Acceptable Risk Studios

Play FrogNoir now for free on itch! alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir #gamedev #freetoplay #action #games #indiegames

This dapper fellow is the star in FrogNoir, our #BigMode 2026 #GameJam entry. Only he can restore power to the #neon signs, rekindle the #jazz, and draw the city’s #nightlife back from the shadows!

The 7th and last of our trip down GameJam memory lane... The lights at #Dunkey’s Jazz Club have gone out, and with them, the music, the crowd, and the soul of the city. In #Frog #Noir, you play as a slick, trench-coat-wearing frog #detective hopping through a stylized 1920s cityscape. #gamedev

Energy, #retro, #arcade, #nostalgia and pumping beats to which the visuals responded. The OST for our #gamejam entry DeltaTime drew inspiration from the earworm melodies of 80s #gaming - listen to the full main theme soundtrack here www.youtube.com/watch?v=uSJg...

Try our retro remake game jam entry DeltaTime yourself now for free now on itch, runs on the web with no download required. alfredwooden.itch.io/deltatime

How do you score a game about splitting time? 🎹 For These Four Walls, two melodies, a lonely piano and a haunting choir, weave together and pull apart like the game’s time-looping puzzles. Read the full devlog: tinyurl.com/4c5by3hz #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameAudio #VideoGameMusic #VGMv

The award winning soundtrack for These Four Walls reflects the game’s time-splitting mechanic and lonely, purgatorial tone. Inspired by the haunting version of Mad World from Donnie Darko #score #soundtrack #videogame #indiegame #gamedev listen to the full track here:

Try out our #epic #megajam2025 winning #indiegame These Four Walls for yourself. Its #freetoplay via download on #Itch at this link: tinyurl.com/kedkk2vu

The environment design for These Four Walls began with #GothicRevival architecture, inspired by #Christchurch landmarks blue-grey volcanic basalt, creamy Oamaru limestone details, hand-inked architectural sketches, and surreal floating-island imagery to shape the world tinyurl.com/mpfsd9vh #gamedev

Day 4 - These Four Walls, 2025 #epicmegajam where we won overall 1st place, and 1st for soundtrack. Created together with @nightmarkstudios and @gameprofbond a 3D puzzle platformer made in #unrealengine #gamejam #platformer #indiegames

Try out Warriors of Crumbelot for yourself on itch now (PC) alfredwooden.itch.io/warriors-of-... part of out week long look-back at the games that started the journey to Acceptable Risk Studio. #freegame #adventure #videogame #rpg #indiegames

Our third day of retrospectives takes us to the kitchen, where you play as a band of gingerbread people as they search for a stolen biscuit. Inspired by Super Mario RPG and Final Fantasy. Created for Brackeys Game Jam 2025.2 with @TreeNook_Games #gamejam #brackeys #brackeysgamejam #rpg #mario

The original NightLoop soundtrack played with inspiration from classic gothic melodies, and musical notations echoing Danny Elfman clasic film scores for a haunting melody. Listen to the full main theme here: youtu.be/5ZPSI233b2k #ost #soundtrack #music #videogamemusic #indiedev

Try out NightLoop for yourself on itch now (PC) alfredwooden.itch.io/nightloop part of out week long look-back at the games that started the journey to Acceptable Risk Studio. #freegame #play #videogame #horror #indiegames

Take a look at NightLoop, a dark fantasy roguelike survival puzzle that traps you in an endless nightmare. Created for KiwiJam 2025 with @WildPATATA #gamejam #horrorgame #puzzlegames #videogame #horror

Day 2 of our retrospective looking back at the first year. NightLoop is a dark fantasy roguelike survival puzzle that traps you in an endless nightmare. Created for KiwiJam 2025 with @WildPATATA #gamejam #horrorgame #puzzlegames #videogame #horror

We love creating compelling, mindful and captivating soundtracks for our games. As part of "Bubbles Montoya" day - listen to the full orchastrated version of the theme song here: youtu.be/Hjvysn9zwDg #ost #soundtrack #music #videogamemusic #indiedev

Try out Bubbles Montoya for yourself on itch.io now (PC) alfredwooden.itch.io/bubblesmontoya part of out week long look-back at the games that started the journey to Acceptable Risk Studio. #freegame #play #videogame #platformer #indie

This week we're looking back at the first year of Justin and Alfredo's collaboration making games together. The one that started it all was Bubbles Montoya! created for the 2025 Global Game Jam with @WildPATATA #gamejam #indiegame #platformer #videogame #games

Sometimes the best choice is to reverse (moonwalk) full throttle outta there as fast as you can. Pesky little rats! #indiegamedev #unity3D #WIPWednesday #videogames #roguelite

There are a lot, and we mean a LOT, of systems brewing under the hood... #gamedev #rogue #stats #gameplay #indiegames

Getting to the merchant in the wasteland is kinda like hump day. You deserve to treat yourself, go on... splurge a little. The weekend is almost here! #humpday #recharge #indiegames #gamedev #unity

Five little things that make us happy... even after months of development and testing we still find joy in the chaos #littlethings #dailyjoys #gamedev #unity #cosygames

There’s nothing like weaving through canyon columns, outsmarting those little rats with a sneaky side-swipe... ahhh, it’s a beautiful day for some chaos in this cosy wasteland. #gamedev #WIPWednesday #Unity3d #prototype

Scrap burning a hole in your pockets? Time to cash in on some sweet new upgrades. #indiegame #gamedev #unity3d #roguelite

Acceptable Risk is beavering away, building something really cool for you all out in the desert: a world of whimsy and waste. Join us on the journey with a follow, and we’ll see you in the wasteland! #gamedev #indiegames #wip #unity #roguelite

These Rats are learning new tricks! Some chase, some hide and wait, some even take turret shots. They're still not great drivers, but honestly, neither are we. #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev #ScreenshotSaturday

We keep saying “one more run” and suddenly it’s 2am and no actual development got done 🚗🔥🐀 #indiegame #gamedev #madmaxvibes #roguelite #unity3d

Like the game we're working on, preparation, heading out into danger, learning what works, and coming back better feels a lot like where we are in development. Tuning, testing, and discovering, but the direction is starting to feel real! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #unity3d

Making some adjustments to the code for the turbo… and think we cranked it a bit much?! #gamedev #unity #wipwednesday

Seeing an idea take shape, then brought to life in Unity is quite rewarding. Won't be much time for camping in the wasteland, but plenty of time for some unhinged driving maneuvers! #gameart #blender #gamedev #3D

Sorry for being off! We took some days to rest up after all the game jams but now we're back! Im Alfred, Im the main developer at AcceptableRisks and this is a little behind scenes of everything that it's happening 😍 #Unity #GameDev #IndieGameDev

Become the uptimate city slicker in Frog Noir! A slick 1920s noir platformer where a detective frog hops through the city, chasing fireflies and jazz-soaked mysteries. Our submission for #BigMode #GameJam - built in #unity and #blender play now on alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir

A closer look at our protagonist. His secret weapon.. yes, its that super slick tongue, that thing can reach for miles, propelling this little guy flying through the air and to hard to reach locations. Gotta catch them fireflies! #bigmode #gamejam #unity play now at alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir

Nothing beats the feeling of grappeling and being propelled across the city skyline by way of tongue! 🐸👅 Frog Noir takes flight, our entry to the 2026 #bigmode #gamejam #unity3d #3d #blender #unity #indiegamedev #gamedev play now at alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir

The city certainly grew - what started as a small city corner diorama, felt a bit too small - so with some creative magic - we grew is six times bigger createing the city of Frog Noir. #BigModeGameJam20206 #unity3d #worldbuilding

Nothing like a few last minute additions in the GameJam... 😂 Dunkey getting thrown together in the final few hours of the #Bigmode #Gamejam #unity #gamedev #indiegamedev #3d play now at alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir

Modular 3D assets created so that we could quickly iterate variations of buildings within Unity. #bigmode #gamejam #3d #blender #unity #indiegamedev #gamedev play now at alfredwooden.itch.io/frog-noir

Something that usually game devs dont show it's project organization. Even tho we try to keep it light, we have been using Figma (Figjams) to organize our game jams and projects when we get into. This a draft of the project that we're doing for the #BigModeGameJam2026 #Unity #GameDev #IndieGameDev

This is a sign, this is many signs. Having fun with neon in Blender - creating these for our submission to the #bigmode #gamejam worldbuilding a neon noir aesthetic is a blast. #gamedev #indiedev #FrogNoir #neonnoir #artdeco #unity3d #blender #indiegame #noirvibes

Neon’s glowing, the bands playing, and the night is starting to breathe. 🐸✨Our 1920s noir city block, with Dunkey’s Jazz Club lighting the way. Still rough around the edges, but the vibes? Immaculate. 🎷🌃 Stay slick, see you in the shadows. #WIPWednesday #gamedev #indiegames #bigmode #gamejam

When the lights go out and the jazz fades… there’s only one frog you call. 🐸🎷 Early look at our detective character for the BigMode Game Jam. #BigMode #GameJam #IndieStudio #GameJam #NoirGame #CharacterDesign

This way to the Wasteland → A timelapse build of an environment asset for our upcoming project. What lies beyond the gates is still a mystery… follow to find out. 🚙 #gamedev #gameart #speedbuild #blender #unity3d #wip

Arrr, feast yer eyes on this beauty! ☠️🏴☠️ Half ship, half scrapheap, mostly bad decisions... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dart #3dmodeling #gameart #vehicleart #vehicledesign #piratecore

A curious outpost is discovered in the desert... I wonder what it could be 😉 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #leveldesign #environmentart #3dart #googiedesign #retrofuturism #postapocalyptic #wasteland #worldbuilding #visualstorytelling #gameart #devlog

Inspired by mid-century Googie signage, bold shapes reimagined for a post-apocalyptic world. In the wasteland, signage isn’t just wayfinding. It’s a promise. A flicker of hope. #environmentart #3dart #googiedesign #retrofuturism #postapocalyptic #wasteland #worldbuilding #visualstorytelling

Color correction and post-processing are the herbs and spices that bring out the character and feel of this wasteland we're creating. Its a world of hope and opportunity, of regrowth and renewal, and white-knuckle high speed battles across the dunes! #gamedev #indiedev #postprocessing #colorgrading

Shelter, home, oasis. Homebase is all that - a place of rest, repair and a garage full of upgrades! Layout this level begins, and we get our first glimpse of what this world will look like. #leveldesign #gamedesign #levelart #3dart #3dmodeling #environmentart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Rock out with your rocks out. Making some environment assets today. Also a first stab at some vegetation (Yes! Plant life survived the apocalypse... just don't eat any unless you're up for some nuclear psychedelics) #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gameart #videogamedev #unity3d #blender3d

They're fast, they're crazy and they've got skulls mounted on their chassis! Meet the Skull Buggy, the wasteland is crawling with them. Like vultures they wait for their next meal... don't let it be you! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gameart #videogamedev #3dart #3dmodeling #3dartist #unity