iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 02/08/2026

I've had a bit of a break from game/web dev but I'd like to say I'm easing back in now with some simple bits. I moved my Potion Puzzle Shop leaderboard to an AWS Lambda (boring, but cheaper) and I updated the Godot splash screen for my pet doggy (slightly less boring). #gamedev #webdev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 18/05/2026

The predictive text on my new game is now working! Now I need to whip up some characters, and yes, I need to make a quick game of Snake xx #gamdev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 02/05/2026

First look at the retro phone for my next game! The buttons all have pressed versions!! I am not an artist and this took me *ages* and now I’m really happy to get back into Godot lol 💜 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 26/04/2026

Ok have I gone mad with this game idea or am I onto something??? #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 12/04/2026

My new page redesign is up!! I am so proud of this, 12 year old me would die if she saw this page. It is the 2000s again, I just decided. 💜👾 #webdev #gamedev #retroweb ginacities.com

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GinaCities

Ginacities is the home of Gina Giannetti, Junior Software Engineer @ BBC News. Trying to make cosy, perhaps mystical games in my spare time.

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 09/04/2026

The leaderboard on my game was inspired by the early internet, and getting some cloud experience is probably useful right?? 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #webdev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 03/04/2026

I've given my potion puzzle game an online leaderboard! Adding a full cloud architecture to my free game is probably overkill but I have been meaning to learn some backend development 😶‍🌫️ please have a go at knocking me off the top spot 🧙‍♀️ ginacities.itch.io/potion-puzzl... #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Potion Puzzle Shop by ginacities

A potion puzzle game where you learn magical shapes to clear potions

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 29/03/2026

Why do we crave the 2000s internet so much? Is it just pure nostalgia or something more? I discuss this in my latest long form video 💜👾 featuring @neocities.org @neopets.bsky.social and even @godotengine.org www.youtube.com/watch?v=sCfO... #indieweb #indiegames #webdev

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Why do we crave the 2000s internet so much? Let's talk about the indie web

YouTube video by GinaCities

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 20/03/2026

What do I talk about when I’m not sure what to post about and it’s been a little while? Well tutorial messages of course 😂🙏🏼💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 15/03/2026

Creativity is so strange nowadays. I built a whole (free) game, then had to go on social media to promote it, so then I made a long-form YouTube video about it, and had to go on social media to promote *that* like, sometimes it feels... endless? Luckily I'm enjoying it but still, oof. #gamedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 15/03/2026

My first YouTube video is up! The full process of making my Potion Puzzle game. Grab a tea and get comfy, this one was really fun to make. 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev youtu.be/QYRHYpf8C5Q

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Making a Puzzle Game in Godot | Full Game Dev Journey | Cozy Comfort Vlog

YouTube video by GinaCities

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 12/03/2026

On bluesky I have one TENTH of the followers I have on TikTok and yet Itch says more people from Bluesky have played my free potion puzzle game than from TikTok. Soooo thank you, wow, you guys are the best and I should spend more time here. 🥹💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 11/03/2026

Tutorials are such a hilarious hot topic in the game dev world and i do find people's takes so interesting! I generally dislike being forced to go through a lot of tutorial pop ups and like to just discover games for myself, but some people feel utterly lost without them. #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 10/03/2026

Devlog covering how I built my Potion Puzzle Shop game, it’s come a long way in 2 months! 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 08/03/2026

Had a twitch streamer call my game “Candy crush if it was a smart game” and that kinda made my day 😂😂 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 07/03/2026

Playthrough of my game, it gets hard lol 🧙🏽‍♀️💜 #gamedev #indiedev #godot #cozygaming

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 06/03/2026

I love the idea of having a cute little portfolio of free games that I built in my spare time that I can be proud of. Each one slightly more complicated than the last one. I see so many incredibly impressive games but you have to start somewhere 💜 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 05/03/2026

I miss when the internet was a simpler time. So let’s go back and play some puzzle games. 💜👾 #retrogaming #cozygaming #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 02/03/2026

My new free game Potion Puzzle Shop is creeping up New and Popular for Web on @itch.io! ginacities.itch.io/potion-puzzl... Give it a play and let me know what you think 💜 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 02/03/2026

My new game Potion Puzzle Shop is now live and free to play in browser on @itch.io ! Let me know what you think! 💜👾 ginacities.itch.io/potion-puzzl... #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 28/02/2026

My free potion puzzle game is launching tomorrow. So here are my 3 extra tips for launching a game. P.S follow me on Itch to be notified when it’s out ginacities.itch.io 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 26/02/2026

My game Potion Puzzle Shop is launching on Sunday. Please follow me on Itch to be the first to play it. ginacities.itch.io #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 25/02/2026

I have the rest of the week off to finish my game! Weeeeee so much fun 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 22/02/2026

Ok I buckled up and drew some poisons today ☠️💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #procreate

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 22/02/2026

I need to do artwork today and instead I am scrolling. Ugh. Here’s a picture of my dog.

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 20/02/2026

This spell book animation has just taken the LONGEST time, I *think* I’ve finally nailed it?? But also this is the good think about a deadline, I have to let this go now 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 18/02/2026

Some of my favourite tips and resources for getting started in Godot 💜👾 (featuring @qaqelol.bsky.social and @brackeys.com) #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 16/02/2026

Little devlog: adding a contents page to my spellbook in Godot 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 15/02/2026

Ok so I’ve realised my game that is launching in 2 weeks doesn’t actually have a name lol??? Pls help 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 14/02/2026

Spent longer than I care to admit adding a working contents page to a spell book today. I would show it but it’s literally a contents page. It is a list of words. 😭 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 13/02/2026

I’m redesigning my whole game. 2 weeks before launch. If ur not mad r u even a solo game dev?? 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 10/02/2026

Gosh I keep finding my virtual pet dog on people’s websites and it makes me so happy. Give a Dog a Home is an HTML embeddable pet available on Itch ginacities.itch.io/give-a-dog-a... #gamedev #indiedev #godot @itch.io

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 07/02/2026

Little update on my puzzle game 💜👾 and a teaser for what’s next 😭 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 05/02/2026

Let’s have a lil game dev chat about tutorial messages. 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 03/02/2026

I think strict deadlines are a good idea for solo game devs, soooo I’m finishing my game this month!! I said it so it must be true 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 01/02/2026

Back with a mini devlog. Let’s make a settings menu ⚙️💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 30/01/2026

At least the one good thing about being a terrible artist is that nobody will ever accuse me of using AI slop in my game?? At least there’s that. ❤️⚙️ #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 28/01/2026

Your daily dose of solo game dev motivation 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #coding

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 27/01/2026

It’s game over!! Mini devlog: adding a game over scene to my game 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 26/01/2026

Devlog: Improving an ugly progress bar in my game 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 24/01/2026

I’ve made myself a custom 404 page that uses the virtual pet I made in Godot and gives you a random dog every time! It was a fun little project. 💜👾 #webdev #html #neocities

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 23/01/2026

Decided to whip up a poison shop for my little game 💜👾 what do you think? I’m just trying to balance it out because I kept getting stuck. #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 22/01/2026

More detailed mini vlog about doing the sfx for my game with random things in my house 👾💜🔊 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 21/01/2026

Little devlog about hand drawing all the artwork for my game. 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot #procreate

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 21/01/2026

I realised as I'm working on a game I should be working on my Itch followers 👾 Please follow me on Itch and drop your Itch page below as well 💜 ginacities.itch.io #gamedev #indiedev #itch

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 20/01/2026

Please enjoy this silly Oscar winning performance from my dog 🐛💜 #gamedev #indiedev #ai #programming

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 19/01/2026

I’ve had a (little) burst in followers recently so I wanted to introduce myself with a little gaming metaphor hehe 💕✨ #gamedev #indiedev

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 18/01/2026

Made a little simple step by step for hooking up a page turn with Godot 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 17/01/2026

Spend my 5-9 with me as a software developer making a small free game in my spare time 💜👾 #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 16/01/2026

3 simple steps to making a book interactive in Godot. #gamedev #indiedev #godot

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