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andything.bsky.social

@andything.bsky.social
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Solo developing a fully musical rail shooter game, Nova Sonata, and looking to connect with fellow devs Now live on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4874550/…

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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
My new Halloween game is frighteningly close to being done 👹 Follow along with the process on my substack! #indiedev #solodev #halloween
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Finding my game’s visual identity
Dead ends and the theme that finally clicked
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I've really been enjoying writing more longform stuff about game dev 🎨 This week I wrote about why I make my own visuals for my projects, despite my complete lack of art skills Would love to know how this resonates with fellow devs #gamedev #indiedev
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How I learned to make bad art
And how it made my games better
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
New substack post! About the custom Unity tools my musical game needed #indiedev #gamedev #music
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Building a "make my game musical" button
Creating custom tools to get my game to pop and lock to the beat
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Currently building a new forest canopy level for Nova Sonata, pretty excited with how it’s turning out 🌴 #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Star Fox but make it rock #wishlistwednesday #indiedev #gamedev #starfox
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Fresh new trailer for #TrailerTuesday! My game lets you… ◦ Create music through gameplay ◦ Interact with musical alien worlds, each one a different genre ◦ Adapt to new on-rails gameplay (musical Time Crisis anyone??) #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegamedevs
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Big moment, my fully musical rail shooter (or “on rails composer” as I call it) officially has a Steam page! Wishlists mean a ton #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegamedevs #indiegame #starfox
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Nova Sonata on Steam
An on-rails musical shooter where the world is your instrument. Every shot, every movement, every enemy is a note in a soundtrack you're composing as you play.
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What's on the flipside of the game dev marketing rulebook? Some writing about trying to make promotion feel more authentic to me 📚 andything.substack.com/p/whats-on-t... #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegamedevs
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
A quick riff on the 5 string stereo guitar/bass hybrid I built. So much fun splitting the signal across different amps #guitar #guitarist #bass #musician #guitarbuilding
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 22/06/2026
Can music games do more than just test your timing? Jammed on this idea a bit and dove into how I’m trying to do something different with my musical game. First Substack post! Check it out 🎸 #gamedev #indiedev #music #gamedesign
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Why are music games only about rhythm?
Can video games about music do more than test your timing?
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 24/05/2026
It’s alive! My 5 string guitar/bass/buitar is operational Current tuning: GCFA#D Wiring: Two 3-way switches to independently control the bass/treble sides of the pickups. Option to route the neck/bridge pickups to separate outputs Sound demo coming soon! #guitar #bass
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Chris Plante @plante.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
such a cool game!! i adore the art style
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Oh wow now THIS was a completely unexpected surprise in my inbox, thanks for the shoutout @plante.bsky.social! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 18/05/2026
Aside from making games, my other hobby is modding guitars Huge progress this weekend on this wacky 5 string guitar/bass hybrid build #guitars #guitar #bass
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I was SO close to giving up on fixing a bug that broke the game for a playtester. I checked so much code before discovering it was an issue with the audio on the player’s attack Runs and sounds better than ever now! andything.itch.io/nova-sonata #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #starfox
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
Thanks so much for the feature! 👽🙏
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
It was SUCH a challenge getting everything in my rail shooter game to be musical and aligned. But it feels amazing now that it’s all coming together Play a web build free! andything.itch.io/nova-sonata #indiedev #solodev #starfox #indiegames #indiegame #gaming #indiemusic
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
@itch.io just dropped a musical rail shooter prototype! Could satisfy people looking for Star Fox action after today’s news, but like if Star Fox was rockin andything.itch.io/nova-sonata
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andything.bsky.social @andything.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Dang, Nintendo announces a Star Fox remaster the exact day I release my musical rail shooter prototype?? No idea how to leverage this news but it’s interesting andything.itch.io/nova-sonata #indiedev #solodev
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