Nicholas McDonnell
@nicholasmc1.bsky.social
Game Designer/Generalist
Wishlist Crabmeat on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat
Prev - Design / Co Founder @samuraipunk
https://nicholasmc1.itch.io/
Wishlist Crabmeat on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat
Prev - Design / Co Founder @samuraipunk
https://nicholasmc1.itch.io/
Pinned
|| Serve the Fuedostate
|| Catch King Crabs
|| Survive
Crabmeat is a short fishing-first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror releasing later this year.
Wishlist now on steam to make sure you meet quota.
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...
|| Catch King Crabs
|| Survive
Crabmeat is a short fishing-first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror releasing later this year.
Wishlist now on steam to make sure you meet quota.
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
Announcing UFO Mayhem! A frenetic action arcade game exclusively for the Playdate!
Now Available on Itch mirrordoor.itch.io/ufo-mayhem #playdate
Now Available on Itch mirrordoor.itch.io/ufo-mayhem #playdate
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Announcing UFO Mayhem! A frenetic action arcade game exclusively for the Playdate!
Now Available on Itch mirrordoor.itch.io/ufo-mayhem #playdate
Now Available on Itch mirrordoor.itch.io/ufo-mayhem #playdate
Crabmeat dev is live, working on adding more variety to what you dedge up from the depths. #gamedev
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Crabmeat dev is live, working on adding more variety to what you dedge up from the depths. #gamedev
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
AAAA Fish now in Crabmeat
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
AAAA Fish now in Crabmeat
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
Still recovering from sickness but feeling a bit better today so I'm gonna attempt the stream. Extending some existing features to add more variety.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
SearchingInteractive - Twitch
Indie Developer based in Melbourne/Naarm Australia Currently making Crabmeat
twitch.tv
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Still recovering from sickness but feeling a bit better today so I'm gonna attempt the stream. Extending some existing features to add more variety.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
It is with great sadness that I must inform you. I'm posting on tiktok again. My holiday is officially over. vt.tiktok.com/ZSyb3h1Cp/
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
It is with great sadness that I must inform you. I'm posting on tiktok again. My holiday is officially over. vt.tiktok.com/ZSyb3h1Cp/
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THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!
store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
💎BUSTERS BIG SCORE💎 a fast-paced cartoon heist platformer!
💥Sneak, Slide & Flip through high-security heists
🚨Avoid guards or they'll call backup
🧠Outsmart security with wacky gadgets
Prove you’re the World’s Greatest Thief! #PitchYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3183100/Busters_Big_Score/
💥Sneak, Slide & Flip through high-security heists
🚨Avoid guards or they'll call backup
🧠Outsmart security with wacky gadgets
Prove you’re the World’s Greatest Thief! #PitchYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3183100/Busters_Big_Score/
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
💎BUSTERS BIG SCORE💎 a fast-paced cartoon heist platformer!
💥Sneak, Slide & Flip through high-security heists
🚨Avoid guards or they'll call backup
🧠Outsmart security with wacky gadgets
Prove you’re the World’s Greatest Thief! #PitchYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3183100/Busters_Big_Score/
💥Sneak, Slide & Flip through high-security heists
🚨Avoid guards or they'll call backup
🧠Outsmart security with wacky gadgets
Prove you’re the World’s Greatest Thief! #PitchYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3183100/Busters_Big_Score/
Hey #PitchYaGame, I'm making Crabmeat, a first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate.
#survivalhorror #horrorgame
#survivalhorror #horrorgame
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame, I'm making Crabmeat, a first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate.
#survivalhorror #horrorgame
#survivalhorror #horrorgame
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you know you know
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM
If you know you know
Digging into some funky AI sync animations and making enemies more dynamic today on stream #gamedev #horrorgame
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
SearchingInteractive - Twitch
Indie Developer based in Melbourne/Naarm Australia Currently making Crabmeat
twitch.tv
November 5, 2025 at 10:25 PM
Digging into some funky AI sync animations and making enemies more dynamic today on stream #gamedev #horrorgame
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Back online doing Crabmeat dev after a 4 week break.
Come say hi while I attempt to re-learn how to work.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Come say hi while I attempt to re-learn how to work.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
November 4, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Back online doing Crabmeat dev after a 4 week break.
Come say hi while I attempt to re-learn how to work.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Come say hi while I attempt to re-learn how to work.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Taking a proper chill day and playing my favourite trash game.
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 AM
Taking a proper chill day and playing my favourite trash game.
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
October 31, 2025 at 3:23 PM
On Saints Row we had a debug npc named Skinballs (lol) that was literally just four spheres wrapped in different shades of skin texture so we could test lighting for different skin tones during development. But teams need to plan for that kind of testing with intentionality, and not enough do.
Reposted by Nicholas McDonnell
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
October 30, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Post a game you remember playing that nobody else remembers.
Strong toilet graffiti at this cafe
October 28, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Strong toilet graffiti at this cafe
To anyone who's playing Crabmeat for the IGF. Sorry.
October 26, 2025 at 4:21 PM
To anyone who's playing Crabmeat for the IGF. Sorry.
The Pigeon situation here is...
October 26, 2025 at 1:33 PM
The Pigeon situation here is...
Me RN
October 25, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Me RN
Cool vibes at the Pabellón De España
October 19, 2025 at 8:40 AM
Cool vibes at the Pabellón De España