joão silva

Side scrolling level selection screen from Kirby's adventure on the NES, depicting several castles in the sky framed by fluffy clouds.

My entry for #KirbyRedrawn, a new collab project hosted by @retroredrawn.bsky.social.

I've recreated World 4's Hub screen from Kirby's Adventure for the NES!

#pixelart

Aside from sprite work, I’ve been learning and doing some VFX. Here’s a compilation of the ones I made on Threads of Time:

tá incrível rafaeel

not sure what it is yet, but looks promising
#indiedev #gamedev

This is so good, it really feels like a real physical toy and the music is so catchy

Thank you for such a nice comment! Funny thing is, although the wide enemies might look more menacing, they are actually easier to deal with because its easy to get them in phase.

thanks! nope, just a small side project

thanks! i love your art, the tiles were so easy to work with

Thanks! My rough plan rn is fixing bugs I left behind, then daily leaderboards, then content (enemies, items, hazards, zones, etc.)

So I made the smallest game I could.

This is sapito, a tiny daily classic roguelike, with a new level every day. Super simple, but finished! My plan is to keep updating it over time.

joaosdev.itch.io/sapito

Pixel art by @datagoblin.bsky.social and the whole game is inspired by 1 of their mockups.

It's been 5 years since my last release. I worked on awesome games at Nitrome and learned so much, so I thought my next solo game had to be amazing!

I hadn’t noticed, but each project I kept raising my expectations and project scope.

That was a trap, I had to scale down instead.

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I’ve always struggled with finishing projects, in the first half of this year I abandoned 11 games.

I started going to therapy to work through burnout and understand my process better.

This post by @mossmouth.bsky.social was also huge
makegames.tumblr.com/post/1136623...

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There's only 6 days left for the Kickstarter with less than 50% funded!

It's a big stretch, but any exposure for the game will be good in the long run 🐦

#indiegame #videogames #gamedev #roguelike #Kickstarter

📣Hey all!📣

I'm currently looking for work, sporadic freelance or more longterm.

I'm based in Porto, Portugal and do Concept, 3D, Marketing Assets and everything in between.
Most recently I concepted for Europa, and was the Art Lead for Harvest Hunt.
check out my work: urielcordas.artstation.com

and congrats on the demo! going to give it a try tonight

ehe thanks for the little shoutout

Pixel art portrait of Altius the owl from the Shovel Knight franchise.

Pixel art portrait of Greyson the blacksmith from the Shovel Knight franchise.

Pixel art portrait of a Hoofling pixie from the Shovel Knight franchise.

Pixel art portrait of shovel master Argus from the Shovel Knight franchise.

The NPCs from 'Shovel Knight Dig: Wicked Wishes' DLC send you on a variety of side quests. We added several portraits so players can keep proper track of them all.

It's been quite fun to make official renditions of these beloved characters (and some newcomers to the cast too!).

#pixelart

I present you the Guild Hall!

By far the most demanding piece of BG art from 'Shovel Knight Dig: Wicked Wishes'.
I'm super glad to be able to share this after so long.

#pixelart

the Marathon alpha released recently and its environments are covered with assets lifted from poster designs i made in 2017.

@bungie.net @marathonthegame.bungie.net

EXCITING NEWS!!!

Shovel Knight Dig is OUT NOW on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, Nintendo Switch, Steam, & Apple Arcade!

This release includes the full base game along with all expansions, including the Wicked Wishes update, which adds new bosses, quests, secrets, & game-changing upgrades. Delve in today!

ouh and used #love2d for the interface

Made a custom clock
- pi zero 2 w
- 3.5 inch LCD (touch)
- 3D printed case

one more thing I worked on announced this month yey 🎆

the texture on this is HITTING

grabby climby hands

ehe, thanks

Thaaanks Joana!

'Mouse Work' Looks Like It Might Be The Switch 2 Equivalent Of 'Snipperclips' Mouse minigames!

yey I can finally share the project ive been workin on at @nitrome.bsky.social honestly such a fun project to work on

www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/04... (via @nintendolife.com)

hey so uh one of the main Nintendo Switch 2 Direct streams completely ate our trailer due to I guess technical difficulties?? so if you guys could share this it would mean a lot 😅

Libero! :D