Dieuwt

made a... Fire Drill. #gamedev #metroidvania

Dear AI-bros: I'd rather have no engagement on my posts, than engagement from you.

so NBTP is done (go wishlist it etc), but I just... don't want to market it. It's a great game, I just don't like marketing.

I'll just send the emails to the youtubers/streamers in February/March and probably call it there.

Due to a surge in AI-generated content, I feel the need to mention that everything in Nothing Beyond This Point is human-made (by me) and I would never use generative AI to make assets, code, videos, or text. #antiai #gamedev #afterimagefromslaythespireisgoodthoughandcanstay

concept:

the final boss music is now adequately loud.

the final boss music is not LOUD enough!!!

hi welcome new followers from the Realms slack! I still play Minecraft sometimes, I'm just like you.

also consider following me on tumblr! I'm kidding, don't do that.

Nothing Beyond This Point - Progress update, and release date! - Steam News April 1st! No, it's not a joke, this is serious business people.

Nothing Beyond This Point will release April 1st, 2026! No, it's not a joke, it's real I swear. Read all about it: store.steampowered.com/news/app/332... #gamedev #metroidvania

roguelikes are a lot like gacha games if you really think about it.

I just have a hardcoded list of strings, that are the save variable names. Loop over 'em, put them and their values in a file, donezo.

By the way, what’s a AA? Instead of fuzzy labels like 'indie' and 'AA', we propose a new data-driven system to classify video games based on their actual production scope. This new framework reveals the real economic and crea...

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Basically, you can define "categories" of indie pretty well using length of credits and game size.

i did not watch the game awards. for i do not care

father @ son... (from game #1 Full Gear to game #2 Nothing Beyond This Point)

Okay, look, *listen* #gamedev #music

Spoke to a number of devs about how, in the face of CEOs claiming gen-AI is the future, their declaration of being genAI free is making waves.

ah gotcha. Yeah if prompted for a full game / dev build I'd definitely send it, but personally I'm hesitant sending it out point blank. Can imagine it's maddening if you email a dev asking and they're like "lmao no"

Wait, hold on. What's the difference between a demo and a dev build? Is a dev build just as much of the game as possible, with maybe some added "tools" (quicksave/load, add currency, etc) for testing?

I keep adding more stuff. can't stop myself.

YouTube video by Dieuwt Nothing Beyond This Point: Gameplay Trailer

New trailer for Nothing Beyond This Point! www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIOt... #gamedev #metroidvania #steam

I'm running out of bugs to find. only stupid things like "this particle is slightly off" or "this text slightly overlaps". Ugh. I need external testers

i messed up

Happy 1 year anniversary!

Today exactly 1 year ago I began developing Nothing Beyond This Point, and look how far we've come! I'm really happy to have made such progress in such a short time, and here's to the game coming out soon!

Most of the game is done.
I am still procrastinating on the giant wall that's ahead of me (ending cutscenes)

this is a good video but one thing:

High Halls sort of is the hardest bit. It doesn't really get much harder than that, it's the longest gauntlet in the game and everyone struggles with it. It's a Metroidvania, so go back to collect some more stuff (like poison tacks) and you'll fare easier.

Games influencer press relationship query I'm trying to determine to what extend people who create videos about games engage with "traditional" press as a source for what games to cover. Please only answer these questions if you are someone w...

Folks who create videos about games on the internet: I have questions for you if you'd be so kind. I'm trying to determine the relationship between traditional media and those who create videos about games and have never worked for the games press. Sharing is appreciated!

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Skong time over. Back to my usual antics. #gamedev

(I know I'm almost a week late - I've been Silksonging too hard, sorry!)

Nothing Beyond This Point is in the #ANZ #indiefest (demo section)! Plus a lot of great games like Cryptmaster and Dredge.
Go try some new games, mates. store.steampowered.com/sale/ANZIndi...