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Grabby Aliens

@grabby.gg

Work in progress updates for a new game called Grabby Aliens. 🕸️ grabby.gg It is a 2D physics based space sim + colony sim. Dev: @gak.dev Art: @jaaart.bsky.social

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 04/08/2025

### 2025-08-03 - gak has been sick again, but slowly working through some bugs. - Jart working on some UI.

A character selection screen, showing a hero of the selected character with some lorem ipsum stats.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 23/07/2025

- Sorry for the lack of updates! I’ll try get back to weekly updates again. #gameDev - @gak has been deep in working through #multiplayer and is starting to get back to gameplay. - @Jart has been working on more #concept #art and UI ideas. Here’s a sneak peek.

Concept art and 3D model progression of a cryosleep pod inspired by the shape of a Moso bamboo shoot. The image shows the real bamboo reference on the left, a mid-stage illustration with a person inside the open pod in the center, and a finalized 3D model of the closed pod on the right.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 09/05/2025

2025-05-09 v0.0.54 - Experimented with integrating koto into slowchop console, and removing all existing parsing code. Pretty neat so far. - Had to rewrite pathfinding because it was getting hairy. Looks cool showing the A* work its magic.

A space scene showing two small objects connected by a glowing pathfinding route, with spokes radiating outward like star systems or satellite nodes.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 29/03/2025

It’s #ScreenshotSaturday in Australia! Check out our latest #GrabbyAliens top-down crew walk animation. Heaps of swagger in every step. 🚶‍♂️💫 #GameDev #Prototype #Animation

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 15/03/2025

Fridge concept art for Grabby Aliens. It contains some Aussie food 🦘😄 #gameDev #screenshotSaturday #art

A clean, futuristic, sci-fi style fridge called the FrostGuard S-950H is on the left. It has a window on the side showing vacuum sealed foods.

On the right, three food items are shown in vacuum-sealed packs:

Meat Pie – a flaky pastry filled with meat and gravy.
Vegemite Toast – toasted bread with Vegemite.
Fairy Bread – soft bread with butter and colorful sprinkles.

In the middle is the expected rendered tile for Grabby Aliens, showing a 128px icon of a Vegemite jar and toast above the top of the fridge.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 23/02/2025

Having fun with blender and photoshop with #conceptArt for Grabby Aliens.

A futuristic space scene with a dark, heavily-armored spacecraft featuring intricate mechanical details. A large circular hatch emits a bright, glowing light, contrasting with the dark metallic surroundings. A figure in a space suit, with a reflective helmet visor, is floating near the glowing section. The background consists of deep space with scattered stars.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 15/02/2025

Jart has created some awesome concept art for Grabby Aliens. #screenshotSaturday #gameDev #indieDev

A stylized cartoon astronaut with an elongated, flexible body floats freely in space, arms spread wide as if embracing the stars. Their round, expressive face is visible through a transparent helmet, illuminated with a warm glow. The background is a vast starry sky transitioning into a subtle blue gradient at the bottom, suggesting the edge of a planet's atmosphere. A long, ribbon-like tether extends from the astronaut, curving elegantly through the scene, adding a sense of movement and weightlessness.

A small stylized cartoon astronaut in a dark spacesuit with a glowing helmet floats near a massive spacecraft, illuminated by a large circular airlock or docking port that emits a soft, white light. The ship's exterior is dark, metallic, and angular, with various panels, seams, and small green lights dotting its surface. The scene has a sense of scale, with the astronaut appearing tiny compared to the immense structure. The perspective is slightly tilted, adding to the feeling of weightlessness in the vast emptiness of space.

A stylized cartoon astronaut in a sleek, form-fitting spacesuit with dark shoulder pads floats near the entrance of a large, circular airlock. Their helmet emits a warm glow, softly illuminating their featureless face. The airlock is lined with small circular details, and its interior glows with a pale greenish light. The background consists of dark metallic walls with angular panels and dim green lights, emphasizing the vast, industrial nature of the spacecraft. The astronaut’s body language suggests anticipation or hesitation as they drift away from the illuminated opening.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 09/02/2025

Jart has been exploring different kinds of character design. #gameDev #art

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 01/02/2025

Astronaut blob makes the ship stuck! #gameDev #prototype #rust #bevy #funny

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 28/01/2025

I should be more productive but this is too fun. 10,000 astronauts floating around while I smash my ship through them. They're invulnerable so they bounce right off. Decent frame rate considering the entity count! #gameDev #bevy #space

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 28/01/2025

Happy accidents! #bevy #gameDev #scifi

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 27/01/2025

Chasing an astronaut! #gameDev #bevy #rust #physics Still trying to get good at ship control. Might have to tweak the engine power or make the impulse gradually increase to max instead of 100% all the time.

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Grabby Aliens @grabby.gg · 26/01/2025

Prototyping a core loop #gameDev #rust #bevy

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