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๐ŸŒฑ Essence Of The Tjikko ๐ŸŒท Steam OUT NOW ๐ŸŒธ French solodev crafting a Zelda-inspired puzzle-adventure in UE5 | Retro aesthetics meets metabotanical world Senior Environment Artist ๐Ÿ”” mylink.la/tjikkogame | DMs open

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Happy #WishlistWednesday!

This week #Zelda turns 40 โœจ

The series shaped my vision as a solo dev, and it took me 4 years to create a tributeโ€”an #indiegame I made entirely by myself ๐ŸŒฑ

FREE Prologue OUT NOW
s.team/a/1783740

Drop your indie wishlists below! Let's support each other ๐Ÿ’š

24.02.2026 23:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much ๐Ÿ˜

24.02.2026 18:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

haha it's a tricky question. In fact my project is a 5 dungeon, 1 HUB world, like a classic Zelda, so this is just the first chapter.
I have wrote most the whole game, but I m ready to take my time.
That's why I chose to have a ageless esthetic for it ;)

24.02.2026 18:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha I understand, and they are as popular today, but I hope to see more indie 3D game. They can have some really creative artstyle, but its still the beginning ๐ŸŒฑ

23.02.2026 16:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You re welcome ! I worked on a similar idea of underneath fantasy world myself for my indie game ^^

23.02.2026 10:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I enjoyed a lot Moonlighter, the soundtrack is amazing ๐Ÿคฉ
But I prefer some 3D TPS, thatโ€™s why I did one my own.
If your curious, you can check out mine in my bio ;)

23.02.2026 09:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah pardon, je pensais ร  la portรฉe symbolique de l'environnement, au delร  de sens รฉcologique, ce que ses archรฉtypes reprรฉsentent pour l'humain. Et lร  pour le coup, c'est un fil rouge de la saga : parler de notre humanitรฉ avec un monde ร  explorer, que ce soit avec le ciel, la lumiรจre, ou la mer...

22.02.2026 23:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

C'est devenu mon livre prรฉfรฉrรฉ, il a complรฉtement changรฉ mon regard sur mon travail d'Environment Artist dans le JV et m'a ouvert de nouveaux horizons dans cet art x)
Je comprends ce que tu dis, et je crois que รงa viens de cette capacitรฉ du jeu ร  parler directement au dรฉsir d'aventure de l'enfant.

22.02.2026 23:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's great work, and maybe you will finish it before Nintedo say something for the Anniversary xD

22.02.2026 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Haha I got the same trauma when I discovered OOT when I was about 10 years old. Spoiler alert, life is scarrier than Gohma, but not as much of beneath the well !

If you ever wanna try a zelda like indie game, I did one on my own ๐ŸŒบ

22.02.2026 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That is so cute !
Happy #Zelda40th Anniversary !

22.02.2026 23:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใจใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใฎๆฐดๅฝฉ็”ป

ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใจใƒชใƒณใ‚ฏใฎๆฐดๅฝฉ็”ป

ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใฎไผ่ชฌ40ๅ‘จๅนดใŠใ‚ใงใจใ†ใ”ใ–ใ„ใพใ™๏ผ
#ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใฎไผ่ชฌ #ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใฎไผ่ชฌ40ๅ‘จๅนด #zelda #zelda40th

21.02.2026 16:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

(4/4) A family of Horriblins traveling between cave systems under the cover of night / BOTW and TOTK armor sets / Dragons from throughout the series

#Zelda #TheLegendofZelda #Zelda40th

21.02.2026 19:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Happy 40th Anniversary to the Legend of Zelda ๐Ÿ’š
Some of my earliest childhood are of sitting on the floor in my brotherโ€™s room watching him play A Link to the Past on SNES, and watching my mom help my brother get through the water temple in Ocarina of Time. #Zelda #zelda40th #ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใฎไผ่ชฌ40ๅ‘จๅนด

21.02.2026 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Beautiful work ! I love the color subtility and the peaceful mood๐ŸŒบ
Happy #Zelda40th Anniversary !

22.02.2026 23:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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On my first try ^^
Happy #Zelda40th Anniversary !
As Nintendo is not celebrating it today, may I suggest an zelda like indie game ?
I did it myself and made an update to celebrate this special date ๐Ÿ˜ s.team/a/1783740

22.02.2026 23:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy #Zelda40th Anniversary !
Even if Nintendo doesn't say a thing about it ^^
Btw, Have you found some good Zelda like indie games ?

22.02.2026 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pixel art rendition of Link's House from the beginning of Ocarina of Time. The perspective is similar to a diorama or an isometric view. Link is sleeping in his bed with Navi floating next to him. Saria and her fairy are waiting at the base of the tree that Link lives in.

A pixel art rendition of Link's House from the beginning of Ocarina of Time. The perspective is similar to a diorama or an isometric view. Link is sleeping in his bed with Navi floating next to him. Saria and her fairy are waiting at the base of the tree that Link lives in.

Happy Zelda 40th anniversary!
#ใ‚ผใƒซใƒ€ใฎไผ่ชฌ40ๅ‘จๅนด #Zelda40th #art #PixelArt #ใƒ‰ใƒƒใƒˆ็ตต

22.02.2026 04:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2131    ๐Ÿ” 774    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Haha and itโ€™s a great one ! For me it is Minish Cap tier xD
Have you played any good zelda like indie games ?

21.02.2026 22:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

You should ! This saga is so deep in its art, its narration, its symbolism,โ€ฆ there is less than 3 or 4 okay title, on 20 masterclass x)

21.02.2026 22:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Love the idea of that concept !

21.02.2026 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thatโ€™s nice rendering !

21.02.2026 20:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh excellent ! Faut que jโ€™รฉtudie รงa ;)

21.02.2026 20:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes je viens de terminer la derniere build avec toutes les traductions, mais jโ€™aurais encore des fix pour des patchs ๐Ÿ˜…
Cโ€™est seulement le prologue (1 seul donjon) parce quโ€™il me faudrait bien 10 ans pour faire le jeu complet (5 donjon + 1 monde central), sauf si jโ€™arrive ร  monter une รฉquipe ^^

21.02.2026 17:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks ! I ve been working on it for so long ๐Ÿ˜

21.02.2026 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Haha, habile !
Mais lโ€™importance de la mythologie est capitale dans zelda et je crois dans son succes. Est ce que vous parlez aussi de sa symbolique environnementale ? Elle a un lien trรจs fort avec sa cosmogonie.
En tout cas le sujet mโ€™intรฉresse je vais tacher dโ€™รฉcouter cette video ;)

21.02.2026 16:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I dont recommend doing a game on its own, itโ€™s harder than a marathon with bombs and traps on the track xD

21.02.2026 16:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep ! Started 6 years ago. Released the prologue 4 years ago, took a break. Then 6 month ago I worked on it full time for this special date ;)

21.02.2026 16:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stay tuned for an exciting article from our Team later today, to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of the Legend of Zelda!!

21.02.2026 06:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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I think that game gave me a meaning in life, or at least an artistic ambition ๐Ÿ˜…
So I wanna make my hommage to this saga with an update on my #solodev indie game ๐ŸŒบ
It's called Essence Of The Tjikko and here is a preview I want to share to zelda fans like you โœจ
Happy #Zelda40th Anniversary !

21.02.2026 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0