Hi I'm Des and I do prop and environment art in the games industry and here is a collection of some of my personal projects.

#PortfolioDay - biiig maps edition Despite everything, it's still me, Alessandro, an italian pixel artist who left the Fine Arts and Movie Art Department to go crazy about little squares. I like big top-down maps and limited palettes, but I kind of do a little bit of everything-pixels nowadays!

"What are your design goals?"

1. Nanomon Virtual Pet 2. Kardboard Kings 3. Desert Child 4. World's Fastest Pizza 5-10. Some other shit idc

Hi everyone! I've organized a jam for artists to celebrate 30 years of Tamagotchi! The goal is to create lots of little digital monsters inspired by the famous virtual pet. If you like the idea, you can find all the info here 👇 itch.io/jam/30-years...

california games II, game over screen, amiga (1992) www.mobygames.com/game/1826/ca...

Quietly tracking a Lyrebird made me realise the potential stealth games have when your goal isn't a binary "kill guy/fail to kill guy", but instead a gradient of failing to see anything interesting

Balatro. Clover Pit. Raccoin. Gambling-themed roguelikes have been helping indie devs hit the jackpot in recent years. But what does the blurring line between gaming and gambling say about modern game design? We asked a bunch of experts, including the developer who arguably started the whole trend.

Thou shall not pass on a good bundle opportunity

ANZ game devs, it's your LAST CHANCE to get your application in for Frosty Games Fest! Form closes tomorrow at 5pm AEST ⏰🍦 ➡️ forms.gle/MUUWLcvMviHi...

Teaser trailer is on yt if you prefer youtu.be/CmUqJI7bfv0?...

I saw a car with a tribal tattoo

hello #portfolioday Im a queer illustrator from the mountains of north carolina drawing flat fantasy. I've done work for mtg, videogames, beer labels, podcast art and socks, but my favorite work tends to be personal commissions. portfolio: shaferbrown.com contact: [email protected]

Making progress! / 進展あります！ Devlog #7: entering Obsidian Vale / オブシディアン・ヴェールに入ります www.kickstarter.com/projects/ima...

We're making a multiplayer co-op game about acting and making movies with your friends! Act out a variety of scenes and watch the movie together! #TrailerTuesday #indiedev #gamedev #unrealengine

📢ATTN CREATORS & PRESS 👋 if you want to be the first to try Acting Out, our online coop movie making game, send drop us a DM! 🎥🍿 ➡️tag your favourite creators

Goodnight

If anyone wants a TGX expo pass for Sunday (today), I am all alone and could use a toilet break

TGX 2026! Slayblade! My new game!

It's weird making a $5 game that's possibly your best work because you're not sweating the small stuff

Wise words

Live on Twitch creating more overworld tilesets! #pixelart #twitch

Can we cut to the chase and have the Australian government just tell us what the line is that the USA has to cross before we call them out? Would save me time please and thanks

Drew this recently

Made it halfway through the week - here's some cozy tracks as a treat! 🎶 Stream the soundtrack to 'Nanomon' by @moomoomang.bsky.social & @akuparagames.bsky.social! Listen now: buff.ly/mFwf64a

My new open world precision "batformer" Vampire's Best Friend is out now on Steam and itch with a 10% launch discount! Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day!

What is this sun thing and why does it hate us?

Hey Bluebies! (that's what we call Bluesky Newbies 'round these parts🤠) We do things a lil different then Elmos Hecksite. Each post creates a "shard". 50 shards makes a Sky Gem 💎. Gems can be spent on swag like custom hats for ur PFP...but you mustnt wear hats in the Cloud Level or a Bird may attack

another robot highlight for 2025: man wearing humanoid mocap suit kicks himself in the balls

Please, can people send me accounts to follow? My feed is 90% @randochrontendo.famiconsumer.com

'Horses' developer Santa Ragione has shared insight into the game's eventful launch week in an interview with The Verge. It suggested that “even with all the publicity, all the reporting, all the reviews, everything else… this still does not compare to the kind of audience we would have on Steam.”

Here's the first footage of our Cardcaptor Sakura WonderSwan English patch!

The always wrong machine is now so pervasive, it NEARLY tricked me into using the wrong postcode. Can this shit at least not be the first, second, and third result in google search FYI, Reservoir is 3073

🎃 The Nanomon Halloween Update and mod support is LIVE! Trigger the Halloween event by manually setting your system clock to October 31 to activate seasonal decor and seasonal items to drop pools. @moomoomang.bsky.social Try out Mod Loader and Magic Daycare as well ✨ bit.ly/Nanomon

🎇Melbourne International Games Week returns! #MIGW25 We at Akupara Games have worked with the fantastic @moomoomang.bsky.social on THREE titles now, including: 🏝️Desert Child (2018) 🃏Kardboard Kings (2022) 🐹Nanomon (2025)

Meet me at the place where the chairs look like yeezys

i dont even use gamemaker anymore but every few years i have to check and make sure they're still using the upside-down controller diagram in the docs

Nanomon by @moomoomang.bsky.social & @akuparagames.bsky.social is here! 🌱 Ready to raise your very own adorable virtual pet? We got the soundtrack from yoppi to go along with it! Stream the tunes now: buff.ly/IATIeyu

[AD] Have you ever wanted your own desktop virtual pet? Well, now you can with Nanomon from @moomoomang.bsky.social & @akuparagames.bsky.social! Cute, adorable and oddly satisfying to have accompanying you on your screen! #Nanomon

🐝🐱Buzzpaw has landed in plushie form! Preorder this part-cat, part-bee 🐹Nanomon on @youtoozofficial.bsky.social and gain its comforting, chonky existence in your life 💘 Shipping starts Dec 1! 🗓️

🧬EVOLVE or ☠️PERISH Steam Bundle! Survive a brutal living ecosystem in ⛈️Rain World by @videocultmedia.bsky.social and raise a needy desktop pet in 🐹Nanomon by @moomoomang.bsky.social ! Crack the code and you just might unlock a slugcat as your Nanomon pet 👀

All #NonsenseMachine titles are discounted for the #SteamSummerSale! Cape Hideous 75% off! Dryft City Kyngs and everything else 50% off! YOWZA!!! GO TO store.steampowered.com/publisher/no...

Dreeps is alive and well in Nanomon! IYKYK! Shouts to @moomoomang.bsky.social for such a rad and cute game!

|| Serve the Fuedostate || Catch King Crabs || Survive Crabmeat is a short fishing-first-person-point-and-click-survival-horror releasing later this year. Wishlist now on steam to make sure you meet quota. store.steampowered.com/app/3671850/...

TC writer @crypticcharlie.bsky.social : I don’t need another virtual pet Also Charlie: My Nanomon just suplexed some random blob and now wants a snack 😭💥 We dove into the virtual pet world of Nanomon Virtual Pet‬ and it’s adorably chaotic 👇 www.thumbculture.co.uk/nanomon-virt...

Nanomon by @moomoomang.bsky.social & @akuparagames.bsky.social‬ is here! 🌱 Ready to raise your very own adorable virtual pet? We got the soundtrack from yoppi to go along with it! Stream the tunes of Nanomon now: buff.ly/N1KBa3f

🐹Nanomon Virtual Pet is out now! 🥳 Oscar always wanted a pet monster. 👾 🥚Raise and chase over 25 evolutions for your very own 🐱virtual pet and explore the vast 🗺️world Oscar's created: all within a small 🖥️desktop window. @moomoomang.bsky.social‬ 💖

FULL RELEASE | Your new pixelated best friend just moved in. Train them, feed them snacks, battle online, or just chill together. They're small, chaotic, and kind of perfect. Welcome to Nanomon by @moomoomang.bsky.social & @akuparagames.bsky.social Meet your companion 👉 operagx.gg/x/nanomon