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The Trystero

@thetrystero.bsky.social
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Developer of the subnautical, lovecraftian bulletheaven indie game Deep Dark Descent*.. and now also an adventure game apparently. *working title - No hallowed skein of stars can ward, I trow, Who’s once been set his tryst with Trystero.

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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 26/03/2026
What’s more satisfying than opening a treasure chest? Go on, I dare you! (The sprites still need a bit of work though.) #IndieGame #IndieGameDev #GameDev #Pixelart #RetroGaming #DevLog
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
Spitting enemies are mostly working now. No walking animations yet, but the attack logic works :D #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #8bitart #pixelart #indiegames
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Elv @elvgames.bsky.social · 14/02/2026
It's #screenshotsaturday, post here your game! ❤️Like and 🔁Repost to help! #indiegame | #gamedev | #indiedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 12/02/2026
Now I have a bomb! HO HO HO #gamedev #indiegame #indiegames #solodev #pixelart #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #godot #16bit
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
Oh man.. Not again! Could this BE any more clichee? 😂 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 29/01/2026
Oops… I did it again. Instead of finishing my main project in Unity, I got sidetracked learning Love2D/Lua... and then sidetracked again with Godot 😄 Now I’ve got a nice little classic Zelda-like prototype. #gamedev #indiedev #prototyping #gamedevproblems #indiegame
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
Hey fellow #gamedevs (and others), lately I was wondering: what do You think is the console that overall aged the WORST? #retrogaming #games #retrogames
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
I probably should keep working on my current project instead of learning Love2D and Lua… but here we are. #gamedevstruggles #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev
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openindie - your indie game podcast @openindie.eu · 19/12/2025
Please listen to just one episode of our show from start to finish and give us some honest feedback. If you are reading this, share it. Thank you. (We talk about #indiegames we love and have cozy chats with the #gamedevs who make them) www.openindie.eu #gamedev #indiegamedev #solodev
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Stay a while and listen... | openindie
All of our Podcast episodes for you to enjoy right here. Links to your favorite Podcast provider included. We are on Spotify, Google, Apple, YouTube.
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Kaptajnen @kaptajnen.bsky.social · 28/12/2025
The #homebrew project, "G-Zero" by "gasega68k" recently received an update The original demo already served as an impressive tech showcase, replicating the #SNES' iconic Mode-7 3D effect, but on the #Sega #Genesis Get it here: gasega68k.itch.io/g-zero #retro #retrgaming #gaming #gamedev #indiedev
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David Carcasole @slybowser.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
We've heard a lot from the 31 workers who Rockstar fired in the UK, so when I was told there was a protest happening to support those 31, and the three fired here at Rockstar Toronto, I made sure to go meet those protestors to speak with them and see how it all unfolded. wccftech.com/cwa-canada-t...
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Protests at Rockstar Stretch to Rockstar Toronto As Local Game Devs, Academics, and CWA Canada Reps Stand With Fired Workers
A group of CWA Canada reps, local Toronto game devs, and academics protested at Rockstar Toronto in solidarity with the 34 fired workers.
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
Took a short break from developing to create a character for @mothership.bsky.social, meet teamster Gabe HiIlbert, who is probabaly about to s**t his vaccsuit. #ttrpg #mothership
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Rebuilding my enemy state machine this week! The old version worked, but adding new behaviors felt like surgery every time. Now I’m switching to a more modular, flexible setup so I can plug in new enemy states without breaking everything. Wish me luck. #indiedev #indiegames #unityengine
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Joe Baxter-Webb @indiegameclinic.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
#PitchYaGame DirtWorld is a gameplay mashup of Spelunky and Blue Prince with 80s dark fantasy movie vibes.
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 29/10/2025
Absolutely loving this edition of King Sorrow by @joe-hill.bsky.social! What a ride! I’m not even done yet and it already feels like a modern classic. Shoutout to @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social for such a stellar edition!
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
I had to take a longer break from development and then had a hard time getting back to it but playing @megabonk.bsky.social has me motivated again :D I thought I was the only one with boss portals 😅 #indiegame #indiegamedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
With the release of Silksong (which is amazing so far 😱) a lot of attention goes to @teamcherry.bsky.social and their game. In order to offset this a little I put another Indie game into my shopping cart and bought it as well and I encourage everyone to do the same. #indiegames #supportdevs
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 03/09/2025
Finally improved performance in my game a little and also FINALLY manged to get rid of a bug that would pause the game when the player dies, before giving the Game-Over-screen. Almost ready for another small alpha. Next up: Improving some art. #indiegame #gamedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Chapeau to @teamcherry.bsky.social ! One of the most anticipated games of all times will only be about 20 Geo! Here is a team who really cares about their fans! I, myself will get at least 2 copies! Yes, Silksong coming will mean that I won't have time to work on my own game, but hey! 😄 #indiedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 26/08/2025
Gamescom was pure chaos, the good kind! Crowds, games, conversations… total overload in the best possible way. Now lets make some more games for all those people :D #gamescom #indiegames #gamedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 06/08/2025
Didn’t have time to finish my #GMTK Jam25 entry, but here’s a clip of the prototype! It’s a bullet hell platformer with just one boss fight. Every time you hit the boss, the level resets. If you land a hit in the same spot next time, the damage multiplies and the boss has a LOT of HP, so aim true!
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Debug.Log("So, I was chasing down a performance issue when attacking... it wasn't too many particles, or too many sounds, or maybe physics checks, or maybe the fact I hadn’t implemented pooling yet...") Debug.Log("Turns out — it was just too many debug logs.") 😅 #gamedev #indiedev #unitytips
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 22/07/2025
Hey gamedevs! What are some old-school games you think absolutely deserve a remake today? And I don’t mean Tomb Raider or Doom. I’m talking River Raid, Choplifter, Draconus... What would you love to see redone, or even tackle yourself if you could? #IndieDev #GameDev #RetroGames #RemakeThis
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 16/07/2025
Any Dune fans around? #Dune #scifi #Kwisatzhaderach #books
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 10/07/2025
Hey everyone! After a short break from my Bullet Heaven–type game (during which I was learning how to use Godot), I’m back at it. Here’s a new enemy for my subnautically themed game. For now, I’m calling him “Exploder”... guess what he does. #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #GameArt
Image of an enemy from my Submarine themed bullet-heaven indie game.
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Nico Dug @nicodug.itch.io · 04/06/2025
NEW TRAILER This is what we have been cooking for the past months #indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #pixelart
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 04/06/2025
Got sidetracked. Was supposed to be working on my current Unity game... but I opened Godot ‘just to tinker’ and now I can't stop. Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this. 😅 #gamedevproblems #indiegamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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dale coop ☕️ @dalecoop.bsky.social · 16/05/2025
One of the first NES homebrew projects I worked on with @artixgames.bsky.social, a retro action RPG full of undead, chaos, and 8-bit mayhem! ⚔️ Physical NES edition & more: dungeonsanddoomknights.com #NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
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Kitten Cup Studio @kittencupstudio.bsky.social · 15/05/2025
Love cats? Love tea? Then we think you should check out our game 😎
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Suffering from the classic game dev syndrome: 'I have 5 identical buttons. 4 work. The 5th doesn’t.' You know that one, right? (With slight variations, of course.) #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevtroubles #gamedevjourney
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 23/04/2025
After lots and lots of debugging.. finally getting somewhere with my Chain Lightning. #indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #unity2d
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 17/04/2025
I think there might, MIGHT be something wrong with my chain lightning script. #indiegame #indiegamedev #indietech
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DRD @drd.dev · 15/04/2025
added a new drillgun mod to help get to those hard to reach places! 🪝 #HELLEVATOR #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 07/04/2025
What are some of your favorite small indie games? I really did enjoy Digseum, what else is out there? What are the inde-gems? #indiegames #indiegamedev
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Relic Abyss ✨EA out now!✨ @relicabyss.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
The Capybaras are now moving!! 🥹😭 #indiedev #gamedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
First video footage from an early alpha of my Submarine themed game. What do you think? Let's hear it! #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegamedevjourney #gamedev #submarine
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 25/03/2025
There are several hundred games, art projects, and other creative endeavours in this thread. Take a look, like your favorites, follow the creators - whatever helps helps in these weird times.
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Code Monkey @codemonkeyunity.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
**NEW GAME DEV REPORT** The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR! Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan! gamedevreport.beehiiv.com/p/the-future... Subscribe to the Newsletter to get interesting Game Dev News and Articles #gamedev #indiedev
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The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 21/03/2025
The very first gameplay screenshot that I took, vs. the current state. I am not unhappy :) #indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegames #gameart
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
Not much longer until the Family&Friends (Pre-)Alpha for my submarine themed, Vampire Survivors inspired game begins. The mind-bogglingly creative working title: "Submarine Survivors" :) #indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegamejourney #indiegame
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Nat Delnova @natdelnova.itch.io · 17/03/2025
Just your friendly reminder that we have an awesome starter pack of #ColonySim and #ResourceManagement games here! If you'd like to be invited, just ask! 😁 bsky.app/starter-pack... #indiegame #gamedev #starterpack
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
I recently read that GTA 6 reportedly costs 2 Billion $ to make. Coincidentally that is exactly the budget for my indie game. To avoid any confusion and possible lawsuits, after lots of thought, I decided to reduce the budget for my game considerably! #indiegamedev #indiegames
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 22/01/2025
I started recrating a project in Untiy that I originally worked on in Game Maker Studio 2. I made some good progress so as a reward I allowed myself to create one single sprite to use instead of all the standard placeholder square-sprites. Feels so nice! #indiegamedev #indiegames #gamedev
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 16/01/2025
Nintendo finally managed to tell us everything we already knew, and less!
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Nintendo Switch 2 – First-look trailer
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
In honor of PlayStation’s 30th, here are some of my favorite games on the original system
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Hey Gamedevs! What are some of the best simple games to copy in order to learn about game making? Asking for a friend! Tertris? Flappy Bird? Asteroids? What helped you on your Game Dev Journey! One of my earliest was Pong on XNA. #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedesign
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 13/11/2024
No news for my current project, but here is a capture from my project for Ludum Dare 48. You would collect resources for your submarine to be able to go deeper into the ocean, then repeat. I really liked what I did so far but coudn't finsih due to of a work emergency. Enjoy! #indiegames #gamedesign
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 04/11/2024
Meet the Knoblin - A dweller of the forest. An unpleasant fellow. A bully and a stinker. Also: the basic cannon fodder in the Tower Defense indie game I am working on. Let me know if he deserves to be paraded before an array of heavily armed defense towers. #indiegames #indiedev #indiegamedevs
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The Trystero @thetrystero.bsky.social · 03/11/2024
Working on a small indie tower defense game at the moment and have been reworking the map. What do you think? #indiegames #gamedesign
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