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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

The "puzzle" where you poison the water in the original Infested always bothered me. I didn't think it through, and it's very sloppy being easier and faster to brute force. In the upcoming remake, Infested DX, I completely overhauled it, so it's actually... a puzzle now! #IndieGame #PointAndClick

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

I found a drawing I made in 2008 of a #MegaMan Robot Master idea I had, named Tarot Man I redrew it today, this time as Tarot Woman. I added color, and updated the cards to be digital. In her boss fight she throws the cards to summon various hazards The Weapon Get is Orbiting Tarot [Shield]

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

GrahfMetal Games does NOT use AI, nor will we EVER use AI. We're proud of our products, and we are morally against the use of AI in all of it's forms and functions

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

In #BeyondShadowgate, the lab in Themeire Mansion is based directly on Merlin's lab equipment in The Sword in the Stone (1963). My favorite film as a kid. #PixelArt #PointAndClickAdventure #IndieGame #Shadowgate

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

In #BeyondShadowgate, Talimar was imprisoned in the depths of Shadowgate, chained to a boulder and surrounded by binding sigils. He escaped his prison due to one of the sigils being broken. This is a nod to The Sandman, where the protagonist, Dream, escapes when the sigil is broken by a wheelchair.

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てんテッコ @tentekko.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Beyond Shadowgate 2nd Anniversary privatter.me/page/6aae656... BSG2しゅうねんおえかき　一応ネタバレ注意！ #fanart

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Beyond Shadowgate 2nd Anniversary

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The trailer for our upcoming #PointAndClick Adventure #IndieGame, Infested DX, pays homage to the Metroid II: Return of Samus commercial from 1991 (link below), including the over-the-top voice acting and the fun animated dot art 🔗 youtu.be/a9EfFlf7qU8?...

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Ghoulian Thrillane @julianspillane.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Infested DX is the first game that @komigames.bsky.social is publishing, and I can't stress enough just how proud we are of it. If you like sci-fi horror point-and-click adventures, you don't want to miss this one. Please wishlist and spread the word!

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

When making our #PointAndClickAdventure games, I like to have hand shots to make the games feel more dynamic. To draw those I use propes, like in our uncoming #IndieGame, Infested DX, where a paper towel tube is a flare, or a laundry detergent sampler I found in my apartment hallway is a pipe.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Because of my arthritis, I do all of my art using the PS5 Access Controller. It's been extremely useful over the years, and I just picked up the Adaptive Gaming Kit add-on. I'm excited to put it to use.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I'm from New Brunswick, Canada. GrahfMetal Games is proud to call this province, and this country, home. I thought It would be fun to make a pixel art version of the New Brunswick flag. One of THE coolest looking flags ever. #NewBrunswick #Canada #PixelArt #IndieStudio

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Don't forget to wishlist Infested DX on Steam This is remake of our first game, Infested, from 2016. This time featuring updated graphics, updated gameplay, improved puzzles, and a ton of new content #IndieGame #PointAndClickAdventure #Steam #PixelArt Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4964640/...

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Komi Games @komigames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Escape a space nightmare as the sole survivor of an alien infestation, in the new @grahfmetal.bsky.social point & click adventure! Search for clues, solve puzzles and avoid deadly zombies, mutants, robots and much more... Wishlist on Steam TODAY! store.steampowered.com/app/4964640

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

My favorite room to draw in #BeyondShadowgate was The Pen. I always wanted to know what was through that door in "the arrow room", so I asked Dave Marsh, and he told me "it was a Basalisk enemy that was cut from the original game", so I imagined what that room and the Basalisk would look like

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Komi Games @komigames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

You survived the last encounter, but so did they. 💀Tune in to the #PixelArcadia Show on Monday 24th August to experience a WORLD PREMIERE from @grahfmetal.bsky.social, published by Komi Games. #retrogames #gamedev #pixelarcadia

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

In #BeyondShadowgate there is a tapestry in Castle Genynthell that depicts the demon, Motari, who lent his name to a terrain-altering spell, Motari Riseth. This spell is obtained and used in the original #Shadowgate to lower the Motari statue in a bit of histrionic irony

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

In #BeyondShadowgate, Jair's room features a plethora of Easter Eggs from the first #Shadowgate on #NES The symbol of courage can be found on the bed's backboard. The gonfanons in the back of the room are the same as the ones in the throne room. And multiple usable items are lying around the room

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

In 2017 I made #PixelArt of Warren, the protagonist from the Souls-Like game, The Surge I've always considered this game to be a misunderstood masterpiece, and easily THE most underrated/underappreciated gem of the last generation I'm playing through it for the umpteenth time, and I still adore it

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

For our upcoming game, Infested DX, I made three quick transportation animations, like this one where you go to a planet. I emulated the SNES Mode 7 while maintaining pixel resolution. A shocking amount of math went into pulling off these 2 sec. animations 😅 #IndieGame #PointAndClickAdventure

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

In our #PointAndClick Adventure game, Spectacle, there is a day/night cycle. The sky shifts in 30 min. intervals whenever you move to a new screen. This is often used for puzzles The bottom mirrored half is for reflections on water surfaces Download the game for FREE! grahfmetal.itch.io/spectacle

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Some unused art from #BeyondShadowgate Most of these were from a cut chapter about a group of cultists in the forest The sword was going to be a puzzle where the pommel could be removed to reveal a jewel that you could take. I'm not sure how that would have worked

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I bought this bookmark in '89 from the Scholastic Book Fair, alongside a book on Elephants, and the Illustrated Wildlife Treasury. It's been in hundreds of books, to over a dozen countries, and even survived a war. I've never used another bookmark. It's the little things.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

In #BeyondShadowgate I wanted to gatekeep the Castle Shadowgate denouement with a literal gatekeeper When designing the gatekeeper I decided to copy the box art from the original 1987 release of #Shadowgate This creature doesn't appear in the original game, so I retroactively made it canon

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

#PixelArt 🎨 #PortfolioDay I'm a pixel artist who works on retro Indie Games, but I also love making #OC designs in various styles

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

I updated my GrahfMetal Games logo. I figured it's been 10 years now, and I've gotten better at drawing over the past decade, so it's time for an updated design Hopefully people will stop asking if it's a cactus 😅

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

It's International Rock Day! Does anyone get the rock reference found in the top left corner of this screen from our upcoming game, The Uninvited 2? #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #PointAndClickAdventure #MacVenture #Shadowgate #TheUninvited2

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

At one point I considered making a cartoony Circus themed #PointAndClickAdventure game. I abandoned the idea, cause I couldn't think of an entire game's worth of content. Some of the art wound up making it into our game Spectacle, reimagined as the sepiatoned, film grainy story bumpers.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

After making Infested, I was trying to think of the theme for out next #PointAndClickAdventure game. I played around with several ideas, but nothing stuck... ... one day I was going through my stuff, and found a Persian rug that my grandfather gave me. Once I saw this palace, I thought "BINGO!"

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

The Mines of Mythrok section of #BeyondShadowgate was based on the #Shadowgate VR game of the same name. I don't do VR, so in order to draw rooms for that section, I watched a playthrough uploaded by a team member. I would periodically take screenshots, then trace over them in my 8-bit style.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

What if Shanoa from Castlevania: Order of Ecclesia was in Castlevania II: Simon's Quest... #PixelArt #Pixel #8-bit #Castlevania #NES

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Unused art I cut from #BeyondShadowgate. I wasn't even sure what the puzzle would be. I just wanted to draw a witch's hut. I may still use the candle/pentacle/blood animation one day. I'll have to get those🕯️flickering. #PixelArt #Pixel #PointAndClickAdventure #Shadowgate

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Here's some examples of what my #PointAndClickAdventure #PixelArt looks like in their earliest stages compared to being completed. You can see why it's a called a ROUGH sketch 😅

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

This is the sprite sheet for our #PointAndClickAdventure game, Spectacle 🎪 Our first game, Infested, has about 1/4 the amount of sprites, with the game itself being 1/2 the size, while #BeyondShadowgate has about 4x the amount of sprites, with the game itself being 2.5x the size #PixelArt

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

For you, what is "that" game? The one that EVERYONE loves, but you just can't get into, no matter how many times you try For me it's Secret of Mana. I LOVE the Seiken Densetsu series, and I've collected all of the merch and games, including Japanese versions Secret is BY FAR my least favorite 😅

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BancyCo @bancy.co · 26/06/2026

Today is our 14th birthday! 🎉 We've been developing and publishing #indiegames as a husband-and-wife studio for so long, we need braces. 🎮 4 original games released 📦 6+ platforms supported 🕹️ 7 physical releases ... and big plans for the next 2 years. 🤗 #gaming

The BancyCo icon sits above text that says "14 years!" on a white background, surrounded by colourful confetti.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I got the #MegaMan Retro Play Watch. It's the one with the stripped down, touch screen version of #MegaMan2. It's surprisingly fun. I really like it, and I kinda want to get more #MyPlayWatch 😁

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Pumpkin Hexed 🎃 @pumpkinhexxed.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Morrigan the Mercenary says : "Pumpkins who skip sword practice are gonna get carved!!" #pixelart #ドット絵 Palettes : #silverlamplight #kiwi1bitplus #cosmicdust

A pumpkin witch lazily carries a sword in one hand behind her back, dragging it along the ground. The other hand is resting on her hip. She's wearing big laced boots, a short skirt, a flowey long sleeve blouse, and an oversized witch hat. She has big messy hair down to the small of her back.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

The evolution of Death screens in the #Shadowgate universe #PointAndClickAdventure games. The #BeyondShadowgate ones were a blast to draw/redraw. The Japanese Deja Vu one is genuinly frightening 😱 #TheUninvited2 #InfestedX #itchio #NESventure

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

My brother and some friends of mine at @komigames.bsky.social are making this incredible looking MMX inspired #Metroidvania, action-platformer #IndieGame, called #GeminiX. Please wishlist it, and spread the word. We're in for a real treat with this one.

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

The evolution of cave entrances in our #Shadowgate style #PointAndClickAdventure games Infested and Spectacle are available for free on itch(.)io, while #BeyondShadowgate is available on Steam and GOG #TheUninvited2 and #InfestedX are in development #itchio #IndiaGame #IndieDev #NESventure

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Atnerdo @atcero.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

New #Castlegate screen, the Confessional Booth #pixel #pixelart #castlevania #shadowgate #gamedev #macventure

A pixel mockup inspired by Shadowgate and Castlevania. It depicts a scene within a confessional, with the text: "You hear a raspy voice from behind the screen. "What do you wish to confess, my child."".

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

In the original #Macintosh version of Uninvited you play as the sister saving your brother, while on the #NES version you play as the brother saving your sister. #TheUninvited2 will be following the canonical Mac version, where you'll once again play as the sister, Mina. #IndieGame #IndieDev

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Jeffrey "GrahfMetal" Canam @grahfmetal.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

I came up with the idea to put a blue tone representation of attached rooms from my favorite album cover, Better Than Raw by Helloween. On the album cover it's simply moonlight lighting the back room, but I love the way it looks, so I implemented it. #BeyondShadowgate #Shadowgate #TheUninvited2

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