Ratz 4 Brainz - 1 guy indie studio

Hi gamers!
Sorry for my inactivity - I finally got top surgery (yay!) and have been busy recovering and ensuring I don't fail my classes :P
So the game development fell to bottom of my to-do list. I still need some time to recover fully, but I will have updates for you soon!
#indiegamedev

check this cute little guy!!

Autism and Suicide Awareness Training FREE online autism and suicide awareness training to equip and empower conversations about suicide with an autistic person at risk.

Here is a link if you want to do the training yourself! It takes around an hour to complete and I would recommend it to anyone, but especially people whose loved ones are Autistic, since some signs of suicidality present differently in people with autism.

To better equip myself for the design and development of my #indiegame, I have completed the ZSA autism suicide training. It helped me get a better understanding of the ways suicidality presents itself in Autistic people and acquire some prevention and support strategies.
#suicidepreventionweek

I would like to thank everyone who participated! I highly appreciate your involvement and support.
The ways you re-gained hope for the future have inspired me, and I am positive your stories will help me create an #indiegame that can guide other people towards self-acceptance. #suicidepreventionweek

If you want to know more before participating I encourage you to message me - I am more than happy to answer any questions or concerns! My main focus is to bring awareness to the topic and share tools and strategies in an enganging and accessible way.
#autisticburnout #suicideprevention #indiegame

If you are an Autistic adult who experienced suicidality please consider participating!
I am working on a narrative game about coming out of autistic burnout. The project is worked on in collaboration with researchers and psychology experts.
#autisticburnout #suicideprevention #indiegame

For the upcoming semester I will continue to work on the project part-time as I need to focus on University but I will continue updating you on the progress every month. Lots of love!

Hi all! Back after my (short) holiday and happy to announce that I passed the internship I was doing in my own company and am going on to the final year of my studies! Thank you, everyone, for the engagement and interest in my project - I couldn't have done it without you <3

okay taking screenshots is way harder than i thought.... I do have to get back to finishing my internship portoflio but next week I will record a video to show it better! In the meantime wish me luck!

Repost (the last screnshot was really bad)
After some time, many iteraitons and a bit of custom nodes using hsls for the first time(!!) I have a result I am satisfied with!
I still have to udpate all the normal maps so stay tuned for a better shot ;3
#indiegame #unity3d #shadergraph #customshader

After some time, many iteraitons and a bit of custom nodes using hsls for the first time(!!) I have a result I am satisfied with!
I still have to udpate all the normal maps so stay tuned for a better shot but yeah! Very proud of myself :D
#indiegame #unity3d #shadergraph #customshader

You're welcome! I hope you are having fun <3

I could not make it to gamescom this year but one of my all time favourites @psychotic-bathtub.bsky.social is going! If you are going don't forget to show them some love and above all have so much fun!!
#gamescom

I would also like to clarify that this was not a careless mistake - I simply struggle to understand the importance of capitalization, and in unofficial communication, I rarely use it at all. I do realize that it can be important for others, and I will pay closer attention to it in the future.

It has been brought to my attention that I should have written "Autistic adutls" (capitalized).
I apologize for the mistake and thank you to @monriatitans.craves.coffee‬ for pointing it out!
I meant no disrespect and I will ensure to not repeat that mistake in the future.

Poster-invitation to participate in a survey. Poster title: Lost time, found hope: share your story shape a game for change! Sub-title: Help us develop a game with the mission of raising awareness and aiding suicide prevention in people with autism. Body: The focus of this project is to explore how difficulty adjusting to the neurotypical society and unmet needs of autistic children and teens over time may result in intense pain, fatigue, and thoughts of suicide and how we could support them when they need us. Info text: We are looking for people willing to share their experiences with autism, suicidality, and mental illness in a 30-40 min survey. Bottom text: Your story has the power to help others. The poster is in shades of white and purple. Text blocks are placed in cloud shapes, with one of them including a QR code with a link to said survey. In the bottom left corner there is a logo of Ratz 4 Brainz.

Hi friends!
I'm looking for autistic adults who have experienced suicidality and are willing to share their experience to support game design.
I will be eternally grateful for your help <3
forms.cloud.microsoft/e/24bT82YbXZ
#autismacceptance #suicideprevention #indiegame

Thank you! And you are welcome - I am a big fan of your game it's a great concept and execution looks amazing <3 I am excited to play it when it comes out! :D

- Find & Share on GIPHY Discover & share this celebration 100 Animated GIF by ratz4brainz with everyone you know. GIPHY is how you search, share, discover, and create GIFs.

by the way! the picture was intended to be a GIF ( I forgot to check whether Bluesky supports GIFs - my bad). Peep it here: media3.giphy.com/media/v1.Y2l...

A gif with a hand painted number 100. The brushtrokes are animated and there is a confetti effect on half of the frames.

Thank you all so much for 100 followers! It is amazing sharing this journey with you and I"m eternally gratefull for your support.

A special shoutout to my 100th follower @ebitapes.bsky.social - game with great sounds (and looks) coming to steam this year! Go check them out :D

#indiegame #indiedev

I was honestly scared of HLSL for a while since I am not a very experienced coder but I am looking into it because it does seem to be the way to go for what I want and it doesn't look that bad anymore 🙏 So it is time to give it a go!

From @spacemicroscope.bsky.social video but I have to be honest... this is what it feels like trying to leanr how to make shader graphs do the things you want them to do (it's me and my very specyfic idea against unity it seems)
#indiegamedev #solodev

Thank you so much! Appreciate it!

Female figure with dark cosmic-looking skin dotted with stars. She has deer antlers, glowing eyes and four arms with the second set coming out of her armpits.

Female figure with dark cosmic-looking skin dotted with stars. She has deer antlers, glowing eyes and four arms with the second set coming out of her armpits. She is wearing a cape/poncho made out of fringy stings.

I'm trying out a new look for my Death character. They are a fusion of every person that has ever died. I want them to be all-knowing and intimidating while remaining delicate and understanding.
Curious to hear what you think about it! Would you change anything?
#indiegame #characterdesign

The game I wanna make is something cute! The player is a raccoon waiter whose goal is to sneak as many leftovers to take home at the end of each day. Why let other people's food go to waste?!

Ohh that sounds really cute! I love it:D

Thank you so much for the kind words! It means a lot to me and I can't wait to see what you think of my game after you play it! I'm really sorry about your brother. Be kind to yourself and don't pressure yourself to work - it's important to take space to grieve. Take care <3

I'm releasing the first version of #Shadeover this weekend on itch. Stay tuned!

#gamedev #indiedev

Taking a break from Rat Boy to make a short fever dream game. Play as Janice who just wants to get groceries without talking to people. Gonna be turn-based combat dnd-style. Ren'Py game.

#gamedev #indiegame #mockup #art #renpy

My eyes kept going out of focus, at the center of It I saw the Begging of life, but I could not bring myself to actually believe it

#indiegame #indiedev #pointandclic