Martin Caine
@martincaine.com
Solo Indie Dev working on Positron (out now on Steam). Also: Senior Programmer at @Rebellion.com North (formerly TickTock Games).
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Martin Caine
@martincaine.com
· Jun 6
Today marks 13 years since I officially joined the games industry, and this studio. #GameDev
Worked on a lot of games in that time. Mostly porting to lower powered systems, lots of mobile and Switch work. A few of my favourite projects over the years:
martincaine.com/games
Worked on a lot of games in that time. Mostly porting to lower powered systems, lots of mobile and Switch work. A few of my favourite projects over the years:
martincaine.com/games
Oh, how the other half live:
Talking to the barman just before last orders this evening: “I see you have some sort of console like a Switch there”. Yeah, it’s a Steam Deck that plays PC games. “Oh, that’s cool. I don’t know anything about PC gaming”
#gaming #steamdeck
Talking to the barman just before last orders this evening: “I see you have some sort of console like a Switch there”. Yeah, it’s a Steam Deck that plays PC games. “Oh, that’s cool. I don’t know anything about PC gaming”
#gaming #steamdeck
September 16, 2026 at 10:28 PM
Oh, how the other half live:
Talking to the barman just before last orders this evening: “I see you have some sort of console like a Switch there”. Yeah, it’s a Steam Deck that plays PC games. “Oh, that’s cool. I don’t know anything about PC gaming”
#gaming #steamdeck
Talking to the barman just before last orders this evening: “I see you have some sort of console like a Switch there”. Yeah, it’s a Steam Deck that plays PC games. “Oh, that’s cool. I don’t know anything about PC gaming”
#gaming #steamdeck
Bit more work on my game Positron this morning, feeling like Arena mode is definitely feeling more fun now. Think I'm getting close to pushing this new mode to Steam (to join the existing Maze and Snake modes).
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #WishlistWednesday #NotMadeWithUnity
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #WishlistWednesday #NotMadeWithUnity
September 16, 2026 at 7:46 AM
Bit more work on my game Positron this morning, feeling like Arena mode is definitely feeling more fun now. Think I'm getting close to pushing this new mode to Steam (to join the existing Maze and Snake modes).
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #WishlistWednesday #NotMadeWithUnity
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #WishlistWednesday #NotMadeWithUnity
Absolutely love this song. Only just discovered Father Of Peace after hearing their latest track (also brilliant: The Chaos). Didn't even know this one is a 'cover' until I grabbed the YouTube video. Original is much darker in tone and less upbeat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplS...
Father Of Peace - Escapism. (Official Lyric Video)
YouTube video by Father Of Peace
www.youtube.com
September 9, 2026 at 8:08 AM
Absolutely love this song. Only just discovered Father Of Peace after hearing their latest track (also brilliant: The Chaos). Didn't even know this one is a 'cover' until I grabbed the YouTube video. Original is much darker in tone and less upbeat.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplS...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=RplS...
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Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
September 8, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Sixty years ago today, the starship Enterprise launched and with it, a vision of the future where humanity had moved beyond its divisions. I was there at the beginning, and I can tell you...
WTF am I doing.. again, decided I was going to take it easy today, had muscle cramps through the week. Got carried away with the pace of the starters though, then followed the 24 pacer for most of the run. Feel pretty good!
#parkrun #huddersfield #5k #saturday #weekend
#parkrun #huddersfield #5k #saturday #weekend
September 5, 2026 at 9:13 AM
WTF am I doing.. again, decided I was going to take it easy today, had muscle cramps through the week. Got carried away with the pace of the starters though, then followed the 24 pacer for most of the run. Feel pretty good!
#parkrun #huddersfield #5k #saturday #weekend
#parkrun #huddersfield #5k #saturday #weekend
Finally got round to removing the DLL dependencies from Positron, and some asset size optimisation, bringing the game down to a little over 100MB. Most of that is the human made custom soundtrack, made by colourofsound. Check it out: colourofsounduk.bandcamp.com/album/light-... #gamedev #indiedev
September 2, 2026 at 7:42 AM
Finally got round to removing the DLL dependencies from Positron, and some asset size optimisation, bringing the game down to a little over 100MB. Most of that is the human made custom soundtrack, made by colourofsound. Check it out: colourofsounduk.bandcamp.com/album/light-... #gamedev #indiedev
I love that there are professional photographers sometimes attending Huddersfield parkrun snapping photos for the duration. I got snapped in a few photos this weekend. The look on my face at the start line though... 🤣
September 1, 2026 at 10:39 AM
I love that there are professional photographers sometimes attending Huddersfield parkrun snapping photos for the duration. I got snapped in a few photos this weekend. The look on my face at the start line though... 🤣
These were supposed to be half pints… I’m not complaining though 😂.
August 31, 2026 at 1:44 PM
These were supposed to be half pints… I’m not complaining though 😂.
Back at work on my little arcade inspired indie game; Positron. Getting Arena mode finished up to push to #Steam #EarlyAccess soon with a whole load of other changes too!
#indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev
#indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev
August 31, 2026 at 10:25 AM
Back at work on my little arcade inspired indie game; Positron. Getting Arena mode finished up to push to #Steam #EarlyAccess soon with a whole load of other changes too!
#indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev
#indiegame #steamdeck #indiedev
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Watch the brand-new, thrilling, gameplay trailer for Alien Deathstorm
Coming Spring 2027 to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox On PC, Xbox Cloud, PC via Steam and PlayStation 5
📃 Wishlist now: reb.to/ADS
📖 Learn more: reb.to/ADSRebBlogGC
Coming Spring 2027 to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox On PC, Xbox Cloud, PC via Steam and PlayStation 5
📃 Wishlist now: reb.to/ADS
📖 Learn more: reb.to/ADSRebBlogGC
August 26, 2026 at 4:01 PM
Watch the brand-new, thrilling, gameplay trailer for Alien Deathstorm
Coming Spring 2027 to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox On PC, Xbox Cloud, PC via Steam and PlayStation 5
📃 Wishlist now: reb.to/ADS
📖 Learn more: reb.to/ADSRebBlogGC
Coming Spring 2027 to Xbox Game Pass, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox On PC, Xbox Cloud, PC via Steam and PlayStation 5
📃 Wishlist now: reb.to/ADS
📖 Learn more: reb.to/ADSRebBlogGC
Did a thing today. Got my first ever piercing(s), aged 43.
Done it for myself, and my self confidence.
Thanks to Nelly at Silver Lining Piercing in Huddersfield for making it a very pleasant experience. I’ll be back for downsizing and swapping to rings later.
#piercing #piercings #metal
Done it for myself, and my self confidence.
Thanks to Nelly at Silver Lining Piercing in Huddersfield for making it a very pleasant experience. I’ll be back for downsizing and swapping to rings later.
#piercing #piercings #metal
August 14, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Did a thing today. Got my first ever piercing(s), aged 43.
Done it for myself, and my self confidence.
Thanks to Nelly at Silver Lining Piercing in Huddersfield for making it a very pleasant experience. I’ll be back for downsizing and swapping to rings later.
#piercing #piercings #metal
Done it for myself, and my self confidence.
Thanks to Nelly at Silver Lining Piercing in Huddersfield for making it a very pleasant experience. I’ll be back for downsizing and swapping to rings later.
#piercing #piercings #metal
This little guy made his web in this door way a week ago, and still hasn’t caught anything because I very rarely get anything flying about in my house.
#spider #web #spiderweb
#spider #web #spiderweb
August 11, 2026 at 7:22 AM
This little guy made his web in this door way a week ago, and still hasn’t caught anything because I very rarely get anything flying about in my house.
#spider #web #spiderweb
#spider #web #spiderweb
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"GPU texture address mode collies" meme continues to be my main achievement in life, I think.
August 10, 2026 at 7:43 AM
"GPU texture address mode collies" meme continues to be my main achievement in life, I think.
Good start to the day, before I head out on a fifteen mile walk in Wakefield. Popped in to The Six Chimneys (Wetherspoons) for a breakfast muffin and a few beers to up my untappd unique count.
August 9, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Good start to the day, before I head out on a fifteen mile walk in Wakefield. Popped in to The Six Chimneys (Wetherspoons) for a breakfast muffin and a few beers to up my untappd unique count.
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Give blood. Do it now.
Donation #21 for me today.
Always something I fancied doing but I didn’t start until about five or six years ago. Now I donate every three months, whenever possible.
#GiveBlood #BloodDonation #NHS
Donation #21 for me today.
Always something I fancied doing but I didn’t start until about five or six years ago. Now I donate every three months, whenever possible.
#GiveBlood #BloodDonation #NHS
July 26, 2026 at 2:56 PM
Give blood. Do it now.
Donation #21 for me today.
Always something I fancied doing but I didn’t start until about five or six years ago. Now I donate every three months, whenever possible.
#GiveBlood #BloodDonation #NHS
Donation #21 for me today.
Always something I fancied doing but I didn’t start until about five or six years ago. Now I donate every three months, whenever possible.
#GiveBlood #BloodDonation #NHS
I've been enjoying some early morning dev sessions lately on my game Positron. I just finished optimising the generation of the environment stencil reflections (now running consistently 60fps on Nintendo Switch).
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #NintendoSwitch #SteamEarlyAccess
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #NintendoSwitch #SteamEarlyAccess
July 21, 2026 at 5:32 AM
I've been enjoying some early morning dev sessions lately on my game Positron. I just finished optimising the generation of the environment stencil reflections (now running consistently 60fps on Nintendo Switch).
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #NintendoSwitch #SteamEarlyAccess
#GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #NintendoSwitch #SteamEarlyAccess
Today I ran my second parkrun, and only my fifth time ever running 5K (all in the past two weeks). Maybe I should slow it down and try not to obliterate my PBs 🤣.
July 18, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Today I ran my second parkrun, and only my fifth time ever running 5K (all in the past two weeks). Maybe I should slow it down and try not to obliterate my PBs 🤣.
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Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴😂😂
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June 29, 2026 at 11:44 AM
Mom cat leaving her human to babysit so she can sleep 😴😂😂
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June 24, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Early morning cycle ride to the 24 hour ASDA to get some craft beers resulted in me spending £50+ and coming out with two LEGO sets too.
June 24, 2026 at 5:35 AM
Early morning cycle ride to the 24 hour ASDA to get some craft beers resulted in me spending £50+ and coming out with two LEGO sets too.
Total fail by AI at reading text from a supplied image (Google Gemini, after I googled the odd earthy smell from a beer I opened (which I knew was due to a certain chemical compound, but couldn't remember the name; Geosmin)). #AI #LLM #Gemini #GoogleGemini #Fail
June 23, 2026 at 11:49 AM
Total fail by AI at reading text from a supplied image (Google Gemini, after I googled the odd earthy smell from a beer I opened (which I knew was due to a certain chemical compound, but couldn't remember the name; Geosmin)). #AI #LLM #Gemini #GoogleGemini #Fail