Me (an art snob who can't help but follow trends): I really have to watch The Pitt because everyone keeps talking about how good The Pitt is. My wife (a free thinker): I really have to watch Chicken Nugget because I heard it's about someone turning into a chicken nugget.

I'm back to business tomorrow (no-cam though 😢) with: 🧲 Magnecube (by eternalcodestudio) 🍄 Slugtrip (by Iceblinked, aka @atallfrog.bsky.social and @lucenthropic.bsky.social) See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch #puzzlegame #indiegames #livestream #youtube #twitch #magnecube #slugtrip

Damn, Absolum is absolutely phenomenal. Never would have guessed a game could get me this excited about beat-em ups and the co-op is a blast. I'm gonna a couple years worth of DLC for this one pleeeeease!

Couldn't begin to explain the narrative of Reanimal, but this game has the best use of fog/limited visibility since Silent Hill 2. The art direction throughout is absolutely phenomenal and it's one of the only games where I stuck to the recommended low brightness setting. Atmosphere was 10/10

Backlog #5: Got around to Spider-Man 2. Not as good as 1 or Miles Morales but still great. This series and Red Dead 2 are pretty much the only open world games where I never want to fast travel. For Spider-Man specifically, it's because the movement controls are so so satisfying.

First part of my Slugtrip playthrough is out now! Many thanks to @atallfrog.bsky.social and @lucenthropic.bsky.social for the amazing game. The rest of the parts are coming soon and I'll still be streaming more as well as I have only 6 levels to go. Keep sliming! youtu.be/-ujaNuaNVLs

Backlog #4: Played Indika and while not everything worked for me, it was still a solid experience. Mostly narrative driven, but there was some solid puzzle design it it. The standout for me was the environmental design though, and reminded me of Terry Gilliam, Marc Caro, and Jean-Pierre Jeunet.

Let's do this. www.youtube.com/watch?v=KtQ9...

Backlog #3 done with Thank Goodness You're Here. More proof that "walking simulators" make for incredible interactive experiences no matter what detractors say. All of the comedy bits here land because of how they are connected to repeatedly exploring the same environments and seeing what changes.

Democrats in the Senate must grow a spine. They can rein in this murderous regime next week. Why on Earth would they continue to fund this tyranny? Call your senators now: indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...

If you’re outside of Minnesota and you’re wondering how to help, this guide is excellent. And seriously. Take down your Ring doorbell TODAY.

Silent Hill 2 Remake completed as the next game in my backlog. Never played the first one, but loved it. No idea how much of the level design made it over from the original, but I thought it was fantastic even by modern standards.

Slowly chipping away at my game backlog by finally playing Cocoon and wow... Absolutely fantastic game. The puzzle design is great, but also it's incredible how they are able to communicate all the wonky, plane hopping shenanigans without any part of the game feeling like a tutorial.

This one definitely got away from me, but I was spending too much time on it so decided to wrap it up and move on. The subject this time is Dr. Mindskull from Nova Seed (a great one-man animated film which everyone should check out!) #art #sketch #novaseed

With Slugtrip done, my goal is to maintain some momentum with art to keep improving with quick pieces/studies. I also recently did my yearly Over the Garden Wall re-watch and wanted to take a stab at drawing Auntie Whispers (because her character design is fantastic) #art #sketch #overthegardenwall

If you want some brain-burning, super slimy puzzles to close out the year, Slugtrip is out now and 10% off! youtu.be/uHxPebHAsIc #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #videogame #puzzlegames #slimeyslugsslurpinshrooms

Here's the clean and edited version (without my ramblings) of the interview I had with Iceblinked (@atallfrog.bsky.social & @lucenthropic.bsky.social) about their upcoming puzzle game Slugtrip.

Slugtrip's releasing 12/22! youtu.be/uHxPebHAsIc #gamedev #indiegame

Starting in a few minutes! Come and ask your questions in the chat for atallfrog and Lu, it'll be trippy! 🍄🚌🐌

Tomorrow is interview time! 📢 We'll play Slugtrip ahead of release AND talk to the developers! Starting a bit earlier than normal ⚠️ 🍄 Slugtrip (by @atallfrog.bsky.social and @lucenthropic.bsky.social) See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch #puzzlegame #indiegames #livestream #youtube #twitch #slugtrip

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

I'll probably keep doing small touch ups over the next few days, but here's the final level screen for Slugtrip! I'm hoping it gives players some sense of scope in distance traveled to compliment the road trip-y vibes of our game. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame

Here's a peek at the first of 13 collectibles in the game. Players will unlock one of these each time they beat all levels in a particular waypoint. More details in the replied for anyone interested! #indiedev #gamedev #gameart

#5.- Slug trip [sliding/pathfinding] by Iceblinked 3 slug friends go on a trip (...) to find some 'shrooms, each moving in a different way and with a limited, but replenishable, slimy steps count. Find it here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3735720/... and my gameplay here 👇 youtu.be/1liq75eXaM0

Finally got some wall and gap tiles drawn for our third environment in Slugtrip. Trying to give everything a desert at dusk feel. Next step is to draw a bunch of desert themed mushrooms! #indiedev #gamedev #gameart

Updated our demo and trailer one more time before Next Fest with some art updates and a huge readability boost in scaling up the size of smaller levels! Hope people enjoy playing as much as we did making it! store.steampowered.com/app/3735720/Slugtrip/ #indegamedev #gamedev #nextfest #steamnextfest

This week: @lucenthropic.bsky.social is making Slugtrip!

The actor's face when you randomly pause the show you're watching.

Just got the last character in Slugtrip fully animated! Look at that grumpy guy go! #indiegames #gamedev

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Got all 3 character portraits in game and animated for Slugtrip! The hope is that they are both super readable at a glance, and that each character's personality really shines through in the animations! #gamedev #indiegames #Spine

Working on a simple "munch" animation for each character in Slugtrip and I'm pretty happy with how this one turned out. #gamedev #Spine #indiegames