Simon Roth
simoroth.bsky.social
Simon Roth
@simoroth.bsky.social
Indie game developer (Maia, Trash Goblin, Compound Fracture, Soccer Story, VVVVVV, Kinectimals), technical artist, photographer, and community gardener.
All the people telling me to enjoy this magical time, whilst I spend all said time driving between hospitals and haven’t slept for week. 🥲
January 15, 2026 at 11:43 AM
Indeed intense untreated burnout can literally progress into regular CFS. You can become permanently disabled to make a game that will get cancelled a month before launch.
January 14, 2026 at 11:40 PM
Initially I thought I knew what was going to happen because it's got some obvious set-ups early on.. and starts very similarly to a 90s Outer Limits episode.. But then it just continues to escalate, derails and then becomes something entirely and shockingly different.
January 14, 2026 at 11:15 PM
When discussing our concepts with GW and showing them our prototypes, we mentioned working-in the inspirations that GW's artists had in the 1980s/90s.

This REALLY irked them. They must, at least publicly, pretend that all the ideas in their art and games are original, unique and immutable.
January 14, 2026 at 10:17 PM
Yep. I have two USAF bases nearby. Doesn't really bare thinking about. Of course the US admin hasn't actually done any thinking about it. Maybe some generals will. Maybe.
January 14, 2026 at 10:06 PM
The US has historically not fared well in wargames with any of the countries who might send troops. They also are absolutely crap at Combat Identification. I used to work on CI systems to train Nato troops to stop shooting at each other. They just won't have the training to engage NATO forces.
January 14, 2026 at 9:54 PM
Whilst America might actually benefit from having a Russia-in-Ukraine moment, it would come at the cost of the lives of a lot of 18 year old kids who likely couldn’t even point to Greenland on a map.

Maybe France and the UK should just plainly say that they will nuke Florida the moment troops land.
January 14, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I'm usually totally on-the-ball with laundry, but oof, colostrum stains. 24 hour cold water non-bio detergent soaks, followed by an intensive 2 hour 20C wash are barely taking them out.

I'm so confused about how all the baby's second hand clothes from friends/family/online were so pristine.
January 14, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Thank you! 😄
January 13, 2026 at 10:37 PM
Thank you! So tired. 🥲
January 12, 2026 at 10:19 PM
This crap is the fastest way to earn a block. I assume it's a scam because, hopefully, no real person/business is acting like that.
January 5, 2026 at 10:30 PM
Mora's been licking the knees of my jeans a lot lately. 😂
January 5, 2026 at 7:08 PM