#game dev

[tearwolfe]

contrary to popular belief, i work on other things that aren't ruikasa...

this past semester i've been working as the artist for a game called "coffee for cthulhu"!! i joined a team of two other people, our game designer + programmer, who had an idea to make a cozy coffee shop game that combined elderich horrors.. that are cute?

i've been grinding away at the art, and we finally released the game today!! it's on steam (windows pc) for $3.99, we've been working pretty hard on it, it's a cute and short game to play through.

it's our capstone project for our major, the first video game to come out of our specific program! super cool.

#game development #game dev #game design #i'm now officially a game dev... this is so crazy #i've also been working on the art for another game in a different class #but it's a card game. i've been drawing a Lot this semester #on top of all the fanart i've been making... #collapses and dies

[beekeeperspicnic]

So, in my attempts to demo speech lip syncing for everyone in my previous post I ended up playing through this rather emotionally charged phone conversation, and afterwards I regretted cutting it off at such a dramatic moment.... so here's the whole thing.

Acted entirely by me, I guess.

If you want to play it yourself you can get the Mycroft Simulator here, although it doesn't have the voice acting!

#sherlock holmes #mycroft holmes #mycroft simulator #mycroft holmes sim #game dev #voice acting

[leafie-draws]

SYNCRASIS map for HELLPIERCERS 🔥

#leafie draws #HELLPIERCERS #sandy pug games #ttrpg #game dev #//eyestrain

[efangamez]

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#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #trans #queer #indie #gamedev #game dev #cyberpunk #scifi #dnd #mutual aid #queer mutual aid #disabled #visual disability

[samuraiunicorn]

Remember that hallway with all the Lickers in RE5?

#samurai unicorn #cyberpunk #ps1 graphics #indie games #psx #low poly #indie dev #game dev #90s vibes #character design

[devsgames]

Casual reminder that if you're worried or demotivated about making a game because 'someone else already made your idea', remember some handy tips:

1) There are no original ideas. Almost all ideas in game development are derivative. Ideas are reinterpreted, reimagined, redesigned. Creation is transient and no concept exists in a vaccuum; every game that exists was inspired, conciously or not, by a game that came before it and there are no exceptions. Game design is 99% stealing mechanics and reappropriating them to your context. Embrace that and let them inspire you, not demotivate you.

2) They didn't 'make your idea', they made their own version of a concept, just as you would be making your own version of a concept if you made yours. Concepts are multi-faceted and can have a plethora of interpretations be different people. It's why we have Star Wars, Star Trek, and the 80000 other space fantasy media properties. Make your own version of the thing and it will live on its own merits.

3) No one cares about something being derivative as much as you do. People who like the thing that is similar to your concept will look at your thing and go "wow, now I have two things to play!". Learn to ignore yourself.

4) Enjoy the process of making things, and not just having the final product. Make art for the enjoyment of making it, not just to be the first one past the goal post.

Sincerely a person who has made many games inspired by other things. :)

#ok splitting headache so im going to bed #game development #thoughts #gamedev #game dev #gamedevelopment #indiedev #indie dev #blog

[kcamberart]

the concept art -> the in-game art

bonus: the in-game art in the game

#vollema #gamedev #game dev #game development #wip #work in progress #oc #original character #fun fact: the character in the sketch is a completely different person than the character in the finished poster #i swapped them out for plot reasons. you'll see why if (or when) you play the game

[runicpixels]

Hey folks, with a few friends, I made a cute little platformer where you use summons to navigate levels. We made this in 72 hours for the Ludum Dare game jam!

Play it here :

#ludum dare #ludum dare 55 #art #game dev #pixelart #indie game dev #lowpoly #arcade #speedrun #platformer #cute #cozy #pixel art #3d #stylized #voxel #minecraft #blockbench #Youtube

[glugslove]

Adding conductivity to certain elements so they will conduct and create an electric circuit when touching

#gamedev #game dev #indiegame #indie dev #indie game dev #game development

[snackodev]

✨ Snacko Better Build Mode Updates

Reticle on gamepad makes aiming and picking out each item you've placed much easier!

Hide HUD and toggle grid visibility to take the perfect screenshot

Craftable and placeable bushes and flowers 🌸 Place them like the saplings.

Stackable fences 📐 Fences now have building areas on top, meaning you can put fences on top of fences. Or you can put a bed on top of your fence, I'm not your mom.

We're working on even more quality of life improvements and balance changes, so stay tuned for our upcoming updates~

🌱 Check out some of these ameowzing community builds!

#snacko #indie game #cozy games #farming sim #indie games #snackodev #game dev #gamedev #indiegame #steam deck #steam games #snacko builds #life sim

[notoh-dev]

Showcasing some more sprites! (Perry's my favorite thus far)

Youtube Twitter RMN / Itch.io Tiktok

#rpg maker #rpg horror #pixel horror #game development #indie game #visual novel #interactive fiction #rpgmaker horror #rpg maker horror #indie horror #illustration #rpgmaker #game dev #art by me #art by op #anime #anime art #anime illustration #anime style #anime drawing #danganronpa #your turn to die #corpse party #misao #mad father #ib #digital art #artwork #artists on tumblr

[arimiadev]

oh shit rpg maker xp is completely free to own this week on steam??

#I dont use rpgm anymore but this is still wonderful to know about #if you add it to your account then it shouldn't be removed once the week is over #you should have it forever for free #just know that this license might only be for free games and you might have to actually purchase the software before you can make commercia #indie game dev #game dev #rpg maker

[insertdisc5]

🎮 HEY I WANNA MAKE A GAME! 🎮

Yeah I getcha. I was once like you. Pure and naive. Great news. I AM STILL PURE AND NAIVE, GAME DEV IS FUN! But where to start?

To start, here are a couple of entry level softwares you can use! source: I just made a game called In Stars and Time and people are asking me how to start making vidy gaems. Now, without further ado:

SOFTWARES AND ENGINES FOR PEOPLE WHO DON'T KNOW HOW TO CODE!!!

Ren'py (and also a link to it if you click here do it): THE visual novel software. Comic artists, look no further ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It has great documentation! It has a bunch of plugins and UI stuff and assets for you to buy! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) You can also port your game to a BUNCH of consoles! ✨Cons: None really <3 Some games to look at: Doki Doki Literature Club, Bad End Theater, Butterfly Soup

Twine: Great for text-based games! GREAT FOR WRITERS WHO DONT WANNA DRAW!!!!!!!!! (but you can draw if you want) ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's versatile! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! (You'll just need to read the doc a bunch) ✨Cons: You can add pictures, but it's a pain. Some games to look at: The Uncle Who Works For Nintendo, Queers In love At The End of The World, Escape Velocity

Bitsy: Little topdown games! ✨Pros: It's free! It's simple! It's (somewhat) intuitive! It has great documentation! It can be used even if you have LITERALLY no programming experience! You can make everything in it, from text to sprites to code! Those games sure are small! ✨Cons: Those games sure are small. This is to make THE simplest game. Barely any animation for your sprites, can barely fit a line of text in there. But honestly, the restrictions are refreshing! Some games to look at: honestly I haven't played that many bitsy games because i am a fake gamer. The picture above is from Under A Star Called Sun though and that looks so pretty

RPGMaker: To make RPGs! LIKE ME!!!!! NOTE: I recommend getting the latest version if you can, but all have their pros and cons. You can get a better idea by looking at this post. ✨Pros: Literally everything you need to make an RPG. Has a tutorial inside the software itself that will teach you the basics. Pretty simple to understand, even if you have no coding experience! Also I made a post helping you out with RPGMaker right here! ✨Cons: Some stuff can be hard to figure out. Also, the latest version is expensive. Get it on sale! Some games to look at: Yume Nikki, Hylics, In Stars and Time (hehe. I made it)

engine.lol: collage worlds! it is relatively new so I don't know much about it, but it seems fascinating. picture is from Garden! NOTE: There's a bunch of smaller engines to find out there. Just yesterday I found out there's an Idle Game Maker made by the Cookie Clicker creator. Isn't life wonderful?

✨more advice under the cut. this is Long ok✨

ENGINES I KNOW NOTHING ABOUT AND THEY SEEM HARD BUT ALSO GIVE IT A TRY I GUESS!!!! :

Unity and Unreal: I don't know anything about those! That looks hard to learn! But indie devs use them! It seems expensive! Follow your dreams though! Don't ask me how!

GameMaker: Wuh I just don't know anything about it either! I just know it's now free if your game is non-commercial (aka, you're not selling it), and Undertale was made on it! It seems good! You probably need some coding experience though!!!

Godot: Man I know even less about this one. Heard good things though!

BUNCHA RANDOM ADVICE!!!!

-Make something small first! Try making simple: a character is in a room, and exits the room. The character can look around, decide to take an item with them, can leave, and maybe the door is locked and you have to find the key. Figuring out how to code something like that, whether it is as a fully text-based game or as an RPGMaker map, should be a good start to figure out how your software of choice works!

-After that, if you have an idea, try first to make the simplest version of that idea. For my timeloop RPG, my simplest version was two rooms: first room you can walk in, second room with the King, where a cutscene automatically plays and the battle starts, you immediately die, and loop back to the first room, with the text from this point on reflecting this change. I think I also added a loop counter. This helped me figure out the most important thing: Can This Game Be Made? After that, the rest is just fun stuff. So if you want to make a dating sim, try and figure out how to add choices, and how to have affection points go up and down depending on your choices! If you want to make a platformer, figure out how to make your character move and jump and how to create a simple level! If you just want to make a kinetic visual novel with no choices, figure out how to add text, and how to add portraits! You'll be surprised at how powerful you'll feel after having figured even those simple things out.

-If you have a programming problem or just get confused, never underestimate the power of asking Google! You most likely won't be the only person asking this question, and you will learn some useful tips! If you are powerful enough, you can even… Ask people??? On forums??? Not me though.

-Yeah I know you probably want to make Your Big Idea RIGHT NOW but please. Make a smaller prototype first. You need to get that experience. Trust me.

-If you are not a womanthing of many skills like me, you might realize you need help. Maybe you need an artist, or a programmer. So! Game jams on itch.io are a great way to get to work and meet other game devs that have different strengths! Or ask around! Maybe your artist friend secretly always wanted to draw for a game. Ask! Collaborate! Have fun!!!

I hope that was useful! If it was. Maybe. You'd like to buy me a coffee. Or maybe you could check out my comics and games. Or just my new critically acclaimed game In Stars and Time. If you want. Ok bye

#reference #gamedev #indie dev #game dev #tutorial #video game #ACTUAL GAME DEVS DO NOT INTERACT!!!1!!!!! #this is for people who are afraid of coding. do not come at me and say 'actually godot is easy if you just--' I JUST WILL NOT. #long post

[leafie-draws]

details of Dis ❄️🔥

#leafie draws #HELLPIERCERS #sandy pug games #ttrpg #game dev

[efangamez]

What an amazing day.

Thank you ALL for buying GRIM, for reblogging, for watching the review, and thank you, @dragonkid11 , for making me laugh.

These funds made from these sales will literally go towards life saving care. I can't thank y'all enough.

For my last post tonight, if you'd like to purchase GRIM, snag it today individually or part of a $25 bundle that contains ALL of my paid content!

Much love to y'all! Have a wonderful night!

#ttrpg #indie ttrpg #trans #queer #indie #gamedev #game dev #cyberpunk #scifi #dnd #boomer shooter #grim ttrpg #doom #quake #Youtube

[ggauroras]

I think the saddest part about Unity's godawful news is that a lot of games are going to just. disappear.

it's like Unity is trying to go the way of streaming where the hidden gems and cult classics don't make enough money, so, they're taken offline. except this time it's with games (mostly indie).

to put it in perspective, hollow knight, cuphead, and ori are made in unity. so are night in the woods, tunic, and countless more indie gems. hell, AMONG US is made in unity. if the devs of any of these games can't shell out the outrageous cost, then maybe the devs will take them offline. and we'll just. never be able to play them anymore

it's a sad possibility that I don't think any of us ever had to consider. but now we do.

#auroras rambles #game dev #gamedev #indie dev #unity #godot #indie games