Owen Canavan

Owen Canavan

@oscan.net

Lead programmer at Gambrinous. Writing all the bugs for Guild of Dungeoneering, Cardpocalypse and Eyes of Hellfire

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Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

We released a game! You can play the game!! Your friends can play the game with you for free!!!

Colm Larkin@gambrinous.com

ANNOUNCEMENT: Welcome to the Lodge!! Eyes of Hellfire, our co-op gothic horror experience is now available on Steam Early Access! If you buy a copy, up to 4 of your friends can play free via the friends pass! 🖥️https://store.steampowered.com/app/1724030/Eyes_of_Hellfire/

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Char
@alphachar.bsky.social

Hey folks looking for #SteamNextFest demos! SPARROW WARFARE is a bird-filled deckbuilder with art made from public domain bird illustrations of the 17th-19th centuries, 100% positive reviews, & Northernlion called it "swag" ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=qKox... store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...

store.steampowered.comSparrow Warfare Demo on SteamPlay ever-crazier combinations of 3 tiles to free the birds in our synergy-rich deckbuilder. Let your mind take flight as you scheme and strategise. In this demo version: experience the core loop, two...
Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

I started watching Dark Matter the other day. It was only after the 3rd episode that I realised I had already seen it. 😵

Marie Le Conte@youngvulgarian.marieleconte.com

just saw a story about the second season of Three-Body Problem coming soon and I mean surely we can come up with a better TV system than "hey remember that thing you watched eight episodes of two and a half years ago? no? you don't? you can't remember the plot or characters at all? well we're back!"

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

I prefer this processed image to my previous attempts. Will probably be playing with the data for a while before I get something I'm happy with to get printed

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

The sun was setting as the eclipse was ending, but I missed the final phases as it went behind some trees (which I had thought it would miss, but Stellarium lied to me!!) Also looks like I lost focus at some point, likely due to the temperature drop.

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Colm Larkin
@gambrinous.com

Just hit the release button - Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition is now available on iOS and Android!

Colm Larkin@gambrinous.com

NEWS - we will be releasing Guild of Dungeoneering Ultimate Edition for iOS and Android 24 hours from now!

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

Testing focusing on the Sun in preparation for the eclipse next month. Left is a live-stack of 250 frames. Right is a split with a single raw frame and the processed stack. Still figuring out the best combo of scopes/cameras with automatic capture methods to use.

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

And now there's a demo you can play! store.steampowered.com/app/4326520/...

store.steampowered.comWhen Work's A Bore on SteamA platformer where drill-bots jump, drill, and race their way across tunnels and courses. Build up high speeds by boring through the ground and launch past obstacles, over obstructions, and outpace yo...
Owen Canavan@oscan.net

My cousin is just getting into game dev and has put up the steam page for his first game that he has worked on entirely by himself for the last year or so. Give it a wishlist and support a new Irish dev! ☘️ store.steampowered.com/app/4326520/...

store.steampowered.comWhen Work's A Bore on SteamA platformer where drill-bots jump, drill, and race their way across tunnels and courses. Build up high speeds by boring through the ground and launch past obstacles, over obstructions, and outpace yo...

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Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him)
@craigbreathnach.bsky.social

Today's launch day! Have fun playing! #GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpéirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote #GaelicFootball #GAA

Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him)@craigbreathnach.bsky.social

Gaelic Football Laochra is releasing at midnight! It'll be on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox. #GamesFromIreland #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpéirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote #GaelicFootball #GAA store.steampowered.com/app/3115530/...

store.steampowered.comGaelic Football Laochra on SteamFeel the intensity of Gaelic Football Laochra! From heated county showdowns to the pinnacle of the Irish Championship, every game delivers authentic gameplay, strategic depth, and electrifying action....

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Colm Larkin
@gambrinous.com

Unfortunately further development on Eyes of Hellfire has been shut down, full details in here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...

store.steampowered.comEyes of Hellfire - An important update on Eyes of Hellfire’s future development - Steam NewsDear players, Colm Larkin here, the founder of Gambrinous, the studio that made Eyes of Hellfire. First of all, I need to share the following announcement from Blumhouse Games, the publisher for Eyes ...

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John O’Kane
@johnokane.bsky.social

Here's the April update to the technique. The main new addition is the use of a procedural flow map to inform brush stroke length and direction.

John O’Kane@johnokane.bsky.social

Here's a work in progress video of the technique in action. vimeo.com/1175098049

vimeo.comOil Painter Plugin - Valley of the Lost Abbey Prototype. Progress 17th March.This is a quick demonstration of the painterly rendering technique being developed alongside "Valley of the Lost Abbey" by @rucach.bsky.social with music…
Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

I'm clearly dedicated to avoiding eye contact. Can't even look at the camera!

Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association@imirt.bsky.social

Eyes of Hellfire from @gambrinous.com also sweeped the awards, winning Best Art Direction and Best Game Audio. Congratulations to the Gambrinous team, who with their third game continue their tradition of designing digital games based on the core tenants of tabletop games.

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

Some day I'll walk away from an event not feeling shit for just standing around mutely not connecting with people. Some day.

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Mark | Making a Balloon Game
@lithiumproject.bsky.social

Hello. We're working on a game about a penguin who flies around in a hot air balloon. If you enjoyed kaze no notam (or penguins) and would like to help out with some early testing and feedback - we'll be looking for help in the near future. Details on what this looks like to come!

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Colm Larkin
@gambrinous.com

Fan of Guild of Dungeoneering but sad we never brought the 2021 remaster to mobile? Well good news, it's coming! If you'd like to take part in a closed beta on mobile sign up here: forms.gle/MMCk2HCXT5JK...

forms.gleGuild Ultimate mobile - closed beta testIn 2021 we released a full remaster of Guild of Dungeoneering called Ultimate Edition on PC and soon afterwards on Switch. Sadly we weren't able to bring it to mobile - until now! Would you like to h...
Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

A moonless clear night! Yay! Should finally have some decent imaging time, despite the fog rolling in to say hello for some of it. The ISS passes through at around 20:30

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

I need to fix the focus on the allsky camera. Stars need to be sharper. I have to print a pulley to fit around the lens to allow it to auto-focus, but I've been procrastinating even my procrastination

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John O’Kane
@johnokane.bsky.social

Here's a work in progress video of the technique in action. vimeo.com/1175098049

vimeo.comOil Painter Plugin - Valley of the Lost Abbey Prototype. Progress 17th March.This is a quick demonstration of the painterly rendering technique being developed alongside "Valley of the Lost Abbey" by @rucach.bsky.social with music…
John O’Kane@johnokane.bsky.social

Here's a rendering technique I've been toying with over the last couple of months in Unreal. It will be used in the upcoming game "Valley of the Lost Abbey" by @rucach.bsky.social The effect is calculated at runtime with the goal of making any scene look more painterly. #UE5 #GameDev #UnrealEngine

Owen Canavan
@oscan.net

Not me starting to work thinking yesterday was a bank holiday for Paddy's day and today was just a normal day. Not working on mondays usually saves me from doing this!

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Seán/Dinmaker 🇮🇪🤝🇵🇸
@dinmaker.bsky.social

Live now to play Eyes of Hellfire with @mothmanie.bsky.social! This is part of the Irish Games Sale on Steam, as presented and supported by @imirt.bsky.social The Steam page for the sale is here store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... Join the stream and watch us get spooked here twitch.tv/dinmaker

store.steampowered.comGames from Ireland 2026Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with games made in Ireland and by Irish teams around the world

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Char
@alphachar.bsky.social

Friends, chumps, wizards-of-ill-repute: today we launched our DEMO for Sparrow Warfare! If you are into deckbuilders and somehow not already 110% consumed with Slay The Spire 2, give us a whirl over the weekend! store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/... #indiedev #indiegamedev #deckbuilder #demo