Reposted by Benn Powelljug-hooting yokel @limusrex.bsky.social · 04/01/2025the rest of my life is gonna be every month or 2 getting a text or pm like "hey i saw your old tweet on ____ and it had a bunch of updoots and imbeciles arguing in the comments" 232245708
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 17/09/2026Version 0.43.2 of DeadOS is now live! Fixed a lot of bugs this week: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.43.2 is now live! - Steam NewsBug Fix Update! 030
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 08/09/2026Version 0.43.1 of DeadOS is now live! Military now take over parks to make little bases of operations: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.43.1 is now live! - Steam NewsMilitary squads take over parks 040
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 24/08/2026Version 0.43.0 of DeadOS is now live! Overhauled the police station and cop AI! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.43.0 is now live! - Steam NewsPolice Station / Cop AI Update! 020
Reposted by Benn PowellBrandi Buchman @brandibuchman.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Library funding is tied to usage. 13889222921
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Version 0.42.1 of DeadOS is now live! Added new city generating slider options for river/park variety! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.42.1 is now live! - Steam NewsCity Generating Options Update! 020
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 29/07/2026Version 0.42.0 of DeadOS is now live! Added Hospitals + Doctors! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.42.0 is now live! - Steam NewsHospital Update! 052
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 23/07/2026Working on hospitals / doctors / paramedics for the next update and it's making me redefine how people react to dead bodies. It's interesting the things I have to think about in this kind of work. When do you call the cops? When do you ignore a dead body? When do you realise it's a zombie? 130
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 14/07/2026I should probably go to Develop one of these years... 130
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 13/07/2026Waiting for the current visual trends of Sci-fi to end so that we can have Fifth Element style Sci-fi visuals once againstatic.klipy.comMathieu Kassovitz's Iconic Dance in Fifth ElementALT: Mathieu Kassovitz's Iconic Dance in Fifth Element 180
Reposted by Benn PowellAlejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 12/07/2026Amnesty International put out a major report documenting the influence of UK based anti trans gender critical organizations and their funding. Within hours, GC groups threatened defamation lawsuits and Amnesty was forced to pull it down. Proving the point they're anti rights. Anyways, here it is. 102125697352
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 10/07/2026I know it's not very cool to try to define Art but I'm going to give it a shot anyway. To me, Art at it's simplest level is merely humans trying to communicate with one another. A banana taped to the wall becomes Art when the human that did it intended to communicate something with us. 141
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Version 0.41.1 of DeadOS is now live! Added river and bridge editing to the City Editor! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.41.1 is now live! - Steam NewsCity Editor Update Part 2 050
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Psst in case you missed it DeadOS was on PC Gamer: www.pcgamer.com/games/horror...pcgamer.comI tried to create the perfect zombie apocalypse in this intensely detailed outbreak simulator, and sorry slow zombie fans, fast zombies are just better"It's the game I wanted to play but couldn't because it didn't exist, so I made it." 0146
Reposted by Benn PowellJoshua Foust 🪖🎮 @joshuafoust.com · 30/06/2026I feel like she, specifically, should know better 92702445
Reposted by Benn PowellRick Lane @ricklane.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Here's a fun read for the weekend. I spoke to @bennpowell.bsky.social about his zombie outbreak simulator DeadOS, and it turns out the best way to survive a zombie apocalypse is to be a massive coward with a gun. www.pcgamer.com/games/horror...pcgamer.comI tried to create the perfect zombie apocalypse in this intensely detailed outbreak simulator, and sorry slow zombie fans, fast zombies are just better"It's the game I wanted to play but couldn't because it didn't exist, so I made it." 085
Reposted by Benn PowellSophie 🎲🏳️⚧️ @sophieh.itch.io · 25/06/2026Oh wow some nerd put all their games and crap on sale! itch.io/s/191307/sum...itch.ioSummer Sale 2026 by Sophie HouldenA bundle by Sophie Houlden, $15.00 for 11 games 21610
Reposted by Benn PowellBrendon Chung @blendogames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026I wrote about level design readability: blendogames.com/news/post/20... 6519163
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Version 0.41.0 of DeadOS is now live! Added an in-game city editor! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159... 140
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 27/05/2026Did a weird little shader experiment that adds every rendered frame together and averages them. Has very interesting results depending on the content 130
Reposted by Benn PowellJosephine beckbook.com Riesman @josie.zone · 25/05/2026I don't know who needs to hear this, but you're not a lazy procrastinator, you just have debilitating anxiety problems 2031757
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 20/05/2026Version 0.40.1 of DeadOS is now live! Bug fixes and changes to how civilians pickup dropped weapons / ammo: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.40.1 is now live! - Steam NewsHi everyone! I've been sick for the last week so I haven't been able to make much progress with the game lately (such is the perils of being a one person game dev team) but I have still managed to pu... 020
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 08/05/2026The reason why Motion Blur is off by default in Unreal's viewport settings is because people want to see what they are doing, and that's why I want it off in my game also. Motion blur is a artistic tool to be used at the right times, not something to turn on by default because "it looks better" 000
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 07/05/2026Version 0.40.0 of DeadOS is now live! Added proc-gen inner city park areas for civilians to play in and flee to / from! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.40.0 is now live! - Steam NewsHi everyone! I've added something I've wanted to add for a while in this update - Parks! When generating a city park areas will now also be procedurally generated (there is a checkbox to turn them off... 030
Reposted by Benn Powelljukio kallio @jukio.bsky.social · 01/05/2026it's bandcamp friday! jukiokallio.bandcamp.com if you buy today, artists will get bandcamp's share! yay! here's some example NICHE releases that you could check out: 1113
Reposted by Benn PowellSos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social · 29/04/2026Lazy Kickers is coming this summer on Steam! Incremental football micro-manager! Grow balls, shoot goals, get coins and dominate the league charts! Click the magic button on Steam and make sure to tell all your friends about it! store.steampowered.com/app/4613890/... 712639
Reposted by Benn PowellSophie 🎲🏳️⚧️ @sophieh.itch.io · 23/04/2026Sophie's Grids is playable now! (for FREE!) Your first solve will maybe take a few minutes, but with practice you'll be doing it in seconds! Play in the browser: sophieh.itch.io/sophies-grids On mobile: play.google.com/store/apps/d... Or Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2310850/... 48334
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Version 0.39.0 of DeadOS is now live! Zombies are now attracted to loud noises over increasing distances! store.steampowered.com/news/app/159... 062
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026Working on a system for large noises like gunfire to attract zombies from a distance. I think it's going to be a game changer. 250
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 17/04/2026The would barely know any other game devs if it wasn't for Ludum Dare. Sad to see it go. 110
Reposted by Benn Powell🔞 Wysty, CEO of vampire yuri | Comms Open @wysticlipse.art · 12/04/2026You should know that the infamous I Love You virus uses the same trick - Always make sure to turn on 'show file extensions' in your windows/browser settings. 3548253742
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 03/04/2026Version 0.38.0 of DeadOS is now live! Added the ability to create and recreate new proc-gen cities quickly and easily: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159... 0111
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 27/03/2026It's my birthday! If you want to support a small indie on his birthday check out my early access game DeadOS that I've been working on and updating since 2020: store.steampowered.com/app/1590850/...store.steampowered.comDeadOS on SteamDeadOS is an early access zombie outbreak simulator by Benn Powell that focuses on city-wide scenarios where you have access to fully customize your apocalypse experience from beginning to end. Simula... 083
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 25/03/2026Version 0.37.4 of DeadOS is now live! Reworked the Military AI when acting as cops as well as tweaked the design of some of the buildings: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.37.4 is now live! - Steam NewsHi everyone! This week's update focuses mainly on improvements to how the military AI works when helping cops quarantine areas and deal with the zombie threat. Once cops have been whittled down by a c... 050
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 18/03/2026Version 0.37.3 of DeadOS is now live! Fixed a bunch of bugs that were added in the last couple of large updates ^__^ store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.37.3 is now live! - Steam NewsHi everyone! I've been attacking my bug list since the last big update and this update aims to fix a lot of bugs, so let's get to it! In the previous update the pathfinding for how people drive to com... 050
Benn Powell @bennpowell.bsky.social · 11/03/2026Version 0.37.2 of DeadOS is now live! Major river update that removes bridges and creates new choke points with a whole new pathfinding system as a result: store.steampowered.com/news/app/159...store.steampowered.comDeadOS - Version 0.37.2 is now live! - Steam NewsHey everyone! I've got a big update for you this time! Introducing the Bridge Update: This update was a long time coming as a whole load of systems had to be altered and some of them redone in order f... 062