Animating books takes a lot of work!
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Balancing localisation costs with lore is a tricky one..
On one hand, giving the player something to discover in our mushroom foraging colony sim is really gratifying. But also, I want our games to be loved all around the world.
How do you approach localisation?
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Here's a quick character sketch of the drog: a curious, feisty creature in Phantom of the Grove, tasked with the total and utter deforestation of your sacred grove.
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A long-time friend of our studio drew this crazy amazing concept art (she called it a sketch!)
This is Gaston, the froggy samurai protagonist of a personal letter I once received that we've slowly been making into a game over the past decade.
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Joined up with @thegameclub.bsky.social to create a digital game club community in the CET timezone. If you're looking to join a small book-club style group that meets each month to discuss the selected game we've all been playing, find us here: thegameclub.com/clubs/79f2b3...
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Experimenting with the growth and contraction of mycelium. This spongey fungus provides fertile ground for "buildings" called Blooms.
We're trying to find a balance of visual clarity without overcomplicating the border algorithm. Has anyone done anything like this before?
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Super Exciting Announcement: #Steam page for my multiplayer falling sand game is now LIVE at store.steampowered.com/app/3816900/...
Announce Trailer: www.slowrush.dev/signs-trailer
2 years of hard work, but now the real work begins :)
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The conundrum with particle fx in pixel art is you either get interesting variations or pixel perfect. You can choose from mismatched pixel sizes, zero variation, or rotated pixels.
Here are the three approaches, each with something new to tolerate.
Choose your fighter?
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Can anyone recommend some upcoming indie games that look & feel like Cult of the Lamb or Spiritfarer?
I've got a starterpack I want to add them to
go.bsky.app/BQLNBaG
If you're making that game, please reach out!
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