Thomas Brush

Game / film director. Follower of Christ, husband, dad. Creator of Twisted Tower, Neversong & Pinstripe! Work with me:

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

After 5 years of passionate development from a tiny team, Twisted Tower is officially out now. https://t.co/9Wq6gcsegs

[Felipe Caravelli @ArtCaravelli]

Hello, I'm Felipe! I'm a 3D Env Artist and Level Designer, currently at Apogee Entertainment, as well as Lead Artist & Level Designer on Twisted Tower.

I'll be sharing artwork and updates on game development projects here. Open to new opportunities!
https://t.co/eiB9Yo2yMW

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

Everyone go follow the Twisted Tower artist @CaravelliDev ! He's amazing, and is actually also open for some contract work! He's truly an incredible friend and artist.

[Jonas Tyroller @JonasTyroller]

Oy, Next Fest starting to look like the YouTube Playables tab...

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@Neotechnites Watch it again and keep an eye for all the clever set ups and pay offs, plot devices, and wish fulfillment

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

The Parent Trap is one of the most clever, well written stories ever

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@CyberSushi_EN Yes!!

[Jeff Vogel @spiderwebsoft]

@srodrigoDev @thomasbrushdev The number of people who buy your game will be equal to the number of honest people who want to support you. PERIOD.

It doesn't matter what shenanigans go on in the shadow world. AI won't make honest people not be honest anymore.

[Alex Vainshtein @Alex_Vainshtein]

@thomasbrushdev I've built several AI-assisted browser game prototypes, and speed alone never made them fun. The hard part is still finding a core mechanic players genuinely want to come back to.

[Jeff Vogel @spiderwebsoft]

@thomasbrushdev When I wrote shareware games a couple decades ago, it was estimated that the piracy rate was around 95%. (People came up with clever ways to test.)

Will the future be terrible? Yes. But so was the past. Convincing honest people to pay is the eternal path.

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@brandonbaumet Nah I’m good

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

I don’t know why…. But for some reason I’m really not worried about AI cloning games. My instinct is telling me it’s a non issue even though it seems like it should be an issue

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@BrazeyBrazey If your game is that easy to expand into 1.0 it needs more flavor and richness

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

Everyone and their mom can make the skeletal structure of a game now with a simple prompt. and they’ll release it and be confused why nobody is as impressed as they are. What they can’t do is flesh it out into a living, breathing being with a name and identity, a personality, and ultimately life. Be that person!

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@Alex_Vainshtein Exactly,

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

Making games really really fast and frequently doesn't somehow solve the problem of the hoard of AI games to come to the Steam shelves. Everyone is going to try and do that. You'll just enter the rat race. That's like saying "post a lot of youtube videos all week to compete with other YouTubers". No, high quality, thoughtful, precise and surgically directed games will always win, no matter how long it took to make.

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

Roblox games are not in the same category

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@Redefaul Every perspective is a unique and interesting train car on a pretty basic track

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

I realized yesterday one of the key ways to stand out in the sea of AI slop (and not slop) coming our way in 2027 is story. I know that sounds really odd. But... when I think about my games, I don't really worry about AI copying them. Or any game being able to "steal" the traffic for the game. I just don't, and I think it's because the games are so story driven, and the story can really only be told by me. It's not that the stories are "genius", it's that they are just.... Thomas's stories. Nobody else can tell them.

[Thomas Brush @thomasbrushdev]

@krz9000 yes they are certainly grounded in gameplay. I'm talking about standing out, not "what a game is about"