Damyan Momchev
@dastmo.com
🇧🇬 Game Designer, Programmer, Pretty Much a Racing Driver Buy me a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/dastmo Switch: SW-7012-3653-0730
#GMTKGameJam postmortem! Have at it! See where I screwed up, so you don't have to: dastmo.com/postmortem/t... #IndieDev #Postmortem #GameDev #GameJam #Devblog #Devlog
The Count is Down: GMTK 2026 Postmortem - Damyan Momchev
The middle of summer has come and gone, and yet another GMTK Game Jam is behind us. As always, it was bigger, it was better, it was all the things, and it crashed Itch.io (albeit only for a tiny bit t...
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Bloated scopes are ruining the industry? Nah, can't be. In all seriousness, AAA has forgotten the first rule of game design - if it doesn't support the core experience, it should be cut. And it is not the designers, but the execs that made games a long time ago that need to remember it.
GamesRadar+@gamesradarplus.bsky.social · 2w agoWe need games like Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Balatro, and Peak as a cure for the "fear" in the industry, say experts www.gamesradar.com/games/we-nee...
Props to the devs for spending almost 2 years trying to solve a bug that wasy even their fault. Just imagine that, 2 years! And they had to send Nvidia a PC for that to happen. www.pcgamer.com/game...
I made a game for the #GMTKGameJam, and I forgot to brag about it on Bluesky! #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #GameJam dastmo.itch.io/the-count-is...
The Count is Down by Damyan 'dastmo' Momchev
Be a good jester or lose your head.
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In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
I cannot recommend the first one enough. And I can't wait for this!
Terrible Toybox@terribletoybox.com · 6d agoWe have good news and bad news! The good news is that we just started production on Thimbleweed Park 2, due out in early 2028. store.steampowered.com/app/4932120/... Now the bad news... there is no bad news, it’s all good news! P.S. Thimbleweed Park 1 is on sale on Steam, Switch, iOS and Google.
Blue Bottle Games, as a policy, does not use generative AI. It's something we've discussed as a team, weighing the pros and cons, and ultimately, we decided it was not for us. Recently, while chatting with a colleague, she mentioned it was useful hearing our reasoning. So: Sharing time! 1/12
Honestly, I can't even be mad that I can barely get an interview for a game design role nowadays. I mean, I am competing with people that have worked on things like Doom, The Elder Scrolls, Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, and Thief. It only makes sense.
And now it has a README file on GitHub. Also, it is submitted to the Godot Asset Store and awaiting review from the Godot team.
Damyan Momchev@dastmo.com · 4w agoI may or may not have made a new free plugin for Godot, this time under the MIT license. Do you need to remap game controls at runtime? I've got you covered! I just need to document it and upload it to the Godot Asset Store: github.com/dastmo/Godot... #GameDev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #IndieDev #
I may or may not have made a new free plugin for Godot, this time under the MIT license. Do you need to remap game controls at runtime? I've got you covered! I just need to document it and upload it to the Godot Asset Store: github.com/dastmo/Godot... #GameDev #Godot #MadeWithGodot #IndieDev #
GitHub - dastmo/GodotRuntimeControlsRemap: A simple package to handle runtime input remapping for Godot 4.x
A simple package to handle runtime input remapping for Godot 4.x - dastmo/GodotRuntimeControlsRemap
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Looking for work as a game designer can be difficult nowadays. So I thought I would give the freelance thing a shot. I am on Fiverr now! www.fiverr.com/s/7YRkgXb #GameDev #IndieDev #MadeWithGodot #Godot #GameDevelopment #GameDesign
Last night I discovered that I have matured past the point of finding "Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny" funny. Honestly, the world lost some of its colour with that realization.
Layoffs mean a new intro. I am Damyan, an #IndieDev from Bulgaria. I have worked on a bunch of stuff, most recently in Julian Gollop's Snapshot Games. I love: 🕹️ Video Games 🏎️ Motorsport 🔬 Science. Let's talk! Portfolio: dastmo.com
Welcome - Damyan Momchev
The Floor Is [Blank] A bite-sized precision platformer where the floor is mostly unsafe. Latest Blog Posts
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Okay, humanity has peaked, we are done, wrap it up.
Rick Brewster@rickbrew.bsky.social · 2mo agoI GOT THE DOMAIN! I FINALLY GOT IT!!!!!!!!!!1 🥳🎉 Paint.NET is now at paint.net! Well, it will be just as soon as I push all the buttons to migrate content and set up redirects from getpaint.net etc. For now it's just a "hey go here" redirect page.
Financial circumstances mean I am available, possibly even a little desperate, for freelance gigs that can use my abiltiies as a writer (Cryptmaster, Valheim, Ironheart etc) and voice actor (Cryptmaster). Anyone who can pump the visibility on this will have my eternal(ish) gratitude!
When someone asks me what I do for a living, this is what I will point them to.
Calligram Studio@calligramstudio.com · 3mo agoJust watched a Square Enix interview with Hiroyuki Ito about Dungeon Encounters, which includes pearls of game design wisdom such as "I put a value of 12 there because it felt right" and "I can't remember what that's for".
The worst part about the video game layoffs of the past three years is that a significant portion of them are probably not covered by any media. And are therefore unaccounted for in all the stats-tracking websites. I was laid off from Snapshot Games, alongside 33 of my coworkers. 1/2
Most games are dogs. They aim to please, even when challenging you, they are ultimately an encouraging friend. Imsims are cats. They might be friendly, cute and enjoyable, but they are there doing their own thing, and interactions may lead to unforeseen outcomes. I’m more of a cat person.
StrayCatalyst@straycatalyst.bsky.social · 4mo ago*raises hand* What’s an immersive sim (imsim)? Usually context clues help me, but it seems like a big tent and I don’t quite get it
I think it's time I let Bsky know that I am looking for new opportunities. I am an experienced technical game designer, familiar with all kinds of engines - Unity, UE, and Godot being my top ones. I'm based in Bulgaria and willing to work remote anywhere. More: dastmo.com #gamejobs #gamedevjobs
Welcome - Damyan Momchev
The Floor Is [Blank] A bite-sized precision platformer where the floor is mostly unsafe. Latest Blog Posts
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POV: You decide to sit back and let the CPUs test themselves. #GameDev #IndieDev #GodotEngine #MadeWithGodot #LocalMultiplayer
I am urgently reminding people that while this era of shoehorned ai slop will pass, you get to decide if you publicly complimented the emperor’s beautiful outfit or not. Credibility is tough to rebuild
What the Ferraris are doing is not smart, but it's definitely fun. I feel like I'm watching my local karting buddies. Love it! #ChineseGP
