iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 02/08/2026

A little shoutout for @alchemicbeasts.bsky.social a monster-taming RPG focused on exploration and bonds with your creatures. Its Kickstarter is in its final 64 hours, so if this sounds up your alley, please consider taking a look and spreading the word! 💙 www.kickstarter.com/projects/whi...

A top down base building scene in a bright tropical area. The player is placing a wooden fence near a small house.

A top down view of a character exploring a dark, misty swamp with a little orange creature.

A creature fusion screen showing a small brown dragon-like creature emerging from a purple magical portal between two glass containers.

A colorful turn-based battle in a tropical jungle.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/05/2026

A little shoutout for Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds, a heartfelt story-driven JRPG with a classic late '90s vibe where strategy shapes every battle. If this sounds like your kind of game, please consider taking a look and spreading the word. Every bit helps. 💙 bsky.app/profile/mana...

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 09/05/2026

Another concept art I'm currently turning into 3D. This time it's for General Caelia, one of the newer enemies in my little project, who recently received a visual overhaul to better reflect her faction's blend of organic and mechanical design. #indiedev #gamedev

Colorful, stylized character concept art of a character in green, military-inspired clothing, featuring four armored, mechanical, stilt-like legs and a horse-like mechanical lower body with green smoke rising from it.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 30/04/2026

I'm trying to work up the courage to post here more often again. 😅So here's a piece of concept art that I'm currently turning into 3D for one of the drivable/hijackable mechs in my little game. 🤖

Shows concept art of a giant, heavy mech robot wearing a cape, with green smoke pouring from its body.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 06/02/2026

Concept art for Victor an ex-general who lost most of his original body while in enemy captivity and was reconstructed as an almost fully mechanical automaton. He’ll be one of the hireable mercenaries and if everything goes well one of the romanceable characters in my little game #indiedev #gamedev

Shows a slender male character in a heavily stylized anime art style on a grayish background, wearing a long brown coat with golden ornaments and long fur around his neck. He has a skeletal, robotic-looking neck, red glowing eyes, and a doll like wind-up key in his back. A folded blade extends from one of his mechanical arms, and in his other mechanical hand he holds a scythe-like weapon with saw-like teeth and bandages wrapped around it.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/01/2026

My little game comes with two visual styles. It has honestly meant double the work for me as a small dev but also double the fun, even if it’s a bit more time-consuming. 😅 As always I hope you’re doing well and thanks again to everyone for your warm and kind comments! 💖😭 #3d #art

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2026

Thank you so much for your kind words!😭 That was honestly exactly my goal behind it, so I’m really glad I achieved it more or less in your eyes haha (yay! cheers!) 💖

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2026

A closer look at Zain’s beast form model (chibi form). I’m not sure I’m fully pulling it off yet 😭 but my goal has always been to create a story driven RPG with cozy life and dating-sim elements, plus darker undertones for a bit of contrast which in my opinion can be a funny contrast. #3d #art

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2026

In my little game, an infectious curse spreads through the land, slowly turning people into beasts. After countless failed attempts to cure it, he found a temporary way to control it, at a cost. Still, he chose to embrace it for the greater good. 😊💖

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 14/01/2026

Hey everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful start to the new year! Honestly, it’s been a while since I posted anything on social media 😓 but I’m glad to be back. 😊 Hope you’re having a lovely day! 💖 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #videogames

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/06/2025

I took again a bit longer, but as I mentioned in my previous post, I’ve now created a new Discord server for my projects. It’s still pretty empty 😅, but I’m currently working on restoring everything the old server had. 😊 💙 Discord link: discord.com/invite/H9BA9...

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 17/05/2025

After years of ups & downs, my previous passion project Liquidation, a multiplayer RTS now under new leadership is finally seeing the light of day! I’m so glad the time and effort I poured into this little love letter to the RTS genre wasn’t in vain. 😭💙 #indiedev #indiegames #realtimestrategy

Top-down view of a dark alien battlefield in Liquidation: gold-trimmed units and turrets firing violet energy orbs amid glowing purple flora.

Top-down shot of a rain-soaked autumn map: blue-and-gold base structures and infantry patrol near rocky cliffs and a lake.

Top-down RTS skirmish: gold-blue and red infantry units clash under heavy rain, exchanging bright energy blasts among dense forest foliage.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/01/2025

Since I haven't posted it on BlueSky yet, you can also optionally have children with your love interest in my little game, with the children's personality and appearance taking the parents' genes into account. And yes, you can of course also adopt children. 👶🍼 #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 28/01/2025

I think my last horse-related clip was from back when my little game still had tank controls. I'm still not completely satisfied with it (still a lot to improve 😭), but at least I no longer regret adding sprinting, climbing, gliding, flying, and jumping to the game. 😅 #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 16/01/2025

I have restored the optional interaction object highlighting that I had in my super old build from back then. #lowpoly #indiegamedev #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 15/01/2025

Since I didn’t need to stay in a hospital since New Year, I decided to be productive and make the automata violinist Ida playable for my upcoming little demo. It is still super rough around the edges 😓, but unlike others, she has the ability to manipulate the time of day. ✨ #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 15/01/2025

Still work in progress and very rough around the edges, but I recently decided to give the carrier mech the ability to crouch, jump and rail grind. 🤣 #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 14/01/2025

I tried a while ago to unify the animations of the chibi models with those of their non-chibi counterparts to ensure the personality comes across consistently. 😅 Anyway, as always, I hope you all are having a good day! ✨ #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 13/01/2025

I'm currently doing some updates and changes to the dialogue UI, and I think it's already looking a bit better compared to what I had before. A small success story for myself for once. 😅 I hope you all are having a wonderful day! #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 13/01/2025

I added some chibi wedding clothing a while ago for the optional romance/wedding part of my little game. 💍 #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 12/01/2025

Another gimmick feature that I added a while ago, you can now enter/drive vehicles with your party members/love interest. #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 14/11/2024

Old non-chibi concept for an optional playable character and party member named Lykken, a collector of knowledge and artifacts. Unlike the other playable characters in my game, he can change his class and weapons mid-combat to better adapt to each situation. #gamedev #indiegame #rpg

Shows a Concept Art of a tall, white-skinned muscular young man with a long, black-blue ponytail. He wears blue-gray clothing with a fur shoulder plate on one side and a robotic prosthetic arm, while his other arm is mostly bare, adorned with blue, tattoo-like glyphs. In his hands, he holds a paper doll used to summon and store artifacts he collects. He wears a necklace featuring several identical, key-like artifacts, with additional key artifacts and a gas mask-like item attached to his waist. Two sharp, sheathed long swords are visible at his side, completing his rugged, artifact-collector look.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 13/11/2024

A few more optional catchable chibi monsters for my little game. Unlike the previous ones, these can also be cultivated with the farming/gardening mechanic of the game and grow/evolve over time. 🌱 #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 12/11/2024

Pixel art sprite of the optional playable character Lucien, huge thanks to @pixelmima.bsky.social for bringing him in this art style to life! 💙 For those who don't know these pixel art character and item sprites are used in my game’s UI as a tribute to the RPGs that inspired me to develop this game.

Shows a dark-haired, dark-skinned, heavily stylized chibi pixel art of a young male character with a dreadlock-like hairstyle. He wears white and green clothing with a beast-like shoulder pad on one side for protection. Black, tattoo-like glyphs cover parts of his body, and his eyes glow a striking orange.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 10/11/2024

This one was more or less one of the first monsters designed for my game which mostly served as a transformation form of a character called Ezrah. It also indirectly helped me find a direction for the other creatures which had to share similarities for lore reasons. #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 10/11/2024

Another catchable monster I designed a while ago. It "lives" more or less in symbiosis with the Watcher, the monster I posted earlier. I gave it different mask pieces in hopes of adding more visual diversity. #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 08/11/2024

Another optionally catchable monster I designed some time ago for the chibi part of my little game. #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 06/11/2024

I recently decided to add some extra voice lines to the game that will play from time to time, depending on the character's activity in the hope to give each playable character more personality and have greater variety when it comes to the lines in my little game. #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 06/11/2024

Some chibi Giagoccian units I designed a while back for the chibi portion of my game. Since players have the option to experience darker tones in the game, I tried my best with my limited skills to reflect those tones within this faction, even in their chibi forms. 😅 #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 27/10/2024

I’ve added another catchable "friend" to my little game. It’s not my best work, but I’m still glad to have it in there.😅 #gamedev #indiegame #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 22/10/2024

I added some additional mounts a while back to the chibi part of my little game, like this royal drake mount. Still a bit rough around the edges, but I honestly love how close it looks to the concept art now.😅

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 22/10/2024

Wow, I'm honored that you like it!! I tried to stick to the original concept art as much as possible and tried to turn them into chibi versions of themselves.

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 22/10/2024

Probably my favourite duo that I created for my little game a while ago. 😅 #lowpoly #indiedev

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 21/10/2024

I decided a few days ago to slowly update my website with some new screenshots of my little game, as the old ones were quite outdated. I'm also currently working on a general visual overhaul of the website and making a lot of fixes and improvements, as it’s far from where I would like it to be. 😅

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 21/10/2024

I’ve also added a new optional playable mercenary character named Zain, who takes care of an orphanage, protects homeless families and people on the street, and searches for new homes for them. He comes with a new saw and revolver weapon type, and he also allows players to adopt children. #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 21/10/2024

I’ve added a new big 'friend' to the chibi part of my little game. (I have two art styles non-chibi and chibi.) I'm also considering making Bluesky my main social media platform, as I feel much more comfy here to share my rough and unfinished work. 😊 Hope you have a great day! 🙏 #gamedev #lowpoly

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 21/10/2024

Character illustration for Liridon, who carries a cursed dagger that grants him immortality at the cost of slowly draining his sanity. You can take him with you on your journey or even befriend/romance him - all at your own risk. #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #indiegames

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 20/10/2024

Glad you like it! 😊 Sure, the illustration was made by ugs_kotatsu, the character design by NapaL, and I do the 3D art and animations for her. 😅

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 20/10/2024

Character illustration for the optional playable character Ida, who once served as an automata violinist but now acts as the player's companion and can optionally also take care of the player's airship, pets and children. #indiedev #solodev #gamedev #indiegames

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 20/10/2024

Hi Bluesky! I hope you all are having a wonderful day! I'm a solo developer currently developing Forlorn Memories, an old-school inspired steampunk fantasy RPG with monster catching, farming, and dating sim elements. I'm excited to share my little game dev journey here as well! 💙

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Forlorn Alex @forlornmemories.com · 18/10/2024

Glad you like him and his backstory! 💚 I recently added an option to the upcoming demo that, under certain circumstances, allows Ezrah to join the player's party and I also hinted his right-hand man (Lucien) and one of his clan's "soldiers" some time ago but only in the form of rough concept art. 😅

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