Adam Clewes-Boyne

I'm Adam, a game dev and designer with ADHD, co-founder of @betajester.bsky.social and Playing Attention (adhdingames.com), working with IGDA ND in Games SIG and Limit Break I post about the games I'm working on, neurodivergent advocacy work I do, and maybe updates about my two rabbits as well 🤩✨

Honestly, pitching an idea to have publishers wave it away to then see the core premise in another game and be widely celebrated is a heart-wrenching part of the indie experience 😔 no one wants to take risks which means good ideas aren't making it to the table like they used to

Hey #Sheffield, our next meet up: ✨Thursday 5th November✨ Join us for a casual meet up with other game makers in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, open to everyone involved in video games in any role! 🗓️ Thursday 5th November ⏰ 7pm - 9pm 📌 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square Info: luma.com/wryf3vty

Question for those coming up with their next game idea: How do you validate your idea with the audience? It's not enough nowadays to make a good game, so how are you testing if the pure concept will resonate. Are you posting it here? Elsewhere? Are you asking communities or just friends? Lmk!

There might be no jobs left in the games industry for women, queer people, people of colour, disabled people, or any other minority, but at least we will always know the consensus of at least two dozen identical 40-year-old white dudes.

Today in "things that just work" - this library for generating concave colliders for meshes in #Unity: github.com/SarahWeiii/C... Honestly, it came with a guide, I followed the guide, this bowl now has a nice concave collider structure. Beautiful 🙏

Hey #Sheffield, our next meet up: ✨Thursday 1st October✨ Join us for a super casual meet up with other game makers in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, open to everyone involved in video games in any role! 🗓️ Thursday 1st October ⏰ 7pm - 9pm 📌 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square Info: luma.com/mwfyg9mv

Even now, 11-15 years in, sometimes making some capsules move around some cubes following certain rules can make me smile ✨️ just because you know how it works doesn't stop it from working 🙏 #gamedev

🧵 I have inattentive #ADHD. This means I forget things and my working memory isn't great. Before I was diagnosed I was worried I had young onset dementia and it was a massive relief to get my diagnosis. I have a lot of systems in place to help me remember and live my life! Here are some things:

Definite Chappell energy

Your games hook is "why would someone want to play this?", not (by default) its USP It's the thing that in a 6-second trailer makes people go "oooh I want to know more". If you can't articulate that, then you're going to struggle to find what makes the game interesting to the average person

Our next meet up: ✨Thursday 3rd September ✨ Join us for a super casual meet up with other game makers in Sheffield and South Yorkshire, open to everyone involved in video games in any role! 🗓️ Thursday 3rd September ⏰ 7pm - 9pm 📌 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square Info: luma.com/wm3opkbt

What's your go to song when you're feeling melancholy? Generally, I know I'm in that kind of mood whenever I want to listen to The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver by Elbow (which I would heavily recommend listening to if you haven't 👀) tidal.com/track/165659...

The fact that @channel4.bsky.social would air a derogatory and ignorant "documentary" like The Great ADHD Myth is exactly why I built @adhdingames.bsky.social, because ADHD is constantly under-attack from people who do not understand and want to blame us instead inews.co.uk/culture/tele... #ADHD

ROGUE ECLIPSE OFFICIALLY OUT NOW!! 🕹 Tight Flight Controls 💥 Merciless Armadas to Blast Through 👾 Epic Boss Fights to Overcome 🚀 A Roguelike Campaign ☪ An Arabesque Futurism inspired Cosmos Hope ya'll enjoy our launch trailer! bit.ly/4bRLumD 🥳😎🚀💥💥💥 #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

“ADHD didn’t exist back then either!” Oh word? Grandpa looked like a mummy at age 48 from a diet of over the counter amphetamines, coffee, and a carton a week unfiltered purely out of love of the game?

Posted it on LinkedIn, but might as well say it here too - I had a bit of work fall through, so have some unexpected availability at the moment. If you have any projects/events/research etc that might benefit from a bit of Luke-shaped assistance, then now's a good time to drop me a line 🤘

ZOOM ZOOM PEW PEW IS BACK ON THE MENU FOLKS - I'M HAPPY TO REPORT WE'RE (mA) (AH) LOCKED IN FOR AUGUST 14TH 12 PM BST! PLEASE SHARE OUR UPDATED TRAILER FAR AND WIDE! THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR PATIENCE! bit.ly/4bRLumD 🥳😎🚀💥💥💥 #wishlistwednesday #gaming #indiegames #gamedev #solareclipse

I'm actually fairly heartened to see in normie spaces people talking about JK Rowling honestly and describing her as a motivated bigot that funnels profits into hate crimes. I saw a writer from Variety making it very clear HP funds her hate. It feels like the tide is making a significant turn.

I've been gathering thoughts on rules or guidelines for building good/useful prototypes, are there any that you rigoursly stick to? My current core principal is to always follow the next most fun thing to prevent yourself from losing momentum 🙌 #gamedev #indiedev

I'm Kitty, a Creative Producer based in Europe, and it's my job to make sure your game ships 🤟 I specialize in worldwide remote teams. I've time in my schedule for some Production Checkups/ PT Production work. HMU if you'd like to know more! Sharing is greatly appreciated! 💗 kittycrawford.com

Our next meet up and 🎉🎂FIRST anniversary 🎂🎉 is tomorrow! Looking forward to seeing you all at 7pm. If you want to show anything off (please do), let us know 📆 6th August 🕑 7pm - 9pm 📌 Sheffield Plate, Orchard Square 🌐 luma.com/t5vfiy3l #Sheffield #Yorkshire

Rewatch completed just in time for tomorrow 🤩 #TedLasso

Passed my driving test today 1st time 🥳 excited to get on the road and what a save what a save what save

From a database to a full-fledged bible! ✨🕺 We've collabed with @eddcoates.bsky.social on the Game UI Bible, a 500+ page hardback adventure through the UI/UX of loads of your favourite games 🎮 Let us entice you with a limited signed bookplate by Edd himself and more below 🔗👇

Rolled the credits on #DevelopConf 2026 🏖 Great to see everyone, I'm sure I'll see you all soon 🙌

It's #Develop time!

At Develop:Brighton all week (apart from a sneaky trip back to London tonight to see SOAD 😅) Looking forward to catching up with everyone 🤘

Epic. Spaceflight. Action. Roguelike. This is Rogue Eclipse, launching NEXT MONTH ON AUGUST 7th! 🕹 Arcade Flight Controls 💥 Merciless Armadas to Blast Through 👾 Epic Boss Fights to Overcome 🚀 A Story that unfolds over roguelike campaign Wishlist Here! bit.ly/4bRLumD #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

I'm Úna-Minh (that's my first name) Irish-Asian, award-winning #gamedev, writer & forager 💚 Author: Anseo, DIY #Gaeilge ☘️ PM'd Irish translations: Among Us, VVVVVV etc 📝 Writer: Good Folk Café 🎮 Prev. Lead Producer: EyesofHellfire 🔗 Portfolio: unaminhkavanagh.com 👾 My games: unaminh.itch.io

From ‘Outstanding’ and a good reminder that investing in the arts is a win-win, not a lose-lose, proposition.

There's a survey out for Sheffield's City of Culture bid. I hope people mention our rich 40+ year heritage in the global games industry, thriving gamedev community, esports scene, @playsheffield.bsky.social, @nvmuk.bsky.social, +dozens of games studios haveyoursay.sheffield.gov.uk/cityofcultur...

Just 4 days left to get our 12,000 Game Assets pack for 50% off! 👾 6,078 Pixel Art Assets 🎨 5,405 HD Graphics Assets 🎧 792 Sound Effects #gamedev ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...

We're so proud that Limit Break was announced as the winner of the "Outstanding Association Award" at the MCV/DEVELOP Awards! Congrats to all the winners and nominees - it's a privilege to be recognised alongside so many impressive organisations, and many thanks to MCV/DEVELOP! #MCVDevelopAwards

Dave's Word Game is out now on Windows, Mac and Linux! You've played the DAILY, now play the fiendish PUZZLE, snappy TIMED, and groovy ENDLESS modes! Available on Steam & itch: store.steampowered.com/app/3670940/... bearwaves.itch.io/daves-word-g...

We released DWG on PC! Incredibly proud to have this finished and out there. The new Puzzle mode - which is available on mobile too - is a particular highlight for me, I love it.

Trying to find more racing media that isn't just F1, so racing in TV, film, comic books, manga etc that stands out. What are people's favourite racing? 👀 Also I assume at least 75% of you are gonna say Wacky Races 😂

Trying to find more racing media that isn't just F1, so racing in TV, film, comic books, manga etc that stands out. What are people's favourite racing? 👀 Also I assume at least 75% of you are gonna say Wacky Races 😂

Honoured to have been shortlisted for Progression Advocate in the Game Dev Heroes 2026 Awards 🙏 I'm listed alongside numerous fantastic people across the industry who are all doing amazing work 🙌 You can check out all the nominees here: gamedevheroes.co/2026-game-de... #develop26 #gamedev

Being aware of the fact does not mean it can't catch you out. I've often been mindful of how ADHD might affect me whilst making decisions, only to realise afterwards that those decisions were driven by ADHD in a trench coat 😬

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

Contrasting set of views from the @ukieofficial.bsky.social Video Games Growth programme yesterday. Is it a good metaphor for the games industry? Is it an average day in London? You decide 😂