This week on Post Games:
Act 1: What Is a "Solo" Game Developer in 2026
Act 2: Making Titanium Court One Hour at a Time
Patreon Bonus: AP Thomson's Titanium Court Book Club (Coming 4/27)
Act 3: The News of the Week
Guests:
AP Thomson: designer of Titanium Court
Closing Song: "Backbay Shaws (Lyrical)" by AP Thomson
Act 1: What Is a "Solo" Game Developer in 2026
Meet Ap Thomson (CanvasRebel)
The award that changes the lives of its winners (Post Games)
Consume Me (Steam)
'Consume Me' Wins Grand Prize, Nuovo Award at the 2025 IGF Awards (GDC)
Titanium Court wins Seumas McNally Grand Prize at 28th annual IGF awards (Game Developer)
Minit (Steam)
Memento (Wiki)
Welcome to Grey Alien Games! (Grey Alien Games)
The Game Editors (https://thegameeditors.com)
Act 2: Making Titanium Court One Hour at a Time
Titanium Court (Steam)
Beglitched (Steam)
Swap Sword (Steam)
Puzzle Quest: Challenge of the Warlords (Wiki)
Bejeweled 3 (Steam)
Henry Hatsworth in the Puzzling Adventure (Wiki)
FreeCell (Wiki)
A story I wrote 15 years ago about my late-grandfather's FreeCell obsession (The Escapist)
LGBTQ+ Pride Flags (Human Rights Campaign)
Downwell (Steam)
David Byrne’s Career of Earnest Alienation (New Yorker)
Flood by They Might Be Giants (TMBG)
All Hail West Texas by the Mountain Goats playlist (YouTube)
The Bob Emergency (Secret Base)
Patreon Bonus: AP Thomson's Titanium Court Book Club
AP and I recorded a bonus episode that digs into the story, themes, and gameplay twists spanning the entirety of Titanium Court. It will be available on Patreon.com/PostGames beginning April 27!
Act 3: The News of the Week
NYU Game Center Lecture Series Presents Chris Plante (NYU Game Center)
This Week in Video Game Links
Baby Steps Developers React to 7 Minute Speedrun (IGN on YouTube)
Deleted Saves, Issue #2 (Some great stories in here!) (Deleted Saves)
How A Human Beat The Impossible Run In Spelunky 2 (Xanagear)
The best singleplayer levels in first-person PC games (Jank)
The Exit 8 movie is even better if you play the game first (The Verge)
Press Start: Video Games and the Climate Crisis (Climate One)
Romeo is a Dead Man says don’t debate fascists, kill them (Mothership)
What the war in Iran means for people who make and play games (Mothership)
Left 4 Dead’s Graffiti Is So Memorable Because It Was Made By People—A Whole Lot Of People (Aftermath)
Free Game of the Week: Neverway Prologue
From the Steam summary: "After quitting her dead-end job, Fiona starts over on a farm and becomes the immortal herald of a dead god. Make friends, fight through horrors and pay your debt in this nightmarish life sim RPG." (Steam)
What Else I’m Enjoying
Ben Kingsley’s Taskmaster Cameo NO ONE Expected (Or Witnessed) | Channel 4 (YouTube)
Lena Dunham Is Still Trying to Figure Out Why People Hated Her So Much (NYTimes)
Chris Fleming: The one thing young people should reject if they want a rewarding life and career (Wild Card/NPR)
Song of the Week: “Backbay Shaws (Lyrical)" by AP Thomson
This is a treat! AP shared one of his original music demos. The song doesn't appear in Titanium Court, and yet fans of the game will find it very, very familiar.