Dev's Games

🏳️‍🌈 [𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆/𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗺]⁣ | 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭: Sr. Game Designer @ Cat Samurai, Lecturer @ York U., Solo dev @ SKRUB Squad | 𝐒𝐨𝐥𝐨 𝐃𝐞𝐯: Centauri Dark, Bombing!! 1+2, & others | 𝐅𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫: Senior & Lead Dev @ various, ex Ubisoft

[devs-games-2]

Welcome to my game dev sideblog!

I'm Devon [they/them]. Here is where I post thoughts about games as well as my own game dev work. I had an old blog but it got Tumblr-nuked for no reason, so I made this one. My main account is here.

My current project is SKRUB Squad, a multiplayer cleaning game where you play as aliens who really like cleaning.

Here you'll find posts about:

Prototypes and WIPs

Games that I make

Blog posts on games and development

And other stuff!

I design, develop, and self-publish my own games (here's my Steam Store and Itchio pages) - but on top of that I've been working in the games industry for 10+ years now.

Currently, I'm a Sr. Game Designer at an indie studio in Canada, working on an unannounced project. Previously I've worked in AAA at Ubisoft, indie on a cancelled project under Devolver Digital, and a few indie other indie studios in the Toronto area - I also teach part-time at a University. I do a lot of things and I think I know my craft reasonably well!

Thanks for stopping by - don't be a jerk and we'll get along fine :)

[gauntletqueen]

🤜🏳️‍🌈HAPPY PRIIIIDE🤛

I found myself 12 years ago, and I keep finding myself again and again every year! Recently I've found myself big enough to hold up the pride parade oooops

Be yourself, don't give bigots the time of day and keep close the people you love!!

[glugslove]

i know this doesnt look that different from the normal swap block magic ability but iv had this HUGE issue with it where if a large block is warped and then the size of that block overlaps with another large block the second block would clip into stuff when warped but now its fixed >:]

[aenderlara]

I am glad to announce that Block Block Block is part of the Latin American Games Showcase – Summer Game Fest Edition 2026.

I am extremely excited for you to see what we have to show at this event.♥️ See you next week June 4th - 2PM PT.

[devs-games-2]

I'm looking for Beta testers to play and give feedback on SKRUB Squad, my upcoming cozy cleaning game that is getting ever closer to release!

If this sounds like your jam please check out the link below for more details and sign up if you're interested!

Shares are super appreciated as well! 😄🙏

SKRUB Squad Beta Test Signup

I am looking for playtesters to participate in the Beta Test for my upcoming game, SKRUB Squad! SKRUB Squad is a simple, relaxing and chill

Shares are super appreciated as well!

[r74n]

sooo i made a new word game

try it here:

The endless categorical puzzle nightmare of the decade.

[kcamberart]

your friend the Sea Mine, give it a hug

[devs-games-2]

I'm looking for Beta testers to play and give feedback on SKRUB Squad, my upcoming cozy cleaning game that is getting ever closer to release!

If this sounds like your jam please check out the link below for more details and sign up if you're interested!

Shares are super appreciated as well! 😄🙏

SKRUB Squad Beta Test Signup

I am looking for playtesters to participate in the Beta Test for my upcoming game, SKRUB Squad! SKRUB Squad is a simple, relaxing and chill

Shares are super appreciated as well!

[slitherpunk]

but do you play shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less 🤨

[slitherpunk]

the thing about "I want shorter games with worse graphics made by people who are paid more to work less and I'm not kidding" is that these games exist and are out there and you have to make the conscious choice to seek them out instead of just expecting the big companies to deliver this, because they will not

[slitherpunk]

addendum

[orteil42]

i'm very happy with cookie clicker's success of course but it's difficult to tell if it was a freak fluke or if there was some sort of unsuspected secret sauce at play. could i do it again. modesty aside somewhere in my hundreds of design docs for other game ideas there could be the game industry equivalent of a nuclear bomb. i must tread lightly

[orteil42]

[lazy as shit, doesn't make anything] i.m saving the world

[alpha-beta-gamer]

Get chased down a mountain by a Yeti, giant spiders and a kraken in Dieathlon, a downhill skiing horror FPS indie game!

Read More & Play The Beta Demo (Windows)

5 level gameplay video:

[a-buge]

the intro to Super Climb Up!!

[cancancanaman]

Gold Gold Adventure Gold launches into 1.0 today with a 40% discount to boot! 👑⚔️ We've got new enemies to fight, new menu systems, new characters, and more gold than ever before! 🔥

Save 40% on Gold Gold Adventure Gold on Steam

In this world, it’s all about the gold! Use it to build up a fantasy town, recruit heroes, give quests, raise a Godbeast, cast powerful spel

[lunarfinch]

I was doing some optimization in my post-processing shader and got some cool captures out of it

[gaytanic-panic]

[konditorei]

Testing maps...

[lunarfinch]

I love making strangely convoluted appliances for my game. Want something to drink? Yeah just grab a glass from the coffee hose.