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Little bit of progress

I'm a game dev 👩‍💻🤭 and I only get 22 seconds to convince you to play my puzzle game! 🎮✨ #cozygame

@RomanShalabanov @AzFlin But I believe that's the thing @AzFlin is also implying: Even if you can produce a spritesheet, it's not guaranteed to look good but even more: a game artist's job doesn't stop at pumping out an image.

@AzFlin I don't know if it's possible. You have more experience than I do, so I believe you. I'm far from making pixel games. But I'm going to take it as a personal challenge for the period when I have time and when my token limits in my IDE don't run out like they do now :)

i paid a pixel artist to make this centaur with walk + attack animations i challenge someone to generate this entirely in AI with the same quality artists ain't going anywhere, trust

@GamerGloTV IT REALLY DOES and it feels so smooth/good as well BUT it's too hard to communicate it to the players properly I think ;(

@Kepsert GIRAFFE GO WEEEE I say keep it, it looks fun 🤣

Bug or feature? Accidentally messed up my dash mechanic and now this happens. I lowkey like it though, should I keep it? :') #gamedev

Good shading makes all the difference in pixel art By balamakesgames

@anvilsurvivors @PlayReignfall :o I haven't ran into any angry people on reddit so far! The only time I got met with massive downvotes is when my work made me do an AMA while we are quite literally no-names in the industry LOL (I recommend against AMAs unless you actually have accolades/people care about you)

@Kepsert @PlayReignfall yes, but there are some dangerous and angry guys at there, called as mods.

Do you think the advice to "collect at least 2,000 wishlists before next fest" is accurate? What are your thoughts? Reignfall currently has around 170 wishlists😅 #indiegame #indiedev

@PlayReignfall @anvilsurvivors I've personally found most success on reddit (albeit, no critical success) so that might be worth a try as well! You're not relying on the algorithm to find your audience, because you can go to your audience's subreddit directly ^^

@anvilsurvivors I've tried sharing YouTube shorts and reel videos, but I'm actually most active on Twitter🫡

There are playable pets in my game. One of them is inspired by our lovely cat Kovu. Cropdeck is coming in only 5 days, btw!! PS: Cat pic in reply 😻

I'm sorry, everyone. I didn't like this background at all, and I couldn't stop thinking about how poorly it came out. And so, I've changed it.👍 Thank you all so much for your support. Color will follow shortly! #CryptStalkers #Forsworn #Ink #WIP #DnD #card #deck #horror #RPG

@FracturesAudio Checked out your profile just now you've got some sick stuff on there! Dropping you a follow and adding you to my list of composers to potentially hit up for future projects!

@Kepsert Everyone loves the algorithm. It can be so disheartening trying to get your work heard/seen. Keep going...and if you should ever need a composer or sound fx, give me a shout ;)

I posted this video on tiktok a few hours ago and it got exactly 1 view and 1 like (a family member). Figured I might as well drop it here as well in an attempt to double that external validation ;D #gamedev #indiegames

@FracturesAudio Thank you for the encouragement! I do have to say I don't care too much haha, in the end this is a passion project ^^ I was just thinking tiktok might have some issues: my personal account couldn't even see the video on its "following tab" :D

@Betrigansmh Two games I've looking very much forward to! "Cropdeck", seems to be a farm-based roguelite inspired by the Slay the Spire gameplay loop. Seems very cool! And then "Smerk: Wacky Autobattles". Very funny concept, the game design (I played a demo) is fantastic, lots of fun!

Are there any indie games you all are looking forward to? Sometimes I get emails or messages from developers I’ve never heard of or seen before and all of a sudden a new game is on my radar I know it’s hard to breakthrough so any way I can help I’d be interested in

YOUTUBE YOU OWE ME AN EXPLANATION!? My latest youtube shorts is a before-after video of my video game. Browsing analytics I found out 60-65% of the viewers are 13-15 years old. 2% of the viewers found my game dev video through search terms. These are the top2 search terms:

@flownepp Thank you so much! I'm aiming to do some more technical videos in the future, if that's of any interest! But I felt like it's better to first help people get to know the game ^^ Also tiktok viewers in general might not be my preferred audience, but eyes are good haha

@Kepsert This is better than 99% of the things that get traction on social media. Leaving you a like and a follow.

On a serious note, getting stuck on literally 0 views (it won't even show up on my follower feed @ my personal account) seems very abnormal, anyone's experienced this? Is this normal? :o

@Latiencur Tell me more! What's this!?

Demooo!🔥🔥🔥

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@Kepsert @Latiencur

Making a Game Boy title screen is brutal. 160x144 pixels to sell your whole game. This is Wicked Boy. Pass or play? #indiedev #pixelart #gameboy #metroidvania

Slide your way through this platforming section. Wishlist Kodama on Steam now: store.steampowered.com/app/4534260/Ko…

@TheGamerSection Thanks for hosting! I'm currently working on a retro-style platformer in which you can collect inactive boxes which you carry around and can active at will to use as a temporary platform. Gimmick-based! x.com/Kepsert/status…

🚀 Happy #IndieDevMonday! Time to showcase your upcoming games 🎮 Indie devs, drop your trailers, screenshots, or teasers below 👇 Let’s hype, support, and share the next big hits together! 🌟 #ShowYaGame #UpcomingGames