Me and my codebase as we near the end of the school project:

Tomorrow is feature freeze on the school project. And dec 15th is the final deadline. Getting closer and closer to actually feeling like a game now. The gameplay has changed quite a bit from our initial vision. We had to rethink the scope of the game, mostly due to me being the sole programmer.

With the Japanese edition of MÖRK BORG, we once more ran into the fact that not all alphabets or writing systems have gothic, blackletter typography. So we made new fonts.

Playing around with a (for now physical) new game idea. A minimalistic wargame. The idea is to make it very small so that everything fit in a tiny box that you can bring with you. That philosophy goes for the rules as well. Extremely rules-light. #gamedev #indiedev #prototype

I reworked my portfolio. Now you can find videos of all projects, as well as updated descriptions and my contributions to each game. I'm actually starting to feel like I have things to show now, which is cool. If you have a minute to spare, feel free to check it out! kwarnberg-portfolio.carrd.co

Some progress updates on the school project. Then and now. It's going in the right direction! #gamedev #indiedev

Sorry Kash. You’re not welcome to Valhalla. That was a lame-ass fucking thing to say. I understand you thought it sounded cool, but it really didn’t.

Varför heter det vampyrjägare och inte vitlökspräst?

We released a game yesterday. It’s free. Check it out! The Squire Game is a digital version of a board game I designed a couple of years ago. If it becomes popular enough, we might do a more polished version in the future. askverkstudios.itch.io/the-squire-g... #indiegame #gamedev

The school project is progressing fine! Last update I could lift some red cubes. And look at us now! #indiegame #gamedev #horrorgame

A full day on a train is a day full of work. Built a little character controller and a system to pick up objects. It’s far from perfect, but it works well enough for now. It’s the first playable part of our first larger school project. More updates to come! #indiegame #gamedev

I just discovered Orbit Culture. All I can say is: Oh my. I like.

When I launch my Coffee Lovers & Metalheads initiative in the future, it will be called Children of Bodum.

Teaser trailer! youtu.be/5E2mKafqB2Y?... #indiegame #gamedev

What should we call our game? 1. Cat n Rockets 2. Hoverpaws 3. Hoverclaws 4. Kitty Rocket 5. Kittyflyclaw 6. Your suggestion?? #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev

If I ever make a facepalm simulator where you read or see stupid-ass things and try not to facepalm, this will be the final boss.

I'm working on updating my portfolio. I've split it into two for now. One for interactive stuff, and one for images, videos, etc. Both will be updated continuously. Feel free to check them out. kwarnberg.itch.io kwarnberg-portfolio.carrd.co #indiegames #gamedev #portfolio

This might be the best idea I’ve had for ages – a “Pokédex” for regular animals. Snap a picture. Give it to an LLM and ask it to write a Pokémonesque description. Create a note with the image and description in whatever note-taking app you’d like. Great excuse to get out in nature!

Play testing in action.

I’ve had this ongoing project for several years for a solo adventure card game with focus on quests and exploration. Every now and then I come up with a new rule or cards, or revise some part of the game. I have a clear vision of what I want it to be, but haven’t been sure exactly how to get there.

I found out that Disney Lorcana has a solo-mode! I've wanted to start playing some TCG or CCG, but I'm not that into the idea of Magic, Pokemon, or Yu-Gi-Oh. But Lorcana seems to find a good middle-ground. A bit more rules-light than Magic, some nice mechanics, such as the ink well, and a solo mode!

The number of different solutions for two-factor authentication is driving me insane. It’s just too much. That combined with “accept cookies” banners, subscription to newsletter popups, and ads every-fucking-where really ruin the experience of being online.

I decided to try out Unreal Engine in order to at least have the basics of the three main game engines out there. I must say that Unreal did a strong first impression! It feels so much more polished than Unity (as if that’s something to brag about…), and overall smoother.

Ballsy loves to fly. But he’s really scared of falling. Not a great combo. Being thrown at enemies with a lot of pointy spikes? He doesn’t really know what to think about that yet. I don’t think he’s a fan.

We're thrilled and thankful to hear that Heroes of Cerulea is an ENNIES Judges' Spotlight Winner! 💙 If anyone wants to check it out, the PDF is pay what you want. blackfiskpublishing.com/store/ blackfiskpub.itch.io/heroes-of-ce...

✅ cute cat ✅ groovy music ✅ tough gameplay #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev

We made this for a game jam and thought it was too fun and wierd to let go of. So right now trying to finish and release it! It’s about a cat who gets stuck in a vacuum cleaner and gots to get out using two grumpy rockets and a handy hook tail. #gamedev #indiegamedev

Seems we missed #freerpgday... Luckily, in our web stores, every day is free if you need it to be—all our games are pay-what-you-want as PDFs. blackfiskpublishing.com/store/ blackfiskpub.itch.io

Trump in a couple of days: “Who? Elon Musk? I hear about him now for the very first time. I don’t even know the guy. I’ve never met him.”

I just published a new version of Star Salvage (playtest version) to itch. We now have a functional ship upgrade system, a veeery simple combat against one enemy type (if you find them before the asteroids do), and a bunch more. Check it out! kwarnberg.itch.io/starsalvage-... #gamedev #indiegames

Another update. This time with gun, muzzle flashes, hitscan with particle effect on hit, and a bunch of more decorations. #gamedev #indiedev #godot

Today’s mini project: PSX style graphics in Godot. Found a great asset pack with a lot of nice models to use. #indiegame #gamedev #godot

Playing around with volumetric fog in Unity today. The FPS is high but kinda all over the place, going from 120 to 90 and back again, causing it to look a bit choppy. #indiegame #gamedev #unity3d

The game has a logo now!

Quite a lot of neat features implemented today. I put together a short video to showcase some of them. #indiegame #gamedev #starsalvage

Working on ship upgrades now. As the ship gets new parts and upgrades, the sprite will change as well to reflect that. #indiegame #gamedev #starsalvage

Holy moly! We actually won. Three votes, sure, but still! #indiegames #gamedev #gamejam

Heroes of Cerulea: Pixelated Dungeon Crawl TTRPG blackfiskpub.itch.io/heroes-of-ce... by @blackfiskpub.bsky.social

Cat n Rockets is submitted to the game jam and published on itch! Please give it a try. So sad that we f-ed up with the audio, but at least there’s an exe file available where the audio works. maltel71.itch.io/cat-n-rockets #indiegames #gamejam #gamedev #puzzlegames

We have some progress! You can now pick up items, carry them around and have them interact with objects. The player model is also replaced, and we have started implementing some facial expressions. Five days to go! #indiegames #gamedev #gamejam

*crab-walked

Oh so people want bespoke art and writing that is deep and reflects years of experience and doesn’t waste their time???? why not ask the artists you had on your payroll about this & actually listen before you laid them all off (a statement that could be said about literally anything in media rn)?

This week I’m working on a game for a game jam. Here’s a work in progress sneak peek. We’re a team of five. I do game design and some programming. #indiegames #gamedev #gamejam

Duck.

I’ve been playing a couple of hours of Avowed now, and it really is an amazing game. It’s more or less everything I wanted Skyrim to be. Everywhere I turn there’s something I want to explore. And the combat is SO FUN! Love the loadout system and dual wielding. Pistol + grimoire FTW! #avowed

Star Salvage: Salvage, survive, escape I just released an early prototype of a physics-based space game a classmate and I are working on! Pilot a scout ship, mine asteroids, upgrade your ship, and repair your mothership to escape. Try it out: kwarnberg.itch.io/starsalvage-... #indiegames #gamedev

One more time for the people in the back

My latest school project with a classmate. A couple of days in production at this point. The goal is to have something resembling a small game in a month or so, with a short gameloop. I'm working on the inventory system now, followed by upgrade system and then, finally, combat! #gamedev #indiegames

How tired am I today? Well, I almost poured hot water straight into the grinder after putting the coffee beans in... #coffee