David Durham
@daviddurham.bsky.social
I make video games. Full time programmer by day and working on all aspects of my own projects the rest of the time. My latest release is the revamped version of my puzzley platformer The Top Hat Club 🎩
https://thetophatclub.daviddurhamgames.com
https://thetophatclub.daviddurhamgames.com
Quick video. Nothing groundbreaking. Apart from the ‘swap’ card it’s basically Beleaguered Castle at the moment.
November 9, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Quick video. Nothing groundbreaking. Apart from the ‘swap’ card it’s basically Beleaguered Castle at the moment.
For a while I’ve been occasionally tinkering with this solitaire inspired game. It’s like Beleaguered Castle, but with special cards and levels. I’m trying to decide if making each level look like an overhead diagram of a castle looks good or not. #gamedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
November 8, 2025 at 9:00 PM
For a while I’ve been occasionally tinkering with this solitaire inspired game. It’s like Beleaguered Castle, but with special cards and levels. I’m trying to decide if making each level look like an overhead diagram of a castle looks good or not. #gamedev #solodev #screenshotsaturday
Earlier that evening…
October 6, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Earlier that evening…
More #thinkypuzzlejam5 progress at lunchtime today. Settled on Colour Bee (yes, with a U) as a name, and made a title screen. Also did some menu/game flow stuff. Up to six levels now too! 🐝 #gamedev
June 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
More #thinkypuzzlejam5 progress at lunchtime today. Settled on Colour Bee (yes, with a U) as a name, and made a title screen. Also did some menu/game flow stuff. Up to six levels now too! 🐝 #gamedev
Added particle effects and leaves to the flowers 🌱 Also some (way too small) instructional text. Definitely making levels next as I only have 3 so far (including this super easy first level). #gamedev #thinkypuzzlejam5
June 25, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Added particle effects and leaves to the flowers 🌱 Also some (way too small) instructional text. Definitely making levels next as I only have 3 so far (including this super easy first level). #gamedev #thinkypuzzlejam5
Tiny bit of progress on my #thinkypuzzlejam5 game yesterday. Just resizing things a bit and added wings and the win condition. In today’s lunch break I’ll try to do a quick particle effect. #gamedev
June 24, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Tiny bit of progress on my #thinkypuzzlejam5 game yesterday. Just resizing things a bit and added wings and the win condition. In today’s lunch break I’ll try to do a quick particle effect. #gamedev
Unusually I had a few hours free today, so I started trying to make something for #thinkypuzzlejam5 - it’s a game about bees and pollen. Who knows if I’ll have time this week to finish it 😅 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
June 21, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Unusually I had a few hours free today, so I started trying to make something for #thinkypuzzlejam5 - it’s a game about bees and pollen. Who knows if I’ll have time this week to finish it 😅 #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Classic ostriches.
June 18, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Classic ostriches.
My “favourite” is where they’ve plonked it right between the delete button and the ‘other actually useful actions’ button in the Outlook mobile app. Urgh.
February 26, 2025 at 8:29 PM
My “favourite” is where they’ve plonked it right between the delete button and the ‘other actually useful actions’ button in the Outlook mobile app. Urgh.
I’m trying to get better at promoting the games I’ve made. So, if you like slightly puzzley platformers, then have a look at The Top Hat Club. It’s cheap and… yeah, it’s alright! (well the few people that reviewed it seemed to like it 😊):
apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-t...
#GameDev #SoloDev
apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-t...
#GameDev #SoloDev
January 29, 2025 at 8:30 PM
I’m trying to get better at promoting the games I’ve made. So, if you like slightly puzzley platformers, then have a look at The Top Hat Club. It’s cheap and… yeah, it’s alright! (well the few people that reviewed it seemed to like it 😊):
apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-t...
#GameDev #SoloDev
apps.apple.com/gb/app/the-t...
#GameDev #SoloDev
Really struggled to find time to finish this game jam, but managed to submit something playable, even if I still had a long todo list leftover. #GameDev #SoloDev #GitHubGameOff #GameJam
daviddurham.itch.io/secret-sauce
daviddurham.itch.io/secret-sauce
December 1, 2024 at 11:32 PM
Really struggled to find time to finish this game jam, but managed to submit something playable, even if I still had a long todo list leftover. #GameDev #SoloDev #GitHubGameOff #GameJam
daviddurham.itch.io/secret-sauce
daviddurham.itch.io/secret-sauce
Slighty running out of time I can spend on this now. Updated the ingredients to solid models instead of billboards. They're pretty ugly, but each one needs to have a unique shape and colour, and ideally NOT look like an actual cooking ingredient. #GitHubGameOff #GameJam #GameDev
November 26, 2024 at 9:48 PM
Slighty running out of time I can spend on this now. Updated the ingredients to solid models instead of billboards. They're pretty ugly, but each one needs to have a unique shape and colour, and ideally NOT look like an actual cooking ingredient. #GitHubGameOff #GameJam #GameDev
Adding some player prompts and tutorial stuff to my #GitHubGameOff #gamejam game. Still quite a bit of game functionality to finish as well though, as we head into the final week. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
November 23, 2024 at 11:28 AM
Adding some player prompts and tutorial stuff to my #GitHubGameOff #gamejam game. Still quite a bit of game functionality to finish as well though, as we head into the final week. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Still working on this #GitHubGameOff thing. Did a bit of UI stuff and ditched the crunchy pixely style in the process. The basic gameloop is sort of done, now adding player detection for the sneaking around. #gamedev
November 22, 2024 at 12:32 AM
Still working on this #GitHubGameOff thing. Did a bit of UI stuff and ditched the crunchy pixely style in the process. The basic gameloop is sort of done, now adding player detection for the sneaking around. #gamedev
Not very cool, but it was definitely Unico, and it was definitely on a rented Betamax cassette.
November 17, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Not very cool, but it was definitely Unico, and it was definitely on a rented Betamax cassette.
Nearly half-way through #GitHubGameOff and I'm making OK progress on my game. You play as a little robot, trying to secretly improve the recipe of the secret sauce in your Dad's (?!) burger restaurant. #gamedev #gamejam
November 14, 2024 at 1:46 PM
Nearly half-way through #GitHubGameOff and I'm making OK progress on my game. You play as a little robot, trying to secretly improve the recipe of the secret sauce in your Dad's (?!) burger restaurant. #gamedev #gamejam
A late #screenshotsaturday to share progress for my GitHub Game Off Jam game. My little robot can now carry ingredients from storage to the kitchen. #gamedev
November 10, 2024 at 12:03 AM
A late #screenshotsaturday to share progress for my GitHub Game Off Jam game. My little robot can now carry ingredients from storage to the kitchen. #gamedev
My favorite retro game for this time of year is Nightmare in the Dark. In case you don’t know, it’s a fun, Halloweeny, Bubble Bobble-ish arcade game from the turn of the century.
October 31, 2024 at 7:58 PM
My favorite retro game for this time of year is Nightmare in the Dark. In case you don’t know, it’s a fun, Halloweeny, Bubble Bobble-ish arcade game from the turn of the century.
To test video, let me say that in my spare time I have sporadically and (very) slowly been working on this cute steam engine racing game for the past million years or so. #gamedev
September 12, 2024 at 8:37 AM
To test video, let me say that in my spare time I have sporadically and (very) slowly been working on this cute steam engine racing game for the past million years or so. #gamedev