people say making video games is easy but i'm gonna be the one to go out and say i don't think it's that easy

I recently rewatched the documentary "Indie Game: The Movie" for an upcoming Triple Click bonus episode (don't miss it!) and it portrays Fez as a game in never-ending development hell, with fans wondering if it'd ever come out, because it had been in production for... 3 years. How quaint!

The art pass for Save Space Station 6 continues with the cubes now replaced by THE DOOMBA #savespacestation6 #godotengine #godot #solodev #games

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I made a horror game that pretends you are playing on a Nintendo DS sideways. siactro.itch.io/dead-sight Use the stylus to turn the camera, interact with things and take notes. #indiegame #screenshotsaturday

I'm already loving Stray Children, farewell, Shyrock. @oniongames.bsky.social

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Ok redoing the animations isn't as tedious as I expected! Well, it's a little tedious... #godot #gamedev #savespacestation6

I've gone dark on my game not because I'm not doing anything but just because pixel animation takes me a fucking age to do, and I wanna show things off when it's complete

Ok I'm done with interface stuff for now! #uiux #godot #solodev #gamedev

Dya like my pause menu? #uiux #gamedev #godot

Money well spent.

tunnels break up the visuals between fights and stations #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev #trains

Slime channel form in game, plus an updated look at how things are coming along. When Monster-type enemies are defeated Claire absorbs their essence in the form of skills :D In this example, killing a Slime drains some charges of the Sticky Punch skill. #godot #gamedev #indiedev #rpg

This is the soundtrack to a lost Ape Escape level www.youtube.com/watch?v=hw3X...

Don't hold grudges Not for anyone else's sake but your own, they'll poison you

Banned from reddit for using a VPN It's starting...

Ok I'm done with interface stuff for now! #uiux #godot #solodev #gamedev

Dya like my pause menu? #uiux #gamedev #godot

12. Corn Kidz 64 Really, really fun 3D platformer that is just nothing but fun, great movement abilities that you'll unlock as you progress and get to chain together to overcome the various platforming challenges that ramp up in difficulty towards the end, and the soundtrack is a real earworm.

More interface tomfoolery #gamedev #godot

These animation names... 😏

One of the WORST things about making video games is it leaves so little time to actually play games 😭

Carter's Quest is 40% off for the Autumn sale! I pushed a patch today that fixes many of the remaining issues with the game in preparation for Act 2's launch early next year. There has never been a better time to get acquainted with the world of Carter's Quest!!

20 years ago, normal people avoided technology and techies would jump on the newest gadgets as soon as they could now, normal people buy smart toasters & coffee mugs while every techie I know is on the verge of retreating to the forest

More interface junk over the last weeks. #gamedev #solodev #godot #godotengine #savespacestation6

very direct evidence that video game piracy is important in the preservation of video games

Working on a full main menu for Save Space Station 6. It's a WIP but I'm happy with the setup of shifting to the side for an options menu. #gamedev #Godot #Godotengine #y2k

We have a roach problem in the flat, so my wizard flatmate's been trying a bunch of spells to get rid of them. He might have been a bit overzealous though because now all of the roaches are enchanted and when you try to squash them the damage gets mirrored straight back. Stings like a mofo.

Gamedev is awesome because 40% of the people talking about design ethos are actually thoughtful and humble about what they believe in and the other 60% are weird pseudo-intellectuals who just kinda want to shit on everyone else to assert some kinda hierarchy Like bro there's no rulebook! Chill!!!!!

I will remind folks those images of Nazi book burnings aren't burning just any books. They're burning the library of Magnus Hirschfeld; a gay, Jewish doctor who created an institute dedicated to LGBTQ sex education and healthcare. And a man who pioneered gender affirming care surgeries.

this might be one of my favorite visual effects i've made for Cartomantic so far. spin spin spin... #godot

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Fun to see this go from concept to execution

Hey so just fyi, if you're abandoning trans rights you're abandoning all civil rights At that point what the fuck is the point of the democracy you're willing to sacrifice trans people for This actually isn't hard at all, quit making it pretend hard because you finally feel scared too

Better get used to those LoadBar leaps, you've got a train to not-be-caught! """Battle""" 4G-43X when #KilaFlow releases... SOON! Like, later next month? We'll talk about the details later.

Holy fuck though I'm making such a small game what's gonna happen when I make a bigger one??

Masahiro Sakurai is all of us.

I haven’t been this excited for a bubble to burst since I was a toddler.

I guarantee you devs care Even if the game ended up a trainwreck because of corporate mismanagement, people working on it cared deeply and tried to make the best possible game given the circumstances

I've known a lot of people who are talented alright but don't wanna do art. even my mom (evil) I would class as more talented than me, she had very good observational pencils from when she was young but never cared about it or pursued it. like talent exists but it doesn't rly mean much

Finally- please enjoy Sword of the Sea!

The current state of Dwarf Fortress modding is pretty great rn:

Many aspiring game devs end up in tutorial hell because they don't yet realise that they need to learn *how* to research and figure out problems as they go. If all you're doing is following tutorials, you'll never learn how to problem solve.