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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 19/03/2026

Hey #stitch looks pretty co... never mind.

From idea to app: Introducing Stitch, a new way to design Uls - MAY 20. 2025

Stitch
Killed 1 day ago, Stitch was a tool that allowed you to turn simple prompt and image inputs into complex Ul designs and frontend code in minutes. It was almost 3 days old.

Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 05/03/2026

The annual #playdate anniversary sale is now on and the SpinShot wishlists have definitely been doing their (much needed) job. Thanks to all who've played it to date, and if not, it's only $4 for a bit. play.date/games/spinsh... (also check out Xorbius, Diora, and Wheelsprung. Fantastic games.)

SpinShot is 33% off for the Playdate anniversary sale. $4

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 30/01/2026

SpinShot is nearly at 100 sales for #playdate in its first two weeks. Can we push it over the top this weekend? #indiegames #retrogaming

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 28/01/2026

@frycandle.bsky.social This felt like important design feedback to forward. XD

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 21/01/2026

SpinShot is out on #playdate Catalog and itch.io! It's an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, and a completely unnecessary sci-fi story mode full of puns and anti-corporate sentiment. Pick it up, tell your friends with Playdates, or wishlist for later! play.date/games/spinsh...

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 16/01/2026

Look, I'm no good at sales pitches, but smashing ice is a core part of the gameplay loop of Spinshot. Because fuck ice, amirite?

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 16/01/2026

SpinShot is releasing on #Playdate Catalog and Itch in 4 days! (Tuesday the 20th Jan). The reviewer community for PD is *tiny*, but if you do review playdate games, feel free to DM me for a review code. Excited and nervous and proud and relieved all at the same time!

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 14/12/2025

It's been a wild journey learning how to make a game from scratch. Whether that's been learning Lua, creating Blender animations, making 1-bit pixel art, sound effects, and writing, I've learned an absolute ton and am super proud of this silly little sci-fi arcade game. Can't wait to share it!

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 14/12/2025

My first game, SpinShot is finally releasing exclusively for #playdate on Jan 20th, 2026. It's a block-breaker score-chaser with a spin. Play through 48 story levels across 4 biomes. Master 3 unique abilities and a suite of upgrades, and see how far you can get in the endless Arcade mode.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 08/10/2025

Little yellow #Playdate console friends, if you have some time over the next week to help me out and play test SpinShot (an arcade block breaker score chaser with a spin) pop your details into the play testing form and I'll be in touch. forms.gle/sng14hFABTkA...

SpinShot for Playdate. Two pilots look towards you with their arms crossed. Stars are in the background.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 11/09/2025

Development on SpinShot for the #playdate continues and is going great. I've been putting time into achievements and tutorials recently. Also busy polishing the story, UI, and added an endless Arcade mode.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 26/08/2025

I don't think I've ever randomly stumbled across such Google reviews drama before, but this is wild. Yikes.

A 1 star review of a park stating not to take your kids here due to a fat italian man who tried to touch their kids.

Two more 5 star reviews saying 'I don't know what people were saying about a fat italian man, this place is great!'

Another 1 star review mentioning the round Italian man making everyone uncomfortable, followed by an update saying that the Italian man is now leaving positive Google reviews to lure children to the playground. Yikes!

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 12/08/2025

Not sure Microsoft is going to win this AI race.

Copilot feedback erroring. The message reads "What did you dislike?: Randomly thinks I'm searching for "Greenland" when I'm not."

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 06/08/2025

Rofl at that being the thing they took issue with from that site XD (I don't know if they changed it, but it doesn't currently have "original" anywhere in the recipe. It just says simple.)

A spectrum of cacio e pepe fusion recipes

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 20/06/2025

I'm really enjoying The Alters for the most part, however the game design around recovering from dead-end states in the game can be quite frustrating.

An astronaut stands in a rocky alien landscape, looking towards a giant single-wheeled habitat behind a rocky outcrop in the distance. Screenshot from the game The Alters.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 02/06/2025

It seems like not enough people are playing Bionic Bay. It rules. A mix between Limbo and Speedrunners. Tight platforming, absolutely gorgeous pixel art, and crazier physics puzzles and abilities. It's cheap and runs perfect on Steam Deck.

A small man standing at the base of a mangled tree that looks like something out of Sleepy Hollow. Bathed in orange sunlight a giant structure is seen in the distance.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 18/01/2025

I liked how crazy things got with Windows Media Player being like: "hold my beer"...

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 18/01/2025

Great resource! This one was my jam.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 07/01/2025

*sips coffee. Chills out*

A screenshot of Bluesky moderation muted words: Your muted words: "Zuckerberg" in text & tags

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 25/12/2024

It's been a strong end to 2024 as I finish up some shorter games leading up to Xmas that I've been hearing good things about all year. :) So many solo devs and small 2-4 person teams in my lists this year. Can't wait to post my year's wrap up article.

Mouthwashing
Minishoot' Adventure
Arco
Thank Goodness You're Here
Nodebuster
Buckshot Roulette

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 11/12/2024

Finished Dungeons of Hinterberg. Both marvellous and frustrating. I deeply wish there was a 10-12 hour version of this game, and I really felt I had to push through to get to the end, however that a team of 9 made so much, and such varied content is a huge achievement. You can pet the dog.

Petting a dog in Dungeons of Hinterberg.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 09/12/2024

Oh good, we may need to solve this properly in *checks notes* 8,000 years.

The Y10K bug. In just under 8,000 years, this naming scheme will no longer work. In the unlikely event of my files still being relevant by then, computers will hopefully be smart enough to sort correctly regardless.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 09/12/2024

If anyone wants a free startup idea, solve this problem please.

To sort files in File Explorer by the dd-mm-yyyy format, rename them
using the YYYY-mm-dd format. This ensures chronological sorting
based on the entire date, allowing for better organization in File
Explorer.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 07/12/2024

As a lapsed climber, Cairn (demo on steam) captures the spirit and feel of climbing unlike any game I've ever played. Janky in the right ways, beautiful and calm in the right ways. Foot placement is everything.

A climber with a large pack ascends a rock wall with a little robot belay spider next to her.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 08/04/2024

So it looks like the cockpits in Mechwarrior 5: Clans have Muzen bluetooth speakers in them?

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 07/03/2024

So, I've been busy teaching myself game dev over the last year, and am incredibly excited to announce my first game is nearing release! SpinShot is an arcade block-breaker score-chaser with a spin, made exclusively for the #Playdate console. youtu.be/c2w0nLAjyRU?...

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 15/11/2023

Me getting spare ethernet cables out of the box in the closet...

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 15/11/2023

I need a true crime documentary on how this logo was signed off.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 13/10/2023

Here I am, begging design tools to design and test with standard 1x resolutions in mind.

FigJam's shape selection, with all the vertical lines blurry because they're designed and tested on retina screens.

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 12/09/2023

Shout-out to the Kiwi/Maori representation in Starfield. Rosie is my ship's doctor going forward.

Rosie: My papa taught me everything I know! He learned about it from my korova and my

koroua learned from his mother. Plants are really important to that side of my whanau

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 09/09/2023

Never. I'll take them to my grave.

41 Memes are taking up space. Delete memes?

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Steve Dennis @subcide.com · 04/09/2023

This is a masterclass in terrible affordance and confusing design. It's so remarkable, it should be studied. Hard to believe it isn't intentionally misleading. (It's for a multi-head charging cable, that doesn't support Lightning connectors)