Ellie
@elliesprites.bsky.social
Pixel art and video games.
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Ellie
@elliesprites.bsky.social
· Mar 2
Dinosaur game! I'm putting it on hold for now, but I had a lot of fun animating all these guys.
Starting a new thread for Critter Roguelike updates. Here's where the game's at right now.
December 12, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Starting a new thread for Critter Roguelike updates. Here's where the game's at right now.
In about two weeks I'm going to spend two more weeks without really being able to work on my game. I know from past experience I tend to lose interest in projects if I go that long without working on them, so I'm curious what's going to happen this time. I hope it survives, I really like this one.
December 10, 2025 at 11:11 PM
In about two weeks I'm going to spend two more weeks without really being able to work on my game. I know from past experience I tend to lose interest in projects if I go that long without working on them, so I'm curious what's going to happen this time. I hope it survives, I really like this one.
Pondering a change to my game that would require me to scrap a third of the work I've done, and what I would be replacing it with would be ten times harder to do. But it would make the game more fun...
December 6, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Pondering a change to my game that would require me to scrap a third of the work I've done, and what I would be replacing it with would be ten times harder to do. But it would make the game more fun...
I know I reblogged this the other day but I'm doing it again because... I mean, look at it. It's so good.
#PitchYaGame
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
December 3, 2025 at 12:44 AM
I know I reblogged this the other day but I'm doing it again because... I mean, look at it. It's so good.
I'm really bad at asking for work, but I'm great at actually doing the work. So if anyone needs a pixel artist who is really good at animating little guys or whatever, uh, hit me up.
November 24, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I'm really bad at asking for work, but I'm great at actually doing the work. So if anyone needs a pixel artist who is really good at animating little guys or whatever, uh, hit me up.
irrational fear: if I don't start posting the names of my creatures online soon, Nintendo is going to shadow drop a new Pokémon game and they'll have all the same names and designs and everyone will think I copied them
November 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
irrational fear: if I don't start posting the names of my creatures online soon, Nintendo is going to shadow drop a new Pokémon game and they'll have all the same names and designs and everyone will think I copied them
I feel like we need a word to differentiate "indie games" made by studios that sell millions of copies, and "indie games" made by a handful of people who will be lucky if they ever get a thousand sales.
November 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I feel like we need a word to differentiate "indie games" made by studios that sell millions of copies, and "indie games" made by a handful of people who will be lucky if they ever get a thousand sales.
Merp is out!!! I got to make some art for it and it was a really wonderful project to work on, @maybell.itch.io is the best. If you're at all into platformers I definitely recommend it!!
it's release day. <3 please buy or pirate Merp in Merpworld.
storefronts and links to everyone who helped make this beautiful video game 🧵 below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWj...
storefronts and links to everyone who helped make this beautiful video game 🧵 below:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PWWj...
Merp in Merpworld - trailer
YouTube video by maybell🌻
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Merp is out!!! I got to make some art for it and it was a really wonderful project to work on, @maybell.itch.io is the best. If you're at all into platformers I definitely recommend it!!
Reposted by Ellie
November 8, 2025 at 4:51 PM
working on a 4-pixels tall font and feeling like the quote from jurassic park
November 8, 2025 at 12:06 AM
working on a 4-pixels tall font and feeling like the quote from jurassic park
Reposted by Ellie
#PitchYaGame
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
November 7, 2025 at 8:40 PM
#PitchYaGame
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
sillinder's somewhat uneventful tuesday is a pseudo3D platformer that follows a silly robot that can hit their head in very beneficial ways, bouncing and sliding
through a surreal and cheap landscape filled with unreasonable people (unlike sillinder)
sillinder does this every day.
Reposted by Ellie
Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
November 2, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Heatwave's last major update, will be available on NOVEMBER 12!!! It will also be releasing on steam then as well. Most notably, it will contain a ~100k word visual novel story mode, and 4 new "secret" characters, along with balance changes, and bug fixes. ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
store.steampowered.com/app/2980420/...
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Vampire WOMEN Survivors
sylvie.website
November 5, 2025 at 4:59 AM
Critter roguelike thread: I'm going to be posting smaller updates here to avoid cluttering my entire timeline with them.
November 3, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Critter roguelike thread: I'm going to be posting smaller updates here to avoid cluttering my entire timeline with them.
Alright, some people wanted to see the early stages, so here we go. Real-time critter combat, where you don't control your critter directly, but instead give it orders and lead it around the stage.
November 2, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Alright, some people wanted to see the early stages, so here we go. Real-time critter combat, where you don't control your critter directly, but instead give it orders and lead it around the stage.
I love how a lot of the things I learned while making a fighting game are translating to my experience creating a roguelike. There are abandoned or unfinished projects, but there's no such thing as wasted time. Everything you learn makes you grow and that's fucking awesome.
November 2, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I love how a lot of the things I learned while making a fighting game are translating to my experience creating a roguelike. There are abandoned or unfinished projects, but there's no such thing as wasted time. Everything you learn makes you grow and that's fucking awesome.
alright, here's some early design stuff. none of it is final at this stage and I'm especially going back and forth on how I want to handle colors for the project as a whole.
that said, enjoy my first attempt at a critter evolution line!
that said, enjoy my first attempt at a critter evolution line!
November 1, 2025 at 11:53 AM
alright, here's some early design stuff. none of it is final at this stage and I'm especially going back and forth on how I want to handle colors for the project as a whole.
that said, enjoy my first attempt at a critter evolution line!
that said, enjoy my first attempt at a critter evolution line!
quick question, no wrong answers: do you prefer it when the gamedev people you follow share only relatively polished previews, or do you actively want to see the early steps of a project and its many iterations?
October 29, 2025 at 6:36 PM
quick question, no wrong answers: do you prefer it when the gamedev people you follow share only relatively polished previews, or do you actively want to see the early steps of a project and its many iterations?
so tempting to skip prototyping and go straight into making a ton of art. but. I'll be strong and stick with making the game fun with only colored squares and placeholders first.
October 28, 2025 at 3:54 PM
so tempting to skip prototyping and go straight into making a ton of art. but. I'll be strong and stick with making the game fun with only colored squares and placeholders first.
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#pitchyagame a one and a half minute visual novel about angst interspersed with two hours of annoying platforming. i made the art really charming as an apology.
October 25, 2025 at 11:13 PM
#pitchyagame a one and a half minute visual novel about angst interspersed with two hours of annoying platforming. i made the art really charming as an apology.
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I wish bluesky had a soft mute option. maybe the person is posting too much and 90% of my timeline being their posts is overwhelming, but I don't want to stop seeing their replies in other posts or not be notified when they try to interact with me.
October 25, 2025 at 11:17 AM
I wish bluesky had a soft mute option. maybe the person is posting too much and 90% of my timeline being their posts is overwhelming, but I don't want to stop seeing their replies in other posts or not be notified when they try to interact with me.
okay, I'll give gamedev one more try. just one though. no pressure.
October 24, 2025 at 4:23 PM
okay, I'll give gamedev one more try. just one though. no pressure.
If you like indie platformers with gorgeous pixel art, incredible gameplay and amazing music, you HAVE to buy Merp!
Merp in Merpworld is available on computer november 12th, 2025.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-1q...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-1q...
Merp in Merpworld - release date trailer
YouTube video by maybell🌻
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 12:05 AM
If you like indie platformers with gorgeous pixel art, incredible gameplay and amazing music, you HAVE to buy Merp!
creature collecting rogulike
October 22, 2025 at 1:47 AM
creature collecting rogulike