iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 15/10/2026

One day I’ll make a real title screen But for now..

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 11/10/2026

Adding 9 new weapon archetypes + mods in this next version Here’s the ‘anchor shot’ #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 08/10/2026

WIP of an installation piece

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 05/10/2026

what do we think of CRT shaders in new games normally I turn it off but honestly it looks quite nice in Pearl Essence (also v0.3 is up now - go try it, link in bio!) #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #SoloDevs #roguelike #touhou #gamedevelopment #screenshotsaturday

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 30/09/2026

Messing with more spell-like bullets and impacts 🪄 #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 18/09/2026

Legibility in bullet hell - boy I could write a book (and it’s not there yet!) #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 29/08/2026

I continue to tweak visual legibility and gameplay systems but I have to post this sick clip of how a novice player handled a fairly tough miniboss encounter #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 29/08/2026

Thanks to great assets from my tile guy I’m finally able to show off the elemental interaction layer in style~ #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 27/08/2026

Fun stage 2 gameplay from a player in our Discord, discovering the last 'broken' interaction (arcane mixing with blood causing super explosions) Link in bio to come playtest :P #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 23/08/2026

By far one of the coolest weapon combos I’ve seen - secondary fire rockets that, on impact, chain lightning to other enemies and then split into 6 individual rockets, and also having the holy elemental? Chaos #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 18/08/2026

Finally solved all my elemental tile interactions and it’s incredibly fun and dynamic. Here arcane is reacting to blood tiles. #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike #touhou #bullethell

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 16/08/2026

One of my favorite interactions and where a lot of this game’s mechanical focus is - ecology and elemental interaction Here I’ve put the water element on my primary fire and electricity on secondary, causing massive stunlock oceans #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelike

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 15/08/2026

One of the cool things about making a completely modular weapon system is players end up with combinations you didn’t see as the developer Here it’s moon pearl (radial) + ricochet, with arcane sigil + cross throw secondary #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelite

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ermine @ermine-life.itch.io · 11/08/2026

I'm working on a game called Pearl Essence. It's an ecological bullet hell, a 'rift wizard meets star of providence'-like, a twinstick mage sim. ..And it's just started to be really fun! #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #roguelite

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