zackbleus
@zackbleus.bsky.social
Programmer, Game Dev, Musician, ATX.
Working on: @shotonefighters.bsky.social, @disorderedmedia.com
He/Him
Working on: @shotonefighters.bsky.social, @disorderedmedia.com
He/Him
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people say making video games is easy but i'm gonna be the one to go out and say i don't think it's that easy
November 8, 2025 at 2:11 AM
people say making video games is easy but i'm gonna be the one to go out and say i don't think it's that easy
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haunted house for game devs except it's just the week before their game comes out
November 1, 2025 at 2:06 AM
haunted house for game devs except it's just the week before their game comes out
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If I had a dedicated modded minecraft server with half a dozen people who played it regularly I think my life would be fixed for real
October 19, 2025 at 1:32 PM
If I had a dedicated modded minecraft server with half a dozen people who played it regularly I think my life would be fixed for real
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If you only take the big names as your inspiration you will inevitably be disappointed. There is no career path in games that involves only making big-time successes. Please find inspiration from making work you enjoy and, ideally, uplifting those who DON'T get attention. Many people could use it
September 4, 2025 at 4:37 AM
If you only take the big names as your inspiration you will inevitably be disappointed. There is no career path in games that involves only making big-time successes. Please find inspiration from making work you enjoy and, ideally, uplifting those who DON'T get attention. Many people could use it
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i constantly think about this post
September 3, 2025 at 3:15 AM
i constantly think about this post
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i love my local coffee shop
August 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM
i love my local coffee shop
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Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
August 23, 2025 at 9:38 AM
Every “free” file converter online = your files sent to some random server.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
So I made my own. Runs locally as an app on Mac, Windows and Linux.
Now 1,100 users use it for 3,742 types of conversions.
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The main problem with Jira and productivity software in general is it’s such a powerful and expandable system that any producer can, with the best intentions in the world, transform it into The Hell Machine For Killing All Humans
August 23, 2025 at 2:12 AM
The main problem with Jira and productivity software in general is it’s such a powerful and expandable system that any producer can, with the best intentions in the world, transform it into The Hell Machine For Killing All Humans
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Final trailer.
August 19, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Final trailer.
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Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later.
August 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Just make it exist first. You can make it worse with each new pass while getting increasingly frustrated later.
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I think that as an indie game dev without a large publisher, your target audience is not gamers in general, it is sickos.
It's hardcore sickos that will be diving the depths of your genre and finding your game, and it is sickos who will be spreading it.
Please the passionate, not the masses.
It's hardcore sickos that will be diving the depths of your genre and finding your game, and it is sickos who will be spreading it.
Please the passionate, not the masses.
August 10, 2025 at 2:19 PM
I think that as an indie game dev without a large publisher, your target audience is not gamers in general, it is sickos.
It's hardcore sickos that will be diving the depths of your genre and finding your game, and it is sickos who will be spreading it.
Please the passionate, not the masses.
It's hardcore sickos that will be diving the depths of your genre and finding your game, and it is sickos who will be spreading it.
Please the passionate, not the masses.
EVO was fun. Great reception.
August 7, 2025 at 10:06 PM
EVO was fun. Great reception.
I'm here at EVO showing off Shot One Fighters!
We're living it up at #EVO in the indie dev area (booth X10)! Come check out Kiera in a playable form and check out a preview of our roguelite mode! Cheers! 🔥
August 3, 2025 at 12:17 AM
I'm here at EVO showing off Shot One Fighters!
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You'll never play fewer video games than when you are working on video games
August 2, 2025 at 6:10 PM
You'll never play fewer video games than when you are working on video games
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I am approachable. You can approach me, i am definitely not inputting the motion for a command grab *jumps a little* ignore that
July 17, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I am approachable. You can approach me, i am definitely not inputting the motion for a command grab *jumps a little* ignore that
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it's alright to let me into my zone
July 17, 2025 at 5:58 PM
it's alright to let me into my zone
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We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
July 10, 2025 at 7:47 PM
We ran a randomized controlled trial to see how much AI coding tools speed up experienced open-source developers.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
The results surprised us: Developers thought they were 20% faster with AI tools, but they were actually 19% slower when they had access to AI than when they didn't.
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I see good indie devs burn themselves out on huge projects and suddenly come out of hiatus with a little game that is way better and more focused than their prison opus and every time I want to scream: just do those games
June 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I see good indie devs burn themselves out on huge projects and suddenly come out of hiatus with a little game that is way better and more focused than their prison opus and every time I want to scream: just do those games
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April 16, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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Oneway.exe DEMO 2.0 in Steam Next Fest
Play what remains of an abandoned game, haunted by its own digital decay.
🎮 7 unique escape rooms
💾 7 horror subcultures, based on 7 internet eras
📼 1 arching storyline
🔦 1 included ARG
Wishlist; Share your thoughts. Parasite_
Play what remains of an abandoned game, haunted by its own digital decay.
🎮 7 unique escape rooms
💾 7 horror subcultures, based on 7 internet eras
📼 1 arching storyline
🔦 1 included ARG
Wishlist; Share your thoughts. Parasite_
June 9, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Oneway.exe DEMO 2.0 in Steam Next Fest
Play what remains of an abandoned game, haunted by its own digital decay.
🎮 7 unique escape rooms
💾 7 horror subcultures, based on 7 internet eras
📼 1 arching storyline
🔦 1 included ARG
Wishlist; Share your thoughts. Parasite_
Play what remains of an abandoned game, haunted by its own digital decay.
🎮 7 unique escape rooms
💾 7 horror subcultures, based on 7 internet eras
📼 1 arching storyline
🔦 1 included ARG
Wishlist; Share your thoughts. Parasite_