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Silk Softworks

@silksoftworks.bsky.social

I'm a solo dev making weird videogames like Kainga: Seeds of Civilization and now ShantyTown

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Added some big birds to the skies and some locations of my game ShantyTown!
What other animals should I add?

#indiegame #solodev #gamedev

09.09.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sunset by the walking advertisement

Just another day in ShantyTown!
Check it out, or build one just like it:
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

03.09.2025 17:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New #devlog out!
About how to do level design for creative games, diving into pacing, design and keeping the end goal in mind while designing ShantyTown maps!

Check it out! ๐Ÿ‘‡
youtu.be/_ma_5oarbvI

#gaming #indiegames #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #solodev

26.08.2025 16:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Making vertical farms in ShantyTown, just as the sun sets and the neon shines best! ๐Ÿ˜†

Check it out:
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

#indiegames #tinyteams2025 #cozygame #solodev

11.08.2025 16:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Excited! I'll be there!

10.08.2025 07:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pink flier  with a burger logo, titled 'Tiny Teams: Co-Op Games: Aug 12, 5 pm ET'. Five game logos are below:  poof cleaning service, the wide open sky is running out of catfish, hozy, shantytown, and woodo  The tiny teams logo is next, with "Wednesday August 13, starting @ 5 PM ET' The bottom right has a  white woman wearing a green beanie and glasses holding a fluffy grey tabby in her arms, along with twitch.tv/lilburgerlive

A pink flier with a burger logo, titled 'Tiny Teams: Co-Op Games: Aug 12, 5 pm ET'. Five game logos are below: poof cleaning service, the wide open sky is running out of catfish, hozy, shantytown, and woodo The tiny teams logo is next, with "Wednesday August 13, starting @ 5 PM ET' The bottom right has a white woman wearing a green beanie and glasses holding a fluffy grey tabby in her arms, along with twitch.tv/lilburgerlive

Wednesday is for #cozygames - poof cleaning service, the wide open sky is running out of catfish, hozy, shantytown, and woodo

Wednesday, August 13, 5 pm ET
twitch.tv/lilburgerlive

@zipit-games.bsky.social @tinybuildgames.bsky.social @silksoftworks.bsky.social @juliaprokhorova.bsky.social

09.08.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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"Hotpot Casino" location you can build in ShantyTown
Any ideas on how to make it look more like a casino?

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev

09.08.2025 14:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If making little neighborhoods is your jam, check out this solo-dev indie game! ๐Ÿฅฐ
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

#indiegame #gaming #tinyteams

08.08.2025 08:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Excited to be one of the lucky to be chosen to participate in Tiny Teams with my game ShantyTown!

Thanks @tinyteamsfest.bsky.social!
Amazing to be amongst such incredible games!

#IndieGames #SoloDev #TinyTeams

07.08.2025 06:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Life, uh... finds a way!
Sometimes you have to build your neon soaked cafe overhanging off the edge of a floating barge.

How would you have built this neighborhood?
#indiegame #games

06.08.2025 16:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love the end-game cam where you can appreciate your creations.
Nice work devs!

05.08.2025 18:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Built this neighborhood in a "U" shape, just to see if I could. Looks pretty nice!

Build your own in the demo:
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

#indiegame #gaming #gamedev #indiedev

05.08.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not sure why this potted plant decided to be airborne! ๐Ÿชด
#justdeveloperthings ๐Ÿ™„
Just trying to build cozy houses in my game ShantyTown and the plants refuse to stay on the ground! ๐Ÿ˜ถโ€๐ŸŒซ๏ธ

30.07.2025 14:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy to be a part of the Steam promotion for games made in Germany!
store.steampowered.com/sale/Games-F...

Check it out! ๐Ÿ‘€
#madeingermany #indiegames #gamesforgedingermany

24.07.2025 17:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for doing this!
bsky.app/profile/silk...

06.06.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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ShantyTown on Steam ShantyTown is a relaxing diorama building game where you create colorful, atmospheric and dense urban environments. Visit a variety of locations and use your creativity to assemble a unique, cozy litt...

Hello #PitchYaGame! ๐Ÿ‘‹
ShantyTown is a cozy urban building game where you place objects from a curated list to create a dense diorama.
As you play you discover what the location you're building is!

There's a demo live now!๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

#indiegame #solodev #gamedev

06.06.2025 11:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I made a wobbly map in my cozy urban building game #ShantyTown

It seems I can't help myself but make weird stuff!๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ
What do yo think?

28.05.2025 20:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shanty Town - [ Devlog 19 ] - Key Art: The First Impression
YouTube video by Silk Softworks Shanty Town - [ Devlog 19 ] - Key Art: The First Impression

Made a devlog about creating indie game key art!
Long story short... just hire a professional

What do you think?

youtu.be/5pl_O_rbZDs

25.05.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I didn't intend this guy to have a face, but it just ended up that way!

11.05.2025 15:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just a screen of my urban diorama building game
Would you visit this nightlife district?
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...
Demo coming ๐Ÿ”œโ„ข๏ธ

07.05.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Making #keyart for my game #shantytown, from sketch to final result!

What do you think?

03.05.2025 14:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My cozy urban building game ShantyTown is coming together quite nicely!
If you like what you see, please wishlist ๐Ÿฅฐ
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

30.04.2025 14:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Upgrade chain reaction in my urban cozy building game #ShantyTown
Check out the game here ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

23.04.2025 17:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just making cute scenes in my #cozy urban building game: ShantyTownโ˜บ๏ธ
How's your Sunday mood?

20.04.2025 14:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just changing the color schemes on this dockside teahouse in my cozy urban building game ShantyTown!๐Ÿค—

Check it out ๐Ÿ‘€๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

17.04.2025 17:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Making some dynamic background city lights in my urban building game called ShantyTown
Check it out!๐ŸŒ†๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿ™๏ธ
store.steampowered.com/app/2434600/...

13.04.2025 16:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shanty Town - [ Devlog 18 ] - What is the Perfect Indie Game Music?
YouTube video by Silk Softworks Shanty Town - [ Devlog 18 ] - What is the Perfect Indie Game Music?

Iโ€™m making a cozy urban diorama game and I wanted some dynamic music that matches the feeling. I chose Vaporwave and love it.
What do you think? Check it out
youtube.com/watch?v=oC0f...
Warning: the Devlog is full of memes ๐Ÿ™€

06.04.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Testing out some more wobbly ShantyTowns in my cozy building game

01.04.2025 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โœจSPACE SPROUTS IS OUT NOW!!!!โœจ

Launch into cozy cosmic chaos: solve puzzles, bend physics and throw everything around! ๐Ÿš€๐ŸŒฑ

๐Ÿ’œYou can buy it now with a -10% launch discount! Please if you can, leave a review, as it really helps us a lot get some extra visibility from Steam!๐Ÿ’œ

tinyurl.com/SpaceSprouts

31.03.2025 15:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 23    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
Shanty Town - Reveal Teaser
YouTube video by Silk Softworks Shanty Town - Reveal Teaser

Just dropped the reveal trailer for my new game ShantyTown
youtu.be/M7LLeB1RG0w
ShantyTown is a relaxing urban diorama building game where you place objects one at a time to create dense but satisfying environments.
Check it out and let me know what you think! ๐Ÿ‘

18.03.2025 10:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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