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Cinderous Works

@cinderous.bsky.social
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cinderous.dev Developer of Starlight Raiders, a twin-stick roguelike extraction shooter with GBA-inspired pixel art. Chasing the GameDev dream. 👩🏼😺🎧🪴🌱🍄👨‍💻🌲🌳☃️🌻🏎️🕹️ Boo Big Tech, Boo Oligarchy 👎

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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 11/05/2026
Happy #MycologyMonday !
Wine cap spore printWine cap in wood chipsPins on a myceliated moist cocoBlue (grey) oyster mushroom fully grown
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
🎶 dododoo winecap!
Wine cap mushroom cap, stem buried in wood chips
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
First pink oyster harvest, they were delicious!
Pink oyster mushroom cluster
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 26/04/2026
That's some nice moss
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
Happy #FungiFriday everyone! Starlight Raiders and #IndieGameDev took a back seat this week to some nice weather and a backlog of related chores, but we'll be back next week! Enjoy this beautiful shiitake mycelium colonizing some dowels in the meantime 😍
Shiitake mycelium on wooden dowels
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
New loop, who dis? #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
Buzzbuzz #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
Big changes coming soon... #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 29/03/2026
Coming soon to a loot area near you #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Still needs a lot of work/polish, but instead of dying with an abruptly cut death grunt followed by menu, there's a short visual sequence! #roguelike #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Starlight Raiders has partnered with David Wallace to bring you: The Suck It! #TheOffice (Sound for this one) #roguelike #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
I missed #screenshotSaturday because I've been so busy playtesting and bug fixing! Get ready for a surprise polish & fixes build tomorrow! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
buzz "everywhere" meme; "Bugs, Bugs everywhere"
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 21/03/2026
How the shop keeper got his groove back, you'll want sound for this one! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Here a WIP of the reworked entrance/extract. I've cut a couple of corners for now as I think its a big improvement over the old system, but I'll be back smooth those edges 😀 #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 18/03/2026
A lot of little changes make some big changes to the level generation! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
by popular demand, door closing and variable door art "Close the door! For safety!" - MVR #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 16/03/2026
Pressing the throw button gives you a preview arc now, and releasing does the throwing, giving you the chance to change you mind and cancel the throw #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Whoa! NOOOooooooooo.... #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
The first of many Utility items #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Here's a small teaser for what's coming this Friday! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
screenshot of Starlight Raider's inventory screen showing a new "Utility" slot
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 10/03/2026
Happy #MushroomMonday!
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
It's been a while since I've done any #pixelart so here's a time-lapse of making the Big Book of Bragging 😁 #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
Hit myself in the pokemon-nostalgia-feels by accident while prototyping a "vault" mechanic #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev #pokemon
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Coming later this week, crewmates! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
Squashing some bugs to get a build out tomorrow, sometimes bugs can be fun! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
You can't have a stacking inventory and no way to split stacks! Here's a WIP clip of drag 'n' drop, splitting stacks and recycling items! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
New inventory, who dis? #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
a screenshot of the new loadout and cargo storage screen for Starlight Raiders
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 18/01/2026
Happy #screenshotSaturday! As you go deeper into The Margin you'll meet heavier resistance, but so few make it that far - what treasures and secrets are waiting to be discovered? #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
WIP of changes to Starlight Raiders map to make it more familiar for rogue like fans and also introduce a sense of urgency & risk/reward
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Gang gang gang #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Hey Raider! Come help us clean up the cosmos! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 14/01/2026
Sneak peek at the new UI for the Fabricator #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
What is this, Half Life?! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday
a river of toxic waste with a rusty walkway across it holding two barrels of toxic waste
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
All the essentials! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
a fuel cell, a bandage, box of ammo, and a coin
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
What priceless goods lie forgotten beneath the factory rust? And what lurks in the shadows waiting for the next overly-ambitious raider? #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
an assembly room from the new factory location in my upcoming game
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Boing boing boing #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev #pixelart
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 07/01/2026
Implementing statuses was a little too much fun :) #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
fire, snowflake, blood droplet, green skull, lighting bolt; the five statuses in my upcoming game data decay; burn, freeze, bleed, poison, shock
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Another solid day of work! I updated the UI while adding the new palette to it among many other things today :) #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
Spent today trying out a new palette and implementing some palette-swapping shaders. Here's my WIP player character #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Level generation is coming along nicely! Wired up the growth based algorithm in placed of the maze one today, here's a sneak peak! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
growth-based level generation for my upcoming game
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 31/12/2025
Here are some alien plants! You'll be able to see them really soon in cinderousworks.itch.io/data-decay Stay tuned for an exciting update that overhauls room/level creation! #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
3 Aliens plants for my upcoming game Data Decay
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 29/12/2025
Upon closer inspection, you discover of box full of loot! cinderousworks.itch.io/data-decay #roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Procedural generation is cool because it can produce fun things that surprise even yourself #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
Working on new enemies, they've already got the cat's seal of approval #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame
Cat staring at Data Decay enemies moving around a room
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 17/12/2025
I wouldn't do that if I were you... #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame
Screenshot from Data Decay, player is on one side of the door, inside the room (behind door) are 2-3 dozen white blob creatures rolling about
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Watch out for Greg. #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame
screenshot from my upcoming game Data Decay (working title) of the new bounty system, with the target "Greg The Merciless"
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I underestimated the complexity in building this, but it was a fun challenge and I'm really happy with the result so far! Shout out to FTL for the inspiration. It's not in the public build yet, but it will be soon! cinderousworks.itch.io/data-decay #godot #godotengine #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev
A star map for my upcoming game Data Decay (working title), randomly generated in a similar fashion to FTL
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Door! #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame Day 18 - Magic: The Gathering, particularly Draft and the playstyle(s) of Control in other formats :)
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 20/03/2025
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame Day 17 - Joust
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Cinderous Works @cinderous.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame Day 16 - Halo: CE
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