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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 2d

Quick reminder for no particular reason:
Unreal Engine is just a tool.
Art direction and graphical features are a choice.

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 3d

A sneak peek behind the scenes of a #skypyre convention setup!

@tjmoyes.bsky.social and I collaborated to build this beauty - THE BOOTH!

A pair of screens on the front, in two laptops running it from behind. With ample storage!

#indiedev #gamedev #vglx

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 5d

Hey Toronto! If you're around come check out #mushroam at #VGLX !

#toronto #indiegame #gamedev

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 23d

In case you're wondering, the instrumental #Kpopdemonhunters soundtrack slaps just as hard.

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Gamer Social Club @gamersocialclub.ca · 28d

An Interview With SkyPyre Studios

Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.

An Interview With SkyPyre Studios

Ottawa-based indie studio SkyPyre Studios talks origins, passion projects, and the evolving Canadian indie scene.

gamersocialclub.ca

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · 28d

Remembering I have social media ⁉️

a man is smiling while laying in bed with a blue pillow

ALT: a man is smiling while laying in bed with a blue pillow

media.tenor.com

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Tyson Moyes @tjmoyes.bsky.social · Sep 6

Come check us out @ottawacomiccon.com! We’re showing off our demo for our upcoming game, MUSHROAM!

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Sep 5

SKYPYRE AT OTTAWA COMICCON!

Come say hi at the #EhGameShowcase booth!

Hanging out with @nickburns.bsky.social & @dunx.bsky.social

#indiegame #gamedev #mushroam #ottawacomiccon #indie #indiedev #ff #followfriday

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Sep 1

I'm working in indie and UX in Unreal !

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Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Jul 9

Check out #Mushroam on #Steam!

Make sure to #Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D #wishlistwednesday

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 25

Thank you so much to all the players that played the demo for #mushroam over the last 2 weeks.

The demo is still up!
store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

And if you enjoy it, please wishlist! That is the #1 way you can help us make the game!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 23

Missed the demo for #mushroam during Next Fest?
NO YOU DIDN'T!

The demo is still there available for download, play and.. #wishlist?

Check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #platformer #demo #puzzle

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 21

I've never felt quite as seen as I do now that Unreal - a game engine started with FPS games mind you - has native first person rendering 🙌

3 tick boxes later and you have this. No panini projection, no distortion, just - works.

#altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5 #screenshotsaturday

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 18

Nick, where has all the Alt-Fire stuff been?

Here. In this Charlie Day red yarn meme of a level.

This is the scratches on the wall from someone desperately trying to figure out matched player character rigging 🤣

#altfire #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #fps #ue5

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 11

#WishlistWednesday time! Say it with me now:

Become the bubblemancer's apprentice, and wishlist #Mushroam on Steam!

Here are some shots from the #demo you can play right now!

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5
#pixelart #voxel #puzzle #platformer

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 11

Next Fest demo #2: Metal Eden
store.steampowered.com/app/990380/M...

Rad action shooter strong in the Doom 2016 vibes, seasoned with Ghost in the Shell, and I'm all here for it!

#demo #fps #nextfest #indiegame

METAL EDEN on Steam

An adrenaline-rush sci-fi FPS. A HYPER UNIT ASKA is sent on a suicide mission to rescue citizens' COREs from MOEBIUS, an orbital city turned into a deadly trap. Dive into cybernetic warfare, face the ...

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 10

Next Fest Demo #1 Scirocco Thugs!

Pretty slick first person beat em up. Check out their demo!
store.steampowered.com/app/3042790/...

#demo #indiegame #nextfest

Scirocco Thugs on Steam

Roundhouse Kicks, Six shooters and rusty Lead Pipes become your vehicles for revenge against the Don.... Grab some scrap and engage in brutal, breakneck melee combat in this FPS Beat 'Em Up!

store.steampowered.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 10

Wow there is a crazy game on Steam right now if you go to store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

Instant win if you press both big green buttons!
(but actually, check out the demo and *wishlist!*)

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #puzzle #platformer #pixelart #voxel

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 9

THIS JUST IN!
You can get the Mushroam demo NOW on Steam for NextFest!

store.steampowered.com/app/3562630/...

Check it out & let us know what you think so we can make the game even better for release! Like it? Don't forget to wishlist it!

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlist

Mushroam on Steam

A 2D puzzle-platformer where you use your powers to place bubbles that launch you through the air to avoid hazards and reach new depths. You play a mushroom bubblemancer, on a journey through dangerou...

store.steampowered.com

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Airi Han @airi2577.bsky.social · Jun 3

My friends over at SkyPyre is coming out with a cute 2D platformer game!!! Wishlist it now on Steam 🥰🥰🥰
🍄🫧
#Mushroam

Mathieu O'Brien @mathieuobrien.bsky.social · Jun 3

Check out the #TeaserTrailer for our latest game, #Mushroam!

Play the demo during #SteamNextFest!

Make sure to #Wishlist on #Steam & follow on #Itch

youtu.be/lSiPUb_ojWU?...

#indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #unrealengine #voxelart #pixelart #platformer #2D #trailertuesday

Mushroam - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by SkyPyre Studios

youtu.be

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 4

New teaser is out!
Check it out here and wishlist Mushroam on Steam + there will be a demo at Steam Next Fest! 🍄

www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiP...

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday #nextfest

Mushroam - Teaser Trailer

YouTube video by SkyPyre Studios

www.youtube.com

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · Jun 1

For the first one I want to shout out Splitgate 2! Not a particularly small game, but one that has revamped my interesting in PvP shooters.
Love the anti-snowball round based arena modes, and the vibrant style!
store.steampowered.com/app/2918300/...

#gaming #sundayfunday #splitgate2

Splitgate 2 - Beta on Steam

Splitgate 2 is the only free-to-play shooter with portals, delivering next-level gunplay, fluid movement, and a variety of game modes in an evolving experience. Welcome to the future of sport.

store.steampowered.com

Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · May 25

I'd say an engaging form of stress with resource management. Knowing you can never fully cover all your bases, paired with something scary I might not be prepared for, is the part I .. "enjoy" 😂 about SH games.

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · May 25

Hot tip #UE5 devs, if you are working on ton of maps, and want lighting to be consistent & easily debuggable, stuff 'em in a blueprint and tell your designers to use that instead!

I'll admit the BP viewport having a sky is unsettling though...

#mushroam #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #lighting

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Nick Burns (Alt-Fire Dev) @nickburns.bsky.social · May 21

Drippity drip drop!

New mechanic in #mushroam, where you can redirect drops of water to your advantage. Something neat they do is disable sentries!

(still WIP)

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #ue5 #wishlistwednesday

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