Avoiding true one-way tiles in #untarctica as a nod to Super Metroid. #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #Metroidvania

In #untarctica, some doors require all buttons to be pushed at the same time #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine

#untarctica emulates melee attacks by having enemies that can only be defeated with a point-blank shotgun hit #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine

If you time well, you can chain several [ground pound] -> [recoil-dash] -> [double jump] and cross even wider gaps. (obviously not mandatory anywhere in the game) #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #ScreenShotSaturday

#Untarctica oddity #2: you can stick to walls indefinitely, with no slide. Also, "wall jump" and "wall climb" are two different states #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine

Looting random junk. (Player character is still a blue creature for now) #WIP #Godot #RPG #Lowpoly #Gamedev #Indiedev

#Untarctica oddity #1: Instant respawn after death; invisible checkpoints everywhere; no "lives" #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #metroidvania

A 3-state combo to clear large gaps that uses a wall jump at the start #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #trailertuesday

Some more WIP stuff. Testing out LightmapGI and making some janky trees and psx style, cardboard cutout bushes. Please, ignore the blue creature. (I haven't made a character model, yet.) #WIP #Godot #RPG #Lowpoly #Gamedev #Indiedev #Trenchbroom #Blockbench #ScreenshotSaturday

You can jump again during the recoil-dash window (hero becomes red) #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #DemoMonday

Is there a good genre name for 2D platformers with a bunch of bullets on screen? Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga. Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway? #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #ScreenshotSaturday

Here are some of the character state changes involved in crossing this small pool. The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump #Untarctica #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #DevLog

Excellent little project from the very same @hexanyives.bsky.social behind all the awesome graphics/writing/sfx in #untarctica bsky.app/profile/hexa...

So #trailerTuesday huh? (still trying to get the hang of this social media everybody is talking about)

We wanted one of these "pushback" bosses like Crocomire or Belcha for #Untarctica. Only, instead of an actual boss, this one will probably be a recurring puzzle/environment element. #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #ScreenshotSaturday

New playable demo! - Untarctica (Vertical Slice) untarctica.itch.io/demo/devlog/...

Testing the important feature, GIBS! #Gamedev #IndieDev #Godot #PixelArt

Untarctica new demo is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3Ut... Play it on untarctica.itch.io/demo Join discord discord.gg/U24GrA7RxM #Shooter #Platformer #BulletHell #Godot #IndieDev #GameDev

www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmmK... Speedrunning my own game and sucking at it #wip #shooter #bulletHell #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer

Force-field sprite for tough enemies #wip #shooter #bulletHell #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #pixelComposer

New title screen for our demo! What you think? Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo #wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer

I forgot to post for two months. Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS): Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo #wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer

It's that time of the day! @godot @indiedev @gamedev

Any other important accessibility feature I might have missed? #accessibility #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #godot

Quick question from a total social network noob: how important/mandatory is it to also post to twitter and threads/instagram for indie devs? I'm not dying to post stuff there tbh, but am willing to if it's be beneficial enough. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

Supporting mouse wheel for custom control bindings was a huge mistake #wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #accessibility

Having just added, hm... MIDI controller support to a 2d platformer/shooter, I'm rethinking my whole last tweet about acting on basically any player suggestion lol #wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #midi

A cool aspect of having such a small community is that you can act on basically any player suggestion. Like, I just added mouse button controls to a 2D platformer, and I have no idea why #wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io

Some experimental movement mechanics: We've added a "ground pound" ability to cancel the double jump after dashing, that can be chained into another dash shot, which accidently introduced the ability to fly if you time it correctly lol #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #Metroidvania #PixelArt #Platformer

A brand new way to control your hight! Introducing: crouching I guess we’ve downplayed how empowering it feels to hold ↓ and get a bit smaller/shoot a bit lower. Next update will fix that #wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io

BREAKING: Our first playable is finally out there! untarctica.itch.io/demo Version 0.1.0-demo condensates about 9 months of development into a very short and focused vertical-slice. #wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io #free

Tentative logo #1 Made it to look a bit runic, a bit alien, while still being readable. Please share your thoughts with us. #logo #vector #typography #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer

About to launch the tiny demo of Untarctica this week! We'll need all the feedback we can have, so please try/support/ nitpick our game on our brand-new Discord server: discord.gg/wMDg5fMTRY #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer

8th monthiversary of moving development over to Godot! #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer

The year only begins after we create a kaizo platforming segment that will definitely not make it into the final release. #wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer

Parachuting! #wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt

She breathes now! #wip #boss-rush #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev

Introductory boss fight, WIP #boss #wip #indie #game #boss-rush #metroidvania

Hello world! Just made this profile where I plan to post about our upcoming game. Hope you all like: • 1-bit-ish pixel-art • ultra-tight controls • bizarre game design choices • shooters, platformers • dying a lot in videogames