Ben Prunty - Generation Exile is Out Now!
@benprunty.bsky.social
I make game music: FTL, Into the Breach, Subnautica 2, Below Zero, Generation Exile & others. I did not work on Subnautica 1. - Polyamorous, ADHD, love cool jackets and my cats. He/him
A cold-emailing AI bot saw a joke post I made in 2023 about promoting my cat and took it seriously.
October 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM
A cold-emailing AI bot saw a joke post I made in 2023 about promoting my cat and took it seriously.
Please enjoy this video of Phoebe showing real apex predator energy
September 23, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Please enjoy this video of Phoebe showing real apex predator energy
I managed to put together a build that fired so many rockets my CPU wanted to die. #VoidBreaker
September 21, 2025 at 2:50 AM
I managed to put together a build that fired so many rockets my CPU wanted to die. #VoidBreaker
13 years ago today, FTL released on Steam and your support and enthusiasm for the game completely changed my life. It allowed me to quit my day job, focus on music full-time, and afford health insurance for me & my partner. I had wanted to work in games since I was a teenager. Thank you everyone!
September 14, 2025 at 6:33 PM
13 years ago today, FTL released on Steam and your support and enthusiasm for the game completely changed my life. It allowed me to quit my day job, focus on music full-time, and afford health insurance for me & my partner. I had wanted to work in games since I was a teenager. Thank you everyone!
Just started playing Void Breaker and I am obsessed.
September 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Just started playing Void Breaker and I am obsessed.
I'm not sure if it was the first time I was scared in a game, but the earliest thing I remember really clearly was the child-stabbing-you-to-death jump scare in Last Half of Darkness.
August 25, 2025 at 5:18 AM
I'm not sure if it was the first time I was scared in a game, but the earliest thing I remember really clearly was the child-stabbing-you-to-death jump scare in Last Half of Darkness.
I'm going to be a mentor again for Sunbloom's mentorship program, which focuses uplifting game devs from marginalized backgrounds. If you'd like to learn from me, or any of the great mentors in the program, sign up by the 23rd!
www.sunbloomarts.org/mentorship
www.sunbloomarts.org/mentorship
August 19, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I'm going to be a mentor again for Sunbloom's mentorship program, which focuses uplifting game devs from marginalized backgrounds. If you'd like to learn from me, or any of the great mentors in the program, sign up by the 23rd!
www.sunbloomarts.org/mentorship
www.sunbloomarts.org/mentorship
When I was a kid I learned to code and make games on an old TRS-80 Pocket Computer and later a TI-83. The limitations and self-contained nature of the devices made game dev more fun and accessible than it otherwise would have been. I want to go back to that fun.
August 11, 2025 at 7:58 PM
When I was a kid I learned to code and make games on an old TRS-80 Pocket Computer and later a TI-83. The limitations and self-contained nature of the devices made game dev more fun and accessible than it otherwise would have been. I want to go back to that fun.
The game dev urge to get one of those tiny laptops and make pico-8 games on it
August 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
The game dev urge to get one of those tiny laptops and make pico-8 games on it
Hey if you're an experienced game dev and you want to make a difference in another's life, join me in signing up for nonprofit Sunbloom's mentorship program, aiming to uplift devs with marginalized backgrounds. I was a mentor last year and it was a great experience. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Hey if you're an experienced game dev and you want to make a difference in another's life, join me in signing up for nonprofit Sunbloom's mentorship program, aiming to uplift devs with marginalized backgrounds. I was a mentor last year and it was a great experience. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Game dev friends! I'm part of a nonprofit mentorship program supporting people from marginalized backgrounds. I was a mentor last year and it was such a great experience. The program is looking for more mentors for this fall. I encourage you to consider applying: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
August 4, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Game dev friends! I'm part of a nonprofit mentorship program supporting people from marginalized backgrounds. I was a mentor last year and it was such a great experience. The program is looking for more mentors for this fall. I encourage you to consider applying: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
We're coming up on the tenth anniversary of my favorite solo project, horror album Dark Window. It's my weirdest, least approachable work that only ever sold about 600 copies, but it was some of the most fun I've had writing music.
August 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
We're coming up on the tenth anniversary of my favorite solo project, horror album Dark Window. It's my weirdest, least approachable work that only ever sold about 600 copies, but it was some of the most fun I've had writing music.
I'm working on a small project where I'm recreating a very old piece of mine. Looking through my old files, I found what is likely my oldest piece of music and it STILL HAS A TIMESTAMP.
I'm reeling from the fact that I've been making music for 25 years.
I'm reeling from the fact that I've been making music for 25 years.
March 24, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I'm working on a small project where I'm recreating a very old piece of mine. Looking through my old files, I found what is likely my oldest piece of music and it STILL HAS A TIMESTAMP.
I'm reeling from the fact that I've been making music for 25 years.
I'm reeling from the fact that I've been making music for 25 years.
I love my weird gremlin child
February 13, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I love my weird gremlin child
Looks like someone learned what a tariff is today
February 4, 2025 at 5:28 AM
Looks like someone learned what a tariff is today
Quesabirria from the local food hall
December 22, 2024 at 8:53 PM
Quesabirria from the local food hall
He's also a weird old hermit in the Willow series. Real Lucasfilm lifer.
December 14, 2024 at 5:05 PM
He's also a weird old hermit in the Willow series. Real Lucasfilm lifer.
We're so deep in capitalist brainrot that running a successful business without chasing infinite growth is framed as something akin to charity.
December 12, 2024 at 7:11 PM
We're so deep in capitalist brainrot that running a successful business without chasing infinite growth is framed as something akin to charity.
Assistant Producer hard at work
December 11, 2024 at 10:43 PM
Assistant Producer hard at work