Martin Caine
@martincaine.com
Founder and Director of Retroburn (Positron out now on Steam). Senior Programmer at Rebellion North (formerly TickTock Games).
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Martin Caine
@martincaine.com
· Jun 6
Today marks 13 years since I officially joined the games industry, and this studio. #GameDev
Worked on a lot of games in that time. Mostly porting to lower powered systems, lots of mobile and Switch work. A few of my favourite projects over the years:
martincaine.com/games
Worked on a lot of games in that time. Mostly porting to lower powered systems, lots of mobile and Switch work. A few of my favourite projects over the years:
martincaine.com/games
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December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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I'm not even sure I'm going to bother with a tree or decorations when I move, so it was nice to be able to put up the tree in the @rebellion.com North office today :-)
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm not even sure I'm going to bother with a tree or decorations when I move, so it was nice to be able to put up the tree in the @rebellion.com North office today :-)
Saw this in the Post Office this morning over the self-service machines, which apparently can't perform one of the major advertised features, and can only post certain things. Haha.
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Saw this in the Post Office this morning over the self-service machines, which apparently can't perform one of the major advertised features, and can only post certain things. Haha.
My first blog post in seven years. Hoping to kick this off again and start posting a bit more on the Retroburn website too!
martincaine.com/blog/laura_a...
martincaine.com/blog/laura_a...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:25 PM
My first blog post in seven years. Hoping to kick this off again and start posting a bit more on the Retroburn website too!
martincaine.com/blog/laura_a...
martincaine.com/blog/laura_a...
This huge GPU is massively overkill for my game @positrongame.com, but it does mean I can render 270fps to max out the 270hz on the supplied monitor! @gamerepublic.bsky.social @epiclan.co.uk #GameDev #IndieDev #aindieGame #MCM #EGX
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This huge GPU is massively overkill for my game @positrongame.com, but it does mean I can render 270fps to max out the 270hz on the supplied monitor! @gamerepublic.bsky.social @epiclan.co.uk #GameDev #IndieDev #aindieGame #MCM #EGX
Day two showing my game @positrongame.com at MCM / EGX Birmingham alongside fellow Game Republic devs.
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Day two showing my game @positrongame.com at MCM / EGX Birmingham alongside fellow Game Republic devs.
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
It's like playing Doom, now, where was that red door?
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It's like playing Doom, now, where was that red door?
Considering Friday is the quiet day for MCM Birmingham Comic Con, we had a pretty good day. Steady stream of players throughout the day. Gave out maybe 50 of our flyers, and one person bought a copy of the game.
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Considering Friday is the quiet day for MCM Birmingham Comic Con, we had a pretty good day. Steady stream of players throughout the day. Gave out maybe 50 of our flyers, and one person bought a copy of the game.
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Of course there's a crash bug when you finish a level! In my EGX / MCM demo.
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Of course there's a crash bug when you finish a level! In my EGX / MCM demo.
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
Looking forward to demoing my game @positrongame.com at MCM Birmingham this weekend in the @egxofficial.bsky.social / @gamerepublic.bsky.social area. Got some flyers to hand out at the show and direct people to come play our games, as I'm fully aware most attendees will not be there for the games!
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Looking forward to demoing my game @positrongame.com at MCM Birmingham this weekend in the @egxofficial.bsky.social / @gamerepublic.bsky.social area. Got some flyers to hand out at the show and direct people to come play our games, as I'm fully aware most attendees will not be there for the games!
One year ago today I released my spare-time game Positron to Steam Early Access! To celebrate, it's currently discounted 33% until December.
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
One year ago today I released my spare-time game Positron to Steam Early Access! To celebrate, it's currently discounted 33% until December.
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
Ready for Wicked For Good. Saw Wicked at the theatre many years ago and loved it. Just watched Wicked Part One for the first time here at the cinema as part of a double bill tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Ready for Wicked For Good. Saw Wicked at the theatre many years ago and loved it. Just watched Wicked Part One for the first time here at the cinema as part of a double bill tonight.
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My point and click fantasy comedy adventure Twilight Oracle is now on GOG! Go get it while it's hot for 30% off! 🥳
www.gog.com/en/game/twil...
#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclock #retrogaming #retrogames
www.gog.com/en/game/twil...
#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclock #retrogaming #retrogames
November 19, 2025 at 2:26 PM
My point and click fantasy comedy adventure Twilight Oracle is now on GOG! Go get it while it's hot for 30% off! 🥳
www.gog.com/en/game/twil...
#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclock #retrogaming #retrogames
www.gog.com/en/game/twil...
#indiegame #indiedev #adventuregame #pointandclock #retrogaming #retrogames
Gamers really love Indie Games (when they're discounted). @positrongame.com sales for the past year (excluding the launch spike of about 80 units sold). I routinely offer a flat 25% discount during sale periods, and don't intend to go lower. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #Sale
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Gamers really love Indie Games (when they're discounted). @positrongame.com sales for the past year (excluding the launch spike of about 80 units sold). I routinely offer a flat 25% discount during sale periods, and don't intend to go lower. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #Sale
I'm considering making a single level playable demo of @positrongame.com that runs in browser, to attract more players to the full version on Steam. Shouldn't be too difficult as I made a simple level preview in WebGL ten years ago. martincaine.com/webgl/positr...
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm considering making a single level playable demo of @positrongame.com that runs in browser, to attract more players to the full version on Steam. Shouldn't be too difficult as I made a simple level preview in WebGL ten years ago. martincaine.com/webgl/positr...
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
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🚨ALERT ALERT! IT IS #ScreenshotSaturday !🚨
I've made a quick tactical arcade stealth action game for CYBRPUNK Jam 011, where you play as a program searching for life-changing data from the Old Net... 🥷💻
Play WWWetwork Here: reindeerflo.itch.io/wwwetwork 🚬🖥️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I've made a quick tactical arcade stealth action game for CYBRPUNK Jam 011, where you play as a program searching for life-changing data from the Old Net... 🥷💻
Play WWWetwork Here: reindeerflo.itch.io/wwwetwork 🚬🖥️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
November 15, 2025 at 1:50 PM
🚨ALERT ALERT! IT IS #ScreenshotSaturday !🚨
I've made a quick tactical arcade stealth action game for CYBRPUNK Jam 011, where you play as a program searching for life-changing data from the Old Net... 🥷💻
Play WWWetwork Here: reindeerflo.itch.io/wwwetwork 🚬🖥️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I've made a quick tactical arcade stealth action game for CYBRPUNK Jam 011, where you play as a program searching for life-changing data from the Old Net... 🥷💻
Play WWWetwork Here: reindeerflo.itch.io/wwwetwork 🚬🖥️
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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Check out my game Positron on Steam
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Check out my game Positron on Steam
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
Another GaMaYo done. Thanks to the organisers and all those who came and played @positrongame.com. Might have even sold a few copies which is a bonus, as it's not really a consumer facing event.
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Another GaMaYo done. Thanks to the organisers and all those who came and played @positrongame.com. Might have even sold a few copies which is a bonus, as it's not really a consumer facing event.
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
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Not to brag, but I just played all the way through a game that's been sitting unplayed in my Steam library for 11 years.
It CAN be done! Believe in yourself, and you can do it too!
#steam #gamiing #hunblebrag
It CAN be done! Believe in yourself, and you can do it too!
#steam #gamiing #hunblebrag
November 12, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Not to brag, but I just played all the way through a game that's been sitting unplayed in my Steam library for 11 years.
It CAN be done! Believe in yourself, and you can do it too!
#steam #gamiing #hunblebrag
It CAN be done! Believe in yourself, and you can do it too!
#steam #gamiing #hunblebrag
Is anyone I know demoing at To The Moon Expo today? How's it been? How many players have you had? Any photos or videos to share?
We had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict (and an opportunity to exhibit later in the month at Rezzed/EGX/MCM).
#ToTheMoon #ToTheMoonExpo
We had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict (and an opportunity to exhibit later in the month at Rezzed/EGX/MCM).
#ToTheMoon #ToTheMoonExpo
November 12, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Is anyone I know demoing at To The Moon Expo today? How's it been? How many players have you had? Any photos or videos to share?
We had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict (and an opportunity to exhibit later in the month at Rezzed/EGX/MCM).
#ToTheMoon #ToTheMoonExpo
We had to pull out due to a scheduling conflict (and an opportunity to exhibit later in the month at Rezzed/EGX/MCM).
#ToTheMoon #ToTheMoonExpo
Reposted by Martin Caine
Remember classic Snake? Check out Positron's modern take on the game with a retro-arcade feel. steam.positrongame.com/trailertuesday
#trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steam #earlyaccess #positron
#trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steam #earlyaccess #positron
November 11, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Remember classic Snake? Check out Positron's modern take on the game with a retro-arcade feel. steam.positrongame.com/trailertuesday
#trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steam #earlyaccess #positron
#trailertuesday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steam #earlyaccess #positron
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"Arcade-like, stylistic, nostalgic, and super casual"
Positron by Retroburn showing at GaMaYo on the 13th November
gamayo.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
@retroburngames.com
#indiegamedev #gaming #showcase #arcadelike
Positron by Retroburn showing at GaMaYo on the 13th November
gamayo.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
@retroburngames.com
#indiegamedev #gaming #showcase #arcadelike
November 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
"Arcade-like, stylistic, nostalgic, and super casual"
Positron by Retroburn showing at GaMaYo on the 13th November
gamayo.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
@retroburngames.com
#indiegamedev #gaming #showcase #arcadelike
Positron by Retroburn showing at GaMaYo on the 13th November
gamayo.co.uk/2025/11/11/g...
@retroburngames.com
#indiegamedev #gaming #showcase #arcadelike