In case you're wondering, the instrumental #Kpopdemonhunters soundtrack slaps just as hard.

An Interview With SkyPyre Studios Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.

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Come check us out @ottawacomiccon.com! We’re showing off our demo for our upcoming game, MUSHROAM!

SKYPYRE AT OTTAWA COMICCON! Come say hi at the #EhGameShowcase booth! Hanging out with @nickburns.bsky.social & @dunx.bsky.social #indiegame #gamedev #mushroam #ottawacomiccon #indie #indiedev #ff #followfriday

Check out #Mushroam on #Steam! Make sure to #Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D #wishlistwednesday

Thank you so much to all the players that played the demo for #mushroam over the last 2 weeks. The demo is still up! store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/... And if you enjoy it, please wishlist! That is the #1 way you can help us make the game! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday

Missed the demo for #mushroam during Next Fest? NO YOU DIDN'T! The demo is still there available for download, play and.. #wishlist? Check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #platformer #demo #puzzle

I've never felt quite as seen as I do now that Unreal - a game engine started with FPS games mind you - has native first person rendering 🙌 3 tick boxes later and you have this. No panini projection, no distortion, just - works. #altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #screenshotsaturday

Nick, where has all the Alt-Fire stuff been? Here. In this Charlie Day red yarn meme of a level. This is the scratches on the wall from someone desperately trying to figure out matched player character rigging 🤣 #altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5

#WishlistWednesday time! Say it with me now: Become the bubblemancer's apprentice, and wishlist #Mushroam on Steam! Here are some shots from the #demo you can play right now! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #pixelart #voxel #puzzle #platformer

Next Fest demo #2: Metal Eden store.steampowered.com/app/990380/M... Rad action shooter strong in the Doom 2016 vibes, seasoned with Ghost in the Shell, and I'm all here for it! #demo #fps #nextfest #indiegame

Next Fest Demo #1 Scirocco Thugs! Pretty slick first person beat em up. Check out their demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3042790/... #demo #indiegame #nextfest

Wow there is a crazy game on Steam right now if you go to store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/... Instant win if you press both big green buttons! (but actually, check out the demo and *wishlist!*) #mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #puzzle #platformer #pixelart #voxel

THIS JUST IN! You can get the Mushroam demo NOW on Steam for NextFest! store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/... Check it out & let us know what you think so we can make the game even better for release! Like it? Don't forget to wishlist it! #mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlist

My friends over at SkyPyre is coming out with a cute 2D platformer game!!! Wishlist it now on Steam 🥰🥰🥰 🍄🫧 #Mushroam

New teaser is out! Check it out here and wishlist Mushroam on Steam + there will be a demo at Steam Next Fest! 🍄 www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiP... #mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday #nextfest

Hot tip #UE5 devs, if you are working on ton of maps, and want lighting to be consistent & easily debuggable, stuff 'em in a blueprint and tell your designers to use that instead! I'll admit the BP viewport having a sky is unsettling though... #mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lighting

Drippity drip drop! New mechanic in #mushroam, where you can redirect drops of water to your advantage. Something neat they do is disable sentries! (still WIP) #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday

Spent some time this morning adding a 'temp rifle' which will be the base for all future weapons in #altfire. Every weapon will initially start with this mesh, and once its mechanics are settled it'll get swapped for its own custom one. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #screenshotsaturday

When the Farquaad vibe hits. I have successfully refactored and rebuilt (and now surpassed) all the previous player controller code. Feels good to just delete all the old broken stuff and finally clear out the content browser / blueprint list. #indiedev #programming #gamedev #ue5 #altfire

Last weekend the #skypyre team did a little game jam to come up with new levels (which was a great success) but we also added a new mechanic - LASERS! FX by @dunx.bsky.social #mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday #lasers

Reworking the player has included reworking the HUD, but I've taken the chance to add some visual spice to it. Refining some of the elements like HUD effects when taking damage and acquiring vitality pickups. All of which are material driven! #altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #ui

Turns out roundish physics props have a bit of a funny bug interaction with BSP. They *slowly crawl* away. @michaeldillabough.bsky.social put it well, there is a speed running strat in here somewhere 🤣 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #ue5

You ever have those moments where you're like "there are 2 solutions to this, one is stupid, & the other is complicated - a AAA studio would surely do the complicated correct one?" Then turns out the answer is the stupid one. Love when the bar is lowered! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire

I couldn't handle the indecisive Canadian spring for #screenshotsaturday I made myself my own pool day! In my rework of AF's player controller, I finally got around to adding swimming... and all the audio/visual hell that came along with water 🙃 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #ue5

Testing different surface types! Placeholder textures and sounds! #indiegamedev #unrealengine #lowpoly

#ScreenshotSaturday time! One thing led to another and now I've refactored all my previous first person animation into lean, code driven procedural animation (all the leaning, bobbing, etc) You don't want to see how it worked before 🫣 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #ue5 #animation

Started working on the first weapon for Alt-Fire, the Paladin Pistol, excited to see this one textured and rigged! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #art #blender

I've been enjoying using Milanote for planning on this project recently. I find it great for visually exploring ideas, like this breakdown of AF's pistol functionality. Visually and easily shows inputs, actions, inspirations, etc. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #milanote

If you wishlist Mushroam on Steam, you can save Mush from being stuck in this infinite editor void! store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/ #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #mushroam #ue5 #wishlistWednesday

Just to note for anyone here for Alt-Fire, my involvement on Mushroam doesn't halt work on AF, I'm just splitting time between the two! I'll still share regular updates on AF's progress as well as our pixelated mushroom adventure. #altfire #mushroam

Since I'm lazy, I'll steal his post! In classic #SkyPyre fashion we got excited about one of our game jam ideas and are trying to push it over the line! #mushroam is a 2D #puzzle #platformer where you use bubbles to launch yourself across dangerous levels in the underground! #indiegame #ue5

Some more weapon concepts for Alt-Fire! Literally just doodling to see where things go. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #art

OKAY! Let's get some Screenshot Saturday going!' Quick shot of my art test level. What can I say I'm a sucker for up lighting 🤣 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #fps #ue5 #screenshotsaturday

A few of the key rooms from my art test level featured in devlog 4. I was actually inspired to do an art test based on the Halo UE5 demo they showed, where they had their artists set out to make distinct areas, to establish the art style. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #ue5

New two-part devlog for Alt-Fire! Covering the adventure of establishing a world creation pipeline, incl. building levels, textures, props and the beginnings of the art style. Part 1: youtu.be/MBpj8CCqMfw Part 2: youtu.be/s2Fm8VHzQ7g #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #ue5

I'm putting together a Canada game dev starter pack in response to this idiotic tariff war so people can support Canada-based game devs through follows / purchases if they choose to. Reply if you're a game dev in Canada and you want to be on it. Please repost. Thanks!

Ah yes, the classic game world prop - THE WOODEN PALLET! Starting to get into a groove with texture painting. Now I just have to do this for... 96 other.. props 🙃 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #art

A meandering set of weapon ideas. I got really inspired by artists on ArtStation that just doodle pages full of wacky and interesting weapon concepts, so I decided to let my curiosity wander me around, and see what I could come up with. #indiedev #fps #art #clipstudio #altfire #artfire

UV unwrapping for DAYS. After this set of environment meshes I think I'll do them in smaller batches next time because modeling, collision-ing, unwrapping, texturing and painting 96 assets in one go is a lot 😮‍💨 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #blender

[ Situation Critical: Gatayan Station Mission Failure - EIS Fireteam is lost ] [ Remaining units 1/8 ] Finally tried making concept art with a background - its simple, but this image has been kicking around for months! #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #altfire #art

Getting close to finalizing my art test. ✅ Level building ✅ Edge trim ✅ Texture pipeline ✅ Light setup ✅ Master materials ✅ Breakable objects ❌ Atmosphere FX ❌ Surface decals ❌ Detail meshes ❌ Interactable elements ❌ Skybox artwork #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #ue5 #altfire #environmentart

Exploring some weapon designs for #AltFire, and starting to use the perspective grid! What a tool! #gamedev #indiegame #conceptart

Sneak peak at some of my art testing for #AltFire. Not my textures, but it helps get the vibe across. Made with a combination of BSP, trim meshes, and lots of stylized lighting techniques. Hopefully I'll have enough decent progress in it to show off in a devlog soon. #indiedev #gamedev #ue5

I've seen a lot of posts about "[game] will run bad because of Unreal Engine 5". While yes, some games using it do run poorly - please remember that the engine is a tool. You don't blame a hammer for making a round dent in metal, you blame the person for hitting your car with a hammer.

There is something so cathartic about using BSP for trim. It's just so charming and smooth. Turns out if you want 90s shooter vibes, make your shooter like it's the 90s! #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #altfire #fps

That UT episode from Secret Level was rad as hell. Looking forward to rewatching it and combing through all the thoughtful details! #UT #SecretLevel #UnrealTournament

It ain't much but it's a web presence! Check out the new #AltFire page on the #SkyPyre site. www.skypyre.com/alt-fire Obviously it'll expand as the game develops. After a quick hiatus I'm back on track, hopefully with something to share before the holidays 🤞 #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #fps

Started a new character for a #D&D campaign, meet Valya T'Sarran, a drow paladin on the run from Lolth's influence. I couldn't find art online that matched my image of her exactly, so I decided to sketch it myself! #illustration #characterdesign #sketch #paladin