Salman Shurie (recovering HP mode 😵💫)
@salmanshh.bsky.social
Somali • (he/him) • Game Designer / Programmer Prev @ Hibernian Workshop & Madbox & ??? • Currently @ Gesinimo Games (solo-dev) • sometimes award-winning.
it's easy coming up with unique mechanics, the hard part is coming up with a compelling fantasy that would make people give you a second glance.
another Topdown Stealth game?🙄
you're a mom that's trying to eat her favourite snacks without your kids asking for all of it?? 🧐
another Topdown Stealth game?🙄
you're a mom that's trying to eat her favourite snacks without your kids asking for all of it?? 🧐
November 26, 2025 at 6:54 PM
it's easy coming up with unique mechanics, the hard part is coming up with a compelling fantasy that would make people give you a second glance.
another Topdown Stealth game?🙄
you're a mom that's trying to eat her favourite snacks without your kids asking for all of it?? 🧐
another Topdown Stealth game?🙄
you're a mom that's trying to eat her favourite snacks without your kids asking for all of it?? 🧐
how does someone find a suspiciously wealthy patron that funds people to make games just cuz they can? I'm asking for a friend...
November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
how does someone find a suspiciously wealthy patron that funds people to make games just cuz they can? I'm asking for a friend...
gotta chase the bag or I'm legit fucked!
oh no I'm sick again x3
oh no I'm sick again x3
November 18, 2025 at 10:29 PM
gotta chase the bag or I'm legit fucked!
oh no I'm sick again x3
oh no I'm sick again x3
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Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Going to celebrate the NYC Mayor race results by watching Mississippi Masala during work hours on my second monitor
November 5, 2025 at 5:09 AM
Going to celebrate the NYC Mayor race results by watching Mississippi Masala during work hours on my second monitor
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our game No Players Online is coming out in a month from now on November 6th! :)
(exactly one years since the original game!!)
(exactly one years since the original game!!)
October 7, 2025 at 3:17 PM
our game No Players Online is coming out in a month from now on November 6th! :)
(exactly one years since the original game!!)
(exactly one years since the original game!!)
awhile back for a game design test for a job I was tasked with making a game with Pinball as a theme.
so I tried to make Pinball-(hotline)Miami
so I tried to make Pinball-(hotline)Miami
November 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
awhile back for a game design test for a job I was tasked with making a game with Pinball as a theme.
so I tried to make Pinball-(hotline)Miami
so I tried to make Pinball-(hotline)Miami
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As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help.
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
Support Jamaica – Official Disaster Relief & Recovery Portal
Join hands with the Government of Jamaica. Support national disaster relief, locate shelters,
and stay informed on Hurricane Melissa updates.
supportjamaica.gov.jm
October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
As we rebuild post Hurricane Melissa - Jamaica could really use your help.
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
If you're able, please, PLEASE donate to the GoJ's support fund:
supportjamaica.gov.jm
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Decided to celebrate Halloween early with a Mansion of a Million Monsters! preview demo!
and you can PLAY NOW!!! 👇
🔎 lkmk-games.itch.io/mansion-of-a...
Shares appreciated! #indiegame
and you can PLAY NOW!!! 👇
🔎 lkmk-games.itch.io/mansion-of-a...
Shares appreciated! #indiegame
October 29, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Decided to celebrate Halloween early with a Mansion of a Million Monsters! preview demo!
and you can PLAY NOW!!! 👇
🔎 lkmk-games.itch.io/mansion-of-a...
Shares appreciated! #indiegame
and you can PLAY NOW!!! 👇
🔎 lkmk-games.itch.io/mansion-of-a...
Shares appreciated! #indiegame
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Hi, CEO of I Made It Games LLC, here. We're looking for viral indie games with a cool aesthetic that have a proven gameplay loop, narrative hook, the interest of top 1% streamers, and are 80-90% complete. In exchange for 50% of your profits we'll let you put our name on the Publisher field in Steam.
October 27, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Hi, CEO of I Made It Games LLC, here. We're looking for viral indie games with a cool aesthetic that have a proven gameplay loop, narrative hook, the interest of top 1% streamers, and are 80-90% complete. In exchange for 50% of your profits we'll let you put our name on the Publisher field in Steam.
I love learning about everyone's hobbies , culture and languages, it's so useful for localising ragebait to all my international homies.
October 24, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I love learning about everyone's hobbies , culture and languages, it's so useful for localising ragebait to all my international homies.
the absurdity of it all has got me crying laughing, how do you strip something of all its meaning and consequences so hard like this and call it COZY or WHOLESOME LMFAO
do words have any meaning to them anymore hahahahhahahahahhahah
do words have any meaning to them anymore hahahahhahahahahhahah
October 23, 2025 at 1:54 PM
the absurdity of it all has got me crying laughing, how do you strip something of all its meaning and consequences so hard like this and call it COZY or WHOLESOME LMFAO
do words have any meaning to them anymore hahahahhahahahahhahah
do words have any meaning to them anymore hahahahhahahahahhahah
still cracks me up everytime I get a new comment notification from someone falling for the treasure chest teleport trap
October 18, 2025 at 8:04 PM
still cracks me up everytime I get a new comment notification from someone falling for the treasure chest teleport trap
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thread of game concepts that I've worked on that keep me up at night on how I should revisit them.
1/?
first one is Vault-former, this one went viral for me, but it left me uninspired
1/?
first one is Vault-former, this one went viral for me, but it left me uninspired
November 27, 2024 at 2:12 PM
thread of game concepts that I've worked on that keep me up at night on how I should revisit them.
1/?
first one is Vault-former, this one went viral for me, but it left me uninspired
1/?
first one is Vault-former, this one went viral for me, but it left me uninspired
been using chromatic aberration as an alternative to screenshakes by just offsetting the RGB values towards a set direction and distance which just gets lerped back.
feel like it achieves a similar feeling of intensity without taking away visiblity too much?
thoughts? #gamedev
feel like it achieves a similar feeling of intensity without taking away visiblity too much?
thoughts? #gamedev
October 8, 2025 at 2:43 PM
been using chromatic aberration as an alternative to screenshakes by just offsetting the RGB values towards a set direction and distance which just gets lerped back.
feel like it achieves a similar feeling of intensity without taking away visiblity too much?
thoughts? #gamedev
feel like it achieves a similar feeling of intensity without taking away visiblity too much?
thoughts? #gamedev
still surprised how chromatic aberration ended up working as a alternative to screenshakes in my projects as of late.
October 2, 2025 at 9:31 PM
still surprised how chromatic aberration ended up working as a alternative to screenshakes in my projects as of late.
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Btw, as the Itchio noise and all died down, Adult games are technically just banned now.
Some adult games are still being sold, yes, but if you get caught or reported or whatever, all your payment options will be yanked and only a husk remains.
Zero comments from Itchio on this, nothing, at all.
Some adult games are still being sold, yes, but if you get caught or reported or whatever, all your payment options will be yanked and only a husk remains.
Zero comments from Itchio on this, nothing, at all.
September 25, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Btw, as the Itchio noise and all died down, Adult games are technically just banned now.
Some adult games are still being sold, yes, but if you get caught or reported or whatever, all your payment options will be yanked and only a husk remains.
Zero comments from Itchio on this, nothing, at all.
Some adult games are still being sold, yes, but if you get caught or reported or whatever, all your payment options will be yanked and only a husk remains.
Zero comments from Itchio on this, nothing, at all.
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-Buzz Bumper On Planet Pinball-
in development for #GBC
by @zbwmusic.bsky.social , @pearacidicgames.com , and myself.
#gbstudio #gbdev #homebrew
in development for #GBC
by @zbwmusic.bsky.social , @pearacidicgames.com , and myself.
#gbstudio #gbdev #homebrew
September 24, 2025 at 3:52 AM
-Buzz Bumper On Planet Pinball-
in development for #GBC
by @zbwmusic.bsky.social , @pearacidicgames.com , and myself.
#gbstudio #gbdev #homebrew
in development for #GBC
by @zbwmusic.bsky.social , @pearacidicgames.com , and myself.
#gbstudio #gbdev #homebrew
Playtime Duration being the core KPI for whether a game will be able to keep a studio alive is causing so much potential in projects to be drowned out due to so many deriviative games with little to no innovation being pushed cuz they had market validation first instead of the other getting a chance
September 23, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Playtime Duration being the core KPI for whether a game will be able to keep a studio alive is causing so much potential in projects to be drowned out due to so many deriviative games with little to no innovation being pushed cuz they had market validation first instead of the other getting a chance
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A new post about the creative process I’ve built over the years to make games fast and detect the fun potential early.
blumgi.games/from-idea-to...
blumgi.games/from-idea-to...
From idea to millions of players
Over the years I’ve built a creative process I love that helps me detect a game’s potential early. It’s still changing and adapting based on what I learn from every new game. Let’s dive into my notebo...
blumgi.games
September 16, 2025 at 7:52 AM
A new post about the creative process I’ve built over the years to make games fast and detect the fun potential early.
blumgi.games/from-idea-to...
blumgi.games/from-idea-to...