Feature Creep Brain: 🐺"ADD A GREEN LIGHT THAT LOOKS RED!" Productivity Brain: 😕"That doesn't even..." Feature Creep Brain: 🐺"DO IT!" Productivity Brain: 🤦‍♀️"sigh... fine." #GameDesign #GameDev #VFX #Unity3D #IndieDev #IndieGame #RedLightGreenLight

#ScreenshotSaturday I've mostly been working on a lighting solution for procedurally generated dungeons as well as refactoring a whole bunch of the character controller code this week. #BewareTheMimic #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndeGame #DnD #HideNSeek

Finally added a HUD! Now you can see how quickly you're going to 💀💀💀. Progress! 😅 The portrait thumbnail is dynamic for the Mimic, so it updates to whatever they are transformed into. #BewareTheMimic #GameDesign #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev

💡The Hunters wield a magic lamp that banishes the mimic... but at a price. Every second it glows, their vision dims, leaving them blind to danger. Use it wisely, or risk everything. Step back, and their sight slowly returns. Will you dare use it? #BewareTheMimic #IndieGame #GameDesign #IndieDev

Definitely not a Mimic. #BewareTheMimic #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieGame

Added health bars to the hunters that appear when they are within range and a nice damage overlay so the hunters know they are getting about to get gobbled. #BewareTheMimic #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #DnDHomebrew #Mimic #IndieDev

Got The Mimic's basic attack done today. When the Mimic is standing still, they can "crouch" to stop their model rotating when they look around. This also summons a magic circle. If a hunter steps into the circle, the Mimic can attack! #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BewareTheMimic

Made a real nice character light. It uses a randomly animated cookie to give the light movement, and has a subtle, intermittent flicker. 💡 The line art shader is looking pret-ty cool too! 🖌️ #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D #URP #GameDevelopment

Not sure if the effect is too much or too little haha oh well, early days. #GameDesign #Shader #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #BewareTheMimic

Taking a break and experimenting with shaders today. I was thinking of making #BewareTheMimic toon shaded (I still might) but why not try something different? #GameDesign #GameArt #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev

Got first/third person camera switching working with zoom and the mimic can lock the rotation of their character model so they can look around without moving 🎥👁️ #BewareTheMimic #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #HideNSeek #HideAndSeek

Physics + Networking is hard. Finally got physics based object handling working over the network. Any thing that isn't nailed down can be picked up (or transformed into if you are the mimic 😱) #BewareTheMimic #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Today on Networking Is Hard. Started making a Game Manager for #BewareTheMimic. ATM it locks movement before all the player are loaded in, chooses a random player to be the mimic, and only enables the mimic ability on that player. It's rough but a start! #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame

Erm WHAT?! This wasn't forecast and we haven't even had our first frost yet! ❄️🌨️ My poor vegetables 😭🥬🍓🫛 #Gardening #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SnowDay #UK

Now the Mimic can transform into any physics object and is fully controllable with great ground and wall checks :) Also added a reticule, and objects that can be transformed into are highlighted when hovered over. #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDesign #BewareTheMimic

Started working on a proto-logo for Beware The Mimic and it's come out a bit #MountainDew LOL! 🤣 Still... think I love it. #IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign

Working on the Mimic mechanic. The rooms are procedurally generated with physics objects that can be knocked around, and the Mimic can transform into them to disguise themselves. They can lock their rotation to hide better. Very similar to Prop Hunt. #GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #BewareTheMimic

Physics in a networked game is tough. Super happy with the progress though! This is on the client and the player, cube, and doors are all physics objects with client side prediction :) #PurrNet #Purrdiction #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Had a brilliant time at my first #GaMaYo 😊 great to see so many people enjoy Neon Overflow, checking out other games, bumping into old friends, and making many new ones! Thank you @gamerepublic.bsky.social ! #IndieDev #IndieGame #GaMaYo25

Switched from #Fishnet to #Purrnet. Really needed to get physics working on the network with minimal lag and Purrnet + #Purrdiction is managing it :) The doors are physics objects and no noticeable lag between host and client ^_^ #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D

I'm making a Hide'n'Seek style asynchronous pvp game called #BewareTheMimic. Haven't done an online multiplayer game before! I'm using Fish-Net for the networking in Unity. So far I've got a script to build a procedural "dungeon" that syncs between clients. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

If you're around the North of England next month, come check out our game #NeonOverflow at #GaMaYo in Wakefield! Can't wait! #IndieGame #Synthwave #HackNSlash #Cyberpunk

Delighted to have been nominated for the Martyn Brown Rising Star Award in the Game Republic Awards for 2025. #GRAwards @gamerepublic.bsky.social - see you at GaMaYo at WX on 13th November where winners will be revealed - good luck to everyone! #GameDev #GameDesign gamerepublic.net/featured-eve...

I just had a job interview with an #AI🫢 Honestly... I didn't hate it. Very odd experience. More relaxed than being interviewed by a human, and it did a great job at asking follow up questions to my responses. How would you feel about being interviewed by AI, or what has been your experience?

🌻I spent the summer converting our urban backyard into a mini farm 🌹🌷 #GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden

Hey! Blood Engine is now playable ON MOBILE! Wow! You don't even have to download it! Playable on mobile, in-browser, and on desktop. gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine #MobileGames #FreeGames #CosmicHorror #BloodEngine #IndieGame #IndieDev #BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign

Thank you so much for showing Blood Engine! Coming from you, and your brilliant team, that means a lot to me ^_^ 100% check out Lost Online's game as well! Definitely one of the stars of the jam! billbobphil.itch.io/thimblerigd

The results are in for #BrackeysGameJam ! Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked: - Overall #40 (Top 2%) - Audio #13 - Enjoyment #36 This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments! gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

Hahahahaha! I mean, come on, it isn't bad for my first attempt at modelling and rigging a character! #Simple #GameDev #Attempts #Modelling #And #Rigging

Hey guess what? We're going to be showcasing Neon Overflow at #Gamayo in Wakefield in November! If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out! gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow #Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev

Who recognises this guy? Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time! gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine #GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

Love Glen's videos. I learn so much from how other indies have found success :)

A peak behind the scenes of the cinematic used in Blood Engine. #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam

What the #UK feels (is actually?) like for #trans people at the moment... #TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated

Email to my MP @richardburgon.bsky.social about the fears of #trans people in the UK at the moment. #TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

Remade the banner for #BloodEngine to make it cleaner (as much as I liked the movie poster haha) The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too! gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine #BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam

Finally getting round to rating some games in #BrackeysGameJam ! @lostonline.bsky.social doesn't disappoint once again with theirs. Love the visuals, audio (great voice acting!) and animations. I ended up becoming the gamemaster, just when I was getting rich too! billbobphil.itch.io/thimblerigd

🤔 Did not expect #BloodEngine to work on a touchscreen. My niece (who did the voice acting) sent me this vid today. 😲 I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile #BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror

IT IS DONE! BLOOD ENGINE IS LIVE! gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine #BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame #GameDevelopment

My niece did some voice acting for me :) <3 #BrackeysGameJam #Cinematic #BloodEngine

#BrackeysGameJam Day 6! Can't believe there's just over a day left. Finished the final scene, connected all the lose ends. A lot to do on the last day. More audio, the main menu, a list of all the endings you find, better animations if there's time. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam

Ok I actually love this now #BrackeysGameJam #Day5 #GameDesign #GameDev #Cinematic #BloodEngine #GameJam

O, wise hive-mind of BlueSky. Should I be faffing around making cinematic cutscenes I don't know if I'll even use at the end of DAY 5 of #BrackeysGameJam ? #GameJam #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #GameDesign

Oh no! The siphon has become sentient and has a taste for human blood! 😱 #BrackeysGameJam #BloodEngine

Day 4 of #BrackeysGameJam The Medic's turn in the Blood Engine! Still a bit more I can do today. Reckon I can finish Scene 2. Definitely tight on time but I have no more commitments this week so it's full steam ahead! #BloodEngine #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #PointAndClick #GameJam

Our game, Neon Overflow, is included in the new #Itchio bundle, Play For Peace, which will help fund humanitarian aid in Palestine. The people of Palestine are being subjected to hostility, destruction of homes, and devastating loss of lives. Unacceptable. itch.io/b/2979/play-... #FreePalestine

Had some fun with the thumbnail #BrackeysGameJam #GameDev #GameJam

First Bl00d!!! Doesn't feel great to be at the end of Day 3 and only just finished the first scene. Still, most of the systems are in now, so hopefully the rest will go faster! #BrackeysGameJam #BloodEngine #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameJam

I'm trying something experimental by breaking out of the bounds of the game on itch, and working the webpage into the design. I'd rather have more done by the end of Day 2 but progress is being made! #BrackeysGameJam #GameDev #GameDesign #SoloDev #IndieDev #GameJam #BloodEngine

#BrackeysGameJam Day 1 Not made a point and click before so giving it a go. Learning how to use Adventure Creator as well. It could come in handy in future for rapid prototyping! The game is called Blood Engine. Not much to show yet! #GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameJam