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The names of my last three games combined contain 11 instances of letter O and only one other vowel. This is not intentional, I only noticed it now. I guess I have some weird subconscious preference for the letter O 🤷‍♂️

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

This is one of my favorite video clips from Phobos Down so far. I especially like the colors. What do you think? #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #indiegame #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 3 days ago • 0 comments

Wow, we made it to day #300 of #Godot games using #GodotSteam! Today is Phobos Down by @fractilegames.bsky.social! Pick up your sticks and get to blasting, contractor. Survive and annihilate waves of enemies, get upgrades, and protect that cargo by all means. store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/...

submitted 5 days ago • 0 comments

Phobos Down in now available on Steam Early Access: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... #indiegame #lowpoly #shmup #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Phobos Down in now available on Steam Early Access: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... #indiegame #lowpoly #shmup #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Did some work on the intro sequence for Phobos Down but this isn't exactly ready yet.. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #godotengine #lowpoly

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Nice so see so many Finnish indie games in Steam Next Fest (article in Finnish): suomigamehub.com/uutiset/test...

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

I also changed the modifier stats comparison to handle additive properties better because the percentage values felt too random before. Now 100% always means the value added by one maximum quality modifier. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

The new "gliding projectiles" weapon modifier lets you shoot crawling enemies while hiding behind hills. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 17 days ago • 0 comments

Finally time to make some improvements to the rendering of my cozy town building game. I just got a first version of screen space ambient occlusion working, using GT-VBAO. I've known this for a long time, but it still amazes me how much of a difference ambient occlusion makes.

submitted 25 days ago • 2 comments

Another totally useless weapon modifier test: Ground aligning projectiles. Instead if hitting the ground, the projectiles turn to fly along the ground. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

I just realized that it has been full 20 years since I made the switch from Windows to Linux! #linux #gamedev

submitted 25 days ago • 5 comments

Puzzle gameplay! Solo developed indie game about exploring an abandoned spaceship with tasty lofi/modern hybrid style. Full 5 minute video: youtu.be/dnbWYcmmxWM #godot #gamedev

submitted 32 days ago • 1 comment

I spent way too much time improving the enemy burrowing sounds. It wasn't all wasted, they do sound much better now. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

Phobos Down alpha update 0.0.12 brings improved UX for new players, performance issue fixes, and a lot more. ⬇️ Downloads: fractilegames.itch.io/phobos-down ➡️ Wishlist on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2754880/... #twinstickshooter #indiegame #shmup #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

entourage. updated an old image last night, just wanted to see if i could improve it, give it more story

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

Phobos Down has a new kind of stun device that actively lures enemies into the area of effect (starter level device here with minimal range) #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 38 days ago • 0 comments

I changed to new, even shorter completion screen messages for both failed and successful game run ending in Phobos Down. #gamedev #indiegame

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Today's task: Making some level design and cool moments with this time manipulation mechanic. #screenshotsaturday

submitted 45 days ago • 6 comments

Testing a confirmation step in my weapon UI before destroying a modifier because new players instinctively destroy the first modifiers they encounter instead of installing them to the modifier slots (the outer ring). A bit better perhaps.. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #ui #godotengine

submitted 45 days ago • 3 comments

Finally got around to writing a short post about the Phobos Down arcade cabinet side project on my website: www.fractilegames.com/posts/202501... #gamedev #arcade #diy

submitted 46 days ago • 1 comment

I reimplemented my custom GDScript particle system as C++ module. Per-frame update time for 2000 particles went from 6603us to 149us and there is now a lot of room for optimization. I've always known that I have to do this at some point but I have been putting it off. #gamedev #godotengine

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

Phobos Down bar-top arcade cabinet in action. #screenshotsaturday #diy #arcade #gamedev #lowpoly #indiegame

submitted 52 days ago • 0 comments

How the hell has a bug like this gone unnoticed this long. Auto-aiming picks targets from behind player too 😬 No wonder it randomly seemed to misaim vertically. #gamedev #fail

submitted 53 days ago • 0 comments

the game is now a LOT faster. Making the gameplay finally feel like I always envisioned it to feel! Drivers dev day 216: shockwaves! Someone suggested I add shockwaves to the explosions. here they are! #solodev #unity3d #realtimevfx #madmax #indiegamedev #buildinpublic

submitted 54 days ago • 3 comments

I took my Phobos Down bar-top #arcade cabinet to a local IGDA gathering last night. It was really nice to see people play and enjoy the game. I got some good feedback too. Two guys actually completed a full game run, which I was not expecting! #gamedev #lowpoly #indiegame #godotengine

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Added poison damage to the super soaker :--) Made the player's face in the status bar react to being poisoned, too. I'm no pixel artist, but animating things like these feels really fun. Perfect stuff for a #HobbyDev #ScreenshotSaturday #Godot #GameDev

submitted 59 days ago • 0 comments

Testing predictive aiming for the enemies. Simply running around in circles to stay safe does not work anymore. I will not enable this for all the enemies but probably some of them. #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

submitted 59 days ago • 3 comments

The orbital strike device has felt underpowered, so I made some changes: I doubled the explosion damage and made the missiles explode slightly before hitting the ground. Much better now. #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

submitted 60 days ago • 1 comment

A failed vinyl sticker cut for Phobos Down arcade cabinet marquee. Would you play a game called Hobos Do? #gamedev #diy #fail

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

Happy new year 2025! This is the year I'm going to finish Phobos Down!

submitted 70 days ago • 1 comment

This is one of my favorite pause-mode screenshots from the latest Phobos Down version #screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

submitted 73 days ago • 0 comments

A tiny bit of progress with converting my tabletop arcade cabinet from Hyper Ultra Astronautics to Phobos Down: I finally started making the new marquee. Drilling holes to acrylic is always scary 😬 #gamedev #indiedev #hobbydev #diy #arcade

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

Here's some latest screens from our Sci-Fi game, Bionic Bay. It's 2D, physics-based, pixel art and retro-futurism. Inspirations: Alien, The Matrix and Super Mario.

submitted 76 days ago • 3 comments

It's #TrailerTuesday! Show me your indie games!

submitted 77 days ago • 6 comments