iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

it's clown time. need to make him more sinister or unhinged somehow #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

it is a sad day when all your phone contacts are deceased #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Petunia and crew, currently. Shooting for ~50 souls for the first build of the game. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

steps taken to find the look for Petunia's brother, Florian. He's going to greet her at the start and be part of the tutorial #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

now, getting super nauseous results in vomiting bloody chunks and taking damage, so characters can vomit to death. indie games! #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

working on the tutorial! some of the assets: #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

"iron gut" status will be achieved by injecting a pepto bismol equivalent into any willing or unwilling recipient #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

soul trap mechanic in, UI pop up added, items and teleporter locations can be unlocked for each soul... next up: tutorial? #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

soul trap prototype coming along, will be used to feed the house souls of NPCs for unlocks and progression #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

asking the age-old questions: can a sentient mannequin's legs be amputated? if so will it eventually bleed out? #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

now, if one were so inclined to systematically murder all the phone contacts, their contact cards reflect as such #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

working on house destruction, bricks, steel supports #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

blasted the detective right into the house frame! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

servant sprite sheet done - player will be able to pay the Butler to hire multiple servants to help around the house, inadvertently adding to the chaos #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

orange highlighted characters are yet to be added into the game - construction guy ("factotum") is next! #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Butler and other Helpful NPCs now go vomit into the grinder when ill, for coins. very helpful indeed #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #ImmersiveSim

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 03/05/2026

now, ignoring the authorities long enough results in a ... bruce force approach. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

the front door is now destructible, which will grant access for ne'er-do-wells and authority figures (and grandmas) #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart #immersivesim

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

a jaunty skeleton... back to it after some busy life-stuff! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

butler! Petunia will able to call and hire the butler, who will wander around and take corpses to the grinder, open the door when guests are ringing the bell, etc. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

not entirely sure his role yet, but i wanted to create a demon character, so into the game he goes! #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

container dynamics this week: different spawn lists, damage sprites, simple coin and heart pick ups #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Grams visited the wrong house. (working on neighbor characters who will come by randomly during a run, bringing gifts but very reactive / suspicious) #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

naturally, grinding a sleeping NPC alive gives a coin bonus #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

housekeeping aka shotgun trick shooting detective corpse chunks into the backyard grinder #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

shotgun detective = dangerous! also, apparently Petunia's head is very desirable #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 09/12/2025

"job board" is functioning w. temp UI - this will be how targets are selected and teleported to the house. pushing closer to a basic loop! #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 22/11/2025

working on various visor clad authority figures #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 16/11/2025

detective experiences pain, shock, and cowardice attempting to enter Petunia's House #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

phone works! NPC arrives, rings bell and waits to be let in - next up context menus for vendors etc. #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

working on flavor text for various items including... heads #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 20/10/2025

grinding one's own head grants a valuable grinder upgrade brick. how does one procure... one's own head?? #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

zombies!! this leads to implementing a "cannibal" personality trait, and eating gibs etc., up next #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

now if a "helpful" NPC sees a grindable object, it will grab it and take it to the grinder! #indiegame #pixelart #gamedev

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 27/09/2025

teleport SFX and particles in, O'Brien would be proud #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

energy bricks (a la Back to the Future 3) will allow player to accumulate absurd grinder coin bonus multipliers. basic fireworks are in! #gamedev #indiegame #pixelart

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

ok, now if an NPC sees too many suspicious objects (like decapitated heads) it will head to the rooftop phone and ring the authorities! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

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aistral @aistral.bsky.social · 24/08/2025

UI WIP of the phone booth menu - Petunia will be able to call characters to visit the house that offer various services. Almost at the point with NPC behavior that i can start adding new characters finally! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

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