Joe Bain
@ohcripes.bsky.social
Lead programmer and founder of Hairy Heart Games. http://hairyheart.games
I do sort of think this is a sign of the end of the AI bubble. They were happy to lie through their teeth about what happened but there was no ai-generated video “evidence” to counter the real videos. You know they absolutely would have used it if it had been at all plausible.
the true danger of AI is all these systems are being used by dummies who were raised on police procedural TV shows
January 28, 2026 at 7:27 AM
I do sort of think this is a sign of the end of the AI bubble. They were happy to lie through their teeth about what happened but there was no ai-generated video “evidence” to counter the real videos. You know they absolutely would have used it if it had been at all plausible.
Chance is up on Steam now and in the board games festival. Give it a wishlist! Also check out the trailer...
January 26, 2026 at 9:49 PM
Chance is up on Steam now and in the board games festival. Give it a wishlist! Also check out the trailer...
Reposted by Joe Bain
✨Games for the Weans✨is looking for creators who want to do something amazing in 2026, and help the UK's leading gaming service for children in hospital with a charity fundraising stream.
No 24-hour challenges or outlandish forfeits necessary, no follower count too small 🎮
No 24-hour challenges or outlandish forfeits necessary, no follower count too small 🎮
January 23, 2026 at 1:28 PM
✨Games for the Weans✨is looking for creators who want to do something amazing in 2026, and help the UK's leading gaming service for children in hospital with a charity fundraising stream.
No 24-hour challenges or outlandish forfeits necessary, no follower count too small 🎮
No 24-hour challenges or outlandish forfeits necessary, no follower count too small 🎮
Firefox seems to have removed the spellcheck menu and replaced it with a suite of AI tools to rewrite your words instead. A sad day for those of us who are still (mostly) literate.
January 18, 2026 at 9:57 AM
Firefox seems to have removed the spellcheck menu and replaced it with a suite of AI tools to rewrite your words instead. A sad day for those of us who are still (mostly) literate.
The only goty list that matters.
🏆 James' Indie James Awards, there are still people making wonderful Idiosyncratic art, heres my annual roundup of the best i played this year🧵
January 16, 2026 at 2:39 PM
The only goty list that matters.
@amazefest.bsky.social Hey, do you take submissions for talks? I couldn't see anything on the website about it, but I'm interested in doing one.
January 16, 2026 at 12:19 PM
@amazefest.bsky.social Hey, do you take submissions for talks? I couldn't see anything on the website about it, but I'm interested in doing one.
I've been working on the tutorial for Chance. I'm very attached to the little mouse already.
January 15, 2026 at 11:25 PM
I've been working on the tutorial for Chance. I'm very attached to the little mouse already.
Get your engines started ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be 100 miles an hour.
Glasgow Independent Game Festival is back🌸 JULY 11th-12th🌸 with even more Games, Talks and Workshops!
Mark your calendars and cancel any weddings, tickets go on sale next month ⋆˙˖
Mark your calendars and cancel any weddings, tickets go on sale next month ⋆˙˖
January 13, 2026 at 6:04 PM
Get your engines started ladies and gentlemen. This is going to be 100 miles an hour.
This morning I’m sending yet another message to Unity support because their license server is broken. I’ve been enjoying godot a lot in my side projects and honestly can’t wait for it to become the new industry standard.
Many months in and I’m an annoyingly big Godot fan. Just a lovely tool, smartly produced and maintained. Excited to see what the next few years hold for it, and happy to be a part of that community. Looking forward to shipping something built with it.
January 12, 2026 at 10:42 AM
This morning I’m sending yet another message to Unity support because their license server is broken. I’ve been enjoying godot a lot in my side projects and honestly can’t wait for it to become the new industry standard.
Little mouse pal test
*squeak* *squeak*
*squeak* *squeak*
January 7, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Little mouse pal test
*squeak* *squeak*
*squeak* *squeak*
Mindblowing graphics tech shit right here.
January 7, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Mindblowing graphics tech shit right here.
Just uploaded a great talk from the last Glasgow Games Soapbox from @austinkelmore.com about the history of unions and how they can help the games industry.
youtu.be/QRxrAP3M5WY
youtu.be/QRxrAP3M5WY
Glasgow, Unions & The Games Industry - Austin Kelmore
YouTube video by Hairy Heart Games
youtu.be
January 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Just uploaded a great talk from the last Glasgow Games Soapbox from @austinkelmore.com about the history of unions and how they can help the games industry.
youtu.be/QRxrAP3M5WY
youtu.be/QRxrAP3M5WY
Just downloaded Unity 6.3 and they've added the dreaded sparkle button.
January 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
Just downloaded Unity 6.3 and they've added the dreaded sparkle button.
Very excited to have discovered a new word this morning
December 31, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Very excited to have discovered a new word this morning
ICYMI I’m working on a deckbuilder-ish board game inspired by The Landlords Game. I just uploaded a new demo to itch!
joebain.itch.io/chance
joebain.itch.io/chance
Chance by joebain
A property trading boardgame roguelike
joebain.itch.io
December 30, 2025 at 5:00 PM
ICYMI I’m working on a deckbuilder-ish board game inspired by The Landlords Game. I just uploaded a new demo to itch!
joebain.itch.io/chance
joebain.itch.io/chance
Great article on choices vs performance in South of the Circle.
We're just over the moon to be sharing this with you: the one and only @hannahnicklin.bsky.social on South of the Circle and how developers use in-game choices to give players space in which to perform the story.
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
www.gamerswithglasses.com/features/per...
Performing Peter: South of the Circle and Fuzzy Choice — Gamers with Glasses
How do game designers make player choices feel meaningful? Hannah Nicklin, author of Writing for Games: Theory and Practice , describes here how the act of choosing allows players to perform a charac...
www.gamerswithglasses.com
December 23, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Great article on choices vs performance in South of the Circle.
Got that bug for boardgames? That lust for ludo? Check out my new property trading video-board-game Chance.
[very early, sorry for bugs, plz give me your feedback]
joebain.itch.io/chance
[very early, sorry for bugs, plz give me your feedback]
joebain.itch.io/chance
Chance by joebain
A property trading boardgame roguelike
joebain.itch.io
December 22, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Got that bug for boardgames? That lust for ludo? Check out my new property trading video-board-game Chance.
[very early, sorry for bugs, plz give me your feedback]
joebain.itch.io/chance
[very early, sorry for bugs, plz give me your feedback]
joebain.itch.io/chance
Genuinely thought this was some Italo Calvino quote
In Mr Beast’s new video, a woman is alone for two weeks on a platform in the sky. and each day, a balloon is released at an inopportune moment for her. And if she fails to shoot the balloon with an arrow, they take a small portion of the platform that is her home
December 22, 2025 at 9:43 AM
Genuinely thought this was some Italo Calvino quote
Planning to drop a new game in time for Christmas.
December 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Planning to drop a new game in time for Christmas.
Dog
Pigeon
Fox
Small brown bird
I saw a badger at Pontins once, idk if that counts because it wasn’t staying there but I think it did live nearby
Pigeon
Fox
Small brown bird
I saw a badger at Pontins once, idk if that counts because it wasn’t staying there but I think it did live nearby
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Barn Owl
Cuckoo
Puffin
Wild Boar
Muntjac Deer
Barn Owl
Cuckoo
Puffin
Wild Boar
Muntjac Deer
Introduce yourself with 5 animals you have seen in the wild:
Eagle
Marmot
Chamois
Otter
Seal
Eagle
Marmot
Chamois
Otter
Seal
December 16, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Dog
Pigeon
Fox
Small brown bird
I saw a badger at Pontins once, idk if that counts because it wasn’t staying there but I think it did live nearby
Pigeon
Fox
Small brown bird
I saw a badger at Pontins once, idk if that counts because it wasn’t staying there but I think it did live nearby
GOTY
Incoming! The dog is now picking up some Festive Frequencies! 🐕🌪️🎄
The FESTIVE UPDATE for Dogspinner, an important tool by me and @todepond.com, is here for December only! Play it here:
Pigenpalace.com
The FESTIVE UPDATE for Dogspinner, an important tool by me and @todepond.com, is here for December only! Play it here:
Pigenpalace.com
December 13, 2025 at 12:54 PM
GOTY
So why does Steam have it's own language setting seperate from the system language? Purely to wind up developers by adding yet another special setting for them to implement?
December 11, 2025 at 11:46 AM
So why does Steam have it's own language setting seperate from the system language? Purely to wind up developers by adding yet another special setting for them to implement?
“This is a hegemony of American prudishness, applied globally, incoherently, unevenly, and unseriously.”
Great article on the treatment of Horses by Gabe & Co. and why it’s such an immature and damaging stance for the medium.
Great article on the treatment of Horses by Gabe & Co. and why it’s such an immature and damaging stance for the medium.
Despite the controversy, Horses is only shocking if you're unfamiliar with the history movies, theater, literature, or basically any art form that does not have stats. aftermath.site/horses-indie-g...
Horses Is Tame
Horses, the indie game that is too scandalous for either Valve or Epic, is only beyond the pale if you're not familiar with any other art form.
aftermath.site
December 6, 2025 at 12:40 PM
“This is a hegemony of American prudishness, applied globally, incoherently, unevenly, and unseriously.”
Great article on the treatment of Horses by Gabe & Co. and why it’s such an immature and damaging stance for the medium.
Great article on the treatment of Horses by Gabe & Co. and why it’s such an immature and damaging stance for the medium.
I love paying nearly 10% of my income to a company that at turns: ignores my requests for help, harasses me and accuses me of not paying them, wastes days or weeks of my time leaving me unable to earn a living. Oh no wait, that's it: I hope they go bankrupt.
November 27, 2025 at 11:44 AM
I love paying nearly 10% of my income to a company that at turns: ignores my requests for help, harasses me and accuses me of not paying them, wastes days or weeks of my time leaving me unable to earn a living. Oh no wait, that's it: I hope they go bankrupt.