies host their job openings directly on platforms like Workday and Greenhouse
I made a tool to search for jobs on these platforms with Google X-ray and shows roles posted directly from the companies themselves!
labsofaweso.me/find-a-job/
#gamedev
Many game companies host their job openings directly on platforms like Workday and Greenhouse
I made a tool to search for jobs on these platforms with Google X-ray and shows roles posted directly from the companies themselves!
labsofaweso.me/find-a-job/
#gamedev
June 5, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Looking for a games job?👾🔍
Many game companies host their job openings directly on platforms like Workday and Greenhouse
I made a tool to search for jobs on these platforms with Google X-ray and shows roles posted directly from the companies themselves!
labsofaweso.me/find-a-job/
#gamedev
Many game companies host their job openings directly on platforms like Workday and Greenhouse
I made a tool to search for jobs on these platforms with Google X-ray and shows roles posted directly from the companies themselves!
labsofaweso.me/find-a-job/
#gamedev
🕹️ Going to be busy for a while 😅
March 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
🕹️ Going to be busy for a while 😅
Reposted by Steven Yau
Did you know that the 1998 Tiger Electronics Pokedex has unique monochrome sprites that have never been extracted? I was considering making a Pokedex app for the Arduboy and trying to dump the ROM. Would anyone use this? Or even want to help me with reverse engineering?
February 16, 2025 at 5:52 AM
Did you know that the 1998 Tiger Electronics Pokedex has unique monochrome sprites that have never been extracted? I was considering making a Pokedex app for the Arduboy and trying to dump the ROM. Would anyone use this? Or even want to help me with reverse engineering?
Reliving my childhood in a smaller form factor 🕹️
February 18, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Reliving my childhood in a smaller form factor 🕹️
Another FPL season, another FPL feature to support in my WhatsApp bot 😅!
Managers are now displayed and points accounted for ⚽️
#fpl #premierleague
Managers are now displayed and points accounted for ⚽️
#fpl #premierleague
February 1, 2025 at 11:55 PM
Another FPL season, another FPL feature to support in my WhatsApp bot 😅!
Managers are now displayed and points accounted for ⚽️
#fpl #premierleague
Managers are now displayed and points accounted for ⚽️
#fpl #premierleague
This looks like a lot of fun if they get it out to market!
Open source, repairable and modable portable pocket PC 👀
youtu.be/89pAwl55HJw?...
Open source, repairable and modable portable pocket PC 👀
youtu.be/89pAwl55HJw?...
Mecha Comet Linux Handheld (CES 2025)
YouTube video by GolemDE
youtu.be
January 10, 2025 at 9:45 PM
This looks like a lot of fun if they get it out to market!
Open source, repairable and modable portable pocket PC 👀
youtu.be/89pAwl55HJw?...
Open source, repairable and modable portable pocket PC 👀
youtu.be/89pAwl55HJw?...
The new "fun" meta of job applications with referrals www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Quote: "According to hiring platform Greenhouse, while external applicants have a 1 in 200 chance of being hired, those with referrals have a 1 in 25 chance."
Quote: "According to hiring platform Greenhouse, while external applicants have a 1 in 200 chance of being hired, those with referrals have a 1 in 25 chance."
The New $30,000 Side Hustle: Making Job Referrals for Strangers
Recommending strangers to companies like Microsoft and Nvidia has become a side hustle for enterprising employees
www.bloomberg.com
January 10, 2025 at 12:52 PM
The new "fun" meta of job applications with referrals www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Quote: "According to hiring platform Greenhouse, while external applicants have a 1 in 200 chance of being hired, those with referrals have a 1 in 25 chance."
Quote: "According to hiring platform Greenhouse, while external applicants have a 1 in 200 chance of being hired, those with referrals have a 1 in 25 chance."
Web Games on Reddit is a thing apparently 👀
They have Hackathon coming up with cash prizes!
redditgamesandpuzzles.devpost.com
#indiegamedev #gamedev
They have Hackathon coming up with cash prizes!
redditgamesandpuzzles.devpost.com
#indiegamedev #gamedev
Reddit Games and Puzzles Hackathon
Create a new game or puzzle for the Reddit community!
redditgamesandpuzzles.devpost.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:57 PM
Web Games on Reddit is a thing apparently 👀
They have Hackathon coming up with cash prizes!
redditgamesandpuzzles.devpost.com
#indiegamedev #gamedev
They have Hackathon coming up with cash prizes!
redditgamesandpuzzles.devpost.com
#indiegamedev #gamedev
New chair upgrade thanks to the sales!
A lot wider than I expected so just about fits in my office. But damn, does it feel good to sit in 😄
A lot wider than I expected so just about fits in my office. But damn, does it feel good to sit in 😄
November 15, 2024 at 12:24 AM
New chair upgrade thanks to the sales!
A lot wider than I expected so just about fits in my office. But damn, does it feel good to sit in 😄
A lot wider than I expected so just about fits in my office. But damn, does it feel good to sit in 😄
Another huge update to my game dev notebook 👀👾
- Careers section with job boards, salaries and tools
- Voice acting
- More business and market tools
- Tags for game jams and new to games/industry
- Games Con archives
+ more to existing sections!
stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Careers section with job boards, salaries and tools
- Voice acting
- More business and market tools
- Tags for game jams and new to games/industry
- Games Con archives
+ more to existing sections!
stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
October 13, 2024 at 10:06 AM
Another huge update to my game dev notebook 👀👾
- Careers section with job boards, salaries and tools
- Voice acting
- More business and market tools
- Tags for game jams and new to games/industry
- Games Con archives
+ more to existing sections!
stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Careers section with job boards, salaries and tools
- Voice acting
- More business and market tools
- Tags for game jams and new to games/industry
- Games Con archives
+ more to existing sections!
stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
Massive update to my game resources megalist! 👾
- Game pitch templates
- Publisher and Funds lists
- Games industry data
- Engine and rendering learing resources
- Art tools and resources
- Pixel art fonts
- UI assets packs
+ more at stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Game pitch templates
- Publisher and Funds lists
- Games industry data
- Engine and rendering learing resources
- Art tools and resources
- Pixel art fonts
- UI assets packs
+ more at stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
September 26, 2024 at 8:32 AM
Massive update to my game resources megalist! 👾
- Game pitch templates
- Publisher and Funds lists
- Games industry data
- Engine and rendering learing resources
- Art tools and resources
- Pixel art fonts
- UI assets packs
+ more at stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev
- Game pitch templates
- Publisher and Funds lists
- Games industry data
- Engine and rendering learing resources
- Art tools and resources
- Pixel art fonts
- UI assets packs
+ more at stevenyau.co.uk/game-maker-t...
#gamedev #indiedev