StellarMantis

19 Jan

I've been playing a lot of Dark Souls 3 and its got me feeling architecturally ambitious in #Crocotile3D #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #godot

Sorry for lack of updates, I'm primarily a farmer and it's been a big harvest this season along with the fall pests. In the mean time here's Vicar in both forms. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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soundcloud.comStuckIt's been a while since I've managed to create a fitting soundtrack for my hypomania. Unfinished, obviously.

I might be a tad manic, but I still managed to come up with a completely new and decent tune in a few hours. This began as very slow dub tango paranoia. Then I saw Brent Terhune's new comedy pearl and wanted to... dance?! To my regular muses @stellarmantis.bsky.social and @shadowziggy.bsky.social.

Been away for a while, trying to get better at art! Also, I'm doing art trade with @detectonomicon.bsky.social now so some amazing 2D animations are coming. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #horror

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soundcloud.comBugger AllA second quickie in a day. Unfinished, as usual.

Here's the second little sketch I made while preparing for a long, übernerdy UG music chat that'll begin in a moment. I'd say my muse @stellarmantis.bsky.social might get the gist and like the pulsating atmosphere already, but I'll redo most things anyway.

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soundcloud.comQuantificosis WIPAnother jump in at the deep end. A pixelated protagonist in peril. The title is a recently invented word of PZ Myers. "The need to attach a specific number to a phenomenon that is not a single parame

19 Sept

An overdose of colourful pixels made a certain Finnish horror jazz artist go monochrome for a moment. A poorly caffeinated hat tip to my #gamedev muse @stellarmantis.bsky.social and the blogging science maestro who came up with the tune's title, @pzmyers.bsky.social

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soundcloud.comVomworthy (an early solo effort)The disorientative quality is somewhat accidental, but I'm weirdly proud of this sinister puke even before anyone else has heard what goes on or agreed to be involved. I think Eliza might be bulimic.

12 Sept

Three decades ago, DJ Shadow asked "what does your soul look like?" It's taken ages to figure out how to answer, but I might finally be onto something. I'm not sure if @stellarmantis.bsky.social torments me on purpose, but those gorgeous #gamedev clips make me plunge into sinister realms like this.

11 Sept

Random post but I just got a ton more free time to work on development... 😁 Switched my day job to 3 nights. And I had the revolutionary idea of putting my PC monitor at a higher level than my keyboard, who else was craning their neck down awkwardly for 20 years without ever thinking of it?

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Valheim

@valheimgame.bsky.social

9 Sept

We’re proud to announce that #Valheim 1.0 is out now! Gather your friends, sharpen your axes and check out the patch notes below. We’ll see you in the tenth realm! valheim.com/news/valheim...

8 Sept

What else am I working on? Glad you asked! This is a custom RPG campaign engine called Project Astar which I'm doing environmental art and level design for. With @uncertaincat.bsky.social and @detectonomicon.bsky.social #gamedev #indiegames #godotengine #rpg

afitotunka.itch.ioShiftingWilds StageBuilder by afitotunkaPlay in your browser

This is a lot of fun to play with! Everyone check this out!

afitotunka.bsky.social@afitotunka.bsky.social

I’ve released stage creation features for both Shifting Wilds and Elemental Compass! afitotunka.itch.io/shifting-wilds

youtube.comPlaying my accordion I got at a garage sale YouTube video by Parker Edmondson

What's your favorite somewhat unknown youtube channel? Mine has been Parker Edmonson recently. A gentleman of true class and style. www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQDZ...

Seasons changing in #Crocotile3D #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #godot

She gets stuck in an infinite loop of wilderness upon walking left from here. Not implemented yet.

4 Sept

I think so too! Thanks so much for the excellent work, it inspires the graphics and the graphics inspire the music. It's a very nice feedback loop.

Veering Towards Turmoil@veertowardsturmoil.bsky.social

I feel surreal. I've wanted to make video game music for decades and this is the first time an inspiring indie dev seems genuinely interested in my eerie oddities. This collaborative, unpolished little WIP clip is, in a peculiar way, a career highlight. I'd almost say we're onto something special.

2 Sept

The first dream sequence, where Eliza gets lost in the woods. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine #horror

2 Sept

@veertowardsturmoil.bsky.social best soundtrack ever thank you friend

31 Aug

New atmospheric soundtrack from @veertowardsturmoil.bsky.social #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine #horror

29 Aug

I definitely stayed up too late just to test this new area #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine #horror

22 Aug

#artprocess #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine #horror

19 Aug

Testing some basic combat and sfx. This thing can babble like a maniac now! #pixelart #indiegame #godotengine #horror

18 Aug

Facing and pathfinding for the stalker type enemies #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #godot

15 Aug

Not perfect but here's how I animate #WIP #Gamedev #IndieDev #Indiegames #PixelArt #GodotEngine #animation

14 Aug

Added a light switch so the player can use my favorite feature, palette cycling. #WIP #Gamedev #IndieDev #Indiegames #PixelArt #GodotEngine

12 Aug

Eliza's living quarters pixel art #Gamedev #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP #GodotEngine #Horror #IndieGame

9 Aug

Based on my sleep paralysis demon. #Gamedev #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP #GodotEngine #Horror #IndieGame

9 Aug

Music by Crystal Castles- check out her solo project, btw. Alice Glass.

9 Aug

And no this is not official game audio, lol. But if someone thinks they can do something similar with gba or ps1 sound fonts, hit me up.

8 Aug

Mother (phase 3) takes her first steps. #Gamedev #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP #GodotEngine #MidnightInPergamum

8 Aug

youtu.beRuined Castle Corridor / Castlevania - Akatsuki no Minuet -YouTube video by Castlevania Sound Team - Topic

6 Aug

This is unironically my favorite song and I have gotten people on board with this as a top tier banger. Also windwaker Great Sea. #nintendo #castlevania #zelda #music youtu.be/v7-wGONK-yc?...

2 Aug

How do I make a 2D pixel game in 3D? Kinda like this. #Gamedev #IndieDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #Crocotile3D

1 Aug

I'm making a FEZ style survival horror game in #Crocotile3D called Midnight in Pergamum. Eliza has been confined to a single room her entire life- but she finally finds a way out. #Gamedev #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #GodotEngine

1 Aug

Thanks for the repost @crocotile3d.bsky.social ! Your software changed my life!

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VEXED (commissions OPEN)

@v3x3d.bsky.social

26 July

⚠️LAST CALL!⚠️ Running super sale on my fonts, this weekend only! 🤯 itch.io/s/107531/meg... Get up to 82% off! 👆 Discount amount returns to normal tomorrow. #pixelart #ドット絵 #gamedev #indiedev

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25 Dec 2025

Okay, done with this scene now. Next it goes into Godot and I will try to imitate retro vertex lighting. Happy holidays! #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Horror #Godot

Hello again! I've been slowly improving Eliza's new 2D animations and planning out the map/story. #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP

Hello again! I've been slowly improving Eliza's new 2D animations and planning out the map/story. #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP

14 July

Father shows Eliza the not yet corrupted sanctum #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #WIP

14 July

Corrupt version

13 July

The Vicar's twisted essence crawls out from this once holy place and spreads across Pergamum with a will of its own. #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt

13 July

[Fixed resolution and colors]

Vicar Egregore Octavious. His tower of atonement has started to feel empty now that all his enemies are dead. #art #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

He has been pixelled from a sketch and sketched from the pixel once more

Who else is in the concept art? A servant who eats of the Vicar's flesh for eternity twisting away his humanity, and mother as she was before she lost her head.

Vicar Egregore Octavious. His tower of atonement has started to feel empty now that all his enemies are dead. #art #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

I got on the night shift half the week at work now so I can sketch. It sucks flip flopping back and forth but I must sketch.

10 July

Redesigned Eliza to be more expressive and easy to animate. #gamedev #IndieGame #IndieDev #PixelArt #Aseprite

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Jettelly

@jettelly.bsky.social

9 July

Beyond Sol is getting a destruction system where every shot tears pieces off enemy ships instead of blowing them up all at once. Here's a quick look! 🚀 www.reddit.com/r/IndieDev/c... #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev