iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 13/10/2026

Someone managed to get my game running on a Retroid Pocket 6 😍 (psst ... it's also on sale at 70% off) store.steampowered.com/app/3684910/... #indiegames #retro #pinball #steam #videogames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Something approximating a final layout here. I hope it unlocks some nostalgia 😀 #indiedev #gamedev #cdrom

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Experimenting with some different layouts and UI It’s close, but not quite there #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

My quirky pinball game is on sale - it's a steal right now! Runs great on Steam Deck store.steampowered.com/app/3684910/... #indiegames #pinball #steam

steam autumn sale banner for Super Pinball Adventure with that unreadable header over the background

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Added a special addition to the shop where you can s a c r i f i c e a peg to get a special modifier for the run #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Pegs react to explosions now. This seems stupidly obvious in hindsight. #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Added a restock option to the upgrade shop (note: all websites with shopping carts should do this) #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Added the banana peg Inspired by a certain game (can you guess) 🪱 #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

Taking my game to playtest at a local Unreal meetup like:

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Added a bit more wobble (as one does) btw you can check it out here -> tombasche.itch.io/plinks-wip-d... Feedback welcome! 🙏 #indiedev #gamedev #itchio #indiegames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Games need more cheesy orchestra hits when number go up #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

One downside of web builds ... ** dies of old age **

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

I am not really great at 2D sprite drawing or illustration but I'm reasonable at using Blender So my trick for creating UI elements is to just create them in Blender lol What are some of your "so dumb it's genius" workflows? #indiedev #gamedev #blender

Screenshot of blender with a camera and some lights, pointing at a modelled piece of paper

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

😍 1K followers! 😍 Here's a quick cut of all the stuff I've been working on in the last year and a bit. Some of it I even finished! One even won a game jam! All human-powered 💪 #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Working a bit more on my weird roguelike - namely around the shop now. I always like these kind of in-world "menus" and the real balance here is to still make it usable but also fun and quirky in a way that fits the theme. More to come! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Have you seen the tiny EVs in Amsterdam?

Some tiny EVs parked on a street Amsterdam

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Making some animated sprites for my game with a fun workflow * Model it in Blender * Take 8 renders of it at 45 degree increments (with posterization and pixellation setup in the compositor) * Stitch it together in Aseprite. Super cool that it's drag and drop #indiedev #gamedev #blender

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The 8 ball increase your total "multiplier" if you're on your last ball. Well, *I* thought it was clever. #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

Designed a new peg 🎱 (see if you can spot it in action) Now to actually make it do something interesting! #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Behind the scenes: Some 'realistic' fire spread out over 8 frames and crunched way the hell down into a 128x80 sprite sheet

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

First sneak peek at what I'm working on right now - a dark roguelike Peggle thingy (name tbd) I've been going through prototyping hell but finally found a really fun thing to work on - funnily enough not too dissimilar from my last released game 😆 #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Not sharing any new game prototypes just yet, but here's an asset for it I made this morning 👁️👀 #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 19/08/2026

Woah, bunch of new followers. I'm Tom and I make stuff with my own human brain like all this random stuff on itch: tombasche.itch.io and this little pinball thing: store.steampowered.com/app/3684910/... Currently working on something top secret but hoping to share it soon! #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

I got a really nice review for my game ❤️ #indiedev #gamedev #pinball

A steam review which reads

"It's nice and chill fun!

It's a shame that it didn't get more attention. Is it an impressive pinball sim, with all the intricacies? No, it's not - it's chill arcade fun. Is it brimming with content? Not really, the game is pretty short. But it's also very cheap.

It brings some nice chill fun - with not much pressure, and some optional goals for those interested. Has a unique simple charm that makes this a joy to play - even if it isn't much."

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

The interdimensional seagull needs a way to defend itself too #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

I wonder if this portal effect is overkill. Or does it need even more particles #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Is a seagull game with a french fry health bar too subtle #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

I'm enjoying this (looking to a smaller-scope commercial project!) and wondering where to take it. Any ideas? #indiedev #gamedev #brainstorm

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

I started playing Starfox and decided to revisit a prototype I had laying around #indiedev #gamedev #birbs

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Adding some lovely posters from JPL to this museum. These are really nice www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/vi... #space #nasa #NoAI

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Here's for adding little features that might give people a little fright if they notice them #indiedev #gamedev #horrorgames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Adding some juice to the "correct guess" feedback #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Don't let anyone tell you what is and isn't fun. For example, I seem to have enjoyed making alien variants of critters for this game jam entry. #indiedev #gamedev

Three green scorpions with pronged tails

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Making a creepy museum for this game jam If I get time, definitely doing my own voice acting 😆 #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 20/06/2026

Fun quirk with layout groups and UI in Unity - all I do is animate the position of a game object (the notebook) which has dropdowns as children, and for some reason they have a subtle bounce when the parent moves. I think I'll keep it. #indiedev #gamedev #unity3d

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Entered a game jam - in an old museum put together by a rich eccentric, it's up to you to piece together the food chain of an alien planet in order to save humanity! That's a sentence. #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Adding some squish and stretch to things - procedural animation is fun! #indiedev #gamedev #godot

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

I've been gradually replacing my checkerboard placeholders with real rocks. See, by having VERY visible placeholders I get a nice indicator of progress. #indiedev #gamedev #godot #noai

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Wow! ✨ 7️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ ✨

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Problem solved - solution is to ditch the 3d space entirely

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

First major design / prototyping hurdle - it's REALLY hard to judge distance and position in 3D 😆 #indiedev #gamedev

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Spent some time today prototyping a nice relaxing point-and-click tidy game. What would that look like? Sidenote: juggling two projects now - thankfully this one is significantly smaller in scope 😀🤠 #indiedev #gamedev #3d #cozygames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Took some time this morning to do some visual tests for a side-idea I had where you tidy a bedroom (similar to something like 'Unpacking') I wonder if people would play that. I know I would, I loved Unpacking 😆 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #cozygames

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tombasche @tcbasche.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

Added some strafe / z-targeting type controls for the vacuuming. It definitely feels more weighty and impactful when you take a chunk off the movement speed and add a bunch of damping #indiedev #gamedev #godot #3d

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