Lightning Soft

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And there's a whole weekend to work on #gamedev 😍 I found out something disturbing about myself yesterday. I thought I was immune to this and totally committed to the project, but I couldn't help myself and got an idea for a side project 😁

Orifoldium on Steam Fold your way through mindspinning puzzles

I just released my second game! #gamedev #indie

Using the BouncePad is so much fun - why not show another flow with it?🌞

Have a fine day, everyone!

#thursdayvibes #indiedev #gamedev #cozy #gamedesign #gamedevelopment

YouTube video by Lightning Soft Warped Times: Tad's Journey

I'm currently working on the content for the real trailer, but the last little trailer connects the new WIP remake to the original 2013 game (I reconstructed some old scenes), also I decided to include some of the original characters and stories :) #trailertuesday

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I was in a similar situation over Christmas. It's kind of OK now (I think), but the guilt over rest is still very strong, I think it's a really big problem among devs. Get better!

I notice that I watch the clock a lot. How much time do I have before I should go to bed before the work day :D So to immerse myself in development, I hid the clock in the OS and it works pretty well, just solve the current task(s) until I'm really tired :)

I have big plans for this year, I would like to have finished game content in some form. But the amount of work is scary and not every day is good, I think I could start by doing at least something every day, sometimes more and sometimes less, but I want to make a habit :) #gamedev

A lot of WIP content now, so I don't have a screenshot for today 😆 But I have new 3D tree branches to show, previous were 2D so this was an opportunity for me to learn bones in Blender and make something better and more functional :) #gamedev #indiedev #3d #animation #indiegame

Game dev time management

Yes, these stories are all the same, with complete disrespect to us, who are also developers (well, better, because we are indiedevs 😆). It's common here to replace skilled seniors with students, better than paying us properly. I also don't understand the mandatory office, especially after covid :(

Same here, after 7 years at one of the biggest game company in our country I'm still underpaid and two years ago I only had money for rent and food (it's better now, but after 7 damn years, WTF). The only way out is to escape outside the game industry, it's not much better elsewhere :(

Interesting question :) Not 100% solo dev, I have help with graphics, but probably for not giving up on the project from the beginning and being able to learn all the things I thought I needed other people to do. I never thought I would learn things like shaders, story writing or characters :)

I should really stop improving assets that were already OK, like about the 4th version (maybe? 😆 ) of the treetops 😆 #gamedev #indiedev #vegetation

For me, it's perhaps easier developing during working days, on the one hand I'm really tired sometimes, but I stay at my work pace without interruptions :)

That's great :) I'm at least trying to sketch out ideas for levels and hope I will make them into the game soon :D

Anyone else having trouble getting back into game development after the holiday break? :D #gamedev #newyear

The mossy version is nice, but both are OK so it's just my feeling :)

Hello! We are Sagittaras Games, an independent game studio from the Czech Republic.

And on bsky, we would like to share with you the current happenings in our studio, including upcoming news! #indiedev #introduction

Create the game I want to make, to have a few players who will finish the game, maybe with all the achievements 🫢 And what's important to me is make my co-workers proud of the final game, enjoy the release with them. I'm glad I don't measure success by money and copies sold anymore :)

Time for the first #screenshotsaturday in 2025, I chose the train station where the main character meets the villain for the first time. Predictably, it ends in a wagon chase 😆 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Do you ever draw for #gamedev inspiration? I haven't held a brush in my hand since school (very long time 😁) and I'm terrible, but as part of the things I want to try this year, I tried it and it's an interesting experience 🎨

as long as i'm still on this earth i'm going to create, no matter what it is, no matter how insignificant, and no matter what life throws at me. the day i stop creating is the day i am dead.

Same for me, a very challenging year :) The biggest success was participating in the live conference (GDS), where we gave a speech in front of an audience, which was very challenging for us, big introverts, and in a foreign language. But it turned out well and the game was well received :)

YouTube video by Lightning Soft Warped Times: Tad's Journey

For fun, I made a crossover between the original 10-year-old trilogy and the currently being developed remake, it's nice to see our progress there, as well as the development of the main character :) Also with this trailer I wish you a peaceful Christmas after a difficult year ❤️ #gamedev #indiedev

I think it's such a bad habit for both sides, we didn't stop it in time and now everyone expects it :D

As a game developer I don't want to do this much, but when I let someone play the game live, they want to get into every corner even though I didn't put anything in there and didn't even think of it before :D So I have to come up with something so they won't be disappointed :D

We had to miss that, there were so many games :D But it looks really good :)