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Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...

submitted 3 days ago • 710 comments

I'm rewriting my platforming physics -- it's going really well #pico8 #gamdev

submitted 4 days ago • 3 comments

<> Ottawa Show & Chill <> Feb 19th, 2025 @ Avant Garde Bar 8PM Show <> Chill <> Hang Games w. friends <> Friends w. games

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

telemetry

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

updraft #pico8 #gamedev

submitted 9 days ago • 1 comment

I released my first solodev jam game in years: SPHONGOS You can play it here: mkoloch.itch.io/sphongos Plays in browser and works on mobile. Or directly in Pico-8: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=147... Would love some feedback! General praise is also fine. Thank you :* #gamedev #pico8 #pixelart

submitted 15 days ago • 7 comments

I made a lightweight SDL3 + SDL GPU + ImGui + C# example: github.com/NoelFB/ImGui...

submitted 10 days ago • 2 comments

There's a work-in-progress version of my world generator here: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=147... Or type "load #mot_adv" into #pico8

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Sprites, floors, skies/ceilings, lighting, all back up and running. Here's a little test. #pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

alright y'all let's let's just do this SKELETON GELATIN, out now on adamatomic.itch.io/skeleton-gel... !! 🍮 World's FIRST "blobtroidvania" (maybe) (I haven't checked) 📉 No upgrades 💀 No HP 🏃 No jumping 🏆 No items I do not recommend attempting an all-skulls run until you have finished a regular!

submitted 16 days ago • 13 comments

CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫 Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG. “The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN links below 👇

submitted 25 days ago • 101 comments

It its the time for the frog, the frog and the well, the well and the will, the will and the soup. "Froglegs" is out. A new platformer for #pico8 played with two buttons. Easy to learn, easy to fall. Play it on lokistriker.itch.io/frog #gamedev #indiedev

submitted 36 days ago • 6 comments

lots of math today, working on figuring out a good scaling function for the boss based on your stats, i got it feeling about even to fight him while maxed out and on base stats. still tons of kinks to work out but progress is progress. #pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

made a new #pico8 game this weekend!! VAMPIRE vs POPE ARMY adamatomic.itch.io/vampire-vs-p... 👮‍♀️ pope army took all your stuff (BLOOD TALISMANS) ⛪️ Put you in vampire jail, rude 🩸 you have a Mighty Thirst......

submitted 37 days ago • 8 comments

New #pico8 game! It's called SEBASTIAN'S QUEST adamatomic.itch.io/sebastians-q... 📦 Sokoban overworld adventure! 💎 Push gems out of your way !! 🧀 <- GET IT ↩️ Undo button(s) 💩 [REDACTED] 🇯🇵 Available in English and Japanese (all 5 words) 💾 Cart link available ! Dedicated to our first IRL pug 💕

submitted 43 days ago • 11 comments

/// \\\ O T T A W A /// \\\ \\\ /// J A N 1 5th \\\ /// Show n' Chills are back in the Capital for a new year! Join us Jan 15th at the Avant Garde Bar in downtown Ottawa for: Games, Friends, Vibes. 🦖🍕

submitted 49 days ago • 0 comments

Ivan Aivazovsky was the John Martin of painting water

submitted 54 days ago • 0 comments

My "Underbase" tileset is part of the Winter Sale on Itch! mrmotarius.itch.io/underbase

submitted 63 days ago • 3 comments

Our #AGBIC game, How Am I Still Waiting For The Bus?, is available now! The bus took so long that you died. Prevent your ghost from moving on until your bus comes. If you're bored, eavesdrop on your fellow commuters. Play it on itch: sweetheartsquad.itch.io/how-am-i-still-waiting-for-the-bus

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

The team is still working on Revertices!! Next year is going to be a big push on development. Things are starting to really come together and it is exciting!! Boss battles are starting to reach the finish line, the narrative is getting fleshed out, and the game is really finding its footing.

submitted 76 days ago • 1 comment

lol I'm outside The Game Awards* *HANDING OUT LEAFLETS FOR SAG-AFTRA TO RAISE AWARENESS FOR THE INTERACTIVE STRIKE

submitted 75 days ago • 24 comments

I know a lot of us are tuned into the VGAs right now, but let's celebrate a huge victory for game devs! www.theverge.com/2024/12/12/2...

submitted 75 days ago • 7 comments

Introducing Snowflake Designer: Make beautiful snowflakes while listening to chill holiday music. ❄️ itchio: sparsegamedev.itch.io/snowflake-de... ❄️ Lexaloffle BBS: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=159... Made for the 2024 PICO-8 Advent Calendar: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=145... #pico8 #gamedev

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

RAT DREAMS, my new short-form Action-RPG, is free and out now on adamatomic.itch.io/rat-dreams 🗡 Play it in your Web Browser 🗡 Run out of Stamina meter at a crucial moment nooo 🗡 Enjoy 1-bit sprites and real-time Combat 🗡 Pick fights w Frogs, Blood Rat Sentries, Skeleton Gelatins 🗡 Has an ending

submitted 121 days ago • 8 comments

making another #pico8 game :O

submitted 119 days ago • 6 comments

My soundtrack for Wilmot Works It Out is out now! starts gentle and jazzy but gets a little weirder and proggier over time since nobody stopped me. excited to share it with y'all! check the release out (plus a sample from it and the latest trailer) here: elirainsberry.bandcamp.com/album/wilmot...