Sean James McKenzie
@baconandgames.com
🕹️ ̶g̶a̶m̶e̶ ̶d̶e̶v̶ (he/him)
📺 https://www.youtube.com/@baconandgames
🐶 Husband, pup dad, cool uncle (I hope)
🛡️ former VP of Operations @ Armor Games Studios
Working on my #indiegame in #godot, making videos about game development 👆, and working on unbound.io
📺 https://www.youtube.com/@baconandgames
🐶 Husband, pup dad, cool uncle (I hope)
🛡️ former VP of Operations @ Armor Games Studios
Working on my #indiegame in #godot, making videos about game development 👆, and working on unbound.io
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testing pocket workstation for 2D games.
pw supports sprites as well as meshes, sprites can be drawn in 3D or 2D space.
#pocketworkstation #dungeoncrawler #roguelike
pw supports sprites as well as meshes, sprites can be drawn in 3D or 2D space.
#pocketworkstation #dungeoncrawler #roguelike
October 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM
testing pocket workstation for 2D games.
pw supports sprites as well as meshes, sprites can be drawn in 3D or 2D space.
#pocketworkstation #dungeoncrawler #roguelike
pw supports sprites as well as meshes, sprites can be drawn in 3D or 2D space.
#pocketworkstation #dungeoncrawler #roguelike
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I haven’t rolled credits yet (so close), but Well Dweller is an immaculate metroidvania.
Somehow, some way, @kylethompsondev.bsky.social keeps on proving over and over he’s one of the best working in the scene. I know September has been and continues to be stacked, but drop everything and play it.
Somehow, some way, @kylethompsondev.bsky.social keeps on proving over and over he’s one of the best working in the scene. I know September has been and continues to be stacked, but drop everything and play it.
September 21, 2026 at 2:49 PM
I haven’t rolled credits yet (so close), but Well Dweller is an immaculate metroidvania.
Somehow, some way, @kylethompsondev.bsky.social keeps on proving over and over he’s one of the best working in the scene. I know September has been and continues to be stacked, but drop everything and play it.
Somehow, some way, @kylethompsondev.bsky.social keeps on proving over and over he’s one of the best working in the scene. I know September has been and continues to be stacked, but drop everything and play it.
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As a trailer maker I enjoy having a producer as a contact on the dev team because I know it’s someone I can contact when I have questions and I don’t know who to ask (or interrupt).
Especially helpful for scheduling multiplayer capture sessions and cutoff points (e.g. no more build updates)
Especially helpful for scheduling multiplayer capture sessions and cutoff points (e.g. no more build updates)
May 8, 2026 at 1:18 PM
As a trailer maker I enjoy having a producer as a contact on the dev team because I know it’s someone I can contact when I have questions and I don’t know who to ask (or interrupt).
Especially helpful for scheduling multiplayer capture sessions and cutoff points (e.g. no more build updates)
Especially helpful for scheduling multiplayer capture sessions and cutoff points (e.g. no more build updates)
How is there no *BOOP* emoji?
April 26, 2026 at 12:56 AM
How is there no *BOOP* emoji?
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A little something in progress for this week's #screenshotsaturday!
This dungeon is mostly puzzle-based and will require you to play with the water's level to continue your exploration...
Wishlist Knight George: store.steampowered.com/app/4305040/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker
This dungeon is mostly puzzle-based and will require you to play with the water's level to continue your exploration...
Wishlist Knight George: store.steampowered.com/app/4305040/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker
April 25, 2026 at 8:33 PM
A little something in progress for this week's #screenshotsaturday!
This dungeon is mostly puzzle-based and will require you to play with the water's level to continue your exploration...
Wishlist Knight George: store.steampowered.com/app/4305040/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker
This dungeon is mostly puzzle-based and will require you to play with the water's level to continue your exploration...
Wishlist Knight George: store.steampowered.com/app/4305040/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker
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I applied for a job on Nov 15, 2025. They emailed me in Jan of 2026 to say they were going with another candidate
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
a stuffed zelda link is laying on top of a red couch .
ALT: a stuffed zelda link is laying on top of a red couch .
media.tenor.com
April 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I applied for a job on Nov 15, 2025. They emailed me in Jan of 2026 to say they were going with another candidate
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
I applied for a job on Nov 15, 2025. They emailed me in Jan of 2026 to say they were going with another candidate
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
a stuffed zelda link is laying on top of a red couch .
ALT: a stuffed zelda link is laying on top of a red couch .
media.tenor.com
April 12, 2026 at 9:51 PM
I applied for a job on Nov 15, 2025. They emailed me in Jan of 2026 to say they were going with another candidate
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
Yesterday they emailed me again, to say they were going with another candidate.
It’s part of their new “Twist the Knife” initiative.
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NOW: B52 bombers are literally in the air on their way to Iran and hundreds of thousands of Iranians are in the streets waving flags and surrounding bridges & power plants.
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
April 7, 2026 at 7:44 PM
NOW: B52 bombers are literally in the air on their way to Iran and hundreds of thousands of Iranians are in the streets waving flags and surrounding bridges & power plants.
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
Difficult to imagine this has any precedent in modern warfare.
(🎥 Al Jazeera)
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TIL that #Godot lets you customize the icons that appear next to your nodes in the scene tree, by adding @icon(path) to the top of its script.
This makes it sooooooooo much easier to distinguish different subclasses of nodes at a glance. #gamedev #godotengine
This makes it sooooooooo much easier to distinguish different subclasses of nodes at a glance. #gamedev #godotengine
April 7, 2026 at 10:30 PM
TIL that #Godot lets you customize the icons that appear next to your nodes in the scene tree, by adding @icon(path) to the top of its script.
This makes it sooooooooo much easier to distinguish different subclasses of nodes at a glance. #gamedev #godotengine
This makes it sooooooooo much easier to distinguish different subclasses of nodes at a glance. #gamedev #godotengine
For so many reasons, the least of which is not the horrible user experience... there's a special place in hell for the people who have "designed" (👈 apologies to that word) ATSs... Automated Talent Systems.
They're frighteningly terrible at doing the only thing they do and their AI has no I. 🖕
They're frighteningly terrible at doing the only thing they do and their AI has no I. 🖕
April 8, 2026 at 12:06 AM
For so many reasons, the least of which is not the horrible user experience... there's a special place in hell for the people who have "designed" (👈 apologies to that word) ATSs... Automated Talent Systems.
They're frighteningly terrible at doing the only thing they do and their AI has no I. 🖕
They're frighteningly terrible at doing the only thing they do and their AI has no I. 🖕
I’ve never seen Star Trek but I absolutely love The Orville. It covers a lot of ground, emotionally, societally, and even comedically.
It’s generally a feel good show that explores the deep parts of our nature in a fantastical setting. I did not expect to be as attached to this show as I am.
It’s generally a feel good show that explores the deep parts of our nature in a fantastical setting. I did not expect to be as attached to this show as I am.
April 7, 2026 at 9:02 PM
I’ve never seen Star Trek but I absolutely love The Orville. It covers a lot of ground, emotionally, societally, and even comedically.
It’s generally a feel good show that explores the deep parts of our nature in a fantastical setting. I did not expect to be as attached to this show as I am.
It’s generally a feel good show that explores the deep parts of our nature in a fantastical setting. I did not expect to be as attached to this show as I am.
Paper prototyping with a 3D printer is next level 😍
April 3, 2026 at 8:17 PM
Paper prototyping with a 3D printer is next level 😍
I'm loving #picocad2 and hoping for some help 🙏 I created a D4-shaped pyramid by deleting a vertex from the pyramid primitive.
It seems like either now a face doesn't exist OR the normal is reversed (I think the former).
Is there a way to "get that face back" so I can texture it? @johanpeitz.com
It seems like either now a face doesn't exist OR the normal is reversed (I think the former).
Is there a way to "get that face back" so I can texture it? @johanpeitz.com
March 27, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I'm loving #picocad2 and hoping for some help 🙏 I created a D4-shaped pyramid by deleting a vertex from the pyramid primitive.
It seems like either now a face doesn't exist OR the normal is reversed (I think the former).
Is there a way to "get that face back" so I can texture it? @johanpeitz.com
It seems like either now a face doesn't exist OR the normal is reversed (I think the former).
Is there a way to "get that face back" so I can texture it? @johanpeitz.com
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"World's most chill game" releases in just ONE WEEK
store.steampowered.com/app/3748640/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3748640/...
March 27, 2026 at 5:08 PM
"World's most chill game" releases in just ONE WEEK
store.steampowered.com/app/3748640/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3748640/...
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It's the last #wishlistwednesday before Little Nemo releases! It's a hand-animated love-letter to the NES platformers you know and love. If you've been curious about metroidvanias, this is the one to try!
March 25, 2026 at 6:06 PM
It's the last #wishlistwednesday before Little Nemo releases! It's a hand-animated love-letter to the NES platformers you know and love. If you've been curious about metroidvanias, this is the one to try!
You know... in the age of AI these are starting to get insulting.
March 25, 2026 at 6:38 PM
You know... in the age of AI these are starting to get insulting.
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Yang Binglin, a 91 year old gamer known as "Game Grandpa", completed Resident Evil Requiem completely unassisted, using notes and maps that he wrote BY HAND.
Stories like this prove gaming knows no bounds of race, gender, age or anything else.
We're united by our love of games. #fortheloveofgames
Stories like this prove gaming knows no bounds of race, gender, age or anything else.
We're united by our love of games. #fortheloveofgames
March 25, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Yang Binglin, a 91 year old gamer known as "Game Grandpa", completed Resident Evil Requiem completely unassisted, using notes and maps that he wrote BY HAND.
Stories like this prove gaming knows no bounds of race, gender, age or anything else.
We're united by our love of games. #fortheloveofgames
Stories like this prove gaming knows no bounds of race, gender, age or anything else.
We're united by our love of games. #fortheloveofgames
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Why is it some much more fun to start work on a new game than to continue work on an existing project?
Is it because the stakes are so low early on? #gamedev #Indiedev
Is it because the stakes are so low early on? #gamedev #Indiedev
a man in a suit and tie has the word question written on his chest
ALT: a man in a suit and tie has the word question written on his chest
media.tenor.com
March 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM
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20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes is expected to come out sometime this year!
The developer of Strange Jigsaws and 20 Small Mazes has announced a new game, and you'll never guess the title · Thinky Games
20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes is expected sometime soon in 2026. It's the third game in a playful little series from the boundary-pushing designer FLEB, following 20 Small Mazes and Strange Jigsaws.
thinkygames.com
March 23, 2026 at 3:27 PM
20 More, Somehow Even Smaller, Mazes is expected to come out sometime this year!
Well that's just never been true 🤣
March 23, 2026 at 1:21 AM
Well that's just never been true 🤣
Why is it some much more fun to start work on a new game than to continue work on an existing project?
Is it because the stakes are so low early on? #gamedev #Indiedev
Is it because the stakes are so low early on? #gamedev #Indiedev
a man in a suit and tie has the word question written on his chest
ALT: a man in a suit and tie has the word question written on his chest
media.tenor.com
March 22, 2026 at 9:44 PM