Wis
@wis-wis.bsky.social
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I make games. Idk what to say, see for yourself:
https://wiswis.itch.io/
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Hello, people. I'm Wis. A game developer, curently working on "With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE." The demo is live on
Itch.io
, if it piqued your interest:
wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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11 months ago
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NEW UPDATE RELEASE. Hello, people. I am glad to announce the release of the new Blood Area update. Go check it out on
Itch.io
. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE. by Wis
Available for Windows
https://wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
10 days ago
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I have finally resolved the lag in-between level loading. Now the transition is nice and smooth. Live on
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12 days ago
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Finished new (and old, but now polished) tile variations. Live on
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17 days ago
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UI enemy sprites in progress. Live on
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19 days ago
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Shooting and dying animations polished. Live on
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22 days ago
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Plop and death animations for the little guy. Live on
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24 days ago
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Bubbles and other environmental changes. Live on
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29 days ago
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Added more decorations in the newest area. Live on
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about 1 month ago
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Out of water behavior for the yellow guy. Live on
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about 1 month ago
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NEW UPDATE RELEASE. Hello, people. I am glad to announce that the Blood Area has made it into the Early Access Release. Go check it out on
Itch.io
. Live on
Itch.io
:
wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE. by Wis
Available for Windows
https://wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
about 1 month ago
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Almost done with the base enemy sprites. This time it's updates for the floor shotgun guy. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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about 1 month ago
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Pink guy's animations are ready. Live on
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about 2 months ago
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Fixes to tiles/walls vertical alignment. Live on
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about 2 months ago
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Started with environmental changes. Also drew more enemy sprites. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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2 months ago
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New sprites for the wall and floor guys. Live on
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2 months ago
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More new animations in-game. Live on
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2 months ago
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New animation in-game. Live on
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3 months ago
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I am back. Thank you for waiting. Finally finished with Blood Chaser's design, it took me way too many iterations to settle down on one. Will work on the actual sprite drawing now. Live on
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3 months ago
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TAKING A SHORT BREAK. Hello, people. Due to some personal irl stuff taking too much of my time and energy, I can't work on the project as much as I would want to. Hence the decision to take a short break. I will be coming back in April, so in around 3 weeks, maybe less. Thanks for understanding.
3 months ago
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Exploring some new tile variations (and bringing the room with a big hole back) Live on
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4 months ago
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New enemy concept is in progress. Live on
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4 months ago
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Experimenting with enemy attack patterns for the new area. I think it's getting somewhere. Live on
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4 months ago
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Small balancing update: now Punch can one-shot enemies when you aim at their head. Live on
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4 months ago
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Finally this guy doesn't get stuck on sharp vertical turns. Live on
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4 months ago
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GAME GIVEAWAY LAST DAY. Today is your last chance to claim the game FOR FREE. Live on
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With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE. by Wis
Available for Windows
https://wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
5 months ago
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It took me embarrassingly long to figure out how to make this guy wobble left and right while swimming. Live on
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5 months ago
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New Area - new concept art. Here's a couple of concepts I came up with for the Blood Area. Live on
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5 months ago
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GAME GIVEAWAY ANNOUNCEMENT. For the release of the Acid Area the game can be claimed FOR FREE starting from 28.01.2026 to 04.02.2026. Live on
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5 months ago
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NEW UPDATE RELEASE. Hello, people. I am glad to announce that the Acid Area is finilized at last. Go check it out on
Itch.io
. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE. by Wis
Available for Windows
https://wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
5 months ago
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Now the Tutorial Dummy has a headshot animation. Live on
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5 months ago
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More variations to arcs' textures. Live on
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5 months ago
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More splatters from acid projectiles. Live on
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5 months ago
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Finishing up visual updates. A couple of changes more and the area should be finished. Live on
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5 months ago
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I am back. Made some new arcs. Live on
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5 months ago
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Hello, people. New update is live on
Itch.io
. And just as a heads-up: I will be taking a 2-week-long Christmas break, so (probably) no posts or updates during this time window. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year. Live on
Itch.io
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6 months ago
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Now onto some environmental changes. Live on
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6 months ago
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The green blob also got animations' updates. Live on
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6 months ago
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Another set of animations updated, now for the damage/death. Live on
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7 months ago
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Updates to this guy's shooting animation. Live on
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7 months ago
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New animations for the green guy. Live on
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7 months ago
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Visual updates are in progress. Live on
Itch.io
:
wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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7 months ago
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EARLY ACCESS RELEASE. I'm glad to announce that "With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE." has entered into the Early Access. Give it a try. Live on
Itch.io
:
wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE. by Wis
Available for Windows
https://wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
7 months ago
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Quick update: now there is an (optional) in-game timer to track how long it took to beat a level. Live on
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7 months ago
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Little by little getting to the aesthetic part of the newest area. So I've made an update to the arcs' 3D model (still very much WIP) Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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7 months ago
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More gameplay adjustments, now for the first area. Currently working on adding a better difficulty curve by dividing areas into levels with enemy density progression. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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8 months ago
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Made the tunnels have more land to stand on, since jumping from one island to other in such a tight space didn't make for a satisfying gameplay loop. Live on
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8 months ago
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Progress on one of the tutorial areas. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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8 months ago
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Finally got to work on the tutorial in the engine. Live on
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8 months ago
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Decided to sidetrack working on the new area for a bit in a favour of bettering the tutorial (the latest playtest showed that people still have troubles with the game) So here's a concept of one of the tutorial areas. Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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9 months ago
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Have been working on promo material to bring to IRL showcases. Don't have much to share in-game wise, since most of the work done was gameplay polishing (guess you'll have to play the soon-to-release update to see it) Live on
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wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot
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9 months ago
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