MachineScreen
@machinescreen.bsky.social
Indie Game Dev
Been making free, micro games on & off for ~10 years. The current plan is to try and make something bigger.
I was @machine_screen on Twitter
machinescreen.itch.io
Suffolk, UK
Been making free, micro games on & off for ~10 years. The current plan is to try and make something bigger.
I was @machine_screen on Twitter
machinescreen.itch.io
Suffolk, UK
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MachineScreen
@machinescreen.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Some short games (~15 mins) I've made in the past couple of years that you could play right now in browser if you so desired. Check them out at machinescreen.itch.io #gamedev
Does anyone else sometimes get a strong feeling that there's nowhere really to go on the internet anymore? Sometimes I'll open a new browser tab, my brain will just stall and I'll slowly close it again.
November 12, 2025 at 5:41 PM
Does anyone else sometimes get a strong feeling that there's nowhere really to go on the internet anymore? Sometimes I'll open a new browser tab, my brain will just stall and I'll slowly close it again.
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the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 AM
the idea that lots of gamedevs are secretly using ai is booster bullshit
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
what on earth would I use genAI tools for? Coming up with ideas? Writing? It’s shit at those
making 3D models? Coding stuff? It’s shit at that too
oh but it’s faster maybe? Did I mention it’s shit at things?
seems important
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my ThinkyCon 2025 talk about crankin out little games in my free time is up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl... includes a cute photo of Stegi ((un)official mascot of the corgispace manifesto)
My approach to making small games - Adam Saltsman (ThinkyCon 2025)
YouTube video by Thinky Games
www.youtube.com
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 PM
my ThinkyCon 2025 talk about crankin out little games in my free time is up! www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGsl... includes a cute photo of Stegi ((un)official mascot of the corgispace manifesto)
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November 10, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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OUT NOW! Apparatus: Exanimus is now available on Steam!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
November 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
OUT NOW! Apparatus: Exanimus is now available on Steam!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
15% launch discount is active for 7 days!
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Hey #PitchYaGame!
I'm making an atmospheric 3d platformer where you're a robot pole-jumping through an underground complex!
🏃- Unique staff-based movement
🏚- Huge abandoned megastructure
🎞- Wordless story to piece together
The game comes out the 10th of November!
Wishlist it here: s.team/a/2980260
I'm making an atmospheric 3d platformer where you're a robot pole-jumping through an underground complex!
🏃- Unique staff-based movement
🏚- Huge abandoned megastructure
🎞- Wordless story to piece together
The game comes out the 10th of November!
Wishlist it here: s.team/a/2980260
November 7, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame!
I'm making an atmospheric 3d platformer where you're a robot pole-jumping through an underground complex!
🏃- Unique staff-based movement
🏚- Huge abandoned megastructure
🎞- Wordless story to piece together
The game comes out the 10th of November!
Wishlist it here: s.team/a/2980260
I'm making an atmospheric 3d platformer where you're a robot pole-jumping through an underground complex!
🏃- Unique staff-based movement
🏚- Huge abandoned megastructure
🎞- Wordless story to piece together
The game comes out the 10th of November!
Wishlist it here: s.team/a/2980260
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It's been sorely tempting to give up on game dev recently. I really struggle to sustain effort on longer-term projects that aren't short jam games and I often feel overwhelmed trying to do everything. Plus chronic health issues have reared their head again in the last fortnight which is not helping.
November 3, 2025 at 8:13 PM
It's been sorely tempting to give up on game dev recently. I really struggle to sustain effort on longer-term projects that aren't short jam games and I often feel overwhelmed trying to do everything. Plus chronic health issues have reared their head again in the last fortnight which is not helping.
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Finally found a way forward for the game I've been chipping away at for a while. I'd been worried it was very samey and potentially boring but I'm much happier with the plan for the overall structure now. #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #retrogame #ps1
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Finally found a way forward for the game I've been chipping away at for a while. I'd been worried it was very samey and potentially boring but I'm much happier with the plan for the overall structure now. #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #retrogame #ps1
Finally found a way forward for the game I've been chipping away at for a while. I'd been worried it was very samey and potentially boring but I'm much happier with the plan for the overall structure now. #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #retrogame #ps1
November 2, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Finally found a way forward for the game I've been chipping away at for a while. I'd been worried it was very samey and potentially boring but I'm much happier with the plan for the overall structure now. #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #retrogame #ps1
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pre-rendered loading screens from my game
October 28, 2025 at 10:40 PM
pre-rendered loading screens from my game
Why are the majority of UK politicians so insistent on letting Israelis get away with things we wouldn't let anyone else get away with?! Independent bodies have made operational decisions about the Aston Villa match in light of Amsterdam - just leave it alone.
October 17, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Why are the majority of UK politicians so insistent on letting Israelis get away with things we wouldn't let anyone else get away with?! Independent bodies have made operational decisions about the Aston Villa match in light of Amsterdam - just leave it alone.
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Finding some odd behaviour with LightmapGI in #Godot. I pre-generated a second UV map for this plane in Blender with a super low resolution of 6x6. For some reason Godot is moving the luxels so they no longer align with the edges and also it generated a tonne of unnecessary extra lightmap data...
October 2, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Finding some odd behaviour with LightmapGI in #Godot. I pre-generated a second UV map for this plane in Blender with a super low resolution of 6x6. For some reason Godot is moving the luxels so they no longer align with the edges and also it generated a tonne of unnecessary extra lightmap data...
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thinken I've finally found a sweetspot where I can make models that I like without them taking one million hours
ok see you next month
ok see you next month
September 30, 2025 at 2:11 PM
thinken I've finally found a sweetspot where I can make models that I like without them taking one million hours
ok see you next month
ok see you next month
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TERMINUS
for ų̵̰̰͑n̸̨͓̯̖̹̯̺̔́̓̊͝t̶̻̺̣̪̓̀͜ȉ̸̖̦̮̹̪̙̩͉̒͂̋́̓͑̀t̶̫̹̤̩͙͓̭̋͛̄́͒̒͊l̵̲̙̒̔̅͝e̸̼̋͗̓͜d̵͈̝̥̹͕͎̹̃̇͘
incept date sept 27/2025
#PS2 #softimage #3d #3dmodelling #gamedesign #leveldesign #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
for ų̵̰̰͑n̸̨͓̯̖̹̯̺̔́̓̊͝t̶̻̺̣̪̓̀͜ȉ̸̖̦̮̹̪̙̩͉̒͂̋́̓͑̀t̶̫̹̤̩͙͓̭̋͛̄́͒̒͊l̵̲̙̒̔̅͝e̸̼̋͗̓͜d̵͈̝̥̹͕͎̹̃̇͘
incept date sept 27/2025
#PS2 #softimage #3d #3dmodelling #gamedesign #leveldesign #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
September 27, 2025 at 6:06 PM
TERMINUS
for ų̵̰̰͑n̸̨͓̯̖̹̯̺̔́̓̊͝t̶̻̺̣̪̓̀͜ȉ̸̖̦̮̹̪̙̩͉̒͂̋́̓͑̀t̶̫̹̤̩͙͓̭̋͛̄́͒̒͊l̵̲̙̒̔̅͝e̸̼̋͗̓͜d̵͈̝̥̹͕͎̹̃̇͘
incept date sept 27/2025
#PS2 #softimage #3d #3dmodelling #gamedesign #leveldesign #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
for ų̵̰̰͑n̸̨͓̯̖̹̯̺̔́̓̊͝t̶̻̺̣̪̓̀͜ȉ̸̖̦̮̹̪̙̩͉̒͂̋́̓͑̀t̶̫̹̤̩͙͓̭̋͛̄́͒̒͊l̵̲̙̒̔̅͝e̸̼̋͗̓͜d̵͈̝̥̹͕͎̹̃̇͘
incept date sept 27/2025
#PS2 #softimage #3d #3dmodelling #gamedesign #leveldesign #indiegame #screenshotsaturday
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misc screenshots from various texture tests and experiments in Quake
September 17, 2025 at 9:53 PM
misc screenshots from various texture tests and experiments in Quake
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Soon, something will be born.
ULTRASOUND: a 3D sci-fi horror point&click
• Use an ultrasound to diagnose and do surgery on a gruesome infection spreading aboard a space freighter
• Craft meds/tools to fix ship systems before you collide with a star
• Embrace cosmic flesh
No AI.
#indiegame
ULTRASOUND: a 3D sci-fi horror point&click
• Use an ultrasound to diagnose and do surgery on a gruesome infection spreading aboard a space freighter
• Craft meds/tools to fix ship systems before you collide with a star
• Embrace cosmic flesh
No AI.
#indiegame
September 3, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Soon, something will be born.
ULTRASOUND: a 3D sci-fi horror point&click
• Use an ultrasound to diagnose and do surgery on a gruesome infection spreading aboard a space freighter
• Craft meds/tools to fix ship systems before you collide with a star
• Embrace cosmic flesh
No AI.
#indiegame
ULTRASOUND: a 3D sci-fi horror point&click
• Use an ultrasound to diagnose and do surgery on a gruesome infection spreading aboard a space freighter
• Craft meds/tools to fix ship systems before you collide with a star
• Embrace cosmic flesh
No AI.
#indiegame
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this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers
September 16, 2025 at 11:49 AM
this from my piece on charlie kirk is probably the most important takeaway if you want to know why bad faith, right-wing voices in media are treated as just another set of peers