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Gina Giannetti

@ginacities.com
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👩🏽‍💻Junior Software Engineer for BBC News 👾coding my way back to 2002 💾 Play Potion Puzzle Shop in your browser! ginacities.itch.io/potion-puzzle-sh… My own linktree! ginacities.com/links

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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
Retro pixel art phone
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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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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
Customisation options in GodotVS code extensions An interactive tweens guide by QaqelolBrackeys YouTube channel
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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 · 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
Settings cog drawing
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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
GinaCities 404 page
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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 · 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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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 15/01/2026
Little update on where I am with my (free) puzzle potion game 👾💜 #gamedev #indiedev #godot
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 14/01/2026
Hot take: Bring back girly games u cowards. Girly ≠ Cosy. 💕 #gamedev #indiedev
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 14/01/2026
Wowww I’m at 100 subscribers on YouTube!! Crazy. Where’s my play button lol. 💕 #gamedev #indiedev
100 subscribers on YouTube
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 12/01/2026
Here’s some advice. Make a bad game xxx #gamedev #indiedev
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 11/01/2026
Another weekend spent grappling with a spell book, I've added dynamic content to the pages and my animations swapping out the content just don't look completely right, I'm grappling with Godot tweens. Any advice welcome! #indiedev #gamdev #godot
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 10/01/2026
Every role you have as a solo game developer 💕 #gamedev #indiedev #solodeb
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 09/01/2026
Everything I made (just for fun) in 2025 #gamedev #webdev #Godot
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 07/01/2026
Little devlog for HOW I animated the spell book. #procreate #gamedev #indiedev #godot
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 06/01/2026
Little devlog update on a small potion puzzle game I'm making in Godot, with a rookie bit of Procreate thrown in. #gamedev #indiedev #godot
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 05/01/2026
Ok friends, if I asked you where you think the clickable area should be to turn this page, what do you think, A, B or C? #gamedev #indiedev
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Gina Giannetti @ginacities.com · 04/01/2026
My favourite indie games of 2025 part 2 #indiegames #cozygames
Sticky BusinessThe Cosmic Wheel SisterhoodWhat are your favourite games of 2025?
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