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Lee from Raguthra

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I'm Lee (Chief Creative Director) from #indiegamedev start-up Raguthra Studios working on two titles coming soon!

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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Proof of books. This is the sprite sheet every one of those shelves gets stocked from - upright, leaning, stacked, in about nine colours. Not glamorous, but every book in the Inkthistle Library started life here. #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #FracturedLibrary
Pixel art sprite sheet open in Aseprite, showing the book assets for the Inkthistle Library on a grey checkerboard background with a blue grid overlay. Books are grouped by colour - purple, yellow, red, blue, orange, pink, green, teal and brown - each set including upright books, leaning books, stacked pairs and single thin volumes. A row of assorted books in mixed colours sits along the bottom.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Back to manually stocking the shelves of the Inkthistle Library today. That's the thing with Fractured Library - we're going for a very handcrafted experience, and while building it out I wanted to play librarian and shelve every book myself. #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #FracturedLibrar
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
I'm almost finished the last sweep of this section of the game and it has evolved so much from where we started - very exciting #indiegame #indiegamedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
So I picked up an expensive mechanical keyboard at the markets a couple of weeks ago for an absolute steal so I decided to spend a little on my keycaps and now my clicky clacky keyboard has mecha godzilla keycaps! #godzilla #techgear #indiegamedev #geek
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
I mean yes, I have cut down a lot of digital trees BUT I am replanting them, we're digitally sustainable in Inkthistle Forest. Dev update is here - www.patreon.com/RaguthraStudios/pos… #fracturedlibrary #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #coxygame #devlog
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
After weeks of computer problems, I think we're finally on to "Plan E", and fingers crossed it will let us limp over the finishing line for Fractured Library. I'm happy to say that the current build is safe and sound, and I'm resuming work on it tomorrow! We are so close!!! #indiegamedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Today's job: colliders in the goblin village. Not exciting work, but there's something oddly satisfying about watching a collider snap flush against a slope. #gamedev #indiedev
Unity scene view showing a stepped black collider outline along the top of a terrain area, with green lines marking the collider polygon and a red line marking a camera boundary below. A grid overlay and timeline scrubber are visible in the editor.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's gonna be cold in that section of the library! Cold but cozy :) #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #FracturedLibrary #devlog #pixelart #cozygames
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today I'm working on a frozen part of the library in Fractured Library - mainly scene dressing which is a real treat. It's also Casual Corporate Cosplay Friday so I'm dressed as an old favourite "doomed cargo ship employee". #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #FracturedLibrary #devlog #alien #cosplay
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
LOL I'm pretty sure our Discord server thinks I'm unhinged... discord.gg/t9Qrn6B7v4 #indiedev #gamedev #hikikomori
Discord post saying  - Ok team, since at this stage I'm essentially a hikikomori /recluse I get a lot of packages delivered to the house which means I interact with our very friendly postman - it's pouring rain today so I'm workshopping what interaction I'm going with today - I've got "good weather for ducks" it's a classic and I think I can deliver it. Open for suggestions as I think I've exhausted my rainy weather back and forth 🙂
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Coffee machine warming up, Hackers soundtrack playing, fog of war components coming together for Fractured Library. Good morning so far. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #FracturedLibrary #devlog
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Missed a deadline today. Gained a Day 1. Fractured Library production build starts now. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #FracturedLibrary #unity2d #RaguthraStudios #adventuregame
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 08/05/2026
Yesterday was one of those days where the plan and the reality had a disagreement. Got writing done and caught up on messages, which honestly isn't nothing - but the to-do list won.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
Has anyone read the Silo books and also watched the show? I just finished Dust and cannot recommend the series more and I'm now wondering if the show is as good or worth watching if you've already read the books? #silo #books #HughHowey
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
today's dev agenda: - menu UI = catch up on messages (sorry everyone) - describe a bucket 12 different ways for environmental flavour text - life chores - GN'R Lies on repeat the whole time perfectly balanced day actually #gamedev #indiedev #environmentalstorytelling
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 06/05/2026
Okay so today was my first day using Obsidian @obsidian.md to try and bring all my notes together for Howling Woods and I have questions 1. How did I not use this earlier?!?! 2. Does the fun shiny feeling that this fits me like a glove wear off??? #indiegamedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 04/05/2026
Please join me in wishing @hannahatraguthra.bsky.social nnah the very best birthday! Hannah is an incredible person who brings her joy, creativity and drive every day, I couldn't ask for a better business partner or more loyal friend. Happy Birthday Hannah!
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Meet the Feral Pumpkin - once rooted, now roaming, and very committed to projectile-based problem solving. Standing still is no longer a viable strategy. #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #indiegames #gamedevelopment
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
The pumpkins in Howling Woods have had a bit of an upgrade. They’re no longer content to just shuffle up and swipe at you like polite vegetation. They now fire seeds. At speed. Directly at your face. #gamedev #indiedev #HowlingWoods #indiegame #madewithunity
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Yuck, today was lost to household chores and am sitting down to build out some to do's mapping #indiegamedev
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Raguthra Studios @raguthrastudios.bsky.social · 15/04/2026
We've been chatting in the Raguthra Discord about what it looks like to start game dev, being disillusioned with the traditional day job, and everything that comes with it in various life stages. #gamedev #indiegame #discord
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
That and I hate April Fools posts - seriously with the daily news headlines in the world currently how can you tell what's too insane to be real???
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 31/03/2026
A behind-the-scenes post today about the boring but very real stuff that keeps Raguthra Studios running. Also Judas Priest. (public post) #indiegamedev #indiegames #gamedev www.patreon.com/posts/judas-...
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Raguthra Studios @raguthrastudios.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
We just wanna share something we’re proud of and say thanks to everyone who gave us a chance early on. store.steampowered.com/app/3513040/… #indiegamedev #indiegame
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Raguthra Studios @raguthrastudios.bsky.social · 30/03/2026
One of the best things about being an indie game company is no one forces us to milk every dollar from our IP. We’re releasing a re-built, re-worked, re-cursed version of our first ever game and anyone who has already bought it, or buys it pre-update gets the new one for free.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Working from home is a weird mix of “hyper-productive” and “where did the day go?”. My focus hack isn’t timers or lists. It’s embarrassingly simple: get dressed and put on my shoes. Shoes on = brain in work mode. Anyone else have a strange little switch like that? #gamedev #indiedev #wfh #ADHD
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Putting on my shoes - the life hack I forgot: leesargent.micro.blog/2026/03/25/pu…
Two people are wearing futuristic-looking boots with metallic and patterned designs, standing side by side. Screenshot from Super Mario Bros the film
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Spending a day learning to produce a simple four note 8bit melody for an easter egg that 94% people won't encounter in your game. This is what indie game development is! #IndieDevHour #GameDev #IndieGame #8BitMusic #EasterEgg #IndieGameDev #BeepBox #GameAudio #PixelArt #GameDevLife
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
man, I could really do without the thousands of woman riding on a coin operated ride whilst two people look on AI memes. I think I topped out at the 53rd one I've seen today on X
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
Oh look I'm uploading early access devlogs again for members on patreon - www.patreon.com/posts/eating-things… #indiegamedev #devlog
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 19/03/2026
I deleted my LinkedIn this morning: leesargent.micro.blog/2026/03/19/i-…
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Big heavy sigh, one of my old fillings fell out last night so I've got to go to the dentist next week - boooooooo
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Maybe I give too much away on this? www.patreon.com/posts/nah-i-... #gamedev #IndieGameDev #indiegame #devlog
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
This looks like so much fun!!!
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Morning devs. Yesterday’s progress was mostly “why doesn’t this obvious thing work” debugging: task notifications, floating icons, and a portrait field on a dialogue command. Question: what’s the dumbest bug you’ve fixed recently that made you stare into the middle distance afterwards?
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Today's #worksoundtrack is Iron Maiden's The Number of the Beast - I've been rediscovering Iron Maiden as I try and branch out from the core metal bands I've been listening to of late and happy I did. #ironmaiden #musictoworkby #gamedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
Spent yesterday chasing a bug where a quest wouldn't activate no matter what I tried. Turns out the flag name had a trailing space in it. One invisible character. Fixed it in about three seconds once I found it. The other six hours were... less efficient. #indiedev #gamedev #unity #pointandclick
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
This morning's job is to find a good location for this guy within the Howling Woods. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #devlog #indiegamedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
Today's dev task: manually placing hundreds of trees across the final map for The Curse of the Howling Woods: Re-Cursed Edition. Nobody warned me about this part of game dev. Coming soon. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Get the word out!
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/03/2026
Arthur is an optional companion item in The Curse of the Howling Woods "Recursed Edition" — and he wants you to know he is absolutely not happy about being an item. #indiedev #gamedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 26/02/2026
This is what game characters look like before they become themselves - building out the base sprite sheet models using Hana Caraka as the starting point. Walking, spells, looking around. Once the costumes go on it'll make a lot more sense. #gamedev #pixelart
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Etherington Brothers @etheringtonbros.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
ME: I'm going to be around more on social media instead of just coding ALSO ME: #devlife #indiedev
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 13/02/2026
About to stream live some of the updates for Curse of the Howling Woods Recursed Edition - www.twitch.tv/tux2 #indiegames #indiegamedev
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It's time! It's my 7th Affiliate anniversary with exclusive interviews and guests! first/unua: konstelacio second/dua: Hazel0301
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Adding more to the Howling Woods remaster - including these buried colossus hands (from the MiniFantasy asset pack). I'm expanding the bizarre nature of the woods and making it feel much more mysterious and rich. MiniFantasy by Krishna Palacio - www.minifantasy.net #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
RIP James Van Der Beek. Today’s background soundtrack is the Dawson’s Creek soundtrack.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
It’s been a busy stretch juggling a few things, but dev’s been ticking along. I’m still here - and I’m going to be more active again, sharing regular WIP and progress updates.
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 02/02/2026
Today: making Eudora’s house scene play clean end-to-end (pre/post bite) - no softlocks, just solid interactions. #indiedev #gamedev #unity
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Lee from Raguthra @lee-raguthra.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
Rebuilding systems and scenes takes longer than you expect, but it’s the only way to make a game you’re genuinely proud to put your name on. www.patreon.com/posts/weekly... #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #wip #devlog #pixelart #2dgames #retrostyle #solodev #madewithunity #gamedevelopment
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