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Decided to let the cat upstairs to give my partner a break from her incessant demands 😅 #IndieDev #Cats

Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 30/09/2026

Finally got my first attack up and running! 🥳 I feel like the block smashing FX need some more love but I am very pleased with this so far, especially considering how much I was dreading it. 😅 #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 25/09/2026

Season 9 of the Pixel Game Maker Awards is now open for sign ups, and this year I am going to be a Judge! Head over to PixelGameMakerAwards.Com if you want to learn more 👍 www.youtube.com/watch?v=K0a9... #GameJam #IndieDev #PixelArt

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PGMA Season 9 Starts NOW!

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 18/09/2026

Now they waddle! Took a lot of effort to get through this one, many iterations, but I am pleased with the result 😀 Also, decided to call them Neepirt! #GameDev #IndieDev #PixelArt

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 14/09/2026

I needed a basic low threat enemy, and came up with this little fella. Thoughts? #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt

Image of a basic turnip / swede inspired enemy like a goomba.

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 03/09/2026

You have to write some really dumb stuff in games dev sometimes 😅 #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine

The beginnings of a function that checks if the incoming impact can destroy the block.
It doesn't make much sense at the moment, but it will grow as I add more impact / block types.

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 21/08/2026

I was supposed to start working on my first attack this week. But instead I went on a tangent to learn Niagara and made some foot dust! 😅 #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 12/08/2026

Been playing Zoominoes, its awesome if you haven't given it a go. But I have never been able to do better then my first run 😅

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 09/07/2026

Getting the character to turn when changing direction was something that I figured wouldn't be too difficult. Well almost a full week and 4-5 iterations later, its working 😭 #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 30/06/2026

Working on the turn around animations and I couldn't help myself from stringing them together 😄 #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 25/06/2026

Faffing about with my jump feel, I don't think this is the one 😄 #IndieDev #GameDev #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 22/06/2026

Hey all, new video is out! I have been working really hard on this for 3 weeks, both the actual project work and the video itself. Please give it some love 🙏 www.youtube.com/watch?v=xgPN... #IndieDev #UnrealEngine #Tutorial #GameDev

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The ULTIMATE guide to Platformer Camera Management with Blueprints in Unreal Engine 5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 12/06/2026

It is done 😩 My camera Logic is (almost) complete! Just need to add in some logic to override the camera location for like set pieces etc now. I am hoping that it will be a relatively simple addition compared to the rest of this. #IndieDev #GameDev #UnrealEngine #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 05/06/2026

Nothing particularly fancy to show off this week, I have been slamming my head against the maths to get this camera movement working haha Lots more still to do but I am very pleased with the progress so far. #GameDev #IndieDev #UnrealEngine #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 01/06/2026

New Video is out Today! www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFeT... Give it a Watch + Comment + Share when you can 🙏 #IndieDev #PixelArt #Animation #UE5

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Must know tips for Animating 2D Game Characters

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 28/05/2026

Next video scheduled in for Monday! First time I am finished before the Friday lol Not sure if I am getting better but I am getting faster 😅

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 21/05/2026

Got ma mole in game, worked on some nice little variations for the idle state that I am pretty happy with #IndieDev #PixelArt #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 19/05/2026

Here is an update post feedback 🩷 Will review it in game before I do anything else with it now. #PixelArt #IndieDev

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 19/05/2026

Started this a couple weeks back and have come back to it today. What do people think? There is something about it I'm not vibing with but I can't put my finger on it. Am I just too close to it? #PixelArt #IndieDev

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 15/05/2026

Frog went back to sleep while I was working on the next video. Please enjoy 🙏 #PixelArt #IndieDev

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 11/05/2026

Made this lovely little construction script functionality today 👍 #IndieDev #UnrealEngine

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 05/05/2026

Hey Everyone, My second video is now live, please go over and take a look when you can. www.youtube.com/watch?v=MYy7... #IndieDev #PixelArt #GameDev #UnrealEngine

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Whats the best way to start a game dev project?

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 01/05/2026

Worked on this enemy behaviour flowchart today while I was waiting for a new camera to be delivered 😩 It did eventually arrive, and the footage for my next video has been recorded, so that will be up on Tuesday, as Monday is a bank holiday in the UK, and I need people to be at their PCs to see it 😅

Flowchart describing basic enemy behaviour.

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 28/04/2026

Been getting the player pawn moving around this week, this isn't perfect and there's still lots to do, but I am pretty happy with this comparison. #IndieDev #UE5

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 24/04/2026

Spent all day playing Wario Land 3 to unlock the jump upgrade so I could finish this table. Its a hard life 😉 #IndieDev

Table with jump height and distance info for the first three Wario Land games

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 23/04/2026

Main character for my #indiedev project. I'll be talking about how I got here on my next youtube video so keep an eye out 👍 #pixelart

A pixel art mole wearing dungarees and glasses

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 22/04/2026

Gathering some ref for modern takes on gameboy / 8 bit pixel art #Indiedev #pixelart

Screenshots from various modern pixel art games.

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 21/04/2026

There is so much exciting paperwork that goes on behind the scenes of #gamedev 🙃

Screenshot of a kanban board in the obsidian production software

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Blue Door Games @bluedoorgames.dev · 20/04/2026

My first video about getting into indie Dev is now live!: www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8-V... Take a look and follow along to see how I get on

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Making my own Wario Land game in UE5

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