I've been making many small improvements to emphasize the high score shooter aspect of Phobos Down. First of all, some added "juice" to the score and equipment level indicators at the top of the screen. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #indiegame #gamedev #godotengine

I made this in #inkscape for Phobos Down. Guess what's it going to be used for in the game! You will see it in my next #screenshotsaturday post.

Here's some fresh gameplay video from the latest Phobos Down beta version. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #arcade #gamedev #godotengine

Phobos Down BETA 0.1.0 is out now! ➡️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... ➡️ Itch: fractilegames.itch.io/phobos-down 📄 Full announcement with change log: www.fractilegames.com/posts/202509... #lowpoly #indiegame #twinstickshooter #gamedev #godotengine

Phobos Down BETA 0.1.0 is out now! ➡️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... ➡️ Itch: fractilegames.itch.io/phobos-down 📄 Full announcement with change log: www.fractilegames.com/posts/202509... #lowpoly #indiegame #twinstickshooter #gamedev #godotengine

This new enemy type, a minefield creating device and a lot more is coming soon in a BIG update to Phobos Down! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame #gaming

Working on a new device for Phobos Down.. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame

I just watched this #demoscene documentary: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pSWA... It reminded me of myself in the 90s when I secretly wanted to get into demo scene but didn't have any contacts and never dared to go to Assembly parties alone as a shy nerd. I ended up with a #gamedev hobby instead.

I'm creating a more visual control guide version for the arcade cabinet. #gamedev #godotengine #arcade

I've been recording some fresh gameplay footage from Phobos Down on Steam Deck today. Here's one of my favorite clips. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame #gaming

I have very little visible progress to show this week but I started modeling a tiny section of player ship interior for possible use in the intro sequence.. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #lowpoly #blender

Phobos Down arcade in action at Noob arcade bar in Tampere. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #arcade #godotengine

Phobos Down arcade cabinet will be free to play at Noob Arcade bar near Tampere railway station this Saturday. Come play it if you happen to be around! #tampere #arcade #indiegame #gaming

I also added one new "boss" enemy type for Phobos Down. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame

Tested emitting subtle dust particles from walking characters. I thought it might help visualize the wind. Now I can't decide if it's just a useless distraction.. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

I don't miss the questionable adult content on Steam or Itch but this is a _very_ slippery slope. Has it even been defined somewhere what exactly is now forbidden? The new Steam clause seems to just forbid content that "payment processors might not like".

It appears that piercing projectiles modifier makes taking out large enemies with weak points too easy. I don't think I'm going to "fix" this, though. It's a feature now. #lowpoly #shmup #gamedev #godotengine

(Probably) reinventing the wheel. I didn't even check if there were any existing add-ons for arcade high score initials entry using joystick/gamepad. #gamedev #godotengine

in-depth thread: optimizing GDScript performance from ~83ms to ~9ms in a scene our tower defense game Rift Riff, made in Godot, with 1000 enemies. 🧵👇🏼 #gamedev #godotengine

Here is the source code of my jam game from a week ago: github.com/fractilegame... I hope it's useful to someone. #gamedev #godotengine #sourcecode #opensource

Back to working on Phobos Down: Added a new walking enemy type with two variants. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

Looking for inspiration, I browsed through some old prototypes. Here's one that's absolutely exhausting to play.

It's funny and sad how instagram's and facebook's feeds are so full of algorithm-fed crap and ads that they have to add special notifications when someone I follow has posted something

Phobos Down is 20% off on #SteamSummerSale: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... Here's a short gameplay video clip from current development version. Can you spot what's new? #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #lowpoly #indiegame #gaming

I'm taking a short break from Phobos Down and trying to make something for a game jam instead. This doubles as a learning project into Godot's 2D side. I realized that it has been over 20 years since I've last worked on a true 2D game! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #gamejam #godotengine

Phobos Down is 20% off on #SteamSummerSale: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... Here's a short gameplay video clip from current development version. Can you spot what's new? #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #lowpoly #indiegame #gaming

Autopeli, my retro-inspired split-screen racing game, is now done and published on Itchio! :--) The game is freeware, so grab a friend and try it out! ottoojala.itch.io/autopeli #IndieGame #GodotEngine #SoloDev

Need some straightforward twin-stick shooter action? Try Phobos Down right now or wishlist it! ➡️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... ➡️ Itch: fractilegames.itch.io/phobos-down #wishlistwednesday #lowpoly #arcade #shmup #indiegame

Alliance Peacefighter is out now! store.steampowered.com/app/3538210/... This was a labour of love that's taken over 5 years of my spare time, and a game I've wanted to make since I played Wing Commander back in the early nineties. Really hope you like it. #GameDev #IndieDev #WingCommander

Just a little bit of game development before Midsummer: Adding lightning arcs for stun effect from explosions and devices. #gamedev #indiedev #lowpoly #godotengine

The Phobos Down arcade cabinet finally shows a proper control guide when starting a new game. #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly #arcade

I've been testing physical bodies for devices. This would allow player to move them around before activation without requiring any complex positioning UI. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

#ScreenshotSaturday ! This freeware split-screen retro-inspired racing game now has a beta you can try :--) The web version might run choppy (try the potato setting, or download the game for a better experience). Comments and feedback is welcome (here or on Itch). ottoojala.itch.io/autopeli #Godot

Hi #PitchYaGame Need a fresh start in another planetary system? Sign up now and leave Earth behind. IADS corporation needs you. * Work might include some questionable ethics and fighting alien lifeforms for points and glory. www.fractilegames.com/phobos-down/ #indiegame #shmup #lowpoly

Applying target movement prediction to height auto-aim with direct firing weapons too makes hitting distant fast moving enemies much easier. I should've done this a long time ago. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine

I recreated the IADS (mega)corporation logo from Lockdown Protocol because I could only find very low resolution versions of it. #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Every Mission Impossible has succeeded so far. I feel we’re being lied to.

There is now a tiny circular progress indicator around the equipment quality level number at the top that shows how far the next level is. A full circle basically means that an upgrade is coming at the end of the mission. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #godotengine

I wanted to make a simple radial progress bar but ended up spending the day re-implementing the arc drawing function and facing practically all possible problems along the way 🙄 #gamedev

Phobos Down 0.0.14 is out with the grenade launcher modifier and many improvements! ➡️ Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... ➡️ Itch.io: fractilegames.itch.io/phobos-down 📄 Full announcement: www.fractilegames.com/posts/202505... #twinstickshooter #indiegame #shmup #gamedev #godotengine

I'm testing my game in preparation for next alpha version update and I keep coming up with ideas for improvements. I must resist the temptation to start implementing them because I need to get this update out first 😅 #gamedev

Added one more way to earn extra score: Hit steak bonuses. You get rewarded for continuously shooting enemies with projectile weapons without missing any shots. This can be combined with the usual termination streaks. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

I'm going to release Without a Dawn in one week! 😱 store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... I'd very much appreciate if you could share and wishlist, thank you! 🤎💛 #visualnovel #gamedev #indiegame #steam

I took my Phobos Down #diy #arcade cabinet to a local IGDA gathering this week. It's nice to see how much more attention it gets compared to just showing the game on a laptop or Steam Deck. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #godotengine

🚨Stratogun is OUT NOW on PC + all major consoles! Fast-paced arcade shooter. Tight controls. Steep curve. Wireframe vibes. Kickass soundtrack.🌀💥 Global leaderboards are waiting. Are you ready? store.steampowered.com/app/3088430/... 🎮 Published by @numskullgames.bsky.social #Stratogun

Added a new "fragmenting explosive" device. In addition the explosion, it shoots directed fragments at nearby enemies, dealing extra damage and greatly extending the area of effect. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

@v2fi.bsky.social just published an article (in Finnish) about two new Finnish indie games: My game Phobos Down and Kaamos (@kaamosgame.bsky.social): www.v2.fi/artikkelit/p... #indiegames #suomipelit

The ballistic modifier (now called grenade launcher) and the new trajectory display are finally working well enough. You can even combine it with the homing modifier. The launch sound could still use a replacement, though. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

It's Alien day! Which one of the two first movies should I watch today.. It's a hard choice 🤔