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James Shepherd

@indiedevjames.bsky.social

Aspiring Game dev / Pixel artist- working on 'Apricot's Adventure' A game about the inner journey of a lost Sheep Anti AI

172 Followers  |  76 Following  |  92 Posts  |  Joined: 20.12.2024  |  2.1112

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#screenshotsaturday - it's been a busy week, i don't have anything new to post :P

09.08.2025 20:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Maybe I should

06.08.2025 14:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm pretty proud of how it turned out
Encountered so many bugs while doing this... truly hate working with #UI ๐Ÿ˜…
#indiegamedev #pixelart #gamedev

06.08.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Floating towerโ€™s looking magical with the new lighting! Mandyโ€™s fire dash even gets you into little secret rooms. Mapโ€™s feeling alive nowโ€”huge thanks to @sayuriartsy.bsky.social for making it all shine ๐Ÿ–ค

#UE5 #indiedev #platformer #gamedevlog #hacknslash

05.08.2025 18:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Magic? Spell tomes? Who needs 'em!

Adding this guy as an enemy to my game =]
Drop in and give it a wishlist if you like frogs and goblins <3
store.steampowered.com/app/3196940/...
#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #animation #toad #frog #goblin

05.08.2025 09:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 96    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Tailside cafe decor screenshot

Tailside cafe decor screenshot

New week, new cafe! #pixelart #cozygame

04.08.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 114    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I worked on reflections.

#gamedev #indiegamedev #unity3d

05.08.2025 09:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 45    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Currently working on the fishing shack sprite and fishing gear data structures ๐ŸŸ

Will share when done!

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

05.08.2025 10:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 39    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A surprise to be sure, but a welcome one ๐Ÿ‘€

#indiegame #pixelart #metrodivania #GodotEngine #platformer

05.08.2025 08:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Created a new type of room transition.

#indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #retro #pixelart #ThirdShiftBelow #construct3 #platformer #indiedev #2D #gamedesign

04.08.2025 10:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 122    ๐Ÿ” 14    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

thank you!

04.08.2025 14:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tried to add a treeline overlay effect to the forest
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

04.08.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Shonk

#pixelart #furryart #shark

31.07.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 36    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New dialogue UI mockup
Should I go with it?
#pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

30.07.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Bright and early, coffee machine, dont let me down ๐Ÿ˜…

store.steampowered.com/app/3350850/...
#pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ๅˆถไฝœ #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต #ใ‚ฒใƒผใƒ ้–‹็™บ #ํ”ฝ์…€์•„ํŠธ

30.07.2025 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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today was a bit slow. Mostly invisible fixes or audio tweaks to make things stand out or be less annoying. I've also determined that he is basically unbeatable with base stats. I'm unsure of leaving it that way. lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame

30.07.2025 05:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a

#pixelart #furryart

30.07.2025 05:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 42    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Teleportation magic (99.7% reliable)

#gamedev #godotengine #pixelart

30.07.2025 06:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 72    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Four images of the same pixel art bear, each from a different angle: back, front, left, and right.

Four images of the same pixel art bear, each from a different angle: back, front, left, and right.

Thanks to some friendly advice, I've got better side views and chubbier cheeks ๐Ÿ˜„

#RestaurantRaccoon #aseprite #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #wip

29.07.2025 08:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 37    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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centaur android lady (or something like that)

animation set for our upcoming game, ABYSS X ZERO!

#gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly #blender

28.07.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1903    ๐Ÿ” 280    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 9
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So... I recently got a really good #composer on board @rafinomiguel.bsky.social works on Apricot's Adventure with me! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

He made this beautiful ๐ŸŽต piece and I made a scene around it, here are the fruits of our first collaboration
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

25.07.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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So... I recently got a really good #composer on board @rafinomiguel.bsky.social works on Apricot's Adventure with me! ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

He made this beautiful ๐ŸŽต piece and I made a scene around it, here are the fruits of our first collaboration
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

25.07.2025 19:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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taking care of babies ๐Ÿ’›

#pixelart #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต

23.07.2025 04:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 77    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I worked on this waterfall shader. I am going to add some particle systems next ๐Ÿ’ฆ

#gamedev #indiegamedev #unity3d

23.07.2025 10:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 148    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Omg the bag one is such a cutie ๐Ÿฅฐ

23.07.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Calling all degens. Infernal Cleaner has a Steam trailer update.

Your eyes and feedback would be appreciated.

#gamedev #indiedev

23.07.2025 05:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love their goofy faces

23.07.2025 08:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3 years ago vs. NOW!

Pebble Knights Free Demo is out on Steam!
Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3087930/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #steamgame #steamdemo #multiplayer #co-op #roguelike #survival #sologaming

23.07.2025 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Definitely an improvement, good job

23.07.2025 08:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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water and crt experiments ๐ŸŒŠ
#pixelart #gamedev #GameMaker

22.07.2025 14:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 400    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 13    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

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