Let’s talk Independent games by Aaron Thorne. Explore the releases, follow the work in progress and see how each game takes shape.
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Gravity never takes a break. Rescue lost terraformers across 51 missions in five worlds. Coming to Mac, iPhone and iPad.
01 / THE GAMES
Arcade roots. New adventures.
A collection of worlds made to get lost in.
01↗The Manta flies again. A modern tribute to the Commodore 64 classic.
02↗One button. A whole world of adventure.
03↗Asteroids, UFOs, and the pursuit of one more high score.
04↗Small sweets. Spectacular chain reactions.
05↗Gravity never takes a break. Rescue lost terraformers across 51 missions in five worlds. Coming to Mac, iPhone and iPad.
06↗A fresh spin on Snake, with an entire planet’s power at stake.
07↗Revisiting the ideas and mechanics of a Rainbow Arts classic.
08↗Triss is out now for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Draw shapes, slide the colour grid and clear the tower, with Game Center scores and…
02 / GAME DEVELOPMENT
Par times, ten new missions, save and resume, ghost ships and mirrored New Game+ are changing how Gravitus plays. An update on the latest development work and the testing still…
Read the story : Gravitus: finding your route, and a reason to return
Dexter’s Swift version has a new illustrated look and a tidier front end. The work brings more character to the owl while keeping the original movement, timing and collision data.…
Read the story : Dexter gets new sprites and a tidier title screenUpdate: Triss is now available for iPhone, iPad and Mac. Download it on the App Store. The original 17 October review update is retained below.
Read the story : Triss is awaiting App Store review03 / THE PERSON BEHIND THE PIXELS
I’m Aaron Thorne, the developer behind Concept Alpha. This is the home of my independent game projects, inspired by the classics I enjoy and built in my own time. My app development work has a separate home at QueDex.
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