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A BLIZZARD RAGES. Lone survivor, you are STRANDED upon a FRIGID CORPSE-PLANET. THEY seek your warmth, sucking Soul from the shadows. AND TONIGHT, THE WIND IS YOUR CLOSEST SEMBLANCE OF A FRIEND.
WISHLIST THERMOCLINE NOW!
#IndieHorror #PixelHorror #PsychologicalHorror #IndieDev

Due to the impending release of Silksong, I've decided to wait until after it releases and I've played it to start development on my next project.

Thank you for your understanding this important wait in our development history 🙏

only if it's also eligible for my "indie games inspired by magic the gathering" list!

but in all seriousness, I can't speak to @mortisghost.bsky.social's original influences better than he can, but this boss WAS mechanically influenced by Persona/SMT :)

Picture is of the boss, Carnival, from the 2025 remake of OFF.

Fun fact!

Each of the new bosses in OFF (2025) had mechanics inspired by their core themes, but the idea for Carnival's mechanic came from a reddit comment...

"What if OFF used the press-turn/1-more system from Persona?"

As a fan, I simply couldn't resist :)

A screenshot of the OFF steam page showing “Overwhelmingly Positive (95% of 1022) ALL TIME”

omg… 1000 reviews and overwhelmingly positive

thank you, thank you! so glad to see everyone enjoying the re-release of OFF!!

ICYMI, Infinite Alliance is a FREE crossover event game, bringing together Heroes and Villains from 13+ Indie JRPGs! 🥳 Coming in 2026 to Steam + Consoles.

Wishlist & buy the games involved to support us 😊

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#ScreenshotSaturday #JRPG #RPG #pixelart

I have been truly lucky and blessed to work alongside some incredible folks the past couple of years. On new projects, old projects, stuff I can talk about and stuff that I can't.

But the consistent thing? I am grateful to be surrounded by immense talent. Truly. 💖

#gamedev #indiedev

Can ya dig it?

#pixelart #indiedev

delicious

Greetings #screenshotsaturday! As usual, here is a selection of new/old screens from A Snail's Tale!
#indiegame #pixelart #jrpg

Sewer side ceviche 💪🦐💪
#pixelart #gamedev

this isn't pixel art (my b maybe i'll pixel it) but I really missed traditional media!! i loved drawing long before I ever pixelled anything

Christmas Fear unlocked

I dig it!

I don't take it personally.

Unless I do........

if I was at home I'd post the dancing picture

Bonus post, from the archives. I really love Xenogears.

If you're new to what I do... I make RPGs! But I got my start studying them, academically. So, over the next few days, I'll post some of the best graphs about videogame design history.

First up: Nishikado motion. This is the central voice of videogames.

This was my first OG piece of concept art i did for #MyFamiliarRPG 🐭💎🐦

Ask my parents

Everything is hard without context-- it's about breaking things into smaller things you CAN do, and just doing that a bunch. Eventually you've accomplished more than you ever thought you could!

music jingles are lit af

#indiedev #zeldalike #pixelart

We'd love to be added :)

We’ve created a starter park for totally awesome indie studios who have games that deserve to be out in the wild.

If you would like to be added, please comment below (& please don’t forget to share!)

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Heya! We work on games :)

A screenshot of Ephemeral Legend showcasing a lot of dug holes.

I like digging holes

#indiedev #gamedev #zeldalike

watch your step!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #zeldalike

(for reals tho, I absolutely love UE4 😭)

so many programs have autosaving and cloud-saving now like word n stuff but ctrl-s has been ingrained into my very DNA i will be hitting the fuck out of ctrl-s until i die

Breath of Death VII: The Beginning: Reanimated on Steam The fast-paced supernatural RPG, Breath of Death VII, has been resurrected and remastered! Embark with our undead heroes on a bone-rattling post-apocalyptic adventure through an undead world, now more...

“Breath of Death VII: The Beginning - Reanimated”

The supernatural RPG returns in vibrant 16-bit style with new music, modes, & QOL upgrades! Join our undead heroes on a charming post-apocalyptic quest. Battle foes in a fast-paced, streamlined combat system!

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The #TurnBasedCarnival has begun on Steam! 🥳

Until November 20th, you can get a ton of great turn-based games on discount, including 8-Bit Adventures 2 for 30% Off + 8-Bit Adventures 1 for 60% Off!

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#JRPG #RPG #pixelart #indiedev