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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 1h

#22 Life has been crazy but I am still working out ways to work on Big Heart everyday! I actually just have a few more animations before I can get back to polishing the battle system to a demo ready state! For now, check out Johma's act animation! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

#20 Back in the mix! I got a lot of animation frames done the past two days! Going to work on the other 2 characters next week so they can be fully animated which'll inspire me to keep working on the combat :D very exciting! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

life update: tldr: life happened, but i'm still trying to get this demo out

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Leftist Gamer Memes @leftistgamermemes.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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ff7's aerith saying "every single person shouldhave comfortable housing before anyonecan havea mansion" in a ps1 scene

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Just finished up my software dev internship and flying out for some RR and family time. I'll have ~2ish hours in the sky for a little dev at least. I'm moving to a new spot in September but after that until the next thing comes my way I'll be able to really dig in on the demo!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

#19 still at work! I've missed a few post days but life has been crazy wrapping up a contract and looking for a new role while preparing for a trip. Anyway, here is the makings of some more UI elements! new GIF soon! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#18 Some more UI stuff! Excited to keep working toward getting combat all in, this week is a little hectic as I prepare for vacay but would be really could to have it fully functionally (components are mostly there) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

#17 a little sneak peek at the UI for combat! Excited to keep making progress towards the combat tutorial. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

worked heavily on some combat UI today, really excited to ideally start putting it into play tomorrow, i'm aiming for a tiny polished slice of gameplay by the second week of September which will just be the opening and a combat tutorial

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

#16 Still going strong! Got the stairs and foreground locked in as well as the following camera for Big Heart! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart #screenshotsaturday

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

#15 It's been a whirlwind of a week, but I promise I'm getting dev in every day even if it's just for 30 mins. Working on refining our hero's homebase! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

I think the flow of it is pretty good (this might be the 8+ hours talking), this is (maybe obviously) just a flat imported sprite, I'll work on fooling around with depth of the stairs tomorrow if I have time so should look even better then Gotta love when small features take longer than major ones!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

#14 lonnnnng session trying to get this right! Side-scrolling stairs! Big Heart will have both side-scrolling movement and top down. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

thanks a lot! i feel privileged just to be able to create again and share this community

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

thanks a lot! trying to get these stairs working, that's been my life the last 3-4 hours lol

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

#12 Some major functionality! Our character's world has become more than a single room! It's coming along. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

#12 I got a little swamped today so dev time is gonna fall a little later than usual today, but here is an outline for a train! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

it is a bit difficult to balance playing games with making them sometimes huh? i often wonder how much enjoyability i compromise for the grind and the hours that escape me, but i have a story to tell so

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

now that you mention the monitor I should definitely throw some icons on there!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

#9 it's coming along! our character has a bedroom, and he is in it! More furniture coming! I was also able to get movement going. Stay tuned! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

#8 Walk cycle locked in! Was fun to add a little shading! Took most of the day to be happy with all of the pixels. Next, we'll add it to the game world, stay tuned! #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Happy Saturday! First animations are happening! Vets of my games may recognize a striking resemblance... working on finishing the others directions so I can start putting together some game scenes #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart #screenshotsaturday

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

#6, got to work on some animation today so I'm pretty hype about that! For now take a look at some more poses :) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

4# Working through the core combat poses on the characters, I made a minor adjustment to their hands and I think it adds a lot of character don't you? #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

#3 Didn't have an insane amount of time today but was able to get some poses in! Going to do some more before I wrap up but want to stay consistent with posting. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #bigheart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thank you for all the follows and support while I took a social media break btw. I had to juggle a lot of real life stuff so I can responsibly start another game dev <3

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Fiddling around with some combat! Big Heart (working title) will feature 2 battle systems! Turn based and real-time! Going to start slowly plugging in some pixels soon! (Actual classes are not Mage, Rogue, and Warrior don't worry lol) #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Appreciate it! Looking forward to what's next :) I think I can get the next one out a little faster but let's see...

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

It's just going to be a demo! We'll see where the interest lies and I might be able to tune my development time accordingly. It's nice to see the concept get some interest! My first game had a similar story but I feel like I can take this project a lot farther!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

Thanks stranger, I'm committed to chipping away every day! Hold me to it!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 27/07/2026

My name is Tris! I'm working on an RPG about a game dev working a mundane day job who's world gets consumed by despair! I'm trying to get the demo finished by the EOY so let's see if I can get it done? #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I'm back in the lab! Going to be working on a new dev daily. My hope is to have some kind of juicy demo out this year :D

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Update 12! Inside Ship King! It is getting challenging with my schedule to keep up with this so I just hope to find small pockets of time for it. I just need to make the staff area and I can begin coloring! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Happy #Screenshotsaturday! Just going to repost my train car from earlier in the week! Excited about getting to color next week!

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

Update 11: Outside and inside of the train cars! Really happy with how these came out. I'll be giving this project an official name soon! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 04/08/2025

Update 10: Train platform! Will share train car tomorrow! Just need the other station, and work building as the main locations. Will need some miscellaneous buildings to pad out the streets just a bit, but then I get to color! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Update 9: I've already scope creeped myself by adding a Train Entrance Inside! Some kiosks and an info booth here. Next will seriously be the train platform... Or maybe an area where you choose the train... I guess I can always add that later lol. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Update 8: Train Entrance! Next stop? Train platform! Getting close to coloring! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Update 7: Bathroom is done! Tomorrow I will try to finish up the train station entrance. Remaining intro locations: -Train Platform -Train -Some kind of Subway Tunnel -Inside Work Location So, all in all not bad. Just gotta take it one step at a time. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Tris - Solo Dev Working on Big Heart! @gamedevtris.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Update 6: Living Room :) Tomorrow: Bathroom! Then the apartment outlines will be done! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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