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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

#screenshotsaturday is back with more to show! Here's an enemy that creates shockwaves #gamedev #indiedev #fps

Concept art of a white macaron-shaped enemy. It has six pink buglike legs, a hot pink X on the top, angry eyes, and a bright green middle section that glows with some kind of energy. A series of drawings show it jumping and landing before emitting a green pulse

A cleaned up turnaround of the character from the previous image with front, side, and top views.

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dopey @dopeydoom.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Just posted another video going over some more weird/obscure #indiegames, featuring: Splatter, Grunn, Bytepath, and Orbs of Chaos. Love me some freaky little games www.youtube.com/watch?v=ajHA...

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More Obscure Games I Found in the Depths of Steam...

YouTube video by dopey

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Inkus Alters @inkus.ca · 19/01/2025

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Mikey the red eared slider turtle- potentially my new weapon

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 05/01/2025

A new enemy is joining the ranks of Littlest Pet Shooter~ Here's Scanley the supermarket robot #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #itch.io

Concept art of a gray supermarket robot with big googly eyes. Front and side view. The side view shows the robot's name "Scanley" is written in blue text

A pencil sketch of Scanley, who is saying "I'm useful!" and "Cleanup on aisle you!"

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 02/01/2025

New year, new news~ Remember our project from 7DFPS 2023? Our FPS-slash-pet sim Littlest Pet Shooter is back in development! #gamedev #indiedev #itch.io

"Littlest Pet Shooter" is written in hot pink text over a pink and green sky background

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Viditya ✨ Voleti @vidityavoleti.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

HEY IF YOU HAVENT BOUGHT MY GAMES YET TODAY IS A GREAT DAY!!! It has been a really travel heavy year and my bank account is STRESSED, esp with PAXU around the corner! None of my games are on sale but also that's cause they're already pretty dang cheap!

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 29/11/2024

Wow! New game! And it's free! Check out Nutboy Survives on itch 🌰 #gamejam #itch.io #indiegame #indiedev

Text: Nutboy Survives Image: Pixel art. The text is overlaid on a pixel art squirrel that's perched on the trunk of a tree. Decorative leaves and an acorn surround the title.

A screenshot of the game. A 3D environment with pixel art UI that looks like branches. A squirrel is running around in the grass, and the colors evoke fall.

Another screenshot of the game, taken from a higher vantage point. The squirrel is up a tree.

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heckos 🌱🌲🍀shop update! @heckosart.bsky.social · 24/11/2024

Go to there #indiegame #itch.io

All three images are of a pixel art squirrel, which is clinging to a tree, and is pointing with one arm toward video game main menu buttons.

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heckos 🌱🌲🍀shop update! @heckosart.bsky.social · 22/11/2024

I think this is my favorite bit of art I've done for the game #gamejam #indiegame #itch.io #indiedev @rattusrattusart.bsky.social

Pixel art of a squirrel inside a tree. You can see snow falling outside, and the squirrel is curled up cutely and hugging an acorn. Various other nuts are in the foreground. Text: You survived!

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Lea :) @mantiskin.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

you remember those nuts? this is them now, feel old yet?

low-poly 3d renders of a hazelnut, acorn, and butternut. the butternut is inaccurate and off-model.

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heckos 🌱🌲🍀shop update! @heckosart.bsky.social · 15/11/2024

A little clock #gamejam #itch.io

Pixel art of an acorn shaped clock. It's a sprite sheet, so each frame of the hand spinning is shown in succession

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lucyfree 🦋 @lucyfr.ee · 05/11/2024

reminder that theres more things on the ballot than president . abortion rights were on the ballot in my state . go vote .

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

INFO THREAD 1/2 PATREON 🐀 patreon.com/RatKingColle... STORE 👑 ko-fi.com/ratkingcolle... DONATE 🐀 ko-fi.com/ratkingcolle... LINKTREE 👑 linktr.ee/ratkingcolle... DISCORD 🐀 discord.gg/dBB6qyKW2t CONTACT 👑 rattusrattusart@gmail.com PLAY SPLATTER 💦 store.steampowered.com/app/1768920/...

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 05/11/2024

Two big announcements for you all today: Firstly, we're excited to introduce our new programmer Eli AND our participation in the November Nut Fest game jam on Itch! Stay tuned for progress updates 🐀

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 02/09/2024

September Patreon update! Get to know the first of four possible party members 🪚📐🪵

an image featuring four silhouettes, each representing a different character.

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 01/08/2024

Now on Patreon: A first look at our newest game’s genre and concept >:D Patrons also receive access to a members only chat and Patron rank in the Discord server!

Patreon Time! Rat King Collective. A cartoon rat peeks out at the text

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 15/07/2024

Big news is on the way 👀 Rat King's Patreon is reopening August 1st, 2024. Get ready for all new game updates and sneak peeks >:)

BIG NEWS COMING SOON. From Rat King Collective. A cute medieval rat drawing stands to the right of the text. It is holding a sword and shield

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 22/05/2024

Happy Wednesday! This week's #Ratkingrec is Canvas of Kings by MightofMe. Canvas of Kings is a map-making tool that mixes a lovely hand-drawn art style with an easy-to-use toolset.

Text that reads Canvas of Kings, A Mapmaking Tool over a black and white pen and ink background

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 11/05/2024

Rat King is looking for an animator! For more info, check this out: docs.google.com/document/d/1...

"RAT KING COLLECTIVE" in black text on a red background. To the right, three stylized rats are tied together at the tails

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 18/04/2024

Hi everyone! This week's #RatKingRec is a big release, but we recommend checking out Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes, a new game by several Suikoden series alumni and the late Yoshitaka Murayama (RIP). Follow dozens of unique characters through globe-spanning intrigue!

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 10/04/2024

WARNING: This week's #RatKingRec is not intended for anyone under the age of 18! Absolutely Perfect Specimen by @chamberlilium.bsky.social and @ruinedpowers.bsky.social is a gut-wrenching horror/yuri visual novel about an android maid coming to terms with her identity under the care of her master.

A drawing of several characters on a highlighter yellow and black background. Top left is a silhouette, top right is smiling with long dark hair and reflective glasses, bottom left has a light colored bob with glasses and a maid outfit, and bottom right is a cute looking bear-like creature with stitching on it and large, vacant eyes.

Pan is reaching toward Amy, who is looking uncomfortable and walking away through a door. Pan is restrained from reaching her by a red leash.

Closeup of Pan, who looks very sad. Text: I've been so hungry latel. The fruits and deserts I'm allowed suddenly don't feel like enough. My stomach churns whenever I eat them and make me feel sick. I need more. I need substance.

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 29/03/2024

Happy Friday! This week's #RatKingRec is Homewind by Adi Zhavo. Homewind is a relaxing city-builder puzzle game where scoring is based on proximity.

The header for the video game Homewind. It features the game's name in a white font with wispy and fantastical strokes coming off the first and third letter. The background is a 2D skyline of fantasy buildings.

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 14/03/2024

Hi everyone! This week's (slightly belated) #RatKingRec is Death of a Wish, the new stylish action-rpg from @/melessthanthree. Take the role of Christian as he and his allies undergo a surreal battle to dethrone the cult that raised him and liberate the world of Neo-Sanctum.

Screenshot from the game. Scratchy, colorful pixel art lines form a rough environment. An orange figure in the same style is speaking. "But for the devout... the new Sanctum... my Kingdom of Heaven... it will rise..."

Screenshot from the game. Various pixel art sprites in different colors are place around the scene. The background is dark. They appear to be figures, plants, and lampposts.

Screenshot from the game. A hazy purple background with a couple of small figures on it. There are health bars on screen, and they seem to be fighting.

Screenshot from the game. A dark purple background with pale drawings of trees scattered about. Bloody carcasses lie in the center.

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 06/03/2024

This week's #RatKingRec is a collection of browser games made by @/weepingwitch on Tumblr! Not only are these little games charming and creative, they're also playable on any browser or device.

Tumblr screenshot that reads: "i know this means absolutely nothing to most people but basically all of the little web game things I've made recently (angels in automata, hex plant growing game, d.a.n.m.a.k.u., life music, sudoku land, the metroidvania style map editor, etc etc etc) are all entirely self-contained individual client-side html files that can be downloaded and run offline and have literally no libraries or frameworks or dependencies, because i'm an insane woman who enjoys hand coding my input handling and display code from scratch in vanilla js and having it all live in one single html file with the game logic and the page structure and the page style all just living and loving together side by side in a universal format that can be run by any web browser on any devixe. i'll even include image files as base64 data-uri strings just to keep every single asset inside the one file."

A screenshot of a sudoku game where there are little pixel art landscapes of different biomes instead of numbers

A screenshot of Hex Plant Growing Game. A hexagonal grid with numbers on green tiles, blue tiles with a water texture, and dark brown blank tiles.

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 29/02/2024

This week's #ratkingrec is an upcoming game called PAPERHEAD by @/PAPERHEAD_GAME on Twitter. It's a fast-paced horror FPS with a unique papercut aesthetic! It's extremely well polished in both gameplay and presentation, and we hope you check it out! A free demo is available on Steam

a screenshot from the game. text on screen reads "smells bad...". A messy hallway stretches ahead

a screenshot from the game. an enemy in a mask approaches the player, who has a gun drawn.

a screenshot from the game. glowing green runes are scrawled on the walls and ceiling of a dimly lit room

a screenshot from the game. an underground space. a sign on the wall reads "Danger! Construction work in progress!!" in messy writing

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Hey everyone! This week's #ratkingrec is going in a slightly different direction; we're recommending that you take the time to play the recently released English translation for Germs: Nerawareta Machi

game screenshot. a person behind a desk asks "have you read all your emails?"

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heckos 🌱🌲🍀shop update! @heckosart.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

More 7dfps game jam art

concept sketch of a breakroom with tile floor, sink, cabinets, and microwave

turnaround of a snail enemy. it has two horns on its shell and bat wings next to its eyes

turnaround of the flying potato enemy. it has green bat wings and big teeth

several particle sprites for jumping, dashing, defense, energy, health

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heckos 🌱🌲🍀shop update! @heckosart.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

Enemy explorations for the game @rattusrattusart.bsky.social

Concept sketches of enemies for an FPS game. These are based on supermarket robots with googly eyes

Concept sketches of enemies for an FPS game. Lots of doodles that include worms, walking eyeballs, and others

Concept sketches of enemies for an FPS game. A lineup that shows scale of enemies next to the player character. There is a small, fast, and big enemy. The small is a snail and the fast is a sort of potato with bat wings

Concept sketches of enemies for an FPS game. This image has the big enemy in color, he's a kind of green demon horned ogre with the flap on the back of his pants open. you can see his cheeks lol. There's also a colored picture of the snail enemy, which is pink with a yellow shell. it has horns on its shell and bat wings next to its eyes

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Rat King is doing 7DFPS again! In 2020 we made Meat Shift which was so much fun, and we're very excited to see what we can put together this time around >:D

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Rat King Collective @rattusrattusart.bsky.social · 02/11/2023

Reload Magazine has just released its second issue, and this one features a piece on Splatter! reload-magazine.net/mag-shop/

Screencap of the article on Splatter that is in the new issue of Reload Magazine

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