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Metroid Dread is a big reason for our unique approach to map design With Ravenous announced, seems like a good time to talk some more about our map design philosophy

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In general, these are our ideals for our map: -A sense of choice and freedom -A sense of danger that accompanies that choice -Easy-to-memorize -Backtracking is treated as a healthy part of the experience etc.

And we've taken a pretty methodical & meticulous (mathematical, even!) approach to making sure that those goals are taken seriously

Metroid Dread is a big reason for our unique approach to map design With Ravenous announced, seems like a good time to talk some more about our map design philosophy

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He had a background in a type of math called graph theory, so he used some of those tools to study the map and started using that same technique to “figure out” other maps. That’s the dot-and-line stuff you see in the picture

Fast forward a few years later, and those tools ended up getting applied to our map. Needless to say by now, our map approach is basically the Platonic ideal of not-Dread. We wanted to make sure we didn’t repeat what we thought were serious problems

Metroid Dread is a big reason for our unique approach to map design With Ravenous announced, seems like a good time to talk some more about our map design philosophy

We liked Dread, but something seemed off about its map. What exactly was off is a whole topic of its own, but our map guy wanted to know whether he was crazy or not for not liking the map.

30 Aug

New double jump animation #pixelart #indiegame

21 Aug

We're happy to meme on our players #pixelart #indiegame

19 Aug

There's something about a circus coliseum with clown-faced pillars that's so unwholesome #indiegame #pixelart

17 June

There are better places to be curious than the giant spider tunnel #indiegame #pixelart

15 June

The giant tree isn't shy about letting you know it's glad to see you With a certain item, flowers blossom and become platforms that open up new areas #indiegame #pixelart

19 Apr

Uh, don't make it obvious when you look, but the capybaras are staring at us #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

19 Apr

Said like this

18 Apr

We're a team of 2 developing an indie Metroidvania Ask us anything! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

17 Apr

If you piss off the ghost triangle, then you have to fight GULP Church Chungus #indiegame #pixelart

15 Apr

Lo-FI artillery blasts to study & sleep to #indiegame #pixelart

store.steampowered.comGhost Hand on SteamDescend from the Moon and become Iria, the horned Lunar Witch who weaponizes her very soul to manifest the Ghost Hands, with whose power she must liberate Astaria, a painstakingly rendered Metroidvani...

16 Apr

Hi guys, We're a team of 2 and our bodies are machines that turn wishlists into weapons-grade pixel art store.steampowered.com/app/2563880/...

15 Apr

Lo-FI artillery blasts to study & sleep to #indiegame #pixelart

16 Apr

@chiitan.love thank you for liking our game!!! We hope you will play it and enjoy it ❤️

6 Apr

Shoryuken the Centipede Having my moon landing moment by being the first person to utter those words #indiegame #pixelart

5 Apr

WIP shoryuken special Some specials you get are better for some things than others. Shoryukens are great for things with big, protruding chins!

4 Apr

New Enemy: The centipede is extremely dangerous: you need to be prepared to react to 1 of his 2 attacks at all times. Both will very nearly kill you If you panic or get greedy, it's over. You have to keep it together under pressure! #indiegame #pixelart

3 Apr

We're finally getting around to building out our cathedral level Why is there a cathedral in our game? Man idk #indiegame #pixelart

30 Mar

Rock! Paper! Scissors! #indiegame #pixelart

29 Mar

Our game in 1 word: MOVEMENT #indiegame #pixelart

27 Mar

Our indie game is inspired by a deep passion for *checks notes* Merry-Go-Rounds #indiegame #pixelart

25 Mar

This place seems vaguely familiar, but we can't quite place the name Help us out guys #indiegame #pixelart

23 Mar

The relationship between that big number on the left and your movement is the core of our combat system Higher number = sicker abilities and movement potential I'll explain a little more in depth below #indiegame #pixelart #metroidvania

23 Mar

The driving concept of the combat here is that every aspect of combat should be a way to build that number Attack off of a wall jump? Bonus Parry? Bonus Air combo? Bonus Because that number decays, you have to be quick & efficient to build it

23 Mar

but when you build it high enough, you gain access to specials that allow you to rip through enemies you'd otherwise be completely overwhelmed by

21 Mar

Howitzer? I don't even know her #indiegame #pixelart

20 Mar

Even if a movement feels right, having the wrong animation (or just no animation at all) can make the movement confusing We're finally getting around to swapping out all of our old placeholder animations #indiegame #pixelart

19 Mar

Skill expression through movement #indiegame #pixelart #metroidvania

3 Feb

We know what Castlevania fans are thinking when they see this, so let's just address the obvious: Yes, the little purple ghost following you is inspired by Schmoo #indiegame #pixelart

2 Feb

The atmosphere of our indie game in about 20 seconds #indiegame #pixelart #metroidvania

5 Nov 2025

The pogo in Silksong is a genre standard now But we’re drawing on the Smash Bros background of one of our devs to put our own spin on it with mechanics like fast fall aerials & bounce physics #indiegame

31 Oct 2025

Some combat from our indie game in 3 words: -Stun -Dunk -Swiss Cheese #indiegame

27 Oct 2025

The atmosphere of our indie game in about 20 seconds #indiegame #pixelart

27 Oct 2025

By the way, everyone, you may have guessed as much, but we do have a Steam page Check our bio for the link

26 Oct 2025

A little taste of combat in our game Though you have to be unrelenting on some enemies to fill their stun meter, once you do, you get to turn them into Swiss cheese #pixelart #indiegame #metroidvania #ドット絵

24 Oct 2025

Take a break from the carnage and go see the world #pixelart #metroidvania #ドット絵 #indiegame

12 Oct 2025

1. Stun 'em 2. Launch 'em 3. Dunk on 'em #pixelart #gamedev #metroidvania #ドット絵

10 Oct 2025

Beelzebug: The terrifyingly beautiful and beautifully terrifying demon beetle Ghost Hand is full of very large and... very frightening enemies. #pixelart #gamedev #ドット絵 #metroidvania

2 Oct 2025

Iria possesses many Metroidvania standard movement abilities, but often with twists For example, her walljump propels her into a running state that, provided you're precise enough to avoid bumping into things, can be maintained indefinitely #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

30 Sept 2025

Roving on the outskirts of the city, the young, clumsy merchant can’t seem to stop getting herself lost in the oddest places in search of custom for her… …not-necessarily-legal wares. #pixelart #gamedev #ドット絵

30 Sept 2025

🔊 Our strategy for creating boss tracks is to create a track of the same genre as whatever the boss is made out of. So we went with metal for this big guy. We may have to reconsider this strategy when it comes to the meatier bosses though... #metroidvania #pixelart

27 Sept 2025

Hi, everyone Been a while since we've posted, but we've been at work all the while on new areas, new bosses, new BGM and new everything. Here's one of the new areas we're currently working on, code name: The Cathedral #pixelart #gamedev #metroidvania #ドット絵

9 Dec 2024

#pixelart #gamedev #metroidvania #ドット絵 #MadeWithGodot added in game drawing tools, there is also a colour picker now and ability to zoom in and out