Tim Dawson
@ironicaccount.bsky.social
indie game dev
Assault Android Cactus🔋, Unpacking📦, Tempopo🌷
Assault Android Cactus🔋, Unpacking📦, Tempopo🌷
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Tim Dawson
@ironicaccount.bsky.social
· Sep 1
hello new followers! I'm Tim, I've been working in games for about 20 years and been an #indiedev for 11
I think of myself as an artist/animator but do a lot of programming and design and collaborate with wonderful people
I don't post too much at the moment due to burnout, but I'm still here!
I think of myself as an artist/animator but do a lot of programming and design and collaborate with wonderful people
I don't post too much at the moment due to burnout, but I'm still here!
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Little friend of the forest 🌱
November 26, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Little friend of the forest 🌱
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As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
November 25, 2025 at 3:19 PM
As the year comes to an end, I'm reposting some of the comics I made this year, including this ridiculous thing.
this is a real indie dev horror story
an unorthodox game getting pre banned by steam and the team patently and methodically attempting to get in touch with a human at valve to sort it out and just getting nowhere
an unorthodox game getting pre banned by steam and the team patently and methodically attempting to get in touch with a human at valve to sort it out and just getting nowhere
Our upcoming game HORSES was preemptively banned from Steam, with no path to appeal. The game will still launch next week on December 2nd and will be available on EGS, GOG, Humble, and Itch for $4.99. Here is a detailed FAQ covering what happened: horses.wtf/BannedFromSt...
November 26, 2025 at 5:56 AM
this is a real indie dev horror story
an unorthodox game getting pre banned by steam and the team patently and methodically attempting to get in touch with a human at valve to sort it out and just getting nowhere
an unorthodox game getting pre banned by steam and the team patently and methodically attempting to get in touch with a human at valve to sort it out and just getting nowhere
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cannot be happier that this update is finally out! the team has been working so hard on this and it is genuinely a blast to play
It's time, it's time—Online Co-op has come to Go-Go Town! 👥🎮👥
We're thrilled to share that our sixth major update is chock-a-block full of goodies and it's a dream to play with friends (and don't worry, there's still plenty for solo players too!)
We're thrilled to share that our sixth major update is chock-a-block full of goodies and it's a dream to play with friends (and don't worry, there's still plenty for solo players too!)
November 26, 2025 at 1:44 AM
cannot be happier that this update is finally out! the team has been working so hard on this and it is genuinely a blast to play
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![Comic: Typical Geologic core sample. [Cylindrical core sample with labels for difference sections from top to bottom] Topsoil, till, granite bedrock, bottomsoil, roof of subway car, floor of subway car, more granite, municipal water main [gouge in core sample], slightly different granite, piece of screaming spelunker’s forearm, cool crystals with no resale value, mangled fragments of drillbit from previous attempt, some boring intrusive rock that’s basically granite but has a name like “diorite” or “Andalite” that you always have to look up, netherrack, Balrog wing. [break between next chunk of core sample] Granite, topsoil, cement, floorboards, carpet, possessions of a confused and angry homeowner in the other hemisphere.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicffnydtpbb2x24cfbblv2qtcwbr37zyw44vtqx47ocj2a26b2j2u@jpeg)
November 25, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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The highlight of the day for me though was Choanji Temple in peak autumn foliage season.
November 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The highlight of the day for me though was Choanji Temple in peak autumn foliage season.
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That awkward moment when you realise the cute cafe/bookshop you've sat down in clearly belongs to a cult
November 24, 2025 at 8:24 AM
That awkward moment when you realise the cute cafe/bookshop you've sat down in clearly belongs to a cult
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Science Museum
(2025)
(2025)
November 24, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Science Museum
(2025)
(2025)
a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 AM
a common defence of genAI is it’s a tool, and tools are neutral and can be used in good or bad ways
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
but LLMs and transformers are tools - chatGPT is a *product*, openAI are using the tools in a bad way!
it‘s like arguing Amazon exploitative practices can be mitigated by shopping well with them
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Shinkansen trips never get old. On our way to Hakone earlier this week.
November 23, 2025 at 5:48 AM
Shinkansen trips never get old. On our way to Hakone earlier this week.
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I've prioritized idiosyncratic floating-cursor aiming in Nightshift over generic rotation-based aiming to allow fixed-cameras and other "curated" arcade-style experiences, differentiating from generic shooters and feeling more "shmuppy".
🎵 Starfox (SNES) 🎵
🎵 Starfox (SNES) 🎵
November 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
I've prioritized idiosyncratic floating-cursor aiming in Nightshift over generic rotation-based aiming to allow fixed-cameras and other "curated" arcade-style experiences, differentiating from generic shooters and feeling more "shmuppy".
🎵 Starfox (SNES) 🎵
🎵 Starfox (SNES) 🎵
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go to silent hill, get a cool arm
(*results may vary)
(*results may vary)
November 22, 2025 at 9:54 PM
go to silent hill, get a cool arm
(*results may vary)
(*results may vary)
a few more of my photos from our recent travels
November 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
a few more of my photos from our recent travels
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November 19, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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We're so excited to be nominated at the Indie Game Awards! We're up for the ANZ Indie Game Award category alongside many incredible games 💗
November 20, 2025 at 10:54 PM
We're so excited to be nominated at the Indie Game Awards! We're up for the ANZ Indie Game Award category alongside many incredible games 💗
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Chiitan started working on washing the plan✈️Going well.
飛行機を洗うお手伝いですっ☆向いてるかもしれませんっ☆
飛行機を洗うお手伝いですっ☆向いてるかもしれませんっ☆
October 26, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Chiitan started working on washing the plan✈️Going well.
飛行機を洗うお手伝いですっ☆向いてるかもしれませんっ☆
飛行機を洗うお手伝いですっ☆向いてるかもしれませんっ☆
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Sometimes I hate myself for the kind of gameplay ideas I have, coding this tumbling block physics with the screws was SOO hard
But I'm happy that the block puzzles are getting more varied and better integrated with the platforming, pacing and all
(game is ABYSS X ZERO, btw)
#gamedev #lowpoly #axz
But I'm happy that the block puzzles are getting more varied and better integrated with the platforming, pacing and all
(game is ABYSS X ZERO, btw)
#gamedev #lowpoly #axz
November 18, 2025 at 12:00 AM
some recent photos from my adventures
November 18, 2025 at 10:34 AM
some recent photos from my adventures
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![Comic. [Person with ponytail pointing at diagram while speaking to three other people] PERSON: If the emergency stop is activated, any riders on the waterslide will be diverted into the beam dump, a large graphite block which will safely absorb their momentum. [caption] We regretted hiring an accelerator physicist to design our water park.](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:cz73r7iyiqn26upot4jtjdhk/bafkreicnzdnpjdz4clfa2uhx6isbdwgu72oku5pee4av7paavbjmqpyoiu@jpeg)
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
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Now whenever a big new game comes out, besides just having to wait for a sale & for the patches to fix the bugs, you also have to wait for them to patch out the genAI that they "accidentally" put into the game.
November 18, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Now whenever a big new game comes out, besides just having to wait for a sale & for the patches to fix the bugs, you also have to wait for them to patch out the genAI that they "accidentally" put into the game.
neat! Unpacking is a daily deal and on deepest discount so far #indiegame #indiegames
What's that on the Steam homepage? Oh it's Unpacking as a ✨ Daily Deal ✨ at our lowest discount yet, 60% off!
store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1135690/...
November 18, 2025 at 2:44 AM
neat! Unpacking is a daily deal and on deepest discount so far #indiegame #indiegames
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Working with @nicholasmc1.bsky.social on this fairly unusual game was an absolute joy! re-calibrating my concept work for first person was a pretty interesting challenge as well! ( everyone else wants top down) I made Key art, concepts and a few cheeky 3D characters as well!
November 17, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Working with @nicholasmc1.bsky.social on this fairly unusual game was an absolute joy! re-calibrating my concept work for first person was a pretty interesting challenge as well! ( everyone else wants top down) I made Key art, concepts and a few cheeky 3D characters as well!