The Daily Omen Deck: Twin Scales Each day, players will select 1 of 3 cards and receive a daily omen. Daily omens will bestow a passive buff and a suggest store layout for the day. The Twin Scales represent balance and symmetry. #Indiedev #Cozygame #Pixelart #TheTotemist #Indiegame

The Daily Omen Deck: Back Design At the beginning of each day, players will select 1 of 3 cards and receive a daily omen. Daily omens will bestow a passive buff and a suggest store layout for the day. I wanted the back to feel timeless and mystical. #Indiedev #Cozygame #Pixelart #TheTotemist

My game now has a literal skill-tree #ignitement #gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

Discovery > choice in games.

I don’t trust any game world that doesn’t have at least one thing that feels a little wrong. What’s your favorite “wrong” detail in a game?

Just added another few great devs to the narrative indie game pack! If you like indie games, narrative driven, or character driven games, give the pack a follow! And if you know any new devs that should be added, comment and let me know. go.bsky.app/TomDTWS #cozygames #gaming #indiedev

Next, some redrawing to unify the pixel art in the game. Issue is that I've become blind to what actually looks good. Made a webapp to rate event images currently in the game🤣 keen-chaja-ddf66d.netlify.app Any feedback would be helpful🥰 Click submit when done!😱 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵

🎲 Skill points, dice rolls... most importantly, you must always trust yourself. Play the #ZEROPARADES demo on Steam now until April 13th: tr.ee/nextfestdemo

Which one would you choose? 🤔 #indiegaming #cozygames #pixelart #TheTotemist #gaming

Please take a first look at a game we are currently working on! It's called Emerald Ferns It will be mostly a text-based RPG, with a few very important tweaks that should change the usual tedious experience of typing exact-match commands #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #textRPG

This is me trying to survive my release week. 🫠💩 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

I've just released the first devlog for my upcoming game Between the Shelves! Making a Cozy bookshop game in Godot youtu.be/sA6IMtn7R9g Wishlist on steam! #gamedev #indiedev #devlog #godot

Happy bun day! 🐰 Hop you enjoy those eggs!!! 🧺 #pixelart

As a solo dev you really have to wear a lot of hats... So I drew a bunch of hats for Tully the Frog today instead of debugging the game, I figure he will eat them anyway. #pixalart #indiedev #indiegame #frog #toad #gaming

Just 4 more days until my game Dice Card Heroes releases. If you like dice or deckbuilders be sure to check it out. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev

Today's Daily Devlog looks a lot like yesterday's, but it is slightly different!

I know the feeling buddy. 🐸💔 #indiedev #Screenshotsaturday #pixelart #indiegame

I didn't make this today, but the start menu sequence was one of my favorite implements. It was one of those moments where I felt like my game was a game. Don't worry, you can skip it by clicking. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #gaming #gamemaker

Who would've guessed that this game needed physics😅 Testing out the ways to maybe visualize the dice that are rolled in the background logic in skillchecks and combat. Might make the randomness feel better. But now I'd need to draw sprites for d20😱 #indiedev #gamedev #rpg

I've finally finished the gameplay trailer for "Castle in the Sands"! :) Check it out<3 #visualnovels #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel #indiegames Wishlist the game on Steam if you're interested: store.steampowered.com/app/4463700/... Music credits: Janne Hanhisuanto for Radakan

Today I added a quest tracker and a journal that catalogs every item found or crafted and every character and customer encountered. It also shows what properties are known on each item, these are found by crafting an item, or crafting with an item a few times. #indiedev #cozygames #gamemaker

I don’t usually post narrative moments because I worry about spoilers. But I’ve written 70+ pages of dialogue already, and the opening is finally ready to share. Coming “soon.” Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/4545470/... #narrativedesign #indiegame #cozygames #gamedev

Today I added a materials list to the gathering phase so players can check their current stock & what items are used in recipes before deciding where to go. I also did a bunch of other stuff but more on that later. Wishlist The Totemist: store.steampowered.com/app/4545470/... #indiedev #cozy

I've been building The Totemist for a while now & today it finally has a Steam page. You craft totems & talismans, help people with their everyday struggles, and try to figure out what's wrong with this town. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4545470 #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

I've been building The Totemist for a while now & today it finally has a Steam page. Narrative occult shop sim. Craft totems & talismans, help people with their struggles, and try to figure out what's wrong with the town. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4545470 #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

Just submitted The Totemist's Steam store page for review. 🐸🐦‍⬛ Feeling a lot of things right now. Once it's approved I'll be dropping a progress post with gifs of everything I've been quietly working on. Wishlists incoming. 👀 #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

This looks like the type of game I'd play non-stop, surf reddit post for deeper meanings and hidden puzzles, and then proceed to tell my wife all about while she stares at me blankly. In other words, I think people should check it out.

Hey #indiedev / #gamedev. I'm building up a starter pack for #storydriven indie games. Tag anyone (or yourself) you think should be added so I can check them out! I'll be posting updates about my own game soon; working on submitting the steam page for review tonight. go.bsky.app/TomDTWS

I put together a starter pack of Narrative‑Driven Indie Game Devs. People building worlds with strong stories and memorable characters. Always happy to discover more devs working in this space, so feel free to recommend anyone I should add. go.bsky.app/TomDTWS #indiedev #narrativegames

Need some feedback! I'm procuring steam art. The game is a cozy-ish occult-ish narrative driven shop Sim. Which one would you click on & know what type of game this is? I like the 1st one, but maybe its bootleg? The 2nd one is clean but too horror like? Or back to the drawing board? #steamgame

Got the acquisition flow working! 🎉 Intentionally keeping things simple - no infinite grinding or overwhelming systems. Just a cozy occult shop sim you can enjoy in short sessions. Respecting your time and money 🔮 Demo: Summer 2026 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #cozycore #indiegame

In our occult shop sim, the protagonist sees souls, not faces. This customer's essence overpowers their physical form - all stone and crystal, sturdy and grounded. What should we call them? 💎 Demo: Summer 2026 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #occult #witchy #indiegame

I wish I was sharing more of my process, but solo‑devving with a 9–5 eats time fast. I’ve been finishing the first draft of the story + dialogue, polishing item art, and tuning systems. I’ll show some of that soon. Steam page is in the works. See you on the next one 🐸✌️ #cozygames #indiedev

I'm making a cute & creepy horror game about social anxiety, called Hell Is Other People 🎮 I'll be doing everything on this project as a solo dev Tag along if you wanna follow my misadventures 🩸 #horrorgame #indiedev #gamedev

The Bone Collector 🦴 A soft-spoken woman lives at the forest's edge, gathering bones from natural deaths. Pale from dim forest light, with dark unblinking eyes and hair tangled with forest debris. She handles bones with reverence, as if asking permission from them. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Heyo #indiegamedevs! Got a demo for me for #SteamNextFest? 👉👈 I'm looking for games I can stream next week on my #Twitch! Nothing with AI-generated content, please! 🙏 Pitch your game and post that link! #indiegamedev #indiegames #nextfest #indiedev #twitchstreamers

🐸✨ FROGGONIT RELEASE DATE! ✨🐸 After more than 3 years of development, my game Froggonit is coming to Steam on March 6th!🗓️ Silly jokes, dances out of context and warm vibes await! Wishlist now! 🙏💚 #indiegames #gamedev

Cozy occult shop sim where you craft totems, perform rituals, and serve customers with stories to tell. The shelves are empty now, but not for long 🔮 What draws you to witchy games? Aesthetic, storytelling, or craft systems? Demo: Summer 2026 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #occult #witchy

I'm not dead I've just been building the workshop where all the magic happens! Building a cozy witch shop sim in pixel art - craft totems, talismans, and imbue items for your customers. Demo coming Summer 2026 👀 #indiedev #pixelart #madewithgamemaker #cozygames #witchyvibes

Working on a new project, but it’s so early I’ve got nothing visual to show yet. So in the meantime… please enjoy this noodle eating cat instead: #indiedev #noodles #cat

Have a toad. #naruto #pixelart

Some days the work feels tiny, but tiny steps add up. If you’re building something too, I hope today gives you one good moment of momentum. #CozyDev #IndieGame #GameDev

ah, the incomplete relief of fixing a code problem but not really understanding why it works now