Hi! I'm an Indie Game Developer from the Midwest with a passion for game design and the process of game creation. Follow my blog about learning game design through play here! https://www.smalltowngamedev.com/bloghttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lzth4cjjwk2hKnights of Guinevere is everything I could have hoped for after years of being a massive Dana Terrace and more. It's the kind of art that keeps me inspired to create and try to make things that matter.27 Sep 2025 16:55 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lzth4cjjwk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lh4t75qpkc2bTyson-coded characters [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Feb 2025 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4t75qpkc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lh4qrzry5c2bVery excited to share the first round of concept art for my upcoming project Midwest Gothic. Stranded in a strange land, a minor league baseball player must delve into the darkest depths of a country on the verge of collapse, uncovering lost histories along the way. #indiedev #gamedev01 Feb 2025 14:43 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh4qrzry5c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lg7nxz4i7c2xIf you loved BG3 and used it as a tentative bridge into the crpg genre, I cannot recommend Pillars of Eternity enough. It is not as polished as BG3 or as accessible but its world building and philosophy touch a bit of a deeper more heady place if that's what you are into. #gamedev21 Jan 2025 01:06 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg7nxz4i7c2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lfrves3nnc2sReplaying Pillars of Eternity in preparation for Avowed and God damn.... If you don't vibe with Eder we cannot be friends.15 Jan 2025 13:41 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfrves3nnc2shttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lfpj7liars2xHi guys! I am looking for animation work at the moment. I have a year of experience working as an animator and rigger on various indie game projects as well as classical training in cinematics/feature animation. If you could use an animator, shoot me a message! #gamedev #indiedevs14 Jan 2025 14:58 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfpj7liars2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lfbo6ix6j22sSome days there is so much suffering and sadness pouring out of every important news story that just being a human being with feelings and empathy begins to feel heavy. Stay safe everyone. I don't know what else to say so I'll just say I hope you're safe. Whoever you are.09 Jan 2025 02:50 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfbo6ix6j22shttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3leyounisi22pI don't talk much about the more serious side of things here. But I'm currently up earlier than I wanted to be thinking about the downsides of AI and I think there's a sinister aspect to it that might not be focused on enough. It isn't just financial exploitation, it's also resistance control.05 Jan 2025 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3leyounisi22phttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3leujhknbxs2yJust logged in and saw a lot of new followers so wanted to take this change to let everyone know what I'm about and what to expect. Hi. I'm Tyson! I am a Game Developer from Iowa with a firm belief that amazing games can come from any part of the world. 1/ #indiedev03 Jan 2025 21:21 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3leujhknbxs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lek5pblnjk2rIf it makes anyone feel any better, I don't care what color you paint the ledges in your game.30 Dec 2024 18:23 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lek5pblnjk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lejmuj43pk2e [contains quote post or other embedded content]30 Dec 2024 13:22 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lejmuj43pk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldz6vtnsds26I don't think anything in my life influenced me to become a game developer as much as late December days spent playing the video games I waited all year for and then finally received for Christmas. I owe so much to Games as a whole and to the wonderful people who helped me get into them.24 Dec 2024 00:30 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldz6vtnsds26https://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldjbja3spc27Chess might be the most brutally stressful game I've ever tried to learn. The ability to play well for 95 percent of a game, navigating really complex puzzles on a time limit while trying to read an opponent, and then cut your odds of winning from 80 to 5 percent with one bad move is nightmare fuel17 Dec 2024 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldjbja3spc27https://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldhjsihcjk2wIf you ever have imposter syndrome I'd like to remind you that we are all imposters. Genuinely. If I ever do something that impresses you, do not ask me how. I said yes because it sounded cool and then panicked until it was done. #gamedev #indiedev16 Dec 2024 23:57 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhjsihcjk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldhhvvshss2eThe challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #10 Silent Hill 2 #gamechallenge #gamedev #games #FGC16 Dec 2024 23:23 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldhhvvshss2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldbin6pwts23The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #9 Street Fighter V #gamechallenge #gamedev #games #FGC14 Dec 2024 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbin6pwts23https://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ldbgwvl24k2mI've been thinking a lot about AI and the new pitches companies who sell it try to give to creative types. I think it's a dangerous path to go down, giving parts of your vision over to a computer you loosely control. So I wrote about it! #gamedev #indieDev https://www.smalltowngamedev.com/post/ai-a-disservice-to-yourself14 Dec 2024 13:50 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ldbgwvl24k2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ld6yzvczb22pI will never understand any game developer who wants to use AI for large chunks of the design, art, or map making process. There are places it can speed things up with minimal downside but that's not it. I can't imagine generating something that's KINDA like what I had in mind and calling it good13 Dec 2024 14:35 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld6yzvczb22phttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ld5qxh4i622vTime for my yearly pro GameCube propaganda rant it plays Metroid Prime It plays Windwaker It plays Animal Crossing Shoot it, it still turns on. Boil it in oil? Snap the disc? You're still playing Harvest Moon the next day. Your favorite console don't know nothing bout that #gamecube #games13 Dec 2024 02:38 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5qxh4i622vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ld5qo6xelk2vThe challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #8 Harvest Moon: A Wonderful Life #gamechallenge #gamedev #games13 Dec 2024 02:33 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld5qo6xelk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ld4fs6tdfc2uHey. Got a little over 80 followers and a good chunk of you seem to be the creative types! Show me what you're working on! Id love to get to know my people on this app! If you aren't currently working on anything creative just tell me a dope thing you've done lately that you're proud of!12 Dec 2024 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld4fs6tdfc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3ld2c5tq7xk2pWith the news that Saudi Arabia will host a world cup, I find myself once again saddened by a game I love. Football/soccer invites children to dream and men and women to put away worries. It is a cathedral to earned success. It could stand for so much. It often chooses to stand for very little.11 Dec 2024 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3ld2c5tq7xk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/smalltowngamedev.bsky.social/post/3lczscwxbtk2cThe challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. No explanations, no reviews, no particular order. #7 Dark Souls #gamechallenge #gamedev #games11 Dec 2024 12:52 +0000at://did:plc:4kz3rdacmgqa472vjdwex6de/app.bsky.feed.post/3lczscwxbtk2c