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Concepts for some antagonists in Garden of Ants: ladybug, antlion, jumping spider, and mouse spider. These units do not only attack your ant units, but might also be a danger to the colony's aphid herds! #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology

We added a new RTS mechanism: queue up commands with Shift to give your ants several tasks. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

#FlashbackFriday after the dust settled at #polariscon 2026. A huge thank you to @indiearenabooth.de for making it happen, and all our neighbors: @breakthenight.bsky.social @sentimentgames.com @wietracksoftwork.bsky.social @gamecityhamburg.bsky.social & of course, @polarisconvention.bsky.social

Steam Next fest has started! It seems quite difficult to get noticed in the crowd but I'm out here tryin' my best #indiedev #nextfest #steam

We added some typical RTS mechanics to our game: double-click to select all ants of one type on the screen, and mark multiple objects for them to pick up! Wishlist our game on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Getting rid of dead ants is vital to prevent infections! Wishlist Garden of Ants on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

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Last day of showcasing our game at Polaris Con #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Come play test our game at POLARIS in the indie arena :) #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

Added new units: spiders are hungry for your ants! #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

We made a new batch of bug stickers to promote our game! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #insects

We will present our game Garden of Ants at Polaris Con in Hamburg! #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

I finally beat #sephiria and I can tell that the game is 10/10 anime plot twists. Literally 5-6 "true" endings one after another. All in all, one of the best #roguelike games I've played so far ;3 #indiegame

A new game mechanic: each room now has a capacity of how many units can be trained there. Assign more workers to increase the capacity! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

A new mechanic: workers now cooperate in bringing home prey! #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

#screenshotsaturday #pixelart New illumination / fog / lighting experiments for Timothy and the Mysterious Forest DX

look I found some old bugs in my folders #Art #SciArt

The different ant units added to our game so far #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

Look at this cutie! We have one in our game! #indiedev #gamedev #entomology #pixelart

We're two ex-AAA devs making a game with a tippy little train. If this driving looks like fun to you, we wrote a deep dive on our blog: blog.sweetenedcondensedbrand.com/posts/drivin... #indiegame #trains #cozygame #gamedev #godot #pixelart

We updated our game title! Check out our real time ant colony simulator: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

New icons for the top UI, and power grid lines! Looking for help with the character graphics, if anyone is interested! #pixelart #godot

Wildsea by @felixisaacs.bsky.social is steadily becoming one of my favorite fictional settings so I thought for the #tabletop theme I'd draw one of the more iconic creatures from the game: a pinwolf! #Pixel_Dailies #PixelArt #Wildsea (3122x Streak!)

A little over three weeks until I release this beautiful, unique horror visual novel! I could use your help getting more wishlists for the Steam algorithm to kick in: store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/... Thank you so much for your help! 🤗 #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #steam

Bugs bugs bugs #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

Our new tree layer is ready :) Check out Garden of Ants: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

I got Heroes of Might & Magic II working on Win11 this morning. It was the first real PC game I ever played back in like 2000 when I found a copy of it at a local Goodwill. Its also the first time I was ever stunned by music in a video game. Every town theme is ridiculous, especially for 1996.

New poster for your game Garden of Ants! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Last day of #InverteFest game and I'm cooked, so I'm calling it early. Not much different than yesterday, but did fix some stuff. Recap: Tiny game where you play fetch with a dragonfly, runs in the browser, desktop and mobile, made in 7 days, by me, in Godot. Play Here #Godot #GameDev #IndieDev

Bug diversity in our game increases #InverteFest #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Adding more and more bugs to our game! Happy #InverteFest #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

In Garden of Ants, you manage an ant colony and collect many different resources, such as honeydew, leaves, chitin, or seeds! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #InverteFest

Knot grass moth, Ampfereule, Acronicta rumicis, found on a thistle in a maize field #invertefest

The African driver ants are among the most charismatic and (in)famous social insects. Unfortunately, their taxonomy is a bit of a mess. In this new OA paper, we begin to rectify this, focusing on the West African species. Spearheaded by Caspar Schöning and Raphael Weniger. doi.org/10.3897/zook...

Here's my drawing of the Giant Emerald Pill Millipede, which can grow up to 90 mm (3.5 inches) in length #AugArthroAwe #invertefest

Boosting to #InverteFest

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In our game, you control an ant colony and manage interactions with many other insects and spiders! Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

I'm prototyping an Avatar-inspired game where you control firebending with the mouse. #gamedev #indiegames #avatar

I finally had a chance to finish this landscape over the weekend. I don't think it's anywhere in particular but it reminds me of hiking in the Lake District. Enjoy! #pixelart

On of the ant castes you can control in Garden of Ants is the spitter. Ranged units are rare, so they can be very useful against slow soldiers or stationary critters such as ant lion larvae! #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

Game Dev Rule: Once you add a character portrait to your HUD, you are legally mandated to include Doom / Madou Monogatari style facial expressions to convey health status. #screenshotsaturday #GoblinGirlGame #monstergirl #indiedev #gamemaker #pixelart #ドット絵

In Garden of Ants, there are many different resources to gather: chitin from dead insects, honeydew from aphids, leaves from high up the trees, organic soil material from underground, or plant seeds that provide protein. #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS #ScreenshotSaturday

Here is a screenshot from my upcoming point and click adventure 'Brownie's Adventure: The Final Resolution'! Sort of like Simon the Sorceror with a bit more grounded British humour and updated. #wishlistwednesday

So happy to announce my self-published Steam game's demo has passed the 10 review threshold to get a public rating! ✨🌻🌼🌷🪻 store.steampowered.com/app/4613280/... #WishlistWednesday #Steam #GameDev

Happy #WishlistWednesday! In Garden of Ants, you will control many different ant castes, such as the leafcutters which climb high up trees to collect valuable plant fibres. Check it out on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3016940/... #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

July 14 is Be Nice to Bugs Day, repost with some of your bugs! 🎨 🐡

Leafcutter ants climbing high up to collect valuable resources #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #pixelart #ants #entomology #RTS

@wietracksoftwork.bsky.social are making one that seems fucking great - Garden of Ants.