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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 3h

Spooky season is upon us! So here's a battle with big ol' skeleton to start this month. Kappa Quest is discounted in the Steam Autumn Sale this week too! #KappaQuest #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #Halloween #Spooky #Steam

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 8h

It's spooky season so we have a new spooky profile picture of an Ashigaru Skeleton enemy from #KappaQuest #Halloween #spookyseason

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

New levels and new game modes coming soon to Stubborn Shibas! #StubbornShibas #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Working on a new game mode for Stubborn Shibas, now with extra smol levels! #StubbornShibas #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Can you make it through this castle full of tricks and traps? #KappaQuest #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Campfires mark safe zones where the enemy encounters don't trigger and the party can recover! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #lowpoly #pixelart

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

What a peaceful tropical island! Now with added clouds and fish! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #lowpoly #dungeoncrawler

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Eye blinking is in, the characters look a lot more alive now! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #lowpoly

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

Characters can now be knocked unconscious in battle! These pirates have got some fight in them! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #lowpoly #pixelart

A battle scene from a 1st person indie retro rpg showing the party battling a pirate and not doing too well

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Final version of the basic pirate enemy, yes, he has a hole in his boot, it's a tough life being a basic pirate! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #lowpoly

A pirate enemy in a tropical island first person dungeon crawler RPG

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

While working on the custom character portrait system, something went horribly wrong... 😂 #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

A status screen showing a character with a badly messed up portrait

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We've got silver! Need to try harder to get those gold Shibe points! #StubbornShibas #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Kappa Quest version 1.9.2 is out now with some quick hotfixes to some collision settings. Just finished playing all the way through the whole game on Steam Machine too, it works really nicely! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #Steam #SteamMachine

Yo the Kappa taking on an Oni enemy in a fiery castle level in indie platformer Kappa Quest

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Need some music for a forest area? This is Wild Woods from Maika Games Game Music Pack: Forests! #vgm #vgmsoundtrack #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

The music video for Game Music Pack: Forests second track Wild Woods is up right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4vm... #gamedev #vgm #vgmsoundtrack #gamedevassets #indiedev

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Kappa Quest version 1.9.1 is out now! Version 1.9.1 Patch Notes • Fixed an issue with punch collisions • Fixed an issue with ending screen • Fixed some item locations • Fixed the final high score being incorrectly calculated at the wrong time #KappaQuest #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

A screenshot of a mountain level from indie game Kappa Quest showing Yo the Kappa about to take on a flying Tengu enemy

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

The next mini-patch for Kappa Quest is now finished! Fixing the last few bugs before the forthcoming big 2.0 release which will bring new gameplay modes! #KappaQuest #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

Kappa from indie game Kappa Quest staring upwards in a dark volcanic cave level

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

The full trailer for Game Music Pack: Forests is now up on YouTube! www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HHH... #gamedevassets #vgm #gamedev

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Version 1.9 of Kappa Quest just dropped today, bringing the German and Japanese translations, and lots of bug fixes! To celebrate it's 80% right now off too! #KappaQuest #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #retrogaming

An anime artwork of a Kappa with a screenshot from indie game Kappa Quest in the background where the Kappa is battling a Kitsune Shrine Maiden and text saying 80% off Steam Sale

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Stubborn Shibas is 50% off right now! Such wow! Time to get seriously stubborn! #StubbornShibas #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #doge

An artwork showing a screenshot of Shiba inu themed indie puzzle game Stubborn Shibas with a giant Shiba in the foreground and 50% off Steam sale text

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

New melee attacks, now you can yeet the enemies a long way! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #actionrpg

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

The full video for the first track from Game Music Pack: Forests is up on the Maika Games YouTube channel right now! www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxNm... #gamedev #indiedev #vgm #gamedevassets

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

We've got an inventory system! It has taken a long time to code the UI system for this game, but it's very nearly done! After that it will be a case of making all the actual game content! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #wip #workinprogress #retrorpg

A retro style inventory screen from a low poly pixel art dungeon crawler RPG

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

We finally released our first game asset pack today on the Maika Games Bandcamp. Game Music Pack: Forests, featuring 5 VGM tracks perfect for forest environments. Here's Peaceful Woods! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #vgm #gamedevassets

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

The option to play in German is also going to be arriving in Kappa Quest's next update! Which will bring us to 5 supported languages. Danke! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

The title screen of indie game Kappa Quest showing the first screenshot of the German translation

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

I'm walkin' here! The animation usually starts as simple shapes to get them looking good before the colouring and shading begins. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pxielart #screenshotsaturday

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

A local siren greets the party with a friendly wave and a friendly dagger! 🗡️ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #retrorpg

A pixel art siren enemy in a tropical island themed retro dungeon crawler RPG, she is waving at the player party while holding a dagger menacingly

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

何！The Japanese translation for Kappa Quest is finally on the way to completion now! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #KappaQuest #Japanese #日本語

A screenshot of the title screen of Japanese themed indie platformer Kappa Quest showing the forthcoming Japanese translation

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Our first game, Doctor Nanobot is a retro arcade shooter inspired by biology! #DoctorNanobot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

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Maika Games @maikagames.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

That feeling when your Kappa Quest is ended by a cliff that is just slightly too tall 😂 Pleased to announce Kappa Quest version 1.8 is out now which fixes this bug and several others! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #retrogaming

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