Hollow Heart

Hey Bluesky 👋 I wanted to mention that I am now working with a few other talented devs on Hollow Heart! We've made a new account where the majority of Hollow Heart updates will be shared first, so give @assegai-games.bsky.social a follow if you want to stay up to date with development 🖤

Avoiding monsters lurking around the school is hard...classroom politics is harder. NPC system fully functioning 🎉 #HollowHeart #Godot #Indie #Gamedev

Improving the complexity of our hide and seek gameplay...enemies now respond to loud movement and light sources from the player! #HollowHeart #GameDev #Indie #Godot

Can't decide whether to make your game 2D or 3D? Make it both. Can't choose between first-person or third-person? MAKE IT BOTH! #indiegame #gamedev

Can't decide whether to make your game 2D or 3D? Make it both. Can't choose between first-person or third-person? MAKE IT BOTH! #indiegame #gamedev

Be cautious when navigating these hallways, they come with bite Testing out some real time combat, the implications of being caught make being chased a nightmare! #hollowheart #godot #indie #gamedev

Pac-Man but the ghosts are actually scary 👻

Everyone knows that bathrooms are safe zones when it comes to horror right? Nothing bad ever happens in there right??

The one thing scarier than an exam? Being locked in the school after hours. #HollowHeart #Godot #gamedev #indie

I can't be the only one that dreads going into the bathroom in a horror game right? #indiegame #horrorgame

Some new things to show! I've redesigned the classrooms to be a lot larger, I've added interactions to certain objects, and I've got a basic dialogue system working with vocal sounds. #indiegame #gamedev

I was inspired by @bokehdev.bsky.social to try and implement dynamically fading walls, as in walls that only become transparent when the player is close to them. Spent some time this week messing around with shaders and managed to pull it off. #gamedev #GodotEngine

I made a promo trailer for Hollow Heart, although I'm not 100% happy with it. I've left it unlisted on YouTube for now, but I might as well share it here ~ youtu.be/7Ft-Ipk6R3A?... #gamedev #indiegame

I'm working on some basic patrolling enemies today. They follow set patrol routes, but will chase the player character if they see her, similar to Metal Gear Solid. #gamedev #GodotEngine

What is that? #gamedev #indiegame

Rotating the camera isn't meant to be fun, and yet... #gamedev #GodotEngine

How did I get here? #gamedev #GodotEngine

I'm working on a new map today. You might be wondering how you end up in a place like this, but I won't be spoiling anything 😉 #gamedev #pixelart

Working a bit on the player lantern today. Besides illuminating the player, It now shines only in the direction that the player is facing, making anything behind the player or outside of the cone totally invisible. Works in first and third person. #gamedev #GodotEngine

I've created a discord server for Hollow Heart if you'd like to join and keep up to date with the game's development - discord.gg/aZmU7KAu Other developers and creatives are welcome to join and share their work as well

I took a break from level design to finally add a simple hiding mechanic to the game. Now you can hide under desks! Although now I actually need to add a bottom face to the desk models haha. #gamedev #Godot

"Show me the four GAMES that influenced YOUR current game project."

I uploaded this classroom scene to Sketchfab if anyone is interested - skfb.ly/puwOB #pixelart #lowpoly

I'm slowly but surely building the interior of the school. This hallway is looking a little more fleshed out now, just needs a little more detail and props. It's still just a hallway to nowhere, but that's only temporary! #gamedev #indiegame

Here's what it looks like with all the lights turned off. The school seems a lot scarier in the dark 😄 #indiegame #gamedev #GodotEngine

I added transitions between rooms. I also improved the lighting effects a bit, and added a lantern the player can turn on when needed. #indiegame #gamedev #GodotEngine

Same scene, but with CRT shader turned on. I think it has more of a horror feel. #indiegame #gamedev #GodotEngine

No more changing my mind, this is my solo project for 2025: A Survival Horror turn-based RPG with light stealth mechanics. Here's an early glimpse of what I've got planned. #indiegame #gamedev #GodotEngine