Zane
@handcrushe.dev
games maker, ludomancer, serial kidder
📍boston
✌️he/they
📍boston
✌️he/they
the allston taco bell (formerly the Great Scott music venue) is so depressing. there used to be something here. now there’s just self order kiosks.
October 29, 2025 at 1:42 AM
the allston taco bell (formerly the Great Scott music venue) is so depressing. there used to be something here. now there’s just self order kiosks.
ben pang has some really beautiful ones too github.com/molarmanful
October 28, 2025 at 1:36 AM
ben pang has some really beautiful ones too github.com/molarmanful
i like an early game lava area
October 23, 2025 at 5:59 AM
i like an early game lava area
playtesting my game the intended way: with a bootleg USB NES controller
October 9, 2025 at 4:26 AM
playtesting my game the intended way: with a bootleg USB NES controller
Play it here! xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Play it here! xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
I can't speak too much on the decisions that went into it, but the sound design by Otter really sells the atmosphere. You'll have to play it to see what I mean :)
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
I can't speak too much on the decisions that went into it, but the sound design by Otter really sells the atmosphere. You'll have to play it to see what I mean :)
There's some neat tech under the hood. we use signed distance fields of circles and arcs to construct the level. (The editor for this came out very satisfying to use!)
This lets us create "blobby" rounded level terrain with accurate normals for collision handling. Very cool!
This lets us create "blobby" rounded level terrain with accurate normals for collision handling. Very cool!
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
There's some neat tech under the hood. we use signed distance fields of circles and arcs to construct the level. (The editor for this came out very satisfying to use!)
This lets us create "blobby" rounded level terrain with accurate normals for collision handling. Very cool!
This lets us create "blobby" rounded level terrain with accurate normals for collision handling. Very cool!
this was a super fun project to work on. @soulware.us and I worked with an artist (our friend grody), and Otter Eve doing audio. we've been wanting to make a game with a dedicated artist for a while, and this let us make a far more visually interesting game than anything we've done before.
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
this was a super fun project to work on. @soulware.us and I worked with an artist (our friend grody), and Otter Eve doing audio. we've been wanting to make a game with a dedicated artist for a while, and this let us make a far more visually interesting game than anything we've done before.
NEW GAME !! -- "METEMPSYCHOSIS"
made for GMTK game jam, where the theme was "loop"
xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
🧵
made for GMTK game jam, where the theme was "loop"
xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
🧵
August 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM
NEW GAME !! -- "METEMPSYCHOSIS"
made for GMTK game jam, where the theme was "loop"
xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
🧵
made for GMTK game jam, where the theme was "loop"
xenozane.itch.io/metempsychosis
🧵
July 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
PLOVERDRIVE
A 2 player VS web game in the vein of old flash games
Share a keyboard with a friend, an enemy, or a (p)lover
xenozane.itch.io/ploverdrive
#gamedev
A 2 player VS web game in the vein of old flash games
Share a keyboard with a friend, an enemy, or a (p)lover
xenozane.itch.io/ploverdrive
#gamedev
July 13, 2025 at 11:38 PM
PLOVERDRIVE
A 2 player VS web game in the vein of old flash games
Share a keyboard with a friend, an enemy, or a (p)lover
xenozane.itch.io/ploverdrive
#gamedev
A 2 player VS web game in the vein of old flash games
Share a keyboard with a friend, an enemy, or a (p)lover
xenozane.itch.io/ploverdrive
#gamedev
never had the wii version but the DS version was absolutely classic
May 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
never had the wii version but the DS version was absolutely classic
NVM I BEAT IT IM THE BEST GAMER EVER
March 30, 2025 at 12:18 AM
NVM I BEAT IT IM THE BEST GAMER EVER
spelunky is the worst game of all time
March 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
spelunky is the worst game of all time
Nubby's Number Factory by MogDogBlog
the new hotness in drafting games. impeccable shareware style and humor, very addicting. its got the right sauce in the right places. definitely keep an eye on this guy
the new hotness in drafting games. impeccable shareware style and humor, very addicting. its got the right sauce in the right places. definitely keep an eye on this guy
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Nubby's Number Factory by MogDogBlog
the new hotness in drafting games. impeccable shareware style and humor, very addicting. its got the right sauce in the right places. definitely keep an eye on this guy
the new hotness in drafting games. impeccable shareware style and humor, very addicting. its got the right sauce in the right places. definitely keep an eye on this guy
Street Shuffle by Slice of Pie Games (@casitamono.bsky.social et al)
novel premise, cute art, fun animation that helps it all feel alive. the gameplay is pretty derivative and the mid-endgame drags on, but i was surprised by how rich with art, features, story, worldbuilding this student game is
novel premise, cute art, fun animation that helps it all feel alive. the gameplay is pretty derivative and the mid-endgame drags on, but i was surprised by how rich with art, features, story, worldbuilding this student game is
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Street Shuffle by Slice of Pie Games (@casitamono.bsky.social et al)
novel premise, cute art, fun animation that helps it all feel alive. the gameplay is pretty derivative and the mid-endgame drags on, but i was surprised by how rich with art, features, story, worldbuilding this student game is
novel premise, cute art, fun animation that helps it all feel alive. the gameplay is pretty derivative and the mid-endgame drags on, but i was surprised by how rich with art, features, story, worldbuilding this student game is
Spelunky (2012) by @mossmouth.bsky.social
i'm so late to this party. i started playing spelunky a number of months ago but recently got back into it. thrillingly punishing and wacky & incredibly elegantly designed. i hear the sequel's great, but i refuse to play it until i get that true ending...
i'm so late to this party. i started playing spelunky a number of months ago but recently got back into it. thrillingly punishing and wacky & incredibly elegantly designed. i hear the sequel's great, but i refuse to play it until i get that true ending...
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Spelunky (2012) by @mossmouth.bsky.social
i'm so late to this party. i started playing spelunky a number of months ago but recently got back into it. thrillingly punishing and wacky & incredibly elegantly designed. i hear the sequel's great, but i refuse to play it until i get that true ending...
i'm so late to this party. i started playing spelunky a number of months ago but recently got back into it. thrillingly punishing and wacky & incredibly elegantly designed. i hear the sequel's great, but i refuse to play it until i get that true ending...
Cape Hideous (2024) by @jakeclover.bsky.social
incredibly unique art style and deeply creative world. it's very short and interaction-light but each scene is very detailed and filled with strange, wonderful life
incredibly unique art style and deeply creative world. it's very short and interaction-light but each scene is very detailed and filled with strange, wonderful life
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Cape Hideous (2024) by @jakeclover.bsky.social
incredibly unique art style and deeply creative world. it's very short and interaction-light but each scene is very detailed and filled with strange, wonderful life
incredibly unique art style and deeply creative world. it's very short and interaction-light but each scene is very detailed and filled with strange, wonderful life
Arranger (2024) by Furniture & Mattress
another puzzle game with a colorful, pretty artstyle from an argentinian designer. this game is really clever! not terribly challenging but a good adventure that never runs out of little twists on its main ideas
another puzzle game with a colorful, pretty artstyle from an argentinian designer. this game is really clever! not terribly challenging but a good adventure that never runs out of little twists on its main ideas
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Arranger (2024) by Furniture & Mattress
another puzzle game with a colorful, pretty artstyle from an argentinian designer. this game is really clever! not terribly challenging but a good adventure that never runs out of little twists on its main ideas
another puzzle game with a colorful, pretty artstyle from an argentinian designer. this game is really clever! not terribly challenging but a good adventure that never runs out of little twists on its main ideas
Storyteller (2023) by Daniel Benmergui
i LOVED dragonsweeper and after hearing him on a podcast, decided to see what else D.B. has made. very novel idea -- you see a lot of puzzle games that are variations on a theme (e.g. sokoban) but storyteller feels wholly original. the art is cute too.
i LOVED dragonsweeper and after hearing him on a podcast, decided to see what else D.B. has made. very novel idea -- you see a lot of puzzle games that are variations on a theme (e.g. sokoban) but storyteller feels wholly original. the art is cute too.
March 28, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Storyteller (2023) by Daniel Benmergui
i LOVED dragonsweeper and after hearing him on a podcast, decided to see what else D.B. has made. very novel idea -- you see a lot of puzzle games that are variations on a theme (e.g. sokoban) but storyteller feels wholly original. the art is cute too.
i LOVED dragonsweeper and after hearing him on a podcast, decided to see what else D.B. has made. very novel idea -- you see a lot of puzzle games that are variations on a theme (e.g. sokoban) but storyteller feels wholly original. the art is cute too.