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Pixel Art picture featuring the pokemon Blacephalon, standing on a fence atop an old-looking japanese-like coastal town at night. The crescent moon shines bright, its relection shimmering in the bay. A fantastic Luna Park is seen in the distance, right above the water, with its many towers, a ferry wheel also reflected in the calm, dark waters. The starry sky is illuminated by fireworks.

A character sheet with many different monsters in pixel art. There's a dogu-like magical construct, with its detachable head firing lasers, a giant Squid-like Kraken, a fire skeletal demon. The next row shows a plant-like Alraune entity with a huge rose bud on its head, a Lich with its magic staff wearing an old robe, a skeletal dragon, a chained ghost with two vertical bright eyes and a vampire with a bat's head. The third row has a lagoon monster, a Slime queen with its lower part being a gown, a griffin, a giant spider and a floating possessed doll monster with shiny eyes and crazy snake-like hair. The last row has an antlion with huge pincers, a man-eating giant flower, a mud-like construct with shiny stones, a classical wyvern-like dragon and a decaying zombie giant.

A top down, aerial view of a city and its outskirts by a swampy river. The streets are filled with people, and the architecture has a distinctive early twentieth century aesthetic, with rich bent iron structures.

A top-down view of a cathedral-like structure, with many columns. At the very center, a giant baldachin, firmly standing on twisted columns. The altarpiece is mounted in a rich baroque frame, surmounted by stained glass rose window. A tall, bat-headed vampire is guarding the altar, with bats flying around. A richly adorned pipe organ can be seen to the eastern gallery. Along the transept in front of the absis, two enclosed naves host a Pietà statue and a reliquiary. Many huge chandeliers hang above the central nave, and lots of candles are scattered around the cathedral. A few zombies and skeletons are marching towards the entrance, where a group of adventurers is preparing for battle, being surrounded. To the side of the absis altar, downward staircases lead to the crypt. A huge skeletal dragon guards a closed gate. Many huge chandeliers hang above the central nave, and lots of candles are scattered around the cathedral. Below the Cahedral, an underground Ossuary crypt, with walls made out of bones and skulls. An eerie light permeates the various locales, featuring grates, numerous walls of wax, monumental coffins and pillars. A Lich warlock is channeling dark magic by a sarcophagus. The Tower above houses a giant bell. A faraway city can be seen from the terrace, as a Griffin guards the bell beam. A secret room with four chandeliers features many tombs. There, a lady-like demon with bat wings floats above a marble coffin.

+ My major project for this 2026 first quarter has been canceled, therefore I am now open for work - preferably under a part-time workframe, preferably gamedev.

+ Tilesets (+anim) & sprites very welcome!

+ New itch tiles are finally coming, too, but I'm looking for a structured gamedev project.

Wow I can't believe I hit New & Trending, thank you all for the support ❤️
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Draco and the Seven Scales on Steam Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is a retro-inspired adventure that harkens back to an age of top down dungeon crawlers and lov...

Would love to chat with you!

Releasing my personal GameMaker game this year:
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I've also had experience shipping mobile games prior.

⚡ ⚡ ⚡ Towerbolt is launching February 18th!! ⚡ ⚡ ⚡

Wishlist the game and check out the updated Steam demo!

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IT'S TIME TO BREAK FREE!

#gamedev #indiegames #pixelart

This is so rad

@teeketch.art is awesome!

A topdown pixel art remake of Ruin Valley, from Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Many ancient structures can be seen emerging from the steep cliffsides and lush tropical vegetation: temples, tall palaces and mysterious pathways and towers. A moltitude of pokemon and trainers can be seen around. To the east, the ocean with tall waves and a jagged coastline. Water and fossil pokemon live there. At the center of the valley, the legendary pokemon trainer Red is entering the Dotted Hole ruins. Peculiar rock formation resembling regi pokemon are scattered throughout the environment.

A collection of tiny pixel art pokemon scenes, featuring: 1. Chinchou swimming under the waves 2. Lanturn jumping above the waves at night 3. Corsola on the seafloor 4. Horsea in a cave underwater 5. Seadra in a kelp forest 6. Kingdra among whirlpools 7. Swinub at home, sleeping on a carpet 8. Piloswin taking a bath in hot springs 9. Mamoswine traversing a snowstorm 10. Cleffa hovering in space 11. Three Clefairy dancing at Mt. Moon Crater 12. Clefable in the middle of a pond, looking at the stars 13. Porygon in a strange labyrinth 14. Porygon2 running on a mobius strip 15. Porygon-Z floating in an old screensaver 16. Bonsly sitting on the porch as the rain starts to fall 17. Sudowood taking shelter from heavy rain in a mountain cave 18. Mew looking at the viewer through fish-eye lens 19. Sunkern floating in a summer meadow 20. Sunflora basking in the sunlight over a sunflower field 21. Celebi flying through Ilex Forest

An animated top down pixel art diorama of a Haunted Mansion main hall. The gothic architecture is the perfect playground for the many ghost pokemon inhabiting the abandoned house. Right in the middle of the foyer, a megaevolved Chandelure welcomes unfortunate visitors with its blue flames flickering gently as the moonlight seeps through a hole in the roof, lighting the ruined pavement in a cold light. A solitary mimikyu joins the foyer, dragging its disguise across the western wing passage. A duskull levitates below the balcony, disappearing through rich, old and dusty drapes. The East Wing corridor is blocked by Gourgeis and Pumpkaboo, with their dim, warm lanterns mimicking the many candles and chandeliers scattered around the mansion. Could they be the very ones lighting them up? The monumental staircase leads to the first floor, were the balcony oversees the whole entrance room, forming a U-shape. To the left, leading to the western wing first floor, a Lampent shines atop an archway. To the East, a Dusclops waits in the shadows. At the very center of the balcony, Gengar is doing all kinds of silly faces, laughing at the viewer, right before disappearing. A litwick has found its nest in a small alcove by the two-story wooden doorway arch. Onboth sides of the doorway, many paintings with rich frames are hung. To the left, a Mismagius is showcasing its psychic powers to Misdreavus by taking control of a huge painting of Agatha, the famous elite 4. The shaking painting's eyes shine briefly in an ominous light. On the second story of the archway a Dusknoir briefly appears. An Ariados can be seen coming down its web through the gothic archs. Under the dark roof atop the whole scene, Haunter and Gastly are playing hide and seek. A huge hole in the roof lets the moonlight rays enter the Hall. Through the very same opening, zubats and a drifloon can be seen flying.

A top down pixel art of the Going Merry Ship from One Piece, sailing calmly through the waves. The Strawhat jolly roger waves gently at the very top of the mainmast. A Palestine flag waves atop the rear mast, where a red, white and green sail is also found right below. Many green, red, white and black triangular flags are tied to the ropes all around. The crew can be spotted all around: Sanji is looking at a watermelon crate, possibly thinking of new recipes. Tony Tony Chopper is strolling happily down the staircase in the deck. Zoro is taking a nap at the bottom of the main mast. Nico Robin is relaxed, leaning on the main central deck railing and watching the waves, with a book by her side. Nami is looking towards the horizon from the bow deck where Usopp can be found as well, busy with ship's reparations. Luffy is sitting atop the sheep figurehead, with his arms stretched, hugging the giant watermelon he is enthusiastically eating.

#PortfolioDay - and a little pitch, may I?
I am Alessandro, an italian artist with 15+ years experience in pixels, a penchant for tilesets, top-down view, monsters and adventures!

I left my main occupation in movie art dept (set design) in late 2023 to pursue full-time #pixelart.
Ch-ch-ch-changes!

So true

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This site has some pretty funny apple reviews.

At one point I added ship fast travel using the giant macaw, but I scrapped it. It was kinda unnecessary. The overworld was easily navigable without it

Have you looked into crocotile 3d much? I’ve been meaning to learn it

If you haven’t played it, Inscryption. The deep cut answer is Pizza Tower 🍕🍕🍕

Draco and the Seven Scales on Steam Discover the mysteries of the great ocean in Draco and The Seven Scales! Explore dungeons, collect items, and fight scallywags on land and on the seven seas.

Thanks for all the love! We have a steam page. Go ahead and wishlist matey!
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Here's a look at fishing in Draco! We shift from a zelda-like to turn based combat! You'll need to use all the tools at your disposal to catch those crafty fish!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev

Here's an early look at one of the new minibosses I'm working on!

And he said, "If everyone likes it, it means it's mainstream. It means it's conventional. It means it's already pre-digested for people to like it. And I don't want that. I want people to end up liking things they didn't like when they first encountered it, because that's where you really end up loving something."

Keep thinking about this term "pre-digested" that Kojima used to describe art that's instantly gratifying. And how it's better when people grow to love something instead.

I've gravitated, as player and designer, toward the latter, but that term "pre-digested" is new and feels very strong.

Omg I didn’t know y’all were also a part of the gamemaker squad

Messing around with some different transition effects.✨
What should I try next?

hi promise I'm not dead

The major breakthrough with this update is that I was able to web build for Godot C#! This is something that hasn't been possible in Godot 4.0 (and still isn't in the official release), but its thanks to the work of Raul Santos and some of the other folks on the Godot github that made this possible!

Set sail on a voyage full of pirates, dark magic, and the thrill of discovery! Draco and the Seven Scales is an action-adventure RPG that harkens back to an age of top down adventures and lovable pixel art.

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@xythas.bsky.social

SideQuesting PAX West 2025 Team Choice Awards: Draco and the Seven Scales A classic Game Boy inspired action adventure with a lot of charm, pirates and parrots, Draco and the Seven Scales is an upcoming new indie that hits a lot of our nostaglia buttons

SideQuesting PAX West 2025 Team Choice Awards: Draco and the Seven Scales

A classic Game Boy inspired action adventure with a lot of charm, pirates and parrots, Draco and the Seven Scales is an upcoming new indie that hits a lot of our nostaglia buttons

When I was pretty new to gamedev, I always found pausing hard to wrap my head around

We’re back from #PAXWest 🌟

Huge thanks to everyone who stopped by the booth, played the demo, and hung out with us, it was a blast!

Missed your chance to grab a Never’s End metal tee at the booth? You can still snag one from our Etsy shop 👇
www.etsy.com/shop/Hypersect

#indiegame #gamedev

That's a wrap on PAX weekend 😴

Thanks to everyone who showed up.

Special shout out to @tohomoko.bsky.social for being a real one. Glad we could get most of the team together 💪

I was just back at @xythas.bsky.social's Draco booth! I love this game so much!!!

Draco and the Seven Scales booth at PAX West

The moon from Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask

PAX WEST FINAL DAY!! Pull up if you dare!

Seattle: if you're near downtown and want a PAX-adjacent gaming thing to do, for FREE, the Seattle Indies Expo (SIX) at Motif Hotel is the best it's ever been. Two floors; dozens of playable, unique games. Open from now til 6 (plus some kind of connected party in the same space from 6-9).

Just so everybody knows, the Gameboy paks that we put on these are functional.