Mike Dolan
@mikedolan.bsky.social
Making games using Unreal Engine. Working on gamedev is my primary focus, but I also work in Blender for 3D modeling and Aseprite for pixelart! Current projects: Retro FPS ImSim-lite sci-fi series, and an isometric samurai slasher.
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Mike Dolan
@mikedolan.bsky.social
· Nov 4
Worm Surgeon by Sleep Fight Games
The world is over run by parasitic worm and you are the worm surgeon.
sleepfightgames.itch.io
Submitted a game to Pizza Doggy's Horror Jam #3 - made it basically over the weekend but I think it turned out well. i submitted a game jam game I made over the weekend sleepfightgames.itch.io/worm-surgeon
#horrorgame #indiedev #unrealengine
#horrorgame #indiedev #unrealengine
back in the 80s and 90s you got like one or 2 games a year for your nintendo or atari cause thats all your parents could afford. Games were like $100 in todays money. And then shareware came out and demo discs and you just played all that free stuff and wondered what the full games were like...
February 15, 2026 at 1:52 PM
back in the 80s and 90s you got like one or 2 games a year for your nintendo or atari cause thats all your parents could afford. Games were like $100 in todays money. And then shareware came out and demo discs and you just played all that free stuff and wondered what the full games were like...
My dog has been freaking out as I play Far Cry Primal because of all the animal sounds.
February 13, 2026 at 12:08 AM
My dog has been freaking out as I play Far Cry Primal because of all the animal sounds.
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Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
February 9, 2026 at 12:17 PM
Ten years ago today we shipped Firewatch. I say this every anniversary but it feels both like a lifetime ago and like it was yesterday. Thank you everyone who played it back then or played it today for the first time. Thank you to everyone on the team, I’m still so proud of what we made.
Is there an arcade machine collector website analogous to what Pinside is for pinball? #arcadesky #arcade
February 6, 2026 at 2:34 PM
Is there an arcade machine collector website analogous to what Pinside is for pinball? #arcadesky #arcade
The Real Adobe Killer was Adobe all along. I just hope they spin off Mixamo and Substance and dont just delete them from existance...
February 3, 2026 at 2:28 AM
The Real Adobe Killer was Adobe all along. I just hope they spin off Mixamo and Substance and dont just delete them from existance...
Fun to watch them circle the player
January 3, 2026 at 11:28 PM
Fun to watch them circle the player
First #screenshotsaturday of 2026 - we have enemies on our tail! #indiegamedev #unrealengine #spacegame
January 3, 2026 at 5:40 PM
First #screenshotsaturday of 2026 - we have enemies on our tail! #indiegamedev #unrealengine #spacegame
Here's a video of the current project - fun to play!! youtu.be/XQ-OyPuz9Io #gamedev
Space in Unreal Engine - Testing boosts and drift and the random scene gen
YouTube video by Mike Dolan
youtu.be
January 2, 2026 at 3:55 PM
Here's a video of the current project - fun to play!! youtu.be/XQ-OyPuz9Io #gamedev
yes I am back doing my space ship trail bs. because its the good things in life you must focus on. once you play Homeworld and see all the ships with their trails, it never leaves your brain. #indiegamedev #unrealengine #spacegame
January 2, 2026 at 1:24 PM
yes I am back doing my space ship trail bs. because its the good things in life you must focus on. once you play Homeworld and see all the ships with their trails, it never leaves your brain. #indiegamedev #unrealengine #spacegame
Here is a video of the system in unity from 9 years ago! Still a few things to add to my unreal version. #gamedev youtu.be/c1kBfRbAXlw?...
Procedural Galaxy Generation in Space Warfare: Infinite
YouTube video by Mike Dolan
youtu.be
December 30, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Here is a video of the system in unity from 9 years ago! Still a few things to add to my unreal version. #gamedev youtu.be/c1kBfRbAXlw?...
I did some math and made a spiral galaxy in blueprints. #unrealengine remaking something i did in Unity many years ago. Next step is making the stars different types and adding some sort of selection. These are all ISM spheres. #gamedev #spacegame
December 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I did some math and made a spiral galaxy in blueprints. #unrealengine remaking something i did in Unity many years ago. Next step is making the stars different types and adding some sort of selection. These are all ISM spheres. #gamedev #spacegame
Just finished the halo tv show on netflix. It was a little rough at the start but I enjoyed it by the end. The battles were pretty fun. I'd be down for a season 3 id netflix resurrects it.
December 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Just finished the halo tv show on netflix. It was a little rough at the start but I enjoyed it by the end. The battles were pretty fun. I'd be down for a season 3 id netflix resurrects it.
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Finally have something worth showing with my #lowpoly starfighter in #Godot. It is surprisingly fun to just fly around destroying these asteroids but there are 3000 of them in this scene and most of them break apart to reveal a smaller asteroid within, so it might take a while to get them all...
December 13, 2025 at 11:53 AM
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Added in Mech movement damage. Now you can stomp around and destroy things like your enemies
#ue5 #mech #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
#ue5 #mech #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
December 13, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Added in Mech movement damage. Now you can stomp around and destroy things like your enemies
#ue5 #mech #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
#ue5 #mech #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #gamedev
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compression will mess this up but wall run and mantling is all we’ll need for this one I think! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #7dfps #createwithluxe
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
compression will mess this up but wall run and mantling is all we’ll need for this one I think! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #7dfps #createwithluxe
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Stellar Observatories in my Indie Space Game just got a new design.
#spacegame #spacegames #spacesim #space #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #redvery #screenshotsaturday
#spacegame #spacegames #spacesim #space #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #redvery #screenshotsaturday
December 12, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Stellar Observatories in my Indie Space Game just got a new design.
#spacegame #spacegames #spacesim #space #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #redvery #screenshotsaturday
#spacegame #spacegames #spacesim #space #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #indiegames #redvery #screenshotsaturday
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Gave these guys some flight logic so they don't just follow the ground anymore!
#GunmetalGothic #ScreenshotSaturday
#GunmetalGothic #ScreenshotSaturday
December 7, 2025 at 3:45 AM
Gave these guys some flight logic so they don't just follow the ground anymore!
#GunmetalGothic #ScreenshotSaturday
#GunmetalGothic #ScreenshotSaturday
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I'll soon be updating the store asset generator to expose the JSON values for each image it generates. It allows you to finetune, add your own platforms/images!
Part of kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
Part of kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
December 12, 2025 at 8:24 PM
I'll soon be updating the store asset generator to expose the JSON values for each image it generates. It allows you to finetune, add your own platforms/images!
Part of kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
Part of kenney.itch.io/kenney-game-...
No offense to claire obscura team...they made a wonderful game and deserve praise and awards. Just based on the vibe of the Game Awards I am not sure there should even be anything related to indie dev in it. Its all about big names and lots of money and advertising AAA. Just leave indies alone.
December 12, 2025 at 1:51 PM
No offense to claire obscura team...they made a wonderful game and deserve praise and awards. Just based on the vibe of the Game Awards I am not sure there should even be anything related to indie dev in it. Its all about big names and lots of money and advertising AAA. Just leave indies alone.
the new #unrealengine intro template that is like an interactive tutorial for using the engine is pretty cool. #gamedev
December 12, 2025 at 12:35 PM
the new #unrealengine intro template that is like an interactive tutorial for using the engine is pretty cool. #gamedev
Did you know this playlist existed? #spacegames youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Epic Space Battles - YouTube
Here's the playlist our new series 'Epic Space Battles'. It's an awesome new video series showing you all the amazing Space Battles throughout movies, games ...
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November 22, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Did you know this playlist existed? #spacegames youtube.com/playlist?lis...