🚻🚽 Bathroom break #indiegame #platformer

In Bit ESC, you’ll do kickflips, feed cats, fight ninjas, fish and transcend dimensions. Did I add a bit too much variety in the game? #indiegame #platformer

Posted on Substack about Bit ESC, how it started and it's themes if you'd like to check it out: essssam.substack.com/p/burnt-out-... #indiegame #gamedev

Experimented with #gamedev on and off for years before Bit ESC. Never could commit to anything. What really helped was building publicly and posting dev updates to Twitter… till I was too deep to not commit 😬

🏝️Castaway, only 2.39 USD on Steam because I love you all (link below)

😡🗯️ BREAK IT UP! I love adding these little "useless" interactions to my games. My favorite part of #gamedev by far #ScreenshotSaturday

💻 "App windows" in Bit ESC were A LOT of work to put in I usually thought I could "fake" it but more often than not I had to make an almost fully-functional thing for them to work right 😭 #gamedev #indiegame

☀️✨ It's summer sale season and Bit ESC is currently 40% off on both Steam and Xbox!! #indiegame #platformer

the engine I use & the games I'm making!

Bit ESC started off with a 640x360 base resolution. Halved that early on to make things easier to work with. It also made stuff a bit cuter I think, which is a huge plus (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) #gamedev #indiegame

Originally animated this intro for Bit ESC's trailer at a whopping 90p in aseprite and a little blender #indiegame #gamedev

I tried to limit myself as much as possible while developing Bit ESC so that I could actually finish the game. That’s the main reason Bit is literally a 8x8 square with eyes. #gamedev #indiegame

✨️ finally officially announcing my first game ✨️ WATERFUL: a peaceful nature-builder where you dig riverbeds to guide water through desert valleys 🏜️ make tiny ecosystems blossom! 🌴 grow a variety of plants 🦊 discover animals in the new habitats ⚙️ unlock contraptions to reach new areas

New demo out! It's Burn-9! store.steampowered.com/app/4377480/... It's described as a 'Reverse Metal Gear' because you play as the tech in the chair supporting a soldier fighting for her life in a secret military base. The demo is a big mood. Wishlist it! #godotengine #indiegames #pixelart

Lexispell just released 🥳 My cozy roguelike word game with a physics twist is out on Steam and Itch! 🔥 Merge letters, pick cool upgrades and spell long words ✨ I hope you’ll enjoy 💖

Had this idea mid-development to make a version of Bit ESC that intentionally glitches out in certain areas and upload it to pirate websites. Might still do it if I get the time. #indiegame #gamedev

Rasheed is literally risking his life for this game. Israelis could decide to capture, torture, or murder him at any point for daring to share the truth of the Nakba or Palestinian culture. He truly believes in games and their power to tell these stories. Please help his courage not be in vain.

I’m NOT excited and I’m NOT thrilled. I’m honestly scared to share this, but I’m not a coward. I have to show you what you helped us create. None of this would have been possible without your help, and we can’t finish it without your support www.launchgood.com/1948 youtu.be/D4qh1FAPEUo

It's heartbreaking that games as a medium remain out of reach for people telling the stories worth telling most. www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfe...

We've got a HUGE sale going on until May 27th! 💚 Grab some incredible indies for up to 75% off and get to gaming! 🎮 The ID@Xbox Mega Sale is Live: xbx.social/63322vRykw #idxbox #xbox #indiegames

🏷️📢 Bit ESC is currently 40% off on Xbox for the ID@Xbox Super Mega Sale!!! #indiegame #platformer

The two of us have been working hard to make this tiny boat look just right! 🌊We added a new stylized wake + dynamic splashes and audio🎵 Let us know what you think! #cozygames #indieDev #GameDev

Bit ESC uses a custom engine but I actually used #Godot quite a bit to build tools for it including using the editor itself as my level editor. #gamedev

📝 Notes to self for next #gamedev project: • Share more • Make mistakes, that's ok • Balance stuff (work / life, expectations, your wants vs. market, etc.) • Don't take the process too seriously • Celebrate the little victories

Anxious to work on another game given Bit ESC's sales. Also everything with the games industry right now isn’t great 😬💦 BUT... I think I might just be stupid enough to do it again

From 0 → 100K wishlists 🤯 In this #GDoCExpoTalk, @moonana.bsky.social shares the dev + marketing journey behind Keylocker, navigating changing platforms, trends, and the realities of shipping a game today. Watch the talk: youtu.be/BgG4bcHRUR8 #gamedev

It took me 2 years to make my first indie game. It's a 3D platformer metroidvania, here's 30sec of it⬇️

🚨🚨🚨ANNOUNCEMENT!!!🚨🚨🚨 WAX HEADS IS OUT!!! Our cosy-punk, puzzle narrative record store game is finally out on PC / Switch / PS5 / Xbox This game is our love letter to music, to the way it connects us and a celebration of human made art. We hope you enjoy it ❤️ www.youtube.com/watch?v=AuAm...

🧊 Sooo... Those 3D sections in Bit ESC were almost cut from the game!? Bit ESC uses a custom 2D engine and doing 3D meant creating a whole new graphics pipeline. My stupid stubbornness is why those sections made it in 😖 #gamedev #indiegame

⏰🚨 #InterfaceX26 is almost over! Genuinelly one of the best organized festivals Bit ESC has participated in. Less than 24 hours to grab some amazing #FakeOS games on discount such as Her Story and Inscryption (⬜️ also Bit ESC at 40% off) store.steampowered.com/sale/Interfa...

♟️ GAMBONANZA is OUT NOW on Steam ♟️ I poured everything I had into this one, I hope you’ll have fun with my chaotic roguelike chess experience! If you want to help, spreading the word means a lot 🙌

This Saturday at 10am pacific I'm joined by @gamespot.com @dexbonus.co.uk @nookrium.bsky.social and Stormfall33 to host the InterfaceX26 Showcase! If you love indie games and ESPECIALLY games with that fake os desktop look that usually get crazy - THIS IS FOR YOU! www.twitch.tv/jessecox

The cat's outta the box! 📦🙀 Schrodinger's Cat Burglar has a launch date! COMING TO STEAM 🗓️ MAY 21 Wishlist now ⤵️ store.steampowered.com/app/2111550/...

Continuing yesterday’s post, there are some “thematic” mechanics in Bit ESC that I really like the idea of but in retrospect, could’ve been better implemented or communicated: 🧵🧵🧵 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #gamedev #indiegame

Hello! Later, around 8.30 (GMT+7), at twitch.tv/Adli_HM & youtube.com/@Adli_HM/live, I'm gonna stream Dungeon Clawler (Stray Fawn Studio), Monster Hunter Wilds, Gunboat God (Janson RAD), A Little Physics Roguelite (berru), Bit ESC (@essssam.bsky.social), Dear Agony Aunt (Faye Strawberry) -Post1/2

Embark on cozy and cute adventure with Broken Lens while spotting differences ✨Dive through colorful worlds 🍃Meet adorable creatures 🔍Investigate about the broken robot's journey 🕹Involve your community with a Twitch integration mode Out NOW on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2184770/...

My April newsletter just went out! This month, I highlighted a lot of games and talked about giving yourself the chance to succeed. A couple of the games are Bit Esc by @essssam.bsky.social & Broken Lens by @lateamrun.bsky.social! Read it here! (pic by me) pizzayeti-makes.kit.com/posts/a-chan...

Bit ESC has been out for a while now so I wanted to quickly share some of my favorite details from the game. 🧵🧵🧵 ⬇️⬇️⬇️ #gamedev #indiedev

#InterfaceX26 is live with some amazing #FakeOS games. Honored to have Bit ESC among them. Why the Fake OS theme for Bit ESC though? 🤔 During a burnout stint, I still had to stare at a screen/OS all day for work. All I could think about was escaping work and the whole corporate system. #indiegame

💽 Bit ESC is 40% off for #InterfaceX26 among other amazing “Fake OS” games discounted for the event. Check all of them out here: store.steampowered.com/sale/Interfa... #FakeOS #indiegames

Announcement: 💻 We created a Steam Festival of over 150 #FakeOS games 📲 InterfaceX26 is live on Steam! Enjoy discounts, game announcements and a fantastic showcase event with some of your fave streamers! Please check it out, 👍+ 🔁 store.steampowered.com/sale/Interfa... #indiedev #signalboost

InterfaceX26 is live 🎉 Excited to have Bit ESC among all the great games participating. Stop by the event page and check out all the amazing “Fake OS” games featured. store.steampowered.com/sale/Interfa... #InterfaceX26 #FakeOS

As kid my way to school was always blocked by checkpoints From that day i know my life gonna be different But i didnt imagine my game will be blocked or my posts would be flagged as a spam just because I'm Palestinian Please consider supporting this gorgeous game about Palestine launchgood.com/1948

Palestinian game dev @rasheedabueideh.bsky.com is announcing the promised second crowdfunding campaign for his beautiful Dreams on a Pillow - but @safety.bsky.app has decided you can't know about it and marked his entire account as spam. Another obstacle in him just telling his story via games.

- Hi, I'm Mak, a Landscape/Enviro Pixel Artist - ⭐ Scenes that tickle brains and flutter hearts are my specialty. #PortfolioDay

With regards to that last repost, reviews can mean a lot to smaller developers, so I'm gonna put out a little call to action. Everyone following me? DO THIS NOW! I'm asking for replies so more folks pick this up, and continue it. Please take this graphic and ask your followers to do the same!

Hiii #PortfolioDay im Alina and i like painting environments using both 2D and 3D 💪

Hello #portfolioday I'm march 🐣✨ I mostly do pixel art, and sometimes others Nice to meet you!

EXCITED to have Bit ESC featured in InterfaceX26 💻 150+ developers and publishers have come together for a week-long Steam sale and livestream focused on "Fake OS" games. 🗓️ April 27 to May 4 #InterfaceX26 #fakeOS

Hyperslice is out NOW on Steam and Itch 🎉 ⚡Fast paced arena roguelite 💨Push & slice EVERYTHING 💥Destroy enemies, survive hazards, buy upgrades, die and 🔁 💸 < 5$ at launch I hope you'll enjoy 🥰 s.team/a/2977820