Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 07/10/2026Thinking about writing a C++ String class again.... if only to be able to write "if (str) { ... }" instead of "if (!str.empty()) { ... }" 230
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 30/09/2026Images of the short-lived ABC TGIF show "Aliens in the Family" has been buried deep in my brain cavities for 30 years. Apparently it only had 8 episodes. Now you too know it exists. 100
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 24/09/2026Reticulating splines... (and screen-shake) #gamedev #indiedev 0176
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 18/09/2026At this point, it wouldn't surprise me if the green orb from Heavy Metal was real. 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 14/09/2026A year ago or so I started adding a software renderer to my engine because well... I was curious, and I wanted to go through that awesome tinyrenderer guide. There's no good reason to work on this, but I did it anyway, and now it's more or less reached parity with my GL renderer (but god is it slow) 110
Reposted by Andrew KingAsh @santanaelchan.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Sony: we are getting rid of game discs forever fuck you Microsoft: our next console cant even read game discs fuck you Nintendo: Samus is BACK and BOY, is she HUNGRY 1657171674
Reposted by Andrew Kingmickey sanchez @mickeysanchez.bsky.social · 04/09/2026Order Automatica is out now : )store.steampowered.comSave 20% on Order Automatica on SteamA dark tactical roguelite where positioning, synergies, and automated battles collide on a tiny 3x3 ritual grid. Like chess with demons. 33620
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 06/09/2026Why make gameplay when I can make the map uselessly repeat from one end to the other? #gamedev #indiedev 081
Reposted by Andrew KingDouble Fine @doublefine.com · 31/08/2026🚨AMNESIA FORTNIGHT 2026 KICKSTARTER CAMPAIGN IS LIVE 🚨 Help us keep making weird and wondrous games; 26 amazing game pitches await your votes, and in the end, one prototype will emerge victorious! The fate of THE ENTIRE UNIVERSE is in your hands! 🌌 www.dfaf2026.com 24418240
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 30/08/2026It is 2006: I am using MapQuest for directions It is 2026: I am using MapQuest for directions 100
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Me: I'd be happy to have any follower that isn't an obvious AI / bot / spam account BluSky: now you can be seen even less! 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 27/08/2026I wanted to see how many Photoshop blend modes were possible using glBlendFunc + glBlendEquation (as well as SDL_ComposeCustomBlendMode), and as far as I can tell, the answer is 12 (-ish - would require a blog post). Also used the duck from the W3C CSS draft for funsies. 210
Reposted by Andrew KingAftermath @aftermath.site · 25/08/2026All the biggest announcements from Gamescom Opening Night Live aftermath.site/gamescom-openi... 321554506
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 24/08/2026I'm almost motivated to write a blog post... almost. 000
Reposted by Andrew KingAndrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 13/08/2026My main project right now is a raycaster prototype. I'm still building out some ideas for it, but the movement and collision feel really fluid so far. The art reads from .aseprite files, and supports palette swapping. It's challenging, but really satisfying to see a lot of color combinations easily. 111
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 13/08/2026I'm terrible at self-promotion, so I'm gonna post some stuff I've been noodling away at lately... 120
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 10/08/2026Spent most of the weekend doing a bunch of emscripten things for the web build of my game engine. Just tested it on itch io and while it's not very mobile friendly (ie. touch controls), it works great! Check it out here: rewrking.itch.io/enginetest pw: 1234rewrking.itch.ioEngine test by RewA browser game made in HTML5 000
Reposted by Andrew KingChris Kerr @kerrblimey.bsky.social · 28/07/2026NEW: I spoke with multiple video game developers and a U.S. employment lawyer to learn more about restrictive side clauses that often prevent employees at major companies from pursuing hobbyist work or personal projects. In an industry renowned for creativity, why are we stifling it?gamedeveloper.comDevelopers discuss the pain and prevalence of side work clausesHow an industry renowned for creativity is actively stifling it. 16512159
Reposted by Andrew KingAndrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I've been staring at this wall a lot. You could say it's been a "normal" week. 001
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 25/07/2026I've been staring at this wall a lot. You could say it's been a "normal" week. 001
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 14/07/2026Yesterday and today, I've been porting my engine to wasm (via emscripten), and for all the jank that tooling has, it's nice to finally get it working - minus threads, dynamic linking and an assimp/glb thing. 100
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 11/07/2026Game promo VHS tapes are a wonderful goldmine of weird. 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Trying to optimize my own font/text system (uses FreeType), and I genuinely don't understand how browsers load (multiple) fonts and glyphs, and render UTF8 text so fast. It seems like dark magic in comparison. 010
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 03/07/2026Mentally, I am here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOBq...youtube.comDun MoroghYouTube video by Release - Topic 000
Reposted by Andrew KingErin Catto @erincatto.bsky.social · 01/07/2026I’m happy to announce the release of a new open source 3D physics engine called Box3D. I’ve been working on this project for a few years now, but it represents over 20 years of experience writing physics engines for games. Read more here: box2d.org/posts/2026/0...box2d.orgAnnouncing Box3DI’m happy to announce the release of Box3D, an open source 3D physics engine. It is now available on GitHub. Box3D repository You can think of Box3D as a fork of Box2D, extended with many features nee... 13782220
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 24/06/2026Spent the past 10 days or so rewriting the audio code in my game engine, which ended up being a huge rabbit hole. Switched from OpenAL (audio lib) to SDL3's abstractions, 16 bit to 32-bit floating point samples, and mono to stereo conversion, to support basic spatial audio, which is my next project. 010
Reposted by Andrew KingMatt (Tired) @mattfrith.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Please observe my madness... I'll finish this eventually ;') #pixelart 39801176
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 18/06/2026Helpful guide for rock climbing documentaries: The Dark Wizard - "Climbing without gear alleviates my depression" Free Solo - "Climbing without gear is the only way for me to feel" The Alpinist - "Climbing ice without gear is better than drugs" The Dawn Wall - "Ever climbed with a bro?" 120
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 12/06/2026Myself, a fool: It's 91 degrees outside with 50% humidity. Better go to the one coffee shop I like that I know has bad AC, order a hot latte, and work on my laptop while sitting far too close to the windowed side of the room. 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 10/06/2026Why yes, I'll have this extra cup o' coffee today. What could possibly go wrong? 30 minutes later: I am having a breakdown. 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 07/06/2026When I step out of my gamedev cave and attempt to interact with people. 020
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 02/06/2026Love uploading 60fps gaming footage to a social media platform and getting 30fps back. Also love uploading crisp pixel art and getting a smeary mess back. Excellent platform, yes. 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Found a weird exe in my computer... and oh noes! It's the backrooms! 130
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 01/06/2026Just realized that both A View to a Kill and Rocky IV have random robots in them, and came out in the same year. Must do more research... 000
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 25/05/2026Made a bunch of scrappy pixel art today and fell asleep in my chair for a half hour. When i awoke, my cat came over and napped on my lap. Things are pretty good right now. 010
Reposted by Andrew Kingbarbarism critic @scarletred.bsky.social · 18/05/2026www.dialecticsofdecline.com/p/ai-is-dest...dialecticsofdecline.comAI Is Destroying The Career I Once LovedWhat happens when there's nothing left to lose? 05318
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 09/05/2026Started making some pixel art yesterday in Aseprite, and then decided my engine needed to load .aseprite files directly instead of having to save them as png. I'm now like 1500 lines of code later and most of it is done... (just need to handle animation frames and some minor tilemap stuff) 000
Reposted by Andrew Kingdorian beaugendre @dorianbeaugendre.bsky.social · 01/07/2025that game was about smelling things, mostly flowers but maybe more 2243
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 02/05/2026I finished Disco Elysium for the first time two nights ago, and that writing was so dang good. I can't stop thinking about it - in like a "stare at the wall in deep meditation" kinda way. 020
Reposted by Andrew KingMore Perfect Union @moreperfectunion.bsky.social · 23/02/2026This guy gets it. 446234865658
Reposted by Andrew KingAura/Moom @moomanibe.bsky.social · 15/02/2026if you asked me to diagnose the western game industry's current problem it would start with "landlords have absorbed basically all disposable income" 4355861603
Andrew King @rewrking.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Thinking about the moon people in Le Voyage dans la Lune. 000