Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
Industry veteran from the late 1900s. Solo Indie Dev. Design Consultant. Game Dev Dinosaur. Lord of Bullfrog anecdotes. Playability, pitching and prototypes a speciality.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
Got a project that needs poking with a stick? Let me know.
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Alex Trowers
@bulkpaint.bsky.social
· Dec 14
This is my game. 2 Delve 2 Deep (not a sequel).
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
It's a small game about a little owl with a big dream - to one day become the King Of Explorers.
Or, in mechanical terms - it's a procedural dungeon crawler about exploration, greed and pushing your luck.
#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
My #dayofdredd fave.
I can't be the only one.
I can't be the only one.
October 3, 2026 at 10:12 PM
My #dayofdredd fave.
I can't be the only one.
I can't be the only one.
Reposted by Alex Trowers
"There hasn’t been a day since 1984 when somebody hasn’t come up and said: ‘You owe me a keyboard’" - Daily Thompson
(only older gamers will get this reference)
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
(only older gamers will get this reference)
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
Daley Thompson: ‘I was happy to sleep on floors to do what I was doing. You know you have to earn it’
The double Olympic champion insists a knighthood wouldn’t change his life, still trains on Christmas day and explains why he got a video game and Seb Coe didn’t
www.theguardian.com
October 3, 2026 at 9:51 AM
"There hasn’t been a day since 1984 when somebody hasn’t come up and said: ‘You owe me a keyboard’" - Daily Thompson
(only older gamers will get this reference)
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
(only older gamers will get this reference)
www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/o...
Tech bros have objectively made my life worse.
Sure, NFTs didn’t really affect me at all but crypto and the great GPU shortage?
Now AI not only doubles down on that but brings even more ecological baggage and that’s before we even start on the ethical side of things.
Sure, NFTs didn’t really affect me at all but crypto and the great GPU shortage?
Now AI not only doubles down on that but brings even more ecological baggage and that’s before we even start on the ethical side of things.
October 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
Tech bros have objectively made my life worse.
Sure, NFTs didn’t really affect me at all but crypto and the great GPU shortage?
Now AI not only doubles down on that but brings even more ecological baggage and that’s before we even start on the ethical side of things.
Sure, NFTs didn’t really affect me at all but crypto and the great GPU shortage?
Now AI not only doubles down on that but brings even more ecological baggage and that’s before we even start on the ethical side of things.
I'm on Team Richard E Grant.
Embrace the chaos!
Embrace the chaos!
October 1, 2026 at 10:13 PM
I'm on Team Richard E Grant.
Embrace the chaos!
Embrace the chaos!
Thus far, this morning I have:
Bought cinnamon buns (doesn't sound like much but this was opening day for this shop and these things are amazing - had to queue for 20 minutes)
Taken the eldest to her swimming lessons
Mowed the lawn (most of it anyway)
Replaced the extractor fan in the bathroom
Bought cinnamon buns (doesn't sound like much but this was opening day for this shop and these things are amazing - had to queue for 20 minutes)
Taken the eldest to her swimming lessons
Mowed the lawn (most of it anyway)
Replaced the extractor fan in the bathroom
September 26, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Thus far, this morning I have:
Bought cinnamon buns (doesn't sound like much but this was opening day for this shop and these things are amazing - had to queue for 20 minutes)
Taken the eldest to her swimming lessons
Mowed the lawn (most of it anyway)
Replaced the extractor fan in the bathroom
Bought cinnamon buns (doesn't sound like much but this was opening day for this shop and these things are amazing - had to queue for 20 minutes)
Taken the eldest to her swimming lessons
Mowed the lawn (most of it anyway)
Replaced the extractor fan in the bathroom
Reposted by Alex Trowers
if you’re a games company that wants to survive it has been proven over and over again you need to do whatever it takes to stay away from being publicly traded. you’ll be turned into wood chips the moment it’s convenient.
September 23, 2026 at 10:33 AM
if you’re a games company that wants to survive it has been proven over and over again you need to do whatever it takes to stay away from being publicly traded. you’ll be turned into wood chips the moment it’s convenient.
Reposted by Alex Trowers
The original concept for Bullfrog's Syndicate box art - wish it had been used somewhere in its final form.
#amiga #retrogaming #artsky #art #conceptart
#amiga #retrogaming #artsky #art #conceptart
September 21, 2026 at 12:10 PM
The original concept for Bullfrog's Syndicate box art - wish it had been used somewhere in its final form.
#amiga #retrogaming #artsky #art #conceptart
#amiga #retrogaming #artsky #art #conceptart
Apropos of nothing. But I'm sure this will come in handy within the next few years.
September 22, 2026 at 2:57 PM
Apropos of nothing. But I'm sure this will come in handy within the next few years.
Ah, Heroes of the Storm. Once more I suckle at your MOBA teat.
September 18, 2026 at 11:39 PM
Ah, Heroes of the Storm. Once more I suckle at your MOBA teat.
I look forward to seeing Canada's entry to Eurovision next year.
September 16, 2026 at 1:22 PM
I look forward to seeing Canada's entry to Eurovision next year.
Just for clarity, I can also confirm that I'm not going to be opening for Ed Sheeran.
September 16, 2026 at 7:19 AM
Just for clarity, I can also confirm that I'm not going to be opening for Ed Sheeran.
"Snap them to avoid this situation"
September 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
"Snap them to avoid this situation"
I'm going to watch this HotS Classic Cup match and yearn.
September 12, 2026 at 7:25 PM
I'm going to watch this HotS Classic Cup match and yearn.
I'd love to be still around in 200 years time, if only to see how this bit of history is taught and received.
My money's on 'WTF?'
My money's on 'WTF?'
September 9, 2026 at 7:17 AM
I'd love to be still around in 200 years time, if only to see how this bit of history is taught and received.
My money's on 'WTF?'
My money's on 'WTF?'
It's a trust thing for me.
I don't trust GenAI to do the thing it has been asked to do. Why? Because it has previously shown on many occasions that it just straight up gets it wrong. Sure, humans may also mess it up, but you can talk to them and get it right the next time.
I don't trust GenAI to do the thing it has been asked to do. Why? Because it has previously shown on many occasions that it just straight up gets it wrong. Sure, humans may also mess it up, but you can talk to them and get it right the next time.
September 8, 2026 at 7:59 AM
It's a trust thing for me.
I don't trust GenAI to do the thing it has been asked to do. Why? Because it has previously shown on many occasions that it just straight up gets it wrong. Sure, humans may also mess it up, but you can talk to them and get it right the next time.
I don't trust GenAI to do the thing it has been asked to do. Why? Because it has previously shown on many occasions that it just straight up gets it wrong. Sure, humans may also mess it up, but you can talk to them and get it right the next time.
If starting a war didn't have the desired effect, why not double down and see if you can't get someone else to start one too?
September 5, 2026 at 11:28 AM
If starting a war didn't have the desired effect, why not double down and see if you can't get someone else to start one too?
I'll be honest - the addition of a 'psychedelic mode' to Keeper didn't appear on my bingo card anywhere.
You asked, and the unknowable has answered the call:
🚨 KEEPER is coming to PS5... TODAY 🚨
All available platforms will receive two more Keeper updates today: PSYCHEDELIC MODE (a wild new way to experience the game), and a sweet price drop across all platforms!
🚨 KEEPER is coming to PS5... TODAY 🚨
All available platforms will receive two more Keeper updates today: PSYCHEDELIC MODE (a wild new way to experience the game), and a sweet price drop across all platforms!
September 3, 2026 at 3:07 PM
I'll be honest - the addition of a 'psychedelic mode' to Keeper didn't appear on my bingo card anywhere.
#swordtember Day 2 - Smash
I mean, perhaps only some of you will get it. But those that do - BOY will you get it.
I mean, perhaps only some of you will get it. But those that do - BOY will you get it.
September 2, 2026 at 10:40 PM
#swordtember Day 2 - Smash
I mean, perhaps only some of you will get it. But those that do - BOY will you get it.
I mean, perhaps only some of you will get it. But those that do - BOY will you get it.
I will be buying this.
It's hecking fun to just tinker and I can see the kids having a good time with it - especially when we break out the 3D printer afterwards.
Maybe a nautical board game or something?
It's hecking fun to just tinker and I can see the kids having a good time with it - especially when we break out the 3D printer afterwards.
Maybe a nautical board game or something?
Quit your yapping and make us a boat!!
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
Launching tomorrow.. for less than a tenner your game can feature unique boats ready to use, or your tabletop can have 3d printed naval minis. !!
it's also hella fun and you can sail your creation..
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/4339280/...
Launching tomorrow.. for less than a tenner your game can feature unique boats ready to use, or your tabletop can have 3d printed naval minis. !!
it's also hella fun and you can sail your creation..
#indiegame
September 1, 2026 at 10:38 PM
I will be buying this.
It's hecking fun to just tinker and I can see the kids having a good time with it - especially when we break out the 3D printer afterwards.
Maybe a nautical board game or something?
It's hecking fun to just tinker and I can see the kids having a good time with it - especially when we break out the 3D printer afterwards.
Maybe a nautical board game or something?
Putting the band back together?
100 million roadies have the opportunity to do something truly hilarious here
Psychonauts and Costume Quest maker Double Fine has launched its new game development Kickstarter project after cutting ties with Xbox, and says it'll make Brütal Legend 2 if it raises an impossible-sounding $100 million. https://bit.ly/4gK2wXK
September 1, 2026 at 8:28 PM
Putting the band back together?
Screw you, British weather - we’re doing this anyway.
August 29, 2026 at 1:08 PM
Screw you, British weather - we’re doing this anyway.
Make a band bigger:
Tungsten Zepplin
Tungsten Zepplin
Make a band bigger:
Full Young Cannibals
Full Young Cannibals
Make a band bigger:
Kool and the Horde
Kool and the Horde
August 24, 2026 at 8:29 AM
Make a band bigger:
Tungsten Zepplin
Tungsten Zepplin
Populous
Or maybe Syndicate
Or maybe Syndicate
What are you buying at the EA garage sale? I'm grabbing Shaq Fu.
EA could sell "dormant IPs" like Ultima and Wing Commander after Saudi acquisition, former manager says: "There are plenty of IPs like that at EA that nobody cares about at this moment" www.gamesradar.com/games/rpg/ea...
August 23, 2026 at 12:55 PM
Populous
Or maybe Syndicate
Or maybe Syndicate