Been doing a lot of research into claustrophobia. Here’s a supercut of footage that made me cringe. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #phobia #horrorshowcase

Would we be making a horror game if the environments weren’t uncomfortable? In a game about family trauma the home needs to feel unsafe and imposing. Designing claustrophobic spaces is a great way of doing that. #gamedev #horrorgame #claustrophobia #artdirection #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

I want all the environments in Mother’s Little Helper to feel uncannily uncomfortable. Little details of how props are placed, and the layout of the space will have a huge impact. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #cookinggame #claustrophobia

So much thought and care is going into every little detail of Mother’s Little Helper. In a game about family history and trauma even the buttons are on point. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #trauma #handmade #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

A huge part of Mother’s Little Helper, a horror cooking game. Is interacting with the family cookbook. In it you find/select recipes, and stash family mementos. The prototype cookbook is coming along. So excited to give it the art treatment. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

If I’m doing research or making a post I’m under a cat. #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #orangecat

Just hanging out in the Idiom Loop studio. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #cookinggame #motherslittlehelper #spotlight #promote #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

We're less than 10 days away from the start of #TGW26! Our online schedule has some exciting additions, including the ability to star your chosen events, easily share events with your pals, and filter for free events! Which events are you looking forward to? torontogamesweek.com/schedule

The retopo journey is going WELL! Cannot recommend retopoflow for blender enough. Taming this nightmare has actually been relaxing and fun? #gamedev #indiegames #3dmodeling #blender #retopo #indiedev

Real physical media! I’m gonna shove as much authentic material into this game as possible. We want the world of the game to feel like it comes from the times the story takes place in. #horrorgame #cookinggame #1980s #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

Excited to announce Art Of The Concept, a concept art gallery show featuring poster collages of work from some of Toronto's amazing independent game studios. The event is being organized as part of Toronto Games Week and will be on display from June 11th to the 17th with a reception on June 14th.

We’re LIVE at @xpgaminginc 🎉 It's Business time! Come play Capy Castaway and say hi!! (if you spot us… we might have treats 👀) #Xp26 #indiegames #XPSummit

My horror cooking game takes place in the 1930s, 50s and 80s. I’m referencing media from those era for lots of art in the game. Drawings like this will inspire the look of finished dishes in the family cook book. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #inspo

The Nintendo Switch demo for Neo Harbor Rescue Squad is liiiiiiive (at XP Game Summit)! @xpgaminginc.bsky.social #xpgamesummit

Reminder for local folks: our talk is this Friday at @xpgaminginc.bsky.social's Summit! Come say hi!

Just got gently relax those verts into place! Wait until I put together a little comparison of what this photogrammetry model’s topology USED to look like. It’s an insane improvement. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #photogrammetry #blender #retopology #3D

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Tackling the retopo for the my game’s photogrammetry models has been surprisingly satisfying! I cannot recommend the Retopoflow tool set for blender enough. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #blender #retopoology #3D #photogrammetry #horrorshowcase

A horror cooking game about trauma with cozy mechanics wouldn’t be complete without cleaning and scrubbing stains! We’ve been working so hard to get the cleaning to feel just right. I promise you, it feels really, really good. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #cookinggame #cozygames #indiegame

There will be quite a few hand drawn illustrations in my horror cooking game. I’ll be drawing a lot of inspiration from vintage illustrations to help make each image feel appropriate to the games eras. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #vintage #retro

Mother’s Little Helper is a game about helping mom in the kitchen and, more importantly, FAMILY TRAUMA. Happy Mother’s Day! #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #cookinggame #trauma #spotlight #promote #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

Welcome THE COSTUME DEPARTMENT. What a delight it is to collaborate on making mom’s clothes for my mostly handmade horror cooking game. I can’t wait to share more with you as the three dresses come together. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #fashion #costume #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

Half tone is such an iconic texture from vintage offset printing. I’m going to try and work it in wherever I can to help give my horror cooking game a vintage scrapbook sort of feel. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #vintage

Torontaru is a monthly meet-up with the simple aspirations of providing a place for friendly, game-inclined folks (whether you make 'em or you like 'em!) to get together. No-fuss funtimes, every last Wednesday of the month!

Organizing fabric scraps into era appropriate texture packs for my mostly hand made horror cooking game! #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #handmade

Mini progress update! CLEAN UP FOR MOM! #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #wip #cookinggame #spotlight #promote #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

People keep telling me that my door is broken, looks normal to me.

I’ve been hoarding fabric swatches to turn into textures. Many parts of my horror cooking game are handmade. characters, printed wall papers and more. Some props will be made as 3D models, but I want them to feel as real as the what I make with my hands. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev

The images from magazines that will be collaged to make off putting family portraits for the 1980s chapters of my horror cooking game, Mother’s Little Helper. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #handmade #artsandcrafts #trauma #vintage

Prepping some vintage physical materials to make collaged family portraits for my mostly hand made horror cooking game! I’ll be giving the crotchet and knitting patterns to a friend. Waste not, want not! #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #handmade

My horror cooking game about family trauma takes place in three distinct eras. Ive been sourcing materials for family portraits for the 1980s chapters. Who doesn’t love collage? #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #artsandcrafts #handmade #collage #horrorshowcase

Look at these treasures! Found all of them at a vintage show. I’ll be scanning them and altering them to create unsettling family portraits for my horror cooking game. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #vintage #photography #antique #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

Mother’s Little Helper is a horror cooking game about intergenerational family trauma. I’ve been collecting real family photos from the eras of the game so I can scan them and make in game family portraits. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

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It’s a game about trauma and you play as a child. Of course there are will be child like drawings on the walls. This sad face is so we can test out the appearance and movement of the textures in engine before I take the time to draw the final images. #gamedev #indiegame #horrorgame #wip #trauma

My horror cooking game will have child like drawings appearing as textures. That means I have to break out the crayons and practise drawing like a kid. And channel a sad child. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #wip #artdirection #trauma #horrorshowcase

Omg omg omg. The first outfit for mom in our game is coming together!!!! This first dress is a 1950s design and I cannot get over all the little details. The costume department is hitting it out of the park!!! #gamedev #indiegames #handmade #horrorgame #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

We’re working on our game we promise!!! But the tax must be paid. #gamedev #indiegames #orangecat #mainecoon #workfromhome #indiegame #indiehorror #indiedev

I really want to highlight the glorious programmer temp art being made for my horror cooking game. #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgame #wip #cookinggame #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #motherslittlehelper #programmerart

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Temp mom is demonstrating how the player can walk around and get up close while she’s wiggling out during vignette ( highly emotional staged) sequences. Mom won’t change what she’s doing until you look away during these moments. #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #wip

Temp mom’s got the twitches. Luckily we can control how fast she goes. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #horrorgame #cookinggame #programmerart #wip #motherslittlehelper

Ironing out the kinks of mom’s behaviour for our horror cooking game on temp mom. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #wip #programmerart

We have a vignette system for temp ( and real )mom. During key emotional moments looking at her and looking away will trigger a variety of behaviours and visual effects. I think marshmallow mom is selling it don’t you? #programmerart #wip #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase

Temp marshmallow mom is testing out her mechanics. One of which is ALWAYS WATCHING YOU. We can control how quickly she looks at or away from you, when and if she notices and how far her head can spin. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #programmerart

Allow me to introduce you to temp / marshmallow mom. The delightful model made by our programmer so he can start working on her behaviours while her final version takes shape. Isn’t she adorable? #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #programmerart #wip

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Lots of prep work has gone into figuring out the visual bits and pieces of my horror cooking game. I’m doing lots of computer stuff at the moment, but I cannot wait to get my hands dirty making more things. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #handmade #horrorshowcase

Bad things are going to happen in this bathroom. I’m going to make it a dense space full of patterns, moulding and intense 1950s bathroom colours. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #indiedev #horrorshowcase #design #artdirection #conceptart #interiordesign #1950s

This is game dev! So much of the art in Mother’s Little Helper will be handmade. And that means I get to play with new art toys. #spotlight #promote #indiegame #gamedev #indiehorror #handmade #craft #organize #indiedev #horrorshowcase