Dawnosaur

I'm overwhelmingly excited to say COSMOS, a platformer shooter where you ascend vertical levels is now available on Steam. I'm a solo dev so RTs, are greatly appreciated ❤ store.steampowered.com/app/1252100/CO… #indiegame #gaming #madewithunity

Game Feel Trick │04 VFX bring game worlds to life. With some artistic flair and out of the box thinking, simple particle effects can double a game’s “excitement” and visual intrigue. 💥Read 7 Game Feel Tricks: dawnosaur.substack.com/p/7-game-feel-… #gamedev #IndieGameDev #madewithunity

Game Feel Trick │03 Cameras in video games have so much potential. Start with smoothing and, if you want to go the extra mile take a page from Luftrausers and let your camera follow the action. 💥Read 7 Game Feel Tricks: dawnosaur.substack.com/p/7-game-feel-… #gamedev #IndieGameDev

Game Feel Trick │02 Freezing time might sound weird but it feels great. We can use this technique to emphasise damage and give the player a split second to breath in the midst of combat. 💥Read 7 Game Feel Tricks: dawnosaur.substack.com/p/7-game-feel-… #gamedev

Game Feel Trick │01 Providing feedback to players is crucial in combat scenarios. The Hit Flash is a powerful tool to achieve this. Improving the feel of fights and clarity of combat, this is a fantastic technique! 💥7 Game Feel Tricks: dawnosaur.substack.com/p/7-game-feel-… #gamedev

So, I'm currently writing a post going into my 7 Favourite Game Feel Tips & Tricks. I've really excited with how this is going. For now, I'd love to start a conversation on what game feel tricks you've found helpful and which games you feel like pulled them off best.

an article on how to quickly add Screen Shake to your unity game 📷 open.substack.com/pub/dawnosaur/…… #gamedev #madewithunity

I'm super happy to have finished another game jam, check out my submission to the #BrackeysGameJam here! dawnosaur.itch.io/possession

Going to be working on some more Enemy AI & Ability design today 🎉. My game idea is a top-down shooter where you can possess the enemies. Come say hi! youtube.com/live/Bv6WsCoky…

Going live soon for the #BrackeysGameJam🎉youtube.com/live/FoRTV1L1S… ═══════ My Idea ═══════ My game concept is a top-down shooter where you can possess enemies. 💀Kill enemies to take control of them. Death is a new Beginning #gamedev #gamejam

Brackeys Jam: Day 3 I've refined the "possession" system a tonne and am pretty happy with it. Im planning on taking this more into a fast-paced arena shooter style as well, so super excited! Will stream later and gets some more enemies and combat systems in place

So, I took this morning to work on my idea for the #BrackeysGameJam The theme for the Jam is An End is a New Beginning. ✨My take is that you possess the Enemies that you kill. ie: their death will lead to you gaining a new set of abilities. Catch my stream later to see more :D

Hey everyone, I'm gonna stream a few times this week and am going to do some "I play your games" sessions. To join, come say hi on discord discord.gg/8fwAN2qn

@Tenshii92 That's awesome to hear, happy it helped <3

@DawnosaurDev Your videos on game movement helped me a ton. Picking up a copy of your game today!

Design with Dawnosaur: Motivation, Drive and more dawnosaur.substack.com/p/motivation-d…

Deciding when to innovate and when to stick with tried-and-true methods can shape your game. This week I dived into the questions you should ask before innovating as well as when it works and how it can go wrong. Read it Here: dawnosaur.substack.com/p/game-develop…

Wanted to share this fantastic Godot project based on my platformer video series. Made by TheoTheTorch, it's a great place to start if you're working on a platformer in Godot. theothetorch.itch.io/movement-2 #gamedevelopment #GodotEngine