Story Nerd Studios
@storynerdstudios.bsky.social
Making stories through any media necessary!
Official Itch - https://story-nerd-studios.itch.io/
Official YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@StoryNerdStudios
Official Discord - https://discord.gg/2TRTbCMJsw
Official Itch - https://story-nerd-studios.itch.io/
Official YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/@StoryNerdStudios
Official Discord - https://discord.gg/2TRTbCMJsw
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Official Introduction V2:
Hi, I'm The Story Nerd, head of Story Nerd Studios! As the only member of this studio, I make pixel art games in Gamemaker Studio 2 according to whatever whims I planned in my Google Docs, as well as making YouTube videos about it all. Also I'm free for commissions!
Hi, I'm The Story Nerd, head of Story Nerd Studios! As the only member of this studio, I make pixel art games in Gamemaker Studio 2 according to whatever whims I planned in my Google Docs, as well as making YouTube videos about it all. Also I'm free for commissions!
I've been forgetting to post updates lately (sorry!) but I'm currently working on particle effects and in general upping the visuals of Punch Punch Punch! Let me know your thoughts! #gamedev #particleeffects
November 8, 2025 at 5:20 AM
I've been forgetting to post updates lately (sorry!) but I'm currently working on particle effects and in general upping the visuals of Punch Punch Punch! Let me know your thoughts! #gamedev #particleeffects
Working on adding a dynamic camera to the game! The camera getting closer really shows how rushed some of the animations are, so I guess I gotta update those next... #gamedev
October 21, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Working on adding a dynamic camera to the game! The camera getting closer really shows how rushed some of the animations are, so I guess I gotta update those next... #gamedev
I'm hosting my very own (and FREE) game design class! It's going to be run over the month of November, and will teach the basics of how to make a game from nothing but an engine!
Sign up here! - forms.gle/CXcJMN2SoK8a...
#gamedev #class
Sign up here! - forms.gle/CXcJMN2SoK8a...
#gamedev #class
October 17, 2025 at 3:05 PM
I'm hosting my very own (and FREE) game design class! It's going to be run over the month of November, and will teach the basics of how to make a game from nothing but an engine!
Sign up here! - forms.gle/CXcJMN2SoK8a...
#gamedev #class
Sign up here! - forms.gle/CXcJMN2SoK8a...
#gamedev #class
I would HIGHLY recommend any devs make a powerpoint about their projects. It's just fun ngl, and helps me with visuals at very least. Not my GDD, but my little baby nonetheless 🤧 #gamedev
October 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
I would HIGHLY recommend any devs make a powerpoint about their projects. It's just fun ngl, and helps me with visuals at very least. Not my GDD, but my little baby nonetheless 🤧 #gamedev
Genuine question for my fellow devs: at the indie size, is it really worth it to make a separate account for a specific game instead of sharing progress on your own account? I’m debating if I should do that for my next project since it’s bigger #gamedev
October 13, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Genuine question for my fellow devs: at the indie size, is it really worth it to make a separate account for a specific game instead of sharing progress on your own account? I’m debating if I should do that for my next project since it’s bigger #gamedev
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Game developers fear for the future of games with LGBTQ themes, which is leading some to pursue alternate (and way cooler) forms of distribution
As Steam cracks down on adult games, one dev urges taking back control
Game developers fear for the future of games with LGBTQ themes, which is leading some to pursue alternate (and way cooler) forms of distribution
www.polygon.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Game developers fear for the future of games with LGBTQ themes, which is leading some to pursue alternate (and way cooler) forms of distribution
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HELLO GAME DEVELOPERS
if i want to have a really small amount of data stored on the internet that my game can ask for information about and push information to, what are my options? it'd be really nice if i didn't have to set up a server somewhere or anything
if i want to have a really small amount of data stored on the internet that my game can ask for information about and push information to, what are my options? it'd be really nice if i didn't have to set up a server somewhere or anything
October 10, 2025 at 5:46 PM
HELLO GAME DEVELOPERS
if i want to have a really small amount of data stored on the internet that my game can ask for information about and push information to, what are my options? it'd be really nice if i didn't have to set up a server somewhere or anything
if i want to have a really small amount of data stored on the internet that my game can ask for information about and push information to, what are my options? it'd be really nice if i didn't have to set up a server somewhere or anything
Punch Punch PUNCH!!! is a 2D fighter focused on stamina management that I'm currently developing. I'm now focusing on expanding the scope, which is why you see characters going outside of the ring a lot: I literally expanded the ring, just not the art alongside it. #gamedev
youtu.be/Rln6SQnLnF8
youtu.be/Rln6SQnLnF8
Making BETTER Combat | Punch Punch PUNCH!!! Devlog 1
Punch Punch PUNCH!!! is a 2D fighter focused on stamina management that I'm currently developing. I've been working on it for a few months now, and while I did have a more complete beta build, I'm now focusing on expanding the scope, which is why you see characters going outside of the ring a lot: I literally expanded the ring, just not the art alongside it.
There's more to the current build of the game than in the video, like a functional settings menu as well as a menu in general. I might make a video on it in the future, but I'm also redefining the visuals at the moment, so it might be a while.
Punch Punch PUNCH!!! is not yet public on Steam, but it will be at one point!
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The Story Nerd here! I'm a video game developer and a major nerd! This channel is dedicated to all things nerd, ranging from video games to anime to movies!
JOIN THE SERVER - https://discord.gg/dzcn2BaXNT
FOLLOW THE GRAM - https://www.instagram.com/the_story_nerd
FOLLOW THE BIRD - https://twitter.com/the_story_nerd
And have a good rest of your day! :)
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October 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
Punch Punch PUNCH!!! is a 2D fighter focused on stamina management that I'm currently developing. I'm now focusing on expanding the scope, which is why you see characters going outside of the ring a lot: I literally expanded the ring, just not the art alongside it. #gamedev
youtu.be/Rln6SQnLnF8
youtu.be/Rln6SQnLnF8
Ngl since I've already made the game for Monkey Jam, I don't know exactly what to post about it, BUT I do have a story that can go along with it!
Here's my personal journey as an artist, told via game jams! #gamedev #monkeyjam2025
Here's my personal journey as an artist, told via game jams! #gamedev #monkeyjam2025
October 9, 2025 at 5:49 AM
Ngl since I've already made the game for Monkey Jam, I don't know exactly what to post about it, BUT I do have a story that can go along with it!
Here's my personal journey as an artist, told via game jams! #gamedev #monkeyjam2025
Here's my personal journey as an artist, told via game jams! #gamedev #monkeyjam2025
I forgot to mention I took part in this year's #MonkeyJam2025! It came out really well, and I'll probably share some finer details from the jam in the following days! #gamejam
story-nerd-studios.itch.io/cdawgva
story-nerd-studios.itch.io/cdawgva
CDawgVA: World of Pals by Story Nerd Studios
Rogue-lite Shooter
story-nerd-studios.itch.io
October 1, 2025 at 5:32 AM
I forgot to mention I took part in this year's #MonkeyJam2025! It came out really well, and I'll probably share some finer details from the jam in the following days! #gamejam
story-nerd-studios.itch.io/cdawgva
story-nerd-studios.itch.io/cdawgva
Working on some new particle effects, sweat comes off if you have stamina, but if you're out of stamina, there's blood instead!
What do you think of the effects? Too hard to notice right now? #gamedev
What do you think of the effects? Too hard to notice right now? #gamedev
September 24, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Working on some new particle effects, sweat comes off if you have stamina, but if you're out of stamina, there's blood instead!
What do you think of the effects? Too hard to notice right now? #gamedev
What do you think of the effects? Too hard to notice right now? #gamedev
NEXT WAVE IS OFFICIALLY OUT!
If you'd like to see some upcoming indie games, be sure to check it out in this showcase brought to you by Story Nerd Studios! #gamedev #indiegame
youtu.be/jmUDmLRWDkc
If you'd like to see some upcoming indie games, be sure to check it out in this showcase brought to you by Story Nerd Studios! #gamedev #indiegame
youtu.be/jmUDmLRWDkc
August 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
NEXT WAVE IS OFFICIALLY OUT!
If you'd like to see some upcoming indie games, be sure to check it out in this showcase brought to you by Story Nerd Studios! #gamedev #indiegame
youtu.be/jmUDmLRWDkc
If you'd like to see some upcoming indie games, be sure to check it out in this showcase brought to you by Story Nerd Studios! #gamedev #indiegame
youtu.be/jmUDmLRWDkc
Starting August 1st, Story Nerd Studios invites you all to partake in Artistic Autumn, the yearly month-long art challenge where every day is a new prompt!
Use #artisticautumn to be entered into the awards, a show that will be coming out after the event is over!
#art #drawing #music #gamedev #genre
Use #artisticautumn to be entered into the awards, a show that will be coming out after the event is over!
#art #drawing #music #gamedev #genre
July 31, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Next Wave editing is complete, and the show is set to come out on August 1st at 3pm EST! Big thanks to @callmeclever.bsky.social for guidance on the production, and I can't wait for you guys to see the games we have to present! #gamedev
July 24, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Next Wave editing is complete, and the show is set to come out on August 1st at 3pm EST! Big thanks to @callmeclever.bsky.social for guidance on the production, and I can't wait for you guys to see the games we have to present! #gamedev
July 4, 2025 at 6:46 AM
Last week to submit your game for the showcase! It can be for any game that released this year or is releasing this year or the next, AND it's completely free! #gamedev
Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
June 24, 2025 at 4:22 AM
Last week to submit your game for the showcase! It can be for any game that released this year or is releasing this year or the next, AND it's completely free! #gamedev
Next Wave is at about 1/5th of capacity and still accepting entries! More info found in the form! #gamedev
Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
May 24, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Next Wave is at about 1/5th of capacity and still accepting entries! More info found in the form! #gamedev
If anyone wants to help out with the show, shoot us a DM! Mostly looking for video editors to help with the trailer segments in case it ends up being too much for one person.
If you want to help out in a different way, we have an official Patreon! patreon.com/thestorynerdstudios #gamedev
If you want to help out in a different way, we have an official Patreon! patreon.com/thestorynerdstudios #gamedev
May 20, 2025 at 1:58 PM
If anyone wants to help out with the show, shoot us a DM! Mostly looking for video editors to help with the trailer segments in case it ends up being too much for one person.
If you want to help out in a different way, we have an official Patreon! patreon.com/thestorynerdstudios #gamedev
If you want to help out in a different way, we have an official Patreon! patreon.com/thestorynerdstudios #gamedev
While we have a lot of things currently in the works, it is going to take a bit to have new things to show. There are some announcements that will be happening closer to Next Wave, but outside of that, I really want to force myself to keep quiet about other things until they take more shape.
May 18, 2025 at 11:14 PM
While we have a lot of things currently in the works, it is going to take a bit to have new things to show. There are some announcements that will be happening closer to Next Wave, but outside of that, I really want to force myself to keep quiet about other things until they take more shape.
You don't have to submit games that have massive scope! Any scale of project is welcome, from one month to ten+ years!
Also if you've been developing a game for ten+ years, I'm so sorry 😭🙏 #gamedev
Also if you've been developing a game for ten+ years, I'm so sorry 😭🙏 #gamedev
Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
May 14, 2025 at 1:37 PM
You don't have to submit games that have massive scope! Any scale of project is welcome, from one month to ten+ years!
Also if you've been developing a game for ten+ years, I'm so sorry 😭🙏 #gamedev
Also if you've been developing a game for ten+ years, I'm so sorry 😭🙏 #gamedev
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Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
April 30, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
This is the account that will host any rants I have about game development, pixel art outside of games, and things like that, and this account will focus solely on projects made by us, like Next Wave and our games!
Back here finally, and with some art??? Made this for a friend of mine, came out way better than expected, so I'm pretty happy.
#pixelart
#pixelart
May 12, 2025 at 1:39 AM
This is the account that will host any rants I have about game development, pixel art outside of games, and things like that, and this account will focus solely on projects made by us, like Next Wave and our games!
Currently storyboarding the intermission segments of the show! I'll show some short clips of progress as I get there, but most of it will be hidden until the show! Then I'll probably breakdown everything that went into Next Wave #gamedev
Introducing a new yearly showcase made for indie games around the world, Story Nerd Studios is more than excited to announce Next Wave!
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
LINK TO SUBMIT - forms.gle/m9Vwihn1dU4H...
LINK TO NEXT WAVE SERVER - discord.gg/3HSj2tYC5v
#gamedev #showcase #indie #pixelart #animation
May 10, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Currently storyboarding the intermission segments of the show! I'll show some short clips of progress as I get there, but most of it will be hidden until the show! Then I'll probably breakdown everything that went into Next Wave #gamedev