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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Been toying around with the PS1 / PSX horror/liminal art style. Mostly texturing and environment design. Just wanted to share some of the progress. It's been fun to do something a bit different/simpler than I normally do. #silenthill #backgrooms #horrorgames #playstation #gameart #blender #psx

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

As devs, there are periods of exploration and then periods of showcase. I "Wonka" which is where I close the factory and work in secret. Turns out, I need to show what I'm capable of, so I'll be back to posting more. Hello! Here's a recent Godot 3D course project: #gamedev #godot4 #godot #3D

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Finished my #LudumDare jam entry with time to spare for once. Kept my project simple. Happy with the result. Can't ask for more than that. Please Press Button Takes about 1-2 minutes to play in your web browser. #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #ld59 #uiux #godot ldjam.com/events/ludum...

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

Ludum Dare 59: Signal! Didn't get things together in time for a solid entry last year. This year I'm scoping better, keeping it minimal, and sticking to my strengths. Gonna sleep, then back to wrapping things up. Please Press Button. #ludumdare #ld59 #gamedev #indiedev #uiux #godot

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Working on design patterns and clean code. A test project, but all my own Writing/UI/Sound/Music/Code. (BGs from Unsplash with some light Photoshop.) The nice part is all of this work can directly flow into my Steam project. Including saving/loading! #gamedev #indiedev #cleancode #uiux #godot

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Been busy, but SO excited! Writing clean(er) code is so helpful and eye opening! The dialogue is for me to chuckle at. The sounds are obviously...borrowed. 🤫 BG is from Unsplash and then run through a cutout filter. Made in Godot. #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot #ScreenshotSaturday #VN #CleanCode

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

It's Thing Thursday! 🛠️🎮 (I'm making this up. But why not?) Got most of the UI in and working for the Options menu. Just a couple more elements to do...but hey! I did The Thing! Did you do The Thing today? What's your Thing? Whatcha do? #gamedev #indiedev #gameui #uiartist #uidesign #thingthurs

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 01/08/2025

Working on the pause menu for my horror game. I hate when you open a menu by mistake and have to wait for the animation to finish, so here you can reverse it instantly. Godot helped make that easy. store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #indiegames #horrordev #horrorvn #ui #gamedev #godotengine

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

TFW your game about manipulation and passive aggression mirrors that messaging in its menu system. But at least the music is meditative. 🎧 store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #gamedev #indiedev #creepy #severancefans #portal #scifigames #scifihorror #horror #horrorgames #blackandwhite #vngames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

I'm pretty vocal in my skepticism of wishlists or relying on their conversion. But today marks 1 month of my game being on Steam to wishlist and I just crossed my first 100! I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #vn #visualnovel

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

I know gamers were sooo mad at Portal for not getting any cake. So my scifi corporate office horror VN solves that in the first five minutes. If you're hungry, come eat. store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... Available for Wishlist #gamedev #horrordev #visualnovel #severancefans #portal

A screenshot from a black-and-white visual novel video game. The image shows a close-up of a smiling man in a suit, surrounded by unnervingly cheerful coworkers in patterned office clothing. The characters’ exaggerated expressions and tight framing create a surreal, claustrophobic tone. A dialogue box at the bottom reads: “COWORKER 5: Did you have any cake yet?”

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 13/07/2025

My game's chaotic intro is "dev heavy" on purpose. Starting with the most complicated scene forced me to refactor early so I dodge pain later. store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #horrorgaming #gamedev #godot4 #screenshotsaturday #portalfans #severancefans #scifi #visualnovel #godot #indiedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

Yay! It feels gross to look at this! 🥳 store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... Just another creepy day at the office. I'm sure it's fine. (Why can I smell his breath? 😬) #horrorgames #gamedev #visualnovel #godot4 #gamedev #psychologicalhorror #freakyfriday #horrordev #horrorstreamers #scifigames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Still some sfx and polish passes left, but it's fun bringing this creepy story to life. I'm a big fan of games where choices actually matter, and here, they define you. store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... You can wishlist now. 😰 Out this summer. 😎 #indiedev #gamedev #vn #horror #ホラーゲーム #選択肢

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Spent the weekend adding lines to the intro for my upcoming horror game: I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning. store.steampowered.com/app/3… Still some testing to do, but I should be able to set up save/load from anywhere AND a story flow menu soon. 🤞🙇🤞 #gamedev #indiegames #horrorgames #godot4

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Yes, I'm making a deeply uncomfortable short sci-fi horror game designed to fill you with anxiety. That doesn't mean it can't have absurdist elements inspired by Phoenix Wright. store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #visualnovel #horrorgames #indiedev #gamedev #absurd #horrorscifi

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Whatever do you mean? You're safe here.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Implementing dialogue for my dystopian horror game "I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning" like: "Don't be jealous that I've been chatting online with babes... all day." store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/... #indiegamedev #visualnovel #horrorgame #ナラティブゲーム #ゲーム開発 #gamedev #dystopia #officeick

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Excited to bring my drum & bass work back in my upcoming horror game: I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning. Music will be a huge part of the experience. For an idea of how I use sound, here’s an older track I scored & animated: "On Your Tail" #gamedev #gamemusic #indiemusic #indiegames #solodev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

Good morning! The trailer and Steam page for I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning has launched! If you're into dystopian science fiction like Severance/Portal, have an ever-growing fear of AI, and enjoy short psychological horror stories, then check it out! #horrorgame #indiedev #creepy #gamedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

As of a few minutes ago, the Steam store page for my game is all set and approved for launch! The page and the trailer will both go live on Friday morning on Silhouette Games: @silhouettegames.bsky.social Thanks again to everyone following along. #IWLTWYGM #gamedev #horrorgames #visualnovel

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 27/04/2025

Nature's balloon animals.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Still haven't gone fully digital yet (you can still see some scribbly pencil), but I'm excited that these are finally looking like real game OCs. #gamedev #indiedev #art #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos #digitaldrawing #illustration #blskyart

A stylized digital portrait of a smiling anime-style girl with deep navy blue hair, golden brown eyes, and medium tan skin. She wears a white headband, white top with thin straps, and a gold choker necklace. The background is purple with halftone comic-style patterns and diagonal black and white framing. The date "04/24 S64" is handwritten to the side.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 23/04/2025

Lately I've been trying to push my style further - go cleaner, clearer, more intentional. Today feels like a step in the right direction. #gamedev #indiedev #art #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos #digitaldrawing #illustration #artsky

A centered anime-style portrait of a freckled girl with brown pigtails tied with red bows. She has warm brown eyes and a soft, gentle smile. The background is blue with a subtle halftone dot pattern that fades diagonally from top left to bottom right. The image is framed by bold diagonal white and black stripes, giving it a graphic, modern presentation. The artwork is signed "04/22 S64" in the lower right.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Might be a bit too happy that my phone started recognizing my drawings as portrait photography. 😋 Gives off a little Chisato energy, yeah? #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos #lycorisrecoil

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Daily Practice - 04/16 Decided to go with a more wild character drawing this time. Tried to put a little more into the expression and hair design. #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 17/04/2025

Daily Practice - 04/16 Went back to the other style and wanted to do some hair studies. Tried again with this one and I feel like it's working better. #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #hairstudy #dailystudy

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 16/04/2025

Daily Practice - 04/16 Played with a softer style tonight but I really do want to stick closer to the standard anime look. Hmmm. #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Daily Practice - 04/14 Working on gaze, hair, clothing, and accessories. Keeping to busts. The goal is vn characters. Thanks for any encouragement. #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Daily Practice - 04/13 Redrew this so many times I thought I was going to wear through the paper, but it looks like she might forgive me... 👀🙏 #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #gameart #animeart #ocart #originalcharacter #dailysketch #animeart #sketchpractice #oc #アニメ女の子 #かわいい #dibujosbonitos

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

Daily Art Practice and Steps - 04/12 Figured out a few things today. In some ways I feel like I went backwards but in other ways forwards. Thanks for checking it out. #gamedev #indiedev #smallartist #ocart #artpractice #artsteps #howidraw #howiart #vnart #anime

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

"I hope you're hungry... for nothing!" But for real, it's fun to make little animations like this chest item reveal in Godot. #gamedev #indiedev #animation #godot4 #gameart #gameanimation #gamedevhumor #emptyinside

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

Growth can be hard to spot in the dark. Sometimes it doesn't feel like you're improving - until you look back. Redrew a sketch from 2016. Felt good. #art #glowup #artprogress #sketch #throwback #animeart #characterdesign #drawing #pencilsketch #artjourney #イラスト #アナログ絵 #描きました #vnart #oc #ocart

A rough pencil sketch of a surprised anime-style character with large goggles on their head, a top bun, and a wide open mouth. The face is stylized with exaggerated proportions and a simple outline.

A clean pencil redraw of the same anime-style character, now with refined facial proportions, expressive eyes, and a more defined mouth. The goggles, hair bun, and hair strands are drawn with more structure and clarity, showing technical improvement and stronger shape design.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

Some more examples of my work: digital drawing, 3D, and game dev/narrative design. #PortfolioDay

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 09/04/2025

It's #PortfolioDay again, so here is my work! I'm an indie game dev who posts art, music, animation, and 3D almost daily. I love stacking new skills and using them to level up every part of what I create. If that sounds cool, then welcome aboard! 😋 #gamedev #indiedev #smallartist #b3d #pixelart

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

A quick anime-style character sketch with a splash of color! ✏️🎨 Trying to balance looseness and clarity. I did some breakdowns this week that helped I think with facial balance. Drawn traditionally, then cleaned up digitally. Might keep pushing this one later. #gamedev #indiedev #vnart #oc #ocart

Side-by-side images of an anime-style character illustration. On the right is the original pencil sketch, showing a young woman with a high ponytail, confident expression, and casual sweater. On the left is a cleaned-up and digitally colored version. Her hair is blonde, eyes blue, lips soft red, and her sweater is a cool violet-blue. The background is a muted red. The lines remain sketchy and expressive, maintaining a hand-drawn feel.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

This has been my life for the last 3 days of LD57, so I'm just proud of myself for making "most of a thing that works and has music/art/sfx and interactivity" while constantly thinking my ceiling is about to collapse! Woo!

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

So I forgot that Ludum Dare gives you an hour to submit and I used my last dev hour exporting builds instead of putting in enemy behavior and any kind of game over or damage for the player. Buuuuut I made a thing! And here it is: Deep Bat Rage! ldjam.com/events/ludum... #gamedev #indiedev #ld57

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

Needed to test if the drops had enough pop, so I rigged it to spawn them wherever I clicked instead of firing bullets. Boom. Money 'splosions. 💰💥 #gamedev #ludumdare #ld57 #indiedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

More Ludum Dare 57 gamedev action for your Screenshot Saturday. Definitely workin'. Time to start adding some stuff to blast. Screen shake's comin' - you know I love dat juice. 😋 #screenshotsaturday #ludumdare #indiedev #ゲーム開発 #ピクセルアート #gamedev #ld57 #pixelart #retrogaming #devlog #smolgames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

This is not the gameplay I ordered. 🤔 But it IS silly. 🙃😋 #gamedev #indiedev #godot4 #ludumdare #ld57 #retrogame

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Okay having Perturbator on is kinda cheating. Basic walking and idle animations in. #ld57 #ludumdare57 #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #retrogames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

Alright. Time to drown my own feed for 48-72 hours. Let's see what we can do Ludum Dare. First post. Base character. Ground tiles. Resolution set. Perturbator blasting. #indiedev #gamedev #ludumdare #ld57

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Finally posting the timelapse for this one. Drew Maka from Soul Eater at the end of March—still figuring out my digital workflow. #souleater #maka #fanart #animeart #digitalart #drawing #timelapse #sketch #procreate #csp #photoshop #stylizedart #アニメ #イラスト #dailydrawing #artvideo #artprocess

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