Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP

Solo dev making narrative, small open-world games.
Currently developing: CULT OF THE DERP.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

I'm been waiting for months to buy a Steam Desk. I figured Valve would raise the price, but I didn't expect them to double the price in Canada.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@Okami13_ Hired in 2024... No gaming experience.... Never played a game... Never developed a game... Now she is in charge of Xbox because _____.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@PuppetCombo @Bucky_cm Me... I'm drawing the line at Elon claiming his X RPG Game is Indie because he didn't have a publisher.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@Dr_Singularity Are you saying, it will be so great when a AAA game can be made with a single prompt? That would just kill the gaming industry. There would be no upside for anyone except a few large companies that control the tech.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

Today I made a wheat field.

Cult of the DERP
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@GreyAlien 100% agree! Retro games should stay clear of all forms of AI art.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@oldyzach Back in the day, this was my favorite game. #GoodTimes

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@CloudlessStudio When I join a luddite community, can I keep my C-64!

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

Wrote this over the weekend thinking it was one of my best tweets. Maybe I misjudged the 2026 audience...

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

How to make a dev cry:

Watching a big YouTuber play a game
When the perfect idea hits.
Right audience. Right scope. Right skillset.

But you remember the rule
“You never leave your wingman.”

Because you finish what you start.

Being a solo dev is hard.

#IndieDev #SoloDev

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@devpfrrr Thank You!

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@Jonathan_Blow Well... if system growth is designed around reply 50 times a day... that will happen...

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

DERP doesn't believe in friction.

Friction disagrees.

CULT OF THE DERP
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@DennisBaensch Thanks. I'm looking forward to trying the Track Editor when Pico Drift is released.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

I looked away for a minute and he was still doing this.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

Walk in circles long enough and it becomes a ritual.
DERP thinks so.

CULT OF THE DERP - coming to Steam.
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@BecomingCaptain Welcome to the "World of Vibe Coding"... 🫥

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@BuddieFlowerz @MomsPostingLs That is Ellen...

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

@EladanGames Maybe I’m looking at it more like a film director. Most directors aren’t making movies just for themselves, they’re trying to make something that resonates with an audience, even if it still reflects their voice.

[Sean Doherty // CULT OF THE DERP @freelancegames]

Back in the day, my dream was simple: make a game and see it on the shelves.

That world doesn’t really exist anymore.

Now the dream feels more like making something that resonates enough for top streamers to play.

Being a solo dev is hard.

#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev