Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
Industry veteran from the late 1900s. Solo Indie Dev. Design Consultant. Game Dev Dinosaur. Lord of Bullfrog anecdotes. Playability, pitching and prototypes a speciality.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
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Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
· Dec 14
This is my game. 2 Delve 2 Deep (not a sequel).
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
Spite
What keeps you motivated and filled with determination?
#gamedev | #indiegamedev | #indiegames | #solodev
#gamedev | #indiegamedev | #indiegames | #solodev
January 22, 2026 at 10:26 PM
Spite
Fun with (temporary) localisation in #gamedev
If you use Google sheets for your text, there's a useful function you can apply - =GOOGLETRANSLATE(C54, "en", "fr")
Put that in a cell and it will translate the contents of the target cell from a specified language to a target language.
A 🧵
If you use Google sheets for your text, there's a useful function you can apply - =GOOGLETRANSLATE(C54, "en", "fr")
Put that in a cell and it will translate the contents of the target cell from a specified language to a target language.
A 🧵
January 22, 2026 at 11:31 AM
Fun with (temporary) localisation in #gamedev
If you use Google sheets for your text, there's a useful function you can apply - =GOOGLETRANSLATE(C54, "en", "fr")
Put that in a cell and it will translate the contents of the target cell from a specified language to a target language.
A 🧵
If you use Google sheets for your text, there's a useful function you can apply - =GOOGLETRANSLATE(C54, "en", "fr")
Put that in a cell and it will translate the contents of the target cell from a specified language to a target language.
A 🧵
Not all sticky toffee puddings are created equal.
January 20, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Not all sticky toffee puddings are created equal.
[email protected]
And so it continues
And so it continues
January 19, 2026 at 4:33 PM
[email protected]
And so it continues
And so it continues
Tunnocks is probably my favourite company in the world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Will tech trump tradition at bakers and biscuit makers?
Introducing robots and automation to the food industry involves extra hurdles.
www.bbc.co.uk
January 11, 2026 at 5:00 PM
Tunnocks is probably my favourite company in the world. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I'd prefer to phrase it as something like "I come from a time when even the mice had balls"
If you know what this is, you're officially old
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #videogames #puzzlegames #pixelart
#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #videogames #puzzlegames #pixelart
January 8, 2026 at 4:51 PM
I'd prefer to phrase it as something like "I come from a time when even the mice had balls"
80.lv/articles/a-r...
Feels like this is something I should take a look at for my organic biomes. #gamedev #procgen
Feels like this is something I should take a look at for my organic biomes. #gamedev #procgen
A Reddit User Has Created a Procedural Ivy Generator
And shared a tutorial on how it was made.
80.lv
January 7, 2026 at 7:41 PM
80.lv/articles/a-r...
Feels like this is something I should take a look at for my organic biomes. #gamedev #procgen
Feels like this is something I should take a look at for my organic biomes. #gamedev #procgen
I baked some cookies. The kitchen smells delicious.
January 7, 2026 at 7:33 PM
I baked some cookies. The kitchen smells delicious.
This gif could be about almost anything. It's not though. I suppose I should format it something like:
POV: When I see something generated with #AI
POV: When I see something generated with #AI
a man in a gas mask is sitting in a car with the words mediocre written on the bottom .
ALT: a man in a gas mask is sitting in a car with the words mediocre written on the bottom .
media.tenor.com
January 7, 2026 at 12:31 PM
This gif could be about almost anything. It's not though. I suppose I should format it something like:
POV: When I see something generated with #AI
POV: When I see something generated with #AI
My brother and I are about to take our Dad into Sea of Thieves.
We're doing this to try and give him his sailing adventure fix without him resorting to going back to it IRL.
He'll be 90 this year.
One way or another, this is going to end in tears. @seaofthieves.com
We're doing this to try and give him his sailing adventure fix without him resorting to going back to it IRL.
He'll be 90 this year.
One way or another, this is going to end in tears. @seaofthieves.com
January 6, 2026 at 1:50 PM
My brother and I are about to take our Dad into Sea of Thieves.
We're doing this to try and give him his sailing adventure fix without him resorting to going back to it IRL.
He'll be 90 this year.
One way or another, this is going to end in tears. @seaofthieves.com
We're doing this to try and give him his sailing adventure fix without him resorting to going back to it IRL.
He'll be 90 this year.
One way or another, this is going to end in tears. @seaofthieves.com
Only a couple of hours into Arc Raiders but it's very enjoyable thus far.
And by 'enjoyable' I mean 'terrifying'.
Special props to the sound design folk.
And by 'enjoyable' I mean 'terrifying'.
Special props to the sound design folk.
January 5, 2026 at 6:24 PM
Only a couple of hours into Arc Raiders but it's very enjoyable thus far.
And by 'enjoyable' I mean 'terrifying'.
Special props to the sound design folk.
And by 'enjoyable' I mean 'terrifying'.
Special props to the sound design folk.
So long 2025 - you will not be missed.
Slightly less of a shitshow if you will please, 2026
Slightly less of a shitshow if you will please, 2026
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
So long 2025 - you will not be missed.
Slightly less of a shitshow if you will please, 2026
Slightly less of a shitshow if you will please, 2026
Nearly 24hours of playtime in. Time for some thoughts - the bits I like and the bits I'd tweak a bit.
1 - It's a very solid base. Controls are good, presentation is good and progression feels good too. In short - it's good.
1 - It's a very solid base. Controls are good, presentation is good and progression feels good too. In short - it's good.
store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
Sektori on Steam
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another s...
store.steampowered.com
December 31, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Nearly 24hours of playtime in. Time for some thoughts - the bits I like and the bits I'd tweak a bit.
1 - It's a very solid base. Controls are good, presentation is good and progression feels good too. In short - it's good.
1 - It's a very solid base. Controls are good, presentation is good and progression feels good too. In short - it's good.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have we found out what make of drill was used? Is their marketing department already on the case?
Have we found out what make of drill was used? Is their marketing department already on the case?
German bank heist: Thieves use drill to steal €30m from savings bank
Gelsenkirchen Police say thieves used the
www.bbc.co.uk
December 30, 2025 at 8:45 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Have we found out what make of drill was used? Is their marketing department already on the case?
Have we found out what make of drill was used? Is their marketing department already on the case?
Reposted by Alex Trowers
Learn how we utilize Gen AI at Buttondown–it may surprise you.
buttondown.com/blog/generat...
buttondown.com/blog/generat...
How Buttondown uses your content to power generative AI
Nope nope nope.
buttondown.com
December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Learn how we utilize Gen AI at Buttondown–it may surprise you.
buttondown.com/blog/generat...
buttondown.com/blog/generat...
I've had an idea for a game.
The problem is, I'm working on a completely different one. And, in my spare time, there's another one that I'm supposed to be making. #gamedev
The problem is, I'm working on a completely different one. And, in my spare time, there's another one that I'm supposed to be making. #gamedev
December 30, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I've had an idea for a game.
The problem is, I'm working on a completely different one. And, in my spare time, there's another one that I'm supposed to be making. #gamedev
The problem is, I'm working on a completely different one. And, in my spare time, there's another one that I'm supposed to be making. #gamedev
Reposted by Alex Trowers
In Mario Kart the existence of the Mushroom Cup implies the existence of the Champignons League
December 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
In Mario Kart the existence of the Mushroom Cup implies the existence of the Champignons League
Holiday cottage has been reached. Lounge pants have been donned. Christmas starts here.
December 23, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Holiday cottage has been reached. Lounge pants have been donned. Christmas starts here.
Reposted by Alex Trowers
Hello model builders,
@gerryanderson.bsky.social is organizing a model-building competition celebrating two milestones in sci-fi history:
✨ 60 years of Thunderbirds
✨ 50 years of Space: 1999
@gerryanderson.bsky.social is organizing a model-building competition celebrating two milestones in sci-fi history:
✨ 60 years of Thunderbirds
✨ 50 years of Space: 1999
December 17, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Hello model builders,
@gerryanderson.bsky.social is organizing a model-building competition celebrating two milestones in sci-fi history:
✨ 60 years of Thunderbirds
✨ 50 years of Space: 1999
@gerryanderson.bsky.social is organizing a model-building competition celebrating two milestones in sci-fi history:
✨ 60 years of Thunderbirds
✨ 50 years of Space: 1999
Yup. Put me down as one of the 64%
December 18, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Yup. Put me down as one of the 64%
store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
Sektori on Steam
Sektori is an intense, fast paced twin-stick shooter infused with hard hitting techno music. A game where the high-adrenaline gameplay, visuals, and music come together to transport you into another s...
store.steampowered.com
December 16, 2025 at 10:25 PM
store.steampowered.com/app/2105620/...
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
My eyes are now dry. My fingers are but withered husks - curled and useless.
Damn you @disky2003.bsky.social
Can recommend. Have recommended.
Love this game - especially in VR.
Love this game - especially in VR.
My space revenge simulator, House of the Dying Sun (narrowly) made the RPS top 100 PC Games list this year! 🙏
It's conveniently ON SALE at a 70% discount. Profits are directly funding whatever dark, weird, indie thing I'm working on next.
store.steampowered.com/app/283160/H...
It's conveniently ON SALE at a 70% discount. Profits are directly funding whatever dark, weird, indie thing I'm working on next.
store.steampowered.com/app/283160/H...
December 15, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Can recommend. Have recommended.
Love this game - especially in VR.
Love this game - especially in VR.
Reposted by Alex Trowers
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
December 14, 2025 at 4:19 AM
AI has actively made life worse for literally everyone
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.
- tech is now more expensive
- you cannot trust most media of reality anymore
- programs barely function
- energy prices
- literal psychosis
- your voice can be literally stolen for evil
- more spyware
but hey, you can avoid paying an artist.