iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

Pivoting to some pre-alpha demo levels. Still finding the balance between room length and level variance. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Update on my first boss! Some new animations and some experimentation on the arena layout. Making progress! #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Some progress on the Tartar Gore Plant boss fight. Need more animations and some tweaks to the arena. Lots of work to do! #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Working on a carnivorous plant boss, breaking apart the base illustration into parts for animations yippie #aseprite #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Playing the game through a crt makes me want to improve the game rendering system to fully support super small resolutions and implement gui safe zones #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Listening to Cave Story's Grasstown theme while playing through a test level with multiple enemies with different behaviors (you'll see i need to fix a few lol) Very happy with the progress so far! #gamemaker #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A couple of medals depending on how well you complete certain trials #Aseprite #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Here are some fancy effects shown off in slow-mo for when you 'frog jump' off projectiles and parry statues. #GameMaker #pixelartgame #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

This fella is a Tiny Tim, and theyre about to be the most annoying enemy I create lol #GameMaker #pixelart #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Trying to build more level-y test levels to see how enemies behave before working on pre-alpha levels to level out various level aspects. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

This was a fun enemy to make. More of a hazard than an enemy, but it shares alot of the same code. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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Sunflavour @sunflavour.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

*flowers are watching you* *it smells of fog and sunflower oil* *or you watching the flowers?* (she likes it so much, one of the quests will be hide and seek (⁠~⁠￣⁠³⁠￣⁠)⁠~ ) #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indie #devlog #indiegame

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Some murals I'm working on for some of the story telling in my game #GameMaker #pixelart #aseprite #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

a pair of pixel art murals for my game to serve as environmental storytelling

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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 20/08/2026

Every dollar billionaire JK Rowling makes is a dollar she will spend on destroying the lives of trans people - a scapegoating driven by Epstein-class billionaires to distract us from the ultra-rich draining our wealth, killing our planet, sabotaging social cohesion, and destroying dissent.

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Your frog likes interacting with wild frogs you come across. If you go too far they'll try to catch back up. This was so tiring to code but super worth it in the end #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

My game has 9 unique weapons you can use! 3 of them are found by combining the right guns together - to do this you need to find a weapon blueprint and see what fits! Not every combination works, but you are rewarded for your curiosity. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

More work in progress on this mini boss, kinda just a sit-and-shoot boss which might make it a light early tutorial boss or something who knows #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #pixelart

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

Had to make a brand new boss bar system for this fella where its health was all the segment's health combined. Before this, my boss bar system relied on a single entity but now this opens the door to a bunch of new creative boss ideas! #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #pixelart

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

ouch... added a death sequence I might clean up/add effects to later but this works for now. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #pixelart

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Many NPCs have unique interactions and some allow for item trading to help you on your journey through this uncertain land. #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog #pixelart

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

Updated menu and save manager is a go! Happy with how it looks so far. Save functionality is next like duplicating saves and deletion. #GameMaker #indiedev #indiegame #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I think its time for me to upgrade my save management screen. It has been working fine up to this point in testing, showing the weapons the player has, and location. Anyone have suggestions on other things they like to see in their save file screens? #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #develog

a crude, placeholder save file management system

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Some chambers require all enemies to be eliminated before unlocking rewards. Don't feel too bad for the Target Bugs, they're an invasive species. #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Go fast and furious mode in optional timed challenges found throughout your playthrough wahoo! #GameMaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Anyone play kirby lately? I added some bomb blocks that act similar to the ones in kirby - one way reloaded areas, secrets, etc. #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

man i love magic numbers ⋆｡°✩ - 6 - ✩°｡⋆ i will forget why i needed it in my expression within the week

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Landing a double jump on most bright green objects and enemy projectiles lets you 'frog jump' gaining some height and in some cases extra xp and health! #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Such a small detail but I can't stop running back and forth across my bridge that reacts when you walk on it. #gamemaker #indiedev #indiegame #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Cool to get this working in-game. Sometimes you can inspect structures that have some loot to snag. #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Some asset ideation I did while on vacation. Excited to work on the pixel art when I get back and implementing them into some scenes. #indiedev #devlog #indiegame

Various sketches of game assets focusing on outdoor props like campsites and fountains

Various sketches of game assets focusing on places of interest like a large camp and dungeon entrances.

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is def one of my favorite environments in my game so far. Worried about playing into the overused trope of desert worlds after a green world but I couldn't help myself and I think it looks great so far. #gamemaker #indiegame #indiedev #devlog

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Working on some #pixelart illustrations for some of the characters. I might add them to the game in some capacity but I did them just for fun. #devlog #indiedev #aseprite

Pixel art of some of my character from my game. They're stylized ghost/shadow characters one with a frog, one in a cloak, another in a beret, and another with a bandana around their neck.

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james makes games @artofjames.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Hello! I've been working on a project for a while and am ready to share some things about it and to discover projects on bluesky - wahoo yippie! #gamemaker #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

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