Kieran Lampert

Hey #portfolioday! My name's Kieran and I'm a senior artist making games at Polyarc. In my (very limited) spare time I also sculpt toys and collectibles, and I'm working on a solo tactics game project in #godot called Farmageddon. I love stylized aesthetics and learning new things. #gamedev #art

My empathy to the developers, also sad to hear Epic is apparently too low on cash to make good videogames anymore. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

If you're a game dev being forced to use AI at your job, I'm so sorry. I know how frustrating and foul it can be. But remember, do not light yourself on fire to keep others warm. Protect your heart. Help where you can (supporting human made arts.) And remember those who sold your creativity out.

warning my guests not to stack 4 of the same colored mugs together only to watch hot coffee explode all over my living room

I'm immensely proud to announce that my texture library that's been in the making for nearly a decade is now available on my itchio store for indie devs to purchase commercial licenses. makkon.itch.io

DO NOT EAT THE BATTERY! bee.otw.gg original art by @berrycutepixels.com, 3D model by @kieranlampert.com!

REBOUNDER. A new game developed by ThirtyThree, published by Aggro Crab. Rebounder is a hand-crafted precision platformer about a roughneck worker recruited for a hazardous job on a distant planet. Nail the run. Deliver your line. Dropping 2027.

Another #PAX West is upon us and we are once again returning with our (in)famous panel, "Let's Make a Video Game: Live on Stage"! Come watch a handful of lovable idiots attempt to make a game live, before your very eyes, in an hour! Will we succeed? Either way, it'll be entertaining to watch!

I absolutely loved this article. What a fantastic takedown of the bullshittery that is the AI industry. AI does not scale. The returns are diminishing. Line only goes up if it runs on hype and grift. Bc it's a grift run by the amoral sociopathic incel Nerd Reich.

🚨BREAKING: Our union of over 12,000 baristas are officially calling for a Starbucks boycott. Read this statement penned by Starbucks workers on why a boycott from ALL customers, allies, and organizations is necessary to fight back against corporate greed:

The bee Tamagotchi is finished! This was so much fun to work on. Thanks again to @berrycutepixels.com for the amazing concept and allowing me to model it! More info and higher quality images on my site: www.kieranlampert.com/work/bee-tam... #3D #tamagotchi #gameart #art #unreal #UE5

ICYMI: 🚨 AMNESIA FORTNIGHT IS BACK 🚨  It's a Kickstarter. It's a game jam. It's a documentary. It's a game jam documentary Kickstarter! Get notified when we launch on Aug 31:

A clean bake is such a beautiful thing 😍😍 #3D #WIP #art

I've loved the Tamagotchi concepts by @berrycutepixels.com for a super long time so, with their permission, I thought I'd take a shot at sculpting/modeling one. The bee one is my favorite! Still a ways to go but here's my progress so far. #tamagotchi #3D #fanart #WIP

I've loved the Tamagotchi concepts by @berrycutepixels.com for a super long time so, with their permission, I thought I'd take a shot at sculpting/modeling one. The bee one is my favorite! Still a ways to go but here's my progress so far. #tamagotchi #3D #fanart #WIP

If you haven't worked in the industry in the last two years because you've been unable to find a job, it'll boot you out of the survey. So say you're self-employed.

"We're just softmen."

QRP with your most popular bsky piece! Still Porco Rosso: "I'd rather be a pig than a fascist." #art #3D #ghibli #fanart

That's what taxes are, man. That's the definition of taxes. "You are subsidizing things you might never use" man shut the fuck up. My taxes currently subsidize like oil company exec private jets, you think I'm upset at low-income people eating inexpensive bananas?

Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions. 🤖 Godot - 47% 🎮 Unity - 34% 🛠️GameMaker - 5% 🚀 Unreal Engine - 3% ✨ Other - 11%

Adding a few details and polish to her hair and hands and then calling this done #3D #zbrush #fanart

Noodlin' on some fan art #3D #zbrush

Moss launched on consoles today. I'm so excited for all the people who have never played the Moss games to finally get to play them. They are the reason I fell in love with Polyarc in the first place, and so much care went into bringing them to flatscreen consoles. www.youtube.com/watch?v=EMwW...

“A.I. Movies” www.tiktok.com/@americanbar...

ONE. WEEK. LEFT. 🐭🌿 Moss: The Forgotten Relic launches July 16 #nintendo #playstation #PS5 #Xbox #Steam

Made some improvements to the volumetric fog and how it interacts with the words! Now you can still see the selection squares, and the fog is revealed gradually with the letters. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #wordgames

New infographic is here!! Y'all know I have a Patreon and offer discounts and stuff on there, right...? Right?? Yeah, I realized I really don't advertise my Patreon and Tribes as much as I should. My goal this year is to reach 100 patrons and 100 tribers! \o/ #patreon #ttrpg #dnd

Just two weeks until protecting this tiny mouse becomes your full-time job. 🫵🐭 #mosstheforgottenrelic #indiegame

Almost finished with all the land units. I've been putting it off, but now I need to figure out how to handle the human units (infantry and mech). #gamedev #gameart #advancewars #pixelart #lowpoly

Great news! While the Crunchyroll store is going away, you can still get books of my webcomic, now through the MediaOCD/Animeigo store! mediaocd.com/product/anim...

Diving back into code you haven't touched for a couple months like

I'm at the end of my self-imposed deadline and now present to you... Crappy Bird! Feel free to unburden yourself and play this game. Consider it your duty. It may not be the best thing you see today, but I'll bet it's number 2. ...poop. 👀👀 klamp.itch.io/crappy-bird #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

I'm at the end of my self-imposed deadline and now present to you... Crappy Bird! Feel free to unburden yourself and play this game. Consider it your duty. It may not be the best thing you see today, but I'll bet it's number 2. ...poop. 👀👀 klamp.itch.io/crappy-bird #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

I haven't done an introduction message yet but I'm an ex-AAA dev turned #indiedev to work on a weird horror game I'm passionate about. Our game is in Next Fest! If it seems interesting consider wishlisting or checking out our demo! It really helps us out. store.steampowered.com/app/4040700/...

@gameengines.bsky.social I would like PICO-8 please!

Almost done with this little project, which is good because I don't want to spend more than a few weeks on it. It has been extremely fun playing around in PICO-8, though. I will definitely be making more little games with it. #gamedev #indiegame #pico8 #pixelart

Man, it is real hard to stay positive looking for jobs in the game industry right now

Things are gettin' juicy. The bird can move between wires now and I've started to add sound effects. #gamedev #indiegame #pico8 #pixelart

Update: Now you have targets to poop on. #gamedev #pico8 #pixelart

"Why yes I AM a professional game dev, thank you for noticing. Recent projects, you ask? Well..." #gamedev #pico8 #pixelart