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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 29/09/2026

When your best looking level is a straight line gauntlet from the entrance to the exit using old assets and a couple of headstones you smashed out of a palette in about 10 minutes maybe it's time to think about getting a real level designer... #gamedev #indiegame #pixelgame #pixelart

A pixel art image of a level for Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil showing a graveyard with headstones and iron fencing next to a hedge. The hedge has a door in it.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 26/09/2026

Project: GoodBoy You can now save the Dogs in #Wolfenstein3D. A 34 year old wrong made right again. The knife is now a bone. You can hit enemies with it and save puppers. Compiled from the original source code. Dunno if I can release it, but it exists. #DOSGAMING #RETROGAMING #GAMEDEV #INDIEDEV

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 20/07/2026

Did an #art today. Re-inked a #furry I did about 13 years ago and then tried coloring it. These are the results. Enjoy. #furryart #cute #otter

Art piece of an otter girl in a pink dress standing in front of a blue/white background.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 13/07/2026

I liked Hyperspace. Sort of an in-between from Sagan's Cosmos and Tyson's revival. Old info now, bad graphics, but good narration. Also some killer promo art with Neill.

Actor Sam Neill in front of a background of stars, holding a galaxy in his hands. Promotional image for the 2001 TV series "Hyperspace".

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 09/07/2026

Hello. Meet Mr. Wallingford Albert Higgs. Wally to his friends. He's going to be doing protagonist things in my #MAGS entry for this month's #gamejam which has the theme of "Missing". I don't actually like this style, but it's easier to animate in a crunch. #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

Pixelart of a balding man with some grey hair standing in a pair of green pajamas with a rope belt tied around his middle.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 07/07/2026

For #MAGS in #AGS I've decided that my "thing to learn this #gamejam" is uniform color palette as Andy Blast has had a palette swap several times and is now a non-classic mash of whatever. I've decided on the #lostcenturypalette from LoSpec and @surrealember.bsky.social. #gamedev #indiedev

Screenshot from a WIP adventure game showing the use of the Lost Century Palette. Top row is action buttons with a door, countertop, sink, cooktop, and bed on the screen below.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 03/07/2026

I always wanted to release at least one game on physical media. Floppies and CDs could be done, but an SD card, a printed sticker, and an envelope? That's modern 90's gaming redistribution right there. As for size? 1Gb on the cheap. Can you make your game that small? #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 02/07/2026

Show me a cool physical game

Photo of DOOM for the Super Nintendo Entertainment system.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 28/06/2026

While back I got some feedback on a better trailer. So with better game assets and more levels I decided to make one. What's that thing you say? Yo! A new trailer for Andy Blast just dropped! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgame Get it on #Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2815740/...

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 27/06/2026

Haven't shown any recent footage for Andy Blast. So here's this! No sound because I didn't check my sources before hand. Oops. New Slime Ball enemy looks good, needs some collision and position tweaks, but a good begin. Level needs balancing. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #pixelgame #pixelart

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 26/06/2026

BEHOLD! HE WIGGLES! Not sure if he's walking or rolling, but he's smooth and happy and that's what counts. #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #pixelgame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 24/06/2026

Needed a tanky enemy for Andy Blast since some of the ones that toss stuff have to be weak to gunfire. Everything I made with "muscle" just looked like a Houndeye. So I did this, instead. Getting a lot of mileage out of that skull I drew... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #pixelgame

A ball of green slime with a skull floating in the middle of it.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 18/06/2026

I work on Andy Blast when I: A) Have time B) Am in the mood Here's a new creature that throws skulls at Andy when he's within range along with some level design for a later level in the game. #Demo available on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2815740/ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgame

Screenshot from Andy Blast vs The Forces of Evil showing a small snippet of one of the levels made of pipes and metal walkways. A green slime creature is throwing a skull at Andy.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 15/06/2026

Was curious to see what I could do. 9x9 pixels. Custom palette. If it helps they're yours to use and move as you need. Cheers.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 08/06/2026

Watched "The Running Man" (1987) a hundred times. I don't remember if I ever noticed it before, but the credits on this TV are amazing!

Screenshot from "The Running Man" (1987) showing Killian (Richard Dawson) standing with two others in a news room. Focal point of the image is a television to the right showing rolling credits for the fake television program of the same name. Credits list things like "What next: who knows?", "Title: Type M Wrong", etc.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 06/06/2026

Added this idle animation. Looks chunkier with raw animation output vs the in-game render which has better timing. I do wish BSky let me upload it, unstretched, at a more reasonable size. Little guy is only 16x16. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 04/06/2026

Working on a new little enemy for Andy Blast. Animation still feels a little rough, but not the worst. My fault for sticking to 6 frames for everything. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #pixelart #pixelgame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 21/05/2026

I can’t do much to make the world better, but I did leave work early to nurse a stunned baby bird back to a hoppy, jumpy nugget. Took him back home and let him in the grass. He may not survive due to life, but I wasn’t about to let him die on a cold concrete floor.

Photo of a gloved hand holding a fledgling bird.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 04/05/2026

Wanted to maybe add some more levels to Andy Blast. Had an early idea for a Garden Maze which boiled down to one boss level. Thinking of doing more as I have the assets, but need monsters. Dunno if there's a better way to do "Plant Monster". #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgame

A pixel art piece showing a plant monster with a cabbage like head that's open with a drooling tongue sticking out and surrounded by small teeth. The body resembles a vine, but is colored to look more wooden.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 28/04/2026

Did a test sprite to put Ash from #EvilDead into Andy Blast. He's a bit too big, animation would be nuts, and the code changes a pain so not in the cards right now. Maybe one day in the future. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgame

A pixel art sprite made in the style of Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil (available on Steam) showing Ash Williams from The Evil Dead series.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 25/04/2026

Show off your indie game, the 3 games that inspired it, and link to your game! Andy Blast Vs The Forces of Evil Basically Dangerous Dave, but I guess any Apogee or iD game will do. Available on Steam "soon": store.steampowered.com/app/2815740/ #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelgame

Screenshot of Andy Blast Vs the Forces of Evil showing Andy being punched in the face by a Zombie.

Screenshot from Commander Keen 4 showing Keen standing on a path with a couple of aliens.

Small screenshot of Dangerous Dave And the Haunted Mansion showing Dave reloading his shotgun with zombies wandering around.

Screenshot of Duke Nukem II showing the duke standing on some branches while a guard patrols below.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 24/04/2026

One of he monsters from Andy Blast in its idle walking state. What do you think he's got going on under there? #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #pixelgame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 24/04/2026

An unused Slime Eye creature from Andy Blast. Was going to have him walk in a pin-wheel fashion, but too much to animate so just the one frame exists. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #pixelgame

A pixel art drawing of a slime creature with one round eye in the center held up by two slimy, stocky legs.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 23/04/2026

Got some feedback from my partner about it still looking janky as animations go. So did a few more tweaks. Still only six frames, just shuffled some pixels around and now it looks like this! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgame #pixelart

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 22/04/2026

Okay. I think this is the final animation. Still no idea how he's going to attack. Figure a slime projectile or something. None of my enemies telegraph their attacks. So can be anything. Dangerous Dave had some telegraphing, but hardly noticeable. #pixelart #gamedev #pixelgame #indiedev #indiegame

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 22/04/2026

And now for some janky 6-frame animation! I tried to go for the stretch style and I'm not well practiced at it, but it does save frames and looks okay. I can still see the "hitches" in it, but can't locate them per-frame. Prob needs one more frame. #pixelart #pixelgame #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 22/04/2026

And round three. Keep just poking at it. Like the skull being lifeless now like he's just holding it to be more personable or something. Angry eye off to the side seems okay. Trying to fall somewhere between cartoony and serious I guess. #gamedev #pixelart #pixelgame #indiedev #indiegame

Pixel art of a "Sklime" creature version three. This one still has the skull, but the eye has been moved to a little tendril tot he side and it looks angry.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 22/04/2026

Here is V2 of the "Sklime". Having it look like the slime is holding the skull is neat. The eye there to make it look like it can see and it being oddly angry is nice. Dunno how it will attack tho. Throw an eye? Throw a skull? Bump? Dunno. #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgame

A pixel art image of a second round of prototyping for a "Sklime" enemy which now has less slime on the skull, and a worn out old eyeball sticking out of one of the sockets.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 21/04/2026

Prototype of a "Sklime" monster. Animating it will be an absolute pain, but I like the direction it's going in. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelgame

Pixel art image of a puddle of slime holding up a human skull as its own and dripping with goo.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 17/04/2026

When you try to make a scary new monster, but Senpai syndrome attacks. Gonna have to revisit this little guy I think. #pixelart #pixelgame #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Pixel art image of an orb-like creature looking like an uWu Octorock without the limbs.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 14/04/2026

I wanted to #pixelart but without ideas I changed the colors of Andy Blast. Old version on the right. Not the first time I've changed palettes. I like the new look. Less cartoony, but it would be an entire overhaul since the new blends in the background too much... #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

A side by side comparison of a zombie in two different color schemes from the game Andy Blast Vs the Forces of Evil.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 13/04/2026

I'm terrible at horror and limited palettes. In this piece I tried for both and like the results. #pixelart

Pixelart image of a static filled TV in a dark room. The edges of the room have small highlights in red showing a window, a bookshelf, a teddy bear, and something peaking behind a curtain.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 13/04/2026

Had a game idea for the #C64 a long time ago and made this mockup of a title image. I think it uses C64 palette colors, but unsure now. #pixelart

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 13/04/2026

One of the largest pieces of #pixelart I've ever done. This is mockup for a book cover for The Music of Eric Zahn by Lovecraft.

A pixel art mockup for a book cover. The background has a broken window with swirling smoke being pulled out around a man sitting in a dark room playing a viol. The text reads "The Music of Eric Zahn, H.P. Lovecraft"

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 05/04/2026

And don't forget the Dolphin with Rabies from John Cusack's "One Crazy Summer" which originally featured in #Fallout 4 and can now be found in 76 as well. There are also at lest TWO Jack Nicholson references and a bunch of others. Fun stuff! But these ones stand out to me as "Mega Obscure".

Screenshot from Fallout 76 showing a boat with a skeleton next to a harpoon gun. On the other side of the boat is a Dolphin with Rabies which is a mixed reference to Jaws and the John Cusack film "One Crazy Summer" where a film crew is making a Jaws ripoff using a rabid dolphin.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 05/04/2026

I like #Easter Eggs in games. I esp like them when I feel like they're super obscure AND I get them. Like this recently added bit in #Fallout 76 that's def a reference to Creepshow 2's "The Raft". YT link to the segment if you've not seen it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyb8... #videogames #gaming

A screenshot from Fallout 76 showing a skeleton on the beach of a toxic lake. In the distance a raft with a burned skeleton and a floating collection of goop make up a scene reminiscent of "The Raft" from Creepshow 2.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 04/04/2026

If you see this, I implore you to post a picture from whatever device you’re using with no explanation.

Photo of a blue child’s swimming pool, upside down, in the corner of a yard. Leaves and brown grass surround, and a truck yard lies in the distance.

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SomeWare Studios @someware.cc · 12/03/2026

Everyone’s posting pics for #WhatAGameDevLooksLike and I’m feeling some Imposter Syndrome, but I’ve made games so I’m busting in like the Kool-Aid man w/ some average photo from somewhere in my phone:

A guy sits in the deconstructed kitchen of his mobile home on a hot summers day making a pirate face at the camera. It’s me. I’m the guy.

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