MerlijnVH
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Belgian in S. Korea, makes games at night while suffering through day job. Last releases were Hidden Kitty and Pilot Express on mobile. GoldSrc mapper in previous life. Madly in love with Hunt: Showdown 1896 and doodlin' with Godot.
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MerlijnVH
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· Oct 20
I've been working on a little 2D western-style platformer shooter in Godot. First level introduces the basics (jumping, crawling, etc). #GodotEngine #ScreenshotSaturday
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November 7, 2025 at 9:10 AM
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y'ever see my blog post about Max Payne 2's character shadows? got some good Remedy dev scoops in there
www.joewintergreen.com/dev-scoops-m...
www.joewintergreen.com/dev-scoops-m...
July 20, 2025 at 2:10 PM
y'ever see my blog post about Max Payne 2's character shadows? got some good Remedy dev scoops in there
www.joewintergreen.com/dev-scoops-m...
www.joewintergreen.com/dev-scoops-m...
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No animations just IK and code for dynamically posing the driver. Still a lot more to do but I’m happy with the progress.
October 30, 2025 at 2:40 PM
No animations just IK and code for dynamically posing the driver. Still a lot more to do but I’m happy with the progress.
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Death by Scrolling just came out (by Ron Gilbert). It's fun and I've been enjoying it.
store.steampowered.com/app/3773590/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3773590/...
Save 10% on Death by Scrolling on Steam
Welcome to Purgatory, inc. now under new management! Death by Scrolling is a rogue-like vertically scrolling RPG where you kill enemies, collect gold, and avoid the Reaper long enough to pay the Ferry...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Death by Scrolling just came out (by Ron Gilbert). It's fun and I've been enjoying it.
store.steampowered.com/app/3773590/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3773590/...
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"Well, that was embarrassing"
Watch your step... a silly tumble could be fatal in some situations.
#godotengine #gamedev #wildcosmos
Watch your step... a silly tumble could be fatal in some situations.
#godotengine #gamedev #wildcosmos
October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
"Well, that was embarrassing"
Watch your step... a silly tumble could be fatal in some situations.
#godotengine #gamedev #wildcosmos
Watch your step... a silly tumble could be fatal in some situations.
#godotengine #gamedev #wildcosmos
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📣 ICY TOWER IS COMING BACK
Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!
Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
s.team/a/3014860
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Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!
Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
s.team/a/3014860
More in thread 👇🧵
October 1, 2025 at 12:14 PM
📣 ICY TOWER IS COMING BACK
Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!
Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
s.team/a/3014860
More in thread 👇🧵
Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!
Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
s.team/a/3014860
More in thread 👇🧵
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Working on tutorials that explain the color-based puzzle/combat system: mark enemies of same color, shoot enemies of opposite color. #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame
Have a look behind the scene below ⬇️
Have a look behind the scene below ⬇️
October 2, 2025 at 8:49 AM
Working on tutorials that explain the color-based puzzle/combat system: mark enemies of same color, shoot enemies of opposite color. #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame
Have a look behind the scene below ⬇️
Have a look behind the scene below ⬇️
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after extensive wind tunnel testing and analysis, I've concluded that airplane mode is a complete scam. it doesn't change the phone's aerodynamics in the slightest.
September 21, 2025 at 12:13 AM
after extensive wind tunnel testing and analysis, I've concluded that airplane mode is a complete scam. it doesn't change the phone's aerodynamics in the slightest.
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September 15, 2025 at 10:33 AM
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September 15, 2025 at 3:52 AM
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Before I can make a proper Steam page for Something in the Water, I've got to block out a bunch of different biomes. Just one of those necessary evils of #gamedev. Here's a wee bit of E1M4...
August 6, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Before I can make a proper Steam page for Something in the Water, I've got to block out a bunch of different biomes. Just one of those necessary evils of #gamedev. Here's a wee bit of E1M4...
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Going to share more WIP videos for Halloween Harry as we start building out the game levels #IndieGameDev #gamedev #DevLife
August 3, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Going to share more WIP videos for Halloween Harry as we start building out the game levels #IndieGameDev #gamedev #DevLife
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Made this little guy for my twin's birthday :>
It's a small figurine inspired by his cat to decorate his desk.
It's a small figurine inspired by his cat to decorate his desk.
July 26, 2025 at 12:13 PM
Made this little guy for my twin's birthday :>
It's a small figurine inspired by his cat to decorate his desk.
It's a small figurine inspired by his cat to decorate his desk.
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It's been a little bit since I've shared any "Something in the Water" progress - here's me doing some vertex painting in E1M1 #screenshotsaturday
July 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
It's been a little bit since I've shared any "Something in the Water" progress - here's me doing some vertex painting in E1M1 #screenshotsaturday
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battlefield 6 map editor is... *checks notes*... godot
July 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
battlefield 6 map editor is... *checks notes*... godot
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Holiday also means more PS1 engine progress! I got (face) normals generated at load time, and light calculated on those to shade the faces.
Absolutely gonna need a fuck ton of optimization 😂
Absolutely gonna need a fuck ton of optimization 😂
July 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Holiday also means more PS1 engine progress! I got (face) normals generated at load time, and light calculated on those to shade the faces.
Absolutely gonna need a fuck ton of optimization 😂
Absolutely gonna need a fuck ton of optimization 😂
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A few years ago, I worked on a tech prototype for a traditional 2D gridder game (think Dungeon Master). No 3D involved, pure old-school approach. I'm quite sad that the market for this type of game is so small, I would still love to work on one, one day (demo link: deepnight.net/games/dungeo...)
July 30, 2025 at 10:45 AM
A few years ago, I worked on a tech prototype for a traditional 2D gridder game (think Dungeon Master). No 3D involved, pure old-school approach. I'm quite sad that the market for this type of game is so small, I would still love to work on one, one day (demo link: deepnight.net/games/dungeo...)
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I decided to revisit this one as recently I found a way to make the game scale at any aspect ratio and resolutions without making the HUD small, it's now updated.
archive.org/details/Mort...
archive.org/details/Mort...
July 27, 2025 at 3:31 PM
I decided to revisit this one as recently I found a way to make the game scale at any aspect ratio and resolutions without making the HUD small, it's now updated.
archive.org/details/Mort...
archive.org/details/Mort...
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While QuestLord charted to 1 in Finland, 6 in USA, 4 in France and Germany, those screen shots are on the hard drive of the defunct Mac Mini it was created on. To be resurrected later.
But here's an 11 !
#QuestLord #MobileGames #iOSGames #AndroidGames #RetroMobile #RetroGames
But here's an 11 !
#QuestLord #MobileGames #iOSGames #AndroidGames #RetroMobile #RetroGames
July 26, 2025 at 7:20 PM
While QuestLord charted to 1 in Finland, 6 in USA, 4 in France and Germany, those screen shots are on the hard drive of the defunct Mac Mini it was created on. To be resurrected later.
But here's an 11 !
#QuestLord #MobileGames #iOSGames #AndroidGames #RetroMobile #RetroGames
But here's an 11 !
#QuestLord #MobileGames #iOSGames #AndroidGames #RetroMobile #RetroGames
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Great video from Luke Muscat about the new golf game he's making. These videos are top #gamedev content and a fun watch. #Steam #SteamGame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KALJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KALJ...
I made my golf game too realistic - devlog
YouTube video by Luke Muscat
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July 22, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Great video from Luke Muscat about the new golf game he's making. These videos are top #gamedev content and a fun watch. #Steam #SteamGame
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KALJ...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=KALJ...
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Of course I had to stop by my old secret Apartment in QuestLord. What's the point of making games if you can't Easter Egg yourself into them? 🤷♂️😅
#QuestLord #MobileGames #Android #iOS #AndroidGames #iOSGames #gameDev #RPG #DungeonCrawler #DungeonCrawlers #CRPG #8bit #Retro #RetroGames #indiegames
#QuestLord #MobileGames #Android #iOS #AndroidGames #iOSGames #gameDev #RPG #DungeonCrawler #DungeonCrawlers #CRPG #8bit #Retro #RetroGames #indiegames
July 17, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Of course I had to stop by my old secret Apartment in QuestLord. What's the point of making games if you can't Easter Egg yourself into them? 🤷♂️😅
#QuestLord #MobileGames #Android #iOS #AndroidGames #iOSGames #gameDev #RPG #DungeonCrawler #DungeonCrawlers #CRPG #8bit #Retro #RetroGames #indiegames
#QuestLord #MobileGames #Android #iOS #AndroidGames #iOSGames #gameDev #RPG #DungeonCrawler #DungeonCrawlers #CRPG #8bit #Retro #RetroGames #indiegames
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Brief sidequest to rewrite my status conditions system because it was causing all kinds of headaches.
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
July 8, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Brief sidequest to rewrite my status conditions system because it was causing all kinds of headaches.
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
UI needs a little more juice still but pretty happy with it now. God I love Tweens.
#godot #godotengine #indiedev #gamedev
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July 8, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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