Finally got a minute to do a quick writeup on how I printed the arcade cabinet, since many folks asked about making their own.
www.hangedmandesign.com/mute-city-ar...
@sparsegamedev.bsky.social
Indie dev in Ottawa. Made Spring Falls. Making games in PICO-8. Previously worked on TUNIC & Cuphead. website: https://sparse.ca itch: https://sparsegamedev.itch.io/
Finally got a minute to do a quick writeup on how I printed the arcade cabinet, since many folks asked about making their own.
www.hangedmandesign.com/mute-city-ar...
A pencil and charcoal drawing of one of the standing stones at Castlerigg Stone Circle; an unusually shaped stone with moss growing around the base.
Castlerigg Standing Stone, pencil and charcoal
#art
ok this is low key done adamatomic.itch.io/kolydr i'll do a cute post and lexaloffle cart later today!
24.01.2026 16:04 — 👍 21 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0Tonight, Ottawa!!
21.01.2026 16:55 — 👍 3 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Things that you can do in The Shovelling Hour that you can't do in real life:
-Carry up to 6 large trees on your person
Things that you can do in real life but not in The Shovelling Hour:
-Carry a shovel close to your body so you're not constantly bonking into walls
CorgiJam Wrap-up Livestream promotional graphic. Featuring photos of Adam Saltsman, Finji Co-founder and Director, Eric Billingsley, TUNIC level designer, and Jonah Davidson, Finji Quality Assurance.
Next week we're wrapping up #CorgiJam with a livestream! Join us at twitch.tv/finjico on Thursday, January 22 at 6PM EST as we play some CorgiJam games!
15.01.2026 16:39 — 👍 13 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 2My very short entry for #CorgiJam is done ! I left a lot of things on the cutting room floor, and I didn't have time to implement a lot of mechanics, so there's only a few levels, but still : I'm happy with the result !
ghettobastler.itch.io/celestial-se...
#pico8 #gamedev
uh oh it s time for : new game. this one is
❄️ SPACE CORGI 2: SNOWHOUND PROTOCOL ❄️
🐶 pilot my ACTUAL dog s
🔄 switch freely between dogs (UNLIKE space corgi ONE)
🌭 one dog is PRETTY LONG
🍞 the other is NOT USEFUL
🧱 30 levels !! what? in ONE GAME? listen
adamatomic.itch.io/space-corgi-2
I made a puzzle game for @finjico.bsky.social's CorgiJam!
Dig holes and fill them in again
Move trees around
Bonk into walls
All this and more in The Shovelling Hour
itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/the-shovelli...
BBS: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154...
#CorgiJam #gamedev #pico8 #puzzlegame
I didn't have time to make a #pico8 Advent game this year, but I did do the music for bikibird's fantastic sheep herding game! Really happy with how it came out. Go play it!
18.12.2025 17:13 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
10.12.2025 18:53 — 👍 285 🔁 81 💬 17 📌 12Long time no see! I’ll be open for contract work again mid-december, so if you’ve got dramatic environments that need painting or pitch decks that need art or really any old (visual) thing I could be YOUR gal 🫵 ameliaherman.artstation.com
24.11.2025 21:28 — 👍 60 🔁 23 💬 2 📌 3TOMORROW, OTTAWA
14.10.2025 21:27 — 👍 6 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0Spring Falls has also been updated on Steam, itch.io and the App Store.
Patch notes on itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/spring-falls...
Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/104...
App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/sprin...
It's been nearly 6 years since the original release of the game (!?)
I'm excited to finally have this out there for more people to experience. Thanks for waiting patiently.
🌷Spring Falls is now available on Google Play!🌷
Erode the landscape, direct the flow of water, and bring wildflowers to life in this peaceful puzzle game
Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#puzzle #android #indiegame
Big news everyone... We officially have a release window for Revertices! Revertices will be releasing on Steam and Itch in *Q4 2026*!!
Please see the latest trailer below!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCj...
/// OTTAWA SHOW & CHILL \\\
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chill vibes w/ local games and pals
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Turns out making a #turnbased #mockup is more addictive than I thought.
Here are some updates: I reworked the cliff tiles, but the new version was too detailed compared to the unit sprites so i scrapped it. 😅
What do you guys think?
#gameboy #retro #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵 #gbc
The Weird Little Guy Games starter pack is LIVE!! For all the games that fit the vibe of weird little guy and the developers that make them! go.bsky.app/Du6YrYP #indiedev #gamedev
07.07.2025 19:21 — 👍 43 🔁 19 💬 5 📌 2Hey!! Both Elephantasy and it's sequel/spinoff Elephantasy: Flipside are 50% off on Steam right now!! If you haven't picked them up yet, now's a great time! AND, you'd be helping a queer artist make their rent!! 🐘
store.steampowered.com/app/1459540/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2284310/...
This is porn for people who become deeply fixated on chaotic energetic fluid things like clouds, nebulae, flowing water, giant fucking explosions, etc. Or so I've heard.
19.06.2025 07:17 — 👍 160 🔁 16 💬 8 📌 0. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ .
/Ottawa Show n Chill\
\Wednesday June 18/
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Games//Friends//Vibes
8PM @ Avant Garde Bar
The End of Gameplay is out RIGHT NOW!
My masterpiece.
A pixel art adventure through my mind, broken by kill gameplay 🔪
love, droqen
store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/...
GOOD MORNING
The Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle is live!
itch.io/b/2965/crips...
200+ video games, TTRPGs, zines, comics, & more
$16+ to support Palestinians surviving occupation!
On sale April 28-May 20
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SPREAD THE WORD!
Snekburd is finally out!
itchio : werxzy.itch.io/snekburd
Lexaloffle BBS : www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=166...
#pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #itchio
you've just reminded me that I need to do this
26.04.2025 20:53 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0A screenshot of Taxi Quest 67. Two people sit in a boat travelling down a river. One of the people is saying "I just disagree that a river is a road."
"Taxi Quest 67" is a game about a road trip for #RoadTripJam2025.
It's a fourthquel to our Taxi Quest trilogy, and you can play it right now in your browser on itch!
sweetheartsquad.itch.io/taxi-quest-67