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Vinik @vinikdev.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

It's been a while since I posted some #NES #pixelart. 9 colors across the four palettes. I've been assured this can be made to work with a 16x8 color attribute if the programmer bangs their head on the keyboard for long enough.

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

I have been freelancing for two, exciting years, while adjusting to the work field and my new pixel art teaching job at Scuola di Comics in Florence! In 2026, other than streaming and experimenting more with 3D and animation, I would love to consider a studio position for pixel art gamedev!

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zaebucca @zaebucca.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

#PortfolioDay - and a little pitch, may I? I am Alessandro, an italian artist with 15+ years experience in pixels, a penchant for tilesets, top-down view, monsters and adventures! I left my main occupation in movie art dept (set design) in late 2023 to pursue full-time #pixelart. Ch-ch-ch-changes!

A topdown pixel art remake of Ruin Valley, from Pokemon FireRed and LeafGreen. Many ancient structures can be seen emerging from the steep cliffsides and lush tropical vegetation: temples, tall palaces and mysterious pathways and towers. A moltitude of pokemon and trainers can be seen around. To the east, the ocean with tall waves and a jagged coastline. Water and fossil pokemon live there. At the center of the valley, the legendary pokemon trainer Red is entering the Dotted Hole ruins. Peculiar rock formation resembling regi pokemon are scattered throughout the environment.

A collection of tiny pixel art pokemon scenes, featuring:
1. Chinchou swimming under the waves
2. Lanturn jumping above the waves at night
3. Corsola on the seafloor
4. Horsea in a cave underwater
5. Seadra in a kelp forest
6. Kingdra among whirlpools
7. Swinub at home, sleeping on a carpet
8. Piloswin taking a bath in hot springs
9. Mamoswine traversing a snowstorm
10. Cleffa hovering in space
11. Three Clefairy dancing at Mt. Moon Crater
12. Clefable in the middle of a pond, looking at the stars
13. Porygon in a strange labyrinth
14. Porygon2 running on a mobius strip
15. Porygon-Z floating in an old screensaver
16. Bonsly sitting on the porch as the rain starts to fall
17. Sudowood taking shelter from heavy rain in a mountain cave
18. Mew looking at the viewer through fish-eye lens
19. Sunkern floating in a summer meadow
20. Sunflora basking in the sunlight over a sunflower field
21. Celebi flying through Ilex Forest

An animated top down pixel art diorama of a Haunted Mansion main hall. The gothic architecture is the perfect playground for the many ghost pokemon inhabiting the abandoned house. Right in the middle of the foyer, a megaevolved Chandelure welcomes unfortunate visitors with its blue flames flickering gently as the moonlight seeps through a hole in the roof, lighting the ruined pavement in a cold light. A solitary mimikyu joins the foyer, dragging its disguise across the western wing passage. A duskull levitates below the balcony, disappearing through rich, old and dusty drapes. The East Wing corridor is blocked by Gourgeis and Pumpkaboo, with their dim, warm lanterns mimicking the many candles and chandeliers scattered around the mansion. Could they be the very ones lighting them up?
The monumental staircase leads to the first floor, were the balcony oversees the whole entrance room, forming a U-shape. To the left, leading to the western wing first floor, a Lampent shines atop an archway. To the East, a Dusclops waits in the shadows. At the very center of the balcony, Gengar is doing all kinds of silly faces, laughing at the viewer, right before disappearing. A litwick has found its nest in a small alcove by the two-story wooden doorway arch. Onboth sides of the doorway, many paintings with rich frames are hung. To the left, a Mismagius is showcasing its psychic powers to Misdreavus by taking control of a huge painting of Agatha, the famous elite 4. The shaking painting's eyes shine briefly in an ominous light. On the second story of the archway a Dusknoir briefly appears. An Ariados can be seen coming down its web through the gothic archs. Under the dark roof atop the whole scene, Haunter and Gastly are playing hide and seek. A huge hole in the roof lets the moonlight rays enter the Hall. Through the very same opening, zubats and a drifloon can be seen flying.

A top down pixel art of the Going Merry Ship from One Piece, sailing calmly through the waves. The Strawhat jolly roger waves gently at the very top of the mainmast. A Palestine flag waves atop the rear mast, where a red, white and green sail is also found right below. Many green, red, white and black triangular flags are tied to the ropes all around.
The crew can be spotted all around: Sanji is looking at a watermelon crate, possibly thinking of new recipes. Tony Tony Chopper is strolling happily down the staircase in the deck. Zoro is taking a nap at the bottom of the main mast. Nico Robin is relaxed, leaning on the main central deck railing and watching the waves, with a book by her side. Nami is looking towards the horizon from the bow deck where Usopp can be found as well, busy with ship's reparations. Luffy is sitting atop the sheep figurehead, with his arms stretched, hugging the giant watermelon he is enthusiastically eating.

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Hidebu / ひでぶぅ @hidebu.bsky.social · 16/08/2025

タワマンダンジョンを制作中。タワマンを上へ上へと踏破していく古典的ダンジョンRPGになる予定です。毎日ひとつずつマップチップを描きためて進捗報告しています #プレミアムツクールデー

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za 'rata' (Commissions Open!) @ratazart.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Had this idea in mind for a SOTN in GameBoy for a while. Finally got time + motivation to actually get it done! #pixelart #castlevania #sotn

A recreation of the death scene in the beginning of Castlevania SOTN in a GB style, akin to Kid Dracula. In black and white.

A recreation of the death scene in the beginning of Castlevania SOTN in a GB style, akin to Kid Dracula. In a classic GameBoy palette.

A recreation of the death scene in the beginning of Castlevania SOTN in a GB style, akin to Kid Dracula. In a alternate color palette.

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GameboyDemakes @gameboydemakes.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

It's Mario VS Donkey Kong in this mini-Mario maelstrom of action! | #pixelart | #Gameboy

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Christopher Pariano @chrispariano.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

#portfolioday I'm Christopher and I dream in Gameboy Color :]

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Christopher Pariano @chrispariano.bsky.social · 23/12/2024

Merry Christmas for those that enjoyed my first asset pack :] I'm working on some battle sprites to go along with it #gbstudio #nesdev #pixelart #ドット絵

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Gabi @vryell.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Feeling a mighty need to try making a game with this, sadly programming is not for me 🥲 #pixelart

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NOP @noppixels.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Old comm I did back in the day

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Gabi @vryell.bsky.social · 20/04/2025

Hey!! Small reminder that the "Pocket RPG" assets have a 60% discount (70% if you buy the bundle) in my itch shop for the next week! I'd appreciate it if you could share this <3 Link-> itch.io/s/151604/poc... #pixelart #gamedev

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Gabi @vryell.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

Does this look good enough? 🥲 #pixelart

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Olive @livvyglizzy.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

Hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Olive and I do pixel art & animation :3 I do a lot of gameboy-compatible stuff but I also like experimenting with my style!

An anthropomorphic hammerhead shark in an underwater scene

A sandy environment with rugged cliffs, a grassy park with a lone tree surrounded by small rocks, a house with a garage surrounded by grass, and an interior environment with a table and seating around it

seven windows icons made out of sushi: google chrome, folder, photos, mail, full recycle bin, txt file, empty recycle bin

A half-full martini glass with an olive on a toothpick in it

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Advent @adventureislands.bsky.social · 07/04/2025

My little local multiplayer game Animal Arena has been nominated for Best Fun for Everyone category in Nordic Game Awards 2025: nordicgame.com/nordic-game-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #indiegame

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Simpson illustration I made last summer as gift for a friend. Can you find all the reference in the piece?👀

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violet! 🐝 @vippori.bsky.social · 05/04/2025

i love gamecube... 💜 #lowpoly

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Kevyn @kevynstott.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

🛢DONKEY KONG🛢

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Advent @adventureislands.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

Tiny Dangerous Dungeons Remake is localized for 10 different languages! Play the game in English, LatAm Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Italian, French, German, Japanese, Korean and Traditional and Simplified Chinese! Get it on Steam with -10% launch discount! store.steampowered.com/app/3179810/...

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Simon S. Andersen @snakepixel.art · 26/02/2025

Testing some gameplay for fun. Implemented Dynaman's stage from my old Megaman DOS project into my makeshift movement engine. I've stuck mostly to the NES's tile and palette restrictions, but I don't put limits on animations. For now I'm just messing around. #pixelart #ドット絵 #megaman

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Faultbox @faultbox.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

✨ Flower Shop ✨ #pixelart

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Zelda NES run animation

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castpixel ⚧️⚢ @castpixel.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Just a bit of gameplay from Nitronauts (demo out now on steam). I had so much fun art directing and animating everything

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PypeBros @pypebros.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

#screenshotsaturday for my #platformer ... working on the hanging mechan ... ooops ...

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Kimo 🌞 @kimo.games · 21/02/2025

felt like pushing pixels around today ✨ #pixelart #ドット絵

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Tetra the Hollower - They/Them @tetraminose.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

Reposting this Gameboy demake I made of "Severed", still really like both the colors and how I manage to cram all the game in this resolution!

A gameboy demake of the game "Severed", showing a combat between one of the first enemies of the game. The palette used here is a mix of blues and greens! Shotout to this really cool palette used in the GBJAM of last year :)

This one is the exact same picture as the first one, but showcasing a change of colors, this time using reds and purples.

Another palette change, this times with blues and red-ish purples.

And lastly, a palette change quite similar to how the first gameboy displayed colors in an array of different greens!

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StevenM @1988stevenm.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

The Legend of Peach

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Christie 🖤 @ndchristie.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

I dunno man I think this map needs more rain animations #PixelArt #IndieGame #EmberHearts

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Mrmo Tarius @mrmotarius.bsky.social · 05/02/2025

Welcom to dungeon

Textmode pixelart (high-res) depiction of a multi-level dungeon section.

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Sandy Gordon @bandygrass.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Some character portraits from Mina the Hollower and their sprite counterparts 🐭

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Mrmo Tarius @mrmotarius.bsky.social · 04/02/2025

Goblen need cofe

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🜏 Machine Saint 🜏 @shoehead.itch.io · 03/02/2025

Hey even more old art! This is Hammerhead and Sal from a really really old project of mine from 2014 called CYBERSHARK PUNCHER, which ended up being my first attempt at a game in gamemaker! This art is way more recent. I should practice at this scale more I think #pixelart #ドット絵

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Mrmo Tarius @mrmotarius.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

Testing "shadeless" rendering with MagicaCSG :) Of course, it's a goblin.

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Shawn🐶 @puppiesandanime.bsky.social · 02/02/2025

More 32x32 sprites. Randi/ Boy from Secret of Mana.

3 pixel art sprites of Randi from Secret of Mana, lined up in a row. Each sprite is facing a different direction, from left to right: Forward, Side and Back facing.

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Bera @mensha.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

Character Designs #pixelart

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Zelda, Ganon and the Princess NES redraw

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Mrmo Tarius @mrmotarius.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Forest at night. Made with #OhNoMoreGoblins x3.

A textmode pixelart scene depicting a bear family in the forest at night.

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Batfeula @batfeula.bsky.social · 29/01/2025

more pokemon I like in NES style

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Tetra the Hollower - They/Them @tetraminose.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Hi eveyone, it's been almost 2 months since I last posted here (I think?). But I wanted to give you a fun challenge if you wanna join me: Making a character you like on a 32x32 canvas, that is the only limitation, here is a WIP of a Samus redesign I did on my style for the example!

Screenshot of a Samus redesign with my style!

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Pita @pita-m.com · 29/01/2025

(I can't remember when I last drew for the simple pleasure, so this was a welcome break. 🫠)

32x32 pixel sprite of an Imp enemy from Doom.

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Vinik @vinikdev.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

This is absolutely insane

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · 27/01/2025

There has been some debate over whether bluesky is good for game promotion or whether actual consumers are here. As a test, last week we did two posts with mid-level performance - one from the company account, one from mine - and got ~900 wishlists. There was no other promo elsewhere. Pretty solid.

Screenshot of a post from me in which I shared a gif of the harbor in Demonschool with the ferry docked, in which the ferry bobs up and down and it generally looks chill with lights in the rails, brown wood, and a calm vibe. The text says "I want demonschool to be finished AND I want to live there"

Post from the Necrosoft account saying "hello this is us. Please buy our "persona like.""

And it's quote tweeting a post about how game devs have to reductively call out our game's similarity to another, when really we have thousands of influences.

A steam wishlist chart is depicted during the period of these two posts where you see the numbers going up across the week where we posted these two things.

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🜏 Machine Saint 🜏 @shoehead.itch.io · 25/01/2025

Heyas no #screenshotsaturday this week because instead I have a teaser trailer and a store page up on Steam! Now people can finally find a place to wishlist the game! #gamedev #survivalhorror store.steampowered.com/app/3354930/...

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Cosmic Void @cosmicvoidonline.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Hey all! I'm working on Neon Hearts City, a cyberpunk-themed point and click adventure. Currently running a campaign to fund voice over. Right now it's 50% funded! To support the campaign & win awards go here 👇 www.cosmicvoidonline.com/blog/news/20... #indiegame #adventuregame #pointandclick

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