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JSRVarma - Solo Dev
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He/him. Indy sff Author ⭐ Indy TTRPG content ⭐ pixel art ⭐ Light Youtuber ⭐ cozy vibes ⭐ lots of nonsense ⭐ Former Lead Designer @Roll7 ⭐ Former all seniorities designer @Ubisoft

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JSRVarma - Solo Dev @dantecross.bsky.social · Nov 14
🎙️Heyo Bsky!
You may know me from such things as Lead Designer on the Bafta nominated OlliOlli Worlds DLC🛹 and at some point the main designer on every mobile game in the biggest series you've never heard of, Hungry shark🦈
Follow me for dumb opinions, dumb fantasy writing and dumb indie dev nonsense😘
5 of us after winning a tiga award for paying enough money to tiga to win an award OlliOlli World Rad Edition cover. It's cool. Hungry Shark World splash image. Get it? Me looking broodingly at the camera wearing a pentagram watch. I was a supernatural detective. Nobody realised I was in costume.
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... Why does Miro have a Wrapped?
December 11, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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www.youtube.com/@OtherpixelG...
Seriously thank you
December 9, 2025 at 6:52 PM
dantecross.bsky.social
Check out this latest chapter of Blade Song over on #Royal Road!
What happens when you push a necromancer too far? Find out here

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1310...

#swordandsorcery #fantasy #indieauthor #indiewriter #webnovel
Chapter 22 - Triggers - Blade Song
Chapter 22 - Triggers Cal slammed hard into the ceiling and then fell down towards the floor. It knocked the wind out of him and he was unable to react, but Meliana raised a hand towards him and sai...
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December 9, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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To continue this statement;
Aaaaaaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii?!?!?!
December 8, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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Gah! That happened quick! I'm actually abotu 150 higher than this now, but things are moving so quick I can't keep up!
Anyway thank you so much!
#youtube #indiedev #subscribercount
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December 7, 2025 at 10:16 PM
dantecross.bsky.social
I don’t love this approach but it’s worth trying things out
otherpixelgames.bsky.social Other Pixel Games @otherpixelgames.bsky.social · 6d
new video abotu leadership in the games industry
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trying out something a little different, putting game footagei n the background so viewers have somethign a little more interesting to watch than a pixel art png me moving every 10 seconds XD
#youtube #short #newvideo
Let's talk about Leadership in Games #gamedev #gamedesign #gamesindustry #leadership #games
YouTube video by Other Pixel Games
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December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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I know this isn’t a lot to some but I went in with no expectations and you gotta celebrate the little things right?
December 4, 2025 at 11:32 AM
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Goblins goblins everywhere! Can our heroes save the victims? Latest chapter of BladeSong now live on #RoyalRoad!
I actually meant to post it midnight tonight not last night but oh well it’s out now 😂

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1310...
#webnovel #indieauthor #fantasy #swordandsorcery
Chapter 21 - The Bigger They Are - Blade Song
With manic glee, Teth’s blade sliced easily through the first couple of goblins as they scrambled back in surprise and tried to get away from him. His attacks were heavy and slow, but against the smal...
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December 1, 2025 at 10:58 AM
dantecross.bsky.social
I love Murphy from the #dresdenfiles but I’m rereading fool moon and she gets a ton of people killed just because she’s stubborn and grumpy.
She Knows macfin will turn into a killing machine but doesn’t bother to make sure someone’s paying close attention? She kinda deserves the ia investigation.
November 30, 2025 at 4:11 PM
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I’m actually really happy with this. New style of video medium diving into what cult of the lamb did well.
November 28, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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Elon Musk is genuinely the lamest man in the world
wapplehouse.bsky.social Kristi Yamaguccimane @wapplehouse.bsky.social · 18d
Everything about this might be the saddest thing I’ve ever seen
November 28, 2025 at 10:40 AM
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As of now I have my first completed piece of fiction over on #RoyalRoad!
Expect an amazon release some time next year!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1382...
#urbanfantasy #writeathon #webnovel #indieauthor
Winds of the Hunt
Jim Hunter is a private detective in a world of elemental magic. His daughter has it, his friends have it, the federal agents who keep sniffing around have it, however he has none. Jim uses his intell...
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November 28, 2025 at 9:44 AM
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Goblins. It had to be goblins. Can Cal and the team make it before all the caravaners are killed? Find out in this weeks chapter of Blade Song on #RoyalRoad

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1310...
#SwordAndSorcery #webnovel #indieauthor #fantasy
Chapter 20 - Goblin Tracks - Blade Song
Cal was an average tracker, he had a little skill from, his time in the Black Blades watching Edwin their ranger, but he was far from an expert. Which was why it was so lucky that goblins - and whatev...
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November 24, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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This month I've been regularly posting chapters of a noir-ish urban fantasy detective novel called winds of the hunt on #RoyalRoad it's on chapter 39 and we're going into the final stretch now!
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1382...
Winds of the Hunt
Jim Hunter is a private detective in a world of elemental magic. His daughter has it, his friends have it, the federal agents who keep sniffing around have it, however he has none. Jim uses his intell...
www.royalroad.com
November 22, 2025 at 10:54 PM
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Check out this short clip from the recent ‘what is game design’ video about systems designers!

#gamedev #gamedesigning #educational
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#youtube #short #newvideo #clip
What is a Systems Designer? #gamedev #gamedesigning #educational
YouTube video by Other Pixel Games
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November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
dantecross.bsky.social
As our ‘heroes’ awaken one mourning of their journey something seems awfully wrong. What happened last night? Find out in the latest chapter of Blade Song over on #RoyalRoad
www.royalroad.com/fiction/1310...
#SwordandSorcery #fantasy #indieauthor #webnovel #highfantasy #sff #sciencefictionfantasy
Chapter 19 - Raiders in the Night - Blade Song
Chapter 19 - Raiders in the Night Over the next few days conversation came easier between everyone. Even Teth deigned to speak with Kaila from time to time, though neither of them exchanged many words...
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November 17, 2025 at 9:11 PM
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I know this isn’t a big deal but my first non-short on YouTube reached 100 views so I’m happy 😊
November 14, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Check out this brand new video about how I nearly quit my second solo game jam!

youtu.be/WxEPhhKe7_0?...

#youtube #gamedev #indiedev #screamjam2025 #newvideo
I almost quit scream jam25!!!
YouTube video by Other Pixel Games
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November 14, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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Just finished Dispatch. I enjoyed it very much, would not be surprised if the story won it the beset narrative at the game awards.
That said a part of me would have rather watched it as a tv show.
November 13, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Boooooooo I just got all my work done early so I could play the last chapters of dispatch only to find the chapters release at 5pm 30 mins after I leave for the evening 😭
November 12, 2025 at 10:57 AM
dantecross.bsky.social
So I think I need to do more game dev list videos XD

I just checked and I have 20 valid watch hours across all my long videos since starting a couple months ago. 12.9 hours of which were from the list video week before last XD
Vids are all made for next 3 weeks but after that… lists?
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
dantecross.bsky.social
Latest chapter of Blade Song is now live of #RoyalRoad! Let’s return to Chell, Sid and Leni and the infiltration, back where this all began.

www.royalroad.com/fiction/1310...
#indieauthor #Swordandsorcery #fantasy #webnovel
Chapter 18 - Traps - Blade Song
Chapter 18 - Traps 5 months two weeks Earlier "Found it!” Chell announced and Cal spun to look at her, taking his eyes off the guards and the knight. Cal looked over, eager to get a move only to fin...
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November 11, 2025 at 3:41 PM
dantecross.bsky.social
Okay here’s my hot take. (A thread)

Outer Worlds 2, is a very good if not excellent game of its type. (Its type = the fallout/elder scrolls type) the problem is that that type is very outdated, hadn’t made any significant advancements since fallout 3, and so it doesn’t feel new or interesting.
November 10, 2025 at 7:48 PM
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It's been like 5 years since I last streamed on twitch. trying to decide if it's worth it to stream while I'm working on game dev stuff and/or while I'm getting footage for youtube stuff...
November 8, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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I'm currently writing chapter 14/ 51... so still a long way to go for completion, but if I keep at this pace I'll finish it within the month... of course 2 of the chapters written so far are extra ones I added while writing so if i keep doing that then maybe I'll go over by just a bit...
dantecross.bsky.social JSRVarma - Solo Dev @dantecross.bsky.social · Nov 8
Today I decided that since its the weekend I don't need to do the full 4k over achiever thing with the writing. I could do the bare minimum and hit 1667 words... then proceeded to write 3511...
words today: 3511 (1667 required)
words to date: 31654 (13334 required by today)
22 days to go.
November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM