Patrick Grant
@patgrant.bsky.social
Artist, tinkerer, a third thing, lasagne and Mondays.
Making a game over at @slumps.net
Making a game over at @slumps.net
I can't play any new games from the NextFest when I'm still catching up with my backlog of every game ever made chronologically. I'm up to this little underground game called FFIX for PS1.
How come no one told me this was so dang charming?
How come no one told me this was so dang charming?
October 16, 2025 at 9:38 PM
I can't play any new games from the NextFest when I'm still catching up with my backlog of every game ever made chronologically. I'm up to this little underground game called FFIX for PS1.
How come no one told me this was so dang charming?
How come no one told me this was so dang charming?
Recently been working on some screen and particle effects! Does anyone recognise that swoosh sound?
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Recently been working on some screen and particle effects! Does anyone recognise that swoosh sound?
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday
#indiegames #VFX #screenshotsaturday
I searched for "frog with gun" on Temu and discovered this cool new character. When is he coming to Fortnite??
July 10, 2025 at 10:42 PM
I searched for "frog with gun" on Temu and discovered this cool new character. When is he coming to Fortnite??
If you want the TLDR, I had memories of playing fun games from this CD as a kid, but now I've revisited I don't know what I was on about. Out of the 748 games there is only one worth playing.
Indie's Desktop Adventures.
Indie's Desktop Adventures.
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
If you want the TLDR, I had memories of playing fun games from this CD as a kid, but now I've revisited I don't know what I was on about. Out of the 748 games there is only one worth playing.
Indie's Desktop Adventures.
Indie's Desktop Adventures.
#775GamesForWindows 748: "Volutare 3D" - Bela Von Hoffman
I've got an important update. The game? It's about flipping cubes, it's not good, who cares. All this time I've been saying I was reviewing 775 games, but somehow I miscalculated and there's only 748. This is how it ends.
I've got an important update. The game? It's about flipping cubes, it's not good, who cares. All this time I've been saying I was reviewing 775 games, but somehow I miscalculated and there's only 748. This is how it ends.
July 9, 2025 at 8:20 PM
#775GamesForWindows 748: "Volutare 3D" - Bela Von Hoffman
I've got an important update. The game? It's about flipping cubes, it's not good, who cares. All this time I've been saying I was reviewing 775 games, but somehow I miscalculated and there's only 748. This is how it ends.
I've got an important update. The game? It's about flipping cubes, it's not good, who cares. All this time I've been saying I was reviewing 775 games, but somehow I miscalculated and there's only 748. This is how it ends.
#775GamesForWindows 747: "Stellar Explorer" - TCI Corporation
I've played so many of these 90s spaceship OS simulators now, and they're almost all the same. The difference with this one is they take away weapons in the shareware version so it's unwinnable.
I've played so many of these 90s spaceship OS simulators now, and they're almost all the same. The difference with this one is they take away weapons in the shareware version so it's unwinnable.
July 7, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#775GamesForWindows 747: "Stellar Explorer" - TCI Corporation
I've played so many of these 90s spaceship OS simulators now, and they're almost all the same. The difference with this one is they take away weapons in the shareware version so it's unwinnable.
I've played so many of these 90s spaceship OS simulators now, and they're almost all the same. The difference with this one is they take away weapons in the shareware version so it's unwinnable.
#775GamesForWindows 746: "TC Space Fighter" - Anthony Carin
I'll never know what this is because opening it immediately locks up the system. Another thumbnail-sized game, I'm sure it was great.
I'll never know what this is because opening it immediately locks up the system. Another thumbnail-sized game, I'm sure it was great.
July 2, 2025 at 9:05 PM
#775GamesForWindows 746: "TC Space Fighter" - Anthony Carin
I'll never know what this is because opening it immediately locks up the system. Another thumbnail-sized game, I'm sure it was great.
I'll never know what this is because opening it immediately locks up the system. Another thumbnail-sized game, I'm sure it was great.
#775GamesForWindows 745: "Sky Maze" - AxySoft
Play as a little yellow guy collecting all the little yellow bits on a level and avoid the various bad guys running aimlessly around. There are powerups that let you kill the baddies for a short time. So it's Russian 3D Pac-Man.
Play as a little yellow guy collecting all the little yellow bits on a level and avoid the various bad guys running aimlessly around. There are powerups that let you kill the baddies for a short time. So it's Russian 3D Pac-Man.
July 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#775GamesForWindows 745: "Sky Maze" - AxySoft
Play as a little yellow guy collecting all the little yellow bits on a level and avoid the various bad guys running aimlessly around. There are powerups that let you kill the baddies for a short time. So it's Russian 3D Pac-Man.
Play as a little yellow guy collecting all the little yellow bits on a level and avoid the various bad guys running aimlessly around. There are powerups that let you kill the baddies for a short time. So it's Russian 3D Pac-Man.
#775GamesForWindows 744: "Shuffle Board 3D" - Walter A. Kuhn
Never tried shuffle board in real life, but I'm not good at this at all. Is it normal rules that if your puck is in a scoring zone but has one pixel over the boundary, it's worth 0 points??
Never tried shuffle board in real life, but I'm not good at this at all. Is it normal rules that if your puck is in a scoring zone but has one pixel over the boundary, it's worth 0 points??
July 1, 2025 at 8:19 PM
#775GamesForWindows 744: "Shuffle Board 3D" - Walter A. Kuhn
Never tried shuffle board in real life, but I'm not good at this at all. Is it normal rules that if your puck is in a scoring zone but has one pixel over the boundary, it's worth 0 points??
Never tried shuffle board in real life, but I'm not good at this at all. Is it normal rules that if your puck is in a scoring zone but has one pixel over the boundary, it's worth 0 points??
#775GamesForWindows 743: "Pong 3D" - Jesse Johnson
Yep it's pong. You could argue it's 3D. Love the MS Paint art. The computer isn't very good at its own game, but I still think it's pretty fun.
Yep it's pong. You could argue it's 3D. Love the MS Paint art. The computer isn't very good at its own game, but I still think it's pretty fun.
July 1, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#775GamesForWindows 743: "Pong 3D" - Jesse Johnson
Yep it's pong. You could argue it's 3D. Love the MS Paint art. The computer isn't very good at its own game, but I still think it's pretty fun.
Yep it's pong. You could argue it's 3D. Love the MS Paint art. The computer isn't very good at its own game, but I still think it's pretty fun.
#775GamesForWindows 742: "TC Virtual Ping Pong" - Anthony Carin
The worst case of "game for ants" yet. Had to blow up the screenshot because it plays at 256x256, of course resizing windows is a feature only for registered players. It's too small to even know if it's fun.
The worst case of "game for ants" yet. Had to blow up the screenshot because it plays at 256x256, of course resizing windows is a feature only for registered players. It's too small to even know if it's fun.
June 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#775GamesForWindows 742: "TC Virtual Ping Pong" - Anthony Carin
The worst case of "game for ants" yet. Had to blow up the screenshot because it plays at 256x256, of course resizing windows is a feature only for registered players. It's too small to even know if it's fun.
The worst case of "game for ants" yet. Had to blow up the screenshot because it plays at 256x256, of course resizing windows is a feature only for registered players. It's too small to even know if it's fun.
#775GamesForWindows 741: "NanoCore" - Paul Keet
Hey, this game is actually delivers on being 3D. It's basically a themed BreakOut in 3D space, which is cool and all but honestly it's hard to judge depth, making it worse play.
Hey, this game is actually delivers on being 3D. It's basically a themed BreakOut in 3D space, which is cool and all but honestly it's hard to judge depth, making it worse play.
June 30, 2025 at 8:36 PM
#775GamesForWindows 741: "NanoCore" - Paul Keet
Hey, this game is actually delivers on being 3D. It's basically a themed BreakOut in 3D space, which is cool and all but honestly it's hard to judge depth, making it worse play.
Hey, this game is actually delivers on being 3D. It's basically a themed BreakOut in 3D space, which is cool and all but honestly it's hard to judge depth, making it worse play.
#775GamesForWindows 740: "Master of the Maze" - Spice Software
I think this was meant to be a very funny joke. That's the map under the compass. That layout means that every direction you face looks identical. There are no exits to this maze, this is shareware purgatory.
I think this was meant to be a very funny joke. That's the map under the compass. That layout means that every direction you face looks identical. There are no exits to this maze, this is shareware purgatory.
June 29, 2025 at 8:18 PM
#775GamesForWindows 740: "Master of the Maze" - Spice Software
I think this was meant to be a very funny joke. That's the map under the compass. That layout means that every direction you face looks identical. There are no exits to this maze, this is shareware purgatory.
I think this was meant to be a very funny joke. That's the map under the compass. That layout means that every direction you face looks identical. There are no exits to this maze, this is shareware purgatory.
#775GamesForWindows 739: "Magic Balls" - Agentix Software
It's a match 3 game. One with a design flaw. You can only make moves on highlighted balls, and there is nothing that ever shuffles or moves the board down. This means you just go through the moves and then it's game over.
It's a match 3 game. One with a design flaw. You can only make moves on highlighted balls, and there is nothing that ever shuffles or moves the board down. This means you just go through the moves and then it's game over.
June 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#775GamesForWindows 739: "Magic Balls" - Agentix Software
It's a match 3 game. One with a design flaw. You can only make moves on highlighted balls, and there is nothing that ever shuffles or moves the board down. This means you just go through the moves and then it's game over.
It's a match 3 game. One with a design flaw. You can only make moves on highlighted balls, and there is nothing that ever shuffles or moves the board down. This means you just go through the moves and then it's game over.
#775GamesForWindows 738: "Lunar Basketball" - P.S. Neeley
A game about shooting hoops on different planets with different gravities. Kind of a fun idea but it actually sucks and plays horribly.
A game about shooting hoops on different planets with different gravities. Kind of a fun idea but it actually sucks and plays horribly.
June 26, 2025 at 8:13 PM
#775GamesForWindows 738: "Lunar Basketball" - P.S. Neeley
A game about shooting hoops on different planets with different gravities. Kind of a fun idea but it actually sucks and plays horribly.
A game about shooting hoops on different planets with different gravities. Kind of a fun idea but it actually sucks and plays horribly.
#775GamesForWindows 737: "Lost in a Labyrinth" - Zane Rathwick
Looks like it might have been cool if it actually worked.
Looks like it might have been cool if it actually worked.
June 26, 2025 at 8:12 PM
#775GamesForWindows 737: "Lost in a Labyrinth" - Zane Rathwick
Looks like it might have been cool if it actually worked.
Looks like it might have been cool if it actually worked.
#775GamesForWindows 736: "Kenopro" - Dennis Pipes
It's literally a lotto simulator. Why? Why? Why? Why was this made? Why is it included in a CD sold to kids? Why is it in the 3D category?
It's literally a lotto simulator. Why? Why? Why? Why was this made? Why is it included in a CD sold to kids? Why is it in the 3D category?
June 25, 2025 at 8:23 PM
#775GamesForWindows 736: "Kenopro" - Dennis Pipes
It's literally a lotto simulator. Why? Why? Why? Why was this made? Why is it included in a CD sold to kids? Why is it in the 3D category?
It's literally a lotto simulator. Why? Why? Why? Why was this made? Why is it included in a CD sold to kids? Why is it in the 3D category?
#775GamesForWindows 735: "Ghost Cemetery" - Albert C. Ashton
This is my final straw with Albert. I don't know how many reskins of his same shooting gallery game I've seen now. They feebly tried to justify that it's in the 3D category because the church is drawn with perspective.
This is my final straw with Albert. I don't know how many reskins of his same shooting gallery game I've seen now. They feebly tried to justify that it's in the 3D category because the church is drawn with perspective.
June 25, 2025 at 8:22 PM
#775GamesForWindows 735: "Ghost Cemetery" - Albert C. Ashton
This is my final straw with Albert. I don't know how many reskins of his same shooting gallery game I've seen now. They feebly tried to justify that it's in the 3D category because the church is drawn with perspective.
This is my final straw with Albert. I don't know how many reskins of his same shooting gallery game I've seen now. They feebly tried to justify that it's in the 3D category because the church is drawn with perspective.
#775GamesForWindows 734: "Earthquake Zeeno Prepared" - Sadiq Somjee
Now this is strange. It's an interactive earthquake safety PSA with bootleg Barney. Make the purple guy identify hazards, find cover, and collect survival equipment. The earthquake never even comes!
Now this is strange. It's an interactive earthquake safety PSA with bootleg Barney. Make the purple guy identify hazards, find cover, and collect survival equipment. The earthquake never even comes!
June 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
#775GamesForWindows 734: "Earthquake Zeeno Prepared" - Sadiq Somjee
Now this is strange. It's an interactive earthquake safety PSA with bootleg Barney. Make the purple guy identify hazards, find cover, and collect survival equipment. The earthquake never even comes!
Now this is strange. It's an interactive earthquake safety PSA with bootleg Barney. Make the purple guy identify hazards, find cover, and collect survival equipment. The earthquake never even comes!
#775GamesForWindows 733: "Cornerstone" - Francois Poulin
This is the complete opposite of something 3D! It's as if they took a 3D Rubik's Cube and reversed over it and flattened it into 2D discs. I don't have the patience.
This is the complete opposite of something 3D! It's as if they took a 3D Rubik's Cube and reversed over it and flattened it into 2D discs. I don't have the patience.
June 23, 2025 at 8:15 PM
#775GamesForWindows 733: "Cornerstone" - Francois Poulin
This is the complete opposite of something 3D! It's as if they took a 3D Rubik's Cube and reversed over it and flattened it into 2D discs. I don't have the patience.
This is the complete opposite of something 3D! It's as if they took a 3D Rubik's Cube and reversed over it and flattened it into 2D discs. I don't have the patience.
#775GamesForWindows 732: "Cloner 3D" - Game Yard
It's a kind of like a match 3 game but in a swirling, organic, atomic themed way. Fire coloured orbs into the atom and hit clusters of the same colour to break them and score points.
It's a kind of like a match 3 game but in a swirling, organic, atomic themed way. Fire coloured orbs into the atom and hit clusters of the same colour to break them and score points.
June 22, 2025 at 9:02 PM
#775GamesForWindows 732: "Cloner 3D" - Game Yard
It's a kind of like a match 3 game but in a swirling, organic, atomic themed way. Fire coloured orbs into the atom and hit clusters of the same colour to break them and score points.
It's a kind of like a match 3 game but in a swirling, organic, atomic themed way. Fire coloured orbs into the atom and hit clusters of the same colour to break them and score points.
#775GamesForWindows 731: "Break Thru" - Chris Nokleberg
Computer, enhance! Had to sit an inch from the screen to play this, it's Break Out but in a 3D tunnel which is cool I guess. Not easy to judge distance which makes it even harder to play.
Computer, enhance! Had to sit an inch from the screen to play this, it's Break Out but in a 3D tunnel which is cool I guess. Not easy to judge distance which makes it even harder to play.
June 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#775GamesForWindows 731: "Break Thru" - Chris Nokleberg
Computer, enhance! Had to sit an inch from the screen to play this, it's Break Out but in a 3D tunnel which is cool I guess. Not easy to judge distance which makes it even harder to play.
Computer, enhance! Had to sit an inch from the screen to play this, it's Break Out but in a 3D tunnel which is cool I guess. Not easy to judge distance which makes it even harder to play.
#775GamesForWindows 730: "Battles in a Distant Desert" - Glacier Edge Technology
What the frick? This isn't 3D in the slightest, get outta here. This is just a reskin of an earlier stategy game.
What the frick? This isn't 3D in the slightest, get outta here. This is just a reskin of an earlier stategy game.
June 16, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#775GamesForWindows 730: "Battles in a Distant Desert" - Glacier Edge Technology
What the frick? This isn't 3D in the slightest, get outta here. This is just a reskin of an earlier stategy game.
What the frick? This isn't 3D in the slightest, get outta here. This is just a reskin of an earlier stategy game.
#775GamesForWindows 729: "Bad Toys 3D" - Tibo Software
Now this is a game. It's family friendly DOOM! Run around levels blasting goofy freaks with real guns. I love the handmade cartoon aesthetic.
I really want that shirt you get for registering the game!
Now this is a game. It's family friendly DOOM! Run around levels blasting goofy freaks with real guns. I love the handmade cartoon aesthetic.
I really want that shirt you get for registering the game!
June 15, 2025 at 9:00 PM
#775GamesForWindows 729: "Bad Toys 3D" - Tibo Software
Now this is a game. It's family friendly DOOM! Run around levels blasting goofy freaks with real guns. I love the handmade cartoon aesthetic.
I really want that shirt you get for registering the game!
Now this is a game. It's family friendly DOOM! Run around levels blasting goofy freaks with real guns. I love the handmade cartoon aesthetic.
I really want that shirt you get for registering the game!
#775GamesForWindows 728: "Amazeing" - Stuart Swain
This does everything right the last first-person maze game did wrong. It's always so jarring to see a game in this collection that actually has some art. Check out the weird painting in the menu!
This does everything right the last first-person maze game did wrong. It's always so jarring to see a game in this collection that actually has some art. Check out the weird painting in the menu!
June 12, 2025 at 8:54 PM
#775GamesForWindows 728: "Amazeing" - Stuart Swain
This does everything right the last first-person maze game did wrong. It's always so jarring to see a game in this collection that actually has some art. Check out the weird painting in the menu!
This does everything right the last first-person maze game did wrong. It's always so jarring to see a game in this collection that actually has some art. Check out the weird painting in the menu!