Adam deGrandis
@adamdegrandis.bsky.social
* Indie games art director (www.chickadeegames.com)
* Working on small games with my pal Ash. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769410/Ash__Adams_GOBSMACKED/)
* Educator at Maine College of Art & Design
* Dad
* Hugs and high five
* Working on small games with my pal Ash. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769410/Ash__Adams_GOBSMACKED/)
* Educator at Maine College of Art & Design
* Dad
* Hugs and high five
im growing my beard back, and I'm still in the weird beard transition period where I look like a drunk who hasn't seen his kid months. And I always go into a fugue state on podcasts and end up talking like a 5 year old with a hobby they're pumped about.
So like I said: good tv.
So like I said: good tv.
friends. Ash and I will be on www.twitch.tv/middleagedga... / www.youtube.com/@middleagedg... today at 9p UK time (4p EST) to chat about Existential Treads and gaming news of the week.
I, for one, am looking pretty haggard. Pretty sure Ash does too. Gonna be some great tv. Come watch.
I, for one, am looking pretty haggard. Pretty sure Ash does too. Gonna be some great tv. Come watch.
Middle Aged Gamer Guy
Entertaining gamers with talk shows, community gaming and variety streams in a fun Twitch community
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November 25, 2025 at 6:21 PM
im growing my beard back, and I'm still in the weird beard transition period where I look like a drunk who hasn't seen his kid months. And I always go into a fugue state on podcasts and end up talking like a 5 year old with a hobby they're pumped about.
So like I said: good tv.
So like I said: good tv.
oh snap, modern vintage gamer is a channel I watch regularly, and marble blast ultra (the first released title I worked on) gets an honorable mention in his latest video. that's neat :D
20 Years of Xbox 360 - Most Memorable Games
YouTube video by Modern Vintage Gamer
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November 25, 2025 at 1:31 PM
oh snap, modern vintage gamer is a channel I watch regularly, and marble blast ultra (the first released title I worked on) gets an honorable mention in his latest video. that's neat :D
All artists should follow Gareth. His work is routinely in mood boards i make for various projects. Great stuff.
I mean hell, look at this image and look at existential treads. You can see it. The color. The stylistic jank.
I mean hell, look at this image and look at existential treads. You can see it. The color. The stylistic jank.
Big colourful robots anyone?
November 25, 2025 at 1:17 PM
All artists should follow Gareth. His work is routinely in mood boards i make for various projects. Great stuff.
I mean hell, look at this image and look at existential treads. You can see it. The color. The stylistic jank.
I mean hell, look at this image and look at existential treads. You can see it. The color. The stylistic jank.
My god. Day of days. Mystery science theater, kids in the hall, and the Simpsons were the holy trinity of comedy education for young Adam.
Today in 1988 Mystery Science Theater 3000 premiered on KTMA in St. Paul Minnesota. #MST3K
November 25, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My god. Day of days. Mystery science theater, kids in the hall, and the Simpsons were the holy trinity of comedy education for young Adam.
fortnite being IP soup and tik tok being tik tok are interesting because I might say "oh damn, young people aren't going to understand form, structure, composition, etc" - and I think that might be true! - but *I* won't understand the new structures that grow from this particular soil.
November 25, 2025 at 12:53 PM
fortnite being IP soup and tik tok being tik tok are interesting because I might say "oh damn, young people aren't going to understand form, structure, composition, etc" - and I think that might be true! - but *I* won't understand the new structures that grow from this particular soil.
hey also look my talented wife's work
Another rug I made a few weeks ago for a show at a local gallery! I wanted to stick with naming it after a character from the book I was listening to while working - Harrow the Ninth, but I think Harrow is probably the opposite of cozy quilt design?? 💀 #fiberart #tuftedrug
November 23, 2025 at 8:27 PM
hey also look my talented wife's work
Pepperoni, meatball, onion, mushroom, and red pepper on homemade dough
November 22, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Pepperoni, meatball, onion, mushroom, and red pepper on homemade dough
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had the opportunity to do some voice acting for the new Metroid game and I was really excited but it turns out everybody hates it :(
Nobody likes my voice acting in Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
YouTube video by Jeremy Kaplowitz
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November 20, 2025 at 10:09 PM
had the opportunity to do some voice acting for the new Metroid game and I was really excited but it turns out everybody hates it :(
Two pals chattin', just like the old days
Draknek & Friends Official Podcast Episode 41 featuring @adamdegrandis.bsky.social is out now! While Syrenne was on a much-needed vacation, Alan took the opportunity to chat to Adam for an hour about all things game dev!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smrC...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=smrC...
Episode 41: Alan and Adam deGrandis have a rambly chat
YouTube video by Draknek & Friends
www.youtube.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Two pals chattin', just like the old days
Breakfast pizza for lunch
November 19, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Breakfast pizza for lunch
I tell my students that one of the many reasons it's exciting to be in games is because its history is still living memory. The people that started Video Games as we know them are still around. You can ask them questions.
But they're old. They're dying. We're losing something truly tremendous.
But they're old. They're dying. We're losing something truly tremendous.
November 19, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I tell my students that one of the many reasons it's exciting to be in games is because its history is still living memory. The people that started Video Games as we know them are still around. You can ask them questions.
But they're old. They're dying. We're losing something truly tremendous.
But they're old. They're dying. We're losing something truly tremendous.
Aww damn, rebecca heineman
November 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
Aww damn, rebecca heineman
Snuggle gal tonight
November 18, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Snuggle gal tonight
It's the weekend, go play with the new turrets, they're neat
hey #screenshotsaturday, we released our first big demo update for our tank/settlement building/tower defense game this past week, Existential Treads. Check it out!
store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
ashadamsgames.itch.io/existential-...
#indiegame
November 15, 2025 at 5:36 PM
It's the weekend, go play with the new turrets, they're neat
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The temperature is getting colder here in London, so this is an excellent time to remind you that every hour, the monster goes out to the weather station in London to check the temperature and sets the price for A Good Snowman is Hard to Build to match the weather.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
A Good Snowman Is Hard To Build by Draknek & Friends, Benjamin Davis
Pay what the temperature is: 16.3°C = $16.30!
draknek.itch.io
November 14, 2025 at 3:02 PM
The temperature is getting colder here in London, so this is an excellent time to remind you that every hour, the monster goes out to the weather station in London to check the temperature and sets the price for A Good Snowman is Hard to Build to match the weather.
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
draknek.itch.io/a-good-snowman
Middle aged nonsense, but i feel like Id have fun with a model train. Making a little landscape and shit. Having a little train go around with a mini camera on it. Adding little decorations when I launch a game.
Good clean fun.
Good clean fun.
November 14, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Middle aged nonsense, but i feel like Id have fun with a model train. Making a little landscape and shit. Having a little train go around with a mini camera on it. Adding little decorations when I launch a game.
Good clean fun.
Good clean fun.
Stellar cartography does good work. And goddamn, "prophet margin" is a name I wish I came up with.
Announcing my pagan trading game Prophet Margin
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
Wishlist now on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3624110/...
Sharing appreciated!
Prophet Margin on Steam
The Gods hunger for tribute! Build settlements and weave trade routes, feed temples and earn divine boons in this Eurogame-inspired strategy game.
store.steampowered.com
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Stellar cartography does good work. And goddamn, "prophet margin" is a name I wish I came up with.
Comics time with the fam
November 12, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Comics time with the fam
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Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
Smores over a little baby fire this afternoon. Good family times
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Smores over a little baby fire this afternoon. Good family times
i recorded this AND A BUNCH OF OTHER GREAT CLIPS in preparation of a big demo update on Wednesday and also im procrastinating cleaning my gutters
A bit of everything for #screenshotsaturday. Defending the settlement, repairing a turret, collecting a new settler, constructing a new building, clearing out the sprawl. Huzzah and such
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#indiegame
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#indiegame
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
i recorded this AND A BUNCH OF OTHER GREAT CLIPS in preparation of a big demo update on Wednesday and also im procrastinating cleaning my gutters
I know I've done some complaining about the art tooling in Godot, but credit where it's due; they're out there talking to devs working with the engine, finding out what folks like and what they think could be stronger. High five, Godot foundation. Good job.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I know I've done some complaining about the art tooling in Godot, but credit where it's due; they're out there talking to devs working with the engine, finding out what folks like and what they think could be stronger. High five, Godot foundation. Good job.
people likin' the latest draknek, which feels nice
If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
people likin' the latest draknek, which feels nice
good job, maine. and good job, my town. we collectively decided to make good decisions at the ol' ballot box. yay us
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
good job, maine. and good job, my town. we collectively decided to make good decisions at the ol' ballot box. yay us