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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 25m

I have added custom palettes to my Infinite Pixels thingy... and I have moved it to infinitepixels.axolstudio.com Take a look! Let me know if you find any cool images!

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Infinite Pixels

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 10h

Just to be clear: Axol Studio does not use generative AI for any of our projects! We: 👉 Hire Artists 👉 Hire Composers 👉 Buy Assets 👉 Make our own assets in-house when we can't do the other things We use tools to assist in the creative - not replace it! 🚫🤖

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 10/09/2026

I want to make another @chilluminatipod.fm game that is a voice acted, fmv mystery that uses Time Slices al a Return of the Obra Dinn.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 08/09/2026

OoT Remake has an overload of texture which seems like it's only because 'they could'. The very first part of the video where they showed gameplay it looked like Link's head was aliasing weirdly but then I realized it was like tassles on his hat... such a weird, overly complex design for everything

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 08/09/2026

In 2017 I wrote and produced a fan-comic for a podcast I was super-into at the time... The comic came out awesomely thanks to @kbdoodles.bsky.social art! I just want more people to see it roadtrip.axolstudio.com #comic #webcomic Also - see if you can find the hidden game!

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Home

A Fan-made Webcomic (fictitiously) based on some good, good podcast boys.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 03/09/2026

We need a ton more responses! It should only take a few seconds! #indiegames #videogames

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 02/09/2026

Would you like to help us with our next big game project? Just answer a couple of quick survey questions! percentiles.axolstudio.com THANKS! #indiegames #videogames #indiegame #gamedev

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Percentiles — Quick Survey

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 02/09/2026

I had been going in to my loca McD's every day since the promotion began. They told me yesterday that they are out of the Sanrio X Godzilla toys and would not be getting any more - they already started getting the next toy. They never got numbers 3, 5, or 6.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 02/09/2026

Would you like to help us with our next big game project? Just answer a couple of quick survey questions! percentiles.axolstudio.com THANKS! #indiegames #videogames #indiegame #gamedev

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Percentiles — Quick Survey

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 28/08/2026

I have 0 interest in GTA6 for any reason except the *possible* return of Stunt Lads. I'm almost certainly not buying it or playing it. @hatfilms.bsky.social @trottimus.bsky.social

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 28/08/2026

I'm missing just 3 of the Sanrio x Godzilla happy meal toys. I'm told they should be available next week... I'm missing #3 which is the one I want most, #5 & #6 They have not made it easy to collect them all...

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 24/08/2026

@facianea.bsky.social just finished Under the Silver Lake and I've never been more lost or flummoxed by a movie in my life... I have no understanding of anything that I just watched....

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Pixel Butts @pixelbutts.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Getting people to notice your games is hard

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 20/08/2026

Did I ever show you the library of every 16x16 pixel 2-color sprite that I created? axolstudio.github.io/InfinitePixe... I think it's cool...

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Infinite Pixels

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 18/08/2026

I'm a well-known Star Wars disliker, but the movie at the top of my Can Not Stand list is The Nightmare Before Christmas.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 18/08/2026

First CD that was mine and not 'the family's'. I still have it somewhere.

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

i encourage you to go on itch/steam and sort by "new releases", or check out recent game jams. try the unpopular games and, if you like them, leave a comment! things like that mean the world to small (especially unknown) creators. without that, the full horse would never have been possible.

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Casey Explosion @caseyexplosion.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

"Indies will save us" No! YOU WILL SAVE INDIES! Go leave a review for that neat indie game you like, share the trailer for an upcoming game you're anticipating, tell your fave developer they did a good job, go tell people about such and such game that's just come out, you can make a difference!

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 07/08/2026

So these Rulebreaker Commanders being so few and hard to get is affermation from @uwotc-official.bsky.social for everyone to proxy them, right? #mtg #magic

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 07/08/2026

Was having terrible neck pain & couldn't turn my head. Dr came in, asks if I was single, and when I said "yes", he said: "You just need a sexy girl to rub your back & do other things for you" and gave me a cartoon wink. Pulled out his Rx pad and wrote: "Girlfriend", shoved it in my hand and left.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 07/08/2026

I was feeling unproductive so I made a website that contains every sprite. (every 1-bot 16x16 pixel sprite) check it out? axolstudio.github.io/InfinitePixe...

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Infinite Pixels

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 05/08/2026

The question now is: Do I ❌Power through & try to do the levels myself knowing they will not be great - but can be a learning experience? ❌Bring someone else in - who I can't pay fairly ✔️Shelve the entire project until one of those 2 options become viable? #gamedev #indiedev

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 05/08/2026

New game project has already stalled. I wrote up a ton of ideas and plans, coded out the basic gameplay and framework, started making levels... and... motivation fizzled out because I don't know how to make maps that are interesting and fun and not just going through the motions. #gamedev #indiedev

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 31/07/2026

Film you've watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Star Trek, Star Wars, LOTR, Marvel, Disney, or Ghibli

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Butterscotch Shenanigans @bscotch.net · 30/07/2026

And "How Many Dudes?" is now out! Exactly ONE YEAR TO THE DAY since we started working on it, and it's shaping up to be our biggest launch ever. Thanks so much to everyone who helped with this project. It was sooooo much fun to work on.

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How Many Dudes? | Download and Play!

How many dudes does it take to beat up a gorilla? A thousand toddlers? A horse-sized duck? A GOD? Enter the Dude Ranch and find out in this roguelike dudebuilder where you recruit an army of dudes to ...

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Fat Bard @fatbard.com · 30/07/2026

The soundtrack is on Steam as well as Bandcamp/Spotify/etc. Take a listen: fatbard.bandcamp.com/album/how-ma...

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How Many Dudes?, by Fat Bard

16 track album

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Fat Bard @fatbard.com · 30/07/2026

How Many Dudes is out! Amazing what @bscotch.net has done in one year of dev, and we're excited to see the builds people come up with. Also proud of the cowboy chill soundtrack and sounds we cooked up. Take a look! It's also out on iOS and Google Play. store.steampowered.com/app/3934270/...

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Save 35% on How Many Dudes? on Steam

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Fat Bard @fatbard.com · 28/07/2026

ITS COMING this Thursday. Check it out, it's a certified banger game, with audio duties by yours truly. Really think our buds at Bscotch have a hit on their hands.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 28/07/2026

If I could afford to hire and pay for a: ⏹️ Marketing Director ⏹️ In-house artist ⏹️ Level designer I'd be living the dream... since no-body plays my games, I can barely afford to buy: ⏹️ Lunch #gamedev #indiedev

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 28/07/2026

I keep re-discovering that I am terrible at is level design... I have obstacles, locks, keys, & abilities, but putting them into something like a puzzle that doesn't feel forced/boring/dumb ends up eluding me... I want this game to feel a certain way ... but its not happening for me. #indiedev

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 24/07/2026

<sigh> Back at it again at the Krispy Kreme... I have already started working on my next game project. Here's a teaser of the kind of vibe I'm going for... #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 22/07/2026

I love when the news is talking about any kind of virus or something, they show footage of what it looks like under a microscope as if someone is going to go: "that's it! that's what I had!"

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 21/07/2026

I had really thought that after 10 years I would have *some kind* of audience by now...

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 21/07/2026

Feeling less than creative lately... no ideas feel like they are worthwhile to pursue... I keep putting stuff out and I get no engagement... no comments, very little feedback... what's the point?

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 08/07/2026

Do you yearn to tantalize your empty ear-holes with the egregiously tasty jams from our game The Colisino on demand? Well — NOW YOU CAN! The Colisino Original Soundtrack, by Elliot Hely, is available to download from Bandcamp FOR FREE! axolstudio.bandcamp.com/album/the-co... #GameDev #VGM

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The Colisino - Original Soundtrack, by Elliot Hely

7 track album

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 07/07/2026

I would be more upset about Sony stopping physical discs if my PS5 disc drive didn't stop working immediately after my warranty ended.

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 07/07/2026

Feeling down so I'm watching some classics. (Godzilla vs Mothra - 1992)

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Tim Ian Hely - Pushing that rock up the Video Game hill... @axolstudio.com · 06/07/2026

After all the voting, we ranked #1200/3528 Overall. Very middle-of-the-road. I have a lot of issues with ranked Game Jams... but still had fun making the game. Check it out here: axolstudio.itch.io/the-colisino #gamejam #gamedev #indiedev

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The Colisino by Axol Studio, nazunaan

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hunter (comms open!) @hrpixelart.com · 04/07/2026

If you need a pixel artist, I'm available for work again!

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