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.

Exploring some new tile variations (and bringing the room with a big hole back) Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

New enemy concept is in progress. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Experimenting with enemy attack patterns for the new area. I think it's getting somewhere. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Small balancing update: now Punch can one-shot enemies when you aim at their head. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Finally this guy doesn't get stuck on sharp vertical turns. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

GAME GIVEAWAY LAST DAY. Today is your last chance to claim the game FOR FREE. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

It took me embarrassingly long to figure out how to make this guy wobble left and right while swimming. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

New Area - new concept art. Here's a couple of concepts I came up with for the Blood Area. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Now the Tutorial Dummy has a headshot animation. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

More variations to arcs' textures. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

More splatters from acid projectiles. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Finishing up visual updates. A couple of changes more and the area should be finished. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

I am back. Made some new arcs. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Now onto some environmental changes. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

The green blob also got animations' updates. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Another set of animations updated, now for the damage/death. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Updates to this guy's shooting animation. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

New animations for the green guy. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Visual updates are in progress. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Quick update: now there is an (optional) in-game timer to track how long it took to beat a level. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Progress on one of the tutorial areas. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Finally got to work on the tutorial in the engine. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Green blob goes "bleh" Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Another enemy base animations (mostly) done. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Hello Bluesky! I'm Rivenducks, an Indie Game Developer/Artist/Writer. I make funny weird games and sometimes they get super serious. I draw and write for them too. Here's an short video about my works! Check and play my games on itch: rivenducks.itch.io #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev #GameDesign

Progress on the new sprites. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

(WIP) Vertical generation overview (I would've tackled it earlier if it weren't for certain green dashing enemies that kept targeting islands outside of their vision) Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

(WIP) New area progress. Look at them green thingies go. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

(WIP) Thinking of the next level's design, so here is a couple of environmental concepts I drew in the meantime. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Hello, people. As promised, the Demo update is now live, and I can finally get to the Full Release development. Check the latest Devlog on the Itch.io page for more info. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

A sneak-peek of some new visuals. Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

Hello, people. Here's a quick heads up to the game's dev process. So far the plan's to polish the Demo a little (you can expect an update next week), and after get onto the Full Release development (4 levels overall) Live on Itch.io: wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

The new update for "With a HEART and a GUN you [...] ASCENDed [...] to the status of the Beholder. Applaud, Praise [...] SHOOT or DIE." is up and running. Nothing big, just some polishing and minor bug fixes. Live on Itch.io : wiswis.itch.io/heartgunshoot #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev

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 #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev