I'm a fan of game designers leaning into their personal taste. One way to do that is to write a Taste Manifesto. I wrote about mine here, and why you should write yours! open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...

☺️ Sometimes I need to remind myself that I'm still the same man who made this settings menu #gamedev #indiedev #ui

Fiona Belli and Hewie from Haunting Ground ✨👻 #art #horrorgames #spooktress2025

I think we're making some breakthroughs! 🥺 This may be my go to way of rendering we shall see 🙈 #spooktress2025 #hauntingground

I'm a bit behind on the challenge, but having fun learning how to use gradient maps c: #spooktress2025

time for some spooooky art, Fiona and Hewie from Haunting Ground #hauntingground

Thanks to everyone who joined us in Worcester! Let us know if you'd like to see more events like it in the future 🎮💀🪄

Fiona from Haunting Ground WIP ✨ #spooktress2025 #art #horrorgames

Hinako Shimizu 🥀 #silenthillf #art #spooktress2025

It is once again #godoctober

dreams do come true 🥺

Jill Valentine for @kindlsticks.boo 's #spooktress2025! Off to a good start, I think!

I'm currently hosting an October art challenge over at newgrounds! It's about drawing female horror game protagonists! Here is the first heroine, Jill Valentine! #art #artchallenge #spooktress2025

Back to streaming this and @kindlsticks.boo 's Spooktress Challenge!

you mightve thought that since its been like 2 months since i posted this id stop be annoying about promoting it. but im not. okay? learn about subverting genre expectations and being on the same playing field as a game's protagonist

@kindlsticks.boo i'm doing that inktober thing you announced on NG #spooktress2025 #residentevil

I don't know how well the video format does on bluesky, but I've been having a lot of fun making little vids so here you go! ✨

Sketch vs. Final ✨ 🐴

My petition to add a bing bong horse into peak 🐎 @aggrocrabgames.bsky.social @landfall.se

Speaker announcement! 📢 Our dev panel is on accessibility as a micro-indie, starring @mrsgame.dev, @kanaratron.bsky.social, @strasser.bsky.social and shiftBacktick! Sept 29th - 30th, registration & line-up at gaconf.com #gamedevelopment #indiedev

Mama is cooking #cookingmama #39GAME

Stumbled upon this study on the evolution of Strategy Game UI over the years by Treeform. Cool to see the reduction in screen real-estate medium.com/@treeform/st...

We make video games with clay! HOW do we do it? 🎮✨🚀 #clay #indiegames #PlatypusReclayed

A bit of art for @/littlefox_art_ DTIYS on insta! So excited for fall ✨🌛🎃

i love being bad at art. i love the yearning to get better that propels me to draw more, practice more, and eventually get closer to conveying what i want to convey. i hope i feel this way for the rest of my life

Redhead squad

Working hard on Wild Cosmos, and getting closer to the end. I want this small world to feel alive and vibrant. I'm a single person behind this project and if that's the kind of games you like, sharing it and wishlisting helps me greatly. s.team/a/3051070 #indiegame #wildcosmos #godotengine

☆ DOKI BOOM DASH ☆ Fight through ruined city scapes & runaway trains to save Doki's fans... and maybe discover the true meaning of friendship along the way? JK! Just shoot fast! Made by @ministarfruit.itch.io, @vvenn.bsky.social & I for #dokijam ! 🏆 mokadevs.itch.io/doki-boom-dash 🏆

Shepherd witch 🐑

Villager gang

Your OC was so fun to paint! @mary02062003.bsky.social Definitely was exploring a new style with this, I hope you like!

some art I made for my favorite band, Hey Nothing 🐻🖤

The girlies in Yokai Park just want one thing.. and it's big soda.🥤🥤 #indiedev #gamedev #cozygame #yokaipark

More kickass pixelart from Nemesis on the Game Boy. #retrogaming #konami

The Cave

i feel like one of the best feelings in the world to me is to go from not having any idea how to do something to learning how to do it. to go from being an enjoyer of something and then thinking, how do i learn to make this thing that i enjoy? and to epxeriment & slowly piece together how.

behold... the mcLOR-1E meal! @avidgladiator.newgrounds.com

Fonzie! @kloscur.bsky.social It took a bit, but here's your easy-going frog man!

✨ OUR FIRST DEVLOG IS UP! ✨ turnip boy devs are making ANOTHER game about crime?!?!!! say it ain't so... jk i wouldn't have it any other way. find out how we're making our co-op mall looting game HERE! RIGHT NOW!!!!!! ➡️ https://youtu.be/jFwOLp_w3sw ⬅️ #gamedev #indiedev

Ghostly protector of the forest 👻✨⚔️ I treated myself to a fantasy photoshoot as a bit of a reward to myself for pushing past a tough year. I'm really happy with how these turned out!

Thank you to all who joined! I have the winners of each prize below! It will take me a month or two to finish these up, but keep an eye on your inbox! ✨ ✨Prizes✨ 🥇 @mary02062003.bsky.social 🥈 @kloscur.bsky.social 🥉 @avidgladiator.newgrounds.com

Our team's been participating in #ggj2025! We've made a cute, *bubbly* platformer called "AquaPop 2000"! You can play it once the jam finishes at the link below! moonmuse-jams.itch.io/aquapop-2k #indiegamedev #gamedev #y2k #3dplatformer #unity3d

Bit of an update to this character! ✨🤟

Hello #PortfolioDay! My name is Kindlsticks, and I'm a creative director @snoozykazoo.com and an illustrator! ✨🤠🖤

Some BTS of a fantasy photoshoot I did ⚔️✨ #fantasy #photography #ethereal

🐛✨ WIP of a cool bug lady! ✨🐛 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊 #art #characterdesign #illustration 𓍊𓋼𓍊𓋼𓍊

Omg thank you for 1.5k! Another reminder that I have an art raffle if you're interested in getting your characters drawn as a happy meal, etc.! 💞🥺

While I'm traveling I'm trying my hand at traditional art again! Got to try out some new paint markers 🥺❤️

we've got some yummy details now 🥺🔥 ♥︎𓆩♡𓆪♥︎ #art #y2k #illustration ♥︎𓆩♡𓆪♥︎