Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie
@greyalien.bsky.social
Indie developer since 2005, owner of Grey Alien Games. Working on Forbidden Solitaire (watch the trailer!) Creator of Ancient Enemy, Shadowhand, Regency Solitaire + more. Retro games fan. Please buy my games. Thx. https://www.greyaliengames.com/
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NEW GAME ANNOUNCEMENT!
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
A 1995 CD-ROM. A game buried for a reason. You flip a card. The screen glitches. Something is watching.
Forbidden Solitaire—a dungeon horror from the creators of Ancient Enemy and Home Safety Hotline.
store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/...
With @slicknicklives.bsky.social
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We're running a sale on Patreon memberships!
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We're running a sale on Patreon memberships!
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
We're running a sale on Patreon memberships!
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
November 25, 2025 at 1:34 PM
We're running a sale on Patreon memberships!
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
Our Patreon has:
- data posts
- dev diaries
- industry musings
- Q&A
+ more
Take a look: www.patreon.com/GreyAlien
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November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Have you ever played an FPS and two enemies jump out and you dither and shoot right between them?
This is like questioning the path once you've started something. Finishing stuff is good.
This is like questioning the path once you've started something. Finishing stuff is good.
November 25, 2025 at 12:57 AM
Have you ever played an FPS and two enemies jump out and you dither and shoot right between them?
This is like questioning the path once you've started something. Finishing stuff is good.
This is like questioning the path once you've started something. Finishing stuff is good.
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This is an estimate of our cashflow up until shipping Forbidden Solitaire (final spike is a launch estimate based on wishlists).
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is an estimate of our cashflow up until shipping Forbidden Solitaire (final spike is a launch estimate based on wishlists).
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
November 24, 2025 at 3:34 PM
This is an estimate of our cashflow up until shipping Forbidden Solitaire (final spike is a launch estimate based on wishlists).
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
November 24, 2025 at 2:45 PM
This is an estimate of our cashflow up until shipping Forbidden Solitaire (final spike is a launch estimate based on wishlists).
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
x axis is an approximation to time. y axis is £ in the bank. It goes negative in the last month. Been there before, can weather the storm. Got a good feeling about it.
Monday morning I chase distributors who owe me reports + money. One just sent me a report where the gross revenue is 10x lower than normal (and it's not just my report). A mistake. Human or other I wonder?
November 24, 2025 at 10:46 AM
Monday morning I chase distributors who owe me reports + money. One just sent me a report where the gross revenue is 10x lower than normal (and it's not just my report). A mistake. Human or other I wonder?
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This is Sektori! A twin-stick shooter I've been making (and documenting the journey) since April 2021. And it finally launched TODAY on Steam, PS5 and Xbox! Here's a fresh launch trailer, all shares highly appreciated. More game info in replies.
#indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev
#indiegame #ps5 #xbox #steam #indiedev #gamedev
November 18, 2025 at 10:49 AM
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Period appropriate video cable found in Robocop game.
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Period appropriate video cable found in Robocop game.
Period appropriate video cable found in Robocop game.
November 23, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Period appropriate video cable found in Robocop game.
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I flew to Canada this week to go to a Paul McCartney concert and I wrote about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
going through hell, keeping going
on art, grief, and the emotional heroism of just bloody keeping on making your work
open.substack.com
November 23, 2025 at 8:23 AM
I flew to Canada this week to go to a Paul McCartney concert and I wrote about it here:
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
open.substack.com/pub/naomiald...
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November 21, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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I just played through a great level. Have the auto-9 powered up and the music was great. Total carnage.
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I just played through a great level. Have the auto-9 powered up and the music was great. Total carnage.
I just played through a great level. Have the auto-9 powered up and the music was great. Total carnage.
November 22, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I just played through a great level. Have the auto-9 powered up and the music was great. Total carnage.
Uphold the law
November 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Uphold the law
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Made 17 full-price sales on Steam yesterday ranging from $10 to $15. Just goes to show that not everyone waits for sales. I appreciate those people.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Made 17 full-price sales on Steam yesterday ranging from $10 to $15. Just goes to show that not everyone waits for sales. I appreciate those people.
Actually this is a better title screen than the other one I posted.
November 22, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Actually this is a better title screen than the other one I posted.
Gonna play this today.
November 22, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Gonna play this today.
Made 17 full-price sales on Steam yesterday ranging from $10 to $15. Just goes to show that not everyone waits for sales. I appreciate those people.
November 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Made 17 full-price sales on Steam yesterday ranging from $10 to $15. Just goes to show that not everyone waits for sales. I appreciate those people.
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Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
November 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Demonschool: Is OUT. It's out. Finally it is out. We hope you enjoy it.
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
store.steampowered.com/app/1900250/...
store.playstation.com/en-us/concep...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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Here's the final animation for the picoCAD 2 gamecube!
Wishlist here: s.team/a/3675940
#gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
Wishlist here: s.team/a/3675940
#gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
November 20, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Here's the final animation for the picoCAD 2 gamecube!
Wishlist here: s.team/a/3675940
#gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
Wishlist here: s.team/a/3675940
#gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart
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🐟Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 5 - Collector's Edition 🦈♦️coming soon to Steam!
♣️wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...
[Published by us for our friends at Suricate Software]
♣️wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...
[Published by us for our friends at Suricate Software]
Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 5 - Collector's Edition on Steam
Set sail for a Solitaire adventure beneath the waves! Explore hundreds of beautifully crafted levels and restore the underwater kingdom of Atlantis to its shimmering glory. Enjoy stunning visuals, a s...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2025 at 12:30 PM
🐟Jewel Match Atlantis Solitaire 5 - Collector's Edition 🦈♦️coming soon to Steam!
♣️wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...
[Published by us for our friends at Suricate Software]
♣️wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4162050/...
[Published by us for our friends at Suricate Software]
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Programmers often make their source code look really nice (to them) even though most likely no one else will see it.
Yes, it helps with readability as you are working on it or if you come back to it later, but it goes beyond that into something else.
Yes, it helps with readability as you are working on it or if you come back to it later, but it goes beyond that into something else.
November 20, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Programmers often make their source code look really nice (to them) even though most likely no one else will see it.
Yes, it helps with readability as you are working on it or if you come back to it later, but it goes beyond that into something else.
Yes, it helps with readability as you are working on it or if you come back to it later, but it goes beyond that into something else.
This whole wishlist thing is only a small part of the picture even though we get obsessed by them.
The main thing is: is it appealing enough at launch to sell enough that the algorithm shows it around, streamers play it and friends tell friends.
The main thing is: is it appealing enough at launch to sell enough that the algorithm shows it around, streamers play it and friends tell friends.
November 20, 2025 at 4:04 PM
This whole wishlist thing is only a small part of the picture even though we get obsessed by them.
The main thing is: is it appealing enough at launch to sell enough that the algorithm shows it around, streamers play it and friends tell friends.
The main thing is: is it appealing enough at launch to sell enough that the algorithm shows it around, streamers play it and friends tell friends.