Elias | PIXCL Studio

The itch.io page has been unleashed onto the public. Tiny Dream World is AVAILABLE NOW FOR FREE! 🎄✨ 👉 pixcl-studio.itch.io/tiny-dream-w... 🔁 Help spread the word! Reposts are very appreciated 🥰💛 #indiedev | #indiegame | #pixelart | #cozygame

Happy to be part of the team during early development. It's really awesome to see how the game has grown since then! ✨ Wishlist if you love Roguelite Deckbuilder Games! #gamedev | #indiedev | #steam | #deckbuilding

Currently implementing the POI system for #TinyDreamWorld procedurally generated Dreamscapes. 🌸 The game designer will be able to create "chunks" in an editor and they will be randomly placed by the generation algorithm. #gamedev | #indiedev | #madewithunity

Slowly getting back to working on #TinyDreamWorld since my schedule is finally starting to lighten up a bit. Back to procedural generation shenanigans! ✨ Also finally made the move to Linux Mint, at least on my work laptop for now. #indiedev

I self-published Without a Dawn in May. I made zero compromises, and I couldn't be happier how it turned out: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... 💛💚 Unfortunately, I've had very little luck with exposure, including the gaming press. 😩 #visualnovel #gamedev #steam

Getting the full #freelance experience (not the good kind) on my first contract job with a client. Unrealistic expectations, scope creep, ghosting mid-project and now trying to avoid payment. 😅

Forced myself to take the weekend off gamedev/unity to go on a mini-vacation and just realized how absolutely exhausted I am 🫠 Can't wait for june to be finally over

Very sorry for the recent inactivity! I will finally have some time for my own games in July again! 🥳 Reaaally want to get back to #TinyDreamWorld but I'm absolutely swamped with other game projects (that I can't even post about 😅) currently. But this is a good sign for my future #indiedev plans!

🐣PaperKlay is now available!🐔 A 3D Platformer where you rotate and unfold a paper and cardboard world! Meet fully voiced characters on your adventure! Featuring the Banjo-Kazooie composer on the title track! Poured my heart into this game, I hope you like it! RT to help 💜

Fulltime #indiedev transition is going well but it's going to be a hectic month. Currently juggling between wrapping up my day job, client work and a bunch of paperwork 😅 #TinyDreamWorld development will continue when things have settled down a bit, bear with me. 🙏

I’m giving away 25 free keys to my new 8-Bit Moss Temple Pack! 🤗 Drop a Like and RT so other #gamedev folks can grab it too! 🥰 Link: elvgames.itch.io/8x8-moss-tem... #indiedev | #rpgmaker | #unity

🐣 ANNOUNCEMENT 🐣 PAPERKLAY HAVE A RELEASE DATE!!! My 3D Platformer where you rotate and unfold a paper and cardboard world is launching on May 27th! Featuring the Banjo Kazooie composer on the title track! I’m SO excited for this! Share to help <3 store.steampowered.com/app/1350720/...

Progress on procedurally generated levels in #TinyDreamWorld 🎄✨ It's definitely not perfect yet and the parameters will need to be tweaked to result in actually fun levels but it's good enough to start building the "content placement" part next. 😊 📷 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev | #indiedev

Implemented a simple Binary Space Algorithm to block out the island sections of a #TinyDreamWorld level. The actual island shapes will either be hand-authored chunks or generated via a "random walk algorithm". Also pretty satisfying to watch it go. 😄 #gamedev | #indiedev | #unity3d | #bsp

🆕The new Auto Tile feature in Unity 6.1 lets you create perfect tile connections without manually setting rules! 😎 #unitytips #unity2d #gamedev

Been another pretty busy week but managed to get some planning for #TinyDreamWorld procedural generation done at least. 😄 I've been going back and forth on which algorithm to use - here's a simple "Random Walk" algorithm in action. ✨ 📷 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev | #indiedev | #unity3d

Rule Tiles are great. #gamedev | #indiedev | #unity3d

New prototype for my horde shooter up on Itch! Try it out and let me know what you think :) Link in the reply ⬇️ #gamedev #indiedev

Last few weeks were pretty hectic due to freelance prep and my need for closure to finally finish Spark's Adventure 3D for itch.io 😄 Next milestone: #TinyDreamWorld Version 1.3! ✨ #gamedev | #indiedev | #cozygames | #pixelart

A bird told me loads of devs are flocking here so it is my duty to post the 📈 Steam Dev Cheat Sheet A curated list of best practices and Steam knowledge, so handy! I'm working on a new version, follow for more #gamedev #indiedev

The itch.io page is now live!!✨ After working on this game for almost 2 years, I'm super excited to finally release a playable version! 😄 🔁 Repost to spread the word! 🎮 Play here for FREE: pixcl-studio.itch.io/sparks-adven... #indiegames | #indiedev | #psx | #retrogame

The itch.io page is now live!!✨ After working on this game for almost 2 years, I'm super excited to finally release a playable version! 😄 🔁 Repost to spread the word! 🎮 Play here for FREE: pixcl-studio.itch.io/sparks-adven... #indiegames | #indiedev | #psx | #retrogame

Here's the first 40 seconds of the playable prototype for #SparksAdventure3D that will release tomorrow on itch.io ✨ 📷 #screenshotsaturday #indiedev | #solodev | #psx | #unity3d

Box-Art Cover for itch.io. Had a lot of of fun making that. 😄 The playable prototype is coming out this weekend. ✨ 🤖 #SparksAdventure3D #gamedev | #indiedev | #psx | #solodev

TIL that you can create 3D Text Logos for your games in #blender Simply Ctrl+A > Text, type the desired text in Edit Mode, convert the Text Object to a Mesh and customize as you like. Once you're happy, set up a camera and render via F12.✨ #gamedev

Finished the model for the boss in phase 1 and added transition animations for the start and end of the phase. 🤖 #SparksAdventure3D #gamedev | #indiedev | #psx | #solodev

More work-in-progress footage for the multi-phase boss fight. 🙌 Finished the overall structure of the mechanics for phase 1 and added the phase transition. I really like how this is getting together. 😄 #gamedev | #indiedev | #retrogame | #prototype

Concept sketches for phase 1/4. 📝 The first phase will be super simple in terms of difficulty and teach the player the basic boss mechanics. #indiedev

#indiedev is when you're just about to finish a game project and then somehow end up going down the rabbit hole of planning a multi-phase final boss fight with three boss transformations.

Now that we have a much longer #bosstheme it follows suit that we need to have a much longer boss stage. 🙃 I think it's virtually impossible to stick to a scope when you're working on something you're passionate about. 😅 #indiedev

Fixed the guitar solo for my #bosstheme. 🎸✨ This time I actually tuned my guitar, too. 😁 What do you think? 📸 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev | #indiedev | #soundtrack | #prototype

Working on this game again feels so nostalgic. 😩 It's also so much more fun now that I'm not weighed down by this ridiculous scope that I imposed upon this project originally. 😅 #gamedev | #indiedev | #retrogame | #prototype

Working on this game again feels so nostalgic. 😩 It's also so much more fun now that I'm not weighed down by this ridiculous scope that I imposed upon this project originally. 😅 #gamedev | #indiedev | #retrogame | #prototype

I've finally taken the leap. ☕ Starting in july, I will be working as a Unity Freelancer! 😄 While I am confident in my technical skills, I'm still quite new to finding clients, bookkeeping, doing taxes, writing invoices, contracts, licenses... Oh god. #gamedev | #indiedev | #unity3d | #freelance

#TinyDreamWorld Version 1.2 is now available! 🥳🎉 🛠️This version includes a bunch of Quality of Life features and adjustments, so come check it out! 🌸Never heard of Tiny Dream World? ✨It's available for FREE on itch.io! #indiedev | #majorupdate | #cozygames | #indiegames

This is probably as far as my 2D art skills will ever go. Massive kudos to all artists out there! Learning how to draw proper outlines and apply colors is reaaally difficult. 😅 #art | #sketch | #persona3 | #babybabybaby

There has been an exciting (and slightly scary) change on my #indiedev journey. 👀 I'm not even sure how to announce that yet and what it means for the future of #TinyDreamWorld and all my other project ideas. This is truly uncharted territory. 🏝️ #gamedev | #unity3d | #iknowwhatimdoingiswear

Game: Spark's Adventure v0.97 (2021) 🤖🏝️ Genre: Bullet Hell Adventure RPG The little android Spark has been sent to investigate the anomaly on Emerald Island and eliminate the disruption! Are you prepared to take on this challenging adventure? 🚀 #gamedev | #indiedev | #bullethell | #pixelart

Prototype Showcase: Duskborne (2021) Genre: Survival Horror Violet is the noble daughter of House Duskborne and everything the villagers fear: a witch. When Violets sister goes missing, her search leads her into a mansion full of dark secrets. #gamedev | #indiedev | #solodev | #pixelart

Prototype: Black Genesis (2022) Genre: Creature Collector RPG You awake as an Aetherian, a humanoid Esper race believed to be long exctinct. Raise an esper army to fight and survive in a ruthless world where only the strongest endure. #gamedev | #indiedev | #solodev | #pixelart

Wake up, sheeple! My debut game Flocking Hell IS NOW ON STEAM! 🥳🥳🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/3236280/... Flocking Hell is a deeply strategic roguelite where you defend your pasture from demonic invasion 🐑😈 Now go! It’s time to join the flock ;) #IndieGame #TurnBased #Strategy #Roguelite

A rather uneventful patch this time. 😅 The post also seems to not have appeared on any #gamedev feeds. Been taking a bit of a break from the weekend #indiedev grind to play a few games instead (I finally beat Metaphor! 😅) Wonder if that's the algorithm punishing me. No rest for big dreamers, huh?

Today I was working on a new tiny feature for #TinyDreamWorld 🎄✨ Quest Arrows! 👉👇👈☝️ They will help you find your next objective without running around the homestead too much! 😄 #gamedev | #indiedev | #cozygames | #pixelart