MachineScreen

Think it's time for a new pinned post. MachineScreen here. Been making short, free games for some time now. Recently they've been more horror or horror-adjacent. Everything's available to play in browser here: machinescreen.itch.io #gamedev #horrorgames

I look back on my time playing the Mass Effect trilogy with great fondness. I think those games meant quite a lot to me. RIP Bioware. EA should get in the sea.

Found a thing I forgot to post #blender #b3d #lowpoly

Just had to swear at a chatbot in order for it to transfer me to (supposedly) a human. The future is great.

Turns out the friction of having to learn photoshop was a crucial firewall protecting society from the terrible taste of small business owners

It is absolutely preferable to not pick up the cigarette in the first place news.berkeley.edu/2026/10/09/u...

Groaning in frustration and deleting my old prototype for Space Corridor

One thing I find endlessly funny about the rise of AI is that it has revealed that there is a large number of people who believe that the reason they wrote essays at school or university is their teachers were desperately waiting for them to provide a definite answer to “Lear: what’s up with him?”

Queen’s Domain is launching OCT 30TH!! ⚔️ Excited to announce our retro-fantasy action RPG with brutal combat and traversal-focused exploration will be available soon for PC and Consoles. Coming to Steam, Switch 2, Xbox Series and PS5!

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we're whalers on the moon

I am so very tired of *gestures broadly*. Maybe trying to make commercial indie games in times like these is a fools errand unless you have an established audience. Especially when there are competitors willing to embrace the plagiarism machines to shortcut much of the effort. This timeline sucks.

Maybe no one cares but if you're a low poly artist doing character stuff I am very interested in collabs of any kind. Please get in touch.

Made a new model and @ronisilva.bsky.social created this awesome thing that makes the muscle texture stretch and tile itself depending on the distance of the bones. Really cool! #lowpoly

Across the US, workers are souring on AI. The tech industry has insisted that AI would make workers’ lives easier and more productive, that the more people understood and used AI, the more they would like it. Something closer to the opposite has happened.

This game is likely not for me gameplay-wise but the art style and overall vibe is just impeccable!

Claude continues to be the siren's song tempting all programmers to jump into the sea. I think it's impossible to underestimate the temptation that many [especially older] programmers seems to have for wanting a solution that will make their lives "easier" and fill a hole in their heart.

If you're not using asbestos yet, you are being left behind. Everyone is using asbestos, there's no point in trying to fight it. Asbestos is the future.

I absolutely could not put this book down. Highly recommended.

I’m excited to finally announce 𝐅𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐞 𝐎𝐚𝐭𝐡, a retro-style survival horror game set in a medieval era. ⚔️ It’s a project I’ve been working on for a while, and you can wishlist it now on Steam! (Link in the comments) A demo is coming soon!

Oooff, this whole thread hits home hard.

Hey, indie devs, this is what happens when you try to sneak AI stuff onto Steam without disclosing it. Don't do that! It will completely destroy your reputation!

i understand if people are pressured to use LLMs for work. you gotta eat, it's hierarchical, usage may be monitored, i get it. but if you bring that shit home it's different! that actually is a personal endorsement. you don't have to use your own projects to normalize unethical corporate projects.

"are there any bad @stephencollins.bsky.social cartoons?" No, of course not, I've been laughing at this one for three minutes

Good news everyone, I found it!

Good news everyone, I found it!

Ringwyrm is an immersive action horror game with survival elements. Explore a nonlinear interconnected world, meet a large cast of memorable characters, slay sickly monstrosities and avoid myriad diseases. Coming 2027.... wishlist below!

A little corner from my retro fantasy game… What do you think is in the bowl? 🦴

I don't understand hobbyist programmers that use AI Like if you don't enjoy solving problems what the fuck are you even doin here

imagine if they fired every band member every time an album came out

for the events that transpired this week/month/year/decade i have no words, but i still have something to say: >> youtu.be/NZTpnq0VQeU

Well overall this is actually better than I thought it would be going from the vibes last week. However I'm not sure why there needs to be a carve out for using LLMs for 'menial things' when all of the example tasks listed are perfectly possible and arguably more reliable without using them. 🤷‍♂️

You can pet the dragon in my goblin game

I don't like this response. I'll start with my conclusions and reply with details. No, I'm not leaving Godot. But no, I don't agree with this.

AI is forcing a wedge between those who see any given craft as a means to an end vs. those who have learned to enjoy and value the skillful execution of the craft itself

Perfect ("satirical") summary of the AI bubble. The whole thing is gold: www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/ai-...

Here's an idea, maybe the Godot Foundation should conduct a poll of people who donate to the project to see what their views are on this.

This "ai code/art is already everywhere and impossible to avoid so you should just relax about people using it" shit has to stop, it's not remotely true. Same exact shit as "it's the inevitable future!" or "you can't put the genie back in the bottle!!" We can literally do whatever the fuck we want

I guess it's always going to be an uphill battle trying to convince programmers that there might be considerations above maximum speed and efficiency.