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Slightly Sleepy Studios
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The one-man developer of Sequence Break - The Proof of Survival... and very little else, for now at least!
Try it out (runs on Windows and Linux): http://slightly-sleepy-studios.itch.io/sequence-break
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Beyond Survival... the Proof of Concept build of my game, "Sequence Break" Is now available!
mrskyrippler.itch.io/sequence-bre...
#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #AdventureGameStudio
Beyond Survival - Proof of Concept now available!
Now that I've proven to myself that this game CAN exist, it's time to show off why this game SHOULD exist. This Proof of Concept build of Sequence Break covers the same ground as the previous Proof of...
mrskyrippler.itch.io
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Progress has slowed down a lot on my game, but only because I'm trying to get more important things moving along in my life.

What I will give away is this - A test render that'll act as my rotoscope base for an art style I plan to shift into later on.

#IndieDev #SoloDev
A dark 3D rendering of a hallway. The walls and ceiling are a dark cherry red. The ground appears to be carpeted, as its rough texture takes on a gray hue underneath the fluorescent white lights of the hallway. The corridor itself stretches far into the distance, blurring out of sight as it's consumed by the dark void lurking at the other end.
November 13, 2025 at 9:55 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Just going to put in a quick word here about the new Valve hardware that was dropped literally while I was sleeping

Controller mk.2: Maybe
Machine mk.2: YES
Frame: Huh?
November 12, 2025 at 10:19 PM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
You know, some days, you forget that you're working within some comically small resolution limits... YOUR GRU GANG RISE UP!

(For the record, this was supposed to say "Your Girl!" Lmao)

#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
To all the animators who feel like they’ve been snubbed because the new Coke ad was all AI generated - um… I really don’t have much of a team or budget at all, so I can’t ask for help, but just know there will always be people who truly appreciate the human touch in any kind of medium, ads or not!
November 6, 2025 at 12:16 PM
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kthorjensen.bsky.social
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
I've got a few hours left before I'm technically back, but I wanted to quickly ask: Would you guys want me to release a bug fix version of my Proof of Concept (which would remove a few secrets!) or would you want to wait until I get the next part of my game made, and everything stays as-is for now?
November 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Beyond Survival... the Proof of Concept build of my game, "Sequence Break" Is now available!
mrskyrippler.itch.io/sequence-bre...
#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #AdventureGameStudio
Beyond Survival - Proof of Concept now available!
Now that I've proven to myself that this game CAN exist, it's time to show off why this game SHOULD exist. This Proof of Concept build of Sequence Break covers the same ground as the previous Proof of...
mrskyrippler.itch.io
October 27, 2025 at 3:59 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Time for the most terrifying part of a pre-release workflow... bug fixes.

The PR, the announcements and even the upload of the game? Easy! Trying to find as many bugs to quash before release as possible? Not so easy.

#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #AdventureGameStudio
A terminal window, showing the partial output of my current code base's status. It lists numerous files in red text, indicating that I have modified those files, but that I haven't committed - or made permanent - those changes.
October 27, 2025 at 1:28 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Watch this space: I'm closing in on my next build of Sequence Break! This build will be adding two new areas to the game, turning my "Proof of Survival" into a proper Proof of Concept.

Should be out within the next few days. Stay tuned! #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #AdventureGameStudio
October 26, 2025 at 8:31 AM
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gaelthedev.bsky.social
Be careful not to replay your failures in your head like a broken record.
Once you’ve learned the lesson, move on. Don’t let one rough launch live rent-free in your mind for months.

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev
October 24, 2025 at 8:30 PM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
POV: You're here, but mentally you're somewhere else.

(Unintended bug I stumbled upon during play testing after moving my dev environment - I apparently forgot to check all cutscenes with my new portrait system! This is #art, I don't care!)

#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #AdventureGameStudio
A screenshot of a work-in-progress version of Sequence Break. The main character is looking at himself in the mirror. A portrait image of his face is slapped on top of where his head would be in the actual background image, making his face look cuter than the more gritty take on his visage as intended. He is talking to himself: "That's me... or what's left of me."
October 24, 2025 at 1:08 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
You ever realize that you made a fatal error in your project's disaster recovery and wasted a whole day getting that fixed up when your Dev environment's move should have been a one hour job?

Yeah... yeah, that was my day today lol #IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev
October 23, 2025 at 11:40 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
"You don't have to open the door. Not yet."
-???

Who's that person in the cloak?

#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #AdventureGameStudio
October 20, 2025 at 2:01 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
"4-of-a-kind! Read 'em and weep, boys!"
"Not so fast, bub!"
"What is it, doll-face?"
"Royal Flush, dirtbag."
[May or may not have been toned down for BlueSky, heh...]

A Scene from a security camera system, coming to my game in the next build.
#IndieDev #SoloDev #AdventureGameStudio
A security camera angle, looking at a table currently set up as a poker table. The game is Texas Hold-em. The Flop, Turn and River are, respectively, King of Diamonds, 7 of Spades and Jack of Clubs; 7 of Clubs; and Queen of Hearts. The losing two-card hand - a 7 of Hearts and a 7 of Diamonds - results in a four of a kind. The winning two-card hand - tossed on-screen by a hand from the right hand side of the frame - reveals an Ace of Clubs and a 10 of Diamonds, completing a Royal Flush.
October 18, 2025 at 3:11 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Sharing something I found via Discord. Literally was two seconds away from giving up all my creative works before I saw this in my chats this morning.

(NOTE: I do not watch Gintama, but I DID forget all about Scatman John)
(NOTE 2: Supposedly unedited? Citation needed.)

#IndieDev #SoloDev #Scatman
October 16, 2025 at 2:02 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
While I’m busy with other things, a few things in the currently available build of Sequence Break you may have missed. (1/3)
October 14, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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punchystream.bsky.social
uploaded the final sword vod to youtube finally and got this weirdly cutting description of it from a commenter
October 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
You ever get a random, hyper-localized joke stuck in your head? This is mine for today: “My mom’s homemade brownies are made with chocolate IMPORTED… FROM EDMONTON.”

(From a TV show set in Moose Jaw, found in Canada. The trip from there to Edmonton is about same as going from New York to Miami)
October 12, 2025 at 7:40 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
A Question of Character
(Digital Rotoscope, done in my hour before lunchtime)

Don't mind me, brainstorming some character design ideas

#IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieArt #Procreate
October 11, 2025 at 2:40 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
A thing people don't warn you about when making a story that's been on your mind for decades is that you end up learning something profound about yourself. Though one should take a break to reflect on that kernel of truth, it's one more way you know your story has to be told.
#IndieDev #SoloDev
October 10, 2025 at 1:28 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Making the final few room images for my next build of the game took longer than I'd like to admit, but it's done! Now, uh... for a few more incidental minigame images and then it'll be ready to go live! #SoloDev #IndieDev
A scene from my game, as shown in Procreate. A Vending machine has been smashed into on the right hand side of the image. The logo for a company called MTC is hoisted prominently in the middle of the image. To the left hand side is a computer and a blank piece of paper sitting on a desk.
October 6, 2025 at 11:49 AM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Lovely, after I sorted out the Procreate update mess, now I'm having to look for alternatives for Affinity's apps because it's looking highly likely they're taking away my buy once licenses and make no mention of their new app or pricing, meaning it's probably a subscription now. fml
A screenshot of Affinity Photo 2's webpage. White text on a dark background reads "Creative freedom is coming - sign up to be the first to know. True creator freedom is just around the corner. October 30." Below the text is a button that reads "See the future first."
October 3, 2025 at 4:38 AM
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perky.bsky.social
Same, After Effects, same.
A computer error message from After Effects displaying a quirky text, "After Effects error: having to focus on ourselves," with a red warning icon.
September 29, 2025 at 2:13 PM
slightlysleepys.bsky.social
Radio silence? Yeah, but only because I decided to put too much on my plate all at once ^^’

BUT, I have been working on refining the visuals for my rooms - as much as my current style “works”, I do wish I had a proper room render to rotoscope off of - the proportions here are way off 🤣
September 30, 2025 at 1:07 AM
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punchystream.bsky.social
Final Sword was an experience
September 28, 2025 at 4:04 AM