Alex Kane | AETHUS arrives March 6th on Steam! 👩🚀⛏
@beacondev.bsky.social
Founder of Pawsmonaut Games - Scottish Solo Indie making AETHUS, a physics-driven sci-fi survival/base-builder set beneath an alien planet: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2541530/AETHUS
Previously: AAA Tech Designer: Splash Damage | BARB | R*
Previously: AAA Tech Designer: Splash Damage | BARB | R*
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
February 2, 2026 at 6:04 PM
One of my playtesters (who has now played the game through twice!...) also found time to crochet this miniature version of Roland!
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Isn't it the cutest thing in the world?!😍
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
January 9, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Are you a #ContentCreator, #Creator, or #Influencer interested in covering AETHUS ahead of launch in the coming weeks? 👩🚀⛏️
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Get in touch below, link your channel and make sure you have a content email available!👇
Shares really appreciated to get the word out to the community! 💖
#IndieGame #GameDev
Getting my wee girl enrolled early. Start as you mean to go on, after all!
December 30, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Getting my wee girl enrolled early. Start as you mean to go on, after all!
December 28, 2025 at 4:06 PM
During @piratesoftware.live's stream of AETHUS last week a number of chatters were asking about UI scaling!
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
December 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
During @piratesoftware.live's stream of AETHUS last week a number of chatters were asking about UI scaling!
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
I did already have a global UI scaling option, but I was inspired over the weekend to add a bespoke setting for each different UI element so you can set them individually!
#IndieDev #GameDev
So chuffed to see AETHUS make the list this year!
Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️
(Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)
Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️
(Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)
November 28, 2025 at 3:21 PM
So chuffed to see AETHUS make the list this year!
Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️
(Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)
Big thanks to @botherer.bsky.social and @kotaku.com for highlighting awesome indie games! ❤️
(Thanks for letting me know about the broken trailer link😅)
AETHUS is an underground survival-crafting game, focused around a proper story with full voice-acting, that I'm developing solo after leaving my AAA job!
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
AETHUS is an underground survival-crafting game, focused around a proper story with full voice-acting, that I'm developing solo after leaving my AAA job!
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
Think a more story-driven #Subnautica, set in alien caverns... 👩🚀⛏️
Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam!
#PitchYaGame
What could this mean?...
October 29, 2025 at 6:32 PM
What could this mean?...
Today's joyful gamedev experience - a negative review for the demo from someone who hates tutorials! But... apparently can't spell or form coherent sentences.
October 28, 2025 at 7:46 AM
Today's joyful gamedev experience - a negative review for the demo from someone who hates tutorials! But... apparently can't spell or form coherent sentences.
So cool to see the game at a physical event! Big shout-out to Peak and the #SXSWSydney crew for picking AETHUS as an international selection to join an awesome host of Australian games!
October 15, 2025 at 9:31 AM
So cool to see the game at a physical event! Big shout-out to Peak and the #SXSWSydney crew for picking AETHUS as an international selection to join an awesome host of Australian games!
There's discourse happening around #Silksong not having difficulty options so I wanted to show the gameplay modifiers for AETHUS, my survival-crafting game!
Everyone enjoys games differently - if you want to make it easier/harder in particular ways, who am I to stop you? #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming
Everyone enjoys games differently - if you want to make it easier/harder in particular ways, who am I to stop you? #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming
September 5, 2025 at 8:34 AM
Hahaha the icon has been on my screen all day and I have just been wondering what on earth they're doing!
August 26, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Hahaha the icon has been on my screen all day and I have just been wondering what on earth they're doing!
Delighted that AETHUS has been selected by @yogscast.com for @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social 2025!
Tiny Teams starts August 7th at 6PM BST, so go check out the awesome games that we're featured alongside!
If you've not wishlisted and played the demo, it's LIVE NOW!
#IndieDev #IndieGames #TinyTeams
Tiny Teams starts August 7th at 6PM BST, so go check out the awesome games that we're featured alongside!
If you've not wishlisted and played the demo, it's LIVE NOW!
#IndieDev #IndieGames #TinyTeams
August 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Delighted that AETHUS has been selected by @yogscast.com for @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social 2025!
Tiny Teams starts August 7th at 6PM BST, so go check out the awesome games that we're featured alongside!
If you've not wishlisted and played the demo, it's LIVE NOW!
#IndieDev #IndieGames #TinyTeams
Tiny Teams starts August 7th at 6PM BST, so go check out the awesome games that we're featured alongside!
If you've not wishlisted and played the demo, it's LIVE NOW!
#IndieDev #IndieGames #TinyTeams
#PitchYaGame
My solo-dev game, AETHUS, is all about story-driven survival!
🛠 Mine using tons of tools including powerful lasers, explosives and drills!
🚀 Build a futuristic base using a library of modules,
💬A fully voiced dystopian narrative,
🤖And a Scottish AI companion...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
My solo-dev game, AETHUS, is all about story-driven survival!
🛠 Mine using tons of tools including powerful lasers, explosives and drills!
🚀 Build a futuristic base using a library of modules,
💬A fully voiced dystopian narrative,
🤖And a Scottish AI companion...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
June 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
#PitchYaGame
My solo-dev game, AETHUS, is all about story-driven survival!
🛠 Mine using tons of tools including powerful lasers, explosives and drills!
🚀 Build a futuristic base using a library of modules,
💬A fully voiced dystopian narrative,
🤖And a Scottish AI companion...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
My solo-dev game, AETHUS, is all about story-driven survival!
🛠 Mine using tons of tools including powerful lasers, explosives and drills!
🚀 Build a futuristic base using a library of modules,
💬A fully voiced dystopian narrative,
🤖And a Scottish AI companion...
#IndieGameDev #GameDev
June 5, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Perforce has served me very well so far (1663 commits!) but the simple branching offered by Diversion (plus it having a free Indie tier) means it's just too useful as I approach launch and want to maintain a couple of different versions of the game.
June 3, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Perforce has served me very well so far (1663 commits!) but the simple branching offered by Diversion (plus it having a free Indie tier) means it's just too useful as I approach launch and want to maintain a couple of different versions of the game.
Post a Steam review for your game/demo that makes your indie dev heart swell! 🥰
May 30, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Post a Steam review for your game/demo that makes your indie dev heart swell! 🥰
Thanks so much to everyone who's left a review on the new AETHUS demo page so far!
Today we got the official rating after hitting ten reviews! 🥳
If you've not left a review yet, would you please take two minutes to do it? ❤👇
shorturl.at/KnJG9
Today we got the official rating after hitting ten reviews! 🥳
If you've not left a review yet, would you please take two minutes to do it? ❤👇
shorturl.at/KnJG9
May 29, 2025 at 8:38 AM
Thanks so much to everyone who's left a review on the new AETHUS demo page so far!
Today we got the official rating after hitting ten reviews! 🥳
If you've not left a review yet, would you please take two minutes to do it? ❤👇
shorturl.at/KnJG9
Today we got the official rating after hitting ten reviews! 🥳
If you've not left a review yet, would you please take two minutes to do it? ❤👇
shorturl.at/KnJG9
It costs $0.00 to support a 32 year old game developer! 👨🚀 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloDev
May 21, 2025 at 3:58 PM
It costs $0.00 to support a 32 year old game developer! 👨🚀 #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloDev
#IndieAssemble is in full swing, and AETHUS is right there in the mix!
Check it out on #Steam today and don't forget to hit that Wishlist button! 👍
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #Gaming
Check it out on #Steam today and don't forget to hit that Wishlist button! 👍
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #Gaming
May 9, 2025 at 12:53 PM
#IndieAssemble is in full swing, and AETHUS is right there in the mix!
Check it out on #Steam today and don't forget to hit that Wishlist button! 👍
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #Gaming
Check it out on #Steam today and don't forget to hit that Wishlist button! 👍
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #IndieGame #Gaming
I'm proud to say that AETHUS is part of #IndieAssemble, live now on #Steam!
Find us showcased among many excellent indie titles from the 5th to 11th of May!
Check us out and give us a wishlist?
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #Gaming
Find us showcased among many excellent indie titles from the 5th to 11th of May!
Check us out and give us a wishlist?
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #Gaming
May 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
I'm proud to say that AETHUS is part of #IndieAssemble, live now on #Steam!
Find us showcased among many excellent indie titles from the 5th to 11th of May!
Check us out and give us a wishlist?
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #Gaming
Find us showcased among many excellent indie titles from the 5th to 11th of May!
Check us out and give us a wishlist?
store.steampowered.com/app/2541530?...
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #Gaming
🚨 Applications for the May Playtest of AETHUS are now OPEN! 👇
forms.gle/5XCgSomeqzND...
The playtest will begin next Friday and run for approx. two weeks, and contains 2/3 of the final game, roughly ~15+ hours of gameplay.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Playtest #IndieGameDev #GamePlaytest
forms.gle/5XCgSomeqzND...
The playtest will begin next Friday and run for approx. two weeks, and contains 2/3 of the final game, roughly ~15+ hours of gameplay.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Playtest #IndieGameDev #GamePlaytest
May 1, 2025 at 4:19 PM
🚨 Applications for the May Playtest of AETHUS are now OPEN! 👇
forms.gle/5XCgSomeqzND...
The playtest will begin next Friday and run for approx. two weeks, and contains 2/3 of the final game, roughly ~15+ hours of gameplay.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Playtest #IndieGameDev #GamePlaytest
forms.gle/5XCgSomeqzND...
The playtest will begin next Friday and run for approx. two weeks, and contains 2/3 of the final game, roughly ~15+ hours of gameplay.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Playtest #IndieGameDev #GamePlaytest
Storage crates in AETHUS have coloured lights based on the state:
My desire is to make the inventory status clearer:
Empty: White
Contains Items: Change from Green to Red based on fullness.
What do you think? Is this clearer? Any issues you see with it?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloIndie
My desire is to make the inventory status clearer:
Empty: White
Contains Items: Change from Green to Red based on fullness.
What do you think? Is this clearer? Any issues you see with it?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloIndie
April 30, 2025 at 10:26 AM
Storage crates in AETHUS have coloured lights based on the state:
My desire is to make the inventory status clearer:
Empty: White
Contains Items: Change from Green to Red based on fullness.
What do you think? Is this clearer? Any issues you see with it?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloIndie
My desire is to make the inventory status clearer:
Empty: White
Contains Items: Change from Green to Red based on fullness.
What do you think? Is this clearer? Any issues you see with it?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev #SoloIndie
Commit 1,500 on AETHUS in the bag!
The game is really coming along, just in grind mode at the moment getting ready for the next playtest 👀
The game is really coming along, just in grind mode at the moment getting ready for the next playtest 👀
March 31, 2025 at 4:24 PM
Commit 1,500 on AETHUS in the bag!
The game is really coming along, just in grind mode at the moment getting ready for the next playtest 👀
The game is really coming along, just in grind mode at the moment getting ready for the next playtest 👀
Indie devs, show off your art style.
March 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
Indie devs, show off your art style.