Matt Goode

it takes a lot of effort to really maintain a journal. i really like using git and looking back at all my past build names/comments as a very basic form of this.

good suggestion! ive tried a bunch of different task organizers but i find myself going back to sloppy old text files more than anything else. whatever works is what's best!

hehehe naming things is so hard 😭

ive been finding that making a short list of "next thing(s) to do" before I close out of my project for the day really helps me get back into development easier because I very quickly pick up where I left off even if it's been a couple of days.

#Godot #gamedev #indiedev

yes!! the blue shade looks slightly different and i dont think there was a shadow before. i didnt know there was a dark mode icon though 😈😈

can anyone help me figure out if the bsky app got a slightly new icon or if im just crashing out

the gorons of Zelda echoes of wisdom have huge belly buttons but if you switch the camera to overhead view then you get this really funny perspective

screenshot of the steam store page for The Berlin Apartment, showing very nicely designed custom image headers in the About section, except they are noticeably off center.

steam: good news devs, store pages are now wider!!

devs, after spending agonizing hours measuring pixel perfect custom image headers for the About section: 😭😭😭

this honestly describes many devices i own and it's really irritating. trying to ""turn on"" my google pixelbook from several years ago is the most random puzzle ever. hold power, tap power, hit random keys, hold power again, hit spacebar 7 times ok there we go its on

screaming and crying that this is a real screenshot from metroid prime 4

my favorite part is the third pic

even the game jam version was a really surprisingly satisfying little metroidbrainia!!

maybe we could use another splash screen.

as an outsider, it's been difficult watching what HM has gone through recently, but it's really refreshing to see positive reflections like this which credit the contributions of everyone while also acknowledging it's a bittersweet day. congrats on releasing what looks like a very special game.

unfortunately 2025 is absolutely bursting with games that feel like they were made specifically for me (and for some reason I'm playing zelda echoes of wisdom right now too). so enshrouded goes in the pile of games which I am excitedly awaiting 1.0 before playing.

whats your favorite shootem up game ill start

SongRunner by MattGoode A music-based platformer made for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam

torn because I really want everybody to play my lil music game but also I'm working on some really fun updates to the visuals that I think will make it look really nice and polished once they're done

#godot #indiedev #GMTKjam

mattgoode.itch.io/songrunner

barkborne ..?

really want to give arc raiders a shot but yeah the AI stuff is making it tough. just sets such an awful precedent for future devs and creators.

ive had conflicting thoughts about Arc Raiders. the AI voice acting bit is admittedly a small part of the overall package, but I also think it sets the absolute worst precedent, and I fear for how this gives other developers the green light to take bigger steps into generative AI in future games.

feel like Mario kart world was such a blip this year. played nonstop for about 2 days and then nothing. I'm still really looking forward to when Nintendo finally gives it an update though.

heck yeah!! this is probably the survival/crafter that I'm most excited to leave early access. played a little while a few updates ago and had a great time.

theres a good thread on /r/games right now about astroturfing and how it intersects with self-promotion and the fact that many subreddits' rules unintentionally encourage a little astroturfing because of how much people dislike open self promo.

anyway check out SongRunner on @itch.io

a text message from Mom that says "Did you guys ever hear of a site called 'freecash'? Is it a scam?"

the boomers are doomed honestly

thanks sam!!

SongRunner by MattGoode A music-based platformer made for the 2025 GMTK Game Jam

no steam page to wishlist (yet!!), but follow along here on bsky or play/follow on itch where im posting the occasional dev log!

mattgoode.itch.io/songrunner

my first #PitchYaGame !

SongRunner was featured as a favorite from @gamemakerstoolkit.com 's 2025 game jam!

now I'm trying to make it less bad!

use keys 1-8 to play music which creates platforms to reach the end of single-screen platform challenges!

Here's an early level and a later level!

well dang

whats deez used for?

being self taught on programming means sometimes you have to scroll through the Godot docs because you forget what enums are called