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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 15/10/2026

Making UI that is both Roman and sci-fi is hard, but I think I am getting the hang of it :) #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #solodev #godot

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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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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 · 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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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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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 · 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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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

The eagle is getting some likes, so here is icon recreated in the 3D mesh style, this time a planet 🌐 #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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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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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 03/02/2026

Does this count? From my indie game about building a Roman space empire, it felt fitting.

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 01/02/2026

I hope I am not too late! This is Astro Focus, a pixelart productivity game where you grow a space Roman Empire in you pomodoro breaks!

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 05/01/2026

🔊SOUND ON Astro Focus is my productivity game where you build a space 🚀Roman Empire⚔️ in the breaks between your IRL focus sessions! I wanted to show off this WIP version with varying planet regions⛰️ buildings🏛️ and upgrades that produce different resources 🧱 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #pixelart

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 11/11/2025

Working towards scalable UI for AstroFocus - my resource management Pomodoro game with Romans ⚔️ in space 🌌 (which is tricky for a #pixelart game) Steamdeck is the lowest res I want to support and it is motivating to see the game running on it 🤩 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 31/08/2025

Did a quick test of my space Roman pomodoro game on Steamdeck, was surprised how easy it was to do! 🤯 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 18/05/2025

Share your #gamedev notebook! 🎮📓 I personally love my disc-bound one since I can re-arrange the pages depending on what takes priority currently or move them to another category! #indiedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 24/03/2025

Just sharing a roman space empire 🌌🏛️ I built in Astro Focus today while working from home. I love that I can test my Pomodoro game 🍅🕑 while doing my job, I have found so many bugs this way! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 22/03/2025

Instantly had to try this effect! Will probably not keep this exact use, but already have other ideas where it might fit well!

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 21/03/2025

🆘 Help! I've implemented demolishing of buildings in my game but now I have homeless space Romans 😭👀 #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #godotengine

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 03/03/2025

The advisor for my #pixelart space-Roman productivity #indiegame AstroFocus 🌌🏛️ Anyone got any good name suggestions? 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 27/01/2025

New iteration of making a satisfying loading animation for your space Roman empire in Astro Focus 🚀 Special thanks to @l1f3l.bsky.social for the input! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 26/01/2025

I wanted a pleasant animation to greet you when you load up your space Roman Empire in Astro Focus, did I succeed? 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 18/01/2025

You can now see the planets in your space Roman Empire hard at work producing 🔨 (or losing!) resources in Astro Focus. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 18/01/2025

An example of the kind of sprawling Roman space productivity empires you can build in Astro Focus! #screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 17/01/2025

New iteration of my game's logo! Does it still capture well that the game is about Romans 🏛️, space 🚀and productivity 🕑? #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 17/01/2025

Been working on a logo for my game Astro Focus, how did I do? It was hard to capture the topics of Romans 🏛️, space 🚀 and productivity 🕑 all at once without making it overly detailed, but I think I did well 😊 #pixelart #gamedev #indidev

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 23/12/2024

🔊SOUND ON🔊 I love that you can now quickly glance at some basic planet stats in Astro Focus and how the animations and SFX for the interaction turned out. A game's UI should feel alive, don't you agree? 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 26/11/2024

With everything going on in Astro Focus nested tooltips were a must ‼️ Do they look intuitive? 🧐 #indiedev #gamedev

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 24/11/2024

Me and some friends are wondering: which game came up first with nested tooltips like these, do you know? 🧐

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 20/11/2024

The advisor for my #pixelart space-Roman #indiegame AstroFocus. Anyone got any good name suggestions? 🧐

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 18/11/2024

⚠️⚠️⚠️ This one is for my #gamedev and #indiedev crowd: if the answer is yes, I've got a game for you below 👇👇 Even more so if you like pixelart, space and/or Romans 👀

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 05/11/2024

Now it should be easy to spot your space-Roman capital! 🧐 Astro Focus is a #pixelart productivity game where you grow a galactic Roman empire 🚀⚔ while focusing on real life tasks. #indiedev #gamdev #godotengine

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 04/11/2024

🔊SOUND ON🔊 Astro Focus is a #pixelart productivity game where you grow a galactic Roman empire 🚀⚔ while focusing on real life tasks. 🕒 ☑ Follow for more space-Romans greatness! 🏛 🌌 #indiedev #godotengine

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 04/10/2024

This #GodotEngine fluffy boi is armed and ready to fight the bugs with me!

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 22/09/2024

What would space roads built by Romans look like? 🧐 This is AstroFocus, my #pixelart Pomodoro game where you grow a galactic Roman Empire 🌌 ⚔️ while focusing on real life tasks 🕑 #gamedev #MadeWithGodot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 13/09/2024

🔊🔊 SOUND ON If space-faring Romans made UI, would it look like so? 🧐 This is AstroFocus, my #pixelart Pomodoro game where you grow a galactic Roman Empire 🌌 ⚔️ while focusing on real life tasks 🕑 #gamedev #MadeWithGodot

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 06/09/2024

A set of #pixelart icons for AstroFocus - my game with Space Romans 🚀🌌

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 04/09/2024

Pixelart 🚩Flag, 🚜Farm and 🏛️Forum for my futuristic Romans in my indie game AstroFocus 🪐

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Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus @helianthus-games.itch.io · 15/06/2024

Testing a new space background 🌌 for AstroFocus featuring red 🔴 and purple 🟣, two of the prominent colors of the Empire. What do you think? 🧐 #gamedev #GodotEngine #indiedev

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