first (not-work-related) artwork of 2026 🙌 (it's just some shape research but that counts)

Birthday boy here, LOOK AT THIS GORGEOUS ART!! 😍 Getting old ain't bad when you have cool friends!

Am I still on time for #artvsartist2025 ? Anyway, this is me, Thomas. Thanks for following me 🦖💘 #artvsartist

This is what I did during my holidays: Fakutori now has an "undo" button in edit mode! Good old Ctrl+Z, how we missed you! The most requested feature by far, and a huge QoL upgrade. I predict this will be the biggest pain point once playtests start... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

2026 will be my year. Sorry everyone, I claimed it first, maybe next year can be yours.

Ready or not, it's 2026. Happy New Year everyone!

Happy new year! 🎉 In 2026 I would like to: - Finish my game - Draw more - Find new hobbies, preferably away from screens Seems doable!

The problem with finding a new hobby when you're a white man in your 30's is that there is always this deep, existential urge to start a podcast about it. I've learned to fight it but I'm always at the cusp of succumbing to it.

I'm back at my place now. What did I post about before dedicating my life to puzzles? Video games? Feels like it was a lifetime ago.

Last puzzle completed before going home. It was fine, lots of samy bubbles. I give this one a 3/5.

Another puzzle completed! Every part of it has a different style, which made it much easier to complete. Definitely the most enjoyable puzzle I've ever done (I did 2).

New job unlocked: gardener/pikeman hybrid

I had the pleasure to make the artwork for Megadog Mammouth’s new EP Louxes ✨🐺 You can listen it here: megadogmammouth.bandcamp.com/album/louxes

What was the level design process like for BIG HOPS and what tools did we use? Question from Terri V on Bluesky #indiegames #gamedev #bighops

I'm at my parents and it's the time between xmas and the new year, time for some puzzles! (With a missing piece, as is tradition) How my parents managed to find Bob Ross puzzles at a yard sale in France, I do not know.

As an Ace Attorney fan, I strongly oppose the idea that "almost christmas" is our only joke. That's stepladder erasure and I won't stand for it.

Next year we'll announce our new game 4 years in the making! While you're waiting, here's a first little preview of what's to come 🤜💥 Get ready for a story-driven action-adventure game in an open-environment, with non-stop drama and goofiness. 🎢 See you in 2026 with @arteinteractive.bsky.social !

Another new machine for Fakutori, the Beacon! Place them to tag parts of your factory, and use the new navigation menu to travel between them. Never again will you get lost in your factory, or worse, in the infinite void... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

New avatar, new me! It's a detail from a poster by the ever amazing Joséphine Herbelin! www.instagram.com/josephineher...

NEW DEMO: @toebeanclub.bsky.social just swung by #WholesomeSnack2025 to share some exciting news! Unleash your inner magical girl in this upcoming RPG adventure. See the new trailer and try the demo on Steam today! s.team/a/3838820

Prototyping on Sundays. A long-term project that involves several R&D phases. Game dev: "Don't make isometric games!" Also game dev: make isometric games. #indiegame #gamedev

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT!!! 🧙🪄 My indie puzzle game, Rhell, where you can use 100,000,000 spells and solve puzzles in your own unique way just got a release date! Now you only have to wait a few months before you can play Rhell >:] (or play the demo now lol) #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

Fakutori en français ! 🇫🇷 La plupart des menus sont maintenant traduits. Il manque encore des choses, je vais juste ajouter "franglais" dans les options et basta. C'est ça l'ingéniosité que le monde nous envie... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Since November, I'm working with a new team on a new project! I'm giving a hand to Tohu Bohu and @quentinvijoux.bsky.social on their game Beware of the Cartographer!✨ I finalize colorization, add a few assets and give life to the panorama by animating some elements with frame-by-frame animation

Boom

Fakutori key art, with the sketches! Look at that first one, clearly the work of someone who LOVES doing sketches... It should give you an irresistible urge to wishlist Fakutori! is it working? store.steampowered.com/app/1459800/... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

The game isn’t what you play. It’s what you change. The very first demo of Game Settings is now available on @itch.io lozange-lab.itch.io/game-setting... #indiegame

Mousse au chocolat! 🍫 It's the vegan version, using chickpeas cooking water instead of eggs. It sounds weird, but it works wonder and it's delicious! It's vegan magic!

Fifteen Years xkcd.com/3172/

Antimatter will turn all other blocks into Void, which is very useful: when Void comes into contact with a concept block (here, Luck 🍀), it transforms into a copy of it! (This is a rework of the old Void effect that was in the demo, lil' design thread below 🧵) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

I changed the recipe for Entropy! Before: combine two energy blocks Now: cool a Fire block with an Ice block More interesting mechanically, and I didn't like that Entropy was much harder to make than other concept blocks. Much easier now! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

using AI for code is great to get you 50% of the way there, especially if you were 80% there already

Me: "I make niche games, I don't want to make a game everybody like, but one that is someone's all time favorite." Also me: "One person didn't enjoy my game. I've decided to retire and turn into dust."

Quick sketch from a while ago. I should draw more often just for fun. But with what TIME??

get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened get squished get flattened #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

The shapes are BACK! ♠️♥️♣️♦️

Hey #PitchYaGame! LavaLoop is a music-driven 2D shooter inspired by "Cuphead" and "Crypt of a necrodancer" 🎹 Headphones on! 👾 Defeat the planet-killing machines 🔥 Enjoy a fast-paced arcade game 🏴‍☠️ Follow 3 punk musicians in a crazy dystopian world Playtest on Steam: bit.ly/4c1v5MD #solodev

Let's play the symbols game! 5 element blocks, 5 symbols. Which goes with which? (I'm very curious to know if my symbols make sense) #indiegame #gamedev

This is a Clem appreciation post. Go on, appreciate her! (And play Fakutori) (It's very good) (She's in it) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

They couldn't have OCTOPIX'd a better game for the jury prize!

Iron + Fizzy Water = Blood Let's make a blood factory for reasons I'd rather not disclose! Normal stuff! Stop asking! Have you wishlisted Fakutori yet? There's a demo too! store.steampowered.com/app/1459800/... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

Clem found a bunch of new prophecies! Will you be able to discover all those legendary blocks? #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

I made a video of my process crafting some creatures of our game Alterfauna✨ I'm using watercolor and colored pencils, my scanner (aka my best friend), Photoshop and Spine (sorry for the 1rst part's bad quality, I filmed with my shitty phone, I work at night and the light is horrible)

Portal VFX for Fakutori #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #vfx

🎮 J-2 avant les Rencontres Pro de l’Indie Game Contest ! C’est l’occasion de vous présenter les trois intervenant·e·s de nos conférences Checkpoint! : des créateur·rice·s de la région Grand Est qui viendront partager leurs parcours et leurs expériences.

New machine for Fakutori, the Teleporter! It can teleport blocks up to 5 tiles away, going through every other blocks. A very versatile tool! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

SUPER SMASH! Smash it Wild demo is out on Steam 👀 #indiegame #screenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #Roguelike

Les Rencontres Professionnelles, c’est déjà la semaine prochaine ! Vous attendiez le programme avant de vous inscrire ? Bonne nouvelle : il est en ligne. eastgames.org/indiegamecon...

Si vous vous intéressez au JV et sa création, le projet Chiméride explore ce qu'on peut faire avec du jeu en le mélangeant à d'autres mediums, arts, artisanats etc. Ces webinaires sont en accès libre et gratuit peu importe votre profil, n'hésitez pas à partager :)