Angus Coolan

Angus Coolan

@angus.coolan.games

Freelance Pixel Artist and Animator on Unpacking, Tempopo, and Delverium. Game Developer currently making The Ropeway. He/Him

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I made the Qbeh-1 soundtrack entirely out of sounds I found/recorded/sampled myself because for better or worse, it would be a soundtrack only I could have made I do use VST's/synths/whatevz now but I still try to work that way as much as possible - everything as custom/personal as possible

Tim Dawson@ironicaccount.bsky.social

there are a lot of freaks in gamedev, who when given an industry standard method will go "no thanks" and start climbing a mountain coding their own engine, sculpting it in clay, implementing ik from scratch, embroidering sprites, etc. there's value in these journeys and games are better for them

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During High Score in Melbourne @ ACMI, will be a chilled listening session of the Unpacking OST Vinyl. Sunday Oct 4th at 3pm in the Listening Room. I'll be there for chats or answer any questions. Also there's rumours of an Unpacking vinyl giveaway ;) www.acmi.net.au/whats-on/the...

acmi.net.auUnpacking with Jeff van DyckSteal a moment away at ACMI’s Listening room, a space perfectly built for experiencing your favourite records, with composer Jeff van Dyck and his music from the beloved Australian game, Unpacking.

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I've been helping out with the art for Delverium over the past year and Early Access is out now!

Delverium@delverium.bsky.social

Today’s the day! Delverium is now available in Early Access! store.steampowered.com/app/2710040/...

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Over the weekend, my partner confronted an AI vendor who was intentionally lying about using AI - this ended up with him becoming verbally abusive before coming out of his booth to physically assault my friend who started filming the incident - he BIT HER (yes BIT)

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YESSSS!! Took a couple days, but I now have one motor function that can lets penguins hit any point on anything with any point on any other thing. Probably one of the most versatile motor tasks I've made. SO happy with this! 🐧🐟🔨🙏🧊🚿🪵 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

Zombie Zi@majormcdoom.bsky.social

Mathy math. 🐧📐📈 #GodotEngine #gamedev #indiedev

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So as not to curse y'all with the visuals, I'll just say that Kmart is currently selling rip offs of popular board games with AI slop boxes that are light as all hell; Things like Twister, Guess Who, Hungry Hungry Hippos and way more in a busted AI style and an off the original name.

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Just one of the optional dungeon entrances in our game! Would you dare to follow the flying insects inside? If you like the game's vibe, you can wishlist it on Steam 🔽 #JRPG #pixelart #indiegames #ドット絵

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Ready for a new retro adventure? Destiny Spire is almost here. Gotta warn u, battles can get a little intense, especially when u reach a new area, but it makes overcoming them that much more satisfying especially as your resources are dwindling in a dungeon #rpg #jrpg #indiegame #retrogaming #8bit

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During early prototyping I was focused on authenticity and game feel driven by the character controllers and of course the #Animation If you want to see more Tiltshift or even better, PLAY Tiltshift I'll be at #Gamescom and #GamescomDev all this week! #IndieDev #GameDev

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Though we're based in Australia, our roots are Ukrainian. 🇺🇦 We’re proud that Slumbering Woods - our cozy-meets-mystery indie game - is participating in the Ukrainian Games Festival on Steam! Please check out the incredible lineup and support Ukrainian devs: @ukrainian.games #UGF2026 #IndieDev

store.steampowered.comUkrainian Games Festival 2026Ukrainian Games Festival 2026 is running August 17 to August 24!

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#Asemulator v1.0.0 releases on August 28th! 🎉 The Top-down and Side-scroller templates will be available on the same date. Get ready to preview, test and share your characters' animated sprites in context, directly in @aseprite.org! Reposts highly appreciated~

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After @jamalgreen.bsky.social 's first single "The Big Day", I'm excited to announce we're releasing one of my tracks from the TOEM 2 soundtrack THIS MONDAY (August 17th)! It's called "Down The Road", and you can pre-save it on Spotify here: distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...

distrokid.comDown The Road (TOEM 2 Original Soundtrack) by Launchable SocksStream and Pre-save Down The Road (TOEM 2 Original Soundtrack) - Distributed by DistroKid

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Happy four year anniversary to our beloved Queer Man Peering. A game that completely changed the trajectory of our lives. 😘😘 It was such a difficult development, but after four years of working on Janet I’m starting to think that maybe that’s an ‘us thing’. store.steampowered.com/app/1711420/...

store.steampowered.comQueer Man Peering Into A Rock Pool.jpg on SteamA joyful, strange experience in which a middle-aged queer man toddles around a strange island attempting to re-furnish his empty house.

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Hi! I'm the music composer and sound designer for DREDGE and I am officially looking for new work !! If you've got a cool game that needs audio of any kind. Please reach out. My DM's are open. Here's a few of the cool games I've done the music and sound design for! 🔊🎵 #gamedev #indiegamedev

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Very happy to announce I'll be working with Angus and Mei on this awesome project! You might know Angus and Mei from their work on Unpacking, I know them from teaching me the Tim Tam Slam and being excellent human beings (and Unpacking) We're gonna make something amazing together ✨

Angus Coolan@angus.coolan.games

I'm happy to announce that I'm working on a prototype for 'The Ropeway' with funding from Screen Queensland! My wonderful wife Mei-Li is producing and the excellent Launchable Socks will be working on sound design and music. Below is a quick demonstration of the pulley and constraint mechanic.

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Happy to finally share that Slumbering Woods received a Games Grant from Screen Queensland! For our small team, this means we can focus on finishing the game without having to look for additional funding. Thanks to Screen Queensland for the support, and to everyone who's been following the project.

screenhub.com.auScreen Queensland announces recipients of latest Games Grants funding | ScreenHub: Film, TV, Streaming and GamesScreen Queensland has announced the recipients of new Games Grants funding, with developers receiving up to $200,000 per project.

I'm happy to announce that I'm working on a prototype for 'The Ropeway' with funding from Screen Queensland! My wonderful wife Mei-Li is producing and the excellent Launchable Socks will be working on sound design and music. Below is a quick demonstration of the pulley and constraint mechanic.

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Is this boss for our indie game too hard?! 😭 Not if you use our new multi-dash, charged dash or perfect-block abilities!! ⚔️ You can be everything from a total coward to an unhinged glass cannon and still win 😤 Play our demo on Steam now! #indiegame #steamnextfest

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Adagio of Life and Death (from the soundtrack of the same name by Joe Hisaishi) 240x420 pixel, 32 colors Celebrating Princess Mononoke's return in italian movie theatres (not my usual) #pixelart #studioghibli #princessmononoke

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Momento is ✨ OUT NOW ✨ on Steam! 🧸🦖🦄 Dive into our cozy room decorator where the choices you make play out over the course of a lifetime. 🖼️ Decorate freely 🎨 Customize rooms in Creative Mode 🖌️ Solve puzzles 🧩 Listen to a beautiful original soundtrack 🎶 #WholesomeDirect

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Denari is coming to Steam Next Fest!! 😤 Super amped to release our demo publicly soon!! 🎮⚔️ Make sure to wishlist the game on Steam at the link below and keep an eye out for that Demo 👀 #indiegame

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This photoshoot we did with Apple a couple of years ago was a delightful experience. Unpacking’s accessibility and representation are two topics very close to my heart and I appreciate Apple giving me a chance to centre them in this piece.

Unpacking 📦@unpackinggame.com

Unpacking is featured on the App Store today, and it means you can read this lovely piece they’ve written about design and making of the game 📦💜

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If you could go back in time… what would you do differently? 🧸🕰️ Momento is officially coming ✨ June 2026 ✨

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Fishbowl is 💜 OUT NOW 💜 on PS5 & Steam (PC, Mac, Steam Deck) 🫧 Play at your own pace 🪞 No bad endings only different paths 🗓️ Do as much or as little as you are able to 🛏️ Remember, no matter what, you got through the day The two of us are in tears. Our game is out today! 🥹🥹

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I'm Mei-Li, a Freelance Producer working with small Indie teams, and I'm #WhatAGameDevLooksLike 💜 I adore supporting people to focus on the parts of game development that they love, seeing their creativity and passion bursting through. I'm also taking some time off soon as a first time mum 🥹

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I had the immense pleasure of putting together an illustration for this new australian Magazine, very humbled that that @serrels.bsky.social and @jacksonwryan.com chose me to scribble on their first cover. Please consider backing local australian journalism. there are stories here worth telling.

Serrels@serrels.bsky.social

I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on. A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture. We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?" www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

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I want to introduce you all to something myself and @jacksonwryan.com have been working on. A PRINT MAGAZINE about video games and video game culture. We know things have been bad for games writing recently. We're asking, "do you want to Continue?" www.kickstarter.com/projects/con...

kickstarter.comCONTINUE: A Defiant, New Videogames MagazineBringing together journalists, devs and artists, CONTINUE celebrates and interrogates videogame culture, creativity and community

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Schrodinger's Cat Burglar is in the Steam #NextFest! 🆕 Minor demo updates w/ localisation! 👥 Split into two quantum cats to solve puzzles. ⚛️ Play with quantum concepts including Heisenberg's Uncertainty Principle. 📤 Share this with one buddy who loves science (and cats!)