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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Yes, YES! Always this “is this circle supposed to be squished, or I fucked up the resolution?” feeling

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

One quite reliable way I've found to keep my brain working on the same game is to make some soundtracks early on. The main theme for Glaton Ghost Club is now 2 years old and it still motivates me to keep going. I think I've never shared it so here you go #gamedev #vgm #horrorgame #solodev #indiedev

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Awesome music! And I 100% agree that the music helps to keep one’s brain concentrated Since I suck at making music I throw some eldritch creepy mix into playlist and working on different parts of games while listening to it. Just to keep my brain in the mood when it tries to wander somewhere else :D

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

It's almost spooky month so time to share my starter pack of amazing horror #gamedev s who don't use AI. If you want to be added it would be awesome if you told me a bit about the cool #horrorgame you're working on✨ Also if I'm following you but you're not in this pack pls leave a comment as well♥️

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Glad to participate in Double Fine AF 2026 demo playtesting and voting for the next project as a backer! Voting is opened until Sept 30 so as Kickstarter page. Glad to see so many people supporting Double Fine and can't wait to see the documentary of this Amnesia Fortnight! #DoubleFine #indie

Mail from Double Fine Kickstarter page, that I received as a backer:
"ACTION NEEDED: Finalist Voting is Now Open & Demos are Now Available!"

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I don’t know what I feel now tbh. The saddest and the happiest outcomes happened. Xbox started the closing process of Ninja Theory, because potential deals with new owners failed. Double Fine went indie on Kickstarter and are now making 4 prototypes to choose from. #NinjaTheory #DoubleFine

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Recently they said that Sony cancelled everything except Marathon. Now that Sony dropped Kojima, probably came to Bungie with a proposition to make something other than Marathon and Bungie gladly took it. To sell it one need to apologise. So I agree, only time will tell how sincere are they.

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Caleb Draper - Slash-Out out now! @caleb-draper-games.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

ITS OUT! ⚔️ Slash-Out: Fantasy Dueling ⚔ OUT NOW ⚔️ Battle 10 Unique Bosses KICK THEIR ASS, OR THEYLL KICK YOURS 🛡️ Journey across a diverse landscape on a quest to defeat an ancient evil Fight a DJ Wizard, get eaten by a whale, all this and more! 🥩 FUCK AI, THIS IS MADE BY FLESH AND BLOOD

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Xbox is publishing Physint. Hmm But they recently shut... WAIT: - June. Hideo Kojima is told Physint is cancelled. - Kojima goes to Xbox to save Physint. - Xbox isn't good with money at the moment. - Next month Xbox cuts off several studios (Double Fine, Ninja Theory etc.) - Xbox publishes Physint.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Behold! The boss of the horror fuse puzzles. Fear The Spotlight #horrorgames

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Yes, actively working, but it’s a prototype and I’m currently learning Godot (switched from Unreal after their “we’ll put AI in everything and deprecate blueprints”) So for the next two month approx I’ll be in learning phase After that will be much more active here with a current game progress

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Daniel J. Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 05/09/2026

Creating this no-ai indie games starter pack is one of the best things I ever did on BlueSky. Lots of great developers in here, making things with their own hands, some of whom I might not have found otherwise!! go.bsky.app/78u8M6Y

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Can I join? But I don't have commercially released game yet. Think that there's nothing better than games made by people who love their craft. And if someone delegates game creation to AI - they're definitely not enjoying making games.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cool! If there's place in one of them it would be an honor for me to be added to the list. I think if person uses AI they're not enjoying gamedev, skipping the fun part. Why making games if you don't love doing it? It's a mystery to me tbh.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Cool! Is there ETA for public release? Can't wait!

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Hey! Is this an Xtro alien? I like it :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Sounds like testers haven’t played TPS much, cause it’s a must have feature nowadays. But maybe you made it not obvious? For example in ARC raiders they move crosshair, but the dot remains on the center of the screen. There are so many different ways to do that, including those that look like bugs.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Callisto Protocol is beautiful really I almost finished it and let me tell you something Story wise this game reminds me of some other survival horror series: Virus turns everyone into zombies, but in rare cases it will turn you into mr X with powers and stuff.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Awesome game, really. IMO it’s the best roguelike. Novice friendly, looks cool, offers so many great mechanics and possibilities. I’ll never forget when me and my monkey friend were fighting duplicating jelly, but under frogs poison we hallucinated that there were many different monsters instead :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Gameplay is what you expect from the survival horror plus dodge-dodge-hit close combat with inclusion of gun-fu in the process. Story (for now) is a prison escape with all the things you would expect from it. I love Escape From Butcher Bay, so I’m enjoying the story that supports the gameplay.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Played The Callisto Protocol for 7 hours straight (haven’t finished yet). The game is BEAUTIFUL I didn’t expect a game with mostly dark corridors to be so stunning visually. Sound design is top notch as well. Especially meaty splashy sounds and huge metal propeller sounds.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

The Artful Escape is so beautiful and bright, it was really fun to play! Run forward, shred, speak with strange creatures and liberate yourself from the people's expectations. #TheArtfulEscape

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Mullet Mad Jack is a must play for those who love fast paced shooters and 90's anime vibes. Just finished it and it was awesome! #indiegames #MulletMadJack #retrogames

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sublexical @sublexical.net · 03/08/2026

One more day!! It Consumes releases tomorrow (Aug 4th). It's been a long development, but I'm really excited about how it turned out. #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Dinosaur deniers? Like…what? Do they think that dinosaurs never existed?

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

Why people tend to call all the low-poly games "PSX-style"? I see some low-poly horrors describing themselves as PSX-style but they're just low-poly, high res textures and render resolution etc. Please, don't do that, it's like calling each cosmic horror "Lovecraftian" #PSX #lowpoly

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

I hated drones in Post Void, now I’m ready to hate these :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

I'm blown away by the photos made by Rubin Observatory. Instantly remembered that chilling quote from a Black Mountain Side.

Insane amount of the stars. Photo taken by the Rubin Observatory.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

“When an animal looks up into the night sky what does it see? Thousands and thousands of tiny points. Then a man looks up at the same points and see millions of stars, galaxies, within which are millions of planets. Do you want to know what I see?” Black Mountain Side (2014)

rubinobservatory.org

Rubin's Ocean of Stars | Rubin Observatory

Explore the Ocean of Stars image from Rubin Observatory

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

Finished A Quiet Place: the road ahead You know, the game is really creative and cool. I never expect something good from a game based on a movie, but here devs cooked! A new mechanic every chapter, sometimes every level. The game is scary and rarely release the tension. Play with mic on. #horror

FPS game. Train wreck in sight, post-apoc scene somewhere on the rails, mountains in the background. Character holding some kind of device that reads the background noise level and shows current threat level.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Majora's Mask: Penguin Edition :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Feel more confident in Godot already, but there’s still many things to get familiar with. Anyway, I already can say that it’s much more suitable for the retro games that I wanna make.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

Watched Obsession What an incredible horror with some really unpredictable and scary moments. Also actors are top notch, especially Inde Navarrette playing Nikki in such an uncanny ways that it gives chills down your spine. #obsession #horror

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

The orchestrator is super intuitive and PS1 looks are easily achievable. I like it even more than in Unreal, much less stuff to turn off. I stick to Godot, it’s official. Diving into practice and learning. #godot

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

I also found node 'Get Class Name' but couldn't find how to get a reference for Orchestration, hm. Most of the addon is really straight forward but sometimes I got stuck a little :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 28/06/2026

Using Orchestrator and really love it! But have a question if there's anyone using it. How do you check if Node is an Orchestrator class name In my case there's an orchestration with class Skeleton, but if I'll check for class directly it will return Node 3D of course. #godot #orchestrator

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

or, OR we need an ultimate dating sim that will act like Dead by Daylight and collect all the famous characters from other games/media

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

If someone uses AI to make picture, I believe this person don’t enjoy drawing. Uses for game dev - not enjoying game dev. Same for music, code, 3D etc. I really think that the best stuff we get from people who have fun creating it, who love the process, however slow or hard it may be sometimes.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Also I think that Godot maintainers going through so much “vibe coded” PRs, most of which probably lie that they didn’t use AI at all, shows their dedication to Godot as long as all code is checked and tested by human who loves the engine and don’t like AI Not perfect, but in current world it’s good

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

I’m extremely against AI usage for creating games, (other than obvious reasons) I enjoy the process of creation really much. Making everything yourself is hard, most of the times slow, but the satisfaction I get from finishing the 3D model, code or art, let alone the process of it is so worth it.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Reading about Godot drama with AI, I think more and more about just stick to one version without updating. But I think Godot maintainers are superhuman. Checking thousands of PRs in the era of slop, when you don’t want vibe coded shit in your project must be frustrating as hell for them.

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Along with GDscript I'm making the scripts in Orchestrator which is visual programming add-on for Godot I like both GDscript and the Orchestrator a lot. Will be definitely use the latter since my brain is so much better with visual things than text. So I choose spaghetti nodes over spaghetti code :D

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Odd Michael @oddmichaelgames.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Godot is awesome, I found my new home. I like how intuitive the engine is, yet I see how I can make some complex stuff with it. Some rotation/translation beginner stuff with cubes, it's always fun to start from scratch when the software is responsive and intuitive. #godot

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