Samuel Partridge
@spartridge.bsky.social
Indie game designer & developer. Studio lead of Tributary Games.
King of the Castle, Over the Alps, Fallen London & Occlude!
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King of the Castle, Over the Alps, Fallen London & Occlude!
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I think they’re robotic prosthetics? I prefer to think of them as those really upsetting shoes that have individual toes (pictured) but entirely made from metal for warzones
November 19, 2025 at 11:15 PM
I think they’re robotic prosthetics? I prefer to think of them as those really upsetting shoes that have individual toes (pictured) but entirely made from metal for warzones
I had a day off and spent it painting Little Dudes. Fuck making video games this is the most satisfying thing in the world to do.
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I had a day off and spent it painting Little Dudes. Fuck making video games this is the most satisfying thing in the world to do.
Cardinals are out! We've increased the amount of content by 343%, which isn't half bad for a free update.
This was a team effort, as usual, but my special thanks to our resident puzzlemaster @owennewburn.bsky.social for the idea, design and execution of the Cardinals.
Right, go lose your minds!
This was a team effort, as usual, but my special thanks to our resident puzzlemaster @owennewburn.bsky.social for the idea, design and execution of the Cardinals.
Right, go lose your minds!
October 22, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Cardinals are out! We've increased the amount of content by 343%, which isn't half bad for a free update.
This was a team effort, as usual, but my special thanks to our resident puzzlemaster @owennewburn.bsky.social for the idea, design and execution of the Cardinals.
Right, go lose your minds!
This was a team effort, as usual, but my special thanks to our resident puzzlemaster @owennewburn.bsky.social for the idea, design and execution of the Cardinals.
Right, go lose your minds!
October 5, 2025 at 10:21 AM
Found this mockup for a pitch we did *before* KOTC.
It was a mobile game like Neptune's Pride/Subterfuge but with turns, so you'd log in once or twice a day to make moves. All set in a fantasy Roman empire-like setting.
Only really cool kids make fake app store pages for pitches. #gamedev
It was a mobile game like Neptune's Pride/Subterfuge but with turns, so you'd log in once or twice a day to make moves. All set in a fantasy Roman empire-like setting.
Only really cool kids make fake app store pages for pitches. #gamedev
October 2, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Found this mockup for a pitch we did *before* KOTC.
It was a mobile game like Neptune's Pride/Subterfuge but with turns, so you'd log in once or twice a day to make moves. All set in a fantasy Roman empire-like setting.
Only really cool kids make fake app store pages for pitches. #gamedev
It was a mobile game like Neptune's Pride/Subterfuge but with turns, so you'd log in once or twice a day to make moves. All set in a fantasy Roman empire-like setting.
Only really cool kids make fake app store pages for pitches. #gamedev
I'm a speaker at GGDF this year! Get yourself a ticket and come on down to Goldsmiths to hear me talk about disasters making games. It'll be fun, I promise: luma.com/GGDF25
September 22, 2025 at 4:01 PM
I'm a speaker at GGDF this year! Get yourself a ticket and come on down to Goldsmiths to hear me talk about disasters making games. It'll be fun, I promise: luma.com/GGDF25
I mean, the person who started the campaign was convicted of people smuggling, so it's true to form.
Maybe it's a deeply ineffectual form of community payback? Who knows.
Maybe it's a deeply ineffectual form of community payback? Who knows.
September 15, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I mean, the person who started the campaign was convicted of people smuggling, so it's true to form.
Maybe it's a deeply ineffectual form of community payback? Who knows.
Maybe it's a deeply ineffectual form of community payback? Who knows.
Oh, and another. This was top of the BBC website the other - This guy who says "It's not taboo to be British".
Well, it might be taboo to commit massive insurance fraud though. Certainly not very patriotic to try and cheat a system built to help those in need.
Well, it might be taboo to commit massive insurance fraud though. Certainly not very patriotic to try and cheat a system built to help those in need.
September 15, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Oh, and another. This was top of the BBC website the other - This guy who says "It's not taboo to be British".
Well, it might be taboo to commit massive insurance fraud though. Certainly not very patriotic to try and cheat a system built to help those in need.
Well, it might be taboo to commit massive insurance fraud though. Certainly not very patriotic to try and cheat a system built to help those in need.
What is it about this whole flag thing that stops BBC reporters from doing basic background checks?
Here's the normal bloke who put up some flags. What does the briefest Google search show?
Ah yes, a conviction for animal cruelty, along with his drug dealing gang leader brother. Very normal.
Here's the normal bloke who put up some flags. What does the briefest Google search show?
Ah yes, a conviction for animal cruelty, along with his drug dealing gang leader brother. Very normal.
September 15, 2025 at 1:12 PM
What is it about this whole flag thing that stops BBC reporters from doing basic background checks?
Here's the normal bloke who put up some flags. What does the briefest Google search show?
Ah yes, a conviction for animal cruelty, along with his drug dealing gang leader brother. Very normal.
Here's the normal bloke who put up some flags. What does the briefest Google search show?
Ah yes, a conviction for animal cruelty, along with his drug dealing gang leader brother. Very normal.
Watching this guy play Solitaire on the train and Very Nearly sliding an Occlude sticker into his bag
July 20, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Watching this guy play Solitaire on the train and Very Nearly sliding an Occlude sticker into his bag
Someone also spotted that we missed the "K" off a King card, so the next update I am going to Flex My Muscles as an artiste, sorry in advance @emcheeseman.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Someone also spotted that we missed the "K" off a King card, so the next update I am going to Flex My Muscles as an artiste, sorry in advance @emcheeseman.bsky.social
we hit New & Trending on Steam at like 2:30am, nice
July 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
we hit New & Trending on Steam at like 2:30am, nice
Who is ready to launch a video game
July 10, 2025 at 9:28 AM
Who is ready to launch a video game
You know what? Fuck you. *De-nodes your nodes*
June 18, 2025 at 9:09 PM
You know what? Fuck you. *De-nodes your nodes*
Do you like puzzles? Do you like cards? Do you like coins? Do you like mind-shattering truths you use to break the world?
Then you'll love Occlude! It's got a free demo for NextFest right now and you should go PLAY IT NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
#IndieGames
Then you'll love Occlude! It's got a free demo for NextFest right now and you should go PLAY IT NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
#IndieGames
June 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
Do you like puzzles? Do you like cards? Do you like coins? Do you like mind-shattering truths you use to break the world?
Then you'll love Occlude! It's got a free demo for NextFest right now and you should go PLAY IT NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
#IndieGames
Then you'll love Occlude! It's got a free demo for NextFest right now and you should go PLAY IT NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
#IndieGames
That's a fun coincidence
April 24, 2025 at 4:21 PM
That's a fun coincidence
Did you know that by wishlisting a game on Steam, you boost how much it's seen by others in the Discovery Queue, pushes it up the search autocomplete and pushes community posts from the game to more people?
So why not wishlist Occlude and give us a hand? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
So why not wishlist Occlude and give us a hand? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
April 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Did you know that by wishlisting a game on Steam, you boost how much it's seen by others in the Discovery Queue, pushes it up the search autocomplete and pushes community posts from the game to more people?
So why not wishlist Occlude and give us a hand? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
So why not wishlist Occlude and give us a hand? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
Our board scene in Occlude. This is fully 3D, the table is completely modelled and lit all in Unity.
Might have been overkill - spent hours modelling table legs you’ll never get to see, but hey, that’s gamedev.
If it looks good, why not give it a wishlist? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
Might have been overkill - spent hours modelling table legs you’ll never get to see, but hey, that’s gamedev.
If it looks good, why not give it a wishlist? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
April 20, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Our board scene in Occlude. This is fully 3D, the table is completely modelled and lit all in Unity.
Might have been overkill - spent hours modelling table legs you’ll never get to see, but hey, that’s gamedev.
If it looks good, why not give it a wishlist? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
Might have been overkill - spent hours modelling table legs you’ll never get to see, but hey, that’s gamedev.
If it looks good, why not give it a wishlist? store.steampowered.com/app/3547010/...
I just keeping bumping into King of the Castle streamers. Crazy coincidence.
April 11, 2025 at 11:10 AM
I just keeping bumping into King of the Castle streamers. Crazy coincidence.
Playing a mobile game called Coffee Inc 2 (it’s rather good) which has a stock market system.
I’ve left Paris alone, allowing rivals to set up, I buy up their stock, then build hundreds of rival shops on top of them, dump the stock, they close down, I close mine & repeat.
I should be in prison
I’ve left Paris alone, allowing rivals to set up, I buy up their stock, then build hundreds of rival shops on top of them, dump the stock, they close down, I close mine & repeat.
I should be in prison
March 21, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Playing a mobile game called Coffee Inc 2 (it’s rather good) which has a stock market system.
I’ve left Paris alone, allowing rivals to set up, I buy up their stock, then build hundreds of rival shops on top of them, dump the stock, they close down, I close mine & repeat.
I should be in prison
I’ve left Paris alone, allowing rivals to set up, I buy up their stock, then build hundreds of rival shops on top of them, dump the stock, they close down, I close mine & repeat.
I should be in prison
I did an entire Q&A by candlelight to really set the mood for Occlude, and I finished it by blowing the candle out....
...Then I couldn't find the "End Q&A" button on Discord so had to sit in the dark while the chat took screenshots of me struggling like this:
...Then I couldn't find the "End Q&A" button on Discord so had to sit in the dark while the chat took screenshots of me struggling like this:
March 7, 2025 at 9:33 PM
I did an entire Q&A by candlelight to really set the mood for Occlude, and I finished it by blowing the candle out....
...Then I couldn't find the "End Q&A" button on Discord so had to sit in the dark while the chat took screenshots of me struggling like this:
...Then I couldn't find the "End Q&A" button on Discord so had to sit in the dark while the chat took screenshots of me struggling like this:
We made this massive ARG for you to play and all you did all day was THIS
March 6, 2025 at 6:09 PM
We made this massive ARG for you to play and all you did all day was THIS
Also, I thought it'd be fun to add emojis to spell out "OCCLUDE" on the Discord. The absolute goblins over there had other ideas.
March 6, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Also, I thought it'd be fun to add emojis to spell out "OCCLUDE" on the Discord. The absolute goblins over there had other ideas.
Inherited a few of my absolutely mental childhood drawings. Feel free to use them for death metal band covers
February 20, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Inherited a few of my absolutely mental childhood drawings. Feel free to use them for death metal band covers
There is nothing better in life than finding rare, circulated 50 pence pieces in your change. Literally nothing.
I’m going to make a game about collecting coins, everyone will surely enjoy that
I’m going to make a game about collecting coins, everyone will surely enjoy that
February 14, 2025 at 7:59 PM
There is nothing better in life than finding rare, circulated 50 pence pieces in your change. Literally nothing.
I’m going to make a game about collecting coins, everyone will surely enjoy that
I’m going to make a game about collecting coins, everyone will surely enjoy that