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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold

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He/Him | FR/ENG | 🖤🩶🤍💜 | 🍄 Local eldritch fungi. Game Artist & Hobbyist indiedev. 🚫 AI/GenAI/NTFs 🔗 Main Account: @zwei2x.bsky.social #️⃣ Art Tag: #zweiart #️⃣ Indie Game: #stagnantgold

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 3d

New title screen for Stagnant Gold!!

The coolest thing ever I want to add is several illustrated cutscenes to complement the very minimalist graphic style of the game! 🤩

Inspired by OFF, Omori, In Stars and Time, and the likes! 💜

#stagnantgold #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

The title screen of the game Stagnant Gold, showing a sword stuck in the ground with a ray of light shining on it. On the right side, a menu shows New Game, Continue, Options and Quit Game.

A strange TV effect is applied to the screen.

The title screen of the game Stagnant Gold, showing a sword stuck in the ground with a ray of light shining on it.

A comic page showing the main protagonist running through what seems to be an empty void filled with flowing and floating blood, and ending up facing a large fleshy creature with gazing red eyes.

The text speaks from an external view to the protagonist:

"The night is long, and cold.
And you've been search, haven't you?
For grief, for guilt.
For so, so long.
And you finally found it...
The Darkness Itself.
Are you... angry?"

A screenshot of the game Stagnant Gold showing very elegant minimalist graphics on a map.

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 11h

I drew him a bit more on my main account @zwei2x.bsky.social (NSFW, sorry!).

I just finished OFF last friday for the first time and I can say it retro-actively influenced SO MUCH about my game without me even knowing about it ahah!!

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 11h

Pre-Battle cutscene fight, and when the battle begins they're both missing HP and have the Wound condition already. 😆

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 11h

Funny how OFF has retro-actively become my biggest inspiration for Stagnant Gold.

I should've played it like 10 years earlier.

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 11h

I think they'd be good friends (in therapy).

Now I just need to find a way to contact @mortisghost.bsky.social to ask if I can add The Batter as a secret superboss in Stagnant Gold.

#stagnantgold #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #offthegame #thebatter

A doodle of the batter, from OFF, the game, in front of Aurelio from the game Stagnant Gold. The Batter says "I must cleanse all impurities" while Aurelio answers in a glitched tone "CUNT."

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 3d

😁💜💜💜

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 3d

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Daniel Johnston Menezes @danjohnston.uk · 6d

Today we released our 8-bit Adventure Pack! Over 1400 graphics, made by humans, including tiles, NPCs, enemies, bosses, items and a hero character. Everything you need to make a Game Boy-style adventure game 100% FREE for commercial use ci.itch.io/8-bit-advent...

#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

710 Tiles - overworld, animated and indoor tilesets

346 frames of NPC sprites with all kinds of different characters represented

The main character - Papantzin - with 107 frames of animation

Other enemies, bosses, items, effects and more to make 1489 assets in total!

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Rapturous Studio @rapturousgames.bsky.social · 7d

🎉 GIVEAWAY: I'd like to offer up to 5 free Beloved Rapture Steam keys, in preparation for a special surprise!

⚔️ Anyone who particularly enjoys playing/Streaming/Reviewing #IndieRPGs?

Comment or DM if interested. 😁

#PixelArt #IndieGames #インディーゲーム
#16bit #RPG #Steam #PCgames

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feenicks.bsky.social @feenicks.bsky.social · 15d

It's the steam autumn sale!
False Skies is 50% off: store.steampowered.com/app/1830040/...

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 15d

Btw it's blackjack.

It's just named "Token game" in-game though.

I'm going to make cards not associated with the classic suite, too.

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 15d

So as long as it doesn't reach consoles, it should be fine! :O

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 16d

Thank you!! 💜

I'll try to also use fully custom cards for the game that aren't related to the common suites!

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 16d

I notice that a lot of the warnings on steam are very.. self-elected? 😅

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 16d

It was WAY BACK WHEN, unless the game corner still exists??? 🤔

Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 16d

Serious question for other #gamedev, I have a card mini-game (not Blackjack) where you can buy tokens (not for gambling) to play the "token game" (not Blackjack) to win tokens to exchange for items...

Do I have to put a warning of some sort? 🤔

#stagnantgold #indiegame #indiedev

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · 17d

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A screenshot of the indie game Stagnant Gold, showing the successful completion of a puzzle.

#stagnantgold #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · 17d

One would think that the fact that I BUILD THIS PUZZLE would mean that I can solve it super easily...

...One would think... 😅😭

#stagnantgold #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

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pyr (music commissions open!) @pyr-ice.bsky.social · 24d

[EMERGENCY COMMS]

my mom’s phone broke so I lent her mine for her work. I'm still in uni, so I don't have the means of replacing it on my own. so I’m opening up emergency music comms! shoot me a dm!

reposts are appreciated.
also linking my ko-fi if you want to donate!
ko-fi.com/pyr_ice

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Seed of Nostalgia - Primitive Pixels @primitivepixels.bsky.social · 23d

☀️Seed of Nostalgia☀️

The Mystical realm of Sylvara, inspired by pixels of the past, and built around an incredible story of magic, mystery, and the true meaning of duty and sacrifice.

#JRPG fans can Wishlist on #Steam
⬇️Links⬇️
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #jrpg #rpg #pixelart

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · 25d

Started playing OFF, the game, for the first time.

I never played and knew very little about OFF (I knew it was a founding parent to indie gaming), and yet, despite this...

I now understand that it has heavily influenced my game. Somehow. Retro-actively?? 🫥

#stagnantgold #gamedev

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · 27d

I added a "enemy flash red when in critical HP" effect because of a few actions that interact with foes in "Danger" condition!!

Never have to guess if that Pocket Knife will deal extra damage now!! 👀🔪

(Plz ignore the "stop recording" at the top 😅)
#stagnantgold #indiedev #gamedev

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · Sep 4

I want to try to make "Character Bust Asset Packs" for private & commercial use to sell online (itch/patreon) for Visual Novels, Otome Games, Cozy Farming /Life Sims, etc. with optional NSFW packs!

I'd like to know y'all's opinion about this kind of asset packs? 🥺

#zweiart #indiegame #indiedev

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Zwei | DEV | Stagnant Gold @zwei2games.bsky.social · Sep 2

Surprisingly, there's a LOT of systems inspired by the Mana Series (specifically Trials and Legend) in Stagnant Gold.

Item-seeds is my favorite of them!! It's like a mini-gacha!!

#stagnantgold #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · Sep 1

I miss Wild Arms 1, 2, and 3.

It's about being an outcast and fighting against the odds.
It's about a dying world and wanting to save it.
It's about accepting death and facing it head on.
It's about finding justice where there's none.

It's about the journey... into the wilderness that is life. 💜

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Zwei 🍄 @zwei2x.bsky.social · Aug 29

The Silksong news got me nostalgic on the old "Failed Vessel" designs I had done for myself and a bunch of people...

Wanted to imagine how mine would be post-game. And of course it would be as a Mycophant! 😁

Any other people who made a failed vessel OCs? 👀

#zweiart #silksong #hollowknight

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