lim_ak
@lim-ak.bsky.social
Game Developer/Programmer. Occasional baker and procrastinator. He/They
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I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
January 8, 2026 at 6:02 PM
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Happy New Year everyone. Go take 2025 out back and smash it with a hammer. Take care of yourselves in 2026.
January 1, 2026 at 12:03 AM
Happy New Year everyone. Go take 2025 out back and smash it with a hammer. Take care of yourselves in 2026.
Finished writing my 2025 goty post before the end of the year! Go me! https://lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-year-2025/ A ton of great video games released this year. I'll do some more posts here tomorrow from the list, but here's a couple shout outs for now.
December 31, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Finished writing my 2025 goty post before the end of the year! Go me! https://lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-year-2025/ A ton of great video games released this year. I'll do some more posts here tomorrow from the list, but here's a couple shout outs for now.
Didn't quite get my #procjam idea done in time (I know it's a soft time limit but wanted to upload it) but it's still a nice functional map generator in it's current state. https://lim-ak.itch.io/arctic-generator
December 1, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Didn't quite get my #procjam idea done in time (I know it's a soft time limit but wanted to upload it) but it's still a nice functional map generator in it's current state. https://lim-ak.itch.io/arctic-generator
Finished playing the Rose and Violet story mod for Persona 5 Royal that has you play as Kasumi taking over the Joker role. It is as ambitious and messy as that undertaking sounds. Has a ton of rough edges but what an absolutely charming thing.
September 15, 2025 at 1:40 AM
Finished playing the Rose and Violet story mod for Persona 5 Royal that has you play as Kasumi taking over the Joker role. It is as ambitious and messy as that undertaking sounds. Has a ton of rough edges but what an absolutely charming thing.
Finally got around to installing LineageOS on a phone. Still pretty far outside normal person install process, but I'm happy that I'm now on something able to get updates on again. Less happy that my new phone is a step down from what I was using, but it is what it is.
August 31, 2025 at 11:45 PM
Finally got around to installing LineageOS on a phone. Still pretty far outside normal person install process, but I'm happy that I'm now on something able to get updates on again. Less happy that my new phone is a step down from what I was using, but it is what it is.
Made a game for #gmtkjam
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
August 3, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Made a game for #gmtkjam
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Loop Runner. Run around the loop and last as long as you can, but be sure to avoid running into your past self.
lim-ak.itch.io/gmtk2025
Started playing #Expedition33 and really liking the atmosphere and world. But I don't think I can remember ever reacting so poorly to a game's mechanics. Put it to story, turned off the qte's in the first 2 hours. Truly hated the combat system from the jump.
May 3, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Started playing #Expedition33 and really liking the atmosphere and world. But I don't think I can remember ever reacting so poorly to a game's mechanics. Put it to story, turned off the qte's in the first 2 hours. Truly hated the combat system from the jump.
Wasn't expecting to hit credits on #BluePrince yesterday, just went on a hell of a run that had me solving a bunch of big puzzles on my list but plenty more left for me to go find. No screenshots for bsky as I can't spoiler them.
April 11, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Wasn't expecting to hit credits on #BluePrince yesterday, just went on a hell of a run that had me solving a bunch of big puzzles on my list but plenty more left for me to go find. No screenshots for bsky as I can't spoiler them.
Week 1 being on Linux Mint as the main on my mini PC. Not a great experience! To be fair I'm judging it by the standard of could I recommend this to a normal person. But playing music takes a couple seconds to come on because the audio subsystem has gone to sleep is a ridiculous problem to search.
April 8, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Week 1 being on Linux Mint as the main on my mini PC. Not a great experience! To be fair I'm judging it by the standard of could I recommend this to a normal person. But playing music takes a couple seconds to come on because the audio subsystem has gone to sleep is a ridiculous problem to search.
Finally getting around to installing Linux Mint. I'll never really be free of Microsoft's bullshit but maybe I can get some of my life away from them.
March 31, 2025 at 4:34 PM
Finally getting around to installing Linux Mint. I'll never really be free of Microsoft's bullshit but maybe I can get some of my life away from them.
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eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
March 19, 2025 at 5:48 PM
eBay have changed their terms of service and you're automatically opted-in for your personal data to be used for AI development and training.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
To turn this off, sign into your account click on the Hi (your name)! > My eBay > Account > AI training preferences and you can toggle off the permission.
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The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...
February 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
The California Fire Relief Bundle is live!! Benefitting survivors of the SoCal wildfires through the Community Organized Relief Effort (CORE). Featuring 400+ games: Tunic! Tangle Tower! Catlateral Damage! Hidden Folks! Cook, Serve, Delicious! And more! $10 minimum!! itch.io/b/2863/calif...
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Command & Conquer source code available on Github github.com/electronicar...
Command & Conquer Archive Footage from Renegade and Generals www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2g...
Command & Conquer Archive Footage from Renegade and Generals www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2g...
February 27, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Command & Conquer source code available on Github github.com/electronicar...
Command & Conquer Archive Footage from Renegade and Generals www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2g...
Command & Conquer Archive Footage from Renegade and Generals www.youtube.com/watch?v=qN2g...
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New Post - Muse: Before You Tweet
Hello! Microsoft's new Muse system isn't trying to generate game ideas.
If you want a concise summary of what the paper tries to do, and a few notes and criticisms about the project, I wrote something about it.
www.possibilityspace.org/blog-before-...
Hello! Microsoft's new Muse system isn't trying to generate game ideas.
If you want a concise summary of what the paper tries to do, and a few notes and criticisms about the project, I wrote something about it.
www.possibilityspace.org/blog-before-...
February 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
New Post - Muse: Before You Tweet
Hello! Microsoft's new Muse system isn't trying to generate game ideas.
If you want a concise summary of what the paper tries to do, and a few notes and criticisms about the project, I wrote something about it.
www.possibilityspace.org/blog-before-...
Hello! Microsoft's new Muse system isn't trying to generate game ideas.
If you want a concise summary of what the paper tries to do, and a few notes and criticisms about the project, I wrote something about it.
www.possibilityspace.org/blog-before-...
Finally got around to writing my 2024 GOTY list. lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-... A lot of good video games released in 2024. But I want to shout out 3 of them here.
January 5, 2025 at 6:09 AM
Finally got around to writing my 2024 GOTY list. lim-ak.bearblog.dev/game-of-the-... A lot of good video games released in 2024. But I want to shout out 3 of them here.
And my actual game of the year #1000xRESIST . Just a wonderful sci-fi story that hits really hard as someone who grew up in Hong Kong a long time ago now. It's not just about HK but it's politics is ever present throughout it just means so much to see here. Memory is such a big part of game, it
January 5, 2025 at 6:00 AM
And my actual game of the year #1000xRESIST . Just a wonderful sci-fi story that hits really hard as someone who grew up in Hong Kong a long time ago now. It's not just about HK but it's politics is ever present throughout it just means so much to see here. Memory is such a big part of game, it
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025, it's gonna be a hard one for lots of folk so take care of yourselves out there.
January 1, 2025 at 12:00 AM
Happy New Year! Welcome to 2025, it's gonna be a hard one for lots of folk so take care of yourselves out there.
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A gentle reminder that Johnathon Selstad has compiled one of the best libraries of mathematical tools for Unity. 📊
Inverse kinematics, Bézier functions, Kalman filters, soft bodies, and much more.
If you are a game developer, this is a game-changer!
👇
github.com/zalo/MathUti...
Inverse kinematics, Bézier functions, Kalman filters, soft bodies, and much more.
If you are a game developer, this is a game-changer!
👇
github.com/zalo/MathUti...
December 8, 2024 at 5:28 PM
A gentle reminder that Johnathon Selstad has compiled one of the best libraries of mathematical tools for Unity. 📊
Inverse kinematics, Bézier functions, Kalman filters, soft bodies, and much more.
If you are a game developer, this is a game-changer!
👇
github.com/zalo/MathUti...
Inverse kinematics, Bézier functions, Kalman filters, soft bodies, and much more.
If you are a game developer, this is a game-changer!
👇
github.com/zalo/MathUti...
I recently found out that it's possible to get an almost 5L box of gelato delivered to my flat. I'm a paragon of self restraint. Either that of my freezer's full at the moment, who could say.
December 6, 2024 at 10:57 PM
I recently found out that it's possible to get an almost 5L box of gelato delivered to my flat. I'm a paragon of self restraint. Either that of my freezer's full at the moment, who could say.
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Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
April 19, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Posting this again because a lot of people said they found it helpful! Guide to ALT text: www.perkins.org/resource/how...
Finally deleted my twitter account proper, spent a few hours just trying to nuke just the posts but was still left with a few dozen that I couldn't get to and a handful of likes so just shutdown the account instead. Haven't used it in years and it's worth just getting rid of for real.
November 10, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Finally deleted my twitter account proper, spent a few hours just trying to nuke just the posts but was still left with a few dozen that I couldn't get to and a handful of likes so just shutdown the account instead. Haven't used it in years and it's worth just getting rid of for real.
Hit credits on #satisfactory . It's well good. Probably should've laid out my factory better, instead I just built a continually increasing and complicated sprawl.
October 26, 2024 at 10:13 PM
Hit credits on #satisfactory . It's well good. Probably should've laid out my factory better, instead I just built a continually increasing and complicated sprawl.
Had a chance to play the Alien board game over the weekend, that is a neat little game. Feels like it's not really balanced for 5 people (first time around we were almost half way to losing after the first round) but it's a cool little survival game otherwise
October 21, 2024 at 6:40 PM
Had a chance to play the Alien board game over the weekend, that is a neat little game. Feels like it's not really balanced for 5 people (first time around we were almost half way to losing after the first round) but it's a cool little survival game otherwise
Clearly I didn't setup alerts on my NAS correctly, getting an email saying a drive has failed is pretty scary. Of course it would've been maybe useful and less scary if that wasn't like a half hour after I had pulled and replaced a drive.
July 20, 2024 at 12:22 AM
Clearly I didn't setup alerts on my NAS correctly, getting an email saying a drive has failed is pretty scary. Of course it would've been maybe useful and less scary if that wasn't like a half hour after I had pulled and replaced a drive.