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@alanpickled.bsky.social

New Zealand indie game dev, 3d artist and former journalist. Made the game Fool's End, now cooking up new stuff for Infernal Cleaner: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3616920/Infernal_Cleaner/

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Tossing decapitated corpses into fiery pits is the limit apparently.

23.07.2025 04:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screenshot of an iPhone screen showing a TikTok video, all blacked out with โ€œRemoved for violating community guidelinesโ€ in the centre of the screen.

Screenshot of an iPhone screen showing a TikTok video, all blacked out with โ€œRemoved for violating community guidelinesโ€ in the centre of the screen.

This is a first. Was wondering how far Infernal Cleaner gameplay could push it before the social media censor hammer smacked down. Guess I know now.

#indiegame #gamedev

23.07.2025 04:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Rounded cube in Marmoset Renderer with the tiling rock texture mapped on. Height and base color details included, no real roughness variation yet though.

Rounded cube in Marmoset Renderer with the tiling rock texture mapped on. Height and base color details included, no real roughness variation yet though.

4. Base colour added. Grout and roughness to go. Getting there.

17.07.2025 10:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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3. ~50mill poly, we'll get there..

16.07.2025 04:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Zbrush sculpted stone wall. Tiling in both directions

Zbrush sculpted stone wall. Tiling in both directions

2. Therepeutic value decreased after customising each of the ~40 stone pieces but we're getting there.

16.07.2025 03:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Photo of a tiling patio floor. It consists of 3x3 square tiles with diamonds in the corner of each 3x3 section. Has dirty/mouldy patches.

Photo of a tiling patio floor. It consists of 3x3 square tiles with diamonds in the corner of each 3x3 section. Has dirty/mouldy patches.

3D render of the same tiles but in a rounded cylinder.

3D render of the same tiles but in a rounded cylinder.

Same 3D material but this time rendered onto a plane.

Same 3D material but this time rendered onto a plane.

Thought it'd be fun to try remake my apartment's patio tiles in Substance Designer this afternoon.

#gameart

15.07.2025 06:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Digitally sculpted greyscale rock wall, with lots of rugged rocks and bubbly mortar.

Digitally sculpted greyscale rock wall, with lots of rugged rocks and bubbly mortar.

Began sculpting a rock material in Zbrush today for my next environment piece. Very therapeutic way of creating stone materials.

Will update progress on the environment here as it starts becoming a real piece...

12.07.2025 04:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally stopped tinkering and decided my new environment piece was good enough to share on Artstation.

www.artstation.com/artwork/8BnReO

#gameart #unreal #indiedev

25.06.2025 06:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The irish rock castle scene show above, but displaying Nanite triangles only. The castle past is entirely triangled, so is the foliage (terrain is not).

The irish rock castle scene show above, but displaying Nanite triangles only. The castle past is entirely triangled, so is the foliage (terrain is not).

Going to just leave the Nanite triangles here for a laugh. I thought the Nanite tessellated terrain looked crap so instead decided to spam grass/rocks/meshes on it instead with Landscape Layer Grass.

24.06.2025 05:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Irish castle ruins with foggy morning lighting

Irish castle ruins with foggy morning lighting

there we go

24.06.2025 05:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Another still shot of an Irish castle ruins environment.

Another still shot of an Irish castle ruins environment.

But probably this lighting instead, idk, undecided

24.06.2025 00:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Still render of an Irish castle ruins scene. Filled with lots of rocks and overgrowth.

Still render of an Irish castle ruins scene. Filled with lots of rocks and overgrowth.

Not thrilled with that video compression so I'll try a still instead....

24.06.2025 00:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Steeling myself to post this latest environment project on Artstation. Some more lighting touches then I think it will be good to go..

#ue5 #gamedev #unrealengine

24.06.2025 00:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Burnt corpse going into a paper shredder.

Burnt corpse going into a paper shredder.

I enjoy its versatility.

23.06.2025 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Damn the shaders look insaneโ€ฆ

23.06.2025 04:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Stuck in Hell, but here to wash.

#gamedev #indiedev

21.06.2025 05:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I think itโ€™s time thereโ€™s a โ€œCleaningโ€ tag on Steam. Thereโ€™s a Dwarf tag, Underground tag, Cooking tagโ€ฆ.but no โ€œCleaningโ€โ€ฆ.

Powerwash Simulator alone justifies it.

#indiedev

20.06.2025 10:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Using a skull-infused hose to clean blood off dungeon walls in Hell.

Using a skull-infused hose to clean blood off dungeon walls in Hell.

Dungeon in Hell filled with blood and chopped limbs.

Dungeon in Hell filled with blood and chopped limbs.

Best gameplay screenshots for Infernal Cleaner I've taken so far.

#indiedev #gamedev #madewithunity

19.06.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I don't even know if i can even begin to explain this one. First time I've sung in an English accent for a game....first songwriting credit too I guess...

#gamedev #indiedev

10.06.2025 10:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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serious question, can you consider a game with this much blood a cozy game?

#gamedev

27.05.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Infernal Cleaner on Steam Hell's walls don't clean themselves. Blast away every speck of blood and grime with your powerwasher, shotgun, and toothbrush. Enjoy the twisted satisfaction of scrubbing Hell spotless. Remember, youโ€™...

There's a lot more unhinged gameplay to show soon. For now...

store.steampowered.com/app/3616920/...

26.05.2025 09:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just launched the Steam page for the new game Iโ€™ve been building with the Sponge team - Infernal Cleaner.

Itโ€™s a chill firstperson cleaning sim. But youโ€™re washing blood and grime off torture chambers in Hell. Itโ€™s messed up, thatโ€™s the charm.

#gamedev #indiedev

26.05.2025 09:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Infernal Cleaner on Steam Hell's walls don't clean themselves. Blast away every speck of blood and grime with your powerwasher, shotgun, and toothbrush. Enjoy the twisted satisfaction of scrubbing Hell spotless. Remember, youโ€™...

Wishlist it now if youโ€™re into weird catharsis:

๐Ÿ”— store.steampowered.com/app/3616920/...

26.05.2025 08:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Feels like passing your driver's test after messing up the parallel park. Still counts ๐Ÿคทโ€โ™‚๏ธ

26.05.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Whatโ€™s interesting is it technically โ€œfailsโ€ a few criteria. But Valve still marked it as Verified, and sent the feedback to me instead of flagging it to players. I like that.

26.05.2025 08:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Getting Steam Deck Verified was always a personal goal with Foolโ€™s End. It wasnโ€™t big enough for Valve to bother looking at when it launched, but a year later, they quietly gave it the green light.

26.05.2025 08:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Fool's End Steam Release Trailer
YouTube video by Pickled Cactus Fool's End Steam Release Trailer

This is what it looks like in motion:
youtu.be/0C5-5skFsF0?...

01.12.2024 20:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I make games. The first one I ever released is called Fool's End and it involves mining, land mines and ... I think that's all the type of mines it includes.

01.12.2024 20:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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