Santum

I spent this year learning coding.

At the start of the year:
Hated reading documentation
Was unsure if Id need github
Never understood why code didn't work.

Now:
Love to read documentation since its the most accurate
Github has saved my ass several times
Don't understand why my code doesn't work.

For gamers out there, leaks like this means nothing without context.

It doesn't prove the in-game model is the same.
It could just be the LOD/low-res model from an aerial scene or main menu, a reference for mappers, a test model, or something completely different.

thank u for playing!! 🙌

Yipes! I don't remember my neighbours looking THIS green! Did Halloween start early? Did I miss the latest in fashion? Or, could it be... there are ZOMBIES in my SUBURB!

A game about (literally) mowing down zombies. Check it out! 🧟
f4b1.itch.io/zombies-in-m...

#gamedev #indiedev #jamsepticeye

The WORST thing about getting published by Devolver is that we had to get rid of this

Genuinely powerful words to live by.

here's what im cooking for the #FallingBlockJam so far!

i decided to restart that puzzle game concept of mine... except NOW it's competitive >:)

(i was watching vargskelethor joel's mario paint stream and doodling along) (i also have a colour version of the first one but i didnt like it as much lol)

A pixellated black-and-white scene of a forest. Many thin trees can be seen, with the sun shining behind them. In the middle, the silhouette of a larger tree. A path can be seen starting from it through some indistinct plants.

A pixellated scene with orange, yellow, and red tones. A sunset in the desert, with the sky being illuminated by the sun, some large, blurry clouds and some thin, sharp clouds can be seen. A mountain might be seen in the distance, the sun's reflections giving an idea of its shape. To the left, half of the silhouette of a cactus is seen, partially blocking the sun.

bob ross paintings (golden rays of sunshine, cactus at sunset), but very tiny and very square

#pixelart #ドット絵 #rkgk

I come to Bluesky once again with: videogame

Blown Away is a game about a hot air balloon ride going very wrong, very quickly.
Avoid birds, balloons and planes by blowing into your microphone and aiming with the mouse!

Check it out over here! 🙏
f4b1.itch.io/blown-away

#gamedev #indiedev #minijam

Hello Bluesky! I come to you today with: videogame

Pętla is a time-looping, you-from-the-future-fighting, single-player asymmetrical card game.

Play cards, attack, defend, get a high score, or else the timestream will dissipate FOREVER

Check it out!
f4b1.itch.io/petla

#gamedev #indiedev #gmtkjam

the code you write in the last few weeks of a game's development is just horrendous. truly nightmare programming. absolute duct tape over a crack in a million gallon aquarium.

Kaizo Mario Was My Physical Therapy A feature article telling a story of how the author discovered the Kaizo Mario World games while recovering from a neurological stroke.

Kaizo Mario Was My Physical Therapy by @imrankhan.bsky.social

"I might have been the first person to ever cry while playing a Mario & Luigi game."

Imran shared a personal story with us about finding a unique pathway on the road to recovery. Read it here:

skyboxcritics.com/2025/05/21/k...

Lol

This is perhaps the most important step forward for accessibility standardisation we've seen in the video game industry in the past five years.

Talks across major publishers to standardise accessibility tags and create shared language for features that should become standards is hugely important.

A lot of pretty crazy stuff is going on in the TF2 mapping world right now!

One of the coolest is that shadows on every map are now way smoother! No more jaggy ugly shadows, TF2 now defaults to the smoother look, and this applies to every map without needing recompile

of all the many terrible things that seem to be afflicting the public, the prevalence of defeatist mindsets with zero capacity for creative problem solving (or indeed the unwillingness to even *imagine* possible solutions to problems) might be the thing which freaks me out most.

Nvidia share price dropped 14.95% today.

If Nvidia's share price keeps dropping they might have to pivot to selling affordable GPUs to people who want to play video games.

"Ready to send for review" yea but you won't let me!!!!

I've tried re-doing the advertiser ID declaration and re-doing the release, no dice.

Is there a way to contact Google or something? I really don't know what to do at this point, besides leaving the Play Store (which sounds pretty appealing right about now...)

🙏 Game dev community... I need y'all 🙏

Any #gamedev peeps out there with Google Play experience?

I'm in a bit of a bind: I need to update my game or else my account'll be taken down, but I can't until I complete a declaration... except I did, and it doesn't seem to register it.

I'm at my wits' end, PLEASE if anyone knows, lemme know 🙏

you all joke but people were legitimately complaining about the leaked prototype footage of gta 6 looking unfinished

no shit

DIGITAL RUNNING by Santum RUN IN DIGITAL

The Newgrounds version features ✨ online leaderboards ✨, but if you'd like to enjoy this experience on Windows, Linux or Android, why not peruse the itch.io page?

santumerino.itch.io/digital-runn...

Happy New Year, everyone!! 🎉

DIGITAL RUNNING RUN IN DIGITAL

Made a New Year's resolution to be healthier? Start exercising more? Pick up running, perhaps?

DIGITAL RUNNING is the latest and greatest in digital sports simulation! How far can you go in 45 seconds?!

Available for only $0.00! www.newgrounds.com/portal/view/... 🏃

#gamedev #indiedev #newgrounds

YouTube video by San2m CUBERUN'24 || TRAILER

(realising i never posted this on bluesky :))

CUBERUN'24

YOU'RE A CUBE
GET THE COINS
YOU'LL BE TIMED
GOOD LUCK

AVAILABLE FOR FREE ON ITCH․IO

🎮 santumerino.itch.io/cuberun24 🎮

#gamedev #indiedev #madewithfusion

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xrn1...

oh there's also a game store.steampowered.com/app/3310280/...

i've ranted about the play store before on the other site, but i'll spare you all here on bluesky..... 🙏

An alert message from the Google Play Console: "Important: Developer account at risk of being closed due to inactivity. Developer accounts are intended for developers who actively publish and maintain apps. To keep your account open, publish an app or app update."

are there any #gamedev folks who also have a game on the play store?

it's kinda crazy to me that google forces you to update your game, lest they take your account down. no other platform i know of is this strict with it!

now i understand the generic patch notes that just say "fixed bugs" or w/e

a lil theme song for this lil project (variant 1 of 8), very bleep-bloop ofc

yknow how the nes can produce 2 pulse waves, 1 triangle wave and 1 noise wave (and very crushed samples)?
this is made with a pulse wave, a triangle wave, a noise wave and a *saw wave*. because why not :)

My biggest issue with AI evangelism in our industry is that it treats creativity like a problem to be solved, and not an adventure to be had.