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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

Crimson Coil update: Enemy turns are implemented, as is winning and losing a mission! The most basic MVP is done, from here it's just more content and polish. That's enough for a Kickstarter worth millions, right? #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Saddest Death Scenes In Gaming #1: Crimson Coil (The bullets actually cause damage when they impact, no trickery, it's not just visual!) #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

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Fan of Buff Coach Dan Campbell Team @motowncatscrown.bsky.social · 02/08/2025

This is how it feels from the other side, it's great.

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Dan @bydandans.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

#TheTrolleySolution is OUT with a 35% launch discount! It may or may not contain philosophical content. Get it now!” #screenshotsaturday store.steampowered.com/app/3219410/...

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Me: Creates advanced enemy behaviour scripting allowing each robot to deterministically find the best move within 2ms. Also me: Forgets to remove a robot when it's destroyed. The joys of #indie #gamedev

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 14/09/2025

Don’t you just love it when a logo gets a minimalistic rebranding? It’s so exciting to see something turn modern, sterile, and soulless. #design @TheTrolleyGame - @byDanDans #TheTrolleySolution (The Trolley Solution is a really great game, go play it! ~Toraka)

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 13/09/2025

Easy solutions can still be good. I broke my brain over how to implement grid line of sight into Crimson Coil. Solution: Actually spawn wall objects where they are implied to be and check for collisions in a line. (I turned off terrain for a better visualisation.) #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 07/09/2025

Enemy behaviour is implemented in Crimson Coil! Robots will intelligently find and coordinate where to go. Also they have angry eyebrows now, because evil. Further added are fog of war, health bars, camera panning, and a bunch of technical improvements. Productive week! #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

TFW you accidentally give your code feelings.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 31/08/2025

Control feel is super important, not just function. See how Crimson Coil's camera scrolls faster when the mouse is closer to the edge. Prideful visualiser of the trigger zones included! 🌈 youtu.be/DSxkBnrUG50 #indie #gamemaker #gamedev

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Crimson Coil demonstration: Gradual camera speed!

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 17/08/2025

Crimson Coil progress for the week: The camera scrolls by moving your cursor to the edge of the screen now. It seems simple, but it's important to get the basic controls feeling juuuust right! youtu.be/X1-r_OFs_R8 #indie #gamedev #gamemaker

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Crimson Coil showcase: Camera controls and Hero turns!

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Tinkering with gamepad controls for Crimson Coil: The grid cursor has a body and a ghost. If you leave the grid, the ghost will leave the body behind until you return. youtu.be/4MAmL3h3uqA #indie #gamedev

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Crimson Coil ghost cursor demonstration

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Lil' clip showcasing Crimson Coil's central mechanic: Nothing is random. For each shot, you choose to hit or miss, but manage your energy carefully! youtu.be/aOwp4KPk1lU #gamedev #indie

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Crimson Coil tech demo: Hit energy cost

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Idol Spotlight 1/8: Butterfly! She's the denmother of the idol club and takes care of all the little details. She's always writing something in her handy notebook, but don't worry about it! Hit Idol is available now on Steam w/ free demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580300/... #gamedev #indie #cute

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Liz Alfos @touloutoumou.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

RT appreciated: Are you a hobbyist gamedev ? Meaning you are not working in the game industry, but you make game that you publish in your free time. DM me! I'm writing a new article

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Hit Idol is OUT! My cutesy pixel art puzzle game filled to the brim with story is out on #steam after two years of solo development in #gamemaker! store.steampowered.com/app/3580300/... I definitely didn't wake up at 5:30AM today from excitement <.< #gamedev #indie #cute #pixelart

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Dan @bydandans.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Huge thanks to everyone who played, recorded, or streamed #TheTrolleySolution DEMO There are WAY more but couldn’t find all the VODs Demo is no longer available, but you can check out these amazing creators! #indiegames #wishlistwednesday store.steampowered.com/app/3219410/...

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Yapping with @grogdev.bsky.social about Hit Idol's development: How I got into game development as a professional software engineer, and the sins I committed along the way! #gamedev #indie

Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 29/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! The technical side of the dialogue is implemented. Now we must make it pretty. Then, maybe combat mechanics? #gamemaker #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! Stay cool in these trying times. Hydrate well with cool water. Chill and read a book. Or come hang out as we work on Crimson Coil! This time we finish the dialogue system actually for real. #indie #gamedev #blahaj

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got the data format for our dialogue system figured out. Now all we need to do is spawn dialogue sprites with the correct facing and expression and progress dialogue lines and... Main menu art by me. I am a great artist :3 #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 21/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Today, we learn how to use Scribble and implement a dialogue system and don't get sidetracked immediately! Probably. Beautiful portraits made by Chlofie! #gamedev #indie

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Dan @bydandans.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Thanks to everyone who gave #TheTrolleySolution demo a try. The DEMO will available until the end of the month. Thank you all! And don’t forget to wishlist the game! 🧍🧍🏻‍♀️🧍🏿🧍🏻🧍🏼‍♀️ 🚎 #indiegames #wishlistwednesday

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

@bydandans.bsky.social I played the demo of The Trolley Solution up to Go Viral on stream today and I haven't laughed this hard in a good while. Please keep making it! One feedback: I didn't realise you have to get all flags black for more levels and almost quit early. Add some indication maybe?

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 15/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got basic movement down, now to add pathfinding. For this we'll need to use... maths! My favorite! Later, we'll try the Trolley Solution demo! #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

Oh c'mon now. Somebody please download the Hit Idol demo so I can post about my dreams. Jokes aside, Hit Idol's demo has been downloaded (almost) 1000 times on Steam! I'm so hyped for release on the third of July! #gamedev #indie

A screenshot of Steam metrics reading "Lifetime total units 999", meaning Hit Idol's demo has been downloaded 999 times.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Toraka likes The Trolley Solution! Go wishlist it! www.youtube.com/watch?v=oONZ... Indie? Striking visual style? Vantablack dry humour? And you get to date the trolley? Where do I sign up! (I am not affiliated with nor paid by the developers in anyway. I just love this idea.)

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The Trolley Solution - Official Gameplay Reveal Trailer | Latin American Games Showcase 2025

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! We've got the basic grid down. Adding the Input library was a breeze. Now can we implement soldier movement? And, uh, turn this entire thing sideways for the sweet isometric look! #gamedev #indie #strategy

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! We made great progress yesterday! We now have... a grid of squares that you can click to put circles in. I promise this will turn into a tactical strategy game. Today: How hard can this Input library really be?

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Starting a new project TODAY! It's like XCOM, but your soldiers finally stopped missing 97% shots. Come look! twitch.tv/torakastudios #indie #gamedev Find attached the design document.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios. Come hang out! We'll put the final touches on our GML unit testing framework that I'm sure everybody will happily use to keep their code clean and stable. Right?

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Today we make GUnit, an automated testing framework for GameMaker! It might get dangerous, we might stumble upon some cursed things, but don't worry, Blahaj is here to guide us. #gamedev #indie #blahaj #gamemaker

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come look! Today, we do something slightly different. Let's yap as we "do research" playing the Ghost Keeper demo. Definitely not just playing it because I want to. I can say it's #gamedev if I analyse it, right?

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Stars: The bane of all pixel artists everywhere. If you're struggling to draw one and thing it looks weird, remember: This is the best Nintendo could do. They all look weird from too close. Don't worry about it and make something in your style! #pixelart

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Hey you! Did you know there's a spirit-ual sequel in development to the super cool Ghost Master? Did you know that it's called Ghost Keeper and coming out this year? Go wishlist it now! store.steampowered.com/app/2708880/... I'm not affiliated with them in any way I just really want it to exist :3

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Ghost Keeper on Steam

Become a Ghost Keeper and lead your fearsome minions against the living. Use diverse scare tactics, manage demonic creatures and harness dozens of skills. Oh, and don’t let the Brotherhood catch you! ...

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios. Come hang out :3 I had two of these yesterday. On the bright side, Hit Idol is feature-complete! Let's play through it and definitely not find any issues! #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios finishing Hit Idol definitely for sure! Come look! Quote definitely 100% real #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! The story of Hit Idol is finished, down to the heartfelt goodbye that definitely didn't make me emotional in any way. Now we put it in the game! #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 22/05/2025

Never forget you and your creations are loved.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

I have found a great way to deal with scammers offering "popularity services" that amount to nothing more than prompting some AIs for you: Ask them a trivial question about your game. They never respond.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 18/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Fun illusion: These buttons aren't aligned. The bottom buttons are one pixel closer to the middle than the top one. They look aligned because your brain assumes the corners are the same size. Heckin bamboozled. #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! So yesterday was an adventure of a day. Don't worry about it everyone, the STF (Shark Task Force) has been dispatched to deal with the problem! Two sharks on the same machine go twice as fast, right? #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 17/05/2025

"How are you so chill after being hacked?" My grandfather taught me from experience that things can be taken from you, or have bombs dropped on them. Things can be replaced. You always have your body and mind. Cultivate them, remember you are still alive, and there's always a way forward.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

Live now at twitch.tv/torakastudios! Come hang out! Sometimes we try something like saving your drawn poster and it just works. Wait, that's illegal! Don't worry, I'm sure we'll find something to get lost on. #gamedev #indie

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

Game dev in my fantasy: Nonstop creative action! Game dev in reality: hmm this fridge buzz sound effect is a little too exciting, let's tone it down. You still do the fun parts, but oh boy there's more to it than you imagine.

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

"Achievement Georg is a statistical outlier and should not have been counted."

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Toraka @toraka.bsky.social · 11/05/2025

Cursed GameMaker: The image editor's dropdowns support searching values by typing. Hooray. Except it's still listening for hotkeys, so if you type A for Arial font, it selects the Arc tool... At least your chosen font gets saved for when you switch back to Text! #gamemaker

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