iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Meet Nimbus — better known as Nimby. He’s Borough’s last longtime resident, keeper of its history, and your loudest opponent whenever you try to rebuild the island. You can earn his trust over time. Historical preservation helps. So do pastries.

Character portrait sheet for Nimbus “Nimby,” Borough’s longtime resident and graveyard caretaker, showing multiple hand-drawn expressions and poses.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Welcome to Borough. A solo-developed life sim + city builder about rebuilding an abandoned island community. Plan it. Build it. Meet the neighbours. Navigate local politics. I’ll be sharing the development of Borough here as the island comes back to life.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Ooo I’m starting to prototype… mostly grey boxes right now. I’ll post some visuals once it gets interesting.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Sorry I’ve been quiet the past little while… I’m trying to be a good dev and create a game design document.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Officially in Montreal! Just getting set up, but hopefully I can get back to game dev soon!!

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Haven’t been able to touch Borough a lot since we’re in the middle of getting to move to Montreal. Just a little street car action. #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Refining the borough map and defining those outside boundaries. #gaming #indiegames #gamedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Playing paralives right now is research right??? Yeah research…. #indiegaming

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Hey! I was thinking of creating a starter pack for indie city builder devs. Would anyone be interested in being added to it? #indiegamedev #citybuilder

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hey devs! At what point in the game dev process would you set up your steam page? Poot Patrol was mobile only so this will be my first time releasing on Steam. #indiedev #steam #gamedev #marketing

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

Hey devs! At what point in the game dev process would you set up your steam page? Poot Patrol was mobile only so this will be my first time releasing on Steam. #indiedev #steam #gamedev #marketing

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

More dynamic environmental shader stuff. Being Canadian snow is a big part of life. ❄️ Made the landscape shader gain snow as it snows and melts when it warms up. #unrealengine #indiedev #gamedev #gaming

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

Finally something flashy I can show. Got my water shader with water reaction trails working. It uses canvas render targets to project a mask for the waves. #unrealengine #indiegamedev #gamedev #shaders

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

I’ve been quietly been working on the core structure systems for Borough. Nothing is fancy yet, but I’ve been making good progress! Save system ✅ Time/Speed System ✅ Season System ✅ Weather System ✅ Build Tool ✅ Terrain Tool✅ Road Tool ✅ Destroy Tool ✅ Basic NPC Nav ✅ Scheduling ✅ #indiedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Working on the building tool for Borough. Having some fun with the bugs. #indiegame #solodev #gamedev #unrealengine

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dreamin' @dreaminerryday.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

cancel your adobe subs asap and use non adobe products if you haven't already

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Doing some art direction stuff today. Working out the swatch options for customization. Borough had a very distinct style so I’m selecting swatches that will fit the world. #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #soloddev #swatch #colors

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New Dev Log! I’ve been trying to find a way to marry traditional collage and drawing with new Ai tools to speed up work flows. I’ve been experimenting with Krita and feel like it is a happy medium. The process will change as Ai tech evolves but it’s a start. bit.ly/4b3Vawu

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Art Exploration & Tech Integration — SL Black Studios

A look at art style exploration AI work processes for Borough.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

New profile BG. Been working on style exploration for Borough. I think I have the artistic direction almost nailed down. 🤞 I’ll make a dev log post about the style direction exploration and process soonish? #indiegames #cozygames #gamedev #indiedev #krita

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Art Exploration & Tech Integration — SL Black Studios

A look at art style exploration AI work processes for Borough.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Why is setting up a leaderboard on Google Play Services taking longer than developing a whole game itself??? 😭😭😭😭 #google #android #googleplay #devtroubles

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

Starting to prepare for the move to the Belle Province. Going to be a little quiet here for the next little bit.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 02/03/2026

Still working on porting Poot Patrol to Android… Google Play Services has to be one of the most difficult platforms to set up leaderboards on. Hopefully I’ll figure it out soon 😭😅 #indiegame #android #google #gamedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Alright! Trying something new. I’m going to do my best to document the development of my next project Borough. It will be slow at first, but I think it will be a good experiment. You can read the first post about the concept of the project here: slblackstudios.com/develop #indiegames

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Alright I did it! I’m hip and have a discord now! You can join here! Link is also on my website. Just going to post dev stuff there. Great place to reach me if you want to send feedback. discord.gg/NMwQk8qQ #discord #indiegamedev #gamedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱 That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot. #indiegame #casualgame #ios

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

Wut!! My first game is charting!! 😱 That’s crazy!! Thank you to everyone who is playing Poot Patrol!! It means a lot. #indiegame #casualgame #ios

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hey fellow devs! Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord? #indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Hey fellow devs! Is Discord still a thing? Is it worth it to create a Discord? #indiegamedev #gamedev #discord

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Fabraz - Demon Tides & Bubsy 4D @fabraz.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

We've done it. We've just hit the release button on our biggest game yet... DEMON TIDES IS OUT NOW ON STEAM! AHHHHH! An open world platforming adventure full of mysteries, challenges and a ton of customization! Express yourself through the movement and explore the oceans!

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

And I’ve released my first update for Poot Patrol on IOS. I’ve made some changes to Puff’s level and updated spawn rates to make the game more balanced. Still working on the Android release. Just pulling my hair out a bit with that one. #ios #gamedev #mobile apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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Poot Patrol App - App Store

Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

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Poot Patrol App - App Store

Download Poot Patrol by SL Black Studios Inc. on the App Store. See screenshots, ratings and reviews, user tips and more apps like Poot Patrol.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

AHhhh I did it! I released my first game!!! I’m a real dev now. Poot Patrol is now live on the App Store! Working on the Android release. #ios #mobilegaming #indiegame #gamedev #indiegaming apps.apple.com/ca/app/poot-...

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Poot Patrol was approved for the App Store!! 🎉🎉🙌🎊 Just sent it for distribution!! Still working on the google play store release, but hopefully that will be worked out soon! #indiegame #gamedev #iosgame #mobilegame #appstore

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Google is done too!! 🤞🤞🤞 Hopefully I won’t need too many changes.

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Poot Patrol has officially been submitted for review at the App Store! Working on Google next!! Wish me luck. #iosgaming #gamedev #sologamedev #indiegamedev

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SL Black Studios @slblackstudios.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Posting this here so no one else has to spend three days like I did trying to figure out what I was doing wrong. MAKE SURE YOU HAVE A PATH SET TO YOUR ENTITLEMENTS FILE IN YOUR UNREAL XCODE PROJECT SETTINGS. It took me way too long to find that info. 😭😰😅 #ios #unrealengine

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