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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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We'll make a mode where they only shoot power ups at you :)

28.01.2026 00:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is definitely a day in the life of DrBossKey :)~

28.01.2026 00:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Bilbo grabbins is what they call em' in the future... :)

28.01.2026 00:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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21.01.2026 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Holy shit, I am loving making sticker merch from our Interstellar Sentinel game assets! #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

21.01.2026 04:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hah, the future is bright! The boss vehicle is maybe a tad bit big but I got a good giggle out of this (this is in-game graphics) for Interstellar Sentinel 2. #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

10.01.2026 22:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Those flower demons blooming get me everytime :)

26.12.2025 03:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Interstellar Sentinel - Ho Ho Ho Interstellar Sentinel 3.3.0 is now live under your X-Mas tree! - Steam News Happy holidays, friendoes, it's been a wild year. Your support means everything to us, and we wish you the very best in your gaming adventures! Thank you for being on this journey with us to craft mod...

Happy holidays friendoes! Interstellar Sentinel 3.3.0 is now live and waiting for you under your digital smoking Steam tree! (it's also 25% off in the #steamwintersale)
store.steampowered.com/news/app/242... #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

26.12.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PAL Autoforma Ep. 10 | PALTech Autoforma Combat Car Emotive Materializer Let Your Emotion Take Form
YouTube video by DrBossKey | Game Development PAL Autoforma Ep. 10 | PALTech Autoforma Combat Car Emotive Materializer Let Your Emotion Take Form

It's fun trying to make things up and visualize them to tell a story without getting in the way of gameplay in Interstellar Sentinel 2! #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ youtu.be/qDYBRxdaxnI #VGArt youtu.be/I6Mj3lV3ya4

17.12.2025 02:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ever wanted to live the dream of an indie game dev, and not have to learn to code? Here is a best-in-class toolset for you, my aspiring artists/designers/scripters/musicians :) #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

16.12.2025 00:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
PAL Autoforma Ep. 07 | Personal Luxury Combat Spy Car Experience | Attendant HoloSciFi Organ Details
YouTube video by DrBossKey | Game Development PAL Autoforma Ep. 07 | Personal Luxury Combat Spy Car Experience | Attendant HoloSciFi Organ Details

We still like to do it old school! Directing details for a the Interstellar Sentinel 2 sub boss facility! #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ youtu.be/qDYBRxdaxnI #VGArt

09.12.2025 04:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So good! I love seeing the competitive arcade spirt alive and well! I even hear some of that arcade culture and caravan competitions are starting to be noticed again. :)

07.12.2025 02:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I just saw the sticker and posters fresh from manufacturing, and heck yeah this is going to be a ton of fun!

04.12.2025 03:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been starting to hear rumors on players starting to practice since we released the free caravan competition build a few days ago. I just saw a new highscore that eeks out just beyond my personal best!

04.12.2025 03:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So much fun is going to be had, and I can't wait to see how the competition heats up! We just released the free Caravan level on Steam. Wishlist & spread the word! store.steampowered.com/app/2426610/...

Also, I'm the high score world record holder so far with my S+ Tier rank! youtu.be/CfVtN-Adt9w

01.12.2025 17:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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New track "Der Boss" ready | Chris Huelsbeck Get more from Chris Huelsbeck on Patreon

All is right in the world when I'm producing for @chrishuelsbeck.bsky.social for Interstellar Sentinel 2!
www.patreon.com/posts/new-tr...

#gamedev #vgmusic #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

01.12.2025 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
PAL Autoforma Ep. 05 | Luxury combat spy car of the future personalized experience level blocking
YouTube video by DrBossKey | Game Development PAL Autoforma Ep. 05 | Luxury combat spy car of the future personalized experience level blocking

We've been busy blocking out the level 2 sub boss in Interstellar Sentinel 2! To our turkey eating friends today, happy holidays & gaming today! youtu.be/4DarqkTXZ34 #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

27.11.2025 22:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations on getting your 1 credit clear and entering the billionaires club! Your 1CC Interstellar Sentinel Pin is in the mail!

27.11.2025 05:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
LISTEN; to the Full Interstellar Sentinel Original Soundtrack for your listening pleasure!
YouTube video by DrBossKey LISTEN; to the Full Interstellar Sentinel Original Soundtrack for your listening pleasure!

BIG NEWS! We just signed the legendary @chrishuelsbeck.bsky.social for the Interstellar Sentinel 2 soundtrack! The creative juices are flowing! Also, man this track from IS1 is an absolute banger! Happy Sunday! youtu.be/2IHCwMThRso?...
#IS1 #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

16.11.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

A sincere shout out to our fans that keep us going and chasing our indie game dreams along with copious amounts of coffee! Great job @elleroch-ug.bsky.social!

11.11.2025 18:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I definitely love this design for our second game, Interstellar Sentinel 2! Wishlist our games and have fun winning in our first merch giveaway! store.steampowered.com/app/2426610/...

#IS1 IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

04.11.2025 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So many great games from multi-talented indie game dreamers in a genre that deserves more love for the purity of arcade gaming. The tools are best-in-class for iterating on gameplay. #shmups #indiegame #indiedev

03.11.2025 22:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 17    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Interstellar Sentinel 2 Level 2 Ep.01 | High Society District Early Gameplay and Sub Boss Rough Outs
YouTube video by DrBossKey Interstellar Sentinel 2 Level 2 Ep.01 | High Society District Early Gameplay and Sub Boss Rough Outs

A little work in progress update for Interstellar Sentinel 2, big dreams leading up to the first sub-boss! youtu.be/IkODKClvqmA #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

01.11.2025 21:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Neonix Hands Up! Sometimes the tunes and the characters just tickle my creative brain just right.
YouTube video by DrBossKey Neonix Hands Up! Sometimes the tunes and the characters just tickle my creative brain just right.

youtu.be/i5HI8VBb7pQ #IS2 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

31.10.2025 04:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Great job on playing and sharing the notes, your videos are getting better all the time, much love! youtu.be/YjTN3JxWb0g #IS1 #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

28.10.2025 19:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heck yeah, Interstellar Sentinel #IS1 caravan competition is back with cash prizes and merch in Rio de Janeiro! Also, notice the sneak peek here :) We'll be debuting a new caravan level, too! #Shmup #indiegame #ModernRetro #videogames๐ŸŒŸ๐ŸŽฎ

28.10.2025 19:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We all panic, but then the magic starts to happen when you see through the matrix and dance between the bullets like a god in the machine. - DBK

28.10.2025 18:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    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

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