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Ollie Powell
@olliepow.bsky.social
Indie Developer making rad game Stretchmancer with friends! https://linktr.ee/stretchmancer

Previously Animation Code Lead at Frontier.
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AWOOGA AWOOGA. Day of the Devs is tomorrow!

Stretchmancer is in the showcase and we've got some STRETCHSCLUSIVE NEWS to announce!

Get ready to stretch the world! And/or your imaginations??? @dayofthedevs.org
December 9, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Co-op weapon synergies in a shmup. Also you're a horse!
nationalvelvett.itch.io/night-mares
#gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #shmup
December 6, 2025 at 4:09 PM
😎😎😎
HUGE NEWS! Stretchmancer is officially going to be part of @dayofthedevs.org 💪💀🤙

Tune in LIVE on Wed Dec 10th for a stretchsclusive (?) new look at the game, and maybe even... a big announcement? 👀
November 12, 2025 at 6:14 PM
We won best innovation woooo! 🎉🎉🎉
Stretchmancer @stretchmancer.bsky.social by Triangle Wave wins Best Innovation nomination at #DevGAMM Awards! 💡
November 7, 2025 at 7:42 PM
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our indie game:

-you can stretch the world
-you can stretch the world?!
-brain-bending puzzles for super-portal-liminal fans
-weird little guys popping up like in starfox
-ˢᵉᶜʳᵉᵗˢ ˢʰʰ
October 31, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Man, Frontier's animation team still kickin' butt long in my absence. Congrats on the big release of Jurassic World Evolution 3!
a triceratops and a baby triceratops are standing in the grass
ALT: a triceratops and a baby triceratops are standing in the grass
media.tenor.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
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🥳 Excited to be selected for the ‪@sixoneindie.com‬ SIX ONE INDIE SHOWCASE! Our first steam showcase! 🫶 store.steampowered.com/app/2929290/...
Stretchmancer on Steam
STRETCH THE WORLD, SAVE THE GALAXY! In this smartly funny First Person Puzzler, you are THE STRETCHMANCER. Squash and stretch your environment to solve fiendish puzzles and defeat the Claustro Empire....
store.steampowered.com
May 22, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The timing of #blueprince and the easter holiday has been rather perfect hasn't it
April 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
This was my favourite demo from next fest! Genius puzzle design that quickly put a smile on my face
As Steam Next Fest kicks off, please check out the demo for The Electrifying Incident if you haven't already!
store.steampowered.com/app/3352300/...
March 4, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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Walkthrough of some early gameplay! Remember to stretch! 🤸‍♂️ #gameplay #indiedev #gamedev
February 9, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Started typing a code comment
// This is a silly guess

Copilot autocompletes and adds:
..., but it's better than nothing

#gamedev
January 30, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Very s t r e t c h y trailer youtu.be/Jm-P_ptCB2Y?...
STRETCHMANCER - Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by AdamButcher
youtu.be
January 21, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Super useful for the inevitable - "Oh you work in video games? Which ones?" when hosting folk. My Frontier career up on display! Lots of fond memories 😊
January 2, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Fav games of 2024:
UFO50 - Pretending to be old but so so fresh
Balatro - Such a vibe, the music!
Kunitsu Gami - Capcom blessed us
Helldivers 2 - Coop comedy
Leap Year - Perfect little metroid-brainia
a screenshot of a video game with the number 4b at the bottom
ALT: a screenshot of a video game with the number 4b at the bottom
media.tenor.com
December 29, 2024 at 8:26 PM
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On enshittification and the rot economy (long, angry read - tho i agree we should be angry and try to contribute to dismantle this system)
www.wheresyoured.at/never-forgiv...
Never Forgive Them
In the last year, I’ve spent about 200,000 words on a kind of personal journey where I’ve tried again and again to work out why everything digital feels so broken, and why it seems to keep getting wor...
www.wheresyoured.at
December 23, 2024 at 8:37 AM
#ufo50 pretending to be 1 game 🐵
December 19, 2024 at 11:34 AM
My most viral tweet was this gif of a little #pico8 dude swinging a hefty ol sword. (I should pick this project up again at some point!)
November 28, 2024 at 11:31 PM