A new room with a computer and... a twisted corridor ? What is this room ? #indiedev #gamedev #liminalspace

First step to developing on #SteamDeck : launch a simple rendering demo of my render layer. Next step : the custom engine. #indiedev #gamedev #gameengine

Running the "Digital Emily" model from the @matmadnessart.bsky.social's HumanShaders Godot plugin in my engine. It looks pretty good to me. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #gameengine

I'm trying a create a new environnement inspired by Control of @remedygames.com #indiedev #gamedev #ControlRemedy #liminal

Don't blindly trust the #Microsoft Win32 documentation, it automatically switches to the local language. And sometimes, the translation is the opposite of the English version. So don't forget to switch the documentation to English.

Since the beginning of my gizmos in my engine, something visual was missing and it was not the priority to add it. But I took the time to add these little things and it's cooler. #indiedev #gamedev

I added sounds and interactive objects to my cave test scene. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev

By chance, I may have created the first piece of a survival game by assembling Polyhaven meshes. #indiedev #gamedev #customengine #polyhaven

I'm playing with the particle system and create an alien/portal smoke effect and colorful sparks. #indiedev #gamedev #customengine

I'm creating a simple level to test my GI (global illumination) in my engine and it comes out with a #HalfLife vibe, but that's a coincidence 🙄 #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #graphicsprogramming

Hyped to be a part of this BANGER compilation of custom #3D game engines, made from scratch, WITHOUT the use of #Unity #Unreal or #Godot. Take a look at what's *actually* possible for #IndieGameDev with own technology. www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9qK...

GP-Direct 2025 (Graphics Programming Showcase) is online with my engine in it🥳 #indiedev #gamedev #graphicsprogramming

I'm thrilled to announce that GP-Direct, the Internet's most exciting graphics showcase, is back and has received all clips for 2025! We will soon be releasing our final video just as soon as we finish editing. Here's last years video! #indiegamedev #graphics www.youtube.com/watch?v=E07I...

First truly functional weapons system to my engine. Next (big) step : adding ennemies and more weapons #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #fps

I get good results in my engine with old school global illumination (offline computing of SH probes) . I still have light leaks, but I'll try to reduce them. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #GlobalIllumination

I fulfilled a dream, I implemented my own facial animation system in my engine. A dream I had since the release of #HalfLife 2 in 2004. #ScreenshotSaturday #gamedev #indiedev #facialanimation

For the second time this week, I reworked my PBR integration in my engine and added some subsurface scattering. Now I'm happy with the result. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #notunreal

Just for fun, I reopened a previous level prototype and added my new glass shader. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #horror #scifi

First step for old school global illumination : Cubemap rendering. #indiegame #gamedev #globalillumination

Finally, I can play videos (old school MPEG-1) in my engine, thanks to @phoboslab for pl_mpeg, an easy to use library. Now I just need to find a game use case for video playing :) #indiegame #gamedev #gameengine

I'm working on the main menu for my Backrooms game, what do you think ? #indiegame #gamedev #uidesign #liminalspace

This week I reached the 3000th commit to my engine git repository. 🥳 Here is the commit comment : Rework Node/Scene manager #GameDev #IndieGameDev #SoloDev #Engine

Hum, I think it's time to commit some changes :D

Over the past two weeks, I've been working hard to optimize my engine. Particularly with occlusion culling to reduce draw calls. And I'm quite happy with the results. Here are some before/after shots with stats. #GameDev #IndieGameDev #SoloDev #Engine

I'm trying to fill an occlusion culling buffer by simply projecting the corners of the boxes, but it's not enough. I have to rasterize my occlusion boxes on the CPU. Optimization is hard. #gamedev #solodev

The pools leaked into the backrooms. What happened ? #ScreenshotSaturday #liminalspace #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

If, like me you are looking for a fast BC6H texture encoder on CPU. I've just adapted @knarkowicz.bsky.social awesome GPURealTimeBC6H to run on CPU in C++. It only took 0.4 seconds (compared to 5s for Compressonator) to compress a 4096 x 2048 texture on my AMD 3900X. github.com/thennequin/U...

Two weeks ago, I released the first teaser/concept for my liminal spaces/backrooms based puzzle game. The game uses my own engine; it's not perfect but the project is evolving quickly. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #liminalspace #puzzles #game

Still having fun with the Polyhaven models and this gave me an idea for another mini puzzle for my game. Stay tuned. #indiedev #gamedev #liminalspace #puzzles #game

I'm amazed by the quality of @polyhaven.com's models and how well these models render in my engine. The download window allows for quick integration, two clicks, a drag and drop, and you're done.

Some screenshots from my teaser released yesterday. www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEI7... #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #backrooms

Here's a concept teaser for the game I'm working on. Interested ? www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEI7... #indiegame #gamedev #backrooms #liminalspace #horror #puzzle

Cooking something for tomorrow. #indiedev #gamedevelopment

Working on VHS effects. #indiedev #gamedev

Added some red lights from #ControlRemedy and #AlanWake2 to the #backrooms. This seems like a good mix. #indiedev #gamedev

In my search of an exit, I found a computer, strange. What can I do with it ? #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamdev #solodev #backrooms

If your #backrooms are too pale, don't forget to setup correctly the sRGB. #gamedev

I've strayed from my initial goal and fell into the backrooms. I need to find the exit. #indiedev #gamedev #backrooms

New muzzle flash effect on my turret, 4 quads and a flattened half sphere. The texture uses SirFloof's VDB. #indiedev #gamedev #VFX

Rework my physics integration with @jrouwe's excellent Jolt library. And a demo of turrets shooting cubes, some Helldivers turrets vibes. Next step : ragdolls #indiedev #gamedev #customengine

I just added a disco mode... Just kidding it's a shader bug with my SH probes. #gamedev #indiedev

I'm working on a simple but effective outline effect. Bonus : a preview of a room from my game. #gamedev #indiedev

The ambiance prototype for my horror and sci-fi game taking place in a space station. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #solodev

I added a window to retrieve and apply materials from Poly Haven, a very useful resource. #indiedev #gamedev #customengine #polyhaven

Adding a 2D to 3D tile editor to my level editor and a 3D models drag and drop to easily place new objects. The tile editor is hardcoded for this tileset but I'm working on a more generic one. And you, what are you working on ? #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #customengine

After years of solo work on my free time, I can finally officially annouce Ballistic.exe ! Still a long way from release, but enjoy this reveal trailer! youtu.be/qRYkVnxOXG4 #gamedev #indiedev #UE5

Improved my Mars rendering with some stars and atmospheric scattering #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #customengine #gameengine

A scene with the Sun, Mars and some post-processing #indiedev #indiehorror #horrorgame #gamedev #customengine #gameengine

Learning Blender and creating a modular spaceship interior. I'm pretty happy with the integration in my engine for the beginner I am in modeling. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiehorror #horrorgame #gamedev #customengine #gameengine

Happy new year 🥳