Spotty Rocket is a solo indie studio based in the UK. No team meetings, no design by committee, no feature bloat. Just software built the way it should be.
I'm a UK-based developer who makes games — the kind of software I'd actually want to use myself. Everything on this site is designed, built, and maintained by me.
I've been writing code for longer than I care to admit. Over the years I've worked across platforms and languages, but indie development is where I get to make things on my own terms.
When something annoys me enough, I build a fix for it. When an idea keeps nagging at me, I make it into a game. That's pretty much how everything on this site came to exist.
An app that does one thing well beats an app that does ten things badly. Scope is kept tight on purpose.
No fake countdowns, no manipulative popups, no drip-feed of features to push upgrades. Prices are what they are.
Games are designed for people who know what they're doing. Not dumbed down, not padded out.
No artificial release pressure. Things go out when they're ready to go out. No early access apologies.
Pay once, own it. Free apps are free because they don't need a subscription to work — not because they're harvesting data.
This is indie development — if it stops being enjoyable, something's gone wrong. The cats keep perspective.
Every studio needs a support team. Spotty Rocket has two black cats (sisters, so they don`t get along) who contribute nothing to the codebase and everything to morale.
Specialises in walking across keyboards at critical moments, sitting on printed reference material, and staring at walls for reasons unknown. Bringing in mice at just the wrong time and chaos will ensue as i try to save the little things.
Really dose not care for anything unless it is belly rubs.
Bug report, feature suggestion, or just want to talk about something? I read everything. Replies may take a day or two — one developer, two distracting cats.
hello@spottyrocket.co.uk