Let’s talk Independent games by Aaron Thorne. Explore the releases, follow the work in progress and see how each game takes shape.
Explore the games
FEATURED GAME
The Manta flies again. A modern tribute to the Commodore 64 classic.
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↗Find the lost terraformers. Escape before your mothership leaves.
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 on the Mac App Store. Draw shapes, slide the colour grid and clear the tower, with Game Center scores and…
02 / GAME DEVELOPMENT
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 screenTriss was submitted to the App Store on Tuesday 13 October 2026 and is still awaiting review as of 17 October. It has been waiting since Tuesday! The new edition…
Read the story : Triss is awaiting App Store reviewTriss release preparation, new Candy Pop towers, a playable Swift Uridium X, Paradroid and Dexter polish, and Gravitus beta progress.
Read the story : October development update across the Concept Alpha games03 / 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.
From the development desk ↗