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Mark (Nocturne) Alexander

@nocturne.bsky.social

Indie dev, Goth, and Tech Writer. Working at Asobo Studio on Microsoft Flight Simulator. BIG fan of everything science, tech, and gamedev. I also make games using the GameMaker engine (feed here! https://tinyurl.com/GameMaker-Feed ) He / Him

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Latest posts by nocturne.bsky.social on Bluesky

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Working on updating and creating a bunch of systems, including Overdrives: equippable abilities to give you a temporary boost of power or utility

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gamemaker

05.12.2025 07:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Font Bundle Sale poster, 650 fonts, valued at $13,000, for $19.

Font Bundle Sale poster, 650 fonts, valued at $13,000, for $19.

๐ŸŽถ 'Tis the season to be jolly! ๐ŸŽต
ESPECIALLY if you're a dev looking for fonts. Another mate of mine, @hawtpixel.bsky.social, has a massive fire-sale on right now for their font bundle. Check it out!

hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo...

#gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #WebDev #webdeveloper

05.12.2025 07:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey all! Something to warm you up over the Winter Season! The deal is back on all 650 of my commercial use #fonts for December! 10 years of font output, for just $19! Cheers and Happy Holidays! :) Keep warm out there folks! hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo... #gamedev #indiedev #ttrpg #design #art

03.12.2025 11:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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10,000 Game Assets by Chequered Ink 10k Handmade Assets For Your Games!

Good grief... My mates over at @chequered.ink have done it again, and knocked it right out the park! 10,000 high-quality assets to use in your #gamedev projects, and cheap as FUCK....

ci.itch.io/all-game-ass...

#indiedev #IndieGameDev #GameMaker #Unity #Godot

03.12.2025 10:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Last chance to get all my #GameMaker assets for $20! The cyber black frimonday sale ends at midnight tonight...

itch.io/s/170756/cyb...

#madewithgamemaker #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

01.12.2025 12:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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YO! #GameMaker users! All my assets are 50% off for #BlackFriday (63% off for the bundle)! Check them out now on @itchio and see if there's anything you need.

itch.io/s/170756/cyb...

#gamedev #indiedev #devassets #MadeWithGameMaker

28.11.2025 09:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

one of the coolest things about ChatGPT is how you can actually just never use it. you can fill your whole entire life with simply not once using it. it's incredible.

25.11.2025 16:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23047    ๐Ÿ” 6633    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 251    ๐Ÿ“Œ 285
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All Fonts Pack by Chequered Ink 1200+ Fonts for Commercial Use

Another incredible offer from
@chequered.ink for all you #indiedevs and #webdevs!

#gamedev #WebDevelopment #webdesign #GraphicDesigner

ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack

25.11.2025 21:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a pixel art of an explosion on a white background . ALT: a pixel art of an explosion on a white background .

this explosion gif that also got bundled with old versions of gamemaker is also a classic that must be preserved forever

18.11.2025 09:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

none of the projects im a part of use AI or genAI. i cannot believe i have to say this. nobody else in the games industry with a shred of dignity uses that shit either

12.11.2025 06:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 270    ๐Ÿ” 76    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Spot the difference!...

One of the places getting more details patched in this week.
There are many things that need improvements, and an unacceptably empty area like this is one of them!

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #horrorgame #solodev #pointandclick #gamemaker

18.11.2025 03:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
image showing game maker rendering markdown in its tool tip

image showing game maker rendering markdown in its tool tip

It was today I learned that you can use #markdown in #GameMaker 's method descriptions and it will render correctly in the IntelliSense tool tip ๐Ÿ˜ฎ

Pretty method descriptions here we come!

#gamedev

17.11.2025 06:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Understandable... And yeah, RPGs (especially party based!) are VERY hard and complex things to make. I hope you find the right engine and bring your project to life though!

07.11.2025 08:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Slice of Sea on Steam Slice of Sea is a peaceful adventure and puzzle game. You play as Seaweed, a sea creature clearly out of their element. Explore desolate world of dust, all hand-drawn on paper in unique art style. Col...

Check out Slice of Sea! Or Swords of Ditto! Or, the beautiful games from MoaCube! These were all made with #GameMaker. No tiny canvas for these! GM is free, so maybe consider tying it out ;)

store.steampowered.com/app/750290/S...
store.steampowered.com/app/619780/T...
moacube.com/games/solsti...

07.11.2025 08:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you contacted @mdf200.bsky.social ? He did a mod tracker for GM ages ago, IIRC... It was on the Marketplace, but they may have it hosted elsewhere or be willing to share it with you.

07.11.2025 07:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
GameMaker - Building a Twitch.tv game or overlay
YouTube video by Sara Spalding GameMaker - Building a Twitch.tv game or overlay

I got your back! Or rather, @sarajs.games does!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=qwMO...

07.11.2025 07:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Let's go shopping!
YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo Out Now! The Ballad of Bellum: Let's go shopping!

Here's a brief look at the upcoming shop interface! This will be used for all sorts of shopping and bartering ๐Ÿ‘€

youtu.be/Dtz6V-c0_k4

#Indiegame #Indiedev #Gaming #GameMaker

06.11.2025 13:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Unrelated to anything I worked on today; some magnificent shops! ... there was supposed to be sound but desktop audio was muted and it was too late to re-record hahaha. ๐Ÿ’€

#gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #pointandclick #3denvironment #horror

28.10.2025 06:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I spent my Saturday modeling the tunnel area, and I was able to finish it up and put the final render in the game. :)
#prerenderedbackgrounds #gamedev

19.10.2025 01:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Worst Bug In Games Is Now Gone Forever
YouTube video by Two Minute Papers The Worst Bug In Games Is Now Gone Forever

This is really pretty fucking incredible! Just a few years ago, this kind of physics simulation was unthinkable...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=VOOR...

#gamedev #gameart #physics #simulation

22.10.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Ballad of Bellum - Demo update 1.1 + status - Steam News TL;DR: some additions, lots of fixes. Noooice!

The demo for The Ballad of Bellum has now been updated to version 1.1, which includes some additions and a lot of fixes ๐Ÿค

store.steampowered.com/news/app/321...

#gaming #Steam #indiegame #indiedev #GameMaker

22.10.2025 05:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Testing and fixing some small issues
Also made it so he actually aims at the player

Keeping the projectile is fast, but if your the right distance and a swing when you hear/see the cue should deflect it every time

Few more things to do/fix

#indiedev #IndieGameDev #indiegames #GameMaker #RPG

21.10.2025 04:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Ballad of Bellum: Demo available on October 17!
YouTube video by The Ballad of Bellum - Demo October 17 The Ballad of Bellum: Demo available on October 17!

It's been a lot of work, but it's almost here:
The demo for The Ballad of Bellum will be available on October 17!!๐Ÿฅณ

youtu.be/H10bysFLsc0

#Gamedev #Indiedev #Indiegame #Steam #Demo #Adventure

29.09.2025 11:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
How To Move And Collide In GameMaker This is the easiest way to move in GameMaker, with proper collisions, and it only takes a few minutes to set up.

gamemaker.io/en/tutorials...

This blog has a lovely and simple movement and collision system and includes GML visual blocks you can copy as well as the underlying code. :)

27.09.2025 17:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Screaming About/With GameMaker (2025) - Tabular Elf, Russell Kay
YouTube video by DragoniteSpam Screaming About/With GameMaker (2025) - Tabular Elf, Russell Kay

Some #GameMaker screaming about to start over on Youtube, courtesy of @dragonitespam.bsky.social and featuring @tabularelf.com and @russellkay.bsky.social !!!!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0DG...

#gamedev #indiedev

26.09.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 20% on Endless RPG - Untold Tales on Steam Craft a party of diverse characters, each with customizable skills and looks. Explore a living world with dynamic day-night cycles, changing seasons, and diverse biomes. Embark on an epic journey wher...

Just a head's up for those of you that appreciate a good tactical RPG... My mate @kezarus.bsky.social's game "Endless RPG" is currently on sale! Well worth the investment if you ask me. :)

store.steampowered.com/app/2586000/...

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker #MadeWithGamemaker

25.09.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The logo for our all fonts pack with a big $19 sticker on top.

The logo for our all fonts pack with a big $19 sticker on top.

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Previews of fonts from the all fonts pack, there is a wide range of style across the 1200 fonts included

Hi friends! We've put all 1200+ of our commercial use fonts in one big pack for you to use in game dev, book covers, art, TTRPGs, merchandise, videos, and more - and it's 90% off for the whole of September, check it out: ci.itch.io/all-fonts-pack ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ“š ๐ŸŽฎ #art #gamedev

08.09.2025 11:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 526    ๐Ÿ” 333    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 23

This true!!! Can confirm. I take all the blame and I'm not even sorry. ๐Ÿ˜‚

06.09.2025 20:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Greatest Hits Tapes Have Started Shipping We've received our promotional copies of our Greatest Hits Tape from Limited Run!

๐Ÿ“ฐ Chequered Ink Greatest Hits Tapes Have Started Shipping chequered.ink/greatest-hit... #gamedev #indiedev #gamemaker

23.07.2025 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Hawtpixel Font Bundle by Hawtpixel - Darrell Flood 650 Fonts Full Commercial Use

Just letting everyone know - there are only 10 days left on the 650 fonts for $19 Bundle now! I'm not sure if/when I will run such a steep discount again! Grab it while you can! :) hawtpixel.itch.io/hawtpixel-fo... #fonts #gamedev #indiedev #design #ttrpg

21.07.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

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