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indie game development studio!!! https://hummingbird-games.itch.io/ HSD:JY | Crushed | The Knight Dance | Oh, Boy

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Promotional graphic with text that reads Unvale Partnership Event with CharoLyn. Image to the left depicts an alien character sitting in a UFO giving a thumbs up. Text reads: Create your own Alien. #CharoLynAlien. Purple and blue sparkle and wavy lines frame the text and image

Promotional graphic with text that reads Unvale Partnership Event with CharoLyn. Image to the left depicts an alien character sitting in a UFO giving a thumbs up. Text reads: Create your own Alien. #CharoLynAlien. Purple and blue sparkle and wavy lines frame the text and image

Promotional graphic that says InkBlot Aquarium Stamp Rally. The button reads "join here. A large set of bubbles in the bottom left corner read "July 15th-August 2nd." To the opposite side on the bottom right corner is InkBlot's mascots Bo and Tai dressed as mermaids. Bo is holding a sticker and stamp card. Behind the text is a school of blue and green fish, green seaweed, and wave like swirls.

Promotional graphic that says InkBlot Aquarium Stamp Rally. The button reads "join here. A large set of bubbles in the bottom left corner read "July 15th-August 2nd." To the opposite side on the bottom right corner is InkBlot's mascots Bo and Tai dressed as mermaids. Bo is holding a sticker and stamp card. Behind the text is a school of blue and green fish, green seaweed, and wave like swirls.

Image depicts a dark rocky cavern with someone standing in the foreground by green water, facing away from the viewer. In the background is more water and golden light shining through the dark, bringing attention to the shiny shimmering emeralds in a cavern wall.

Image depicts a dark rocky cavern with someone standing in the foreground by green water, facing away from the viewer. In the background is more water and golden light shining through the dark, bringing attention to the shiny shimmering emeralds in a cavern wall.

Screencap of the visual novel game Crushed with various characters from the game.

Screencap of the visual novel game Crushed with various characters from the game.

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Xen, queer POC artist who's looking for work in games, character illustrations and TTRPGs! I also dabble in Community Management, Influencer Marketing, and Social Media Management.

Check out more of my work here: secxen.art
โœ‰๏ธ secxenart@gmail.com

15.10.2025 03:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I can taste this picture ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ

17.10.2025 00:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Paypal is now playing harder ball on artists, going after anyone even mentioning commissions.

Artists, send invoices. That way, no one has to say what the money is for on Paypal's paper trail.

Customers, SAY NOTHING about commissions. Just say "thanks" on donos.

Everyone: INCREASE THE CALLS.

07.10.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3510    ๐Ÿ” 3690    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 52
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$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music.

Available now until October 22 for only $10 on: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack

Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look at what the ppl have said instead.

#gamedev ๐ŸŽฎ #ttrpg #vtuber

15.10.2025 00:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 262    ๐Ÿ” 180    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Imma cryyyy โ˜บ๏ธ๐Ÿ’•

17.10.2025 00:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think an underappreciated skill in game dev is "under promise, over deliver". This means specifically keeping things like production estimates AND even public talk about features lower in scope than they may actually be, so it doesn't bite you on the ass later if you have to walk something back.

09.06.2025 16:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ“ฃBrand new game alert!๐Ÿ“ฃ

The demo for Fetch Re;Quest, a sequel to my first #VisualNovel Fetch Quest, is finally out! ๐ŸŽ‰

It's an #otome love letter to nerdiness/games of all kinds and features a trans man love interest- The previously unromanceable DM, Dan ๐Ÿ’–

#VNDev #IndieDev #Amare

15.10.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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It's (Our) Anniversary... ๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽท Shout out to the Ryan stans, y'all voted loudly and your wish is my command LOL! Writer bias? From me?? Uhhhh?? No... To coincide with the 3rd year anniversary of this series, please enjoy an excerpt....

Anniversary Contentโ„ข๏ธ6 days early b/c I have ~free will~

#HSDJY2 | #Amare | #IndieGame

hummingbird-games.itch.io/hsdjy2/devlo...

13.10.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's ok they procured it ๐ŸŽ

12.10.2025 17:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Sketch of a werewoman / she-wolf

Sketch of a werewoman / she-wolf

I heard I was lacking in the Werewolf Department ๐Ÿบ๐ŸŒ•

Sheโ€™s waking up, I swearโ€ฆ

#wip #sketch #characterart

02.10.2025 01:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Amia, a Black woman, blushes and asks, "He's a total hunk, right?"

Amia, a Black woman, blushes and asks, "He's a total hunk, right?"

Screenshot of a menu showing the player's possible answers, "For sure!" and "Not really."

Screenshot of a menu showing the player's possible answers, "For sure!" and "Not really."

The "For sure!" option in the previous image leads to Nadine blushing and answering "I guess so..."

The "For sure!" option in the previous image leads to Nadine blushing and answering "I guess so..."

The "Not really." option leads to Nadine looking up and saying "Not really."

The "Not really." option leads to Nadine looking up and saying "Not really."

Nadine and Amia discuss Xavier.
#screenshotsaturday #magicalgirlshadowangel #visualnovel #gamedev

12.10.2025 01:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Keyframes Matchmaker by (BLANK) HOUSE Play in your browser

I GOT MY BABY AHHHHHHHH!!!! (Elio ๐Ÿ’ž)
blank-house.itch.io/keyframes-ma...

11.10.2025 21:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is what gaming leadership having vertebrae looks like

Toxic players cost us billions.
1/3rd of all gamers quit playing games all together due to toxicity.
We are losing players everyday

If you owned a restaurant and 1/3 of your customers left and never came back guess what youโ€™d be? Closed

10.10.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 87    ๐Ÿ” 19    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Donate to Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War, organized by Fatima Ayub My name is Ahmad Johar, a 25-year-old, Palestinian from Gaza. I have lived throuโ€ฆ Fatima Ayub needs your support for Ahmad & Samar: A Future Beyond Gaza's War

Ahmad got marked as spam and thus his fundraiser is very diminished in visibility, so I'm posting it to try and get some reach for him! Please help out if you can! A ceasefire doesn't mean that help doesn't matter!

gofund.me/5689fe54

11.10.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A portrait of Beck from the interactive fiction "Burning Academia." It shows him facing to the left, arm reaching out off screen. A light is striking his chest where his heart is. He's set against purple shadows with a pink beam of light cutting from the top left to the bottom right. There are lyrics from the song "I can hear your laughter on the wind" by The Lulls in Traffic in text boxes on the right.

A portrait of Beck from the interactive fiction "Burning Academia." It shows him facing to the left, arm reaching out off screen. A light is striking his chest where his heart is. He's set against purple shadows with a pink beam of light cutting from the top left to the bottom right. There are lyrics from the song "I can hear your laughter on the wind" by The Lulls in Traffic in text boxes on the right.

Trying to get back into drawing more regularly.

Here's me messing with color/lighting ft Beck from Burning Academia!

11.10.2025 07:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Gumball Dance ๐ŸŽถ

11.10.2025 18:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sarcastic. Sardonic. ฬถEฬถmฬถoฬถ

Meet Lee Xiao! (CV. Yung-i Chang)

A burnt out sophomore who keeps threatening to drop out (he never will.) Catch Lee (and the rest of Act Oneโ€™s cast)
when #ProjectSuperCrush: The Audio Drama premieres 10/17!

10.10.2025 14:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm definitely a fan of Nadine ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿฝ

10.10.2025 12:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A working logo for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel "Catalyst: Blind Faith." The subtitle says "Devlog."

Grayscale art on the top row shows three main characters. From left to right: A female elf with a sly expression, asymmetric hair, many piercings, and long ears side-eyeing the player; a disheveled and heavily scarred young man, clutching at his head while he stares directly at the viewer; and a bubbly woman in profile view with an unnaturally broad grin and very poofy hair.

The bottom row has five sketches of different male body types, all at the same height. These are illustrative of the protagonist, whose appearance can radically change based on the player's choices. From left to right: An emaciated figure in a fighting stance, fists before his face; a slender and broad-shouldered figure in a front-facing and stiff pose; a muscular figure, looking relaxed and confident as he glances over his shoulder; a husky male figure, partially drawn, as some of the right arm is incomplete; and a very heavyset male figure, standing in a similar distant and neutral pose as the slim figure.

A working logo for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel "Catalyst: Blind Faith." The subtitle says "Devlog." Grayscale art on the top row shows three main characters. From left to right: A female elf with a sly expression, asymmetric hair, many piercings, and long ears side-eyeing the player; a disheveled and heavily scarred young man, clutching at his head while he stares directly at the viewer; and a bubbly woman in profile view with an unnaturally broad grin and very poofy hair. The bottom row has five sketches of different male body types, all at the same height. These are illustrative of the protagonist, whose appearance can radically change based on the player's choices. From left to right: An emaciated figure in a fighting stance, fists before his face; a slender and broad-shouldered figure in a front-facing and stiff pose; a muscular figure, looking relaxed and confident as he glances over his shoulder; a husky male figure, partially drawn, as some of the right arm is incomplete; and a very heavyset male figure, standing in a similar distant and neutral pose as the slim figure.

Flowchart showing a hyper-simplified and colorful version of the narrative design in a branching visual novel. Major branches, endings, and the rough length of each major continuity are all distinguished. The content varies wildly, from one to 25 "honkin chapters" for different sections of the narrative. This all comes after a common route (approximately 14 chapters in length, based on the player's earlier choices), and this flowchart only applies if the player selected a "hard branch" for the God of Vengeance. Much more information on wtf this all specifically relates to is in the game director's most recent devlog!

Flowchart showing a hyper-simplified and colorful version of the narrative design in a branching visual novel. Major branches, endings, and the rough length of each major continuity are all distinguished. The content varies wildly, from one to 25 "honkin chapters" for different sections of the narrative. This all comes after a common route (approximately 14 chapters in length, based on the player's earlier choices), and this flowchart only applies if the player selected a "hard branch" for the God of Vengeance. Much more information on wtf this all specifically relates to is in the game director's most recent devlog!

#vndev #indiegamedev #art #writingcommunity #horror #darkfantasy

๐Ÿ”ฅNarrative #devlog on quality #writing + my methods!
โœ๏ธI went hard for my favorite #gamedev skill!!๐Ÿ˜‚โœ๏ธ
๐Ÿ–Œ๏ธ17 pics
โœ๏ธ5.1k words

๐Ÿ’–You can read it here: just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-bli...

10.10.2025 01:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A bit tired today, so instead of a snippet of a song, instead, here's one of the pictures I just basically finished for my music OST video for "We Could Just Be Annoying"! :3

Just a cute picture of Cherry and their love of taking pictures of the things they love.

#pixelart #art #mycharacter

09.10.2025 22:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A really lovely article and breakdown!

10.10.2025 00:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 49    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

fighting personal demons (this outline) and seeing a TikTok video my sibling sent me of some bozo in our hometown accosting a black man at a gas station cuz he THOUGHT he was holding a gunโ€”dude was pumping gas???? hello??? ๐Ÿซฉ when I say *ACAB* I MEAN *ACAB*

09.10.2025 01:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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spongebob squarepants is smiling and holding a shovel in his hand ALT: spongebob squarepants is smiling and holding a shovel in his hand

have *no* idea which followers are players and which players follow for a crumb of news on what HBG project SO just letting the general populace know that bonus content of sorts goes live next week to tie in with the HSDJY 3rd anniversary. cool.

08.10.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Oh no, they're fighting...๐Ÿ˜ฑ (chalk one up for inevitabilities lol)

08.10.2025 18:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

now is a good time to call your ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธreps about the age verification data leak on discord: www.theverge.com/news/792032/...

and payment processors on censorship and overreach: screenrant.com/manga-planet...

linking new developments so that you have something recent to bring up in your calls๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ“ฃ

06.10.2025 16:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 183    ๐Ÿ” 193    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooo I have my eyeballs on Stranger

08.10.2025 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A light-skinned Black woman in three different outfits.
The first is an orange cardigan with a light orange sweater and a long brown skirt. She has leaves in her hair and is laughing.
The second is a burgundy dress.
The third is a cream-colored sweater and brown slacks.

A light-skinned Black woman in three different outfits. The first is an orange cardigan with a light orange sweater and a long brown skirt. She has leaves in her hair and is laughing. The second is a burgundy dress. The third is a cream-colored sweater and brown slacks.

#blacktober Day 8: Some outfits.
#blacktober2025 #ocgush #ocgush2025 #shiftingseasons #auntieautumn

08.10.2025 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Late Night Showcase Lineup is LIVE!

Freaky Friday: Love Spice and Spooky Monster!
Saturday: Cursed Covenant: The Demonic Pursuit (sfw)
Sunday: Jest Masters and Sci-fi Sunday

10/10-10/12 at 6pm CST!
Follow for the going live notification!
twitch.tv/indieotome

08.10.2025 22:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Knight Dance by Hummingbird Games, afuera A short tale of love and dancing

INTERNATIONAL LESBIAN DAY, AYO ๐Ÿ—ฃ๏ธ

hummingbird-games.itch.io/the-knight-d...

08.10.2025 16:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Join the The Snake and Saber Society Discord Server! Low-profile server for HiroRCK's games โ˜• | 3 members

I bit the bullet and made a discord server for my games ;A;

I don't know if it'll catch on, so it's kinda a trial run for now, but hop on if you want to chat about the games or just hang out:

discord.gg/cNgqNaYtB4

08.10.2025 15:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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