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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom
@dragonspiritgames.bsky.social
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Crazy Dutch Game Developer, making Gaia, a fully accessible 2D pixel-art platformer about my daughter, Greek Mythology and pollution. Wishlist on steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2928590/Gaia/ https://www.youtube.com/@dragonspiritgames4936
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 5d
Got some nice progress going today on the Poseidon level for Gaia. Made a very icky tileset I guess, but at least we can use it, and we got the parallax effect working. It is very subtle but I like it. More work needs to be done for sure. #indiedev #gamedev
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 6d
A quick update from the recent streams and I have been struggling because Poseidon himself seemed to want to destroy my water shader. I fixed it and this gave me the chance to make a new scene for Poseidon. I designed it first (first screenshot) added it to Unity next. #indiedev
New level design for Poseidon, The colors are yellowish for the sky, dithering used to create a slow change in color, a dying sun that you see going into the water, mountains that are along the line of sight at the end of the water with snowy slopes using a heavy dithering effect to simulate fading snow towards the bottom. These still need to be less rectangular but I like how they look. Water reflecting using dithering as well, which will be more smooth in Unity, because it will be using the shader. All in all the entire scene uses only 7 colors. New level design for Poseidon, The colors are yellowish for the sky, dithering used to create a slow change in color, a dying sun that you see going into the water, mountains that are along the line of sight at the end of the water with snowy slopes using a heavy dithering effect to simulate fading snow towards the bottom. These still need to be less rectangular but I like how they look. Water reflecting using the shader that I also used in the Amsterdam level, this gives the benefit that I can alter the way it reacts easily. All in all the entire scene uses only 7 colors.
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 20d
I know I am not the only one who's mind wants to do a-million-and-one things at the same time. So, I wrote an article about it. I hope you like it, it is not a very long read. www.linkedin.com/pulse/when-y...
When Your Brain Wants to Do Everything at Once: Finding Focus in a Creative Storm
I know I canโ€™t be the only one who struggles with keeping focus. Some days, my brain feels like itโ€™s running a thousand tabs at once - meetings, analysis work, documentation, game ideas, new features ...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 22d
๐ŸŽฎ TONIGHT at 8PM CET!

Itโ€™s time for the next Indie Appreciation Stream โ€” live on twitch.tv/dragonspirit_games!
Featuring two awesome indie titles:
๐Ÿ”น Korridor
๐Ÿ”น The Last Worlds: Crossed Souls
The devs will be in chat answering YOUR questions โ€” donโ€™t miss this one! #IndieGame #TwitchStreamer
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Crazy Dutch game developer. I am figuring things out as I go along. Creator of the game Gaia which is a game about my daughter by that name who walks through a portal into the world of Greek Mythology...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 22d
Lets go gang! You all know what to do! Go give this game a wishlist (don't forget to also hit follow) and play the demo if you want. I will be adding it to my wishlist as well.
willdavis.bsky.social William Davis @willdavis.bsky.social ยท 22d
This indie game looks super cute with the snow globe diorama. Let's see if we can get the dev some more eyes. store.steampowered.com/app/3030650/...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 22d
In Gaia, every God leaves chaos behind. But progress means cleaning up the mess and learning from it. #DevLoreMonday What mess are you cleaning up today?
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 25d
Make sure to follow @korridorgame.bsky.social and @lupiostudios.bsky.social as they are the creators of these games!
store.steampowered.com/app/3739580/...
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To wishlist! And The Last Worlds also has a kickstarter campaign www.kickstarter.com/projects/lup...
KORRIDOR on Steam
Fight off hordes of demons in this unforgiving shoot-them-up! A diabolic mix of the gates runner genre with survivor-like elements. Many foes and secrets await you in the catacombs...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 25d
๐Ÿšจ This Monday (Oct 6th) at 8PM CET ๐Ÿšจ

My next Indie Appreciation Stream is LIVE at twitch.tv/dragonspirit_games!

๐ŸŽฎ Featuring:
๐Ÿ”น Korridor
๐Ÿ”น The Last Worlds: Crossed Souls

๐Ÿ‘‰ The devs will join us to answer YOUR questions directly! Donโ€™t miss it.
#IndieGameDev #IndieGame #Twitch
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Crazy Dutch game developer. I am figuring things out as I go along. Creator of the game Gaia which is a game about my daughter by that name who walks through a portal into the world of Greek Mythology...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 29d
I saw a lot of confusion about what makes an indie developer "indie" so I wrote something about that. linkedin.com/posts/dragon... Let me know what you think #whatmakesanindie
What Makes a Game Development Team โ€œIndieโ€? Recently the word "indie" got thrown around a lot in the socials of the game development community, but what does this word really mean? At its ...
What Makes a Game Development Team โ€œIndieโ€? Recently the word "indie" got thrown around a lot in the socials of the game development community, but what does this word really mean? At its core, โ€œind...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท 29d
Even gods faced Mondays โšก๏ธ.
In Greek myth, heroes didnโ€™t wait for perfect conditionsโ€”they forged ahead despite chaos.

I know itโ€™s tough to balance worlds. But you can conquer your Olympus too.

Set your mind. Take the first step. Victory follows. ๐Ÿ›๏ธ #MotivationalMonday
a building on top of a hill with the word olympus above it
ALT: a building on top of a hill with the word olympus above it
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 22
Going live in a few minutes! ๐ŸŽฎ Building our #JernJam game ๐ŸŒ Man vs Nature โ€” Dust Bowl ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ, Great Smog ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง, Great Flood ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ. Join the chaos: twitch.tv/dragonspirit...
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Crazy Dutch game developer. I am figuring things out as I go along. Creator of the game Gaia which is a game about my daughter by that name who walks through a portal into the world of Greek Mythology...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 22
I hope you will get every help you need. None of those things sound pleasant to me.
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 22
I will be rooting for you! Can't say that will help, but it will definitely not hurt either! A Social Security panel. Sounds interesting to be honest. What was the topic?
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 22
Mondays can feel like Sisyphus pushing his boulder - work calls, Azure tasks, game dev hurdles. But hereโ€™s the trick: every push makes us stronger. ๐Ÿ’ช

I treat Monday as a gift from the gods - another chance to build, create, and grow.

Howโ€™s your climb today?
#MotivationalMonday
Sisyphus rolling his boulder up the hill. A stone statue.
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
Forgot to change the tag here, @mossygrovegames.bsky.social is the account here on Blue Sky.
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 16
I relaunched a video I did a year ago about the gorgeous #AlpineLake by
@MossyGroveGames
it is part of my rethinking my YouTube account. Before I didn't give the games seperate videos, now I do. It is such a cute game. www.youtube.com/watch?v=z3x3... Give it a watch and let me know your thoughts!
Cozy Innkeeping at Alpine Lake | A Stardew ร— Animal Crossing ร— Sims Blend
YouTube video by Dragonspirit Games
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 15
โšก Last chance to vote in my channel poll! Iโ€™ll make a short video reacting to the results, so your vote directly decides what content I focus on next ๐Ÿ‰Weโ€™re at 9 votes right now โ€” can we push it to 30? Vote here ๐Ÿ‘‰ youtube.com/post/Ugkx1Ke... #needyourhelp
Poll from Dragonspirit Games - YouTube
I am kind of thinking to go through my content and see what videos are still relevant, but for that I kind of need your help. What type of content would you ...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 11
I am looking into my #youtube channel to see what I should be focussing more on and what I should basically not do anymore. I made a little poll. Can you people help me? Pretty please with a cherry on top! youtube.com/post/Ugkx1Ke... #indiedev #gamedev
Poll from Dragonspirit Games - YouTube
I am kind of thinking to go through my content and see what videos are still relevant, but for that I kind of need your help. What type of content would you ...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 8
That definitely sounds interesting
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 8
Mondays can feel like staring into a pond waiting to see greatnessโ€ฆ ๐Ÿ‘€
But donโ€™t be like Narcissusโ€”stuck in reflection.
Take action, bloom, and let the world see you grow. ๐ŸŒธ #MotivationalMonday
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 8
This looks absolutely amazing!
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 8
Last week I played Orebits by
@UpgradedStudio
live in my stream. In case you missed it, I made a raw, uneditted version of it on my YouTube: youtube.com/watch?v=M5eN... go check it out!
Orebits: Digging Deep into This New Idle Mining Game with the Dev!
YouTube video by Dragonspirit Games
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 4
Last monday we sat down together with
@PanicPenguin
create Jeroen Derwort live on stream while I played his game for the first time. This is one heck of a fun game, and if you missed it, here is your chance to see it. youtube.com/watch?v=Z3qC... #indieappreciation #penguinpanic
I Played This Adorable Penguin Gameโ€ฆ and the Dev Was in Chat!
YouTube video by Dragonspirit Games
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Sep 1
โšก Tonight, after store.steampowered.com/app/3089030/... on Indie Appreciation, we descend into the forge of the cosmos: upgraded-studio.itch.io/orebits-demo by Upgraded Studio!
Wield gear and shatter alien stone, as if guided by Hephaestus himself.
Join us live & witness a mythic mining adventure!
Penguin Panic! on Steam
The walruses stole your eggs. Time to get them back! Run, jump, and stomp your way through 17 vibrant levels in this fast-paced, family-friendly platformer. Battle bad guys, uncover secrets, and colle...
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Max Davidse ๐Ÿ”œ GamesCom @dragonspiritgames.bsky.social ยท Aug 29
๐Ÿšจ #IndieAppreciation is back this Monday at 8PM CET!

๐ŸŽฎ Weโ€™ll be playing Penguin Panic! ๐Ÿง from โ€ช@jeroenderwort.nlโ€ฌ, the original creator of Online Soccer Manager โ€“ and Jeroen will join us LIVE to answer your questions!

๐Ÿ’Œ Indie devs: want your game featured? Reach out!
๐Ÿ”— twitch.tv/dragonspirit_games
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