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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Meet the Pryomancer, an enemy NPC. We have her neutral stance, basic attack, and block frames. She'll burn right through you if you're not careful in #TearsofXivo! (1/2) #indiedev #indiegame #indiegame #gamdev #3dart #digitalart #art

A dark skin Black woman in an orange and black dress, with red cornrows stands in a wide battle stance. She holds a staff in her left hand that has a large orange orb at the end. Her right hand is raised, ready to cast spells.

She draws her hand back as several small fireballs circle around.

She draws her arm forward and unleashes fireballs as she attacks.

She folds her right arm in front of her, summoning a fire shield to block incoming attacks.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Do you think in the Marvel universe Charles Xavier has tv ads for his academy?

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Y'all want a bullet hell, story driven game but can't find one? Well your search is over! My friend 9nabaca doesn't have a bsky account, but her game is on Steam and it would be really dope if you checked it out! #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamdev #pixelart store.steampowered.com/app/3967680/...

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VizuL 1: EMPATIA - Adventure in Nice Colors on Steam

come along a colorful adventure with two girls, bullet shooting bosses and a magic system that integrates to the gameplay. dive into this experience with 4 difficulty levels and generous save points a...

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Grampa Cheddar @kaporiknight.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Summer Heat 🥵 🔥 ☀️

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bigmsaxon @bigmsaxon.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Alita bra strap m... nevermind.

Digital two-page comic of Alita (a young dark-haired girl who is entirely cybernetic from the neck down) from the manga Battle Angel Alita. She is wearing black track pants and a white sleeveless top.

In the first panel her top has slipped down off her left shoulder, exposing what looks like a black strap underneath. A voice off screen is saying "Your bra strap is showing."

In the second panel she has reached over and detached her left arm at the shoulder, revealing that what looked like a bra strap was just the seam where her arm connects to her torso.

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Memao @jennawinghuart.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

What should I add next to this cute room? I'm thinking a fluffy rug. Almost ready to recruit play testers for our cozy desktop companion, Mini Me-Mao! Follow if you are interested and I'll make a post when it's ready. ♡ #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #cozygames

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

I spun two wheels and Terrya came up twice, and ppl on tumblr voted for her human form to pop up! Double the Terrya, double the cuteness! Too much for one post (1/2) #TearsofXivo #art #3dart #digitalart #Ocsky

Terrya from Tears of Xivo, instead of her usual outfit she's in an one piece swim suit with a tropical island design. She stands, leaning to the left, her left hand on her hip and saluting the viewer with her right hand. Her human form is next to her, mirroring her pose in a two piece bikini that is blue and green. Original Terrya has her wings closed and wraps her tail around the arm of her human counterpart. They both smile at the viewer with bright expressions. It's a sunny day where they stand in front of beach chairs and umbrellas. Next to them is a life saver flotation device.

The angle changes to show their backsides and the water park they're about to enjoy! A large pool and colorful waterslides await.

Original Terrya gets into a pool ring and starts to go down a pink waterslide as her human counterpart waves her on. Terrya kicks her feet up in excitement.

Both Terryas share a pool ring as they go down a water tube together. Water splashes on them as they laugh and smile at the viewer.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Xiuhcoatl from #TearsofXivo and her battle frames! We have her neutral, block, hit, and dodge (1/3) #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedev #gamedevstuff

Xiuhcoatl from Tears of Xivo. She stands in a wide stance, holding her Macuahuitl and steel sword in her hands, ready for a fight.

Xiuhcoatl crosses her swords in front of her to block an incoming attack.

Xiuhocoatl recoils from an attack, bringing her arms up to protect her head.

Xiuhcoatl leans back as she dodges an attack.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

I love watching old scifi movies set in the far off year of 2020 and seeing the ambitious visions of what technology will be. We don’t even have brain implants like that, dawg. But thanks for believing in us.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

Your laptop is thirsty, give it some water right now

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Battle sprites for Vexxin from #TearsofXivo We have her neutral, hit recoil, dodge, and block (1/3) #indiedev #indiegames #indiegamedev #gamedev #3dart #art #digitalart

Vexxin from Tears of Xivo. She stands with both her daggers in hands in a ready stance.

Vexxin recoils from an impact, leaning back but still standing.

Vexxin cartwheels out of the way from something.

Vexxin kneels and crosses her daggers in front of her to block an attack.

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Yeri Martinez-Vallejo @yerivallejo.bsky.social · 30/03/2026

Some reflections remember more than you do. The Mirror Between Us is a proof of concept for a larger story about identity, connection, and what happens when the space between people… starts looking back. — #IndieFilm #PsychologicalHorror #Filmmaking #IndieCinema #HorrorCommunity #FilmPoster

A dark, atmospheric movie poster centered on an ornate, antique gold-framed mirror split vertically by a glowing, lightning-like crack. The mirror reflects a dim interior with a staircase receding into shadow, suggesting depth and unease.

Four characters stand around the mirror, two on each side, facing their reflections. On the left, two women: one with dark hair in a loose sweater, looking cautiously toward the mirror; the other with light hair in a dark outfit, her hand raised as if testing the surface. On the right, two men: one gazes intently at his reflection, while the other extends his hand toward the mirror, emitting a warm, glowing light that illuminates his face and the cracked divide.

The color palette is moody and cinematic, blending deep blues, greens, and warm gold highlights from the mirror and light source. Shadows dominate the background, enhancing a sense of mystery and psychological tension.

At the top, in gold serif text: “SOME REFLECTIONS DON’T BELONG TO YOU.”
At the bottom, the title appears in large gold serif letters: “THE MIRROR BETWEEN US,” followed by smaller production credits beneath.

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Yeri Martinez-Vallejo @yerivallejo.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

The Mirror Between Us, where silence says more than dialogue ever could. Glimpses from the world we built inside those walls. This is just the beginning. #movie #filmmaking #filmtok #horror #horrortok #psychologicalhorror

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Have you become so fond of humans, Ultraman? @pyonkotchi.com · 19/06/2026

For juneteenth you should play the 8 hour long demo to my magical girl vn @diamondheartvn.bsky.social it;s about the prettiest and cutest girl in the entire world. 💕 mwdh.pyonkotchi.com 💕 store.steampowered.com/app/2681730/... 💕 pyonkotchi.itch.io/magicalwarri...

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hey. 💜 @theheycartoon.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It’s Tammy’s turn! 🫵🏾💫🥀 PLEASE check out and share @breanimator.bsky.social’s campaign for the second episode of her cartoon, @thethreetomes.bsky.social! First episode is live on YouTube, if you haven’t seen it already! 💰💰 Links below! 🔗

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Over on tumblr we did a poll after picking two characters, the winners were Katrina & Artelia and ppl voted for them to go on a beach date! So I'm sharing it here! (1/2) #TearsofXivo #art #3dart #digitalart

Katrina and Artelia stand side-by-side on a white sand beach with their backs to the viewer. They aren't in their usual outfits. Artelia is in a two piece blue swimsuit and strap sandals. Katrina is in a pink one piece and a red shrug hoodie. Artelia is holding an inflatable pool ring with bright patterns, it matches the beach ball that Katrina holds on her left hip.

The camera flips, we see them from the front. Katrina has on a pair of sunglasses. Artelia's bottom has a cutout that reveals a bit of her waist. Both of them have bright smiles on their faces.

Katrina has removed her hoodie, glasses, and sandals as she jumps from a pier into the water. Artelia watches her from with an excited face.

Katrina swims in the water as Artelia sits on the pool ring. She hits the beach ball in the air over to Katrina.

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Simon Roth @simoroth.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

I'm going to keep offering this deal until the end of the month for any #indiedev who needs performance work. So many games on Switch and Steamdeck with low or painfully unstable frame rates.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

Battle sprites for Terrya from my game #TearsofXivo. We have her neutral, block, hit, and dodge frames! (1/3) #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev #3dart #art #digitalart

Terrya from the game Tears of Xivo. She's a blue skinned gargoyle with emerald green cornrows. She stands in a wide stance, leaning forward with her arms up; claws at the ready.

Terrya leans to side, folding her left arm in front of her. It and her right arm are covered in stone.

Terrya leans back and swings her arms to the side as she recoils from an attack.

Terrya flies backwards to avoid an attack, she gives a thumbs down to her would be attacker.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

We reached 103 downloads on #TearsofXivo! Thank you all so much for supporting this passion project of mine and the ongoing love for my characters! I'm doing a poll over on tumblr to celebrate if you wanna see what's up www.tumblr.com/thoughtsroam...

Katrina from Tears of Xivo is holding a sign that shows the Itch.io analytics of the demo for Tears of Xivo. The number of downloads is circled in red, it reads 103 downloads. It also says "Yay!" with multiple exclamation points.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

Sahkyō's combat sprites for #TearsofXivo Her neutral stance, blocking, and basic attack. (1/3) #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #gamedev #art #gamedevstuff

Sahkyō from Tears of Xivo. She "stands" on her tail with her staff in her right hand and a three yellow magic circles float around her left. She faces to the right and and has a fierce expression.

Sahkyō raises her left arm and a large blue magic shield forms in front of her.

Sahkyō pulls her staff back as white and pink energy swirls around the top.

Sahkyō swings her staff forward as pink energy fires from it.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Why yes, I am seriously working on my game #TearsofXivo, why do you ask?

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Eve's battle frames from #TearsofXivo These were fun to do. Left to right is her neutral, basic attack, and blocking. (1/3) #BTSToX #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamedevstuff #3dart #digitalart

Eve from Tears of Xivo. She floats in the air with her right thigh raised and her left arm pointed to something offscreen.

Eve folds her legs under herself and pulls her arms back, preparing to attack.

Eve thrusts her left arm and right leg forward, lightning surges from her hand.

Eve raises her left arm and leg, folding them both to a right angle (see what I did there?) to block an attack as she frowns.

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Kael de Vem, Exu • Wishlist na Steam @tejoestudio.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

🇺🇸 Exu was already ready to sleep when, out of foolishness, he fought with his brother.

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Kael de Vem, Exu • Wishlist na Steam @tejoestudio.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A demo de Vem, Exu já está disponível. Depois de mais de um ano de desenvolvimento, finalmente chegou a hora de compartilhar o início dessa jornada. Um conto interativo sobre orgulho, medo e uma arraia perdida. Experimente a demo Wishlist na Steam store.steampowered.com/app/4605020/... #gamedev

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

A quest giving NPC for #TearsofXivo. I had ppl on tumblr vote on her makeup look, they choose the second one. #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevstuff #digitalart #art

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Taskbar icon for #TearsofXivo

Katrina, a young Black woman with short cherry red hair holds a sword and dagger crossed in an "X' shape. She looks at the viewer with an intense gaze. Next to her is the title of the game she's from "Tears of Xivo" in pink over the black background.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

All the major characters of Tears of Xivo, thus far. (1/4) From left to right we have Artelia, Eve, Sahkyō, and Terrya! #TearsofXivo #art #3dart #indiedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #Blacksky

A 3d image of Artelia, a character from the game 'Tears of Xivo'. She is a red skinned succubus with six stained glass patterned horns, blue dreadlocks, and red eyes with black sclera. Artelia is wearing a jumpsuit, the top half has a red and blue pattern, the bottom has lattice cut out pattern. Around her waist is a belt that holds small vials of potions. Her right shoulder has a metal guard on it. She's wearing black sandals. Artelia is standing with one leg in front of the other, her tail curls up next to her, and her wings part to rest. She smiles sweetly to the camera, revealing her sharp teeth. Artelia is holding her signature twin sickles.

An image of Eve from Tears of Xivo. Eve is a young Asian woman with short hair colored sky blue, white, and deep blue. She's wearing a veil with a geometric pattern, a shrug jacket, crop top, a hip cape, ripped jeans, dirty high top sneakers, finger caps, and a leather bookbag. Magic purple runes float all over her body. A dodecahedron levitates over her right hand as she waves to the viewer. She looks happy to see us.

An image of Sahkyō from Tears of Xivo. She is a half human half snake hybrid, from where her legs would be is a thick brown snake tail. Sahkyō is a young Blasian woman with black and white dreadlocks, brown skin with golden brown scales on her face and torso. She's a black and white tube top with gold accents, gold chains that drape her body, gauntlets, pauldrons, and a bag held by a belt on her waist. Sahkyō is standing on her tail, holding her chest with her right hand and reaching out with her left in a welcoming gesture. She has a wide smile for the viewer.

An image of Terrya from Tears of Xivo. Terrya is a light blue skinned Gargoyle. She has emerald green hair done in cornrows, pointy ears, silver metallic horns, wings, large four toed feet, and a tail. Terrya is dressed in a tank top, an iridescent silver puffy vest, cargo pants with a yellow, green, and black pattern with two bags slung over her shoulders and a long gold necklace. Her wings are tucked behind her and her tail rests in a S-shape curve. She stands on one leg with the other bent upwards as she flashes a peace sign to the viewer along with a cute vibrant smile that shows her pointy teeth. She's especially happy to see us.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 20/02/2026

A bed of flowers, for us. Some Katrina x Eve propaganda. #TearsofXivo #art #3dart #digitalart #OCsky

An image of Katrina and Eve, characters from the game Tears of Xivo. Katrina is a dark skinned Black woman with blue swirling tattoos on her arms, short cherry red hair, and pink eyes. She's wearing black shorts, a green, red, and yellow patterned tank top. Katrina has on two gold necklaces, a belt buckle that glows pink, and a thigh holster that holds a dagger. Eve is a young Asian woman with short hair colored sky blue, white, and deep blue. She's wearing a veil with a geometric pattern, crop top, ripped jeans, finger caps. Magic purple runes float all over her body.
They're both lying on grass and white flowers. Katrina's necklaces fall to rest against the ground as Eve's veil rests against her face.
Eve and Katrina hold hands as they stare at each other with adoration in their eyes.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

Over on tumblr I did a poll asking who should Katrina make out with, sloppy style. Here is the winner. A different kind of training session. Story in the alt text. (1/3) #ThirstofXivo #3dart #art #digitalart #OCsky #OCs

Katrina and Xiuhcoatl from the game Tears of Xivo. Katrinsa is doing sit-ups while Xiuhcoatl holds her feet in place. Xiuhcoatl looks at her with an encouraging smile as Katrina strains to complete the workout. They are in a stone temple.

Xiuhcoatl leans closer to Katrina, who has a mischievous expression on her face. Katrina looks up to the side as she ponders. Xiuhcoatl wonders what she's thinking about, an inquisitive look on her own face.

Katrina leans in suddenly, grabbing a kiss from the older woman who looks surprised with her eyes open.

Xiuhcoatl looks at Katrina with astonishment as Katrina licks the top row of her teeth and a sultry expression.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Meet Nyuw, a Bling that has a serious problem! Someone broke off some of her gems! Help her track down who did it in #TearsofXivo. #3dart #art #digitalart #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev

A dark skinned Black woman who has sections of green crystals growing out of her body on her calves, thighs, forearms, and the crown of her head. She's wearing a diamond patterned tank top and black shorts with blue fabric flares on the hips, with gold sandals. She's plus sized and standing in an anxious stance with a nervous expressions. Nyuw also has on gold eye-shadow.

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Some BTS looks at Artelia's battle frames

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Robert Panichpakdee 🦧 @rpanich.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

I need to break up the text a bit more, but character portraits and unlocking tower upgrades in! And I drew some giant unsubtle upgrade symbols. #gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath

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Adé @clumpsoul.bsky.social · 07/02/2024

Hello 👋🏿, thanks for the thread 🫡 I'm ade, a 3d artist that specialises in environments and dabbles in characters ^-^

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

The hair isn't done yet but I've also started and not finished anything else. Her vertex count is now ok-ish though. I think I might get the mesh done this week and hopefully tackle her UVs and do some rigging over the weekend. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #horrorgame #horrordev

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ThoughtsRoamGuy ✍🏿 @thoughtsroamguy.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Artelia battle sprites! Her neutral stance, attack frames, and blocking. 1/3 #TearsofXivo #gamedev #indiedev #gamedevstuff #3dart #digitalart

Artelia from Tears of Xivo. There is no background as she stands on her right leg, lifting her left one. She has her sickle in hands, resting her left arm on her raised thigh and raising her right up behind her. Artelia looks to the right with a determined expression.

Artelia prepares to attack with her sickles, pulling them back close to her body as she stands on one foot and leaning forward.

Artelia kneels down with her sickles split apart in a wide line.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Time to do sth I've been procrastinating on for months: Rerigging my main character Makena so I can work on the interaction system. In the best case scenario it'll make my life animating easier and you all won't see a difference which makes for great content😑 #solodev #horrorgame #horrordev #gamedev

A 16 year old black girl in front of a pitch black background looking determined at the camera. A faint green/yellow light is illuminating her silhouette. She has some chin length locs framing her face and the rest of them put up with a band. She wears a yellow shirt and has a blueish purple backpack on in the shape of a bat. (you can only really see the side of the backpack though so it's hard to see it's a bat.) The name of the backpack is Buff Bat and the name of the character shown is Makena

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 21/03/2025

I'm super late but is there still a spot for someone working on a third person horror game about an all girls ghost club? I'm a solo dev and very early in development. I'm making all animations and assets from scratch and hand paint them. This is the main character Makena.

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Chappu @chappuvt.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Ok I do not in fact have any fun gamedev to show for today and the mermaid is also back cause I didn't have time for a new animation either😭 But I thought I'd continue with sharing music at least. Have this snippet of a song that has lyrics but in this part it (thankfully) doesn't.

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