Promo Art vs In-Game Art

I'm gonna be at GDC next week! I've been heads down in work just making this game for so many years, it will be cool to get out and meet other game dev folks. Shoot me a DM if you'll be there and wanna meet up!

Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland by @diesoft.games. I'm old enough to remember the NES Little Nemo game, so this was a colorful, candy-filled blast from the past. Delightful 2D platforming in a lovingly hand-drawn dreamscape. (13/x) store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...

If you don't get a chance to play the Little Nemo demo before #SteamNextFest ends, I hope you'll at least watch @johnnyboombotz.bsky.social's playthrough. It's so rewarding after years of hard work, to watch someone really enjoying everything about it 😊 #ScreenshotSaturday

I think Vampire Crawlers might have been my number 1, but absolutely LOVED Little Nemo & the Guardian of Slumberland. Such a colorful and upbeat feeling for a metroidvania

Games covered in this post: Little Nemo: Guardians of Slumberland Vampire Crawlers Petrichor The Eternal Life of Goldman

I write monthly Kickstarter backer updates and post them to the website six months later so that anyone can read them. The latest one is an in-depth look at the process from start-to-finish of how I make an enemy for Little Nemo: diesoft.games/2025/08/29/n...

It's #wishlistwednesday so I'd love for you to try out my #SteamNextFest demo and add Little Nemo to your wishlist if you enjoy it! It's launching next month so your support means everything right now 🙌

Really enjoyed watching @cney.stream play through the Nemo demo: www.twitch.tv/cney/video/2... It's always satisfying to see someone dig into the settings like that before hopping in, and there was some good feedback and minor things I might want to tweak based on watching.

Love hearing this about my demo 😁🙌

Did you know you can try out Little Nemo RIGHT NOW on Steam?! Please give the demo a shot and lemme know what you think! #SteamNextFest #metroidvania

I'm going to play through the demo of Little Nemo on Twitch, and then do a little bit of game dev afterwards (probably level design polish) Please come hang out! twitch.tv/diesoftgames

YAAAAAAAAASSSSSSS! I wrote this last year, but still think about this game constantly. www.the-indie-game-cafe.com/storybook-in...

I'm releasing a wholesome metroidvania next month and it's self-published, so there's no one to tell me I need to make the promo art edgier for a western audience. But here's my best guess at what otherwise could have happened to the art: #kirby #iykyk

Little Nemo has an official launch date for PC! 🎉 And you'll be able to play the latest demo in the upcoming Steam Next Fest (February 23rd to March 2nd). store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #indiegame #metroidvania

I just posted an update digging into the process of making sound effects for Little Nemo. I kind of gloss over the actual creation of the .wav files and focus more on the in-Unity implementation details. store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

📢Content Creators! 📢 @diesoft.games' cute metroidvania platformer Little Nemo and The Guardians of Slumberland is getting a new demo soon! If you'd like to check it out before it goes live, drop a comment below! Everyone's welcome for this one! 💜 More info: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...

I wrote a bit about how I look to platformers like Mario for inspiration in how I design bosses in Little Nemo, rather than what is more typical in the metroidvania genre. If you're interested in #indiegame #gamedev behind the scenes stuff, give it a read! store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

Happy Halloween! 🎃 I showed off a bit about Slumberland's Halloween-themed domain: Haunted Hollow. Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegame #gamedev #metroidvania

Some boring #gamedev stuff, but I'm trying to increase visitor-to-wishlist conversion (hey #wishlistwednesday) so I'm trying a 60s edit of the MIX trailer from this summer. What do you think?

Little Nemo doing some excavation in Crystal Caverns. Wishlist the game ahead of our release early next year! #wishlistwednesday #indiegame #metroidvania

Some exciting updates for everyone (with links in the replies 🔗⬇️) 🎮 We're doing more playtesting very soon and YOU can sign up for it! 📖 You can read about the process of how I make a pair of PJs for Nemo in our latest devlog 📝 We've got new monthly updates up!

This could be you, chilling with your Little Buddy Polter-Pal. Just join us for some playtesting we'll be doing soon! 🕰️Estimated play time: 3-5 hours 🔢Age: 18 [yrs old] or older 🖊️NDA: Must be willing to sign an NDA 🐛Report bugs and feedback on our Discord Server 🎮 PC/Steam only 🔗⬇️

It's #screenshotsaturday so please help share this peek at our Little Nemo #metroidvania #indiegame that takes you on an adventure through the varied dream domains of Slumberland. Collect Toys, PJs, and Little Buddies to progress as you explore this vibrant hand-drawn world.

Here's a look at Nemo's fast travel system. When you're in your bedroom, you can use the map to select a different bed to appear at when you fall back asleep. But you'll need to have collected at least 10 blue moons in a domain to fast travel to beds in that domain. #wishlistwednesday #indiegame

For KS backers and anyone considering a Late Pledge for Little Nemo: I'll be closing up late pledges and locking in pledge info (meaning the platform you want to receive the game on and your "Credited as…" name will be locked in). Details: www.kickstarter.com/projects/die...

I'm making a #metroidvania game where you wake up safely in your bed instead of dying. Please consider a ❤️ or🔁 to help get the word out, or maybe even share this with someone you think will appreciate it 🙌 #indiegame #gamedev #littlenemo Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/...

The familiars in SotN were a big inspiration for my Little Buddies in Nemo. But I wanted them to be more interesting than just a little extra damage, so they each have a unique ability. It's #wishlistwednesday so please check us out on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #indiedev #gamedev

I have such fond memories of the Nintendo Hotline despite never even calling it. It was just a fun idea. But it would be even better if it were in the game itself, and if you could pay for tips with the currency you've collected in-game. #screenshotsaturday store.steampowered.com/app/2074630?...

I feel like I should be proud at both animating and scripting this enemy in a single day (a small turret that tries to match your height and stay at screen edge), but there's so much that goes into making a game that it can instead feel like "man, that's all I did today?" #indiedev #gamedev

Being primarily a solo developer can be exhausting, but it also makes it easy for me to show off the production process from start to finish. Follow along with the creation of a new enemy in my latest devlog update here. store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiedev #gamedev #2danimation

Nemo's Little Buddies can be extremely helpful. Polter-Pal can scare a single enemy at a time, making them completely harmless. It's also just nice to have a friend along with you while you explore Slumberland. 🧸 #indiedev #metroidvania #slumberland

As Little Nemo gets very close to completion, I'm thinking about an ending sequence. What do you think of this very SMB3 inspired setup where we'd show a little diorama for each domain? (I just have the one for Dreamswept Plains for now) #indiegame #gamedev

It's cutting it close, but I wanted to get in a pic of the world map I've been working on for #screenshotsaturday Here you can see *most* of Slumberland as seen from the World Map (just zoom out while viewing the map)

When Slumberland gets a little scary, it's nice to know you'll wake up safe and sound in your bedroom. Wishlist Little Nemo on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630/... #screenshotsaturday #metroidvania #indiegame

This is Little Nemo and the Guardians of Slumberland 🗺️ explore a hand-crafted dream world 🛏️ if you lose all your health, wake up safely in bed 🦺 plenty of difficulty options to take things at your own pace 🧸 find little buddies and other helpful toys #metroidvania #indiegame #wholesomegame

Little Nemo is a #metroidvania that brings the classic gameplay of #platformer #retrogames like DuckTales and Mario 2 into a large, open world. It's #wishlistwednesday so check us out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2074630?...

Dono's Tale #Kickstarter is now LIVE! Help us reach our goal! kickstarter link below ⬇ #screenshotsaturday #screenshotsunday #indiegamedeveloper #pixelart #gamedev #GameMaker

For those of you that are into behind-the-scenes #gamedev stuff, I did a quick look at how I designed the enemies of the Haunted Hollow domain for our #littlenemo game. You can give it a read here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/207...

You can set down a haunted item to get the Boo-Hoo to lay off, but they'll be right back to it when you pick it up again. What bits of Little Nemo, our #indiegame #metroidvania, would you most like to see more of? More PJs, more buddies, more enemies, more toys? Lemme know!

In Little Nemo, PJs all have different abilities. The Ghoulish PJs here have the "Unawake" buff: you can't get hurt by any enemies 🤩, but all hazards will wake you up in a single hit 😱 Lemme know if you wanna see more of the PJ buffs in our #littlenemo #metroidvania #indiegame

Little Nemo exploring and excavating in Crystal Caverns for #wislistwednesday. Please consider wishlisting our #indiegame #metroidvania, link down below.

No real reason for this clip. I just felt like showing something from my game. So… here’s something.

I trimmed down our latest trailer for #trailertuesday. If Mario 2 meets Super Metroid sounds like your kind of #metroidvania, you should probably go ahead and watch the full trailer and consider wishlisting on Steam! (Links down below) #indiegame #gamedev

It's #followfriday! I'd like to recommend following @donostale.bsky.social who has a Kickstarter launching in about a month that I'm excited for, as well as @lestopotes.bsky.social who has a Kickstarter campaign currently active that looks gorgeous. Give them both a follow!

I wrote up a devlog update going into detail on how I design the secrets in our #metroidvania Little Nemo game. Read about it on our Steam Community post: store.steampowered.com/news/app/207... #indiegame #gamedev

Oh hey it's #wishlistwednesday! Here's a snippet of gameplay from our Little Nemo #indiegame #metroidvania. Nemo needs to navigate the labyrinthine Palace of Slumberland while dodging Boo-Hoos and other enemies.

Little Nemo riding the Toy Trains of 💡Nightlight City💡 #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #metroidvania

Little Nemo is trying to bring this game cartridge somewhere, but it's haunted by a Boo-Hoo 👻 #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #metroidvania

Here's a peek at the 🎃Haunted Hollow🎃 featuring a snippet of the WIP track for this domain. #indiegame #gamedev #metroidvania #littlenemo youtube.com/shorts/16PNa...