Steve Dennis
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Senior Design Manager, writes occasionally about design, design systems, leadership, and tech @ clipcontent.substack.com
Little yellow #Playdate console friends, if you have some time over the next week to help me out and play test SpinShot (an arcade block breaker score chaser with a spin) pop your details into the play testing form and I'll be in touch. forms.gle/sng14hFABTkA...
October 8, 2025 at 7:50 AM
Little yellow #Playdate console friends, if you have some time over the next week to help me out and play test SpinShot (an arcade block breaker score chaser with a spin) pop your details into the play testing form and I'll be in touch. forms.gle/sng14hFABTkA...
Development on SpinShot for the #playdate continues and is going great. I've been putting time into achievements and tutorials recently.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
September 11, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Development on SpinShot for the #playdate continues and is going great. I've been putting time into achievements and tutorials recently.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.
I don't think I've ever randomly stumbled across such Google reviews drama before, but this is wild. Yikes.
August 26, 2025 at 9:39 AM
I don't think I've ever randomly stumbled across such Google reviews drama before, but this is wild. Yikes.
Not sure Microsoft is going to win this AI race.
August 12, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Not sure Microsoft is going to win this AI race.
Rofl at that being the thing they took issue with from that site XD (I don't know if they changed it, but it doesn't currently have "original" anywhere in the recipe. It just says simple.)
August 6, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Rofl at that being the thing they took issue with from that site XD (I don't know if they changed it, but it doesn't currently have "original" anywhere in the recipe. It just says simple.)
@discolu.bsky.social Hello neighbour! 👋
July 7, 2025 at 8:53 AM
@discolu.bsky.social Hello neighbour! 👋
I'm really enjoying The Alters for the most part, however the game design around recovering from dead-end states in the game can be quite frustrating.
June 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
I'm really enjoying The Alters for the most part, however the game design around recovering from dead-end states in the game can be quite frustrating.
It seems like not enough people are playing Bionic Bay. It rules. A mix between Limbo and Speedrunners. Tight platforming, absolutely gorgeous pixel art, and crazier physics puzzles and abilities. It's cheap and runs perfect on Steam Deck.
June 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
It seems like not enough people are playing Bionic Bay. It rules. A mix between Limbo and Speedrunners. Tight platforming, absolutely gorgeous pixel art, and crazier physics puzzles and abilities. It's cheap and runs perfect on Steam Deck.
I liked how crazy things got with Windows Media Player being like: "hold my beer"...
January 18, 2025 at 12:16 AM
I liked how crazy things got with Windows Media Player being like: "hold my beer"...
Great resource! This one was my jam.
January 18, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Great resource! This one was my jam.
*sips coffee. Chills out*
January 7, 2025 at 5:26 PM
*sips coffee. Chills out*
It's been a strong end to 2024 as I finish up some shorter games leading up to Xmas that I've been hearing good things about all year. :)
So many solo devs and small 2-4 person teams in my lists this year. Can't wait to post my year's wrap up article.
So many solo devs and small 2-4 person teams in my lists this year. Can't wait to post my year's wrap up article.
December 25, 2024 at 12:05 PM
It's been a strong end to 2024 as I finish up some shorter games leading up to Xmas that I've been hearing good things about all year. :)
So many solo devs and small 2-4 person teams in my lists this year. Can't wait to post my year's wrap up article.
So many solo devs and small 2-4 person teams in my lists this year. Can't wait to post my year's wrap up article.
Finished Dungeons of Hinterberg. Both marvellous and frustrating. I deeply wish there was a 10-12 hour version of this game, and I really felt I had to push through to get to the end, however that a team of 9 made so much, and such varied content is a huge achievement.
You can pet the dog.
You can pet the dog.
December 11, 2024 at 1:34 PM
Finished Dungeons of Hinterberg. Both marvellous and frustrating. I deeply wish there was a 10-12 hour version of this game, and I really felt I had to push through to get to the end, however that a team of 9 made so much, and such varied content is a huge achievement.
You can pet the dog.
You can pet the dog.
Oh good, we may need to solve this properly in *checks notes* 8,000 years.
December 9, 2024 at 4:56 PM
Oh good, we may need to solve this properly in *checks notes* 8,000 years.
If anyone wants a free startup idea, solve this problem please.
December 9, 2024 at 4:51 PM
If anyone wants a free startup idea, solve this problem please.
As a lapsed climber, Cairn (demo on steam) captures the spirit and feel of climbing unlike any game I've ever played. Janky in the right ways, beautiful and calm in the right ways. Foot placement is everything.
December 7, 2024 at 7:40 AM
As a lapsed climber, Cairn (demo on steam) captures the spirit and feel of climbing unlike any game I've ever played. Janky in the right ways, beautiful and calm in the right ways. Foot placement is everything.
🤘Well that was awesome. #sleeptoken
November 29, 2024 at 10:51 PM
🤘Well that was awesome. #sleeptoken
So it looks like the cockpits in Mechwarrior 5: Clans have Muzen bluetooth speakers in them?
April 8, 2024 at 10:18 AM
So it looks like the cockpits in Mechwarrior 5: Clans have Muzen bluetooth speakers in them?
So, I've been busy teaching myself game dev over the last year, and am incredibly excited to announce my first game is nearing release!
SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for the #Playdate console. youtu.be/c2w0nLAjyRU?...
SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for the #Playdate console. youtu.be/c2w0nLAjyRU?...
March 7, 2024 at 12:33 AM
So, I've been busy teaching myself game dev over the last year, and am incredibly excited to announce my first game is nearing release!
SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for the #Playdate console. youtu.be/c2w0nLAjyRU?...
SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for the #Playdate console. youtu.be/c2w0nLAjyRU?...
Me getting spare ethernet cables out of the box in the closet...
November 15, 2023 at 5:25 PM
Me getting spare ethernet cables out of the box in the closet...
I need a true crime documentary on how this logo was signed off.
November 15, 2023 at 5:20 PM
I need a true crime documentary on how this logo was signed off.
Here I am, begging design tools to design and test with standard 1x resolutions in mind.
October 13, 2023 at 9:09 AM
Here I am, begging design tools to design and test with standard 1x resolutions in mind.
Shout-out to the Kiwi/Maori representation in Starfield. Rosie is my ship's doctor going forward.
September 12, 2023 at 1:35 PM
Shout-out to the Kiwi/Maori representation in Starfield. Rosie is my ship's doctor going forward.