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MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV)

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An annual two week game jam where you make games about mechs! Also: Kaijujam, Cosmic Horrors Jam, Samurai Game Jam Hosted by @lukeherbert.bsky.social mechjam.com

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MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV) @mechjam.com · 11d

#CosmicHorrorsJam IV has officially started! You now have two weeks to create your eldritch video game / physical game.

#GameDev #IndieDev #Lovecraftian #CosmicHorror #WeirdFiction

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ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔oᜉ🍞Pandesoft @pandesoft.itch.io · 1d

A passenger to keep you company on a long drive, not very talkative though..
#cosmichorrorjam #godotengine
#gamedev #indiedev

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Luke Herbert @lukeherbert.bsky.social · 16h

Approaching the Light.

#CosmicHorrorsJam #GameDev #IndieGameDev #GBStudio

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Tepuitrouble @tepuitrouble.bsky.social · 1d

#cosmichorrorsjam progress #gamedev #godot

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Luke Herbert @lukeherbert.bsky.social · 1d

Gallery of horrors!

#CosmicHorrorsJam #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #IndieGameDev #GBStudio

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Daniel / Caaz @caaz.me · 3d

Day... 7? of #CosmicHorrorsJam! I've been hard at work adjusting this game's balance to ensure it's engaging enough to play! Each role now has their own deck of action, and those actions can have additional effects! I've gotta figure out UI for explaining those effects now...

#indiegamedev

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ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔oᜉ🍞Pandesoft @pandesoft.itch.io · 4d

Who knows how long this road goes?
#cosmichorrorjam #indiegame
#godotengine #gamedev

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MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV) @mechjam.com · 4d

This looks awesome! Can’t wait to try it out.

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Joan of Snark @joanofsnark.bsky.social · 8d

test screen for a 2 week game jam. sketched some weird dudes out yesterday, planned out the screen yesterday then did some preliminary art today. just somethin easy to get this goin. Can't wait to talk more about the ideas behind this one!

#aseprite #pixelart #dungeon #gamejam #scifi #horror

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Joan of Snark @joanofsnark.bsky.social · 8d

sketch posting for fun since i'm probably doing engine work tomorrow, plus these are some of the sketches i used for the work below

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Joan of Snark @joanofsnark.bsky.social · 7d

my favorite part so far has been this character

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Joan of Snark @joanofsnark.bsky.social · 5d

Tech Test for Rats in the Walls! This is the project I've solidified myself on for Cosmic Horror Jam IV, based on the short story of the same name. All art by me! Check out this video! #cosmichorror #gamejam #gamedev #dev #pixelart #dungeon

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

[No Sound] Rats in the Walls Tech Test for Cosmic Horrors Jam IV

YouTube video by Joan of Snark

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Tepuitrouble @tepuitrouble.bsky.social · 6d

Rigged Base mesh for #cosmichorrorsjam, trying a different approach this time, with every body part being separate objects. It does make rigging super easy and no weird warping at joints, but also slightly higher poly count than a manifold model like I usually do (944 tris vs ~500 vs manifold)

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MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV) @mechjam.com · 6d

Oooooooh!

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multipaldev 🏳️‍⚧️👼🇵🇭 @multipaldev.bsky.social · 10d

Last night's progress on a half baked car model we were able to repurpose for our #CosmicHorrorJam entry "Tired"! Working with @pandesoft.itch.io to bring a mafia meets the twilight zone kind of vibe
#indiegame #b3d #blender #gamejam #3Dmodels

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multipaldev 🏳️‍⚧️👼🇵🇭 @multipaldev.bsky.social · 10d

Think the car's officially finished now that we have an interior! (If things look off...We don't drive IRL LMAO)
#b3d #indiegame #blender #cosmichorrorjam

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ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔oᜉ🍞Pandesoft @pandesoft.itch.io · 8d

Making a never ending road filled with secrets... #cosmichorrorjam
#gamedev #indiegame
#godotengine #horrorgame

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Daniel / Caaz @caaz.me · 7d

Day 4 of #CosmicHorrorsJam and I've got gameplay! And a name! Godscrown! This has been incredibly quick to develop thanks to Godot's coroutine and signal stuff!

#indiegamedev #cardgame #screenshotsaturday #yesiknowimadaylate #godot #art

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Daniel / Caaz @caaz.me · 8d

Day 3 of #CosmicHorrorsJam and I'm having a blast drawing some cosmic horrors!

There's 20 cards in the horror deck, and I've done 6 so far, I feel like I'm on a reasonable pace!

I spent most of Day 2 writing up descriptions for these cards so today is just bringing them into reality! #gamedev

Six cards displayed, Eternal Twilight, The Truth, Grasping Smog, The Birds, Maddening Device, and Spatial Spirits.

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Luke Herbert @lukeherbert.bsky.social · 8d

Super happy with the progress I’m making on my #GBStudio entry for #CosmicHorrorsJam!

#GameDev #IndieGameDev #Lovecraft #CosmicHorror #WeirdTales #Horror

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ᜉᜈ᜔ᜇᜒᜐ᜔oᜉ🍞Pandesoft @pandesoft.itch.io · 11d

Game jam coming up in a few hours I'm so excited! We've done #CosmicHorrorJam 3 years in a row and it just always kicks off spooky season for us just right 👻
#indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #godotengine

From our Visual Novel entry on Cosmic Horror Jam I, "Leave it Brie"

From our Visual Novel / Racing entry on Cosmic Horror Jam II, "Ashes to Ashes"

From our 2.5D/3D entry on Cosmic Horror Jam III, "The Bends"

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Daniel / Caaz @caaz.me · 10d

Day 1 of #CosmicHorrorsJam down! As I wind down from here, I'll be writing up some technical documentation to figure out how exactly I want this game to be structured. it's mostly been art so far and I'm going for a film noir, art deco style! #gamejam #indiedev #gamedev

A card game showing a card back depicting some kind of three eyed skull with tentacles wearing a crown, some cards played, and three characters, a scientist, detective, and cultist. Each have three stats... but it's unclear what those represent, for now. They also each have three cards. a popover shows card effects when hovering over a card played.

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Tepuitrouble @tepuitrouble.bsky.social · 9d

day 1 for #cosmichorrorsjam : Not much visually to show so far, I decided to go with a resident-evil 1 style 3rd person fixed camera horror game, set on the moon. I have the charecter controller set up and walking/interacting right now (mostly re-used a controller from a previous project).

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Luke Herbert @lukeherbert.bsky.social · 11d

Here we go! Beginning work on my #CosmicHorrorsJam entry, this year I’ll be harnessing the power of #GBStudio.

#GameDev #IndieGameDev

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MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV) @mechjam.com · 11d

This Year’s OPTIONAL Secondary Themes:
🍳 Breakfast Time
🦇 Winged
🫂 Best Friends
🖼️ Expressionism
📮 Special Delivery
🌀 Dizzy
🔄 Instant Replay
🔪 Slasher

Before you panic, remember these are entirely OPTIONAL and do not impact the voting. The only core theme your game must follow is Cosmic Horror.

MechJam (Cosmic Horrors Jam IV) @mechjam.com · 11d

#CosmicHorrorsJam IV has officially started! You now have two weeks to create your eldritch video game / physical game.

#GameDev #IndieDev #Lovecraftian #CosmicHorror #WeirdFiction

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