Jair McBain
@jairmcbain.bsky.social
Conjurer of video games. ✨ Co-director @midnighters.games | Head of Ops/Production at @landandseagames.bsky.social on Alto’s Adventure & Summerhill. Prev: Funselektor on Art of Rally and Absolute Drift + Dinosaur Polo Club on Mini Metro & Motorways.
Interested in playtesting the Puppy Truck demo? We'd really appreciate the help! 🐕⬇️Sign up below!⬇🛻
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Any cool international devs (preferably with a game released in the last year or so) interested in visiting Melbourne this year (for the small price of doing a short talk??)
There are nine(9) sleeps until Big Walk comes out on August 4. aksfx are releasing new Big Walk music every day until launch. Each release is a radio station that you can listen to in the game. The first one, Lobby, is out now. youtu.be/mWFpjyAX_D8
Lobby (Big Walk Radio) - aksfx
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Littlehaven just landed on Steam. Cozy decoration & village-building sim. Decorate homes, invite neighbors and grow the village. Wishlists help us more than you might think 🏡 store.steampowered.com/app/4402500/... #cozygames #indiedev #indiegame
NEW TRAILER ALERT! Alpine Lake has gotten so much new content and improved visuals that it was begging for a fresh updated trailer. Please help me get the word out and consider sharing and wishlisting! I can use all the help I can get. #indiegame #cozygame
Want to playtest the Puppy Truck demo? 🐕🛻 We're letting people in soon!! There's FOUR ways to get notified! 🌭 Hot Dog Day Games Mailing List: hotdogday.games 🌙 Midnighters Mailing List: midnighters.games/mailinglist 🛻 Puppy Truck Discord: discord.gg/y8NqAreVNw 🦋 Bsky: @puppytruck.dog
What a treat it was to celebrate the console launch of Momento last night with much of the core, QLD based team. It has been a joy to work with each and every one of these kind-hearted and talented folks along the way.
Last chance to sign up for my Gumroad environment art mentorship, sign ups close on July 7th. It's a small, intimate group with plenty of time for questions and feedback on your UE5 diorama project. Maybe see you there!
This is most evident in the way a master woodworker achieves their work, insofar that the process & meaning imbued in the "product" benefits the creator & owner. Optimising for efficiency removes satisfaction, potential for mastery & capacity for appreciation of the object/tool when complete.
Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep@innkeep.bsky.social · last mo.
Don't talk to me or my son ever again. Photo from my collection, no date/info.
So stoked we get to help out on this adorably wacky project from the exceptionally original @seandick.net 🫡 What a peach 🍑
Midnighters@midnighters.games · last mo.Today we're so excited to announce that we've partnered with @seandick.net to bring 🐶Puppy Truck to Steam!! 🏠 3D platformer with 4 massive open levels 🛻 Dog schmovement - run, scamper and drift! 🗝️ Tons of secrets, objectives and collectibles 🧢 Dog customization! 🐶 Wishlist now! ➡️ puppytruck.dog ⬅️
Chained Beasts joins Steam Next Fest this Monday! Fight through chaotic arena battles, survive brutal afflictions, & try not to drag your friends into danger. 🎮 Play the demo ⭐ Wishlist Chained Beasts Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3569420/... #indiegame #roguelike #chainedbeasts
This is a PSA that the Queensland Games Festival is only a couple of weeks away! 🎮 Come along to the Brisbane Powerhouse on Saturday 27th June for a free event with 30+ playable locally developed games. I'll also be on the Gameloft Brisbane stand all afternoon, so swing by and say hello. 👋
It’s been a treat supporting the delightful @playmomento.com team the last year and a half in the lead up to the launch of Momento 💜 Their achievement as a first-time team is nothing short of inspirational. I can’t wait to see where their journey takes them next!
Momento ✨ OUT NOW@playmomento.com · 2mo agoMomento is ✨ OUT NOW ✨ on Steam! 🧸🦖🦄 Dive into our cozy room decorator where the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime. 🖼️ Decorate freely 🎨 Customize rooms in Creative Mode 🖌️ Solve puzzles 🧩 Listen to a beautiful original soundtrack 🎶 #WholesomeDirect
Our awesome @midnighters.games clients @featherweightgames.bsky.social have just announced their upcoming gladiatorial, co-op roguelike is coming this 'Fall' for those who speak Northern Hemisphere! The game is a hoot, as evidenced by 500 overwhelmingly positive reviews on the Steam demo! ⚔️
Featherweight@featherweightgames.bsky.social · 2mo ago⚔️ CHAINED BEASTS IS COMING FALL 2026 ⚔️ 💪 Fight brutal co-op arena battles ⛓️ Chained to your friends 🗡️ Turn your shackles into weapons 🏛️ Win over a bloodthirsty crowd Freedom isn't given. It's fought for. 🔥 Wishlist now on Steam. #indiegame #roguelike #coopgaming
We have BIG NEWS... Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is OUT NOW! ⚛️ Brain-twisting quantum puzzles 👥 Play in both solo or coop 🔬Plenty of secrets and hidden areas 🎨Full cat customisation! store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/...
This clip from @alieann.bsky.social playing Retail Hell yesterday is easily my favorite. This one is for the gamblers in the chat.
Midnighters@midnighters.games · 3mo ago🔥 Retail Hell is available on Steam NOW! 🔥 📷 Clock in. 💀 Serve the dead. 🛒 Survive the shift. 🏪 Welcome to hell.
We are at BitSummit!! 🤩 come by the CODE NZ booth if you are around to check out Toroa: Skycall and a bunch of other amazing NZ made games!
Our first published title under the @midnighters.games banner is out now on Steam! If you've ever worked in retail and some sick part of you wants to relive the customer service related trauma, then boy do we have the game for you 😅
Midnighters@midnighters.games · 3mo ago🔥 Retail Hell is available on Steam NOW! 🔥 📷 Clock in. 💀 Serve the dead. 🛒 Survive the shift. 🏪 Welcome to hell.
🛫 I'm taking off for BitSummit very soon! 🤝 I have some time on Saturday 23rd & Sunday 24th to meet with indies on the hunt for their next small-studio friendly publisher. 🏋♂️ I'm also open to speaking with developers or publishers looking for production support. 🏯🇯🇵 See you in Kyoto!
How good is Momento looking these days?!
Momento ✨ OUT NOW@playmomento.com · 3mo agoWe figured it was a great time to update our official screenshots, and we're frankly a little amazed at how far the game has come! 🧸 🖼️ Take a peek and see how these rooms have evolved in the last few years—and in one case, pivoted dramatically #indiedev
We're #hiring an engineer with a focus on Rendering. Come work with the lovely legends at Gravity Well! We are: 🔥Making rad new IP ❤️An empathetic AAA Team 💸Have profit sharing and focused on being sustainable long term Interested? Please apply! gravitywell.games #gamedev #gamedevjobs
As JFK famously said: "And so, my fellow Americans, ask not what your producer can do for you—ask what you can do for your producer."
🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮@unormal.bsky.social · 3mo agoWorking on a student deck. Thought about it for a little while, and how it's quite different between AAA and indie studios (and other kinds of software), but I think when you factor it down this is correct.
