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RatteJak @rattejak.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Little Cormorant Hunt 29/09/26 - 18 colours

Pixelart illustration of a black bird bursting from the sea after catching a fish. The scene is dissected into two parts, the bird's body beneath the water and its head poking out into the sky above with a fish. The underwater section is dark purple and filled with bubbles and swirling currents. The sky is light greenish blue with many fluffy clouds. The feathers on the bird's wings are scaled with lighter tones, resembling the scales of a fish.

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Crim Reaper @crimreaper.bsky.social · 22h

Seiryū (青龍 Qīnglóng) - Bluegreen Dragon of the East, Deity of the Spring

A Long Chinese dragon holding a water orb and floating around a valley of high mountains. Its head resembles a sakura tree and there are clouds flowing from its body as a mane

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Dayna @girlypopmagik.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

#pixelplanets entry for @ekvitki.art Talinore (48x48) and its moon Nai (16x16) A purple gas giant in a perpetual state of combustion. Gases from its core leak into its own atmosphere where they react, leaving behind a trail of burning fire as it orbits its star. #pixelart | #ドット絵

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 29/09/2026

Forgotten Island's a pretty good movie! Whoever did the marketing and trailers for it did an awful job, though.

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Jil 💚 making OrbOrbMagi @jil-hue.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

I'm working on a small tarot-tool and thought I could upload the deck I converted to textmode via lvllvl for others to use They come in 320x480 px #gameasset #indiegamedev #textmode #tarot jil-hue.itch.io/textmode-tarot

Queen of pentacles tarot card in textmode

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Xero Reynolds 41/100 on Patreon @artificer-ind.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Still patiently waiting to be "left behind" by AI rather than it chasing me across every damn space like a slasher in a low budget flick.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 26/09/2026

New area - the Quinone Crater on Persephone, and Exo's on-planet home. Most of it's lichen farms and salvaged solar panels. There's no atmosphere, so only vacuum-resistant species are allowed. That means this area is only available to Neon, Exos, or Aerin. #indiegamedev #screenshotsaturday

A pixelart map of a moonlike area. There's colorful lichen spots on the floor and branching lichen growing out of stone pillars. Behind a fence are some solar panels with wiring that goes into an alien ship. One beetle talks to Exos, saying "Maybe a third of these ships can still fly."

The same scene as before, except the text now says "But the rest are still great batteries. We have our own little power grid outside the domed walkers."

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MatchaJoeJoe @matchajoejoe.games · 26/09/2026

lil lava planet for @waxingluna.bsky.social’s #1bit0ref challenge and @ekvitki.art’s #pixelplanets collab cause I wanted to do both and decided to combine em

1 bit pixel art orange lava planet on a gray background

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 26/09/2026

Before/After Selecting an area to focus on is biased towards whether or not it's interactable, AND the direction the character faces now. It's much harder to trap myself between cargo now, so I may not have to worry as much about collision issues C: #solodev #indiedev

Malady, holding a bag of candy while staring and sitting next to another bag in her cargo. She is focusing on the floor below her because she can put the candy down.

Malady, holding a bag of candy while staring and sitting next to another bag in her cargo. This time, a green square shows that she's selecting the bag she's looking at rather than the floor below her.

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Tom Voros @tom.voros.ca · 25/09/2026

Congrats to the team at @fallosophygame.com on the launch of #Fallosophy today! 🥳 Check it out on #Steam if you're up for a challenging new #pinball adventure! ▶️ store.steampowered.com/app/3989550/... Also available in a bundle with Pinball Spire! 👀 #indiegame #indiegames #gamedev #gaming #games

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Use just two buttons to climb a colossal pinball table spanning the history of western philosophy. Fallosophy is a minimalist game that turns pinball into a quiet struggle against gravity. No score. N...

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Dayna @girlypopmagik.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

no way dayna making 2 posts in one day? whaaaa !! that's right !! i spent some time (~5 hours) this evening and made a quick anim for @waxingluna.bsky.social 's #1bit0ref speed paint challenge !! #pixelart | #ドット絵 | #animation | #1bit

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 25/09/2026

#1Bit0Ref for @waxingluna.bsky.social's challenge. No refs, including my own, means I don't remember what my own ships look like. Progress gif in reply. Very fun, maybe I tablet better in aseprite than krita. #pixelart #art #ドット絵 #1-bit

A one bit drawing of a manta ray-like ship flying over a star.

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Lay @awfukellay.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Markarian's Chain. #PixelArt #Pixelorama

Pixelart drawing of "Markarian's Chain", a trail of galaxies in various sizes and shapes that stretches across space in a spiral, colorful stars fill the space between, the text at the top reads: "Despite The Vastness Of Space, Galaxies Still Hold Hands".

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 24/09/2026

Garagar, touched up and modified for #pixelplanets by @ekvitki.art. Someone crash landed on Garagar while it was a big ball of primordial goo. The whole planet got contaminated, much like a bad agar plate.

A red, jelly like planet. There's huge mold and fungal colonies growing on it.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 23/09/2026

It was too easy to crash into other’s ships while walking around landing pads. Changed them to be enter on interact instead of collision, and they've got more sensible z-indexing and collision boxes now. #pixelart #indiegame

Malady up against all the ships, showing their interactable statuses.

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Waxing Luna @waxingluna.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

I made this for the very talented @ekvitki.art 's #PixelPlanet collab! This is planet Arachne, a small ice planet that was hit by a rock from comet Minerva, leaving a #spider web pattern across her surface. The rock contained life that evolved into a species of space faring spiders. #ドット絵 #pixelart

An Arachneian spider explores space, using her webs to anchor herself. The planet Arachne is behind her.

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The Traveler [COMMS OPEN] @ekvitki.art · 16/09/2026

I am here to announce that I am hosting an open collab! The theme of this collab will be planet sprites! Any may contribute, and all whose submissions meet the requirements of the prompt will be feature on my personal website! (ekvitki.art). Accepting submissions ending on Sep 30th! ⬇️Rules Below⬇️

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マニアニ/Maniani @maniani0122.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Gundi👁️

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 22/09/2026

Gitrah's probably the most uptight peddler, but their view beginning ended up more fun than I expected it to be. #indiegame #gamedev

Aji and Gitrah are in a chat together.
Aji: Is it still a sleepover if neither of us got any sleep?
Gitrah's next response is: No. Let's not do that again.

A beetle (Exos) and a plant-lichen (Gitrah) are talking. The conversation goes:
Exos: ...
Gitrah: You can relax. Yes, I am an ambassador and mediator. I am off duty, and I work in a completely different pulsar-region than Kasper. I have no influence on the decisions here.
Exos: So why pose as a peddler?
Gitrah: I am a peddler, and I'm helping a friend who needs a plant.
Exos: What kind of plant?
Gitrah: The kind with leaves and flowers!

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ShoriMP @shorimp.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Alolan Exeggutor, where spriters go to test their mettle #pokemon #pixelart #exeggutor #alolanexeggutor

Pixel art of the Pokemon Alolan Exeggutor, on an outdoor pathway with palm trees in the background

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 19/09/2026

Few more sprites for Peddlers between Pulsars. Still playing with numbers, but here they are in use. Packaging makes fragile items more durable. Plastic jars extend their lifespan. Cans reduce fragility and extend lifespan, but canning anything living will kill it. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 17/09/2026

Settled on a way to input NPCs movements. Now the puff who talks about swimming actually swims. #solodev #gamedev

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 11/09/2026

Oh hey! Fontstruct does have kerning! Now I have to do the kerning...

Screenshot of preview window in fonstruct. It has a few T* pairs and many *j pairs, with only a few with kerning set.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 09/09/2026

#wishlistwednesday and for everyone new from a starter pack, hello! Peddlers Between Pulsars is a lil pixel game where you play as an alien merchant who works with other peddlers to get things done. Maybe wishlist if that's your thing? s.team/a/3119170

Malady looking at a gold nugget shaped like a dinosaur. It costs 50 monies and she has 0, so she will not be able to buy it.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 09/09/2026

Bro: Did you see the OoT remake? Me: Yeah, looks nice but kokiri clothing bugs me Bro: Did you see the godzilla -0 trailer? Also came out today Me: /crashes into wall trying to run to my computer GHIDORAH!!!!

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Romain Macré - Wishlist Alexus 2040 on Steam @romainmacre.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

New ship added. And it was given its first specific power-up, the upgraded version of the Diagonal Line: "Diagonal Fury". Wishlist Alexus 2040 on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3584730/... #retro #indiedev #indiegames #gamedev #arcade

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Gwen C. Katz @gwenckatz.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

IT'S OUR OFFICIAL RELEASE DATE ANNOUNCEMENT!! This has been the culmination of the two toughest years of my life and I'm so glad to be able to share it with you.

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Goodnews @goodnews.computer · 04/09/2026

Take a break from being depressed that everything you love is being destroyed by slop for a moment and let me tell you about the beautiful symbiotic relationship between graffiti writers, train yard workers, and model train enthusiasts.

A hand holding a model train with a replica of the same graffiti on the full scale train car behind it.

A model train with two graffiti pieces on opposite sides.

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MAK @makrustic.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Commissions are Open!⭐ I'm a Landscape Pixel Artist with a painterly aesthetic, open for work! 🐦✨ #pixelart #art

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 02/09/2026

Oh no, it looks like the Alexus One is bullying Malady. I borrowed a ship from Alexus 2040 by @romainmacre.bsky.social because I have no aggressive ships, and cause it's a fun game.

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The Traveler [COMMS OPEN] @ekvitki.art · 27/08/2026

old ahhh piece #pixelart #art #ドット絵 #ピクセルアート

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 02/09/2026

Post something random or you'll have an awful September.

An adafruit feather and an OLED display on a breadboard that says "Oh no"

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doc @docseuss.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

I think some people who want to act professionally will simply copy things without understanding why they're there. In this case, the AI coder here says "yes it uses the leaked starfox code" but seems to think "you must provide a rom" covers them. It does not.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 30/08/2026

(Indulgent doodle) Malady's friend, Aiyo, welds underwater. I started daydreaming about what their welding protection would look like, so I doodled it.

A digital drawing of a vaguely mollusk-like thing in the darkeness, holding a black rod that's lit up and staring with three eyes behind some sort of helmet.

The same mollusk as before, except in better lighting. This time, it's visibly a clam with tentacles, and the tail is flared out in a semi-squidlike fashion. It is holding a box that says "POWER"

A screenshot of Aiyo's house in-game. Aiyo is staring at the screen, and Malady is looking at the welding equipment behind them.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 28/08/2026

Finally polished the image in my game that singlehandedly caused the most burnout. I've been using the rough. But Gitrah's intro uses that screen, so I want a polished version when I update the demo. New pic, old pic, screenshot #pixelart #solodev #gamedev

A pair of blue spiral galaxies colliding with a starry region between them. There are a few sparse stars and way too much dithering.

The same galaxies as the previous picture, except with less stars, less dithering, and overall less polished color transitions.

A screenshot of a game with the galaxies a background. A route is charted across the galaxies to a pulsar-region called Kasper.

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 27/08/2026

Read pts 1 and 2, and I have a lot to think about now. Mostly personal, tbh. But it's pretty worth reading/tipping if you're interested in game design!

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Owl New Worlds 🔢 Wishlist NOKOMA on Steam! @owlnewworlds.games · 27/08/2026

Today is my BIRTHDAY! I'm old! (43 actually, but it's all in the head, right?) Until the end of the week, NOKOMA's full in-app package (which removes the ads + unlock the Puzzle mode when it'll be available) is $4.99 only! #indiegames #puzzlegames #gamedev #indiedev

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Donald Duck's Happy Birthday

ALT: Donald Duck's Happy Birthday

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Romain Macré - Wishlist Alexus 2040 on Steam @romainmacre.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Alexus 2040 is coming soon to Steam: - Unique power-ups to stack in ever changing combinations - 4 Bosses - 6 ships with their own power-ups - 'Simple' or 'Classic' score system - Paint your own ship Wishlist here: store.steampowered.com/app/3584730/... #shmup #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 26/08/2026

/Reads alt text Corpse leviathans hell yeah!

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 25/08/2026

Another planet. This one ended up way nicer than the concept doodles. It's named "Garagar." #pixelart

A planet that looks like a bunch of mold growth.

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Premee Mohamed @premeemohamed.com · 24/08/2026

What if we...

a button design: button is yellow and black for aposematic purposes, and reads 'if you use a.i. don't talk to me, i will bite your face clean off your skull.' in the middle is a bitey-looking beetle with a little skull making a sad face above its mandibles.

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Tom Voros @tom.voros.ca · 22/08/2026

Pinball Spire is 40% off on #Steam! Grab it on its own or in a bundle with Yoku's Island Express to maximize your savings! Two different takes on a #pinball adventure, both currently on sale. 🎉✨🔮 ▶️ store.steampowered.com/bundle/84293... #indiegame #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #gaming #games

Pinball Spire screenshot showing the ball rolling across a flipper with a blue line pointing up diagonally to show the ball's projected path.

Yoku's Island Express key art showing the adorable dung beetle Yoku over a lush tropical background.

Yoku's Island Express screenshot showing Yoku, tethered to a white ball, flying through a verdant green pinball space and collecting fruit.

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Goomboo @maplegecko.bsky.social · 22/08/2026

Let’s celebrate the upcoming release of #Asemulator with a giveaway!🎁 5 winners will receive an @aseprite.org key + an Asemulator template bundle key. How to participate: Like, repost, and follow this account! Winners will be picked on release day, August 28th 🎉

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 22/08/2026

Some new planets for a second region. Planetary rings are a pain in pixel art, and I'm glad I only put them on one planet. #screenshotsaturday #pixelart

A blue planet with a thick, silvery pink planetary ring. There's a greenish nebula in the background.

A small, backlit green-blue-pink planet in the same green nebula.

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🤡 Viv Pretzle 🎪 @vivpretzle.itch.io · 21/08/2026

Question for game devs: Do you enjoy watching full playthroughs of your game on YouTube? Or do you prefer watching shorter videos that show highlights of your game?

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tararntula - Peddlers between Pulsars @tararntula.com · 21/08/2026

Ooh! I thought Keeper looked really cool, but I was too mad at Microsoft to get it.

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Mars @manaweaver.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

BIG UPDATE: My game Agebound, the idle game I've been working on for 6 months, has a steam link and trailer! Demo in October Nextfest, Releases in November! Game Link: store.steampowered.com/app/4512270/... Tags: #indiedev #pixelart #videogames #gamedev #IdleGame #sologamedev #majorupdate

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