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David Durham

@daviddurham.bsky.social

I make video games. Full time programmer by day and working on all aspects of my own projects the rest of the time. My latest release is the revamped version of my puzzley platformer The Top Hat Club ๐ŸŽฉ https://thetophatclub.daviddurhamgames.com

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Soโ€ฆ You might know me as the solo-dev of โ€˜SWORD OF SYMPHONYโ€™ ๐ŸŽถโ€ฆ
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But did you know, in 78 days I secretly solo-developed & RELEASED another game? ๐Ÿ‘พ
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It is titled โ€œ(SOUL) SURVIVOR.โ€โž•
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๐ŸชซEvery second YOU are dying!
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๐Ÿ”‹And you must slay enemies to stay alive!
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โ€œHow much is it?โ€ You askโ€ฆ

(1/3 ๐Ÿงต)

29.07.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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In my upcoming horror game you examine a family's photo album for signs of the paranormal ๐Ÿ“ธ

Official announcement in 10 days!

#screenshotsaturday

19.07.2025 16:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 886    ๐Ÿ” 253    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 36
Denise Richards - Pepsi Commercial
YouTube video by haasa813 Denise Richards - Pepsi Commercial

The AI is basically this guy from 2000. "She's blonde... like Denise Richards. No, she is Denise Richards!" www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rwU...

29.07.2025 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No dev kit. Just good old-fashioned detective skills. ๐Ÿ”

Here's how Nitrome built Mouse Work for the Nintendo Switch 2. ๐Ÿ‘€

24.06.2025 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The Pro Skater games shaped a generation's music taste, but they were even more transformative for the bands on the soundtracks.

I spoke to Less Than Jake, The Ataris, Drain, AFI, The 900 and Tony Hawk himself about how Pro Skaters' killer soundtracks changed their lives

14.07.2025 08:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 26    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Play over 60 new games created for the Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 5 ยท Thinky Games The annual community puzzle-making event has come to a close once again: the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam wrapped up last week, and that means there are dozens of new miniature, experimental puzzle games you can play for free right now.

Check out all the free, experimental puzzle games that came out of the 5th Thinky Puzzle Game Jam!
thinkygames.com/news...

07.07.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
OverClocked ReMix (ocremix.org) album cover - headphones surrounding 16-bit game controller

OverClocked ReMix (ocremix.org) album cover - headphones surrounding 16-bit game controller

PLEASE SHARE!
Video game music fan???
PASS THIS ON! :-D
Every OC ReMix in one big RAR!
drive.google.com/open?id=1gEW...

โ€ข 26 GB
โ€ข 310+ hours of music
โ€ข 1,100+ games represented
โ€ข 1,600+ artists
โ€ข 4,500+ tracks

Keep what you like, toss what you don't, but TRY EVERYTHING.
Enjoy! :-)

20.11.2024 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1474    ๐Ÿ” 900    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 35    ๐Ÿ“Œ 139
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More overworld map progress! The worlds in Rog & Roll are all pretty wildly different, so it's fun finding ways to link them together ๐ŸŒฒ๐Ÿ™๏ธ
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart

05.07.2025 19:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 208    ๐Ÿ” 28    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Let's play Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 5 #thinkypuzzlejam5
YouTube video by Kuchiwo Tsugumi Let's play Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 5 #thinkypuzzlejam5

Let's play Thinky Puzzle Game Jam 5 #thinkypuzzlejam5
www.youtube.com/watch?v=l3Qc...

04.07.2025 12:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Real talk - If you want to support the development of my Ridge racer style game "Rival Racer", you should buy Vaporwave Pinball in the steam sale today.

It's also in a bundle with @lithiumproject.bsky.social AXYZ, so you can support this next game too

โฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธโฌ‡๏ธ

store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/...

04.07.2025 10:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 33    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I hope that's a macaroni pie.

03.07.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bar t'at?!

02.07.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tenjutsu devlog 1: an Action Scene which became a Game Itโ€™s been a while since I last posted new content here. As you may already know, Iโ€™m hard at work on my second solo-dev title, Tenjutsu.ย  Well, not so solo actually, as Iโ€™m working with Daniel aka Dni...

Tenjutsu devlog 1: an Action Scene which became a Game
deepnight.net/blog/tenjuts...
Itโ€™s been ages since my last blog post, so hereโ€™s some behind-the-scenes content! Starting with the origin story of Tenjutsu gameplay. And next time, Iโ€™ll dive into deeper, more advanced stuff ๐Ÿคฟ

01.07.2025 15:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sonic Team made some absolute non-sonic bangers in the late 90s early 00s. Hope they return to that brave approach to new IP (and yes, i realise that is a form of trying to recapture the past).

30.06.2025 14:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colour Bee by daviddurham A colour matching, pollen collecting game.

Inspired by (and featuring) some of the sights and sounds of sunny woodland walks with my dog. My #thinkypuzzlejam5 game was made using #openfl over the course of last week in less than 48 hours. Play in mobile/desktop browser or download the windows version ๐Ÿ #gamedev daviddurham.itch.io/colour-bee

28.06.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colour Bee by daviddurham A colour matching, pollen collecting game.

Inspired by (and featuring) some of the sights and sounds of sunny woodland walks with my dog. My #thinkypuzzlejam5 game was made using #openfl over the course of last week in less than 48 hours. Play in mobile/desktop browser or download the windows version ๐Ÿ #gamedev daviddurham.itch.io/colour-bee

28.06.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Colour Bee by daviddurham A colour matching, pollen collecting game.

Only managed 8 levels for my #thinkypuzzlejam5 game, and to be honest I'm not sure the mechanic had scope for many more. Anyway, submitting now as I won't have time over the weekend daviddurham.itch.io/colour-bee

28.06.2025 07:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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More #thinkypuzzlejam5 progress at lunchtime today. Settled on Colour Bee (yes, with a U) as a name, and made a title screen. Also did some menu/game flow stuff. Up to six levels now too! ๐Ÿ #gamedev

26.06.2025 19:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s pretty good fun just going outside, taking a photo of a leaf, 3D modelling basically a Pringle and slapping it all together ๐Ÿ˜Š

25.06.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Added particle effects and leaves to the flowers ๐ŸŒฑ Also some (way too small) instructional text. Definitely making levels next as I only have 3 so far (including this super easy first level). #gamedev #thinkypuzzlejam5

25.06.2025 18:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œWah-t is a manโ€ฆโ€

24.06.2025 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tiny bit of progress on my #thinkypuzzlejam5 game yesterday. Just resizing things a bit and added wings and the win condition. In todayโ€™s lunch break Iโ€™ll try to do a quick particle effect. #gamedev

24.06.2025 10:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unusually I had a few hours free today, so I started trying to make something for #thinkypuzzlejam5 - itโ€™s a game about bees and pollen. Who knows if Iโ€™ll have time this week to finish it ๐Ÿ˜… #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

21.06.2025 20:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Description of Bananza powers from new Donkey Kong game stating โ€œsoar through the sky as an ostrichโ€

Description of Bananza powers from new Donkey Kong game stating โ€œsoar through the sky as an ostrichโ€

Classic ostriches.

18.06.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Getting older is a gift ๐Ÿ’

06.06.2025 05:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 93    ๐Ÿ” 20    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Ceremoniously unplugging the old Switch dock tonight and giving the area behind the TV a quick dust around. #switch2

04.06.2025 19:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Official Trailer
YouTube video by Bethesda Softworks The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim - Official Trailer

Cheesy answer, but I sort of love it. The voiceover, the music, and it's pretty representative of gameplay: www.youtube.com/watch?v=JSRt...

03.06.2025 10:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Leaving home, a point-and-click adventure filled with quirky puzzles, because some mornings feel heavier than others.

Out June 17... here's the trailer ๐ŸŽถ
Please help me spread the word ๐Ÿ’›

๐Ÿ’จ store.steampowered.com/app/3726770/...
๐Ÿ apps.apple.com/app/leaving-...
๐Ÿค– play.google.com/store/apps/d...

28.05.2025 11:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Sounds like the โ€˜Pangโ€™ approach to bug fixing. Keep going until you have so many tiny bugs that it becomes impossible to avoid one. Wait, no.

04.04.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A bit mainstream/obvious, but maybe Judgement? There are a few detective-y mechanics in between the normal Yakuza stuff, but the mood is very much private detective.

26.02.2025 20:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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