Hey, so, I was so angry today that, for once, I blogged it instead of posting about it. Games media, especially mainstream games media, cannot keep abdicating responsibility in how it talks about these things an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/video-game-s...

Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 4 different sizes and other matching asset packs 🌌 in my pixelart asset store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

@monthlypixels.bsky.social Snack runs got a bit more complicated after the apocalypse (Made with @rentroghost.bsky.social 's #cosmicdust palette 💙) #monthlypixels #pixelart #ドット絵

With Sega (my former beloved) now jumping on the AI slop train, I'm seeing people say well everyone usea AI now at least for code! No, they don't. And here are 3 starter packs of game devs who don't use ANY AI The slop is not inevitable go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ

After working hard for almost four years to build @debugmag.com I’ve come to the difficult conclusion that I simply can’t do it anymore without some extra help. When things go wrong, as the founder I quite rightly jump in to fix them, but that takes valuable time away from editorial work. Cont…

‪👋 Hi new followers! I am a #solodev making Focus Invictus - a #pixelart resource management game about building a Roman space empire 🏛️🚀 in your Pomodoro breaks ⏱️ Colonize planets, build and upgrade, trade resources and more while improving your focus! #gamedev #godot #indiedev

The Cost of AI alextardif.com/AI.html

I had an absolute blast with this demo, go check it out!

Tweaked the UI background effects for Focus Invictus today, tried to make it reminiscent of a mosaic - the game is about building a Roman space empire 🌌🏛️. Is it distracting? (I hope the compression didn't destroy it 😅) #indiedev #solodev #godot #pixelart

⚠️Help me with a name change This is Astro Focus, my #pixelart game about building a Roman space empire🏛️ during your Pomodoro breaks. I feel the name is a bit generic + so many space games use Astro in their name. Do you feel FOCUS INVICTUS : Aeternal Imperium is better? #indiedev #gamedev #godot

Dice Have No Eyes is Out Now!

Starterpack for cool indie games that post regularly. Some exciting projects here! #gamdev #indiegames #indiedev go.bsky.app/VSS5sav

WIP Trading screen for my space-Roman resource management game Astro Focus. Designing this is hard! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

In my game about space-Romans I thought it makes sense they would ban lab-grown meat.🧫🥩 Then I found out the Italians 🇮🇹 already did in 2023, so I made the year match in my flavor text 😀 #gamedev

Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just update my free pixelart version of Philosopher with an Italic variation, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher

Glory in Red ⚔️ #pixelart

The thing about actually making your video game real is that your projected imagination of what it will be is gradually substituted with concrete reality, and that reality is mostly going to be pretty bad until the game is almost finished. This is pretty heavy psychologically.

Moon pixel art

Less than 24 hours to go... I’m honestly both excited and a bit nervous, it’s almost time 😅 If you’re a creator or journalist, I’d really appreciate any help sharing the news. I’ll post the full press release below 👇 🏛️ Pompeii: The Legacy - April 9, 2026 #gamedev #indiegame #citybuilder

Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just released a free pixelart version of Philosopher, grab it here and let me know what you think (Italics version coming soon): helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher

Phoenix Station. Finally was able to animate in Blockbench, I donno why I was scared of doing that before (a year of pixelart animation gives you nightmares). #lowpoly #blockbench #PixelArt #ForAllMankind

The Artemis II Mission has me somewhat excited for the future again. I've always loved space stuff #pixelart

Hey gamedevs (and other font-lovers), I just released a free #pixelart Roman🏛️ #font, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pix-romana

☀️ #pixelart

Trying my hand at making a pixelart font! (WIP, more symbols to come) It is fun but no one told me how much work kerning is! (Would appreciate any tips...) Will release for free once it is done!

Red Planet (2022) #pixelart #aseprite #ドット絵

🚨 We’re officially in Steam Next Fest 🚨 Our new trailer for Shifting Sands is live. An isometric pixel art roguelite ARPG set on a desert planet that resets every day. 👉 Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/sandshift #SteamNextFest #IndieGameDev #Roguelike #Roguelite #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGames

Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 3 different sizes and other matching asset packs 🌌 in my humble store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

The Spice Must Flow. #PixelArt #Pixelorama #Dune

Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers. If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of: fund.godotengine.org

Sharing an old pixel art piece created for the prompt "Stage select", rather proud of this one 😊 Which planet would you choose?

⚠️I need your help! ⚠️ Which icons look better - left or right? The context is a game about space faring Romans. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #godot

Wanted something fancier than simple scanlines for the holo displays of my space Romans 🚀🏛️ I ended up with this triangulation effect which I quite like! #godot #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #shader

I am trying to make a sci-fi looking eagle 🦅 for the UI of my game featuring space Romans 🚀🏛️ Do you like the mesh effect? #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

#ultimateattack #pixel_dailies #pixelart #ドット絵 #픽셀아트 @pixeldailies.bsky.social

A video on gyms, zoos and museums! A must-watch by @rystorm.com for any indie out there. Goes into why you should choose different ways of documentation sometimes, learned a lot myself! www.youtube.com/watch?v=5PJR...

🔊SOUND ON Astro Focus is my productivity game where you build a space 🚀Roman Empire⚔️ in the breaks between your IRL focus sessions! I wanted to show off this WIP version with varying planet regions⛰️ buildings🏛️ and upgrades that produce different resources 🧱 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #pixelart

My pixel take on the uninhabited Sol system. #PixelArt #pixelorama

A smooth flyover across the city as Pompeii continues to grow. Still building, polishing, and balancing this world solo, a 🔥 new update is coming this Monday 🔥 #IndieDev #GameDev #CityBuilder #PompeiiTheLegacy

🔊SOUND ON Astro Focus is my productivity game where you build a space 🚀Roman Empire⚔️ in the breaks between your IRL focus sessions! I wanted to show off this WIP version with varying planet regions⛰️ buildings🏛️ and upgrades that produce different resources 🧱 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #pixelart

PixelJoint Secret Santa gift for hintoflime #pixelart

The advisor for my #pixelart space-Roman productivity #indiegame AstroFocus 🌌🏛️ Anyone got any good name suggestions? 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev

#pixelart #aseprite Moondown (2023)

Working towards scalable UI for AstroFocus - my resource management Pomodoro game with Romans ⚔️ in space 🌌 (which is tricky for a #pixelart game) Steamdeck is the lowest res I want to support and it is motivating to see the game running on it 🤩 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

Black hole

🔥 Pompeii: The Legacy is OUT NOW on Steam Early Access! 🔥 Rebuild Pompeii, guide your family through generations, and face the looming shadow of Vesuvius. 🌋 👉 Play now: store.steampowered.com/app/2632240/... #indiegame #citybuilder #Steam #Pompeii

what players want is not Fun, but Feeling. fun can facilitate feeling, but feeling is not always fun. fun is what a toy is; games are more than that and bigger than that. you can be engaged because you are horrified, or interested in a story, or persisting Despite Everything. these are not Fun.

Did a quick test of my space Roman pomodoro game on Steamdeck, was surprised how easy it was to do! 🤯 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

Lots of new followers recently, I would like tot invite you to my humble Discord community where we talk about games, #gamedev, #Godot, #pixelart and space among other things. 🎮🕹️🎨🤖🌌 It is also a place to be updated of the progress on my game and assets. Everyone is welcome! discord.gg/nWWcrkbEnz