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Xero now with 100% more 🎃 @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

It's finally Petit Grou Day 🥳🤩 Happy 13th birthday to the most joyful velociraptor ever 😁 What's coming for us next? Stay tuned 😁 #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, with a paper crown

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Petit Grou and his friends are ready to party 🥳 #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou and 4 other dinosaur plushies, and a knitted sausage

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

In june 2020 we published the mobile version of Pingouin & Raptor: hidden object on GooglePlay with Tuesday Quest. It was quite honestly the less epic event possible 😅 Now the game is free and only available on itchio, it still works on phones: sev-4.itch.io/pingouinraptor 😁 #gamedev #hiddenobject

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, holding a tablet which displays my mobile game Pingouin & Raptor

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Petit Grou presents the first finished level of Pingouin & Raptor: hidden object 😃 #hiddenobject

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, holding an ipad which displays a digital painting of a hall

The digital painting from the previous picture: a hall with many objects lying everywhere

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

The first (and only) level for Pingouin & Raptor's prototype! I used one my studies and added many objects. It was fun but placing all the objects in Löve2D took a lot of time. I got stuck for many months before Jon suggested to teach me C# in Unity 😃 #gamedev #hiddenobject

A screenshot of my code in lua, and the level in Löve2D: it's a colorful cosy living room in blue and pink tones, with objects to click upon lying everywhere

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

The very first flowchart for Pingouin & Raptor: hidden object in 2018! After I made many mini games in 2017, Jon from Tuesday Quest challenged me to create a complete game, and as I'm mostly a game artist, it made sense to base the game on the art production 😃 #gamedev #hiddenobject

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, on top of my tablet screen which displays 6 pictures of the first interface of the prototype of my hidden object game

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

If it fits, I sit c^^ Petit Grou always try to be stealth! #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie in a yellow handbag. Their color matches perfectly!

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

2018 I was still studying interiors, Petit Grou and the Penguin had to ne involved 😁 one is full of mischief and the other is always sleepy, but they're a good team! #digitalart #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, before my tablet screen which displays a digital painting of a living room

The digital painting from the previous picture: a living room, the velociraptor is in a basket on the floor and the penguin sleeps on some cushions

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

More Petit Grou's adventures for Inktober 2017! #sketchbook #dinosaur

4 photos on my super small sketchbook, with Petit Grou my velociraptor plushie having adventures in a castle for Halloween

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Petit Grou & Metal Gears Still for Inktober 2017. My favorite Metal Gear is Rex!

A photo of my mini sketchbook for Inktober 2017, with petit grou as metal gear rex pilot

A photo of my mini sketchbook for Inktober 2017, with petit grou running away from a metal gear ray

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Petit Grou and Inktober. In 2017 I completed the Inktober challenge in this very small notebook. Petit Grou was obviously the main protagonist 😁 #dinosaur #sketchbook

A photo of my velociraptor plushie holding a very small notebook where's it's drawn ready to eat a Japanese Curry

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

Petit Grou and my bullet journals! I'm a freelancer since 2015. But I started journaling in 2017 to better understand how I work and plan accordingly. It really helps, especially for personal projects when there's no "real" deadline 😁 Currently on my 6th or 7th notebook 😁 (the Snoopy one) #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, before 4 of my bullet journals, one is open and shows a monthly planner

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I made custom assets for all my game jams and I especially took care of title screens (that's my job after all 😅) A very small experience on itchio: sev-4.itch.io/petit-grou-w... And joyful merch 😁: www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/3455... #gamedev #gameart

"Petit Grou Wild Hunt" title screen with a lot of plants and my velociraptor

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Another game jam! This time a platformer game 😱 It was way more difficult for me 🤣 9 years later I can tell: I'm just a point & click dev, and that's fine 🤣 #gamedev #dinosaur

A screenshot of my code in lua for the game jam and the wip game in Löve2D
It shows Petit Grou the velociraptor in front of Pinatosaurus, an enemy from A Planet of Mine from Tuesday quest

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Petit Grou & friends Over the years my dino collection grew, some were gifts, some I bought myself. They all had their place on my desktop 😁 (now they have their own shelf and their own travelling bag 🤣) #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, with 2 other dinosaurs

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, with the pillar and the bird plushies from monument valley

A photo of all the dinosaurs and their friends in a huge bag

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

My second solo Game Jam: Dino Blocks! A classic match-2 concept with dinosaurs, of course 😃 #gamedev #dinosaur

A screenshot of my colorful match-2 game, with dinosaurs and a penguin on the tiles, they sleep when the tile is unclickable

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Then as I was studying interiors, I found new brushes to play with and a new art style to explore! Petit Grou invaded those studies as well... 😁 #digitalart #dinosaur

A picture of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, in front of my cintiq screen. It displays a digital painting of a shelf with plants

The digital painting from the previous picture

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

My first solo Game Jam for Gamecodeur! Still in 2017, made in Lua with Löve2D and I used the dinosaurs that invaded my food project earlier 😁 "Trouve ton dino" is based on a very simple concept, the player must find the right dinosaur! #gamedev #gamejam #dinosaur

A screenshot of my code in lua and the game in Löve2D, with dinosaurs

A screenshot of the Löve2D screen: one dinosaur on top, and a grid of different dinosaurs, the player must find the matching one

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Things got serious! In 2017 I started Gamecodeur tutorials and I finally got the hang of programming after many years of trials and failure. I made Petit Grou move for the first time! 😃 #gamedev #pixelart

A screenshot of my code in lua and the scene in Löve2D: Petit Grou the dinosaur with a parachute in pixel art

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

For the Global Game Jam 2017, I wanted to draw food, the theme was "microwave", and we made a fighting game 🤣 And I drew a loooot of food and I even made a sprite package 😁 ➡️ sev-4.itch.io/food #digitalart #globalgamejam #dinosaur

A picture of a lot of food drawn in a cartoon style, with small arms, and my dinosaurs in the same art style

2 Screenshots of our global game jam "Heat me Baby" , a microwave fighting game

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Petit Grou and the Eiffel Tower! To close the 2016 review, Petit Grou as the main character of another PixelJoint weekly challenge! #pixelart #dinosaur

A pixel picture of a small velociraptor plushie at the feet of the Eiffel Tower

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Petit Grou and horses. I regularly study horses and birds for training and now Petit Grou must be involved 🤣 #digitalart #horse #dinosaur

A digital painting of a horse, with Petit Grou, a small velociraptor on top

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

From start to finish! Still in 2016, Petit Grou started invading my artworks 😱🤣 #digitalart #dinosaur

Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, in front of a screen where plant sprites are displayed

Petit Grou again, this time the whole landscape with trees and the former post's plants is displayed on the screen, and I added him running in the picture

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

One week of Petit Grou 🥳 Kirou joins the team! He's a cute young serious T-Rex 🦖 a gift from my sister ☺️ They pose in front of a background I made in 2016 for training 💪 #dinosaur #digitalart

Two dinosaur plushies before a computer screen showing a digital painting of a forest

The same digital painting, a forest in a cartoon art style

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Petit Grou as a model for PixelJoint's weekly challenge! I joined PixelJoint in 2008 and I took part of many challenges, it was a perfect way to learn and experiment as a pixel artist ☺️ But most importantly: dino feathers or not? 🦕 #pixelart #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, in front if my screen which displays 3 pixel art pictures of dinosaurs: one yellow with stripes, one green with feathers and one skeleton

3 pixel art pictures of dinosaurs: one yellow with stripes, one green with feathers and one skeleton

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Pens & Petit Grou Wacom pen, iPad pen, any pen, Petit Grou nibbles everything! Here with my first bullet journal, Cintiq or iPad pro... #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, holding a pen in its mouth, on a bullet journal

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, holding an ipad pen in its mouth, behind an ipad showing an illustration of him

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, holding a wacom pen in its mouth, before a cintiq screen showing some lineart

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Petit Grou helps on all my projects, here's the very beginning of the Spooky Town (my masterpiece 😎) in 2016!!! I kept working on this project ever since, and I'm planning to publish a new package very soon! Available on itch: sev-4.itch.io/spooky-town #gamedev #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, on top of my former wacom cintiq. The screen shows isometric houses and trees drawn in Photoshop

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Such a cute smile! Just looking at Petit Grou makes me happy!!! 😃 #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie, he has very crooked teeth

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

I already had a blog called Pingouin & Raptor for many years. The raptor used to be green and much bigger. Then I met Petit Grou in a shop in Seoul in September 2013... He's just the perfect velociraptor plushie 💛 This blog still exists: pingouinraptor.blogspot.com?m=1 #gamedev #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushie with a cute mug where it's written: "wake up and make your dreams come true" with a unicorn

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 17/08/2026

Did you know that Petit Grou was the main character of my first social media accounts and of my game jams when I was learning how to program? For his 13th Petit Grou Day, I will tell his story again 😃 #sologamedev #dinosaur

A photo of Petit Grou, my velociraptor plushy, holding a brush in its mouth, before a watercolor palette and papers

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Because I left adobe last year and it looks like linktree turned evil as well, I revived my old handmade website from the past and I had to add 8 years if work to it 😅, it's finally almost complete! That took quite some time 🙃: sev4games.neocities.org #videogameart #website #portfolio

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Dan Marshall @danthat.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I realised this ages ago, back when it was clear it didn't fucking work.

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InnerSpiral (the scary version) @innerspiral.lol · 16/06/2026

Fuck it. While I'm still mad, let’s talk about the apathy starting around AI. Do not let people online gaslight you into accepting the slop into your life. When you discover something you rely on has been secretly using it in the backend, you do not shrug. You don't just sigh and keep scrolling.

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

This week in Hungry Cat Nonogram: my little chef cat is back!! Maybe one of my favorite custo 🤔 I will start working on another one very soon 😁 #gamedev #indiedev

A screenshot of the customization shop this week in the mobile game Hungry Cat Nonogram

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Tim Dawson @ironicaccount.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

if you're feeling down about genAI please remember that it is a) intensely unpopular b) immensely unprofitable c) being propped up by people who NEED it to succeed, will spend any amount to create an illusion of a win but still keep failing and leaving the people they work with caked in shit

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Eternal Skies TCG RPG @eternalskies.neocities.org · 25/05/2026

Hello everyone, I just made this starter pack for game devs who refuse to use generative AI. In any capacity at all, including for ideas or placeholders or code or inspiration or whatever excuses people have. No AI use, period. Let me know if you want added. go.bsky.app/6DRdowf

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Would love to be added as well 😊

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

"Le Tour de toutes les Tours" Part 2, starting in Stuttgart 😃 It's time for me to meet the first tower from the fifties 😁 #stuttgart #fernsehturm #tvtower

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CASI ✈️🌹 SAGA Barcelona Game Fest @handle.invalid · 07/05/2026

we are 9 people shy of reaching 200 followers ⭐💗 our studio is a workers-owned cooperative. we love the craft, so we won't resort to something else hallucinating for us. if we need to bounce off ideas, we call friends, we have each other...

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Today in Hungry Cat Nonogram, we released a new fresco and it's maybe my masterpiece 😅 it took me longer to work on this one but I'm so happy how it turned out, hopefully, it will be a good challenge to our players! 😃 (No spoil in the picture) Links: linktr.ee/Sev_4 #mobilegame #indiedev #pixelart

A photo of a kitten, wondering: "Purr... When can I play frescoe again?"

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

"Le Tour de toutes les Tours" part 1.5 A little adventure before part 2 😁 #germany #mannheim #fernsehturm #fernmeldeturm

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RJ Palmer 🔜 LBX 637 @rj-palmer.com · 19/04/2026

The way profit maxxing corpo culture has invaded every form of art through algorithms pushing people into daily posting is really weighing on me lately. Efficiency and regularity of making "content" being prized above all else feels so grim, man.

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Tristan Elwell @tristanelwell.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I don't want to shoot videos I don't want to post tutorials I don't want to show my process I don't want to pour varnish I don't want to turn my canvas I don't want to record my screen I don't want to cultivate parasocial relationships I just want to make pictures and shitpost

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Sev_4 @sev4games.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

About sprites: I made several sprite packages along the years, and they're available on my ko-fi: ko-fi.com/sev_4games Also on itch! (And the asset store but I can't update it) Every support counts, cause I'm still struggling with burnout and I can't take much work 🥲 #digitalart #2Dartist #sprites

A mock-up with the 2d sprites from my project "Spooky Town", a village in a gloomy atmosphere

A mock-up with the 2d sprites from my project "Fantasy Town", an underwater city

A mock-up with the 2d sprites from my project "Fantasy Town", a medieval fantasy colorful town

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