Keeping it fair for the gamers 💰🎮 Chris believes in pricing his games accessibly, not exploiting players. No hidden fees, no battle passes - just good old-fashioned value. Gamers deserve better than nickel-and-diming. #gamedev #indiegame #fairpricing #playersfirst

Drunk Pedestrians: The Accidental Origin of a Video Game Legend 🍺🚶‍♂️ It all started as a silly inside joke - a fake "band". Little did they know, those drunken pedestrians would one day inspire the lore and world-building of their next big indie hit. #gamedev #indiegame #lore #drunkpedestrians

Giving back to the open source community 💻🤝 Chris believes in the power of collaboration, leveraging open-source tools and then contributing those in-house solutions right back. It's a two-way street, and he's determined to keep that cycle of innovation going strong! #gamedev #indiegame #opensource

The ultimate "eureka!" moment 💡🖱️ Who would have thought that staring at roll-on deodorant would spark one of the most important computing innovations ever? Just watching that ball roll around and thinking "what if we could use this to move a cursor..." 🤯 #gamedev #indiegame #computermouse

Just like the good old days! 📚💾 Manually typing in game code line by line from a magazine on my trusty Commodore 64. No copy/paste, no Stack Overflow - just pure determination and the occasional syntax error! 😅#gamedev #indiegame #commodore64 #retrogaming #coding #nostalgia #vintagecomputing #8bit

Back when EA stood for "Electronic Arts" and actually meant it 🎨💔 Remember when they were the scrappy underdogs championing creative developers? When their logo on a box meant quality, not microtransactions? Sometimes the real final boss is corporate greed 💸 #gamedev #indiegame #EA #gaming

"I wanted to work at EA so badly as a kid..." 💭✨ Chris sharing that childhood dream hits different when you remember what EA used to represent. Back then, seeing that logo meant innovation, creativity, and pushing boundaries - not loot boxes and annual rehashes 📦💔 #gamedev #indiegame #EA

Chris shares his insight on EA's respected upbringing, and watching them give in to private equity pressure. #gamedev #indiegame #founderinterview

"We gave John 6 weeks to prove it could be done..." ⏰💪 That make-or-break demo challenge that would determine if the whole company would even exist! Talk about pressure The real question: Did John deliver?👀 #gamedev #indiegame #demo #crunchtime #startup #makeitbreak #pressure #6weeks #johnthedev

"Chris found a way to build a Halo server... on a Mac" 🍎💥 Sometimes the best solutions come from the most unexpected places. Mac + Halo server = pure madlad energy 🤯 That's the indie spirit right there. If it doesn't exist, build it yourself! 💪 #gamedev #indiegame #halo #mac #server #ingenuity

borgar. 🍔 #pixelart #lowpoly

Dad mode activated! 👨‍💻🎁 Hand-typing video game code line by line to create the perfect gift. No shortcuts, just pure parental dedication and probably way too much coffee ☕ #gamedev #indiegame #dadlife #coding #handmade #programming #parenthood #giftgiving

made a chonky tank. or a chank.. ? #pixelart #lowpoly #animation

Character Lineup ✅ The entire NPC cast for our Space Carnival room! #gamedev #indiegamefeed #gamedesign

trokk. 🛻 just started learning lowpoly 3D again. what should we model next? #lowpoly #pixelart #animation

The 🎡 Carnival Room 🎡 is coming along nicely. Beebee Zaplebrox wants to see you make a muscle 💪 #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedesign

Music is a foundational piece of what we do at Bitrograde 🎶 Check out Aaron ripping up the piano for our ragtime style song we implemented in one of our carnival room games! #gamedev #indiegamedev

🎪The carnival room at Bitrograde just got a MAJOR glow-up! 🎮🎮 New interactive elements, enhanced lighting, and surprise mechanics that'll keep you coming back for more 🎯 Can't wait for you to experience the magic we've been cooking up! #IndieGameDev #GameDesign #IndieGaming #GameUpdates

🪬StarStike🪬 ‼️Boss Update‼️ Think you have what it takes to beat our 7th boss? Comment for a link to our Q&A test and show us whatcha got!

Meeting from the new company office today! What do you think of our new digital work place where we work, meet, and track our game progress.... In a Game! Coolest place to work!

Haven't done any UI work in... 3 years? Somehow I leveled up my art skills in that time?! Idk how that worked but HEY I'm diggind it lol.

Cruising along on our blaster wave battle mini game - 🪬StarStriker🪬 Additions of player hands (ClawKnives?) motion POV Upgrade system and ui updated Wave system updated Want a link to give it a test! Shoot us a DM for a link to Q&A for a bonus in game trinket on release! #indiegame #gamedesign

👀We take our visual process just as seriously as our backend. The importance of a retro feel in our game can't be understated! Let us know your thoughts on our CRT texture for our new carnival mini game 🔆"StarStriker"🛸 (working title) LOL! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedesign

Update to our 👽Anti-Grav🛸 room mini game. The Carnival 🎡 Room is coming along! #indiegame #indiedev #8bit #8bitgaming

here's to 2026. 🥳 #artvsartist #pixelart #gamedev #aseprite

8 Bit Gambling itch? Let us scratch that for you. Comment for a link to a playable build and Q&A form that will earn you an in game exclusive skin upon release!

New video! Making A Game Where You're A Decayed Cyborg Arthurian Knight youtu.be/8T59IXruGJc

🐾 Thor is fired up for our weekly dev meeting! His energy keeps the vibe lively as we tackle this week's challenges! 💻✨ #TeamThor #DevLife

🎠 Carnival Room Coming Alive 🧟‍♂️ #gamedev #gamedesign

check out the final look. 🛸 #pixelart #aseprite #gamedev

pick a card, any card! 🃏 #pixelart #aseprite #gamedev

lil' sneak peek into the Ferris Wheel 🎡 #pixelart #aseprite #gamedev

Currently Cooking Up in the Carnival Room 🎡 What's your favorite carnival game?

Looking for some gamers to help us out on some Q&A for our mini game. We will have a cool in game incentive upon release for your assistance. DM or respond to this post for the link and Q&A form.

We are Bitrograde. An independent game design company based in Lincoln, NE. We have big things in store, and our first game coming soon. Be on the lookout for updates coming soon!

last post for this year! 🥳 #pixelart #artvsartist

elden ring shadow of the erdtree

no new artworks for now due to #KristinePH ..but here's a repost of my recent kola artwork a few months ago. #pixelart #art

inktober 23: rust. 📭 checked you mail yet? ✉️ #pixelart #art #aseprite

scrolling through this app and seeing all the artists is kinda healing me somehow

inktober 19-22: rhino island. 🦏 #pixelart #aseprite

Some of the early prototype for our game #gamedev

CHONK

Hello! here's a little bit of gameplay from the platformer I'm working on 🏹 #pixelart #gamedev #GameMaker #Aseprite

current streak on inktober. ✍️