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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Another big milestone hit! 🎉🎉 We're really humbled by the amount of people interested in our game! Here's hoping even more lost souls make their way to us and we can keep making this game bigger and better #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Do we have the budget for hand painted character portraits?... no Are we adding them anyway?... You bet your ass we are #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

We hit 4000 Wishlist's! Thanks to everyone that has supported us so far by sharing clips and following and commenting💚 To some 4000 isn't a lot but to us it's insane that 4000 people like what we're making Next milestone for us is 5000 so please help us reach it by sharing 🙏 #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I'm already in talks with our animator to see what we can cook up 😁

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Good shout, this is kind of along the line of what I was thinking tbh... either that or have her be a hidden NPC somewhere that you can then bring back to the safe space

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

The most important game dev question of all time... How can I get my dog into my game? 🤔 Voice actor, easter egg or something else entirely? #Gamedev #Indie #Gameplay #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

If you like Metroidvania games but don't like getting lost and needlessly backtracking our game is for YOU!! What this trailer and see if we've earned your wishlist and a repost 💚 #Gamedev #Indie #Gameplay #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

Take 15 seconds out of your day to watch this video and see if our game is for you 🫵🫵🫵 #Gamedev #Indie #Gameplay #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Our first steam update post has just gone live which shows off some of the behind the scenes work for our game as well as some work in progress content! Check it out here - store.steampowered.com/news/app/355... #Gamedev #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver - What is Sinweaver and why should I care? - Steam News

A brief overview about our game and the talented people making it work behind the scenes

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

We've been too quiet over the last few week! 😬We hope we can make it up to you by showing off some test footage for a new enemy we're working on 🙏 Loads of new stuff on show here including a big effects overhaul... but more on that next week #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

A little peak at our art pipeline. We tend to make a big batch of art assets at once but sometimes we miss things and need to make new ones to fit specific spots. What content do you want to see more of? #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Happy #trailertuesday everyone! We've been busy focusing on developing for the last week or so but here's a 10 second re-edit of our full announcement trailer 💚 More cool stuff is on it's way! #Gamedev #indiegames #Indie #Metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Super glad you like it! Our programmer has a great eye for details like this 😁

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

Appreciate your kind words and offer! We already have a composer working for us who we're super happy with but if ever we need a second pair of hands we'll keep you in mind 💚

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

New level exit animation making use of an ancient angelic device, any thoughts on the animation? #Gamedev #indiegames #Indie #Metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

No date yet I'm afraid as we're only part-time developers at the moment, so it's hard to pin down a exact demo date. But as soon as there's a demo date set we'll make a post about it so keep an eye out

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

Not sure if #ScreenshotSaturday is a thing over here on Bluesky but we'll try it anyway :D More development on our metroidvania games overworld, lots more still to add but it's taking shape! #Gamedev #indiegames #Indie #Metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

They're basically rabbits mixed with rats that just keep to themselves in game so you'll see them in the background/ foreground sometimes... who knows though you might be able to befriend one or two of them :D

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Very VERY soon! We'll need to find a new home for placeholder man, hopefully somewhere warm and cozy where he can be happy

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Libby Whitehouse @doragonlw.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

As much as I love placeholder man, I think (and hope) you guys are gonna love the merchant I designed for this stall. Combined with the actual blood effects that should be there, and I think you guys will find him pretty cool :D

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Which meant that all other instances of the blood waterfall become overwritten by this little critter! Bugs like this are always much nicer than the ones that break the entire game 🥲

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Explanation time on what caused this! We use prefabs for things that get duplicated often eg effects, enemies etc but sometimes you reuse a prefab when making a new one to have a base to build from. Someone overwrote this because they never disconnected the prefab from the one they copied

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Placeholder man is honestly my favourite sprite I've made so far 😂 He always makes me happy to see

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Sometimes game bugs are too funny not to share 😂 There's a clip of how it should look in the comments and an explanation as to how we think this happened... also ignore placeholder man, he won't be staying long #Gamedev #indiegames #Indie #Metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

More than fair! Some future planning is almost always smart, main thing is to make sure that perfection doesn't become the enemy of progress 😁

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

VGinsights - app.sensortower.com/vgi/ IndiegameBusiness - www.youtube.com/c/indiegameb... HeyGlitch pitch deck examples - heyglitch.notion.site/Pitch-Decks-... Publisher list - docs.google.com/spreadsheets... How to market a game howtomarketagame.com/benchmarks/

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Cool game developers share their resources! Here's a few of the websites we use regularly for game dev Links will be in the replies #Gamedev #indiegames #Indie

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

Ohh why is that if I can ask? Curious if it's a vibe thing or whether there's something specific that makes it meh for you

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

What's your favourite environment out of this bunch? 🤔 #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

We've been improving our boss reveal sequence among other things so here's the latest version! Still lots we want to add but any suggestions? #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Appreciate that! Feel free to shoot us a DM if you want us to put you in touch with our artist for freelance work, I know they'd be happy to help you out

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Hand animated UI elements might not be the flashiest thing to show off but man do I love making them #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

Before we implement any new mechanics most start off with a mock up gif in photoshop just to make sure the team all understands the mechanic fully before we implement it Pretty bare bones but it gets the job done 😁 #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Our enemy design pipeline in 15 seconds 🤯 If you want to know more about the process feel free to ask us anything! #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Over 2000 wishlists and counting, you're all amazing💚 Thank you all so much for following and supporting, we're amazed to be at this stage already. We've got more content and behind the scenes stuff coming soon so be sure to keep an eye out! #Gamedev #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

We're 25 wishlists away from 2000 and we'd love to hit this next milestone🙏 If you haven't already please check out our trailer and see if it's for you www.youtube.com/watch?v=lvYW... Sharing also helps our game find it's audience so please retweet/ share if you can 💚 #Indie #indiedev

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

HOT TAKE!! Almost EVERY game dev team has one member that just sits there rent free 😔 Any other game devs facing a similar problem with a member of their team? Only thing that motivates her are treats and scratches and even then she only sometimes listens 😢 #Gamedev #Indie

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Appreciate the interest in our game💚

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

There will definitely be a demo at a later date, this was just an announcement trailer to let people know what we're making but we'll update Bluesky and steam as soon as we have any news about that sort of thing

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Over 1000 wishlist from the trailer drops alone!! Thanks to everyone that's been following #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

He's been doing great work! Very happy to have him on the team 💚

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Holy crap guys we hit 1000 wishlists!! We were hoping to double our pre-existing wishlists at best but we've nearly tripled them You guys are awesome, thank you so much for the support 💚 #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

WE GOT FEATURED ON GAME TRAILERS YOUTUBE AND INDIE GAME HUB!! Thank you to everyone that has watched the trailer so far 🙏 #Gamedev #Gameplay #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 16/01/2026

Twitters down so bluesky gets this exclusive post If you like any of the following you might be interested: - Nine Sols -Hollow knight - Sekiro - Doom We're handling our Metroidvania a little differently though using an overworld instead of a interconnected world #Gamedev #Indie #metroidvania

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Sinweaver @jitterbuggames.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

EAGLE EYES!! Well spotted! We loved the idea of Sin-Knitting as a pass time :D

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