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Suddenly remembered I have coloured pencils I never use. Now to go back to forgetting :p

Somehow, I am actually not the first person to want to do a T.S. Eliot inspired platformer. I’m doing a different poem, but I have to shoutout this “The Waste Land” inspired metriodvania store.steampowered.com/app/316970/T... I love that this exists.

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The Waste Land, a "metroidvania" style side-scroller inspired by T.S. Eliot’s poem of the same name, puts players in the role of a fallen king who must find his way to right the wrongs cause...

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Fray ✨🌙 Fangsoft @fangsoft.bsky.social · 22h

New items added like the Blood Knife, that lets you absorb the enemy's health! 🗡️🩸 #indiegamedev | #indiegame | #pixelart

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

/ᐠ ¬`‸´¬ マ < me looking at adobe’s shenanigans.

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I Choose Paradise VN @ichooseparadise.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🔥 CAT WITH KNIFE : A POP PUNK MIX OUT NOW! 🔥

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 04/10/2026

3.2k followers?!!! 🥳🎉🎉🎉 Thank you all for keeping tabs on our #indiehorror game! We're hard at work on a massively branching VN, Catalyst: Blind Faith. I'm posting progress here, plus tons of #art, #writing, #programming, #accessibility & more stuff we love! ❤️🧡💛💚💙💜🔥🔥🔥🔥

A flowchart for the demo of a heavily branching visual novel, Catalyst: Blind Faith. Scenes, choices menus, and deaths or early endings are distinguished with different sized boxes. It shows a massive amount of divergence within each of the demo's chapters. Additionally, at certain points in the chronology of the flowchart, chapter numbers have numerous titles associated with each. This indicates where the player's choices causes a divergence significant enough to get an alternate version of each chapter. Links are at the bottom for the early development demo's itch.io page ( https://just-write-studios.itch.io/catalyst-blind-faith ) and a community Discord for regular updates ( https://discord.gg/24cmNWp )

Screenshot from the dark fantasy and horror indie VN Catalyst: Blind Faith. In monochrome red, a human stampede breaks out in the center of a rustic town square. Silhouettes of panicked, screaming humans are covered in abstract bloody motifs to imply gore. Silhouettes of shapeless, spiked demons tower over the periphery of the crowd. Wooden homes with thatched roofs and wooden watchtowers can be seen in the distant horizon, where a pale sunrise pulls over a dark forest. The textbox reads: "It takes a few minutes of agonizing, precious violence ("I SAID STEP ASIDE!") to reach the wooden platform. The rickety, rotten structure sways dangerously against the waves of people pressing against it."

Work in progress, grayscale, hand drawn art for the dark fantasy and horror visual novel Catalyst: Blind Faith. A loosely sketched woman with a dark cloak and fluffy hair lies on the ground, her face obscured by her hair as she looks at a a slender, heavily scarred young man. This priest of murder, the protagonist, is seen in third person perspective while his deity works through him. He's in an unnatural pose, leaning heavily to one side, which the dutch angle corrects so he appears to be kneeling perfectly upright. Motes of darkness and light drift around him. His hands are held in front of him, but loosely closed instead of in fists. He stares unblinking as light and darkness oozes from his eyes down his unemotional face.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Not me already signing up for another jam right after Spooktober… I can’t help if the heart wants a TS Eliot inspired platformer.

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 30/09/2026

yay yippee wahooo new #devlog! [ #indiegamedev #horror ] 🎨 beeeeg #art progress 🎮 #programming behind-the-scenes ✍️ #writing & #editing trenches 🔀 anaad updated flowchart spaghetti to show my overall script progress!! 🫶 Out 1 week early for patrons of any donation as HUGE thanks! I hope you enjoy!🔥

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SEPTEMBER DEVLOG - Explosive Art Progress, Server Party & Writing Trenches Recap!!! | Alaric

lock in gamers, game devs, and enjoyers of ludicrous art and writing progress, I've got a huge recap for September!!!!! also omg the editing

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OTOJANG Games @otojang.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

TIS HERE MAHAHAHA!! (｀∇´) My #SpooktoberVNJam game: Millie & Finny has now RELEASED! ✨ 🧙‍♀️ Contains 🌿 - Potion Crafting Minigame - A CAT /ᐠ - ˕ -マ Ⳋ - Unhealthy levels of cuteness (You've been warned) ( ｡ •`ᴖ´• ｡) Play it now 👉 otojang.itch.io/millie-and-f... #vndev #visualnovel #indiedev

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Etrikia @etrikia.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

orribu.itch.io/phantom-of-t... I helped make this! SO proud of the team and what we made. If you're an OG phantom fan please do give this a try! #spooktober #vn #indiedev

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The Phantom of the Opera ⚜ Spooktober 2026 by orribu!, Aaron Heressence(Aroma), Etrikia

Can Christine escape his clutches—or will she be haunted forever?

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

That feeling when you write a phantom of the opera visual novel and your favourite characters end up being Carlotta and Madame Giry…

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Orca Book Publishers @orcabook.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. In recognition of this important day we are highlighting books by Indigenous creators that can help young readers of all ages on the journey toward reconciliation. blog.orcabook.com/kids-books-f...

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Kids’ books for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation - Orca Book Publishers - Blog

September 30 is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation in Canada. In recognition of this important day we are highlighting books...

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Phantom of The Opera visual novel is now live and playable for free! orribu.itch.io/phantom-of-the-opera-spooktober2026 It was a pleasure to write for such an amazing team :3 Loved making the phantom as creepy as possible. #phantomoftheopera #indiedev #spooktober #gamejam

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The Phantom of the Opera ⚜ Spooktober 2026 by orribu!, Aaron Heressence(Aroma), Etrikia

Can Christine escape his clutches—or will she be haunted forever?

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

m.youtube.com/watch?v=JwR9... Trailer for our spooktober entry! A phantom of the opera visual novel, based on the 1910 book. #phantomoftheopera #spooktober #gamedev

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The Phantom of the Opera ||Spooktober 2026|| Trailer

YouTube video by Aaron Her Essence

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Sos "Buy Lazy Kickers" Sosowski @sosowski.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

If you ever feel bad about botching your indie game release, remember that you'll never be as bad as Ubisoft. They literally forgot to upload the actual game.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Non-official art of a running gag that somehow made it into our phantom of the opera visual novel script. May I present Fishtine. #phantomoftheopera #gamedev

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I haven’t posted about it but I’ve been spending the last month writing a #phantomoftheopera visual novel for #spooktober. With the script finally done I feel like I have breathing room in my head again Everyone else on the team’s been fantastic, so excited for release :)

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Etrikia @etrikia.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

While I am still working on the new game idea (formal announcement later this year!)... I made this incredibly short game for fun with! #calming #itchio #gamedev softservegames.itch.io/worrisome-wa...

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Worrisome Waves by SoftServeGames

Take 5 minutes to talk to a crab

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Etrikia @etrikia.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

Exciting news! A Week in Paradise was featured on NPR's "Best Games of 2026 so Far" list. I am shocked and grateful to be included with these fantastic games! Thank you so much to Fidelholtz for the kind review, and everyone for their continued support! 💜 www.npr.org/2026/07/21/n...

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The best games of 2026 so far, picked by NPR's staff

Titans like Resident Evil Requiem and Crimson Desert dominated in the first half of the gaming year, with early-access sequels like Slay the Spire 2 and Subnautica 2 not far behind.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This looks really nice, I’m a sucker for a themed or immersive Ui

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 12/08/2026

haha custom ui for optional player reference goes brrrr [ #indiegamedev #vndev #horror #art #writing ]

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Gameplay for Midnight Blood Drive, a 1bit game you can play for free on itch.io! I’m so pleased with how it came together. #gamedev #1bit #gamejam #indiedev

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Our entry for b1t jam up now! Play it for free at romainvause.itch.io/midnight-blo.... Flowers for Romain(programmer) and Fable(music), for my first time as game designer I could not have asked for a better team. #1bit #gamejam #gamedev #vampirebat

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Midnight Blood Drive by Romain Vause, Tricketcat, fable.

Will you save your bat sister?

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

Last day of the jam and we’re on to playtesting, smoothing out any issues+ working on the itch page. Feels good to have had time to do that properly, these shorter jam are usually a bit of a rush. #gamejam #1bit #gamedev #vampirebat

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 08/08/2026

Finished all the backgrounds for Midnight Blood Drive, it’s tricky to do clouds in 1bit. #1bit #gamedev #gamejam #nightsky #moon

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Currently working illustrations for very simple story for our game Midnight Blood Drive, nursing your sister back to health (your sister is a vampire bat and you need to bring her blood) #1bit #gamejam #gamedev #vampirebat #bat

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’re starting to put in final assets for the untitled Vampire Bat game, the programmer really cooked with this shader. It definitely took some trial and error with dark mode but we’re in a great spot with four days left 💪 #1bit #gamejam #vampirebat #gameart

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Next up for the vampire bat game: a bat slash for collecting blood. We also decided to change up the flight mechanic into a single flap triggered by the space bar. #gamedev #1bit #vampirebat #gameart #gamejam

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Hard ceiling according to our programmer, 9-slicing will only let you cheat so far before the dithering gets funky

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Thank you! The contrast of the bat against the background was probably the biggest visual challenge to work out.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

That was my concern originally too, programmer had to hand tune it and the dithering does limit what size the building can be but it seems like it’ll get us 90% of the way there.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Next step on the vampire bat game: Our programmer created a building editor so I mocked up some quick assets to test out how how the 9-slicing works with the 1bit style. It’s working pretty well, just have to polish these and make a bunch of variations. #1bit #gamedev #gamejam #gameart #vampirebat

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Wow does Bluesky not like gifs, my poor bat

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Now to make our little vampire bat player fly. The fun thing about using a very dark red as a colour is that it looks black here, but red when I use it to fill the background in. You have to be really intentional with colour choice in 1bit. #vampirebat #gamejam #1bit #gamedev

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Player Sprite design for our vampire bat game, the tricky thing will be making sure they stand out against the background so I may have to remove the wing dithering. #gamedev #1bit #gamejam #vampirebat

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Thank you! The dithering is from a a custom brush set I’ve been working on, this was the first project I got to use them so that’s very nice to hear.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

It’s a lovely feeling when the Game Jam theme perfectly goes with your concept. B1T Jam just announced Sleep as the theme, and my team was planning on making a game about a vampire bat drinking blood from sleeping villagers. No frantic reworking necessary! #b1tjam #gamejam

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

He was very well behaved while I drew him, I’m sure that means he’s scheming. (I had a blast drawing him, I adore his various designs)

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Just Write Studios @just-write-studios.itch.io · 29/07/2026

AAA @tricketcat.bsky.social thank you for the beautiful beautiful humanoid art of my villainous demon boi! You COOKED with the zoot suit inspired fashion and captured his aura immaculately!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! #artfight #artfight2026

Grayscale 2D digital art of a foreboding, well-dressed, and handsome villainous man. with slender features. Darkened sockets obscure his eyes. On his white dress shirt is a pattern of many red eyes, with each eye staring directly at the sinister man or the viewer. The clasps of his suspenders are eyes like red gemstones. He is caught or suspended in strands of red string, akin to puppet strings or thick spiderwebs.

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

The World and The Moon tarot cards I illustrated for Cupid’s Bargain (miseri-accordion.itch.io/cupids-bargain). There were so many talented people working on this game, it’s well worth checking out if otome visual novels are your jam. #otomegame #tarotcards #otomejam #cupidsbargain #tarotart

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

I can’t be kept away from making games with references to old obscure tech, this is the 3rd in a row

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The wizard frog rhythm game I’ve been working on is released! It was a fun project and you can play it for free here romainvause.itch.io/swamp-songs In this game you punch holes to play a player-piano style music box. #1bitart #gamedev #gameart #rhythmgame #frog

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 18/07/2026

Player sprites for a 1bit rhythm game I’m working on with a small team. In the game you’re a frog wizard programming punching holes in a sheet of paper for a player piano/music box. #gamedev #1bit #gameart #frog

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

I had a bunch of goofy frog illustrations from a sticker pack I designed a few years ago and thought it would be fun to try animating them a little. Will you enter the frogzone? #weirdcore #frogs #frogart

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Tricket @tricketcat.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This is pretty! The clothes are especially well done, I love how they’re draped.

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