Fun news! Avernum 4: Greed and Glory is now in a bundle with the excellent Lovecraftian turn-based RPG SKALD: Against the Black Priory! Two fun, cheap indie games, now fun and even cheaper together. store.steampowered.com/app/3882020/...

New in Rose of Dragontail demo 2026.1: tail parrying ⚔️ #gamedev #indiegames #beatemup Download and release notes: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...

Rose of Dragontail is participating in Rising Tide Challenge 3 hosted by @blueoceangames.bsky.social! Watch upcoming #indiegame trailers and vote for your favorites! blueoceangames.com?ref=ioribran...

Rose of Dragontail is participating in Rising Tide Challenge 3 hosted by @blueoceangames.bsky.social! Watch upcoming #indiegame trailers and vote for your favorites! blueoceangames.com?ref=ioribran...

🌊 RISING TIDE 3 voting is now LIVE Watch indie game trailers and predict where they'll rank. The more predictions, the more you help highlight standout trailers and give devs genuine market validation. Winning teams get cash prizes and up to $300k in funding. Vote here: blueoceangames.com

Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art

Rose of Dragontail could be released in episodes. My original Level 1 idea is growing into a 5 or 6-level Episode 1. Doable with the engine I have now, simpler and more focused story, less bespoke graphic assets needed, and can be out sooner at an approachable price #gamedev

Thank you for supporting us, we've reached 120,000 wishlist on Steam. You are the MVP!

The first patch for 2026 fixes and tightens up wall collisions. #beatemup #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag...

I like spikes in my analytics #beatemup #indiegame #gamedev

The first Rose of Dragontail demo update of 2026! This is where I feel the core combat really coming together into a proper game. Read more and download: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag... #beatemup #gamedev #devlog #dragongirl #monstergirl #indiegame #ベルトスクロールアクション

any aspiring gamedevs who r following me look up state machines and your life will be saved

Warm-up sketch using @ioribranford.com's OC, Rose [ #art ]

💥OC SKETCHES💥 Post your OC refs below with a blurb about their personality & occupation and they might* get sketched! Refs must be drawn by you, and the more the better! [ #art #oc #giveaway ]

damn straight, I'm on the year end round up of the best games writing. go read about what makes a good beat em up: siegarettes.medium.com/what-makes-a...

If we truly care about sexism in video games, the focus shouldn’t be on controlling how hot a female character should or shouldn’t be, but rather that game designers are creating engaging female characters with their own autonomy and depth within the stories and worlds they inhabit.

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3 I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT BECAME 1.0!! NEW HORDE MODE WITH NEW MAPS, NEW CAMPAIGN MAP, WORKSHOP, NEW LANGUAGES, ACHIEVEMENT AND MUCH MORE! store.steampowered.com/app/3191050/ #games #indiedev #gamedev #boomershooter #indie #fps #indiegame

Rose of Dragontail logo WIP Center aligned, or spread out? #gamedev

Enemy blocking progress - counterattack after few blocked hits - escapes frontal grab almost immediately - protects only his front - slow to turn around #gamedev #beatemup

#3d integration and play-around it's not actually for the regular #beatemup stages but still cool to see. #gamedev #love2d

Old commission done for @ioribranford.com featuring my sona Lucyferum!

#3d integration and play-around it's not actually for the regular #beatemup stages but still cool to see. #gamedev #love2d

This month, I implemented new image packs "Split by item" and "Split by animation and item" for the Universal LPC Character Generator, and updated my Aseprite LPC import plugin to support them. #gamedev #aseprite @aseprite.org

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One week left to vote for Rose and hundreds more #indiegames 🔱

Rose of Dragontail 2025 demo is out!🥊🐲 New fireball moves 🔥 better throwing weapon system 🎯 new missile catch move 👏 and more! Link in replies 👇 #beatemup #indiegame #indiedev #monstergirl #dragongirl

This week: @ioribranford.com is making Rose of Dragontail, where you beat the cheese out of a whole lot of mooks. youtu.be/zGSVpGfdJc8

Rose of Dragontail is participating in the Rising Tide challenge! Sign up at this link and vote for the games you want to see👇 blueoceangames.com?referrer=517... #beatemup #indiegame #indiedev #monstergirl #dragongirl

Rose of Dragontail 2025 gameplay update! 🥊🐲 New demo drops this week! Details in replies 👇 #beatemup #indiegame #indiedev #monstergirl #dragongirl

Another season, another shot at Demonizer for 50% off! Links to buy in thread #shmup #shmups #indiegames #stg #pixelart #succubus #demongirl

My in-development #beatemup Rose of Dragontail has a new demo for 2024! Play as Rose, a newly transformed dragon-girl out for revenge against the bandits who raided her village! Read more details, download and try: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag... #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #brawler

Autumn Sale is here and Demonizer is now 50% OFF! Buy itch.io: bit.ly/DemonizerItch Buy Steam: bit.ly/DemonizerSteam #shmup #shmups #indiegames #stg #pixelart #succubus #demongirl

Autumn Sale is here and Demonizer is now 50% OFF! Buy itch.io: bit.ly/DemonizerItch Buy Steam: bit.ly/DemonizerSteam #shmup #shmups #indiegames #stg #pixelart #succubus #demongirl

My in-development #beatemup Rose of Dragontail has a new demo for 2024! Play as Rose, a newly transformed dragon-girl out for revenge against the bandits who raided her village! Read more details, download and try: ioribranford.itch.io/rose-of-drag... #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #brawler

Yuki 3d fan art from Kimi wa Meido-sama #3d #blender #art #fanart

BLUE REVOLVER DOUBLE ACTION is now live on Steam and itch . It'll be ready on Humble within an hour or two. store.steampowered.com/app/439490/B... stellarcircle.itch.io/blue-revolver We're running a 51% off sale! This is our deepest discount ever! Usually it's 50% -- it ain't going lower than this!

I've talked to a few folks this morning who were talking about stopping work on their creative projects. Because it's "not important anymore." I don't know who needs to hear this, but DON'T DO THAT. We win by living our lives as loudly and truly as we can. That includes your "silly" art project.

now that this is posted uh so um turns out my hours at work are getting cut pretty soon here, and it'd be neat if you considered commissioning me. if that doesn't interest you then i'd also really appreciate reposts, either on my pinned post or even my art. thank you, thanks bsky.app/profile/zurr...

I can't think of any drug or poison themed weapons in SW4DX, is there maybe one I forgot and/or haven't unlocked yet? #ApothecaryWarriors #薬屋無双

THE INTERNET ARCHIVE IS BACK WITH FREE BOOKS AND MOVIES AND A BILLION OTHER TYPES OF MEDIA WHO CHEERED archive.org

To lock onto a higher enemy, do you expect to push the analog stick towards E or towards G? My instinct points to E as most visually intuitive but likely more complex implementation (project onscreen targets onto the screen plane before raycasting to find the target) #gamedev #beatemup

Displaying weapon in sprite's hand #gamedev #beatemup

I wrote a long technical piece about my first #gamedev for #SegaGenesis/#Megadrive with #SGDK Reads best on Github github.com/IoriBranford...

🐝Honey Soldier MD🐝 has landed for #SegaGenesis / #Megadrive! It has been ported via #SGDK as faithfully as reasonably possible, with new scoring secrets (hint in one of the pics) to make up for needed cutbacks. Try it with your favorite emulator or flash cart! #shmups #retrogaming

Idea that wouldn't leave me alone at 4am #mydeerfriendnokotan #しかのこのこのここしたんたん #pepsiman youtu.be/LCc9b7_OFRo

Do not ask me about my favorite video games unless you are a fellow shmup or rhythm game liker, I promise you I am a boring person for being largely uninterested in normie AAA games

Demonizer G is getting a new soundtrack by chiptuner and fan tytanium654! #shmup #gamedev #indiegame www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWGH...

It's Summer Sale time! Get Demonizer 25% off and preview the upcoming update Demonizer G! #shmups #indiegames

Let's try this Tiktok thing tiktok.com/@ioribranford