Martin Caine
@martincaine.com
Founder and Director of Retroburn (Positron out now on Steam). Senior Programmer at Rebellion North (formerly TickTock Games).
Another nice early start; waiting for the bus to work.
December 9, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Another nice early start; waiting for the bus to work.
Bit of #pubdev on @positrongame.com today between cinema visits. Fixed a bug where the orb would be too high to collect sometimes in Snake mode, and increased the attraction distance as you approach too.
#GamDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Snake #Nokia3310
#GamDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Snake #Nokia3310
December 7, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Bit of #pubdev on @positrongame.com today between cinema visits. Fixed a bug where the orb would be too high to collect sometimes in Snake mode, and increased the attraction distance as you approach too.
#GamDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Snake #Nokia3310
#GamDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Snake #Nokia3310
@positrongame.com's newly remastered soundtrack dropped last night. Now live in the game on Steam! Here's Chris Walker (colourofsound), the creator of the soundtrack, enjoying playing the game (and his soundtrack) at MCM Birmingham Comic Con / EGX at the weekend :-)
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameOST
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameOST
December 5, 2025 at 1:30 PM
@positrongame.com's newly remastered soundtrack dropped last night. Now live in the game on Steam! Here's Chris Walker (colourofsound), the creator of the soundtrack, enjoying playing the game (and his soundtrack) at MCM Birmingham Comic Con / EGX at the weekend :-)
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameOST
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameOST
Next bus not coming.. might be stuck here all night...
December 3, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Next bus not coming.. might be stuck here all night...
My connecting bus was cancelled, an hour until the next one, and The Bingley only a 15 minute walk down the road...
December 3, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My connecting bus was cancelled, an hour until the next one, and The Bingley only a 15 minute walk down the road...
Letting Agent: "We will let you know when referencing is complete".
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December 2, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Letting Agent: "We will let you know when referencing is complete".
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I'm not even sure I'm going to bother with a tree or decorations when I move, so it was nice to be able to put up the tree in the @rebellion.com North office today :-)
December 2, 2025 at 5:11 PM
I'm not even sure I'm going to bother with a tree or decorations when I move, so it was nice to be able to put up the tree in the @rebellion.com North office today :-)
Saw this in the Post Office this morning over the self-service machines, which apparently can't perform one of the major advertised features, and can only post certain things. Haha.
December 2, 2025 at 1:04 AM
Saw this in the Post Office this morning over the self-service machines, which apparently can't perform one of the major advertised features, and can only post certain things. Haha.
This huge GPU is massively overkill for my game @positrongame.com, but it does mean I can render 270fps to max out the 270hz on the supplied monitor! @gamerepublic.bsky.social @epiclan.co.uk #GameDev #IndieDev #aindieGame #MCM #EGX
November 30, 2025 at 7:12 AM
This huge GPU is massively overkill for my game @positrongame.com, but it does mean I can render 270fps to max out the 270hz on the supplied monitor! @gamerepublic.bsky.social @epiclan.co.uk #GameDev #IndieDev #aindieGame #MCM #EGX
Day two showing my game @positrongame.com at MCM / EGX Birmingham alongside fellow Game Republic devs.
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
November 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Day two showing my game @positrongame.com at MCM / EGX Birmingham alongside fellow Game Republic devs.
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
Loads of flyers and stickers left to give out :-)
#GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #EGX #MCM
It's like playing Doom, now, where was that red door?
November 29, 2025 at 7:44 AM
It's like playing Doom, now, where was that red door?
Considering Friday is the quiet day for MCM Birmingham Comic Con, we had a pretty good day. Steady stream of players throughout the day. Gave out maybe 50 of our flyers, and one person bought a copy of the game.
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
November 28, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Considering Friday is the quiet day for MCM Birmingham Comic Con, we had a pretty good day. Steady stream of players throughout the day. Gave out maybe 50 of our flyers, and one person bought a copy of the game.
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Tomorrow should be good. I need to hand out more of the flyers to people passing by :-)
Of course there's a crash bug when you finish a level! In my EGX / MCM demo.
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
November 28, 2025 at 11:34 AM
Of course there's a crash bug when you finish a level! In my EGX / MCM demo.
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
The PC doesn't have Steam, and it's trying to set the leaderboard score. Got the laptop out, wrapped some code & put together a new build. Copied to the PC and fixed it.
Life on the front lines, haha!
Looking forward to demoing my game @positrongame.com at MCM Birmingham this weekend in the @egxofficial.bsky.social / @gamerepublic.bsky.social area. Got some flyers to hand out at the show and direct people to come play our games, as I'm fully aware most attendees will not be there for the games!
November 24, 2025 at 11:08 AM
Looking forward to demoing my game @positrongame.com at MCM Birmingham this weekend in the @egxofficial.bsky.social / @gamerepublic.bsky.social area. Got some flyers to hand out at the show and direct people to come play our games, as I'm fully aware most attendees will not be there for the games!
One year ago today I released my spare-time game Positron to Steam Early Access! To celebrate, it's currently discounted 33% until December.
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
November 21, 2025 at 10:21 PM
One year ago today I released my spare-time game Positron to Steam Early Access! To celebrate, it's currently discounted 33% until December.
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
steam.positrongame.com/oneyear
#GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #EarlyAccess #Discount #Sale #Positron #IndieGame
Ready for Wicked For Good. Saw Wicked at the theatre many years ago and loved it. Just watched Wicked Part One for the first time here at the cinema as part of a double bill tonight.
November 20, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Ready for Wicked For Good. Saw Wicked at the theatre many years ago and loved it. Just watched Wicked Part One for the first time here at the cinema as part of a double bill tonight.
My game @positrongame.com will also likely not be coming to the PS Vita now :(
November 20, 2025 at 12:12 AM
My game @positrongame.com will also likely not be coming to the PS Vita now :(
Gamers really love Indie Games (when they're discounted). @positrongame.com sales for the past year (excluding the launch spike of about 80 units sold). I routinely offer a flat 25% discount during sale periods, and don't intend to go lower. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #Sale
November 19, 2025 at 11:01 AM
Gamers really love Indie Games (when they're discounted). @positrongame.com sales for the past year (excluding the launch spike of about 80 units sold). I routinely offer a flat 25% discount during sale periods, and don't intend to go lower. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam #Sale
I'm considering making a single level playable demo of @positrongame.com that runs in browser, to attract more players to the full version on Steam. Shouldn't be too difficult as I made a simple level preview in WebGL ten years ago. martincaine.com/webgl/positr...
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
November 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
I'm considering making a single level playable demo of @positrongame.com that runs in browser, to attract more players to the full version on Steam. Shouldn't be too difficult as I made a simple level preview in WebGL ten years ago. martincaine.com/webgl/positr...
#GameDev #IndieDev
#GameDev #IndieDev
Check out my game Positron on Steam
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
November 15, 2025 at 11:29 PM
Check out my game Positron on Steam
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
- Custom engine, written in C++
- Arcade-like, high contrast, vivid colours
- Local splitscreen multiplayer coming soon
- Maze, Snake, and Arena modes.
steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
#screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
Another GaMaYo done. Thanks to the organisers and all those who came and played @positrongame.com. Might have even sold a few copies which is a bonus, as it's not really a consumer facing event.
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
November 13, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Another GaMaYo done. Thanks to the organisers and all those who came and played @positrongame.com. Might have even sold a few copies which is a bonus, as it's not really a consumer facing event.
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
steam.positrongame.com/gamayo
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #Steam
Compete on the global leaderboards in Snake! Play Positron now on Steam. #ScreenshotSaturday #Steam #Snake steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
November 9, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Compete on the global leaderboards in Snake! Play Positron now on Steam. #ScreenshotSaturday #Steam #Snake steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
Check out Snake mode in Positron on Steam. #ScreenshotSaturday #Snake #Nokia3310 #Steam steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...
November 8, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Check out Snake mode in Positron on Steam. #ScreenshotSaturday #Snake #Nokia3310 #Steam steam.positrongame.com/screenshotsa...