Dad, solo game dev. Currently building SMASHTEROIDS after the kids are asleep — a CRT arcade roguelite where everything explodes into pixels. Demo out now ↓https://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mu7teuotkk2uthe demo is out. free, first three planets, five bosses. i would rather hear what breaks now than polish alone for another year #freedemo #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev #steam29 Aug 2026 12:01 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu7teuotkk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mu5csy4ss22zpick a different ship and the run plays like a different game. necromancer, rammer, ricochet marksman, storm cell... 22 of them, all starting weaker than the vanilla gun on purpose #ships #buildvariety #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev28 Aug 2026 12:00 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu5csy4ss22zhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mu2nyqjl2c2ystarted in unity years ago, rebuilt in rust, rebuilt again in godot. everything on screen in this clip is version three. im still tuning how much of it the eye can follow #devjourney #godot #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #solodev #devlog27 Aug 2026 10:42 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mu2nyqjl2c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtxrfvmc3s2pthe grid only exists when something lights it. kills dent it like a spring mesh and shaders paint the light back onto the lines. still tuning how much glow one screen can take #vfx #geometrywars #neon #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev26 Aug 2026 07:05 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtxrfvmc3s2phttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtvmgqvo722wchain reaction item: every kill can burst into five small blasts, five copies means always. on volatile belt planets the rocks cook off as well, half a second of fuse then a cross of fire #explosions #chainreaction #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev25 Aug 2026 10:31 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtvmgqvo722whttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtt3uk4pjc2aan item you can buy twice: one lighthouse beam sweeps around your ship, the second copy mirrors it so the pair crosses your hull. still deciding if minus ten percent crit is a real price #itemdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev #steam24 Aug 2026 10:29 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtt3uk4pjc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtqm2mz2w22uchain lightning that wanders on purpose: next target is random, not nearest, up to four hops, each weaker. asteroids count as targets. still deciding if 40% proc odds is too much #chainlightning #itemdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev23 Aug 2026 10:40 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtqm2mz2w22uhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mto4ibvxj22ba boss you cannot shoot your way through. walls march from three angles, block everything, and the only way past is a gap that drifts while it comes. tuning whether that stays readable #bossfight #bossdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev22 Aug 2026 10:56 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mto4ibvxj22bhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtlhhxxcbs2rnineteen bosses at three acts each is 158 attack patterns, all hand-built, and each one has to read at a glance. act three is still meaner than i can defend #bossfight #bossdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev #retrogaming #arcadegaming #steam21 Aug 2026 09:35 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtlhhxxcbs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtiy7lqvns2ahow a run works: pick a route across the star map, two stages and a shop per planet, spend everything before the boss, carry the build onward while difficulty compounds. still tuning full run length #roguelite #brotato #geometrywars #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev20 Aug 2026 09:57 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtiy7lqvns2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtg3mqsogk2ma ship with no trigger: you fly, six drones do every kill. they pick the nearest target you havent covered and fire on their own. the run becomes pure dodging. would you play this ship? #drones #shipdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev19 Aug 2026 06:20 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtg3mqsogk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mtdyadws5k25in the dark a bullet is a faint dot that blinks on and off at random. the Eclipse fight is four braziers, pure black, and a boss you track by its glint. im still deciding whether thats fair or just cruel #bossfight #bossdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev18 Aug 2026 10:14 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtdyadws5k25https://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mt4gf4uxtc2rshatter chains in SMASHTEROIDS: a kill freezes its neighbours and bursts for 60% of the health it had, burst kills chain into the next hop, each hop weaker. one clean shot can ripple through a swarm and then die out #freeze #chainreaction #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev #steam15 Aug 2026 10:06 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mt4gf4uxtc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3mszrt4o5322tthe music came before the game. 43 tracks written to make you rock in your chair while you blow things up, then gameplay built to match. still tuning how loud it sits under the explosions #gamemusic #soundtrack #vgm #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev14 Aug 2026 08:52 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3mszrt4o5322thttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3msyhzr5hs22ta boss that predicts your movement and fires at the destination. it punishes exactly the habit that wins every other fight. im still tuning how fair the prediction feels #bossfight #bossdesign #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev #godot #solodev13 Aug 2026 20:24 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msyhzr5hs22thttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3msxj5u2gfn2bhello. im Switchback, solo dev, building SMASHTEROIDS in godot: fly a ship, break asteroids, fight bosses the size of the screen, stack items until the build gets absurd. grew up on SNES and PS1 shooters and this is the game i always wanted to exist #solodev #devintro #roguelite #indiegame #gamedev13 Aug 2026 11:12 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxj5u2gfn2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/switchback-dev.bsky.social/post/3msxidgwk452bI'm a father, principal software engineer at work and passionate solo indie dev at heart. SMASHTEROIDS is on Steam — an arcade roguelite I've been building solo after bedtime. Fast runs and item builds that get completely out of hand. It's free. Go break it and tell me what sucks.13 Aug 2026 10:57 +0000at://did:plc:kn6j6pl3sys4hegd7sy7hpta/app.bsky.feed.post/3msxidgwk452b