Theo Ratkin

I made a small space extraction game for #LD59 where losing line-of-sight means losing control of the ship. Drift deep, grab salvage, place relays, make it back. #gamedev #indiedev

For a little over a year, I've been building a world through my music, and now trying to turn it into a story. If fantasy-steampunk adventure mystery sounds like your cup of tea, I'd love your feedback! Here's a draft of the 1st chapter. theoratkin.com/blog/elian-c...

Back in 2024, my name ended up in a @thefatrat.bsky.social music video. I finally wrote down how it happened :-) theoratkin.com/blog/sail-away

Everyone: makes amazing indie games Me: stares at my low-poly rock #gamedev

I made a YouTube playlist with my favorite #DELTARUNE music, carefully sorted in chronological order. If there's a cover/remix that you like and it isn't there, feel free to share it - I'd love to add it ♥️ youtube.com/playlist?lis...

PSA: if fonts look blurry after upgrading #Hyprland to 0.55 make sure your fractional scaling has enough precision. I had 1.33 and bumping it to 1.333333 fixed the problem for me. #Linux

LoS: Linked got 39th place in Theme and 54th in Mood 😍 My best-performing #LudumDare game so far!

Happy Star Wars Day! Who's your favorite SW character?

WIP for my #LDJam game! 🛰️ #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #LD59

I'm very late but I just finished DELTARUNE chapters 1-4. I... had no idea how much I was missing out. Chapter 4 is my favorite so far.

This C64-styled keyboard by #8BitDo is so pretty! I immediately knew I wanted it on my shelf. Now I'm thinking if I should get an actual IBM keyboard too. 😅

My first night in #Hytale: peacefully running through a field... until something started violently chasing me. Fell into a deep cave, barely alive, built a desperate camp, and waited out the night. Absolute 10/10 mood.

I gave Hytale a try yesterday and it's awesome. Strong sense of mystery and nostalgia. Anyone else feel like it's something that Minecraft would've been if it took a different direction during alpha? #Hytale

Does this read as an oak tree, or am I missing something obvious? #blender #gamedev #indiedev

Modeled an acorn for my 48h game. What do you think of the texturing? #gamedev #indiedev #blender

In 2025, I learned a lot about how I work and what actually motivates me. I'm an artist at heart, and game development is the form of art I enjoy most. In 2026, I'm doubling down on gamedev. Expect to see more devlogs and game projects from me!

I'm still learning Blender, but here's how I modeled a woodpecker for my 48h game. Any tips for nailing the pixelated 3D style? #gamedev #indiedev #blender

I'm moving my music to a dedicated YouTube channel and the first upload is "Sea's Promise", an uplifting epic orchestral song featuring Emlym's (formerly AngelDust) vocals! youtu.be/gBbIMyr_61w #epicorchestral #cinematicmusic

I've been trying "Chill with You : Lo-Fi Story" for a week while working and wow, it actually helped me significantly reduce stress. There's just something nice about having a virtual companion work alongside you. Am I just lonely? 😅 #チルユー #lofi #productivity

Merry Christmas!🎄🙏 New devlog video in the morning 👀 #gamedev #devlog

I reached PEAK with both my real life and in-game Bing Bong! #peak #bingbong

I just got my copy of Marcus Warner's Legendarium CDs (first-100 edition) and I'm brimming with joy! What a beautiful work of art! I recommend that everyone listen to the album.

This nice dragonfly kept coming back to this spot for about 15 minutes. I guess it's a good vantage point! #NaturePhotography

Never did I expect to see #Duolingo and #GenshinImpact collaboration

Found these while digging through my old stuff! Should I see if they still turn on? #nokia #samsung #oldmobilephone

"I regret nothing from my childhood" - No one ever, probably

I was really touched by the Undertale pacifist ending a few months ago, and while the feeling was still fresh, I learned a small part of His Theme on piano. I'm not much of a player, but I decided to share it now. #Undertale #HisTheme #Piano

I recently switched from Firefox to Zen Browser, and I'm quite enjoying it so far! Vertical tab management is better than in stock Firefox thanks to essentials and spaces. And I like how much cleaner it is out of the box.

Mushwizardly devlog is finally out! Watch how this tiny tower defense game came together in 3 days, totally smoothly and with absolutely nothing going wrong. youtu.be/JFyyMz7O8jw #indiedev #gamedev #devlog #godot #towerdefense

A long overdue devlog is coming soon and it's very mushroomy 🍄 #godot #gamedev #devlog

I nominated #NoMansSky for Steam Awards' Labour of Love this year and I decided to share my personal story with the game in a short blog post. 🪐 theoratkin.com/blog/no-mans...

NO WAY it finally happened! That `.mozilla` directory was always bothering me. Only took 21 years! www.phoronix.com/news/Firefox...

While messing with my #homelab the other night, I got blinded by the default #nginx error page. Which reminded me of the dark mode pull request that they rejected. I really hope they reconsider! github.com/nginx/nginx/...

Working on something for the #LDJam :-) #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #LD58

Awww the copper golems are so cute! Thanks so much for bringing them back Mojang! How about the Glare next? 👀 youtu.be/jLuJbSjo7NA

Wow this ticks so many boxes in my inner child! I always loved engineering, logistics, and space stuff! Definitely a buy. Congrats on the release!

After writing about my #Hyprland experience, I thought I should share how I came to be a #Linux desktop user in the first place. So I wrote a blog post about it! theoratkin.com/blog/linux #Arch #ArchLinux #Debian #Deepin #Xfce #Conky

"Sea's Promise", my new #epicorchestral song with AngelDust's lovely vocals is now out! youtu.be/wfpYCP2Oq0Y #music #epic #orchestral #synth #cinematic #ambient #soundtrack

Just moved all my domains to @cloudflare.social Registrar. $10.46/year versus $15.99 on my old registrar. 🤯 I have no idea how other registrars will now compete with CF's wholesale pricing.

I was stunned by this palm tree the other day. Sunset made its crown glow like gold. 🌴 #nature #trees #sunset

I recently switched from #i3wm to #Hyprland, here's my blog post about the experience! (P.S. it went smoother than expected) theoratkin.com/blog/i3-to-h... #Arch #Linux