Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie
@greyalien.bsky.social
Indie developer since 2005, owner of Grey Alien Games. Working on Forbidden Solitaire (watch the trailer!) Creator of Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire + more. Retro games fan. Please buy my games. Thx. https://www.greyaliengames.com/
Got this weird error when loading Forbidden Solitaire:
November 11, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Got this weird error when loading Forbidden Solitaire:
This is my kind of map. Detailed. Not a vague map like in Silksong. I need to see what I have explored properly. This is Afterimage btw.
November 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
This is my kind of map. Detailed. Not a vague map like in Silksong. I need to see what I have explored properly. This is Afterimage btw.
A good example of a console/controller operated menu. Clear what is the current option.
November 10, 2025 at 10:51 PM
A good example of a console/controller operated menu. Clear what is the current option.
New information round up on our Patreon. Public post: www.patreon.com/posts/140844...
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
New information round up on our Patreon. Public post: www.patreon.com/posts/140844...
These "strangled" cards can be unlocked by playing the nearest normal card.
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
November 10, 2025 at 3:21 PM
These "strangled" cards can be unlocked by playing the nearest normal card.
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Here's the new tutorial dialog and pixelly font in-game!
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
November 7, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Here's the new tutorial dialog and pixelly font in-game!
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Ha @rockleesmiletv.bsky.social streamed Forbidden Solitaire on Halloween and filled up the black borders of our 4:3 game with pumpkins! So cute.
www.twitch.tv/videos/26062...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26062...
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Ha @rockleesmiletv.bsky.social streamed Forbidden Solitaire on Halloween and filled up the black borders of our 4:3 game with pumpkins! So cute.
www.twitch.tv/videos/26062...
www.twitch.tv/videos/26062...
Still enjoying Lunark. The pixel art and animation is outstanding!
November 4, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Still enjoying Lunark. The pixel art and animation is outstanding!
That gem looks nice, think I'll purchase that. What the Heck!?
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
November 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM
That gem looks nice, think I'll purchase that. What the Heck!?
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Nirn root hunting. This is a good one.
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 PM
Nirn root hunting. This is a good one.
ANNOUNCEMENT:
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
October 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
ANNOUNCEMENT:
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
☠Forbidden Solitaire is coming to @gog.com ☠
📀 1995: A game launches, then vanishes. Pulled from shelves.
🕰 2019: You find a copy in a thrift store.
👁 You install it, despite the sinister warning: 'Do not play this game.'
Wishlist : www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
Been meaning to play Lunark for a while. Looks great!
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Been meaning to play Lunark for a while. Looks great!
This is a scrollbar I found on the BBC website. If you look closely, you can see the bar, but it's almost the same colour as the white background. This is bad UI design imho.
October 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
This is a scrollbar I found on the BBC website. If you look closely, you can see the bar, but it's almost the same colour as the white background. This is bad UI design imho.
We uploaded an AMA video with questions from our Patrons. It's free to watch if you are interested, plus you can ask us more questions if you feel so inclined :-)
www.patreon.com/posts/ask-us...
www.patreon.com/posts/ask-us...
October 29, 2025 at 4:12 PM
We uploaded an AMA video with questions from our Patrons. It's free to watch if you are interested, plus you can ask us more questions if you feel so inclined :-)
www.patreon.com/posts/ask-us...
www.patreon.com/posts/ask-us...
Walked to town earlier over a wooded hill.
Got lunch in a pub that I first went in at 18 and not really much ever since then as I’m not a drinker. Saw my wife in there once a couple of years before we got together. Probably New Year’s Eve when people who’d moved away visited parents.
Got lunch in a pub that I first went in at 18 and not really much ever since then as I’m not a drinker. Saw my wife in there once a couple of years before we got together. Probably New Year’s Eve when people who’d moved away visited parents.
October 27, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Walked to town earlier over a wooded hill.
Got lunch in a pub that I first went in at 18 and not really much ever since then as I’m not a drinker. Saw my wife in there once a couple of years before we got together. Probably New Year’s Eve when people who’d moved away visited parents.
Got lunch in a pub that I first went in at 18 and not really much ever since then as I’m not a drinker. Saw my wife in there once a couple of years before we got together. Probably New Year’s Eve when people who’d moved away visited parents.
Where's my computer gone? #171
October 27, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Where's my computer gone? #171
This build.
October 27, 2025 at 12:05 AM
This build.
Tons of toadstools up here.
October 26, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Tons of toadstools up here.
Out and about. It’s windy and cold but nice view.
October 26, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Out and about. It’s windy and cold but nice view.
This is what I think of when I think of Shinobi.
October 23, 2025 at 8:33 AM
This is what I think of when I think of Shinobi.
This is literally everything I need to set up my dev environment (for BlitzMax) on a new Windows machine. It's pretty simple.
October 22, 2025 at 12:13 PM
This is literally everything I need to set up my dev environment (for BlitzMax) on a new Windows machine. It's pretty simple.
FB reminded me of this in 2011.
It was a fun evening hearing about his career and Star Trek. He even did some "singing"! This was in Vancouver.
It was a fun evening hearing about his career and Star Trek. He even did some "singing"! This was in Vancouver.
October 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
FB reminded me of this in 2011.
It was a fun evening hearing about his career and Star Trek. He even did some "singing"! This was in Vancouver.
It was a fun evening hearing about his career and Star Trek. He even did some "singing"! This was in Vancouver.
This is the Mana Storm in action!
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
October 20, 2025 at 6:52 PM
This is the Mana Storm in action!
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Wishlist Forbidden Solitaire: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
Like this basically. Was tempted to say "more details" but Helen pointed out the player hasn't had any details yet.
October 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Like this basically. Was tempted to say "more details" but Helen pointed out the player hasn't had any details yet.
Here's the 5 I felt compelled to fix btw. Like wtf?
October 20, 2025 at 4:56 PM
Here's the 5 I felt compelled to fix btw. Like wtf?