iiinova — where your digital self keeps evolving

Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Indie devs, I present you the 9 games that shaped me. Without these Id probably wouldnt have a dream of making my own game. Show me yours! #indiedev #rpgmaker #indiegame #gamedev

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Noova-Art @noova-art.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Little Blue Riding Hood is a unfinished game i made a few years ago! you play as a girl who is looking for her brother. but something else is lurking in the dark... Available here: noova-art.itch.io/little-blue-... #rpgmaker #rpghorrorgame #horrorgame

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Little Blue Riding Hood by Noova_Art

A little game about a girl looking for her brother

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

This is a huge motivation for game dev. If people can find my game enjoyable, its all worth it. I will be working on the next update very soon. It will be the final major plot update to the demo! Stay tuned. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpgmaker #retro #pixelart #RPG

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🧚ANGELINE ERA!!👼🏼 Now Out! @angelineera.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

ANGELINE ERA arrives on ALL CONSOLES in 9 DAYS!!! If you like GREAT ACTION and GREAT MUSIC.... look no further... (also if you want to stream or review it please DM me thank you)

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

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Frostnoble @frostnoble.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

I introduce thee to a new event I like to call #monstermonday! A widespread evolution of my Monster Showcase, so anyone can join in with the hashtag. A hashtag to show off a monster's design, lore!, stats!?, whatever you want, on Monday of course.

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Frostnoble @frostnoble.bsky.social · 25/07/2026

It's my turn again for posting #screenshotsaturday this month for the RPG Beta Testers Server! Here's the very cool link for said very cool server: discord.gg/6wzKXYpDNN For Rogue Tamers, I've been slowly converting all the text to be read from a language doc. #roguelike #Monstertamer #PixelArt

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Join the RPG Beta Testers Discord Server!

A RPG game dev community for constructive feedback and collaborative improvement. | 899 members

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Heck yea dood, thats gonna be so cool. Seeing it other languages, hope more people get to enjoy this great looking game ❤️

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

I think I got something cool to show people. I don't know how soon, so stay tuned!

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AwesomeTrinket | Wishlist A Case of Missing Identity! @awesometrinket.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

GET IN THE CAR! A Case of Missing Identity officially has a demo!! With 1.5 Acts, 25,000 words and 100+ illustrations, it's sure to be something! Go play it now, the link's below! 👇 #RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev #ACaseOfMissingIdentity

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I made this Kingdom Hearts inspired fanart for vtuber Aoi_Jpg. Really liked how this turned out, since I havent arted this hard in 7 years. All done by mouse cause I was too lazy to grab my tablet.

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Shrine's Legacy - Out Now! @shrineslegacy.bsky.social · 04/07/2026

Model D575 has custom flute presets and Harmony-Plus in addition. Enjoy the state of the art. 🤖🎹 #screenshotsaturday #JRPG Get Shrine's Legacy for 25% OFF on all major PC platforms! Links below! 👇

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Mana Relic Games (Padr81) @manarelicgames.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

We did it. I'm at a loss for words which is rare for me. The game is funded and we hit the 🎵Kikuta-san stretch goal. Unreal. 💖Thank you all so much. Have so many people I need to thank individually. I'll reach out eventually I promise, just need to gather myself and my 🧠thoughts. Thank you.

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

Had a great time at my first pride event with my wife as an ally and supporting plenty of kind people. Happy Pride!

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Seed of Nostalgia - Primitive Pixels @primitivepixels.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

🌳☀️🎌 SEED OF NOSTALGIA 🎌☀️🌳 #JRPG Hello my name is James, and I am addicted to cozy #pixelart vista's. There is no hope for recovery💀, just send more pixels. Other #indiegamedevs show off your most beautiful scenes below, and let's BINGE! #indiegames

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

I have figured out hitboxes! Cruising along with this has been really fun. Making the goofy ass sprites for hits is gonna be fun. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev #retro #pixelart #beatemup

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Nyam @nyawurin.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

my canonical girlfriend, firefly 😌 #hsr #honkaistarrail

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Ian Part-Time Experience @parttimeexp.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

I did too much. I worked on the house repairs that were needed, doing what is technically a two person job solo. I got 70%-ish done, but now I am wiped out and have pain. I will not be streaming tonight.

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

MGG Schedule 6/15-6/21: Another fun week of indie spotlights on the channel! We have a survival horror game, an adorable mouse adventure, returns to a few indie RPGs demos/games, and playing a game hot off their release day to end the week! Game that game! twitch.tv/midwestgameguy

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Fun stream last Thursday with the Thrall demo by Strak! It's a good stream when you are an hour in goofing off and only made 5 minutes of game progress! Thanks to Strak for the sub, JadeArrowGaming for the follow and @parttimeexp.bsky.social @bloodrosegardens.bsky.social for the two raids!

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Thrall by Strak

A loot-based, turn-based, roguelite RPG with a branching narrative

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Got jumping and flying knee down! Lets goo making good progress with this. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev #retro #pixelart #beatemup

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Yo, yo, Hopscorch! 🪀🐰🔥 @hopscor.ch · 12/06/2026

The more I work on this, the more I love #godotengine more and more. I'm using nav agents and tiles to get Idyll to Crono around the battlefield and find his targets. I'm gonna play some Overwatched with loved ones so I'll complete the actual attack, return to origin, and other cool stuff later!

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

All the sprites I made for one of the characters in this prototype turned out well. Im really liking it and excited at how well it looks. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev #retro #pixelart #beatemup

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Ive always wanted to make a beat'em up too. So Im gonna prototype one out and see how it goes. I will finish my RPG before I officially start working on this. JUST LOOK AT MUH BOI! #indiedev #indiegame #solodev #pixelart #gamedev #retro

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Mana Relic Games (Padr81) @manarelicgames.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

For 📅todays social media, we're gonna do the first of a few focusing on our party. First up our ⚔️protagonist Sarah. Support 🎮Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds on Kickstarter. www.kickstarter.com/projects/oat...

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The time has come to vote! Public voting for the prize-winning t-shirt design is now open from now until midnight on July 4, 2026! You are welcome to vote on every MGG social, but you are only allowed one vote per platform (X, Bluesky, Instagram, etc). Let the best design win!

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Mana Relic Games (Padr81) @manarelicgames.bsky.social · 03/06/2026

📢The community have unlocked a new special card type via smashing our second #kickstarter 💖community goal. We'll be announcing the type soon. Heres a video of the game. 🃏You can also work with us to design your own card in one of our kickstarter tiers (link in replies⬇️) . #jrpg #indiedev #rpg

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DoctorDaki @doctordaki.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

Figure I may as well spread the word here as well, I run a Steam Curator and Youtube channel for RPGMaker games. My main focus is to try and help people connect with more RPGMaker games. I only review games I have played. Check out my curator here. store.steampowered.com/curator/4569...

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Steam Curator: RPGMaker Kino

RPGmaker games I think other people should check out. If you don't see one on the list or if you made one please tell me about it I would love to check them out!

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Late 5/20 thanks! I had a wonderful stream with Duck and the Land of Flightless Birds by OM Games & @cupohjoe.bsky.social! Thanks to @valenalvern.bsky.social @cupohjoe.bsky.social @avalonlee.bsky.social for the subs and the bits! Thanks to TostaDojen @narcodis.bsky.social WhenBells for follows/raid!

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Avalon Lee | Zenogaias @avalonlee.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

Today at 6 p.m. Eastern the Gameplay Trailer for Zenogaias will be premiering! I'll be in chat. A turn-based JRPG featuring 4 Episodes that span the gaming eras, from 8-bit to HD, all linked by an emotionally-charged, epic narrative. #rpg #jrpg #retro #indiedev #indiegame #rpgmaker #pixelart

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Zenogaias Gameplay Trailer (Beta)

YouTube video by Avalon Lee Games

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 16/05/2026

Happy #screenshotsaturday or I would be saying that if I wasnt so busy. One of favorite mechanics has been transformation, so here is some static poses of transformations. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpgmaker #retro #pixelart #RPG #LegendoftheSceleris

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「 Ragnarok Aesthetic 」 @ragnarokaesthetic.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Due to this morning's circumstances, my rage and creativity has risen. 😅

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

Hello #screenshotsaturaday on the final story patch for my demo. This major update a 1 minor update is all thats left to do. And here is some new things. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpgmaker #retro #pixelart #RPG #LegendoftheSceleris

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

UPDATE! My wife completed a lovely flyer for our T-shirt contest that wraps up at the end of the month (5/31). Please tell everyone and please enter! But most importantly, NO AI SLOP!

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

Late (5/1) Friday stream thanks! We had a blast getting our first look at the demo for Legend of the Sceleris by our friend @valenalvern.bsky.social! If you love older NES RPGs, or older Dragon Quests/Breath of Fire 3, then you better give this demo a try! valenalvern.itch.io/legend-of-the-sceleris

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Legend of the Sceleris Demo (version 0.9.904) by ValenAlvern

NES styled RPG made in RPG Maker MV

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Valen @valenalvern.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I made a new custom death animation wipe and enemies flash when attacking. I am limited in knowledge of coding. So this is a huge milestone for me to make even if its something simple. #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rpgmaker #retro #pixelart #RPG #LegendoftheSceleris

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Lumi || Vagrant Shifter @lumitdog.itch.io · 02/05/2026

#screenshotSaturday I made a real-time monorail system for my OFF-inspired indie RPG, #VagrantShifter. #rpgmaker #jrpg #pixelart

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

I will be starting my stream of the Legend of the Sceleris demo by @valenalvern.bsky.social in just a few minutes over on the Twitch channel! See you soon and game that game! twitch.tv/midwestgameguy

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Midwest Game Guy @midwestgameguy.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

MGG Schedule Week of 4/27-5/3: Get ready for another week of continuing series with a new indie demo tossed in for good measure! If you are a fan of visual novels and six different indie RPGs then this is the week for you to turn in and chat on Twitch!

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KV_Kingdom @kv-kingdom.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Thanks for hosting, Valen! I love the original Dragon Quest vibe you have going on. Divini 2's progress is slow going due to a couple of other projects I'm currently working on, but I'm making progress regardless.

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AwesomeTrinket | Wishlist A Case of Missing Identity! @awesometrinket.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

Who up devving on they Steam Deck, babyyyyy I'll never stop recommending the Steam Deck as a backup PC, honestly. It's been nothing but a godsend for me and my house-move bullshit. Wishlist below 👇 #RPGMaker #visualnovel #gamedev #horror #horrorVN #RPGMAKERHORROR #indiedev #ACaseOfMissingIdentity

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Nowis-337 - Buffet Knight! @nowis-337.itch.io · 25/04/2026

Thanks for hosting, love the retro look! I've been working on adding a giant laser beam for my megazord game:

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