Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 29/09/2026After two more afternoons of tinkering I fully fixed it! I hope I won't have to repair a CRT ever again. 040
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 17/09/2026You could play retro games with an emulator and a CRT filter... ...or you can get a CRT, find out that major caps went bad, spend days doing a full recap and hope it won't blow up afterwards. Fingers crossed! Standing on the shoulders of giants who uploaded ancient scanned manuals to archive org. 100
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 09/04/2026Big fan of that myself! The player is basically already halfway inside the game. This file selection menu and the game's save rooms share the same music as well. 1382
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 25/03/2026A slower paced section to change things up. Testing the limits of the grappling hook a bit (and apparantly the amount of relevant space I can fit into view, too) 1377
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Having a lot of fun building rooms lately. I certainly have to keep my own "playtesting" time in check! 24110
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 02/01/2026I'm putting a lot of care into the boss fights of Owlet's Embrace. Here's a preview of what's to come. Will you take on the challenge? #playdate #metroidvania #gamedev 516225
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 15/11/2025Showed and demoed Owlet's Embrace in Hamburg. Had a lot of fun watching other people play the game and chat about their experience, a really eye-opening perspective shift. 080
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Got hit by an idea for a graph-based level logic flow software. You could assign keys to nodes and (complex) conditions to edges. You would be able to logically and visually step through the world, and the program would derive all kinds of metrics for for any given state. This gotta exist already? 130
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 27/06/2025Excited to release a demo of Owlet's Embrace! If you own a Playdate, download it over here: strupf.itch.io/owlets-embrace I'm also moving the full release into 2026. This is allows me to realize my full vision of the game - nonlinear world, replayability, multiple bosses, fleshed out narrative! 07012
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 12/06/2025Swapping between (B) to grapple and (B) to attack. The companion's position indicates which mode is active. What initially started as a workaround for the Playdate's constraints became a natural, intentional and smoothly integrated part of the gameplay. 2323
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 08/06/2025Mockup for the snow area including subtle parallax foreground elements. The "bad part" about getting better at making assets is that eventually you redo them not only once but sometimes twice just because you improve so much and the old assets don't hold up against the new ones anymore... 071
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 29/03/2025WIP main menu. Design goals: - playful and fun - intuitive - seamless transition into gameplay In the future the owlet will be asleep in the save room. The companion will fly through the "4th wall" from menu into the gameplay scene upon starting and gently wake up the owl to continue the game. 040
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 28/03/2025Owlet's Embrace is my take on handcrafting a unique metroidvania to a high standard, aiming to create one of the best 2D experiences on the #playdate. - Multiple careful boss designs - 16-bit era inspired OST - high FPS through a 100% custom engine - speedrun mode - ... 🪶 play.date/games/owlets... 1231
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 19/03/2025Put down pins to remind your future-self of important places in Owlet's Embrace! A quality map is important to me so I'm trying to get the most out of the #playdate here. play.date/games/owlets-embrace/ More news to come in spring 🪶 #indiegame 1447
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 22/02/2025Owlet getting support from a little companion! The spear grants access to weapon attacks but you can't double jump or wall climb anymore. Swap back to the grappling hook for more mobility and your companion will carry the spear while also giving its best to attack nearby enemies. #playdate 0260
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Visual polish! Spikes and obsidian now show a dynamic glare effect to make them more visible. Obsidian is different from other terrain because you can neither climb it nor use the grapple hook on it. A clear visual indicator helps with readibility. #playdate #gamedev 0291
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 03/12/2024Voting for the #playdate community awards is live! Always looking forward to this event. Please consider Owlet's Embrace as your most anticipated upcoming game. docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe73L1ya7TquC5mgOWWYINkVX2eDeKwJRVbevll_2uTQA93wQ/viewform Catalog 🪶 play.date/games/owlets-embrace/ 161
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 16/11/2024A test level to try wall climbing and double jumps in quick succession. Both use stamina which can be increased throughout the game. Notice how wall jumping still remains available to you even if stamina runs out. 0151
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 01/11/2024I'm so happy that I got the opportunity to showcase my upcoming game during the #playdate Update yesterday. Owlet's Embrace is going to be released on Catalog late 2025! 🪶 Wishlist it today already: play.date/games/owlets-embrace/ 150
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 25/10/2024My 1-bit rework of my game's cover art! I don't like the look of converted images so I manually created a native 1-bit version over several days. I really wanted to have the cover on the #playdate. #pixelart 2251
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 20/10/2024Recreated the character illustration of my owlet in 1 bit! Sunday afternoon well spent. #pixelart #playdate 0110
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 25/09/2024Got weapon attacks into the game. Holding a weapon overrides the grappling hook and air jumps, though. Fighting back or mobility - choose the tool for the situation at hand. Quick button press for a stab, hold for stronger and bigger slashing. #playdate #gamedev 1201
Lukas @strupf.bsky.social · 05/09/2024First post here, let's roll! Making a #playdate game, some of you may have seen it once or twice. 1144
