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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 30/09/2026

I just dropped a massive (1080p & 19 color variations!) seamless pixelart space background asset pack 🚀🪐 I believe it is one of a kind, maybe it is just what your game needs? 🌟 helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelart-spa... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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🌌Pixelart space backgrounds 1080p by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Detailed pixel art parallax space backgrounds set (1920x1080p)

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 27/09/2026

I just updated my definitive pixelart space asset pack 🚀🪐 Maybe it is just the thing to spice up your space game? 🌶️🔥 helianthus-games.itch.io/pixel-art-pl... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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🪐 250+ Pixel art planets by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

250+ detailed 48x48 pixel art planets and other celestial objects

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Kinsane Pixels @kinsanepixels.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

More Panets ! I am addicted to making these. I also recorded a timelapse of the creating process if anyone is interested. youtu.be/ei4xbPU5wdw #pixelart #artmoots #artists

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Lay @awfukellay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Markarian's Chain. #PixelArt #Pixelorama

Pixelart drawing of "Markarian's Chain", a trail of galaxies in various sizes and shapes that stretches across space in a spiral, colorful stars fill the space between, the text at the top reads: "Despite The Vastness Of Space, Galaxies Still Hold Hands".

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 01/06/2026

‪👋 Hi new followers! I am a #solodev making Focus Invictus - a #pixelart resource management game about building a Roman space empire 🏛️🚀 in your Pomodoro breaks ⏱️ Colonize planets, build and upgrade, trade resources and more while improving your focus! #gamedev #godot #indiedev

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Lay @awfukellay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Godspeed, Roman! #PixelArt #Pixelorama

Nancy Grace Roman space telescope launch in pixelart, the telescope's second stage rocket is in earth orbit, the milky way and the moon crescent are showing in the starry background. Text at the top reads: "ONE MORE EYE PEERS THE COSMOS"

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SteelSoldier Open for Commissions @steelsoldier.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

When you accidentally cook #space #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 18/08/2026

Fellow gamedevs and other pixelart font lovers, I have just added a new futuristic 🤖 variation to my free 🏛️Roman font, please enjoy 🙂 helianthus-games.itch.io/pix-romana #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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Spelkollektivet @spelkollektivet.com · 14/08/2026

Help Save the Home for Indie Game Developers For 9 years Spelkollektivet has had more than 700 game developers stay at the co-living & co-working hub, but due to new directives in the local area, the future may be at risk. Read more: gofund.me/f4244d6de #gamedev #indiegames #gofundme

GoFundMe post titled "Save the Home for Indie Game Developers" with a Photograph of game developers working hard in the background. Goal is 750,000 SEK
With a Call To Action of "Donate Now"

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Turn Based Lovers @turnbasedlovers.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Solar Wave Is a 4X Strategy Game Where Thousands of Ships Fight on Their Own turnbasedlovers.com/overview/sol... #turnbased #SolarWave #Strategy #4X #turnbasedlovers

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 10/08/2026

🔊Sound ON Had fun designing some sounds for my space Roman Empire buildings 🌌🏛️ The ones that mine rocks and metals were sort of straightforward, but how does a futuristic Roman villa sound?? I took some cues from Age of Empires 2 in the end 🥁 #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #godot #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 02/08/2026

I added a reverse fish-eye effect to my Roman space game Focus Invictus, do you think it fits 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #godot #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 20/07/2026

Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 5 different sizes and other matching space asset packs in my pixelart asset store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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🪐 25 Spinning planets (24x24px) by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Detailed spinning pixel art planets, ~2k frames! (24px version)

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Clara 🌟 wishlist Pelikeeper! @trendywalnut.dev · 16/07/2026

CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)

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Low Budget, Big Heart Steam Festival interest form

We're looking for interested developers of low budget games to participate in our potential steam festival! Self published/self funded games are also welcome. If your game had a development budget ov...

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Hayes Madsen @solfleet.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hey, so, I was so angry today that, for once, I blogged it instead of posting about it. Games media, especially mainstream games media, cannot keep abdicating responsibility in how it talks about these things an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/video-game-s...

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Video Game Studios Aren't Monoliths

I'm just going to come right out and say it this time - treating video game studios like some kind of fantasy football draft, in the wake of mass layoffs no less, is sickening. The last three years, ...

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 12/07/2026

Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 4 different sizes and other matching asset packs 🌌 in my pixelart asset store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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🪐 25 Spinning planets (42x42px) by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Detailed spinning pixel art planets, ~2k frames! (42px version)

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bitebitebited 🐰🏡 indoor animal @bitebitebited.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

@monthlypixels.bsky.social Snack runs got a bit more complicated after the apocalypse (Made with @rentroghost.bsky.social 's #cosmicdust palette 💙) #monthlypixels #pixelart #ドット絵

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 08/06/2026

With Sega (my former beloved) now jumping on the AI slop train, I'm seeing people say well everyone usea AI now at least for code! No, they don't. And here are 3 starter packs of game devs who don't use ANY AI The slop is not inevitable go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ

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Daniel Crocker @danielcrocker.uk · 02/06/2026

After working hard for almost four years to build @debugmag.com I’ve come to the difficult conclusion that I simply can’t do it anymore without some extra help. When things go wrong, as the founder I quite rightly jump in to fix them, but that takes valuable time away from editorial work. Cont…

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 01/06/2026

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Alex Tardif @longbool.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The Cost of AI alextardif.com/AI.html

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Alex Tardif: Graphics Programmer

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 29/05/2026

I had an absolute blast with this demo, go check it out!

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 24/05/2026

Tweaked the UI background effects for Focus Invictus today, tried to make it reminiscent of a mosaic - the game is about building a Roman space empire 🌌🏛️. Is it distracting? (I hope the compression didn't destroy it 😅) #indiedev #solodev #godot #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 21/05/2026

⚠️Help me with a name change This is Astro Focus, my #pixelart game about building a Roman space empire🏛️ during your Pomodoro breaks. I feel the name is a bit generic + so many space games use Astro in their name. Do you feel FOCUS INVICTUS : Aeternal Imperium is better? #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Franek @franekk.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Dice Have No Eyes is Out Now!

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Bad Cog @badcog.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

Starterpack for cool indie games that post regularly. Some exciting projects here! #gamdev #indiegames #indiedev go.bsky.app/VSS5sav

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 05/05/2026

WIP Trading screen for my space-Roman resource management game Astro Focus. Designing this is hard! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 28/04/2026

In my game about space-Romans I thought it makes sense they would ban lab-grown meat.🧫🥩 Then I found out the Italians 🇮🇹 already did in 2023, so I made the year match in my flavor text 😀 #gamedev

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 27/04/2026

Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just update my free pixelart version of Philosopher with an Italic variation, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher

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Pixel Font - Pixelosopher by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Free elegant pixelart font

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VII @ventiique.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Glory in Red ⚔️ #pixelart

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Daniel Burke - 🍺Innkeep @innkeep.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The thing about actually making your video game real is that your projected imagination of what it will be is gradually substituted with concrete reality, and that reality is mostly going to be pretty bad until the game is almost finished. This is pretty heavy psychologically.

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Hagl @pixel-hagl.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Moon pixel art

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Zeljko Kos - Making Pompeii: The Legacy @zzeljkokos.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Less than 24 hours to go... I’m honestly both excited and a bit nervous, it’s almost time 😅 If you’re a creator or journalist, I’d really appreciate any help sharing the news. I’ll post the full press release below 👇 🏛️ Pompeii: The Legacy - April 9, 2026 #gamedev #indiegame #citybuilder

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 06/04/2026

Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just released a free pixelart version of Philosopher, grab it here and let me know what you think (Italics version coming soon): helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher

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Pixel Font - Pixelosopher by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Free elegant pixelart font

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Lay @awfukellay.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Phoenix Station. Finally was able to animate in Blockbench, I donno why I was scared of doing that before (a year of pixelart animation gives you nightmares). #lowpoly #blockbench #PixelArt #ForAllMankind

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Shelbie Willhoite @swillhoite.bsky.social · 02/04/2026

The Artemis II Mission has me somewhat excited for the future again. I've always loved space stuff #pixelart

Pixel art piece of two spaceships rocketing off of the moon. The colors are soft blue and yellow.

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 27/03/2026

Hey gamedevs (and other font-lovers), I just released a free #pixelart Roman🏛️ #font, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pix-romana

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Pixel Font - Pix Romana by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Free Roman pixelart font!

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M3rØj 🍥 @m3r0j.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

☀️ #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 13/03/2026

Trying my hand at making a pixelart font! (WIP, more symbols to come) It is fun but no one told me how much work kerning is! (Would appreciate any tips...) Will release for free once it is done!

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Volcanojungle @volcanojungle.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Red Planet (2022) #pixelart #aseprite #ドット絵

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Silent Sun @silentsungames.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

🚨 We’re officially in Steam Next Fest 🚨 Our new trailer for Shifting Sands is live. An isometric pixel art roguelite ARPG set on a desert planet that resets every day. 👉 Wishlist on Steam: tinyurl.com/sandshift #SteamNextFest #IndieGameDev #Roguelike #Roguelite #PixelArt #GameDev #IndieGames

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 23/02/2026

Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 3 different sizes and other matching asset packs 🌌 in my humble store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets

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🪐 25 Spinning planets (36x36px) by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻

Detailed spinning pixel art planets, ~2k frames! (36px version)

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Lay @awfukellay.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

The Spice Must Flow. #PixelArt #Pixelorama #Dune

Pixelart showing the 4 planets from the Dune 1984 movie, the planets are:
Arrakis, Caladan, Giedi Prime, Kaitain.

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Rémi Verschelde @akien.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Honestly, AI slop PRs are becoming increasingly draining and demoralizing for #Godot maintainers. If you want to help, more funding so we can pay more maintainers to deal with the slop (on top of everything we do already) is the only viable solution I can think of: fund.godotengine.org

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 11/02/2024

Sharing an old pixel art piece created for the prompt "Stage select", rather proud of this one 😊 Which planet would you choose?

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 10/02/2026

⚠️I need your help! ⚠️ Which icons look better - left or right? The context is a game about space faring Romans. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 08/02/2026

Wanted something fancier than simple scanlines for the holo displays of my space Romans 🚀🏛️ I ended up with this triangulation effect which I quite like! #godot #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #shader

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 07/02/2026

I am trying to make a sci-fi looking eagle 🦅 for the UI of my game featuring space Romans 🚀🏛️ Do you like the mesh effect? #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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