Nicholas McDonnell
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Nicholas McDonnell
@nicholasmc1.bsky.social
Game Designer/Generalist

Wishlist Crabmeat on steam https://store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/Crabmeat

Prev - Design / Co Founder @samuraipunk

https://nicholasmc1.itch.io/
Pinned
|| Serve the Fuedostate
|| Catch King Crabs
|| Survive

Crabmeat is a short fishing-first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror releasing later this year.

Wishlist now on steam to make sure you meet quota.
store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...
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My job is create problem and then solve it
November 26, 2025 at 1:02 AM
More level design and environment art today over at twitch.tv/searchinginteractive #gamedev
November 25, 2025 at 10:00 PM
New Crabmeat devlog, diving into recent changes #gamedev #indiedev

youtu.be/ZxksCO6K24E?...
Crabmeat Devlog 4 - Repair Systems, Optimisations and FISH
YouTube video by Searching Interactive
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 8:29 AM
Working on the world and level design of Crabmeat over at twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
November 24, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Did a pass on ship repairs in Crabmeat and added the juicy ass bilge pump
vt.tiktok.com/ZSf62mmYh/
November 21, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Reading through the blender 5 update list and suffered massive damage.
November 20, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Crabmeat Dev is live, today I'm doing a pass on the ship repair systems.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
November 19, 2025 at 10:10 PM
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Introducing Barrow!

A Gardening FPS where your Grandma has opened a portal to a decaying underworld in her cottage town.

We were unable to secure funding but I'm excited to share what the team built.

bit.ly/43xLiXG
🎮 Pitch Demo
📄 Project History
🖼️ Gallery
🎶 Soundtrack
🫂Team Credits
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
I'm playing about to playthrough the demo if anyone wants to tune in and ask questions
twitch.tv/searchingint...
November 18, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Weird vibe to be streaming dev in but
I'm doing Crabmeat stuff, might play the barrow demo and walkthrough project if people ask nice
twitch.tv/searchingint...
November 17, 2025 at 10:16 PM
Introducing Barrow!

A Gardening FPS where your Grandma has opened a portal to a decaying underworld in her cottage town.

We were unable to secure funding but I'm excited to share what the team built.

bit.ly/43xLiXG
🎮 Pitch Demo
📄 Project History
🖼️ Gallery
🎶 Soundtrack
🫂Team Credits
November 17, 2025 at 9:48 PM
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Announcing UFO Mayhem! A frenetic action arcade game exclusively for the Playdate!
Now Available on Itch mirrordoor.itch.io/ufo-mayhem #playdate
November 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Rancid Fish
November 13, 2025 at 4:26 AM
Crabmeat dev is live, working on adding more variety to what you dedge up from the depths. #gamedev
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
Twitch
Twitch is the world
twitch.tv
November 12, 2025 at 10:21 PM
AAAA Fish now in Crabmeat
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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We're excited to announce that the Frosty Mini showcase will premiere on December 10 starting at 8am AEDT / 10am NZDT (that's December 9, 1pm PT for our USA friends)!

Tune in for exciting news and surprise announcements from 20+ of the coolest games made in Australia and Aotearoa NZ.
November 11, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Still recovering from sickness but feeling a bit better today so I'm gonna attempt the stream. Extending some existing features to add more variety.
twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
SearchingInteractive - Twitch
Indie Developer based in Melbourne/Naarm Australia Currently making Crabmeat
twitch.tv
November 11, 2025 at 10:19 PM
It is with great sadness that I must inform you. I'm posting on tiktok again. My holiday is officially over. vt.tiktok.com/ZSyb3h1Cp/
November 11, 2025 at 2:32 AM
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THE GAME IS OUT, I REPEAT, THE GAME IS OUT

Hopefully I squashed all the bugs, hope everyone enjoys it!

store.steampowered.com/app/2980260/...
Save 25% on Hypogea on Steam
Escape from a mysterious underground megastructure in this short atmospheric 3d-platformer.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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November 7, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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💎BUSTERS BIG SCORE💎 a fast-paced cartoon heist platformer!

💥Sneak, Slide & Flip through high-security heists
🚨Avoid guards or they'll call backup
🧠Outsmart security with wacky gadgets

Prove you’re the World’s Greatest Thief! #PitchYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3183100/Busters_Big_Score/
November 8, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Hey #PitchYaGame, I'm making Crabmeat, a first-person point & click survival horror game where you're a prisoner tasked with crabbing for priceless Southern King Crabs to pay off your debt to the Feudostate.

#survivalhorror #horrorgame
November 7, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Making Crabs go Vroom and Fixing audio issues

twitch.tv/searchinginteractive
November 6, 2025 at 10:00 PM
If you know you know
November 6, 2025 at 7:01 AM