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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 6h

#Solakrats, Devlog 98: In the next episode of “I Did It By Absolute Mare Accident, And Now It’s Here To Stay”! While working on the sequence, I miscalculated my save file, and the intro got transported into a different world segment, and, well, I love it~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 15h

#Solakrats, Devlog 97: I cooked up a new Disclaimer and Intro! The intro itself turned out pretty nice and simple, if I do say so myself~ The disclaimer... well, that thing might actually give you nightmares, creepypasta vibes, huh....? The red is cool, tho! #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 23h

#Solakrats, Devlog 96: My fellas felt a bit lifeless in some areas when it comes to their body language, so I'm starting to revamp their behavio-- ...Buddy.....? You don't have to fake it, you're cool, we're cool! ...... My man, wake up, p-please-- #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 29/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 95: While developing the last feature shown, I accidentally miscalculated big time, and the player was falling straight toward certain doom. Maybe I'll turn it into a 0.01472% chance event someday, huh-- you know, 'cause it's funni. #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 28/09/2026

You got games on your phone...............? #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 28/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 94: There are ssooo many things I’ve been itching to cram into the soon-ish Showcase build, like this weird-cool transition! But then I realised how much hard polish it’d need, and… yeahhh, into the “Later™” pile it goes-- Siiighhh..... #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 23/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 92: I had a craving for a sweet dessert, but I was in need of some blueberry jam.. Lucky for me, my little cat fellas are made of that, sweet! So all I needed to do was implement a quick and convenient gore system, and the baking was done~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 20/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 91: Well….. it happened. RIP. I changed Stamina's UI and logic. Yes, me. I touched the forbidden that HAVEN’T BEEN TOUCHED since the very first devlog!! At least the first impression testers now know what wronged them, ssighhhh.... :[ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 17/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 90: Had a shenanigan moment and got completely luked by it, so I made a quick level-design choice and went, “Oh well.”. Guess I’ll sink a few more minutes into it tonight and make those statues look even nicer placed~ Big Stone Brothers. #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 15/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 89: Today, I had like 5 completely different, very failed, VERY SERIOUS attempts at imitating the checkpoint mark... But then I made this cutesy little ticket! And everything clicked into place- As always, the answer is silliness! Always~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 09/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 86: So, I’m designing how to make it clear enough that you’ve reached the Checkpoints. And, well… why not add NO SPOILERS FOG while we're at it..? Fog and Font are still very much soft WIPs, but hey, they’re starting to get the job done~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 04/09/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 83: I just answered a simple question, that's all. #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 23/08/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 79: After a looonng development break, I had to rewrite the entire Terrain Generation system to accommodate a new, more creative batch of open terrains. With that out of the way... here’s the first test draft of one of them! Kinda chilly~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 29/07/2026

@itspolycube.bsky.social locked me up in his basement to promote the game, and if we don't hit the #gmtk download quota, the consequences will be real-- #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 26/07/2026

And with that.......... GMTK Game Jam is over. AND WITH THAT.......... MY HAND IS AT LAST FREEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!--- *flops dramatically onto the floor* Huge shoutouts to @itspolycube.bsky.social for putting up with all of my feline shenanigans!!~ #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 25/07/2026

Doing GMTK with @itspolycube.bsky.social - Day 3 complete. Oh yeah, it's all coming together~ #gamedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 24/07/2026

Okay, it was funny at first, but... could I please have my hand back, @itspolycube.bsky.social.....? I'm about to drive a car in the middle of the dark night, so tired, and while crashing hard technically would be very silly, I'd prefer to keep my silliness part non-fatal.

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 23/07/2026

No hands were harmed in the making of this game. ... Except mine. The great @itspolycube.bsky.social claimed one of my hands as tribute for his own mysterious purposes. A small price to pay, really. If sacrificing a hand keeps the game gods happy, who am I to argue...?

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 29/06/2026

#Solakrats, Devlog 56: The innocent speedrunning playtesters kept getting obliterated by the invisible death zone, and I was troubled about how to fix it. Then, in my darkest hour, I was blessed by a feline spirit and bestowed its wisdom upon me. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 14/11/2025

The feline blessings were surely with us on this one, so luck and fortune were so so clearly purring in our favour!~

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 02/04/2025

Donkey Kong at the end be like:

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 01/04/2025

Accidentally it has been the best possible day to launch my serious Steam Playtest.

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 24/03/2025

N-no way- I'm in The Stanley Parable?! It's literally me for real!- I'M A WHITEBOARD CONQUEROR, and that dot relates to me too well. Yes.

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 22/03/2025

Just so you know, that's what the backs of my canvases look like:

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 22/03/2025

Ou, right- there's also one painting from yesterday's session I haven't shown yet! It's titled... Silksong

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 22/03/2025

This one was painted without any planning or preparations, simply spontaneous work. Stop staring at me.

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Dawid "Sugared" Szarek @sugared.dev · 19/03/2025

Each time I blink, a different mask appears, As if the mirror holds the key to all my fears. Some features recognized, some foreign and new, But always shifting, never quite staying true. youtu.be/bLJK_9_S7jo

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