#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 8 Some of my favorite games are whimsical, silly, or borderline absurdist. Banjo-Kazooie, Spyro, Crash Bandicoot, Jak & Daxter, etc. Come up with your own character and put then in their own unusual situation. #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 7 Think about things from the natural world that are under-utilized in games. Aurora Borealis, sakura blossoms, bubbles. How would you use it in an unusual way? UI? Background element? #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 6 Certain genres center around combat. Reimagine a usually combat focused genre in a non-combat way. #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

Did you know I created a blogroll tool to keep track of all the latest #gameDev and developer blogs? Just added a ton of new blogs to it. Check it out! https://brainfart.studio/blogroll/#gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #indieDev #brainfart

Most underrated metroidvanias. PS1/N64 era and earlier. Go!

Latest update on my game is up on the blog! Starting to craft the levels. Trying to logic and structured with how I think about the level progression. https://brainfart.studio/how-im-structuring-laser-beasts-level-progression/ #blog #gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #brainfart

Looking for a #gameDev Discord server? #Brainfart Studio has one! #soloDev and small team focused. Come hang out, make friends, and share your #gameDevelopment progress. https://discord.com/invite/j2xg5DzEsT#gameDev#Brainfart#soloDev#gameDevelopment#gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

What I’d Look for Before Hiring a Game Programmer https://brainfart.studio/what-id-look-for-before-hiring-a-game-programmer/

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 5 What is a mechanic or system from any other game/genre that you love but have never explored as a game dev? #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 4 Two games with identical mechanics can feel like completely different worlds from setting alone. Pick a time, place, or aesthetic almost never seen in games. What would your art direction look like? #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

I really like this circular indicator as a UI element. I could imagine something like this being an interesting mechanic or UI in a puzzle game.

How I Practice Game Design Without Stopping Development https://brainfart.studio/how-i-practice-game-design-without-stopping-development/

Really love the colors in this. Might have to try this as a color palette at some point.

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 3 Pick a real world topic you know a lot about. Pitch a game that teaches it, but make sure the 'fun' comes first. What is the topic and how are you making it fun? #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

I'm gonna start sharing some of the best #gameDev resources I've found. If you've have something that has been super helpful for you, definitely share it with me! #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #indieDev

The dry brush with that pixel art feel is super cool. This could make for an interesting mechanic or maybe like a background effect generator or something. Keeping this in my mind as inspiration. #gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #soloDeveloper

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 2 Pick two game genres that have no business being together (e.g. Racing + Deckbuilder). How do you make them work in a cohesive game? #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

Metroidvanias, you say? You have my attention. Aspiring metroidvania dev, so I'm always on the lookout for good ones.

#Brainfart #gameDev Challenge - Day 1 Idle/incremental games often fall into similar fantasy/industrial themes. Come up with a new theme or core concept for an idle/incremental game. What's the 'number' going up? What the prestige twist? #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #indieDev

I feel like we need some sort of small daily #gameDev challenge. Get our brain going. Come up with new interesting combinations. Thinking about starting something up. #soloDev #soloDeveloper #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment

Hey you! If you haven't heard, I started a #gameDev blog. You should go check it out. Project updates, tutorials, game design principles... Good stuff! https://brainfart.studio/#gameDev #gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #indieDev #brainfart

Confused by #Git? I wrote a few #blog articles about clean Git workflows for #gameDev. Check it out: https://brainfart.studio/a-clean-git-workflow-branching-commits-and-pull-requests/#Git#blog#gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #indieDev #soloDev

This is so cool! I can imagine something like this as like a programmatic background in #gameDev. Might have to experiment with a little something...

I THINK my new Bluesky automatic post scheduler tool thing (name pending) is fully operational! If you're seeing this post, that's a good sign! That means I can actually get back to sharing #gameDev content. #gameDevelopment #gameDeveloper #soloDev #indieDev

Anyone have any really great #gameDev blogs by a #soloDev or small teams? I'm putting together a curated list of all the best ones I find. Make it easier to track them all in one place. You can check out that list here: https://brainfart.studio/blogroll/#gameDev#soloDev #blog #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment

This is a test. This is only a test.

Ugh... I want to get back to MVM so badly. Gotta get through my first commercial project though.

I've been terrible about updating on Bluesky. So I built a tool to actually schedule posts for myself! Hello from my new automatic poster!

Technical Design Documents: System Planning for Programmers https://brainfart.studio/technical-design-documents-system-planning-for-programmers/

Most devs treat git history like a dump file. Branches named "stuff". Commits that say "fix". No one knows what changed or why. Here's the workflow I actually use: three branch levels, commit prefixes, and solo PRs. Yes, solo PRs. They work. brainfart.studio/a-clean-git-... #GameDev #Developer

Missed the #gameJam deadline. Got the flu, then pneumonia. I made the game anyways. And I think it's pretty good! Post mortem is up. brainfart.studio/bigmode-game... #GameDev #GameDeveloper #GameDevelopment #IndieGame #IndieDev

Check out my latest #gameJam entry! Slick Slider is live on Itch.io. Fast-paced arcade survival. Every move locks you in until something stops you. Slide. Survive. Outlast. Free to play in your browser: brainfartstudio.itch.io/slick-slider #GameDev #GameDeveloper #IndieGame #IndieDev

Brainfart Studio now has a website! And it feels VERY me already. Check it out! brainfart.studio #GameDev #GameDeveloper #GameDevelopment #IndieGame #IndieDev

Oh man! It has been a LONG time since I have been over here. Need to change that. More game dev content coming soon! #GameDev #GameDeveloper #GameDevelopment #IndieGame #IndieDev

Introducing another of my fellow #GDKO judges: Marlin! Marlin makes some really cool stuff in Construct 3 and has about 2.3k subscribers on YouTube. Show Marlin some love: www.youtube.com/channel/UCi1... #GameDev #GameDeveloper #GameDevelopment #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameJam

Old games just tried stuff, man. We act like game design's got these tested solidified formulas, then some random 80s game slaps you in the face to remind you that there's so much still left to explore.

Art upgrade in progress! I spent the last few days adding a ton of visual variety to the ground. You're looking at three new tilesets with four variants each. All randomized to stop that "copied-and-pasted" feeling. Huge step for the overall vibe. #GameDev #IndieDev #GameDeveloper #GameDevelopment

Finally working on the art for this star system #gamedev

Holy moly. For as much as I've been putting off artwork, it starting to feel really cool now that I'm doing it. #gameDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #indieDev #indieDeveloper #soloDev

Introducing one of my fellow #GDKO guest judges: Skeffles! youtube.com/@skeffles?si... 5+ years as both a game dev and a YouTuber. Some really cool videos out there. Go check him out! #gameJam #indieDev #gameDev

Less than 3 months until the greatest #gameDev tournament of the year. Get ready game devs! youtu.be/zYPyaAn2EUQ?... #gameJam #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #indieDev

Monumentum comes out on 10/31! Celebrate spooky season and experience the horrors of gravity! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #screenshotsaturday #pixelart

Saw someone asking for other solo game dev friends. If you want a small, close group of fellow game devs, we’d love to have you in our Discord group. discord.gg/d4aNGrXE4U #gameDev #indieDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment #soloDev #soloDeveloper

You know what might be fun? Doing a YouTube series where I showcase other indie dev projects I’ve discovered each month. Get the word out about other awesome projects. #gameDev #indieDev #gameDeveloper #gameDevelopment youtube.com/@brainfartst...

For today's #ScreenshotSaturday I want to show the dynamic environment that I've been working on lately for the rooms that contain laser puzzles. #Godot 's global shader parameters came in handy to manage the tiles palette. #SoloDev #GameDev

Finally got this feather working! With that basically all feathers are now in the game in a functional state! hoping to do beta testing soon! 🤞 #gamedev #indiegame #RicochetRaven

Introducing one of my fellow #GDKO guest judges: Joszs! youtube.com/@joszsmakesg... Some amazing game as a competitor in 2025. I’m honored to be judging along someone I respect as a dev. #gameJam #indieDev #gameDev

New video is out! Big announcement for my game jam fans. youtu.be/zYPyaAn2EUQ?...

Should we as game developers be using AI? Yes, but probably not the way you think. Let's talk about it. New video for anyone interested: youtu.be/egwE8DTGf3s

🗺 Explore the vast planet of Terra-6, a remote place in the galaxy where something horrible has happened. 🎮 Join Moon Mikono on Rebel Trasmute, the stunning Metroidvania adventure made by solo dev @evantor.bsky.social! 📢 Available on all platforms! #Metroidvania #Retro #ScreenshotSaturday