The Trystero
@thetrystero.bsky.social
Small time indie game developer with some sort of dayjob.
- No hallowed skein of stars can ward, I trow,
Who’s once been set his tryst with Trystero.
- No hallowed skein of stars can ward, I trow,
Who’s once been set his tryst with Trystero.
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#PitchYaGame
DirtWorld is a gameplay mashup of Spelunky and Blue Prince with 80s dark fantasy movie vibes.
DirtWorld is a gameplay mashup of Spelunky and Blue Prince with 80s dark fantasy movie vibes.
November 7, 2025 at 11:34 AM
#PitchYaGame
DirtWorld is a gameplay mashup of Spelunky and Blue Prince with 80s dark fantasy movie vibes.
DirtWorld is a gameplay mashup of Spelunky and Blue Prince with 80s dark fantasy movie vibes.
Absolutely loving this edition of King Sorrow by @joe-hill.bsky.social! What a ride! I’m not even done yet and it already feels like a modern classic. Shoutout to @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social for such a stellar edition!
October 29, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Absolutely loving this edition of King Sorrow by @joe-hill.bsky.social! What a ride! I’m not even done yet and it already feels like a modern classic. Shoutout to @blackcrowbooks.bsky.social and @thebrokenbinding.bsky.social for such a stellar edition!
I had to take a longer break from development and then had a hard time getting back to it but playing @megabonk.bsky.social has me motivated again :D
I thought I was the only one with boss portals 😅
#indiegame #indiegamedev
I thought I was the only one with boss portals 😅
#indiegame #indiegamedev
October 10, 2025 at 10:27 AM
I had to take a longer break from development and then had a hard time getting back to it but playing @megabonk.bsky.social has me motivated again :D
I thought I was the only one with boss portals 😅
#indiegame #indiegamedev
I thought I was the only one with boss portals 😅
#indiegame #indiegamedev
With the release of Silksong (which is amazing so far 😱) a lot of attention goes to @teamcherry.bsky.social and their game. In order to offset this a little I put another Indie game into my shopping cart and bought it as well and I encourage everyone to do the same. #indiegames #supportdevs
September 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
With the release of Silksong (which is amazing so far 😱) a lot of attention goes to @teamcherry.bsky.social and their game. In order to offset this a little I put another Indie game into my shopping cart and bought it as well and I encourage everyone to do the same. #indiegames #supportdevs
Finally improved performance in my game a little and also FINALLY manged to get rid of a bug that would pause the game when the player dies, before giving the Game-Over-screen. Almost ready for another small alpha. Next up: Improving some art. #indiegame #gamedev
September 3, 2025 at 1:25 PM
Finally improved performance in my game a little and also FINALLY manged to get rid of a bug that would pause the game when the player dies, before giving the Game-Over-screen. Almost ready for another small alpha. Next up: Improving some art. #indiegame #gamedev
Chapeau to @teamcherry.bsky.social ! One of the most anticipated games of all times will only be about 20 Geo! Here is a team who really cares about their fans! I, myself will get at least 2 copies! Yes, Silksong coming will mean that I won't have time to work on my own game, but hey! 😄 #indiedev
September 1, 2025 at 7:14 AM
Chapeau to @teamcherry.bsky.social ! One of the most anticipated games of all times will only be about 20 Geo! Here is a team who really cares about their fans! I, myself will get at least 2 copies! Yes, Silksong coming will mean that I won't have time to work on my own game, but hey! 😄 #indiedev
Gamescom was pure chaos, the good kind!
Crowds, games, conversations… total overload in the best possible way.
Now lets make some more games for all those people :D
#gamescom #indiegames #gamedev
Crowds, games, conversations… total overload in the best possible way.
Now lets make some more games for all those people :D
#gamescom #indiegames #gamedev
August 26, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Gamescom was pure chaos, the good kind!
Crowds, games, conversations… total overload in the best possible way.
Now lets make some more games for all those people :D
#gamescom #indiegames #gamedev
Crowds, games, conversations… total overload in the best possible way.
Now lets make some more games for all those people :D
#gamescom #indiegames #gamedev
Didn’t have time to finish my #GMTK Jam25 entry, but here’s a clip of the prototype!
It’s a bullet hell platformer with just one boss fight.
Every time you hit the boss, the level resets. If you land a hit in the same spot next time, the damage multiplies and the boss has a LOT of HP, so aim true!
It’s a bullet hell platformer with just one boss fight.
Every time you hit the boss, the level resets. If you land a hit in the same spot next time, the damage multiplies and the boss has a LOT of HP, so aim true!
August 6, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Didn’t have time to finish my #GMTK Jam25 entry, but here’s a clip of the prototype!
It’s a bullet hell platformer with just one boss fight.
Every time you hit the boss, the level resets. If you land a hit in the same spot next time, the damage multiplies and the boss has a LOT of HP, so aim true!
It’s a bullet hell platformer with just one boss fight.
Every time you hit the boss, the level resets. If you land a hit in the same spot next time, the damage multiplies and the boss has a LOT of HP, so aim true!
Debug.Log("So, I was chasing down a performance issue when attacking... it wasn't too many particles, or too many sounds, or maybe physics checks, or maybe the fact I hadn’t implemented pooling yet...")
Debug.Log("Turns out — it was just too many debug logs.") 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #unitytips
Debug.Log("Turns out — it was just too many debug logs.") 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #unitytips
July 28, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Debug.Log("So, I was chasing down a performance issue when attacking... it wasn't too many particles, or too many sounds, or maybe physics checks, or maybe the fact I hadn’t implemented pooling yet...")
Debug.Log("Turns out — it was just too many debug logs.") 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #unitytips
Debug.Log("Turns out — it was just too many debug logs.") 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #unitytips
Hey gamedevs! What are some old-school games you think absolutely deserve a remake today?
And I don’t mean Tomb Raider or Doom. I’m talking River Raid, Choplifter, Draconus...
What would you love to see redone, or even tackle yourself if you could?
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroGames #RemakeThis
And I don’t mean Tomb Raider or Doom. I’m talking River Raid, Choplifter, Draconus...
What would you love to see redone, or even tackle yourself if you could?
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroGames #RemakeThis
July 22, 2025 at 1:22 PM
Hey gamedevs! What are some old-school games you think absolutely deserve a remake today?
And I don’t mean Tomb Raider or Doom. I’m talking River Raid, Choplifter, Draconus...
What would you love to see redone, or even tackle yourself if you could?
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroGames #RemakeThis
And I don’t mean Tomb Raider or Doom. I’m talking River Raid, Choplifter, Draconus...
What would you love to see redone, or even tackle yourself if you could?
#IndieDev #GameDev #RetroGames #RemakeThis
July 16, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Hey everyone! After a short break from my Bullet Heaven–type game (during which I was learning how to use Godot), I’m back at it.
Here’s a new enemy for my subnautically themed game.
For now, I’m calling him “Exploder”... guess what he does.
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #GameArt
Here’s a new enemy for my subnautically themed game.
For now, I’m calling him “Exploder”... guess what he does.
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #GameArt
July 10, 2025 at 2:30 PM
Hey everyone! After a short break from my Bullet Heaven–type game (during which I was learning how to use Godot), I’m back at it.
Here’s a new enemy for my subnautically themed game.
For now, I’m calling him “Exploder”... guess what he does.
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #GameArt
Here’s a new enemy for my subnautically themed game.
For now, I’m calling him “Exploder”... guess what he does.
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #GameArt
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NEW TRAILER
This is what we have been cooking for the past months
#indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #pixelart
This is what we have been cooking for the past months
#indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #pixelart
June 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
NEW TRAILER
This is what we have been cooking for the past months
#indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #pixelart
This is what we have been cooking for the past months
#indiedev #gamedev #godotengine #pixelart
Got sidetracked. Was supposed to be working on my current Unity game... but I opened Godot ‘just to tinker’ and now I can't stop. Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this. 😅
#gamedevproblems #indiegamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
#gamedevproblems #indiegamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
June 4, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Got sidetracked. Was supposed to be working on my current Unity game... but I opened Godot ‘just to tinker’ and now I can't stop. Please tell me I’m not the only one who does this. 😅
#gamedevproblems #indiegamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
#gamedevproblems #indiegamedev #indiegame #GodotEngine
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One of the first NES homebrew projects I worked on with @artixgames.bsky.social, a retro action RPG full of undead, chaos, and 8-bit mayhem!
⚔️ Physical NES edition & more: dungeonsanddoomknights.com
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
⚔️ Physical NES edition & more: dungeonsanddoomknights.com
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
May 16, 2025 at 10:03 AM
One of the first NES homebrew projects I worked on with @artixgames.bsky.social, a retro action RPG full of undead, chaos, and 8-bit mayhem!
⚔️ Physical NES edition & more: dungeonsanddoomknights.com
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
⚔️ Physical NES edition & more: dungeonsanddoomknights.com
#NES #homebrew #nesdev #NESmaker #indiegames #gamedev #ファミコン #同人ゲーム
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Love cats? Love tea? Then we think you should check out our game 😎
May 15, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Love cats? Love tea? Then we think you should check out our game 😎
Suffering from the classic game dev syndrome:
'I have 5 identical buttons. 4 work. The 5th doesn’t.'
You know that one, right? (With slight variations, of course.)
#indiegame #gamedev #gamedevtroubles #gamedevjourney
'I have 5 identical buttons. 4 work. The 5th doesn’t.'
You know that one, right? (With slight variations, of course.)
#indiegame #gamedev #gamedevtroubles #gamedevjourney
May 8, 2025 at 8:17 AM
Suffering from the classic game dev syndrome:
'I have 5 identical buttons. 4 work. The 5th doesn’t.'
You know that one, right? (With slight variations, of course.)
#indiegame #gamedev #gamedevtroubles #gamedevjourney
'I have 5 identical buttons. 4 work. The 5th doesn’t.'
You know that one, right? (With slight variations, of course.)
#indiegame #gamedev #gamedevtroubles #gamedevjourney
After lots and lots of debugging.. finally getting somewhere with my Chain Lightning.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #unity2d
#indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #unity2d
April 23, 2025 at 3:29 PM
After lots and lots of debugging.. finally getting somewhere with my Chain Lightning.
#indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #unity2d
#indiegames #indiegamedev #indiegame #unity2d
I think there might, MIGHT be something wrong with my chain lightning script.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indietech
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indietech
April 17, 2025 at 10:21 PM
I think there might, MIGHT be something wrong with my chain lightning script.
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indietech
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indietech
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added a new drillgun mod to help get to those hard to reach places! 🪝
#HELLEVATOR #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame
#HELLEVATOR #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame
April 15, 2025 at 8:33 PM
added a new drillgun mod to help get to those hard to reach places! 🪝
#HELLEVATOR #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame
#HELLEVATOR #playdate #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegame
What are some of your favorite small indie games?
I really did enjoy Digseum, what else is out there? What are the inde-gems?
#indiegames #indiegamedev
I really did enjoy Digseum, what else is out there? What are the inde-gems?
#indiegames #indiegamedev
April 7, 2025 at 7:59 AM
What are some of your favorite small indie games?
I really did enjoy Digseum, what else is out there? What are the inde-gems?
#indiegames #indiegamedev
I really did enjoy Digseum, what else is out there? What are the inde-gems?
#indiegames #indiegamedev
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March 31, 2025 at 1:04 PM
First video footage from an early alpha of my Submarine themed game.
What do you think? Let's hear it!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegamedevjourney #gamedev #submarine
What do you think? Let's hear it!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegamedevjourney #gamedev #submarine
March 27, 2025 at 12:09 AM
First video footage from an early alpha of my Submarine themed game.
What do you think? Let's hear it!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegamedevjourney #gamedev #submarine
What do you think? Let's hear it!
#indiegame #indiegamedev #indiegamedevjourney #gamedev #submarine
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There are several hundred games, art projects, and other creative endeavours in this thread. Take a look, like your favorites, follow the creators - whatever helps helps in these weird times.
It's been a while since I've done this, and the world is bleak - so we can all use a little art & creativity.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
What is everyone creating nowadays? Games, art, music, video, writing, anything - whether it is early, almost done, or just shipped. Feel free to include trailers, images, links - whatever.
March 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
There are several hundred games, art projects, and other creative endeavours in this thread. Take a look, like your favorites, follow the creators - whatever helps helps in these weird times.
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**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
gamedevreport.beehiiv.com/p/the-future...
Subscribe to the Newsletter to get interesting Game Dev News and Articles #gamedev #indiedev
The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
gamedevreport.beehiiv.com/p/the-future...
Subscribe to the Newsletter to get interesting Game Dev News and Articles #gamedev #indiedev
The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
gamedevreport.beehiiv.com
March 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
**NEW GAME DEV REPORT**
The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
gamedevreport.beehiiv.com/p/the-future...
Subscribe to the Newsletter to get interesting Game Dev News and Articles #gamedev #indiedev
The FUTURE of Unity, and AI meets AR!
Also what makes an indie low effort, and AC finally went to Japan!
gamedevreport.beehiiv.com/p/the-future...
Subscribe to the Newsletter to get interesting Game Dev News and Articles #gamedev #indiedev