I'm back in the office, and its time for 2 small pieces of news for DBS! 1) I am on track for a Playtest release within the next few days for DBS! This will be hopefully 70% of the main mechanics, minus narrative and puzzles. It will be pretty broken but I want to share as much DBS as I have ready

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from the Dungeon Bodega!

(I commissioned madu.straw.page to draw this)

heavily considering making a game for @play.date for the next game jam I do. I love Lua from Pico8 and the unique hardware aspect is so fun. much to think about

trying to decide if this would be a good or bad idea

How it feels when a new function I coded works perfectly as expected the first time, no issues In other news, batch potion making is prototyped, advanced potion puzzle is prototyped, and weapon crafting recipes work correctly!

Hi streamers, you really need to realise that having flashing or strobing raid videos WITH 0 WARNING OF THAT, is INCREDIBLY dangerous and can harm new chatters who are photosensitive!! At least add a warning or say a warning before you play it if you *must* have lights or strobes #EpilepsyAwareness

It's very reasonable to make games without any GenAI, so to see large studios pretend it's not is ridiculous. Come try my little demo, it's short and janky but made without any GenAI 😁

we can kill them all if we just work together and ✨believe💫

Whoever are the 16 people who have played the demo for more than 200+ minutes, I see yah and am so grateful for ya'll. That is such a high compliment for a demo designed for around 60min. If anyone has feedback about the demo, we are always all ears! Or use the feedback form in game :D

One Hour until our 15seconds of game are showcased here! Come check out a bunch of cool games!

We've played this demo, its extremely good! I'm very confident saying that if you enjoyed the DBS demo, this one is 100% worth your time. They absolutely nailed the retro console art direction in a way that really inspired me, and their gameplay loop is so cozy while maintaining a cool atmosphere

For any Vtubers checking out @vupechat.bsky.social you might notice a familiar face! They selected Dungeon Bodega Simulator as one of their indie spotlights this week, we're excited to see who might sign up for our creator program! And thanks again to Vupechat for the spotlight 😺

Good news, our Itch page has been un-blacklisted! You can now see it without any warnings which is nice lol. We'll be cross-posting dev logs and demo updates over there now along with Steam releases alienfruitgames.itch.io/dungeon-bode...

Lil short to say the demo is out now and I'm adding an extra decoration item for funsies 😁🎄 #indiedev #gamedev #cozygames

Wrapping up a few minor updates, will probably keep working through my personal bug log tomorrow then do a playtest myself before pushing to steam. some of the updates include: - Sell decor items - Book remembers what tab you were on - Pickups stick to decor items when you move them

🧙‍♂️Big Demo Update!😺 Excited to announce a major update to our game demo! We're bringing game saving, new systems, new UI and more right to your Steam library! #godot #indiegame #indiedev store.steampowered.com/app/4035470/...

Found a fairly huge bug while testing a new method to save objects and their spot on shelves:

🍏Dungeon Bodega Sim Demo Update!📖 Very excited to announce we'll have a big ol' demo update this week! You'll be able to expect: - The brand new UI I've been showin off - New slime friendship system - Upgrades!! - New NPC models! Expect it live around 12/10/2025!

🍏Dungeon Bodega Sim Demo Update!📖 Very excited to announce we'll have a big ol' demo update this week! You'll be able to expect: - The brand new UI I've been showin off - New slime friendship system - Upgrades!! - New NPC models! Expect it live around 12/10/2025!

Working on some demo updates, checkout the upgrade room and the decoration menu! #indiegames #cozygames #indiedev #godot

new blogpost 💫 How to make ONE master concept to rule them all charlesboury.fr/articles/fak... #gamedev #conceptart #3dmodeling

I wrote a short writeup on miscellaneous game release gotchas & pitfalls... enjoy! blendogames.com/news/post/20...

Fake spot lights added - vibes increased by 300% #Szrot #Lowpoly #PS1 #PSX #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

📷New Socials🧵 Facebook is not our fav for several reasons, but we want to reach some of the cozy gamers over on insta, so expect to see our normal posts happening here as well! 📷Insta: www.instagram.com/alienfruitga...

Even more progress on the book UI! Got some more transitions working, more pages fleshed out and styled, and added a few medieval lil guys! #gamedev #godot #indiedev Thoughts, opinions, feedback?

Did you catch our deep dive developer presentation on young suns? Let us know your favourite bit! Mine is all the editing mistakes I noticed after we published 👁️👄👁️ youtu.be/rVEWbp1FiKg?...

more book UI progress! I still love the idea of a UI-less shop simulator game, but I'm pretty happy with this and hopefully how much clarity it can bring to the experience for the player. Plus I like how bouncy it looks! #indiedev #indiegames #godot

Game Devs! Does anyone know of a resource listing game studios that are anti-gen AI or pledge not to use it? Would be nice to have something to counter the tide of "every game will have it eventually" posts I keep seeing And if there isnt, and we made the list, who wants to be on it? #gamedev

cursed medieval andalite stede @ghostalservice.bsky.social (walters museum MS w.88 folio 115v)

Small mini test of some UI stuff! Initially wanted to avoid too much UI cause A) its a lot of work and B) I thought itd be cool to do everything "in world" There likely will still be ways to play without any menus, but I'm realizing some clearer centralized information may be helpful

Made some headway with controller support! It won't make it into the demo until the big December update, but you can now start the game completely with a controller!

Had a japanese streamer play the demo!! This is the first non-english stream I have seen, and I just really enjoyed the creators thumbnail for it. Thanks again to all the creators who have given the demo a try! We've taken a lot of notes on how to improve the game :D #indiedev #gamedev

This is why we've been vocally anti genAI and promise to never use it in our dev process. While I know I'm not creating some artistic masterpiece, the shop sim genre has been rife with genAI and I want to push back. To the point some of the top sim games from this year used it, & that really sucks

Why am I so against generative AI in games? Because I simply do not want my initial reaction to art to be one of suspicion and scrutiny, AI slop is fundamentally damaging my relationship to art and artistry, and I am deeply resentful that it is forcing me to be guarded when I should be wowed.

Oh, another demo to check out! Looks awesome! https://store.steampowered.com/app/3458180 #gamedev #indiedev #steamdemo #freetoplay #newgame

☠️Dungeon Bodega Simulator in 15 seconds⚔️ Curious about my upcoming game? Check out this little teaser I did for this showcase! Showcasing the best features like raising crops, taking care of slimes, petting the cat, serving customers, and more 😉 #indiegames #indiedev #godotdev

Attention Indie Devs! I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility. The anti-spam key is "kook". lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...

Bestowed upon thee: the 🗡️GIGASWORD! This epic adventure is OUT NOW on PC, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation + Xbox. 🎮 ⚖️Wield the GIGASWORD to slash foes, solve puzzles, and retrieve the 🔮God Crystal, all to save humanity. Will you rise to your destiny?✨ @studiohybrid.bsky.social

This weeks game highlight is thanks to @nextup-games.bsky.social I was able to chat with the creator of Dungeon Bodega Simulator @alienfruit.games before making this! youtu.be/vY6M3iePick?...

Preview of the 5 new crops that will be available in the full game! You can now grow and harvest: - Apples - Tomatoes - Bananas - Mangos - Strawberries - Cactus Blossoms - Crystals - Mushrooms You'll use these new ingredients to make the 10 new potions!

Slowly but surely making progress on core mechanics! This is the current prototype for the full forging loop. Get ingots, melt em down, hammer the shape, then sharpen the weapon! #indiegames #godot #indiedev

One of the most important steps that any game developer ever makes. Adding a cat to the game. Ginger because I too am ginger 🐈 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #blender #unity

Howdy #PitchYaGame ! I'm building a lofi fantasy shop game called Dungeon Bodega Simulator! Grow crops, raise slime pets, discover secrets, and brew potions! We got a demo on Steam, and trying to release within 6 months 😁⚔️ store.steampowered.com/app/3458180/...

Here's a sneak peek at our new game: Fright Train! 🐶🚂 It's a TRAIN SURVIVAL HORROR game inspired by Resident Evil 4, set in Antarctica. WISHLIST down below! 👇 #survivalhorror | #indiegame

Will do the full proper TikTok upload later, but wanted to show off a bit of my character process! As a game designer and not an artist, I had to get creative and find ways of editing existing assets (like this great Villagers pack from mcsteeg on Itch) to expand the world. #indiegames #indiedev

It's getting colder but never fear... the coziest event of the year is almost here! ✨ Cozy Quest returns for 2025 on November 17, bringing you discounts, reveals, developer interviews, the Cozy Quest awards and more! And with almost 300 games taking part, it's the biggest one yet! #CozyQuest2025

Hey folks, new month so time for another SHOWCASEY! #Showcasey If you are an indie developer with an upcoming game, reply below with a description or elevator pitch of your game and make sure to include a link to your store page. Let's get some eyeballs on those games! (NO GenAI!)

i owe so many video game designers an apology

Ok little mini patch for the demo to fix a bug that was totally our bad, causing the order screen to glitch on day 3 and break for the rest of the demo! Thanks @blaqkcat.bsky.social, @cdub77.bsky.social and more folks that reported this!! You can now again play through all 6 days of the demo 😺🎉