Distracted from work and game dev today and It finally happened...

Iterating Sprite style until I find ‘the one’. Last one felt just a little too tall. Latest goes back toward the Moonlighter style that inspired me in the first place. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev #art #progressreport

Timelapse of the giant knight. Did a bit of design as I went through. Spot when I remembered that Chance is right-handed 😂. Warning: There might be a bit of flashing in the video as I turn layers on and off. #pixelart #speeddraw #timelapse #artprocess #gamedev

This giant knight is the boss of an abandoned fortress in the depths of a forest. How does a small adventurer fell such a terrible foe? Just one of the many bosses in Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse. #Screenshotsaturday #gamedev #pixelart #art #conceptart #indiegame

What would the enemies in your game be like if they were #Pokémon cards? #gamedev #pokemontcg #tcgpocket #pixelart #art #indiegame #indiegamedev

Did a fun exercise to showcase one of my simplest yet most charming of enemies, the humble slime. All they really want to do is hang out in the forest and live their happy lives. Should I turn this into a phone wallpaper? #pixelart #art #wallpaper #conceptart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

As well as the pixel art, over the last few days I've worked on some snappy camera transitions between areas. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #zelda #zeldalike #solodev

Woodland scene has gone from test to in-game. Chance now has access to that little chest! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #solodev

An update for the art test for the forest area of my game, Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse. The slimes look right at home with their camouflage here. As does the new tree style! #pixelart #gamedev #arttest #indiegame #zelda #zeldalike

Had to take a little break from #pixelart for a week or so because I’d just been hammering it too hard and my mind was a bit of a mush. Came back to it today with this lovely tree sprite for my game. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Great read to start the year. Actually useful info, especially from a UK point of view.

Chance's animations are still old but the dungeon sprites from the art test look super nice in-game. Has that #zelda feel just moving around. Plenty still to do but off to a good start in 2025. What do you think? #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

Happy 2025! I have two goals this year: - Buy a new house - release a demo for Chance and the Time Wizards' Curse. Let's see how it goes! #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

So, there has to be a better version of the sprite and tilemap editor in Unity right? Godot 4's is way better at this point and let's face it, that's not perfect. Anyone found any good tools to try? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

Merry Christmas from me to all those who follow me - all 1.7k of you, wow! I hope that if you are celebrating you have a wonderful festive day. And if you're not just have a good day anyway, you deserve it. Happy holidays! I hope I can show you more of Chance and the Time Wizards' Curse' very soon.

Some more reflection on 2024: Chance is a Zelda-like and based on the ALttP Randomizer romhack concept. I spent a some of March learning to build the logic so that the player can always unlock every chest. Here's how I've been testing it without the item mechanics. #indiedev #gamedev #devlog

Some reflection on 2024: Chance went through some changes as I began to learn #pixelart in May. I was using her previous design in-game for a while but felt I improved my style after months of practice so I redid the sprite. Here are the iterations she went through #gamedev #indiegames

Using the scene test to crate some props, details and doors for the dungeons. Updated the floor colour to improve the contrast between characters, traversable and non-traversable areas. Still retaining those #Zelda vibes. #pixelart #arttest #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

Some dungeon art test work to make the SNES action adventure vibes are intact. Anyone up for some slime hunting? #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Doing some lovely dungeon design for Chance at the moment. So here is a question: what are your favourite 2D Zelda dungeons? I am a big fan of Palace of Darkness and Turtle Rock in aLttP. #gamedev #zelda #indiedev #indiegames

For the first year in quite a few I simply don't have a Game of the Year - I haven't played enough and what I did play doesn't live up to the title really. I could probably do a 'disappointment of the year' from games I have played but it would be pretty controversial. #gaming #goty

This is one of those amazing pieces which inspires me to keep practicing my pixel art.

Chests change depending on the area Chance is exploring so you have to be on the lookout for them in a new area, they might be a bit better at blending in. #pixelart #animation #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev

Chests are a big part of Chance’s journey. Every time she collects a time crystal all her belongings get scattered around the world again, so she must find these chests to recover her items! As such, they also deserved a bit of a glow-up. #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #pixelart #animation

Progress on Chance’s updated standard attack. Not sure how happy I am with it yet, but it’ll do until version 3. #pixelart #animation #indiedev #gamedev

Happy Friday 13th everyone. Stay safe out there, don’t walk under any ladders, tip your hat to magpies and just generally stay inside, preferably in bed. Leave your phone somewhere you cant see it and maybe just sleep through the day - It’s just not worth the risk. #friday13th

Chance can move in 4 directions again. Updated run sprite is finished after a break to do other bits and bobs. Need to drop her back into the game soon. #pixelart #animation #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

I really liked Moonlighter, and one of the highlights of that game was the gorgeous #pixelart, which was a huge inspiration for my own game. A shame they’ve decided to go fully 3D this time around. It does still look quite pretty though. #indiegames #moonlighter2 youtu.be/ThNyXyVHB_s?...

Rocky slope update: have added pathway borders and some shading, as well as diagonals to make it more similar to A Link to the Past’s overworld layout, which never uses sharp corners on natural slopes. Also given the risk a dirt friend. #pixelart #indiegames #indiedev #tilemaps

My rocky slope was popular earlier, which is amazing because they’re just rocks. So I will use it to illustrate about 6 months of progress with my #pixelart The old one is available on my itch assets page even if this might not be the best way to advertise it. #gamedev #indiegames

More #pixelart practice. Mentioned a few weeks back I needed to work on my rocky slopes. Studied some great examples to improve my tile game (with props for variety) #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #solodev #tilemap

Another year, another Wrapped dominated by Outer Wilds tracks. Amazing that Linkin Park snuck themselves in. Fun fact: I didn’t play Outer Wilds until it came out on Switch, but I fell in love with the game via the soundtrack years before. #indiegamemusic #indiegame #spotifywrapped #spotify

The slimes… they’re learning to defend themselves… 😳 #pixelart #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev

Trying out Concept for my level design. Way, way cleaner than sketching it out on a single canvas. Plus custom objects makes adding features quite quick. Don’t try and make sense of the second image, it’s a mess. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

My day one for my @pixelartjourney.bsky.social #pixelartvent calendar. Just a fun bit of #pixelart practice.

When your follower number goes down in the app because they changed the way rounding numbers worked in the latest version…

Tried out the Pixquare Timelapse export for my recent large piece, a shame it isn’t a gif to get in on all the excitement of gif support, but here is a look at all the trial and error that went into that piece: #pixelart #timelapse #art #gamedev #indiedev

10% of the time I animate is taken up by actually placing pixels, the rest of the time I stare, mesmerised by the motion I’ve created… #pixelart #animation #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

You're trying to work, then you look down and see this face looking up at you. How are you supposed to carry on with your work? #dog

Looking for some recommendations for things I could add to my workflow. Does anyone use tools (ideally ipad app) to design zelda-like dungeons for their games, or is just drawing out out the most effective way of doing it? #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign

Made another starter pack, this time for gamedevs who stream their process! I need more, so if you're a gamedev streamer please link your twitch and I'll give you an add. go.bsky.app/H6mn6kn

I made a starter pack of game composers you should absolutely be following! Both indie and AAA! I’ll be continuing to update it as time goes on! go.bsky.app/6AY9A6u #gameaudio #gamemusic #videogames #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse follows the adventure of a young adventurer trapped in a repeating moment of time. She must restore the shattered time crystal atop the Wizards’ tower to bring progress back to the land of Overdale. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #adventure #retro

Chance’s red shawl is unfortunate in this early sketch for the opening scene of Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse. She’s sleeping, I promise!!! She will wake up any time now. #pixelart #conceptart #sketch #gamedev #indiedev

Game developers are among the millions of users leaving X and signing up for Bluesky. X had previously been a critical hub for devs to market their games, network, and share creative ideas. Many hope Bluesky will recreate that experience, minus the negatives

Hi! Not #The1MonthGame update, just wanted to let you know that I created a new game devs starter pack for awesome indies to follow. Includes indie devs with +1K followers, so the 150 limit isn't filled right away. Let me know to be added. Feel free to repost & suggest devs! 🎮 go.bsky.app/Hjfup3r

Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse follows the adventure of a young adventurer trapped in a repeating moment of time. She must restore the shattered time crystal atop the Wizards’ tower to bring progress back to the land of Overdale. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #adventure #retro

Name a game with a 10/10 Soundtrack: Can't speak for Sega Rally, but I've been listening to this basically 24/7 for about 3 years.

Watching my daughter be creative is probably one of the greatest blessings in life. Just a toddler and already has great motor skills. #developerdad

A little more #pixelart for today. Part of a larger piece to showcase the crystal collection concept in Chance and the Time Wizards’ Curse. #solodev #gamedev #indiegames