Finding something today growing in the tree hollow behind Jenny’s house. 🌱

(This is what cutscenes in Vivarium look like!)

16.02.2025 16:48 — 👍 103    🔁 19    💬 1    📌 2

It's not in this build that I record footage from, but we're totally re-designing how time progresses. It's going to be more similar to something like Persona where it ticks forward when events occur, rather than on its own.

02.02.2025 19:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0

Here's a quick run through of the house!

We've been building out the entire world with inter-connectivity, short cuts, and loops. Almost like a miniature Souls world, or a Zelda dungeon.

I think it makes Vivarium very satisfying to navigate this way.

02.02.2025 19:49 — 👍 130    🔁 27    💬 3    📌 1

Wandering around the town in the evening, I think the lighting looks really special here.

This demo track that plays in the evening in town -- my collaborator @trentmakesgames.bsky.social was messing with something that sounded a bit like Animal Crossing on 64/GameCube.

20.01.2025 19:50 — 👍 55    🔁 9    💬 2    📌 3

Trying to break open the door into the shed behind the house!

We're putting tons of little bespoke animations like these around the game world. It's a lot of work hand-drawing everything -- but I think it's going to be part of what makes Vivarium special.

#screenshotsaturday

04.01.2025 20:14 — 👍 47    🔁 9    💬 3    📌 0

This morning in Vivarium, we find a letter slipped under the door. ✉️

#ScreenshotSaturday

28.12.2024 16:34 — 👍 41    🔁 8    💬 3    📌 1

I tried to tie in some of the look of Papa Panda from Panda Go Panda and the space taxi driver from Urusei Yatsura.

23.12.2024 17:09 — 👍 13    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Here's some of the design work we did behind the scenes for the character Chef! 🧑‍🍳🪝

A while back my artist collaborator was helping me come up with characters. Her catfish guy jumped out to me right away! Felt like I instantly knew him.

I then sketched him to be more 70s/80s.

23.12.2024 17:08 — 👍 18    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0

Let me introduce you guys to Chef, you'll find him fishing around the various ponds and streams in Vivarium 🎣

Chef is like...a catfish kaiju fisherman thing who likes chilling out, having a smoke, and listening to dub and reggae.

Chef knows secrets about the terrarium others have long forgotten...

22.12.2024 19:00 — 👍 46    🔁 10    💬 2    📌 0

Hey everyone, Vivarium is making its Bluesky debut! Check out our trailer from #TheGameAwards last year.

#Vivarium is a role-playing adventure set in the mysterious miniature world of an abandoned terrarium. All of the visuals are hand-drawn and painted, taking inspiration from 70s and 80s anime!

14.12.2024 22:52 — 👍 128    🔁 47    💬 5    📌 2