Alex Kanaris-Sotiriou
@kanaratron.bsky.social
Indie Developer/Director @ Polygon Treehouse (Mythwrecked & Röki) • BAFTA Breakthrough 2021 • BAFTA Games & The Game Awards nominee • 2 x BAFTA Juror • Industry speaker & mentor • He/him
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
Dundee (Scotland)
https://www.polygon-treehouse.com/
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📢 EEEP!!! MYTHWRECKED is OUT NOW
After *3 years* my next indie game (following Röki) is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch...
🏝️ Explore a secret island
⚡️ Meet the gods of legend
🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth
After *3 years* my next indie game (following Röki) is OUT NOW on Steam, Xbox and Nintendo Switch...
🏝️ Explore a secret island
⚡️ Meet the gods of legend
🔎 Uncover the truth, behind the myth
UK folks. Tomorrow is the day.
February 16, 2026 at 5:28 PM
UK folks. Tomorrow is the day.
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When I need inspiration, I go hiking.
February 16, 2026 at 4:25 PM
When I need inspiration, I go hiking.
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February 16, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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The amount of times I sit in a call with a dreamer and their dream game is basically "everything from my favorite six games smashed together into perfect harmony and there was endless flawless content and it has graphics everyone likes" and I have to explain that making feet go on stairs is hard
i think what a lot of people never seem to realize is that a lot of people's vision of an "epic dream game" isn't actually very deep and comes down to scale and/or having a lot of features, whereas by embracing limitations you can be pushed in a far more radical direction.
rpgmaker definitely isn't the right tool for everyone, but I think using opinionated pre-baked tools to make some games would be very instructive to a lot of folks setting out to make their epic custom dream game. they're a much lower-stakes way to learn important lessons like "how to tell a story"
February 14, 2026 at 11:48 PM
The amount of times I sit in a call with a dreamer and their dream game is basically "everything from my favorite six games smashed together into perfect harmony and there was endless flawless content and it has graphics everyone likes" and I have to explain that making feet go on stairs is hard
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February 16, 2026 at 3:53 PM
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Loads of fun chatting with Andy Tudor about our time on the PS2 game Primal. Just two of the developers sharing their memories of their time working with many others!
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#playstation2 #primalgame #sonycambridge #sonycambridgestudio #ps2 #ps2game #16volt
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#playstation2 #primalgame #sonycambridge #sonycambridgestudio #ps2 #ps2game #16volt
"PRIMAL - What Were We Thinking?" A Retrospective Of The PS2 Cult Classic
YouTube video by Andy Tudor
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February 16, 2026 at 3:37 PM
Loads of fun chatting with Andy Tudor about our time on the PS2 game Primal. Just two of the developers sharing their memories of their time working with many others!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J4Ue...
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#playstation2 #primalgame #sonycambridge #sonycambridgestudio #ps2 #ps2game #16volt
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#playstation2 #primalgame #sonycambridge #sonycambridgestudio #ps2 #ps2game #16volt
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Do you dream of revenge on billionaires? THEN WE HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU. Back our indie game made with rage + love on Kickstarter NOW and play our BRAND NEW DEMO on Steam
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
February 16, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Do you dream of revenge on billionaires? THEN WE HAVE THE GAME FOR YOU. Back our indie game made with rage + love on Kickstarter NOW and play our BRAND NEW DEMO on Steam
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/spe...
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fun with a dusty little tape loop and a hydrophone ✨
February 16, 2026 at 1:47 PM
fun with a dusty little tape loop and a hydrophone ✨
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Reminder that game development is complicated
February 16, 2026 at 12:22 PM
Reminder that game development is complicated
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👁️ You Won't Believe Your Eyes 👁️
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
February 12, 2026 at 11:09 PM
👁️ You Won't Believe Your Eyes 👁️
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
💙Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/ywj43ptj
💜Wishlist on GOG: tinyurl.com/2s3sv45j
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This is my irregular reminder about the Brighton Games Industry starter pack.
Let me know if you want to be added to it, or if you have friends or game companies you feel are missing in it.
And do share around.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Let me know if you want to be added to it, or if you have friends or game companies you feel are missing in it.
And do share around.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
February 16, 2026 at 11:04 AM
This is my irregular reminder about the Brighton Games Industry starter pack.
Let me know if you want to be added to it, or if you have friends or game companies you feel are missing in it.
And do share around.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
Let me know if you want to be added to it, or if you have friends or game companies you feel are missing in it.
And do share around.
bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Mythmatch is launching in ONE!! MONTH!!!
i've had so much fun making music for this game and can't wait to share it with everyone! here's a lil snippet of one of my fave tracks!! ft my silly pink gtr and mic lol
& huge thanks to @tinystorm.bsky.social for this absolutely amazing album art!!!! 🤩💖
i've had so much fun making music for this game and can't wait to share it with everyone! here's a lil snippet of one of my fave tracks!! ft my silly pink gtr and mic lol
& huge thanks to @tinystorm.bsky.social for this absolutely amazing album art!!!! 🤩💖
February 13, 2026 at 2:42 PM
Mythmatch is launching in ONE!! MONTH!!!
i've had so much fun making music for this game and can't wait to share it with everyone! here's a lil snippet of one of my fave tracks!! ft my silly pink gtr and mic lol
& huge thanks to @tinystorm.bsky.social for this absolutely amazing album art!!!! 🤩💖
i've had so much fun making music for this game and can't wait to share it with everyone! here's a lil snippet of one of my fave tracks!! ft my silly pink gtr and mic lol
& huge thanks to @tinystorm.bsky.social for this absolutely amazing album art!!!! 🤩💖
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I guess the cat's out of the bag!
I had a lot of fun pretending to be a snotty professor, can't wait to see how it came out!
I had a lot of fun pretending to be a snotty professor, can't wait to see how it came out!
We called on a lot of friends to help us with this one. In particular, in the library chorus:
- @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
- @victorojuel.org
- @hollynielsen.bsky.social
- @daddycheese.bsky.social
- @tomgranger.bsky.social
(... also two Professors of Anthropology)
- @sallybeaumont.bsky.social
- @victorojuel.org
- @hollynielsen.bsky.social
- @daddycheese.bsky.social
- @tomgranger.bsky.social
(... also two Professors of Anthropology)
January 21, 2026 at 4:22 PM
I guess the cat's out of the bag!
I had a lot of fun pretending to be a snotty professor, can't wait to see how it came out!
I had a lot of fun pretending to be a snotty professor, can't wait to see how it came out!
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Does anyone have a telescope I can borrow?
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Does anyone have a telescope I can borrow?
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
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Friends fear he may be reinstalling Elden Ring...
February 15, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Friends fear he may be reinstalling Elden Ring...
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This is my most recent personal project, which took me months to complete. It was during an extremely difficult time in my life, just last year.
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
February 15, 2026 at 6:39 PM
This is my most recent personal project, which took me months to complete. It was during an extremely difficult time in my life, just last year.
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
I'm proud of how far it went, and it was satisfying to create something complex that wasn't tucked behind an NDA. Here's a quick Before and After :)
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Does anyone have a telescope I can borrow?
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
February 15, 2026 at 5:31 PM
Does anyone have a telescope I can borrow?
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
Signed, someone who'd like to comfortably read in-game text.
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Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
Scientists no Longer Find Twitter Professionally Useful, and have Switched to Bluesky
Synopsis. Social media has become widely used by the scientific community for a variety of professional uses, including networking and public outreach. For
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February 13, 2026 at 10:08 PM
Bluesky is the new science Twitter, new study by @whysharksmatter.bsky.social and Julia Wester concludes!
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
"Results show that for every reported professional benefit that scientists once gained from Twitter, scientists can now gain that benefit more effectively on Bluesky than on Twitter."
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Every level in Phonopolis has its own illustration by @evamarkova.bsky.social, used as icons in the Scene Select menu.
This one captures the opening level of the demo and your first visit to the Workers’ Quarter 📣
This one captures the opening level of the demo and your first visit to the Workers’ Quarter 📣
February 15, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Every level in Phonopolis has its own illustration by @evamarkova.bsky.social, used as icons in the Scene Select menu.
This one captures the opening level of the demo and your first visit to the Workers’ Quarter 📣
This one captures the opening level of the demo and your first visit to the Workers’ Quarter 📣
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My goal would be to deliver an indie game release every two years.
But my other goal is to enjoy my life and be there for my family.
Second one takes priority over the first, life is too short.
But my other goal is to enjoy my life and be there for my family.
Second one takes priority over the first, life is too short.
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
automaton-media.com/en/news/youn...
Young gamers in Japan may not be forming the same attachment to Final Fantasy or Dragon Quest because modern dev cycles are as long as their childhood, users theorize - AUTOMATON WEST
Japanese gamers on X discuss why classic titles like Final Fantasy and Dragon Quests are less popular among the country's young people.
automaton-media.com
February 15, 2026 at 8:10 AM
My goal would be to deliver an indie game release every two years.
But my other goal is to enjoy my life and be there for my family.
Second one takes priority over the first, life is too short.
But my other goal is to enjoy my life and be there for my family.
Second one takes priority over the first, life is too short.
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...still holding out for Eldon Ring.
February 15, 2026 at 1:40 PM
...still holding out for Eldon Ring.