"If I am to flower into something other than myself, I would rather rot into nothingness as I am." - The Reflecting Pool

✉️ We'd love for you to join our shiny new Discord server! Here we'll post updates, betas, and early access. 💭 We'd also love to hear your thoughts on The Vaults Below Durn, so jump in and help guide the development :) ▶️ discord.gg/j5662b5NuP #IndieGame #IndieStudio #Discord #Gaming #GameDev

The free demo of The Vaults Below Durn now has 🏆 #SteamAchievements and 🎮 #Playstation controller support! ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #Vtuber #IndieDev #GameDev #FreeGame #GameDesign #Steam

In the next update, I'm switching the Listen mechanic back to being proximity based instead of having the player toggle it. It works better for the theme of environmental clues, and avoids the player accidentally opening the door when they try to listen! #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev

The demo's currently free to play on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GamingFails #IndieHorror #IndieGame #FreeToPlay #IndieDev #Vtuber #VtuberEN #Steam #SteamDemo #PuzzleGame

Happy Pride month 🌈🏳️‍🌈🤍 Celebrate & support your local queer game devs by buying their games and discover & follow more of them here! 👇 go.bsky.app/F4cMoFm

The #GaMaYo Update, the first update for the demo, is live! Based on the feedback from GaMaYo, the latest update includes: cont... store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDev #IndieGame #GameDevelopment #GameDesign #GameRepublic

Is it vain to add a splash screen to my game? 🤔💭 Thoughts? #GameDev #GameDesign #Branding #Marketing #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameArt #GameLogo

Acting on some of the feedback I got from #GaMaYo. It wasn't clear what is a clue, so now when a clue is discovered, it's listed at the top right of the screen. This will be in the next update of the demo currently on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign

@richardburgon.bsky.social I'm sure you know about the #EHRC 's latest guidance regarding #trans people. And I know you are aware enough to understand how this is going to make it even more difficult or even impossible for trans people to exist in public with dignity and in safety. ​ cont...

Let's goooooo #GaMaYo

The gates are finally open. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗩𝗮𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 𝗗𝘂𝗿𝗻: 𝗔 𝗙𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝘂𝗱𝘆 𝗗𝗲𝗺𝗼 is officially live and free to play on Steam right now! store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDesign #GameDev #GameDevelopment #AbleToPlay #CanIPlayThat #GameRepublic #GameRepublicFest #Gamayo

New trailer on the Steam page, and this fancy gif showing all the input methods! store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #AbleToPlay #CanIPlayThat #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDesign #GameDev

Submitted The Vaults Below Durn demo to #Steam for review 🎉 store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #SteamDemo #SteamRelease #SteamGame #GameDev #GameDesign #GameDevelopment #IndieGame #Gamayo #GameRepublic #AbleToPlay #CanIPlayThat

Evolution from a simple #GameJam to a #SteamDemo Wishlist on Steam! ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev

Hilarious 😅😭

@gapthrosnir.bsky.social I've been keeping look out for Collide 26 but no sign yet. It's gotta be soon. Have you heard anything?

Catastrophic day (politically) in the UK. 😭 Just finished the new Note System in The Vaults Below Durn, and now I'm going to take the rest of the day off to cry. store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #FuckReform #FuckFarage #FuckRacists #FuckThisCountry #And #FuckTERFs #whileImAtIt

New title menu! Wishlist on Steam ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #UX #UI #GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #DeductionGame #DungeonExploration

I've been working on making this game as accessible as possible. Just finished the settings menu so I can confirm all the features it has so far! (Continued in the comments). #AbleToPlay #DisabledGamers #AccessibleGaming #InclusiveGaming #GamingForAll #AccessibilityMatters #BreakingBarriers

Ok, this actually looks sick AF. store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #IndieDev #Gamayo #GameRepublic #AbleToPlay #GameArt

I'm exhibiting The Vaults Below Durn at #GaMaYo on 20th May. I'm getting a floor banner printed. What do you think of this design?

New character model for The Vaults Below Durn store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDev #IndieGame #AbleToPlay #GameRepublic

Ponchos are really hard to rig... You'll see the final result on Steam ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #CharacterDesign #Poncho

#ScreenshotSaturday The Round Room in The Vaults Below Durn. Loving this lighting. Wishlist on Steam! Free demo will be out soon! store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieGame #Dungeon #Exploration #IndieDev #GameRepublic #AbleToPlay

😂 Who gets the reference? #ADarkRoom #VFX #GameDesign #GameDev #GameDevelopment

Ok, this is starting to look dope as heck. I'm going to have to update my trailer before long. Wishlist on Steam⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #VFX #Shaders #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #SteamWishlist #WishlistOnSteam

The elevator is so cool. 😎 👀 What do you think of my greyscale effect? Wishlist on Steam ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #VFX #GameDesign

Working on some more rooms this week. Here's the courtyard WIP. Wishlist on Steam ⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #LevelDesign #GameDesign #Blender #GameArt #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #GameDevelopment

🔊Check out this soundwave UI!👂 It's to visualize important audio cues. Not sure whether to have it on by default, or just Hard of Hearing mode. What do you think? Wishlist on Steam⬇️ store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDesign #UI #UX #AbleToPlay #InclusiveGames #DisabledGamers #IndieGame

Love a smokey shader! Made a new one for a radial progress bar used for "Hold to interact" timers. Wishlist the game on Steam. Free demo coming out soon! store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #VFX #UX #UI #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #ShaderGraph #Unity3D #Unity

Note fragments can be found along the way. What story do they tell? store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #TheVaultsBelowDurn #WIP #VFX #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #Steam #GameRepublic

Exciting! Can't wait! <3

“An atmospheric deduction-based dungeon exploration game.” The Vaults Below Durn by Gongylus Games will be showing at GaMaYo on the 21st May @gongylusgames.bsky.social buff.ly/5aa3ETD #gamedev

😱 Ermergerd. Brenda and John Romero! ⭐ #GameDev #Doom #Quake #Wolfenstein #GameRepublic #RomeroGames

Gonna see John and Brenda Romero tomorrow 😱 Wow. Game legends in the flesh. @johnromero.bsky.social @brendaromero.bsky.social #quake #doom #wolfenstein #idtech #romerogames

Loving this transition between levels. #TheVaultsBelowDurn Wishlist on Steam 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #HorrorGame #PuzzleGame #ExplorationGame

Nice. #TheVaultsBelowDurn #WIP

It doesn't count as #ScopeCreep if you're only adding B_I_G_G_E_R levels. I think... Wishlist on Steam 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #GameDesign #LevelDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GameDevelopment #Steam #GameArt

I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep I will not scope creep #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegame #indiedev

The demo for The Vaults Below Durn will be shown at #Gamayo in Leeds! Add the game to your wishlist to be notified when it goes into #EarlyAccess store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign #GameRepublic

#BrackeysGameJam results are in! 🎉 The Vaults Below Durn finished #47 out of 1431 overall. Huge thanks to everyone who played and left feedback. It’s shaping improvements for the Steam version. Wishlist here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegame

Someone explored the vaults before you. They left clues. The Vaults Below Durn: A Field Study Steam page is live! Wishlists help a ton! 👀 store.steampowered.com/app/4494830/... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #GameDesign #GameTrailers #Wishlist #Steam

Nice... #69 #696969

We've had a power cut so here's a candle lit portrait of my supurrvisor 😺 #CatBoss #Cats #Kitten #AllCatsAreKitten #CatsOfBluesky #Purrfect #Meow

This might look like the same effect as before, but this time the darkness dissolves to show a first person perspective of a note. That isn't just an image. It uses a render texture with another camera. You can see the background moving subtly :) #VFX #Unity3D #ShaderGraph #GameDesign #GameDev

Here's one for the #GameDevs Threw together a nifty (but fake) soundwave shader so people can see when the sound is supposed to be playing if they can't hear it. #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #Unity3D #ShaderGraph #VFX

And this is what I wanted the dissolve effect for :) In The Vaults Below Durn, I'm going to add a volume calibration screen before the main menu so people can definitely hear the knocking. gongylus.itch.io/the-vaults-b... #GameDesign #BrackeysGameJam #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameJams #VFX

🍦🚐 The ice cream van is back! 🏃‍♀️ #SpringTime #IceCreamBreak #IceCreamTime #snack #GamerFuel

Ooh this is even better. My recreation of the #Frostpunk dissolve effect in Unity. @11bitstudios.bsky.social #Unity3D #ShaderGraph #UI #UX #UXDesign #UIDesign #GameDesign