Tony Cooper - hungryblackbird
@tonycooper.bsky.social
Solo #gamedev working on narrative game prototypes. More tired than I look.
ITCH - https://tonycooper.itch.io/
DEVLOGS - https://youtube.com/@hungryblackbirdgames
BLOG - https://hungryblackbird.com/
#indiegames #indiedev
ITCH - https://tonycooper.itch.io/
DEVLOGS - https://youtube.com/@hungryblackbirdgames
BLOG - https://hungryblackbird.com/
#indiegames #indiedev
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That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
AdventureX
Videos from AdventureX: The Narrative Games Convention.
www.youtube.com
November 23, 2025 at 6:36 PM
That’s a wrap on AdventureX 2025 🎉 Thank you to everyone - Attendees, Exhibitors, Guests, Volunteers and all who helped make this event great 💙
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Talks will release on our YT soon: www.youtube.com/@AdventureX
Check out the games & Sales on Steam: store.steampowered.com/sale/adventu...
Well that's #AdventureX over for another year!
The organising team did a fab job, the talks were uniformly informative and the game demos appeared to have stolen about a dozen ideas I came up with too, so I *WILL* be suing.
Hope everyone has a safe trip home, see you at the next one 👋😜
The organising team did a fab job, the talks were uniformly informative and the game demos appeared to have stolen about a dozen ideas I came up with too, so I *WILL* be suing.
Hope everyone has a safe trip home, see you at the next one 👋😜
November 23, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Well that's #AdventureX over for another year!
The organising team did a fab job, the talks were uniformly informative and the game demos appeared to have stolen about a dozen ideas I came up with too, so I *WILL* be suing.
Hope everyone has a safe trip home, see you at the next one 👋😜
The organising team did a fab job, the talks were uniformly informative and the game demos appeared to have stolen about a dozen ideas I came up with too, so I *WILL* be suing.
Hope everyone has a safe trip home, see you at the next one 👋😜
Looking forward to day 2 of #AdvX25 gonna play some demos today and fight to overcome my introversion and actually talk to folks about games 😅 #AdventureX
November 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Looking forward to day 2 of #AdvX25 gonna play some demos today and fight to overcome my introversion and actually talk to folks about games 😅 #AdventureX
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I’m super happy to officially announce our next project, spearheaded by @threeohfour.bsky.social!
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
Gilt on Steam
Embark on a quest of redemption across the planet of Gilt to restore a disillusioned priest's faith, a dying God's power, and the waning hope of a people who have forgotten how to believe. A sci-fi fa...
store.steampowered.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
I’m super happy to officially announce our next project, spearheaded by @threeohfour.bsky.social!
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
“Gilt” is a sci-fi/fantasy game about a priest haunted by a dying God.
Learn more (and wishlist!) over here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3979770
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If you're games industry and following some folks already, reply with who you are and what you do, and then re-post this or whatever it's called. Let's try and find each other on this new place
April 28, 2023 at 12:05 AM
If you're games industry and following some folks already, reply with who you are and what you do, and then re-post this or whatever it's called. Let's try and find each other on this new place
I'm at #AdventureX this weekend, checking out some amazing narrative games and making lots of notes in all the talks I'm attending.
I always leave inspired to make games and I'm sure this one won't be any different 😁
I always leave inspired to make games and I'm sure this one won't be any different 😁
November 22, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I'm at #AdventureX this weekend, checking out some amazing narrative games and making lots of notes in all the talks I'm attending.
I always leave inspired to make games and I'm sure this one won't be any different 😁
I always leave inspired to make games and I'm sure this one won't be any different 😁
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We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
automaton-media.com/en/news/its-...
“It’s important to assume every game company is now using AI.” Nexon CEO comments on role of human creativity as AI tools become the norm - AUTOMATON WEST
In an interview following the launch of ARC Raiders, the CEO of Embark Studios' parent company Nexon shares his views on AI.
automaton-media.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:25 AM
We don’t use generative AI at Strange Scaffold and I can confirm that a *lot* of other studios are not—whether indie or AAA.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
Get outta here with this normalization bullshit.
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“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
“We were effectively props”: young stars of game development feel let down by the ‘gaming Oscars’
Announced in 2020 by the Game Awards as an inclusive programme for the industry’s next generation, the Future Class initiative has now been discontinued. Inductees describe clashes with organisers and...
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 12:33 PM
“Don’t gather some of the most brilliant activists in the industry, treat us like crap, and then expect us to do nothing about it.” After the Game Awards cancelled its Future Class programme, @alyssamerc.bsky.social talked to its former honorees
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/games/2025/n...
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It is only ONE WEEK until Ambrosia Sky: Act One launches! 🎉
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
November 3, 2025 at 9:16 PM
It is only ONE WEEK until Ambrosia Sky: Act One launches! 🎉
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
An immersive sci-fi narrative clean 'em up set in the wake of a disaster that threatens your former home: you left, and they died.
Available on Steam & EGS, head over to ambrosiasky.com for more info!
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Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
October 27, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Please read our statement, share it with your networks, and support us if you can. www.python.org/sponsors/app... psfmember.org/civicrm/cont...
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Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
October 24, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Let me tell you a story (before the ship explodes):
October 23, 2025 at 9:21 PM
One thing I hadn't appreciated about getting older is the reduced stamina
As a night-owl I do my best work late evenings. But as I age, my capacity to stay up late is diminishing, meaning my "optimal working hours" keep reducing too
Soon I'll only be able to write a single paragraph before bed 😴
As a night-owl I do my best work late evenings. But as I age, my capacity to stay up late is diminishing, meaning my "optimal working hours" keep reducing too
Soon I'll only be able to write a single paragraph before bed 😴
October 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
One thing I hadn't appreciated about getting older is the reduced stamina
As a night-owl I do my best work late evenings. But as I age, my capacity to stay up late is diminishing, meaning my "optimal working hours" keep reducing too
Soon I'll only be able to write a single paragraph before bed 😴
As a night-owl I do my best work late evenings. But as I age, my capacity to stay up late is diminishing, meaning my "optimal working hours" keep reducing too
Soon I'll only be able to write a single paragraph before bed 😴
NEW BLOG POST!
More chat about my prototypes: this time it's a puzzle-platformer involving creating clones of yourself. Not sure how much further I'll go with this one, but it was interesting to think about.
hungryblackbird.com/thewormhole/...
#indiedev #indiegames #prototypes #unity3d
More chat about my prototypes: this time it's a puzzle-platformer involving creating clones of yourself. Not sure how much further I'll go with this one, but it was interesting to think about.
hungryblackbird.com/thewormhole/...
#indiedev #indiegames #prototypes #unity3d
My Prototypes – Clones Game – Tony Cooper
hungryblackbird.com
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
NEW BLOG POST!
More chat about my prototypes: this time it's a puzzle-platformer involving creating clones of yourself. Not sure how much further I'll go with this one, but it was interesting to think about.
hungryblackbird.com/thewormhole/...
#indiedev #indiegames #prototypes #unity3d
More chat about my prototypes: this time it's a puzzle-platformer involving creating clones of yourself. Not sure how much further I'll go with this one, but it was interesting to think about.
hungryblackbird.com/thewormhole/...
#indiedev #indiegames #prototypes #unity3d
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ALL of my games are in the Fellow Traveller sale!
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
September 15, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ALL of my games are in the Fellow Traveller sale!
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
🚀 Build a crew in Citizen Sleeper 2 (25% Off)
💫 Find a home in Citizen Sleeper (70% Off)
🐠 Study an Alien Ocean in In Other Waters (75% Off)
+ grab another one of my publishers excellent narrative games: store.steampowered.com/sale/fellowt...
After a long spell doing nothing but work-work, things are slowing down as we approach the release date. Yay, I am so tired!
Anyway, this has given me my free time back to explore my personal #gamedev #prototype ideas, like this watery one... #indiegames #indiedev
youtu.be/GyVlIOnMWSo
Anyway, this has given me my free time back to explore my personal #gamedev #prototype ideas, like this watery one... #indiegames #indiedev
youtu.be/GyVlIOnMWSo
Water Game - Elevators Tests 01
YouTube video by Tony Cooper
youtu.be
October 12, 2025 at 7:29 PM
After a long spell doing nothing but work-work, things are slowing down as we approach the release date. Yay, I am so tired!
Anyway, this has given me my free time back to explore my personal #gamedev #prototype ideas, like this watery one... #indiegames #indiedev
youtu.be/GyVlIOnMWSo
Anyway, this has given me my free time back to explore my personal #gamedev #prototype ideas, like this watery one... #indiegames #indiedev
youtu.be/GyVlIOnMWSo
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Both Strangeland and Hob's Barrow are in the Humble Bundle "Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realties!"
Nab 'em along with a bunch of other cool games (like Disco Elysium, Norco, and Chicken Police) over here:
www.humblebundle.com/games/cosmic...
Nab 'em along with a bunch of other cool games (like Disco Elysium, Norco, and Chicken Police) over here:
www.humblebundle.com/games/cosmic...
October 12, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Both Strangeland and Hob's Barrow are in the Humble Bundle "Cosmic Mysteries and Noir Realties!"
Nab 'em along with a bunch of other cool games (like Disco Elysium, Norco, and Chicken Police) over here:
www.humblebundle.com/games/cosmic...
Nab 'em along with a bunch of other cool games (like Disco Elysium, Norco, and Chicken Police) over here:
www.humblebundle.com/games/cosmic...
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Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
October 8, 2025 at 7:09 AM
Proud to announce Deviant Legal’s Game Developer’s Guide to Publishing Agreements: a free resource for developers wanting to learn about publishing deals. Publicly accessible, without requiring to provide your data: deviantlegal.com/guide/game-d...
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Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...
October 5, 2025 at 3:57 PM
Our entire catalogue for like $10, I don't know what to tell you! store.steampowered.com/bundle/6109/...
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It's another Steam sale, which means it's time for 65% off our debut game, Eternal Strands! That's SO MANY PERCENTS!
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
Save 65% on Eternal Strands on Steam
A next-generation action experience where the elements obey you, the terrain bends to your will, and every victory is entirely your own.
store.steampowered.com
September 29, 2025 at 6:53 PM
It's another Steam sale, which means it's time for 65% off our debut game, Eternal Strands! That's SO MANY PERCENTS!
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1491410/...
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Madison Carstens, a transgender woman from Seattle, was attacked by six men in a transphobic hate crime on Sept 2. She suffered a ruptured eardrum - that may have permanently damaged her hearing - and a severe concussion that will keep her out of work for weeks or months.
Do your thing, fam. (1/2)
Do your thing, fam. (1/2)
Donate to Help a Trans Survivor Heal After a Violent Hate Crime, organized by Madison Carstens
Hi, my name is Madison and I'm asking for your help to get thro… Madison Carstens needs your support for Help a Trans Survivor Heal After a Violent Hate Crime
www.gofundme.com
September 24, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Madison Carstens, a transgender woman from Seattle, was attacked by six men in a transphobic hate crime on Sept 2. She suffered a ruptured eardrum - that may have permanently damaged her hearing - and a severe concussion that will keep her out of work for weeks or months.
Do your thing, fam. (1/2)
Do your thing, fam. (1/2)
Note to oncoming cars angrily flashing me as I drive home at night: No, I DONT have my full beams on, I just have very bright LED headlights, like most new cars have for YEARS so please get a clue and get over it as NO I can't dim them I am SORRY I hate driving so much
September 24, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Note to oncoming cars angrily flashing me as I drive home at night: No, I DONT have my full beams on, I just have very bright LED headlights, like most new cars have for YEARS so please get a clue and get over it as NO I can't dim them I am SORRY I hate driving so much
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A group of youth climate researchers affiliated with UC Davis is trying to fix climate models to correct for fossil fuel industry propaganda that has snuck its way in. But... of course their funding was just cut. :(
So they're doing a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-Ba...
So they're doing a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-Ba...
Donate to Help Youth Researchers Repair Leading Climate Models, organized by Harlin Hayley Steele
We are living in an era in which world leaders use models of … Harlin Hayley Steele needs your support for Help Youth Researchers Repair Leading Climate Models
www.gofundme.com
September 21, 2025 at 8:00 PM
A group of youth climate researchers affiliated with UC Davis is trying to fix climate models to correct for fossil fuel industry propaganda that has snuck its way in. But... of course their funding was just cut. :(
So they're doing a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-Ba...
So they're doing a GoFundMe.
www.gofundme.com/f/support-Ba...
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Your reminder that legislation to curb the rights of trans people to use restrooms or do anything else means everyone's behaviour, clothing etc will be opened up to intrusive and unwanted scrutiny and potential challenge in our daily lives. This is not a 'them' issue. Trans rights are human rights.
Adult Human Female hockey star kicked out of women’s restroom by ‘gender police’ who thought she was a man -
www.outsports.com/2025/5/21/24...
www.outsports.com/2025/5/21/24...
PWHL hockey icon Madison Packer 'told to go to men’s restroom' - Outsports
After a 'humiliating' experience, Madison Packer calls bathroom policing a by-product of anti-trans propaganda.
www.outsports.com
September 21, 2025 at 7:13 AM
Your reminder that legislation to curb the rights of trans people to use restrooms or do anything else means everyone's behaviour, clothing etc will be opened up to intrusive and unwanted scrutiny and potential challenge in our daily lives. This is not a 'them' issue. Trans rights are human rights.