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DrBossKey

@drbosskey.bsky.social

Game developer, producer, director, tech & software dude, and life long gamer since the Atari 2600 & C64 days of olden times. While I professionally produce games & tech, my passion project, Interstellar Sentinel, a shooter/shoot'em up/shmup.

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Latest posts by drbosskey.bsky.social on Bluesky

Brutalized! When I did my no death run on heroic this TLB was definitely had me sweating big time :) Run through a few practice runs, and you'll get there Elle!

22.10.2025 16:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Last Worlds : Crossed Souls on Steam 3D Action Open World RPG set on the alien planet Ness-444. Explore this world on the brink of ruin with your inseparable companion Lupio. Fight or tame countless nessky, fantastic creatures now blinde...

It's pretty cool to see @lupiostudios.bsky.social working away on their game over time. You can definitely see their inspirations here :) store.steampowered.com/app/3297200/...

21.10.2025 01:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Level 2 Sub Boss Ep.07 | Neonix Battle Pop Star Cockpit Stage & Cyberpunk Guitar Exploration
YouTube video by DrBossKey Level 2 Sub Boss Ep.07 | Neonix Battle Pop Star Cockpit Stage & Cyberpunk Guitar Exploration

A little sneak peek into how I drive my art team crazy and maybe why the kinda love it for Interstellar Sentinel 2 youtu.be/R4CBf99crjk #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

21.10.2025 01:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Level 2 High Society District Ep.03 | Parallax layer rendering, motion adjustment & glorious traffic
YouTube video by DrBossKey Level 2 High Society District Ep.03 | Parallax layer rendering, motion adjustment & glorious traffic

Traffic in a high-society future is zooming around in luxury, just for the pure high-octane fun of it in Interstellar Sentinel 2. #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ youtu.be/ntM858ci8-8

16.10.2025 06:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

All the crazy hard work to make merch for the Interstellar Sentinel Caravan Competition last month is now making people happy! #IS www.stickermule.com/ugoat

16.10.2025 02:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

A, B, & C is all me!

09.10.2025 03:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Shmup Drops: August / September 2025
YouTube video by Pixel Pilots Shmup Drops: August / September 2025

Pixel Pilots shmup round up news drop is out, yay we had a spot and @djear.bsky.social game too! The shmup-o-sphere is alive and well friends!

youtu.be/DFozw5uPWns

#IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

07.10.2025 01:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Interstellar Sentinel 2 DTCD Heart Boss Visual Explosion Iteration Pass BOOM TIME!
YouTube video by DrBossKey Interstellar Sentinel 2 DTCD Heart Boss Visual Explosion Iteration Pass BOOM TIME!

Boom time! :) #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ youtu.be/8dr9l9KEiT8

05.10.2025 01:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Level 2 Sub Boss Ep.03 | D.VA Bombastic Battle Pop Star Boss Concepting!
YouTube video by DrBossKey Level 2 Sub Boss Ep.03 | D.VA Bombastic Battle Pop Star Boss Concepting!

Damn NEONIX is starting to get juicy good. I'm loving seeing her start to come to life with big KPOP mecha energy! #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎhttps://youtu.be/NyGw3AfKOXY

04.10.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Level 2 Intro Sequence Ep. 04 | Where particles and lights meet hand painted highlights, delicious
YouTube video by DrBossKey Level 2 Intro Sequence Ep. 04 | Where particles and lights meet hand painted highlights, delicious

I love that we're paining subtle highlights after doing in engine vfx and light pass :) #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ youtu.be/eGM0SkzERv4

04.10.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love these stories, what a wild ride up to this point getting in. Six hard years of work :)

29.09.2025 22:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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This Halloween, face the storm of bullets and carve through chaos. Interstellar Sentinel delivers pure arcade adrenaline and the thrill of survival. On Steam now for $8.99, 25% off until Oct 6. Spread the good word, you heroic pilot!
store.steampowered.com/app/2426610/... #IS1 #ModernRetro #Steam๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

29.09.2025 19:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Calling all Einhander and Shmup fans! I've got my eye on this one! The developer is awesome and could use your support!

19.09.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heck yeah! I can't wait to hear the tales of tails!

16.09.2025 05:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ShmupsBR Offline - Dia2: 14 de Setembro no Canal3 Expo - Interstellar Sentinel: Caravan Mode
YouTube video by ShmupsBR ShmupsBR Offline - Dia2: 14 de Setembro no Canal3 Expo - Interstellar Sentinel: Caravan Mode

We're having fun hanging out here and watching folks compete in the caravan competition at #canal3Expo join us! youtu.be/SmEwteK-SYo

14.09.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Let's gooooooo! Your videos are getting better! What's your favorite change with this build so far?

13.09.2025 05:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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It's official, we're on the site! :)

13.09.2025 05:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interstellar Sentinel - Interstellar Sentinel โ€“ 25% Off + IRL Caravan Competition in Sรฃo Paulo - Steam News Caravan Mode is free to download, so anyone can practice and step up. 5 minutes. 1 credit. Top 5 take home prizes

We are so excited to have our first-ever booth and IRL caravan competition at the #Canal3ClassicGaming this Sat & Sun. So much hard work went into this, come down to compete, win prizes, and have a great time! #IS1 #Shmup๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ
store.steampowered.com/news/app/242...

13.09.2025 05:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Swing by the ShmupsBR booth and high five Szorki! We're doing the Interstellar Sentinel caravan competition!

13.09.2025 04:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We've been cranking hard over the last 6 weeks to get set up for the caravan competition. It's been deadlines, stress and learning something new about everything. Today, just in time the sticker and shirt packages for merch prize giveaways arrived! Had to shout it from the rooftops! #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

11.09.2025 17:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weaponized Wisdom Podcast #3 - Caravans, Gaming Culture & Shmupping Gripes YouTube video by Pixel Pilots

We're doing it live! Come join the conversation! Gaming Culture & Shmupping Gripes #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎhttps://www.youtube.com/live/cPVtXzuQqTs

07.09.2025 00:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Interstellar Sentinel 2 Heart Boss Visual & Gameplay tuning
YouTube video by DrBossKey Interstellar Sentinel 2 Heart Boss Visual & Gameplay tuning

A hearty boss if I've ever seen one! (i'll see myself out now with this dad joke in hand) youtu.be/o7-Uavu2kck #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

02.09.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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What's your opinion?

1: Better with engine thruster starting & stopping?

2: Engine thruster continuous through the ship's motion?

#IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

30.08.2025 18:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm so stoked to see your very first build notes video! Congratulations I'm looking forward to see how you improve them over time! TY!

29.08.2025 02:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Also just another weird night of development. :) #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

26.08.2025 03:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interstellar Sentinel 2 - โœจ Interstellar Sentinel 2 โ€“ Surge & Balance Update - Steam News Surge & Balance Update: new VFX polish, tuned weapons, smarter enemy waves, and explosive boss moments to sharpen every run.

I love the smell of a new game dev update! Shout outs to the community for all the great playtesting! I know it's on the hard side, and I see people having fun anyway. :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/348... #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

25.08.2025 05:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're gearing up for our biggest event ever, and I am overjoyed by the work everyone has done for us to get here! We're so excited it finally gave us the push to do a merch store for the fans that have been shaking their fists at us to do for ages now! www.stickermule.com/ugoat #videogames

24.08.2025 21:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

We're gearing up for our biggest event ever, and I am overjoyed by the work everyone has done for us to get here! We're so excited it finally gave us the push to do a merch store for the fans that have been shaking their fists at us to do for ages now! www.stickermule.com/ugoat #videogames

24.08.2025 21:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I love your excitement here! This is one of the biggest events we've ever done, and I can't wait to see that Brazilian competitive gaming culture at play here! @shmupdb.bsky.social canal3expo.com.br

17.08.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ha! So good!

17.08.2025 00:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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