Truly in the final stretch of #gamedev now. Loads of balancing, tweaking and small bug fixes. Both nervous and exited about it. #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #solodev #gamemaker

Updating the names for all the steam achievements Sometimes they are references, sometimes inside jokes, sometimes in-game lore And sometimes they are dumb puns that took very little thought, but that I adore #gamedev #indiedev

2nd game the year, POGOPPL, a physics-based pogo-stick platformer Very fun, bit frustrating, the pogoing is not trivial. But the somersaulting, grinding, rocket flying make you feel skillful when you pull it off Ragdolling and breaking your face violently takes the sting out of defeat #indiegames

I'm having some fun in #godot playing around with the particle system I'm surprised by how relatively painless the experience is, particles in other game engines I've used have been more of a hassle #gamedev #indiedev

Just did my first, feature complete, full playthrough of my game! It is a good feeling Simultaneously filled a page of my notebook with bugs, but I'm well on my way to the planned beginning of February release date #gamedev #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #gamemaker

I got a drawing tablet over the holidays, so now I can turn some of my #Dnd doodles to digital art I'm having fun with it. Eventually I'll switch to sketching on the tablet as well, but for now I'll stick to paper (still got a lot to learn) #art #oc

One of my aims for 2026 is to play more indie games (and to make a dent in my backlog), so I'm going for one per week Started with baba is you. Very novel mechanics around pushing word blocks around that change the rules of the puzzle, highly recommended

While finishing up my current game, I'm also getting familiar with #godot for my next project Made common easing functions in gdscript with visualizations Then I found out Godot has build-in easing functions for all this Lessons learned, in more than 1 way #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

I turned 34 today and I bought Clair Obscur. Kept myself in the dark as much as possible about the game, I was not ready for the emotional opening Also, turning 34, then watching a scene where everyone older than 32 turns to flower petal dust certainly makes my bones feel a bit creaky

For my #dnd game, my pcs could create a hybrid pet by combining a monster/animal/weapon/species/magic spell So i'm sketching their owlbear/lion/shortsword/elf/fireball hybrid, nicknamed Fluffy #art #sketch

Unexpected upside of early steam integration in your indie game, is that steam wrapped will tell you how often you made a dev build during development 3000+ sessions makes it my most "played" game by far #gamedev #indiedev

For this #screenshotsaturday, I polished the death animation of the goblin king mech. Bit more rotation/shaking, remaining limbs fly off, guns rotate with the head Still got to make sure the pilot doesn't just fall down like that. Should be more of a team rocket vibe #gamedev #solodev #indiedev

First plague doctor I can call my own without qualifiers. I like the idea of conveying emotion through signs in the eye lenses ^v^ Got recommended to use myself as reference for specific poses. This does help a lot Lots of work to do, and happy with the progress #gamedev #art #indiedev #sketch

Gearing up for the final push of #gamedev over the holidays for the release of Broom and Boom. I'm on a bug hunt Consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #indiedev #wishlistwednesday

I've taken to drawing NPCs for the campaign I'm running. Bit more crude quality than relying on pre-made art, but I like making it look like I imagined This is Zzzikt, the arch apiarist. A kobold wearing a bee costume, he is a bee-warlock, his patron is a bee queen #dndart #dnd #dndoc #sketch

Week 4 of drawing a plague doctor every day Only 6 this time, started working on a bigger one, putting into practice what I learned My #gamedev has taken a bit of a backseat, but I do feel reinvigorated by taking on a new creative outlet that will help me with future projects #art #sketch

Testing out the movement of clusters of shotgun-goblins that move by gliding through the air on 2 robot vacuums strapped to their feet Meanwhile, the player witch stands in a bucket and mop, and has a rocket launcher I'm not sure how I got here, but I'm glad I did #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

Third week of drawing a plague doctor every day All of these are variants of images I find online (mostly pinterest), often with reduced flair and small details I think I'll do one more week of practice, then try my hand at concept art for my own plague doctor NPC character #art #sketch #gamedev

For this #screenshotsaturday, I finally finished my final broom-like for Broom and Boom A pressure washer shaped like an elephant that sprays water from its erratically moving trunk, and which shits bubbles that damage enemies I love #indiedev #gamedev

When you are out of red belts and boxes but still have plenty of blue inserters, you get Factorio, like it is meant to be played

Working on the destruction of limbs animation for the goblin king mech Aside from the faulty guns-from-eyesockets-offsets, I'm happy with how it looks, just need the torso to fall over Haven't decided whether I want the flying limbs to damage the player 🤔 #wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev

Second week of drawing plague doctors Final goal of this is to start making concept art for the plague doctor character of my next game Unsurprisingly, there are a lot of differently styled plague doctor drawings out there to check out, so I'm still having fun experimenting #art #sketch #gamedev

Finished all individual limbs of the goblin mech. Now for finetuning the damage, range, speed and visuals of each attack Currently, it is way to easy to just let the mech blow itself up using its own missiles. But it is on theme for a ramshackle goblin mech 🤔 #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

Not much gamedev updates this week, just working on bugfixes and small improvements to Broom and Boom I do know that I want one of the major supporting characters in my next game to be a plague doctor, so I'm improving my art skills by drawing one every day Also, collages are fun #art #sketch

There is a single-car lane in front of my place. Two opposing cars can't pass. The drivers have opted to solve this dilemma by honking at each other, presumably to assert dominance One of them in long 10-second bursts, the other rhythmically in a 3-on, 1-off beat They've been at it for 5 minutes

Exactly one year ago, I started posting #gamedev updates Since then, I've released one game on steam and will soon release another From the bottom of my heart, thank you to all the wonderful people in the dev community; seeing your awesome stuff helps me stay motivated with my awesome stuff

Went to the chainsaw man movie yesterday, I enjoyed it a great deal, highly recommended. Reze is fun, as a character she is emblamatic of the wild shifts in tone that the series goes through, which is a large part of its charm for me #art #doodle #pencil #sketch

For this #screenshotsaturday, I added the goblin king pilot to the chest of the mech and the arm attack Needs work on depths and offsets, the arms passing behind the pilot looks off But rocket fists are cool, so I'm keeping the attack. Now for the other limb attacks... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Been working on the visuals for the giant goblin mech. Next steps are the goblin king pilot in its chest and for each limb to move and attack independently Consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #gamedev #art #pixelart #indiedev #wishlistwednesday

I want the final boss of Broom and Boom to be this shoddily constructed goblin mech made of random pieces of wood and bolts Currently working on the head. Still needs and attack. Bullets from the eye sockets perhaps? #gamedev #art #pixelart #indiedev

Been working on Broommancy ,the magic spell that turns your broom-like (in this case, a giant sponge) into a bullet and increases your collision damage I like the colorful trail it leaves behind Consider a wishlist : s.team/a/3673790 #Gamedev #indiedev #wishlistwednesday

There are 10 000 combos (10 of spells, spirit animals, weapons and brooms each) in my game, meaning some edge cases that need a little extra code One of them is the throwable shield combined with the spell that turns all bullets into fireballs Hence, the exploding fire shield #GameDev #IndieDev

Making a first pass at the final enemy It's a giant mechanical goblin, with the goblin king in its torso, its center protected by destructible limbs Never made a boss enemy before. Complexity goes up, which seems fair for the culmination of the game #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Was flipping through my sketchbook, found one of my first idea sketches for what would become Broom and Boom. It all started with the thought 'what if witches on brooms, but guns?'. Fast-forward half year later, I'm getting ready for release This feeling is good. #art #gamedev #indiedev

For #screenshotsaturday, let me show an unlockable customization combo for the Witch The minigun, with Bulletmancy (turns bullets to fireballs), spirit animal Clippy (increase fire rate) and the mop and bucket (absorb enemy health on kill) Game balance at its finest #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

My game sprite practice, number 2 through 5. Like most #gamedev skills I had to learn, I just started doing it under the assumption that practice will make perfect Which is fairly unstructured, so I'm open to any suggestions of people on how you go about getting better at #pixelart

Making the 8th spell in my game, Chromamancy. Basically a zappy, multicolored mine Consider wishlisting if you think zapping goblins on brooms sounds like a good time : s.team/a/3673790 #wishlistwednesday #GameDev #IndieDev #solodev

#gamedev question. After finishing my third game, I'm considering trying godot for my next one. I'm a long time gamemaker dev and would love to hear any words of wisdom or warning. I'm not worried about coding (lots of C#, python, C++ in my dayjob), just, how pleasant is godot in #indiedev?

Sometimes, you play a game that says the exact words you need to hear at that point in your life For me, that is Dungeons of Hinterberg right now. Rarely have I connected with a player character as strongly Please take care of yourself Also bonus points, the game has a good dog #gamedev #art

Working on the final weapon unlock for the witch, the AC130. Use a laser to lock onto goblins and call down a strike I love doing #indiedev #GameDev #SoloDev #Screenshotsaturday

Trying to get better at #pixelart for gamedev purposes. Starting small. Getting to grips with aseprite, downloading a palette from lospec, finding objects in my house to practice shading on

Thank you for 800 followers! To celebrate, here is the witch having 800 cackles! I got a demo out for #steamnextfest, consider checking it out and giving it a wishlist if cackling on broom-likes appeals to you s.team/a/4051030 #gamedev #solodev #gamemaker #indiedev

Made a first pass at the 7th spell you can unlock, summoning a circle of goblin seeking knifes It needs some more work. Perhaps fly with the player for a bit, some streaks in the sky as they home in, definitely more visible impact #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker #solodev

Broom and Boom will be participating in the upcoming #SteamNextFest ! The demo is already out, so give it a try if soaring through the skies, blasting goblins on broom-likes appeals to you : s.team/a/4051030 #WishlistWednesday #GameDev #IndieDev

Ran the breda #singelloop today, a half marathon. Feeling pretty good about myself right now Going to keep training for my first full marathon in Rotterdam in april💪

After finishing the demo for 'Broom and Boom', I can now continue with the development of the game itself. The joy of #indiedev is that ideas like 'a witch in a bucket and mop, with a minigun' can be implemented just because you want it to exist #GameDev #SoloDev #Screenshotsaturday

I'm brainstorming games I want to make after 'Broom and Boom', but for every idea I need to get better at #art. So I'm going to make an effort to practice a bunch Also, due to some pavlovian response, any knight I draw inevitably ends up vaguely resembling Shovel Knight #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

This is a special #wishlistwednesday for me, because it is the first time I got a demo out for people to try! Please consider checking it out and let me know what you think : s.team/a/4051030

Been working hard on getting the demo for Broom and Boom ready for the upcoming #steamnextfest, and I have finally released it! I'm both nervous and exited to share it with people Consider checking it out : s.team/a/4051030 #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #Gamemaker

Often, bugfixing is making improvements to mechanics, preventing crashes, observing AI behaviours, etc. And sometimes it is checking that the game still functions if the player doesn't press any buttons for a good while #GameDev #IndieDev #solodev #gamemaker