Chicago-based #gamedev. I like swarms and robots and co-op and hero-building. Gamejam stuff: knaughts.itch.io/ Big project: @swarmforge.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mlgzw3zank2bDon't ask me how long it took to make this trailer, and especially don't ask me how long it took to get ONE PARTICULAR TRANSITION to look right (it took 45 minutes). [contains quote post or other embedded content]09 May 2026 20:00 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlgzw3zank2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mkvab7k3vs2fThe decision to move from co-op tactical RPG to solo #autobattle was a painful choice but the right one; credit to @aeiowu.com for pushing me on it. Maybe I'll write a devlog about the decision some day? We'll see how I feel about it in June. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkvab7k3vs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mkv7dmskus2jThese Conduit guys are really scary early-game, and really scary if you don't have bots, but kinda easy if you have bots. [contains quote post or other embedded content]02 May 2026 17:49 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkv7dmskus2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mkggbqz36s2rI pray that, with experience, I will learn to put together an 11 second clip in less than *checks watch* 5 hours. 🫠 @hatsproductions.bsky.social I blame you for encouraging this suffering. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Apr 2026 20:44 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkggbqz36s2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mjsdfm7yu22cJudging this art is how I learned that I really like scarves. Aesthetically only, though! They always fall off my face when I try to wear them during the winter. [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Apr 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjsdfm7yu22chttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mja3m4e44c2sI called it a Tank in my notes, but then I told @wurmfud.itch.io it pushes people around and it became an evil bulldozer. I should probably rename it, huh. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Apr 2026 14:51 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mja3m4e44c2shttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3miosrdoohs2fNow that I look at it from a distance, that tooltip is annoyingly wide. [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miosrdoohs2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mhlwbsnvw224He also wrote three different tracks, for three different biomes, as subtle variations on a shared motif! And all of those also had high/low intensity layers! [contains quote post or other embedded content]21 Mar 2026 20:58 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlwbsnvw224https://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mh22tr2hxs2jYou gave him a BELLY BUTTON?! This is revisionism, @metroixer.bsky.social's lawyers will be in touch. [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 18:31 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh22tr2hxs2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mh22nhkqt22jMan this game is SO EASY (when you turn on God Mode so you can record videos fast). [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Mar 2026 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mh22nhkqt22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mgvgzphmfc2mOh man this has grown so much since I saw it at CIGS two years ago! Why is his little antenna is so murderous, though. [contains quote post or other embedded content]12 Mar 2026 22:26 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgvgzphmfc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mgay62vu4c2jI read it as "Oh no, oh NO, the Moksha! (of Dreaming)" [contains quote post or other embedded content]04 Mar 2026 19:07 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgay62vu4c2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3mg6n5ptvqk2iOf course, now I have to balance TEN DIFFERENT DIFFICULTIES, oh well. [contains quote post or other embedded content]03 Mar 2026 20:45 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6n5ptvqk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3magrb642k22aIs the logo repeated across the middle column a⚡, or an S? We may never know. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Dec 2025 17:48 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3magrb642k22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m7xlmbddwc26It me. I also have a frustratingly narrow band between "too much socialization, need to recharge" and "too isolated, need to see people". [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Dec 2025 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xlmbddwc26https://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m7xlgdoayc2dI love this new tileset, but @wurmfud.itch.io pointed out that the tiles now feel kinda *thin*. Should we add some depth to them? [contains quote post or other embedded content]14 Dec 2025 16:54 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7xlgdoayc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m7erqqcsz22gProbably need to reduce all that duplication; no need to say "gained 1 stack" five times in a row. [contains quote post or other embedded content]07 Dec 2025 05:26 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7erqqcsz22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m5plfixxlc2bI looked up the exact quote and it was "The enemy of art is the absence of limitations" from Orson Wells, which was probably conflated with "Necessity is the mother of invention" from Aesop's Fables? [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Nov 2025 01:42 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m5plfixxlc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m54y6nyvc22mI have no idea why scifi shields look like fantasy shields. Maybe it's like 💾, a symbol that massively outlived its provenance? [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Nov 2025 16:10 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m54y6nyvc22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m4lidqv7o226I spent an embarrassing amount of time coming up with a damage formula that ensured diminishing returns on any one investment. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2025 17:11 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4lidqv7o226https://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m424d7geyk24This is a screenshot of a game design doc so I think it still counts for #ScreenshotSaturday? FYI if you want a good and free way to make graphs/diagrams like this, app.diagrams.net is great. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Oct 2025 19:21 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m424d7geyk24https://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m3icybvdxc2nIt turns out modular autobattlers need a LOT of icons. Who knew! [contains quote post or other embedded content]18 Oct 2025 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3icybvdxc2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m2wu6pcxzk2fOf course, this made me realize that all my early-implemented Upgrades need to be rejiggered to even work with the filters. [contains quote post or other embedded content]11 Oct 2025 18:52 +0000at://did:plc:snnii2o7lwv4cmunl5pk7tcv/app.bsky.feed.post/3m2wu6pcxzk2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/slepkin.bsky.social/post/3m2hhrp5zts24An unforgiving world still need a FEW cute things, as a treat. Like, look at this adorable little servo skull from Warhammer 40k! 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