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Indie game dev, currently developing a narrative trail work simulator game. Follow my newsletter to join the list to be a beta tester and get more in-depth updates. subscribepage.io/trailwork

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Trail at twilight. Working on night time lighting. It's not totally there yet, but I'm making progress. #indiedev #lighting #cozyhorror

04.11.2025 00:38 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Field Journal is up and working. Clues are up and working.
Now if only they would work together!!! It's okay though, making progress.
#indiedev #solodev

21.10.2025 15:22 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Ranger needs a place to sleep when they aren't out cleaning up the campgrounds and trails. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

26.07.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep...Yup, I'll just keep telling myself that. #indiedev

21.07.2025 13:49 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Sometimes it just feels like you sit down to work on your game and nothing goes right. #gamedev

16.06.2025 16:48 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Looks like the bridge is out.
#screenshotsaturday #mysterygame #gamedev

31.05.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still have to get this campsite cleaned up, even if it is raining...
#rain #unity3d #indiedev #gamedev

28.05.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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What secrets lie in the woods...
Working on new areas of the map and changing up the weather for a mysterious foggy look.
#gamedev #wildernessmystery #nature #unity3d

19.05.2025 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! It took a while to get the design for them down.

16.05.2025 00:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

16.05.2025 00:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is what I have been working on for a main menu. What do you think?
#indiedev #gameart #nature

15.05.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing in front of a door that says " hooray " ALT: patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing in front of a door that says " hooray "

And now everything is working again. I can pretend that I know what I'm doing!!!
Either way sounds are now working for interactions and now I get to have fun deciding which audio effects to use! :)
#indiegamedev #solodev

08.05.2025 03:42 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you're coding and think everything is going well and then you do a quick test play on your game and suddenly everything is broken...#gamedev

08.05.2025 02:41 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

The goal for this week is to get a working Main Menu screen, get a better handle on capsules for Steam, and I will be beginning work on a new area of the game. Look out for upcoming screenshots! #indiedev #gamedev

05.05.2025 13:11 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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This is the beginning of the in-game map for Trail Work. I took a screenshot from above in Unity and then drew over it. Blue is water, and red is the trails. Also, it takes 35 minutes real time to walk the outside loop of trails. I'll just keep telling myself its not that big...
#indiedev #gamedev

28.04.2025 02:17 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Didn't really want to work on my game tonight. Made myself sit down and do it anyway. Now the first sounds of the game have been set up and there are more to follow. I am back to being motivated again! #gamedev #indiegame

23.04.2025 02:51 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Been working on terrain. Spent 35 minutes just walking around it, and even without trees and rocks and stuff, its really starting to feel like a wilderness.
#indiedev

15.04.2025 01:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. FINAL DAY!!!
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 20! - Firewatch. A narrative mystery set in the wilderness. Trail Work has a similar premise, and was heavily inspired by this game.

07.04.2025 00:39 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 19 - Darkest Dungeon. Back to the Pit!!!
One day to go. The twentieth game is especially influential on the game I am making. Any guesses what it will be?

06.04.2025 00:36 β€” πŸ‘ 16    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 18 - Donkey Kong 64. That Jack in the Box took me forever to beat.

05.04.2025 01:02 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 17 - Valheim. I can play this game just for the lighting.

03.04.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 16 - Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle. Little me spent a lot of time searching for the Daisy the Dragon.

02.04.2025 19:50 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

02.04.2025 04:31 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 15 - GoldenEye 007. I used to know where every single spawn point was in multiplayer. And that is why we didn't play with proximity mines.

01.04.2025 19:29 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Lot of work done today. Updated UI. I went with option 3!
Now to start adding some juice. Will need sound for it and the log needs to actually break up and fade away, not just disappear. Maybe some screen shake, particles or axe animation? What do you think it needs next?
#gamedev #indiegame

01.04.2025 03:29 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1

Love that!

01.04.2025 03:27 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 14 - Minecraft. I started playing this before there was an ending. . . And now I want to start a new world.

31.03.2025 16:55 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 13 - Left 4 Dead. Pills here!

30.03.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 12 - The Oregon Trail. I died from dysentery so many times.

30.03.2025 06:15 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev

Day 11 - Fallout III. This game had amazing environmental design that really made the world come alive and remain memorable even years later.

29.03.2025 02:58 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

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