Steve de Niese
@stevedeniese.bsky.social
Lead/Game dev at Metal Pandas Studio. Founder and Creative Director at Assemblo. Sometime solo game dev. Programmer, artist, musician. Melbourne, Australia. 🇦🇺
https://linktr.ee/letterafterz
https://linktr.ee/letterafterz
When there is so much to do, why do you just feel like doing nothing instead?
December 4, 2025 at 2:30 AM
When there is so much to do, why do you just feel like doing nothing instead?
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We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
December 2, 2025 at 6:10 AM
We’re so freaking back. Videogames. Board games. Role playing games. I wanna show case you at ALT: GAMES 2026! Submit in the cheeky link.
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
Successful applications will be paid an honorarium.
If you love me, please read the webpage. All the info is there.
Link:
powerhouse.com.au/alt-games-ca...
I used to make loads of art and post it online. I miss having that kind of free time :(
November 25, 2025 at 1:42 PM
I used to make loads of art and post it online. I miss having that kind of free time :(
The only wrong answer to the question of who your favourite ninja turtle is, is to not have one.
November 14, 2025 at 9:28 PM
The only wrong answer to the question of who your favourite ninja turtle is, is to not have one.
i wonder when was the last ever time someone told me they were taping something off the tv…
November 13, 2025 at 7:34 PM
i wonder when was the last ever time someone told me they were taping something off the tv…
Just threw out three full spindles of unused blank cds/dvds and i feel a bit depressed about it
November 13, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Just threw out three full spindles of unused blank cds/dvds and i feel a bit depressed about it
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Inspired by a Twitter trend from last week, I'd like to present cool indie games I've reviewed over the past 7 years that still have less than 1000 reviews! A thread!
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedev #steam
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedev #steam
September 3, 2024 at 7:16 PM
Inspired by a Twitter trend from last week, I'd like to present cool indie games I've reviewed over the past 7 years that still have less than 1000 reviews! A thread!
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedev #steam
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedev #steam
Sometimes I miss making games and websites in Flash…
November 2, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Sometimes I miss making games and websites in Flash…
Palworld beat Nintendo, the world gets a lil more normal.
October 31, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Palworld beat Nintendo, the world gets a lil more normal.
Reposted by Steve de Niese
Hello, Bluesky! If you love thinking, talking, and/or writing about game design, check out our starter pack! go.bsky.app/AsBK784 We're an organization committed to tackling the toughest problems in games and sharing what we learn with the world!
October 25, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Hello, Bluesky! If you love thinking, talking, and/or writing about game design, check out our starter pack! go.bsky.app/AsBK784 We're an organization committed to tackling the toughest problems in games and sharing what we learn with the world!
Reposted by Steve de Niese
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
October 24, 2025 at 12:47 AM
1. We ( @jbakcoleman.bsky.social, @cailinmeister.bsky.social, @jevinwest.bsky.social, and I) have a new preprint up on the arXiv.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
There we explore how social media companies and other online information technology firms are able to manipulate scientific research about the effects of their products.
My God, sometimes updating things in Unity is a wild ride…
I’ve had to roll back my local build so many times!
I’ve had to roll back my local build so many times!
October 22, 2025 at 8:40 PM
My God, sometimes updating things in Unity is a wild ride…
I’ve had to roll back my local build so many times!
I’ve had to roll back my local build so many times!
Everytime I listen to i_o at the gym it makes me so emotional. His posthumous album Warehouse Summer just hits so hard for me even 3 years on…
open.spotify.com/album/0feKW6...
open.spotify.com/album/0feKW6...
Warehouse Summer
open.spotify.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Everytime I listen to i_o at the gym it makes me so emotional. His posthumous album Warehouse Summer just hits so hard for me even 3 years on…
open.spotify.com/album/0feKW6...
open.spotify.com/album/0feKW6...
My son just turned 6 and loved PAX as a surprise Saturday birthday present. Turns out he’s got his Mum’s skill of getting all the free things!
October 11, 2025 at 6:58 AM
My son just turned 6 and loved PAX as a surprise Saturday birthday present. Turns out he’s got his Mum’s skill of getting all the free things!
It’s the little things that make me happy, like achievement hunting irl
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 AM
It’s the little things that make me happy, like achievement hunting irl
PAX Aus day 1, let’s go
October 9, 2025 at 9:28 PM
PAX Aus day 1, let’s go
Ain’t no party quite like an AGDAs party.
October 8, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Ain’t no party quite like an AGDAs party.
Met so many cool people already and only two days into the week. Loving GCAP this year, especially after missing last year!
October 7, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Met so many cool people already and only two days into the week. Loving GCAP this year, especially after missing last year!
Stoked to be back at GCAP after missing it last year. Great to see all the awesome things happening in the Aussie gamedev space. If you see me around come say hey!
October 6, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Stoked to be back at GCAP after missing it last year. Great to see all the awesome things happening in the Aussie gamedev space. If you see me around come say hey!
Eek just realised the GCAP app was different so I missed a bunch of invites and DMs till just now 😬
October 5, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Eek just realised the GCAP app was different so I missed a bunch of invites and DMs till just now 😬
All Unity devs - read this, vulnerability in certain Unity builds across a bunch of platforms - Sounds like a relatively straightforward fix with version specific patches to rebuild and redeploy.
If you develop in Unity, read this. You should've received an email too, but I'm case you missed it. unity.com/security/sep...
Unity Security Vulnerability: Developer Remediation Guide
A security vulnerability was identified that affects games and applications built on Unity versions 2017.1 and later for Android, Windows, and macOS operating systems. Download the patching tool here ...
unity.com
October 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
All Unity devs - read this, vulnerability in certain Unity builds across a bunch of platforms - Sounds like a relatively straightforward fix with version specific patches to rebuild and redeploy.
I just drew a quick lil cowboy ant in pen this morning, for no particular reason. I’m pretty happy with him.
September 27, 2025 at 11:41 PM
I just drew a quick lil cowboy ant in pen this morning, for no particular reason. I’m pretty happy with him.
Getting my head around cancellation tokens and awaitables in Unity at the moment. In that great Dunning Kruger moment where I have it working, but I don’t fully understand what’s I’ve made haha.
September 27, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Getting my head around cancellation tokens and awaitables in Unity at the moment. In that great Dunning Kruger moment where I have it working, but I don’t fully understand what’s I’ve made haha.
Hitting up a different kind of book to what I usually read. Found this one hanging out on the bookshelf and couldn’t resist the cover, no idea what I’m going to be in for here…
September 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Hitting up a different kind of book to what I usually read. Found this one hanging out on the bookshelf and couldn’t resist the cover, no idea what I’m going to be in for here…
This is art
September 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is art