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Eric Billingsley

@sparsegamedev.bsky.social
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Indie dev in Ottawa. Made Spring Falls. Making games in PICO-8. Previously worked on TUNIC & Cuphead. website: sparse.ca itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io

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Werxzy @werxzy.itch.io · 16/08/2026
Mr Swop is now released and submitted to #lowrezjam itchio: werxzy.itch.io/mr-swop Lexaloffle BBS: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=158... #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #itchio
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 14/07/2026
OTT/\W/\..! TOMORROW, WE RIDE..!! /\/\/\/\// Join us for our last Show n Chill for the summer!! /\/\/\\ Games. Pals. Vibes. You. Me. Everyone else! July 15th @avantgardebar.bsky.social 8PM Also, join our discord to never miss a dirty beat dirty-rectangles.com/discord
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Revertices @revertices.com · 02/06/2026
You can check out Revertices hot 'n' fresh new demo for #SteamNextFest - you get to play as all three characters and be grinded into a paste by unspeakable bosses. SHAPES NOW
Promotional image for Steam Next Fest 2026, June 15-June 22, specific to Fuzzy Void Collective demo "Revertices" - the Revertices key art showcases three simple, bright-colored characters holding weapons
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sourencho 🍄 Mimic Meadows! @sourencho.com · 28/05/2026
The demo is out now! 🐇 🐐 🦅 🐢 🐅 Mimic Meadows is puzzle game about transforming into animals by mimicking their movement. Discover creative ways to wield this power while solving mind-bending puzzles. And attempt to unearth the many secrets of the meadows! store.steampowered.com/app/4136640/...
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Draknek & Friends @draknek.bsky.social · 16/05/2026
Really enjoyed this PICO-8 puzzle platformer, Carrot Kingdom! www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=156...
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Carrot Kingdom!
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Dan Floyd @danfloydplus.bsky.social · 03/04/2026
I know ALL of the best video game animation released in 2025, and now you can too #animation #gamedev
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The Best Game Animation of 2025
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GP @mousefountain.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Little bit of tool tinkering.
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Myriame・.🦂 @mllepilgrim.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
I am so, *so* fucking proud of the work folks have done to unionize at Heart Machine. 🖤
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Kevin Jay Stanton @kevinjaystanton.bsky.social · 25/02/2026
I illustrated a Tunic playing card deck for @fangamer.com
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Jonah Davidson @hangedman.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Finally got a minute to do a quick writeup on how I printed the arcade cabinet, since many folks asked about making their own. www.hangedmandesign.com/mute-city-ar...
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Mute City (Arcade)
Someone showed up in an online community I frequent, asking around $4000 for a classic SEGA 'Astro City' arcade cabinet. I've always wanted one, but almost immediately I realized I'd have to drive fiv...
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Castlerigg Standing Stone, pencil and charcoal #art
A pencil and charcoal drawing of one of the standing stones at Castlerigg Stone Circle; an unusually shaped stone with moss growing around the base.
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
ok this is low key done adamatomic.itch.io/kolydr i'll do a cute post and lexaloffle cart later today!
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KOLYDR by Adam Saltsman
Get gems or die trying.
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 21/01/2026
Tonight, Ottawa!!
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Finji @finjico.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Next week we're wrapping up #CorgiJam with a livestream! Join us at twitch.tv/finjico on Thursday, January 22 at 6PM EST as we play some CorgiJam games!
CorgiJam Wrap-up Livestream promotional graphic. Featuring photos of Adam Saltsman, Finji Co-founder and Director, Eric Billingsley, TUNIC level designer, and Jonah Davidson, Finji Quality Assurance.
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ghettobastler @ghettobastler.com · 11/01/2026
My very short entry for #CorgiJam is done ! I left a lot of things on the cutting room floor, and I didn't have time to implement a lot of mechanics, so there's only a few levels, but still : I'm happy with the result ! ghettobastler.itch.io/celestial-se... #pico8 #gamedev
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
uh oh it s time for : new game. this one is ❄️ SPACE CORGI 2: SNOWHOUND PROTOCOL ❄️ 🐶 pilot my ACTUAL dog s 🔄 switch freely between dogs (UNLIKE space corgi ONE) 🌭 one dog is PRETTY LONG 🍞 the other is NOT USEFUL 🧱 30 levels !! what? in ONE GAME? listen adamatomic.itch.io/space-corgi-2
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 12/01/2026
I made a puzzle game for @finjico.bsky.social's CorgiJam! Dig holes and fill them in again Move trees around Bonk into walls All this and more in The Shovelling Hour itch: sparsegamedev.itch.io/the-shovelli... BBS: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=154... #CorgiJam #gamedev #pico8 #puzzlegame
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The Shovelling Hour by SPARSE//GameDev
Puzzling shovelling
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 18/12/2025
I didn't have time to make a #pico8 Advent game this year, but I did do the music for bikibird's fantastic sheep herding game! Really happy with how it came out. Go play it!
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
holy moly, ok! we did it?? we made a collection??? it's the first 13 games, bundled up with unlockable dev notes, updated audio, some sneaky bug fixes, cloud saves, and Steam Deck support!! store.steampowered.com/app/4044300/...
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CorgiSpace on Steam
CorgiSpace is a collection of 8-bit games that have short legs on purpose. This anthology includes more than a dozen action, adventure, arcade, and puzzle games, and each can be thoroughly explored in...
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amelia h @amegosh.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
Long time no see! I’ll be open for contract work again mid-december, so if you’ve got dramatic environments that need painting or pitch decks that need art or really any old (visual) thing I could be YOUR gal 🫵 ameliaherman.artstation.com
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 14/10/2025
TOMORROW, OTTAWA
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 09/10/2025
🌷Spring Falls is now available on Google Play!🌷 Erode the landscape, direct the flow of water, and bring wildflowers to life in this peaceful puzzle game Play Store: play.google.com/store/apps/d... #puzzle #android #indiegame
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Revertices @revertices.com · 01/10/2025
Big news everyone... We officially have a release window for Revertices! Revertices will be releasing on Steam and Itch in *Q4 2026*!! Please see the latest trailer below! www.youtube.com/watch?v=PkCj...
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Revertices Announcement Trailer
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 10/09/2025
/// OTTAWA SHOW & CHILL \\\ ||| WED SEPT. 17th 8PM ||| \\\ AVANT GARDE BAR /// ----------------------------------- chill vibes w/ local games and pals -----------------------------------
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Kikottan 🐢 MORROCOY Studios 🐢 @kikottan.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Turns out making a #turnbased #mockup is more addictive than I thought. Here are some updates: I reworked the cliff tiles, but the new version was too detailed compared to the unit sprites so i scrapped it. 😅 What do you guys think? #gameboy #retro #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ドット絵 #gbc
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kezia @keziaa.bsky.social · 07/07/2025
The Weird Little Guy Games starter pack is LIVE!! For all the games that fit the vibe of weird little guy and the developers that make them! go.bsky.app/Du6YrYP #indiedev #gamedev
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Linker @linker.itch.io · 26/06/2025
Hey!! Both Elephantasy and it's sequel/spinoff Elephantasy: Flipside are 50% off on Steam right now!! If you haven't picked them up yet, now's a great time! AND, you'd be helping a queer artist make their rent!! 🐘 store.steampowered.com/app/1459540/... store.steampowered.com/app/2284310/...
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10,000 Motivated Rats @bombsfall.bsky.social · 19/06/2025
This is porn for people who become deeply fixated on chaotic energetic fluid things like clouds, nebulae, flowing water, giant fucking explosions, etc. Or so I've heard.
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 15/06/2025
. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . /Ottawa Show n Chill\ \Wednesday June 18/ . ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . ݁˖ . ݁. ݁₊ ⊹ . Games//Friends//Vibes 8PM @ Avant Garde Bar
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droqen and 24 others @droqen.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
The End of Gameplay is out RIGHT NOW! My masterpiece. A pixel art adventure through my mind, broken by kill gameplay 🔪 love, droqen store.steampowered.com/app/3120040/...
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b lyin @hexcavator.bsky.social · 28/04/2025
GOOD MORNING The Crips for eSims for Gaza Itch Bundle is live! itch.io/b/2965/crips... 200+ video games, TTRPGs, zines, comics, & more $16+ to support Palestinians surviving occupation! On sale April 28-May 20 🇵🇸✊❤️ SPREAD THE WORD!
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Werxzy @werxzy.itch.io · 28/04/2025
Snekburd is finally out! itchio : werxzy.itch.io/snekburd Lexaloffle BBS : www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=166... #pico8 #gamedev #indiedev #itchio
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SweetHeart Squad @sweetheartsquad.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
"Taxi Quest 67" is a game about a road trip for #RoadTripJam2025. It's a fourthquel to our Taxi Quest trilogy, and you can play it right now in your browser on itch! sweetheartsquad.itch.io/taxi-quest-67
A screenshot of Taxi Quest 67. Two people sit in a boat travelling down a river. One of the people is saying "I just disagree that a river is a road."
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Happy birthday to TUNIC! #TunicGame #pixelart #pico8
Pixel art of the Tunic fox in the overworld
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sarah webb! @sarahwebb.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Glow, Quiet, and Pollen 🌱 all the early season concepts I made for I Was A Teenage Exocolonist
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brendan mordheim @brendanmcleod.dev · 01/03/2025
But that's not all - today is the debut of PAPER LABYRINTHS, a new show from @nictringali.bsky.social and me that features conversations about cross-disciplinary game design. Tabletop, board games, immersive theater, video games, and the people that work and make art where those disciplines meet.
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Technology Connections @techconnectify.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
Surely this new video won't make me seem like a crank. www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEJp...
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Algorithms are breaking how we think
YouTube video by Technology Connections
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 22/02/2025
I'm rewriting my platforming physics -- it's going really well #pico8 #gamdev
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Dirty Rectangles @dirty-rectangles.com · 07/02/2025
<> Ottawa Show & Chill <> Feb 19th, 2025 @ Avant Garde Bar 8PM Show <> Chill <> Hang Games w. friends <> Friends w. games
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Owen Deery @owendeery.com · 15/02/2025
telemetry
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Eric Billingsley @sparsegamedev.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
updraft #pico8 #gamedev
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Michael Koloch @michaelkoloch.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
I released my first solodev jam game in years: SPHONGOS You can play it here: mkoloch.itch.io/sphongos Plays in browser and works on mobile. Or directly in Pico-8: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=147... Would love some feedback! General praise is also fine. Thank you :* #gamedev #pico8 #pixelart
A photo of a Powkiddy RGB30 handheld gaming device showing my game named SPHONGOS in the Pico-8 game browser sploreA gif showing gameplay from SPHONGOS. The player is running around shooting a laser at mushrooms to break and collect themA screenshot of SPHONGOS gameplay. The player is shooting a laser at a mushroom inside a lava cave.A gif showing gameplay from SPHONGOS. The player enters the lab, delivers samples into a machine and buys an upgrade for more oxygen supply
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Noel Berry @noelfb.bsky.social · 16/02/2025
I made a lightweight SDL3 + SDL GPU + ImGui + C# example: github.com/NoelFB/ImGui...
A screenshot of a Dear ImGui window in C#
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tommulgrew.itch.io @tommulgrew.itch.io · 08/02/2025
There's a work-in-progress version of my world generator here: www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=147... Or type "load #mot_adv" into #pico8
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Cameron Gazey @skaarjslayer.bsky.social · 09/02/2025
Sprites, floors, skies/ceilings, lighting, all back up and running. Here's a little test. #pico8 #indiedev #gamedev
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adamatomic @adamatomic.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
alright y'all let's let's just do this SKELETON GELATIN, out now on adamatomic.itch.io/skeleton-gel... !! 🍮 World's FIRST "blobtroidvania" (maybe) (I haven't checked) 📉 No upgrades 💀 No HP 🏃 No jumping 🏆 No items I do not recommend attempting an all-skulls run until you have finished a regular!
the logo for SKELETON GELATIN, featuring a skull instead of a letter O. the world gelatin is blobby and green
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Gareth DAMIAN MARTIN | Jump Over the Age @jumpovertheage.com · 31/01/2025
CITIZEN SLEEPER 2 is💫OUT NOW!💫 Get a ship, find a crew, and take on contracts while you navigate across the Starward Belt, in this Dice Driven RPG. “The perfect sequel, offering complexity, consequence, and quiet optimism in a world of strife.” - PCGamesN links below 👇
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David Fields @lokistriker.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
It its the time for the frog, the frog and the well, the well and the will, the will and the soup. "Froglegs" is out. A new platformer for #pico8 played with two buttons. Easy to learn, easy to fall. Play it on lokistriker.itch.io/frog #gamedev #indiedev
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