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Matthew Parker

@pillbuggames.bsky.social

Indie game developer. Games are Mech Shuffle (released on Steam) and Drop Command (release 2026: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1944880/Drop_Command/)

616 Followers  |  202 Following  |  176 Posts  |  Joined: 03.10.2023
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Working on the Pilot Portrait Generator for #DropCommand! Won't be in the Steam demo, but it will be in the full release. Wishlist on Steam for a Mechwarrior x Warband x Stellaris experience #indiegames #gamedev

20.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Finally getting around to testing the new foliage system. Should be far more performance friendly than the previous system. Now to get Ben to mass produce foliage to populate the Hyades cluster #indiegamedev

18.02.2026 19:36 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Celebrating lunar new year with hot pot!!! And a puppy.

16.02.2026 22:23 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Working hard on the #DropCommand Steam demo! Adding extra content to make the wait worthwhile. New pirate factions to fight, new TANK to pilot: Cicada main battle tank. Steam demo to launch soon after February Next Fest. Thanks for playing and leaving feedback! #indiegamedev #gamedev

16.02.2026 19:55 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Pirates are fully implemented! Pirate leaders, bandit raids, and wretched hives of scum and villany to purge. Drop Command steam demo coming soon, maybe after this next fest finishes... #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #mechgame

14.02.2026 19:42 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Planets rich in edible fungus are great for empire growth! Until your hired pilots suffer a spore lung infection. Lower constitution means more likely to suffer further injury, and less likely to make their pilot survival roll when things go poorly! #gamedev #indiegamedev

13.02.2026 23:52 — 👍 9    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Medusa medium Mech looking excellent. HD version of the unit in #DropCommand. Wishlist on Steam if you like old school Mech games! #indiegames #battletech

07.02.2026 05:36 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Nice! We hit 1500 wishlists today, lets go! Here's a quick look at our most impactful marketing beats. We're gearing up to launch later this year, so it's time to hit the gas #indiegamedev #gamedevs

06.02.2026 21:59 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Thanks! That's great advice, I'll do that =)

06.02.2026 21:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Don't worry, we'll have a few chicken legs in there too! As well as a tri-ped and a quadruped for good measure

06.02.2026 20:00 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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#DropCommand Demo stats! Over 7 days, 240 sessions played, average playtime of 26 minutes per session. Very happy to announce the demo was a huge success. We're working hard on an update and Steam demo to come in the next few weeks. #indiegamedev #gamedev

06.02.2026 05:54 — 👍 43    🔁 5    💬 5    📌 0
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Stomping on infantry is by far the most requested feature after the demo launch. And you were right! It -is- awesome. #indiegamedev #gamedev

04.02.2026 04:18 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Game dev chore day. Cost of updating the triplanar shader for more intricate terrain: 15 minutes. Cost of updating every planet to have more intricate terrain: 15 hours.

03.02.2026 01:31 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Hey! Thanks so much for the offer! Unfortunately the game is going to feature a huge amount of procedural text, so localization would be very time intensive. For now we're only planning on having english text, but I'll keep your offer in mind if we change our minds on this

02.02.2026 22:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Tons of excellent feedback on the #DropCommand demo! I'll be busy fixing bugs, improving new player experience, and adding requested features. Steam demo in a few weeks! #indiegamedev #gamedev

02.02.2026 19:42 — 👍 13    🔁 4    💬 1    📌 0

Thanks so much for the feedback! Really appreciate it 😃 I'll see what I can do about the re-centering

01.02.2026 08:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Drop Command by PIllBugGames Mech and Combined Arms Combat on a grand scale!

Demo launch going too smoothly! Time to open up to a larger audience. Any fans of #MechWarrior2, #Battletech, or #MegaMek looking for a new game to try? pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command

31.01.2026 21:54 — 👍 9    🔁 2    💬 2    📌 1
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Drop Command by PIllBugGames Mech and Combined Arms Combat on a grand scale!

Drop Command is an old school Mech combat game with layers of empire building and tactical management. Lauched our Beta demo on itch yesterday: pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command #indiegame #IndieGameDev

31.01.2026 17:15 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

An unexpected error came up in the first few downloads of the demo! Starting with version 0.1.61 you'll be able to name your pilot "-" without the game crashing XD #indiegamedev Thank you to everyone who is playing the demo!

31.01.2026 01:49 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
Mech Combat Is Just The Beginning | Drop Command Dev Log 16
YouTube video by PillBugGames Mech Combat Is Just The Beginning | Drop Command Dev Log 16

New #devlog to go with the new demo! #gamedev #indiegames youtu.be/G7b0ZIIEoz4

30.01.2026 21:39 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Drop Command by PIllBugGames Mech and Combined Arms Combat on a grand scale!

Demo is now live! Check out Drop Command and let me know what you think. All feedback is greatly appreciated pillbuggames.itch.io/drop-command #itchio #indiegamedev

30.01.2026 17:41 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 1
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It's going to be a late night for me! Drinking coffee at 3pm. That's how you know it's time for crunch. Still need to finalize the demo build for tomorrow, and working on the script for tomorrow's devlog. #gamedev

29.01.2026 23:07 — 👍 10    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Drop Command demo drops tomorrow! Experience combined arms mech combat at a grand scale! #indiegamedev #battletech #mechwarrior

29.01.2026 19:09 — 👍 11    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0
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Manically working on the final touches for the demo. Getting nervous for Friday... #indiegamedev

29.01.2026 04:40 — 👍 7    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Drop Command beta demo launches in 2 days!! 4 Years of #indiegamedev to get here #gamedev

28.01.2026 23:45 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Awesome new cockpits! Managed to get all the vehicle cockpits updated in time for the demo. Roadmap:
1) itch demo goes on Friday
2) fixing bugs+feedback for 1 week
3) release polished demo on Steam
4) enter Drop Command in Next Fest!
#indiegames #mechs

27.01.2026 23:47 — 👍 7    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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A wolf pack taking down an Assault Mech plus escort in Drop Command! Campaign demo is going live on itch.io this Friday #indiegamedev #gamedev

27.01.2026 21:27 — 👍 13    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0
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Loving the mushroom biomes in the Centurius system. Can't wait for everyone to try the Drop Command campaign demo on Friday! #screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev

24.01.2026 22:54 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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One week until the campaign demo! You will be able to try out the early game and expand through a solar system. Join us on January 30th (Friday of next week) to check out our Mech combat 4x empire builder! #indiegame #gamedev

24.01.2026 07:24 — 👍 9    🔁 4    💬 0    📌 0
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In Drop Command, Stellar Gates allow fleets travel between the stars! Now part of the procedural generation, planets with Stellar Gates will have them visible from missions on the planets surface. #indiegamedev #gamedev

23.01.2026 07:12 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0