Trent Davies
@trentdavies.bsky.social
Just a Netrunner obsessed boy tryin' to make games and pasta.
Senior Game Designer @Coatsink.com | Retro FPS Solo Dev | Mentor @limitbreak.co.uk | Formerly @PlayReactive
https://www.trentmcdavies.com/
Senior Game Designer @Coatsink.com | Retro FPS Solo Dev | Mentor @limitbreak.co.uk | Formerly @PlayReactive
https://www.trentmcdavies.com/
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Trent Davies
@trentdavies.bsky.social
· Jul 8
'ello 'ello #PortfolioDay
I'm Trent, a game designer in the UK and solo dev working on a roguelike FPS called THUNDERDOME! With a big focus on fluid movement and fast-paced combat, set in an arena being slowly crushed by the ocean above.
Portfolio (design focused): www.trentmcdavies.com
I'm Trent, a game designer in the UK and solo dev working on a roguelike FPS called THUNDERDOME! With a big focus on fluid movement and fast-paced combat, set in an arena being slowly crushed by the ocean above.
Portfolio (design focused): www.trentmcdavies.com
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My level editor for Unreal Engine called Scythe just got a new major update! Here's what's in it: 🧵 (1/)
November 8, 2025 at 6:53 PM
My level editor for Unreal Engine called Scythe just got a new major update! Here's what's in it: 🧵 (1/)
Not the prettiest thing for #screenshotsaturday but been knee deep in profiling + optimisation in Unreal to get a min of 60fps with 50 active enemies. At ~45fps so while there's still a bit to go, it's been surprisingly fun.
This is in engine too so in a build it'll definitely be higher 🤞
This is in engine too so in a build it'll definitely be higher 🤞
November 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
Not the prettiest thing for #screenshotsaturday but been knee deep in profiling + optimisation in Unreal to get a min of 60fps with 50 active enemies. At ~45fps so while there's still a bit to go, it's been surprisingly fun.
This is in engine too so in a build it'll definitely be higher 🤞
This is in engine too so in a build it'll definitely be higher 🤞
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Aspect of Creation, Izaniel
Finally finished this one! Once again went crazy on the colors! Trying to do more high chroma pieces that arent too dark but still feel like dark fantasy.
Let me know what you think!
Finally finished this one! Once again went crazy on the colors! Trying to do more high chroma pieces that arent too dark but still feel like dark fantasy.
Let me know what you think!
July 15, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Aspect of Creation, Izaniel
Finally finished this one! Once again went crazy on the colors! Trying to do more high chroma pieces that arent too dark but still feel like dark fantasy.
Let me know what you think!
Finally finished this one! Once again went crazy on the colors! Trying to do more high chroma pieces that arent too dark but still feel like dark fantasy.
Let me know what you think!
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Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
November 6, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Senior illustrator, with 20 years of experience and a specialty in game art.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
I haven't been able to find a paying project for months. Can you help? Every share is appreciated.
Latest haul! Excited to get through these, especially Fist of Legend. Been on my list for too long.
November 5, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Latest haul! Excited to get through these, especially Fist of Legend. Been on my list for too long.
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Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
November 2, 2025 at 9:15 AM
Japan's "Mundane Halloween" costume contest is back!
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
Each year website DailyPortalZ holds a contest where people dress up as something super duper ordinary.
Here's a thread of some of my favorites from the 2025 contest!
#MundaneHalloween
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Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
November 1, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Baldur's Gate II: Shadows of Amn (2000)
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Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips!
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
November 1, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Pitching your game to print media? Here’s a thread full of tips!
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Always send screenshots in PNG format. JPEG compression blurs sharp edges and creates ugly artefacts that look even worse once printed at 300 DPI.
Where possible, submit your screenshots at 4K resolution. Or native res for pixel art.
Slice & Dice is my new mobile game obsession, and now completed me first run 😌
Has just the right amount of RNG and RNG mitigation, and lots of great synergies between abilities and items.
Has just the right amount of RNG and RNG mitigation, and lots of great synergies between abilities and items.
November 1, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Slice & Dice is my new mobile game obsession, and now completed me first run 😌
Has just the right amount of RNG and RNG mitigation, and lots of great synergies between abilities and items.
Has just the right amount of RNG and RNG mitigation, and lots of great synergies between abilities and items.
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Jusaburō Tsujimura (1933-2023), dolls and puppets
jyusaburo-museum.com
jyusaburo-museum.com
October 27, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Jusaburō Tsujimura (1933-2023), dolls and puppets
jyusaburo-museum.com
jyusaburo-museum.com
Only got a sniff of Tactical Breach Wizards this eve and late to the party, but can already tell I'm gonna love it.
Really enjoying tactics games atm and engaging in combat as a puzzle to solve, rather than primarily a motor skill challenge (which I still love!).
Really enjoying tactics games atm and engaging in combat as a puzzle to solve, rather than primarily a motor skill challenge (which I still love!).
October 26, 2025 at 9:15 PM
Only got a sniff of Tactical Breach Wizards this eve and late to the party, but can already tell I'm gonna love it.
Really enjoying tactics games atm and engaging in combat as a puzzle to solve, rather than primarily a motor skill challenge (which I still love!).
Really enjoying tactics games atm and engaging in combat as a puzzle to solve, rather than primarily a motor skill challenge (which I still love!).
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Another 10,000 words on Shadow of the Colossus?! Today, we're posting two never-before-seen interviews @nsuttner.bsky.social did for his @bossfightbooks.com book on Shadow that came out back in 2015. For the first, he talks to @thatgamecompany.com's Jenova Chen.
Jenova Chen on how Shadow of the Colossus inspired Journey
We dig up a time capsule in the form of a never-before-seen interview conducted a decade ago.
www.designroom.site
October 24, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Another 10,000 words on Shadow of the Colossus?! Today, we're posting two never-before-seen interviews @nsuttner.bsky.social did for his @bossfightbooks.com book on Shadow that came out back in 2015. For the first, he talks to @thatgamecompany.com's Jenova Chen.
Did me a Delaque Ganger for halloween!
Doing orange as the main colour though was the real horror. The layers...the layers...
#miniatures #warhammer
Doing orange as the main colour though was the real horror. The layers...the layers...
#miniatures #warhammer
October 22, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Did me a Delaque Ganger for halloween!
Doing orange as the main colour though was the real horror. The layers...the layers...
#miniatures #warhammer
Doing orange as the main colour though was the real horror. The layers...the layers...
#miniatures #warhammer
The remake has consumed my life. Absolutely loving this.
October 21, 2025 at 7:57 PM
The remake has consumed my life. Absolutely loving this.
This was not the game to play on a flight.
Go in as blind as possible! and Roger is a special lil' game if you want a teary eye, about an hour long.
Go in as blind as possible! and Roger is a special lil' game if you want a teary eye, about an hour long.
October 12, 2025 at 10:03 AM
This was not the game to play on a flight.
Go in as blind as possible! and Roger is a special lil' game if you want a teary eye, about an hour long.
Go in as blind as possible! and Roger is a special lil' game if you want a teary eye, about an hour long.
Hidden DLC announcement in Melbourne
October 7, 2025 at 9:01 AM
Hidden DLC announcement in Melbourne
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Look ma! The latest issue of @debugmag.com features a lil' screenshot of me game THUNDERDOME alongside many other amazing titles.
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Look ma! The latest issue of @debugmag.com features a lil' screenshot of me game THUNDERDOME alongside many other amazing titles.
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
You win this round, jet lag.
September 28, 2025 at 10:07 PM
You win this round, jet lag.
Look ma! The latest issue of @debugmag.com features a lil' screenshot of me game THUNDERDOME alongside many other amazing titles.
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
September 26, 2025 at 9:50 AM
Look ma! The latest issue of @debugmag.com features a lil' screenshot of me game THUNDERDOME alongside many other amazing titles.
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
A gamedev bucket list item ticked off, appreciate so much the team at Debug for doing this 💜
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September 20, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I really recommend Blippo+ - it lands the absurd alien tone its going for, has some great earworms, and emulates that bygone channel hopping sensation wonderfully (while never feeling overwhelming with the amount of shows 'required' to follow the story). And A++++ for having a Teletext mode.
September 23, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I really recommend Blippo+ - it lands the absurd alien tone its going for, has some great earworms, and emulates that bygone channel hopping sensation wonderfully (while never feeling overwhelming with the amount of shows 'required' to follow the story). And A++++ for having a Teletext mode.
September 23, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Quake in handheld on the Switch is a blessing.
September 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Quake in handheld on the Switch is a blessing.