I've been working on music for my #playdate game. I put together 8 musical themes, which I play randomly. When one theme ends, the next picks up. (That's why the track just cuts off at the end. it's designed to loop) #indiedev

I've introduced a set of upgrades into my #towerdefense game for the #playdate that can be purchased between maps. It gives players something to save their credits for. #indiedev

I was unhappy with the movement of enemies in my #playdate #towerdefense game. I was using a flow field that made them hug the walls, which then led to jitter. I switched to a zone based system. I split the map into regions, then path find to the midpoint between zones. #indiedev

Another boss -- the Foreman. It spawns other enemies as it moves. #playdate #indiedev #pixelart

Added another boss, called the Scrambler. This is a harder one to see from just a video, but when it scrambles a turret, the turret controls get out of sync with the #playdate crank, making it hard to aim. #indiedev #pixelart

Progress tonight is a Repair drone for my #playdate #towerdefense game. #indiedev #pixelart

Working on the first boss for my #playdate #towerdefense game. I call it the Magnetron. The beam temporarily disables towers #indiedev #pixelart

It's not the most exciting part of building a game, but I've been working on save slots, the HUD, and menus for my #towerdefense game on the #playdate. #indiedev #pixelart

I've been working on turret upgrades for the #towerdefense game I'm building for the #playdate. I have the base set in, and but there are two more I'm considering. #indiedev #pixelArt

I’ve been doing some profiling and optimization for the last few weeks. Result is that I can handle about 70 enemies on screen at the same time while staying above 30fps. I think that’ll work. #playdate #indiedev

Another mob for my #towerdefense game on the #playdate. I call it a splitter bot. When it's killed, it spawns 3 bug bots #indiedev #pixelArt

I've been working on adding new enemy mobs to my #towerdefense game for the #playdate. I've got a few more to work through before I feel like I've got a good baseline. #indiedev #pixelart

I implemented repulsor turrets for my #playdate #towerdefense game. Gotta turn the strength down a bit. #indiedev #pixelart

Lightning turrets have landed in the #towerdefense game I'm building for the #playdate. I may have to write up a deep dive into how I did this proc gen, as lightning is fun. #indiedev #pixelart #proceduralgeneration

Back to work after the holiday. I've added a new Disruptor assembly to my #towerdefense game for the #playdate. Units within range take more damage from other sources. I also got to play with procedural generation of the cloud effect #pixelArt #indiedev

The first of the AoE towers has been implemented: EMP towers that slow down enemy movement. #towerdefense #pixelart #playdate #indiedev

voting for the 2025 #playdate community awards is happening now! i released five good playdate games over the last year, and if you enjoyed any of them i'd appreciate a nomination you can vote here!: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

I've added more level decoration to my #towerdefense game. I'm trying to decide whether it's now too noisy. #playdate #indiedev #pixelart

I wanted the maps for my #playdate #towerdefense game to be a bit more interesting, so I added some large machines and background noise. The machines also limit where you can place turrets, so they're part of the game mechanics too. #pixelart #indiedev

Another turret implemented for the #playdate #towerdefense game I'm working on: the corrosion turret, which inflicts damage over time. This is the last of the projectile based turrets. The next set will be AOE. #indiedev #pixelart

I took a break from writing code for the last few days to build out the title screen from my #playdate #towerdefense game. I was up way too late finishing this last night. #indiedev #pixelart

I started using sphodromantis.itch.io/particlesizz... last week for generating explosions for my #playdate game — its really handy

My goal is slow and steady progress for my #towerdefense game on the #playdate. I added support for multiple span points, as well as health bars. #indiedev #pixelart

Rocket turrets with seeking missiles have landed in my #turretdefense game for the #playdate. I'm still playing with the feel of them, but the mechanics are done. #indiedev #pixelart

I've added laser turrets to the #playdate #towerdefense game I'm working on (the crank controls the aim of the towers) #nim #PixelArt #indiedev

🟨🟨🟨 The Long Arc - Playdate gameplay + impressions 🟨🟨🟨 youtu.be/QAVzAR2UmGs #playdate

It's time for The Long Arc from @jarmsicle.bsky.social on Playdate Unofficial! www.playdateunofficial.com/the-games/the-long-arc

I'm back to working on my tower defense game for the #playdate. I started in on the UI for laying turrets #indiedev #PixelArt

@helloplaydate.bsky.social Just started listening to the latest episode! Thanks for the shout out :)

An update to The Long Arc on #playdate has landed with support for achievements! Check it out: playdatesquad.github.io/pd-achieveme...

It's the last day of the sale for 🏹 #TheLongArc on #playdate, grab a copy! play.date/games/the-lo... #indiedev

I started adding support for achievements (via gurtt.dev/trophy-case) to my #playdate game #TheLongArc -- which is still on sale, btw: play.date/games/the-lo...

The Long Arc for #playdate is on sale — grab a copy here: play.date/games/the-lo...

I'm working on an update to #TheLongArc that includes bug fixes and game balance tweaks, but also adds support for high scores #indiedev #playdate

I don’t know who they are, but a user named tallyfoley is the first person to beat #TheLongArc on #playdate! I feel like I should commemorate this in some way

Incremental progress: turrets can now damage enemies. I also put together a design document so I have a formalized set of features, enemies, and upgrades that need to be built. #playdate #towerdefense #indiedev

The turrets can fire bullets now! They can't damage enemies yet, but that's next. #playdate #indiedev #towerdefense

I'm starting to add turrets to this tiny #towerdefense game I'm toying with on the #playdate. They don't shoot yet, but you can control their direction with the device crank #indiedev

After resolving a device crash caused by storing too much data on the tiny stack of the #playdate, I got my performance test running on device. I’m pleased with the results for right now. #indiedev

Testing the performance of the path finding and spatial indexing for the #playdate #towerdefense game I'm poking at #indiedev

I picked up the tower defense project I was playing with a few months back. I got an enemy moving across the map today #playdate #towerdefense #indiedev

Whip out those Playdates, new Catalog games are here 🙌 !! Open up Catalog inside your Playdate or head to play.date/games ✨

The Long Arc is out now on the #playdate catalogue: play.date/games/the-lo...

Started in on a new #playdate project. I'm just playing around at this point, but I got a map being rendered using LDtk, then a flow field that I'll use for enemy steering. #indiedev

I’m proud to announce that #TheLongArc has been accepted into the #playdate catalog. No date yet, so if you can’t wait its available now on itch: elephantstarballoon.itch.io/the-long-arc

Now that my first game is launched (elephantstarballoon.itch.io/the-long-arc), I started playing with rendering a #voxel based model on the #playdate. I'm faking a 3d effect by rendering the layers as separate sprites. Then I offset each layer to make give it a sense of depth #PixelArt #indiedev

Just published a #nim project for importing JSON schema files as if they were code: github.com/Nycto/NimJso... I’m planning on using it to import #ldtk files into my next #playdate game

Now that my first #playdate game is available on itch (elephantstarballoon.itch.io/the-long-arc), I'm starting to play with ideas for my next game. My first idea is a tower defense game that integrates the crank, so I put together a mock #indiedev #PixelArt

The Long Arc is available now for #playdate on itch: elephantstarballoon.itch.io/the-long-arc #indiedev #nim #TheLongAr

I just tagged version 0.12.0 of the #ecs library I maintain in #nim: github.com/NecsusECS/Ne... Its got some performance improvements, bug fixes, a new `DeleteAll` directive, and some tools for tuning memory usage.