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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 03/09/2026

Spent ages on this cool transition to a secret boss fight 💀 #gamedev

Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 14/08/2026

first death cutscene for Match Shot Chimera! It only plays the one time. I spent too much time on this T_T. #gamedev #indiegame

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 14/08/2026

art test! hand-drawn lighting overlays for this extra-mean boss beam. A smidge of extra chaos on top of the smooth vector art looks exciting. #gamedev

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 08/08/2026

Lucky Charms released a fruit flavor that actually has oats in the mix. The cereal… is healing.

Lucky Charms Huntrx peach mango cereal box with the ingredients visible. Oats are listed first.

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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

It’s hard to explain but tv was better when you couldn’t watch the show you wanted whenever you wanted to watch it and most of the shows were worse and the TVs were worse and the entire experience was worse, that’s when it was better

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 02/08/2026

The PC Gaming cambrian explosion began 13 years ago. Up until July 2013, there were 10-30 releases on Steam every month. Now there are *thousands*, a number that is still growing constantly. And I have dedicated myself to trying to keep track of what's happening, because I am apparently an idiot.

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 02/08/2026

new alpha, new dev high score :) #gamedev (+excellent music by Abstraction!)

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 02/08/2026

aw yes, Settings Menu! Your favorite. added excellent music by @tallbeard.itch.io as well :).

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🐔 Brian Bucklew 🐔 ₑͤ＞∿＜ₑͤ ∞🌮 @unormal.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

this is 100% true and also an indie game takes 4-10 years to make

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 26/06/2026

testing out a multiplier for air combos. It's fun, but I don't want it to make gameplay too stressful/fiddly for high score chasers! #gamedev #indiegame

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 24/06/2026

adding arms was great for game feel, but really, I added them for this high five. #indiegame #gamedev

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 23/06/2026

today's dumb #gamedev trick: the high five arm I've added to fixbots actually fits inside them.

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 22/06/2026

Quite pleased with my progress on this prototype since May! I've changed a lot since then, but I'm especially impressed at the difference arms made in game feel. #gamedev

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 13/06/2026

I'm trying out a new workflow where I make a 3D sketch in Blender that I then fill in with the actual detailed level bits. I like it! Imagining a blocker 3D platforming level in the simpler style I'm aiming for was a lot tougher on paper. #gamedev

simple sketch mesh, rendered in a transparent hologram style

in progress level geometry added using the sketch mesh as a guide

still simple, but a lot more complicated than the sketch mesh!

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 09/06/2026

Working on a title screen for my next prototype. Nothing fancy, but I think the hand-drawn 2D sprite flourishes help quite a bit! #gamedev

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Joni Korpi @jonikorpi.com · 09/05/2026

Tried to make my terrain graphics look better from top-down, and it worked out much better than I thought? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Top-down view of a stylised hexagon grid game world. Cliff-filled peninsula topped with patches of green woods. Varying layers of fog under the cliffs where the peninsula meets the coast.

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Neal Agarwal @neal.fun · 29/04/2026

Introducing Cursor Camp, a website to hang out with other cursors. Out now :) > neal.fun/cursor-camp/

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DrSinBin @drsinbin.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I'm not joking when I say mRNA technology is more important than "AI" and it's a tragedy we're throwing billions into one while our government is aggressively defunding the other.

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 27/03/2026

Match Shot Chimera's been updated to include local co-op and a lot more! It's a carry-your-friends (or kids!) mode, but I'm OK making a harder alternative. Tell me what you think! #gamedev #indiegame #shmup

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 25/03/2026

Full change notes for alpha 0.9 here! Chock full of tasty gifs, too. This update adds local co-op, upgrade shops, boss picking/rewards, two new minibosses, and dynamic level pacing for you more murderous players. store.steampowered.com/news/app/355... #gamedev

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Match Shot Chimera - alpha 0.9 is out now! - Steam News

Local Co-op, New Minibosses, Shops, and Pick Routes!

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 24/03/2026

Just released an update letting you pick your boss fights! Observe the majesty of Carpy Die 'em :) #indiegame #shmup #matchshot

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 23/03/2026

finally sneaking a weak point tutorial into Match Shot Chimera's intro! Sorry it wasn't there sooner! I think it's pretty neat to have it match up with the character's pupil :P. #indiegame #shmup #gamedev

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 06/03/2026

adding cute lil' eye bats to let you pick your boss fights! #gamedev #shmup #matchshot

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 05/03/2026

really pleased with this dork's weird attacks and how you can match-3 to get around its shields. #indiegame #shmup #gamedev

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Mike X. Nichols @mikexnichols.bsky.social · 14/02/2026

i often think about this review

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 11/02/2026

10 snow days sure did wreck my work schedule, but my kids are going to school again. Death Starfish is incoming! #matchshot #shmup #gamedev

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 21/01/2026

co-op is coming to Match Shot Chimera! It wasn't in the plans a month ago, but spending the holidays with family can change priorities! The queue for conflicting block shots was a pain to make. I hope you never notice it ;) #gamedev #shmup #matchshot

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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

www.garbageday.email/p/am-i-too-s...

I can’t speak for everyone, but my mind tends to treat writing an article, making a video, writing a song, cooking a meal, drawing an image, and, apparently, designing software the same way. It’s not a matter of just “generating” something perfect from my head, but exploring the tension that exists between what I’m imagining and the limitations of my stupid meat body. That’s actually the exciting part. It also lets me figure out if something has turned out wrong or just resulted in a happy accident. Vibe coding, like every new trend coming out of Silicon Valley, turns this process — the entire act of creativity, itself — into a slot machine. One more pull on the AI and maybe it will figure it out for you. You won’t understand how any of it works, of course, or feel particularly proud of what you’ve done, but maybe you’ll have something. Just a few more dollars for some more tokens. C’mon, just pay a bit more.

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 14/12/2025

Two new bosses are out for Match Shot Chimera now! This one's CARPY DIE 'EM. patch notes + what's next: store.steampowered.com/news/app/355... #gamedev #indiegame #shmup

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philtacular @philtacular.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

This next trailer at the game awards is from a small, independent solo indie studio that paid 250 THOUSAND US DOLLARS for this next independent indie trailer

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 04/12/2025

Repost for the mornin' folks! Remembering how much time I spent animating those conveyor belts, and seeing how unnoticeable they are now... 💀

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 04/12/2025

New boss incoming for Match Shot Chimera! MAW MAW is a mother and a mouth. And a deadly robotic factory. Introducing garbage blocks that turn into homing missiles and bombs! Hooray! I've got more to do, but I'm hoping to get an update with two new bosses out soon! #gamedev #shmup

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dvlsblsh @devilsblush.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

bushido blade / psx lightweight, 1997

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 04/11/2025

Trying to decide if I should name this koi boss Carp Diem or if I should go all out with Carpy Die 'em. #gamedev

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Tiani Pixel @tianipixel.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

it is always so fun working on high areas of the map and fine tuning the beautiful vistas you see from up top :) - work in progress! (game is ABYSS X ZERO for those who do not know! an upcoming low-poly 3D metroidvania, developed by me and @ironfairy.bsky.social) #gamedev #lowpoly #indiegame

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Z. BoogeyMann Zilla, Semi-Pro Ghoulball @pandangit.com · 30/10/2025

It's too long for Bluesky & I refuse to compromise. So here's a screenshot with the words in the alt-text.

A parody of "All-Star" by Smashmouth written as a tribute to the poem "Ozymandias" by Percy B. Shelley. It reads" Some TRAVELER once told me of 2 legs tall & stony
That stood beside a face in the sand
It was lookin sunken down with its lip a wrinkled frown
And a sneer of contempt and cold command

Well
The sand started comin' & it didn't stop comin'
The torso's all gone & the legs are still crumblin'
The passion of the sculptor, quite well read
The hand that mocked 'em & the heart that fed
So many dunes, so much decay
Bare & boundless, stretching every which way
And if you look by the stone toes
You can read how the pedestal goes:

Hey yes
I'm Ozymandias
Look at my works
Despair
Bite me
O ye mighty
Does your pride hurt?
Don't care

All that used to be there
Is just a desert boundless & bare"

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Johan Peitz - Icy Tower is coming soon! @johanpeitz.com · 01/10/2025

📣 ICY TOWER IS COMING BACK Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year! Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D s.team/a/3014860 More in thread 👇🧵

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 24/09/2025

Match Shot Chimera is out NOW! $3! Early Access! Roguelite match-3 shoot 'em up! I'd love to hear what you think of it ❤️ store.steampowered.com/app/3552220/... #indiegame #roguelite #shmup

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 24/09/2025

Match Shot Chimera's coming out TOMORROW! Yeah, there are lots of big games coming out, but this lil' guy is gonna be 3 bucks! Maybe you can squeeze it in. store.steampowered.com/app/3552220/... #indiegame #gamedev #teethbombs

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Tofu @tofupixel.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

mt. pastel (2021)

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 22/09/2025

Match Shot Chimera's out in TWO DAYS! King Killion Billions can’t wait to meet you 💀 store.steampowered.com/app/3552220/... #indiegame #roguelite #shmup

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Dominic Tarason @dominictarason.com · 22/09/2025

Ooh, new trailer for XF: Extreme Formula, and it's leaving early access this October? F-Zero like racer by the Spark The Electric Jester dev. And it looks like there's going to be a lot of walking, talking and brawling outside of the cars between races. Which is basically all I wanted from F-Zero.

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XF Extreme Formula - "Chapters" 0 & 1 - Trailer.

YouTube video by LakeFeperd

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Tyrus Peace @tyrus.dev · 21/09/2025

My match-3 x shmup roguelite launches in 3 days 😱! Match Shot Chimera releases September 24 on Steam Early Access: only $2.99! Wishlist now: store.steampowered.com/app/3552220/... #gamedev #indiegame #shmup

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Kenney @kenney.nl · 20/09/2025

Over the last couple of days I've updated my Godot Starter Kits to support 4.5! ✨ It was a blast, I kind of forgot what a breeze it is to use @godotengine.org. I can really recommend it, you can see all my kits here: kenney.nl/starter-kits

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David Piskorowski @pd-cgt.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

My boss rush game Disaster Arms is finished - I'm working on finalizing everything for Steam. We're releasing in October for $9.99!⭐ For fans of GUNSTAR HEROES - MEGAMAN - KINGDOM HEARTS RT & Wishlist's appreciated! Play the demo @ : store.steampowered.com/app/3462730/...

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