Wild Compass Games
@wildcompassgames.bsky.social
Indie game dev, currently developing a narrative trail work simulator game. Follow my newsletter to join the list to be a beta tester and get more in-depth updates. subscribepage.io/trailwork
Trail at twilight. Working on night time lighting. It's not totally there yet, but I'm making progress. #indiedev #lighting #cozyhorror
November 4, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Trail at twilight. Working on night time lighting. It's not totally there yet, but I'm making progress. #indiedev #lighting #cozyhorror
Ranger needs a place to sleep when they aren't out cleaning up the campgrounds and trails. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
July 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
Ranger needs a place to sleep when they aren't out cleaning up the campgrounds and trails. #gamedev #indiedev #screenshotsaturday
I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep...Yup, I'll just keep telling myself that. #indiedev
July 21, 2025 at 1:49 PM
I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep. I will not give in to scope creep...Yup, I'll just keep telling myself that. #indiedev
Sometimes it just feels like you sit down to work on your game and nothing goes right. #gamedev
a man is laying his head on a desk with his hands on the desk .
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June 16, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Sometimes it just feels like you sit down to work on your game and nothing goes right. #gamedev
May 31, 2025 at 1:11 PM
What secrets lie in the woods...
Working on new areas of the map and changing up the weather for a mysterious foggy look.
#gamedev #wildernessmystery #nature #unity3d
Working on new areas of the map and changing up the weather for a mysterious foggy look.
#gamedev #wildernessmystery #nature #unity3d
May 19, 2025 at 1:36 PM
What secrets lie in the woods...
Working on new areas of the map and changing up the weather for a mysterious foggy look.
#gamedev #wildernessmystery #nature #unity3d
Working on new areas of the map and changing up the weather for a mysterious foggy look.
#gamedev #wildernessmystery #nature #unity3d
May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
And now everything is working again. I can pretend that I know what I'm doing!!!
Either way sounds are now working for interactions and now I get to have fun deciding which audio effects to use! :)
#indiegamedev #solodev
Either way sounds are now working for interactions and now I get to have fun deciding which audio effects to use! :)
#indiegamedev #solodev
patrick star and spongebob squarepants are standing in front of a door that says " hooray "
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May 8, 2025 at 3:42 AM
And now everything is working again. I can pretend that I know what I'm doing!!!
Either way sounds are now working for interactions and now I get to have fun deciding which audio effects to use! :)
#indiegamedev #solodev
Either way sounds are now working for interactions and now I get to have fun deciding which audio effects to use! :)
#indiegamedev #solodev
When you're coding and think everything is going well and then you do a quick test play on your game and suddenly everything is broken...#gamedev
a man with white hair is wearing a purple shirt and looking to the side .
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May 8, 2025 at 2:41 AM
When you're coding and think everything is going well and then you do a quick test play on your game and suddenly everything is broken...#gamedev
This is the beginning of the in-game map for Trail Work. I took a screenshot from above in Unity and then drew over it. Blue is water, and red is the trails. Also, it takes 35 minutes real time to walk the outside loop of trails. I'll just keep telling myself its not that big...
#indiedev #gamedev
#indiedev #gamedev
April 28, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Didn't really want to work on my game tonight. Made myself sit down and do it anyway. Now the first sounds of the game have been set up and there are more to follow. I am back to being motivated again! #gamedev #indiegame
April 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Didn't really want to work on my game tonight. Made myself sit down and do it anyway. Now the first sounds of the game have been set up and there are more to follow. I am back to being motivated again! #gamedev #indiegame
Been working on terrain. Spent 35 minutes just walking around it, and even without trees and rocks and stuff, its really starting to feel like a wilderness.
#indiedev
#indiedev
April 15, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Been working on terrain. Spent 35 minutes just walking around it, and even without trees and rocks and stuff, its really starting to feel like a wilderness.
#indiedev
#indiedev
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. FINAL DAY!!!
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 20! - Firewatch. A narrative mystery set in the wilderness. Trail Work has a similar premise, and was heavily inspired by this game.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 20! - Firewatch. A narrative mystery set in the wilderness. Trail Work has a similar premise, and was heavily inspired by this game.
April 7, 2025 at 12:39 AM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days. FINAL DAY!!!
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 20! - Firewatch. A narrative mystery set in the wilderness. Trail Work has a similar premise, and was heavily inspired by this game.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 20! - Firewatch. A narrative mystery set in the wilderness. Trail Work has a similar premise, and was heavily inspired by this game.
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 19 - Darkest Dungeon. Back to the Pit!!!
One day to go. The twentieth game is especially influential on the game I am making. Any guesses what it will be?
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 19 - Darkest Dungeon. Back to the Pit!!!
One day to go. The twentieth game is especially influential on the game I am making. Any guesses what it will be?
April 6, 2025 at 12:36 AM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 19 - Darkest Dungeon. Back to the Pit!!!
One day to go. The twentieth game is especially influential on the game I am making. Any guesses what it will be?
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 19 - Darkest Dungeon. Back to the Pit!!!
One day to go. The twentieth game is especially influential on the game I am making. Any guesses what it will be?
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 18 - Donkey Kong 64. That Jack in the Box took me forever to beat.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 18 - Donkey Kong 64. That Jack in the Box took me forever to beat.
April 5, 2025 at 1:02 AM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 18 - Donkey Kong 64. That Jack in the Box took me forever to beat.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 18 - Donkey Kong 64. That Jack in the Box took me forever to beat.
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 17 - Valheim. I can play this game just for the lighting.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 17 - Valheim. I can play this game just for the lighting.
April 3, 2025 at 4:56 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 17 - Valheim. I can play this game just for the lighting.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 17 - Valheim. I can play this game just for the lighting.
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 16 - Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle. Little me spent a lot of time searching for the Daisy the Dragon.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 16 - Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle. Little me spent a lot of time searching for the Daisy the Dragon.
April 2, 2025 at 7:50 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 16 - Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle. Little me spent a lot of time searching for the Daisy the Dragon.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 16 - Daisy Quest and Daisy's Castle. Little me spent a lot of time searching for the Daisy the Dragon.
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 15 - GoldenEye 007. I used to know where every single spawn point was in multiplayer. And that is why we didn't play with proximity mines.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 15 - GoldenEye 007. I used to know where every single spawn point was in multiplayer. And that is why we didn't play with proximity mines.
April 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 15 - GoldenEye 007. I used to know where every single spawn point was in multiplayer. And that is why we didn't play with proximity mines.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 15 - GoldenEye 007. I used to know where every single spawn point was in multiplayer. And that is why we didn't play with proximity mines.
Lot of work done today. Updated UI. I went with option 3!
Now to start adding some juice. Will need sound for it and the log needs to actually break up and fade away, not just disappear. Maybe some screen shake, particles or axe animation? What do you think it needs next?
#gamedev #indiegame
Now to start adding some juice. Will need sound for it and the log needs to actually break up and fade away, not just disappear. Maybe some screen shake, particles or axe animation? What do you think it needs next?
#gamedev #indiegame
April 1, 2025 at 3:29 AM
Lot of work done today. Updated UI. I went with option 3!
Now to start adding some juice. Will need sound for it and the log needs to actually break up and fade away, not just disappear. Maybe some screen shake, particles or axe animation? What do you think it needs next?
#gamedev #indiegame
Now to start adding some juice. Will need sound for it and the log needs to actually break up and fade away, not just disappear. Maybe some screen shake, particles or axe animation? What do you think it needs next?
#gamedev #indiegame
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 14 - Minecraft. I started playing this before there was an ending. . . And now I want to start a new world.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 14 - Minecraft. I started playing this before there was an ending. . . And now I want to start a new world.
March 31, 2025 at 4:55 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 14 - Minecraft. I started playing this before there was an ending. . . And now I want to start a new world.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 14 - Minecraft. I started playing this before there was an ending. . . And now I want to start a new world.
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 13 - Left 4 Dead. Pills here!
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 13 - Left 4 Dead. Pills here!
March 30, 2025 at 5:03 PM
The challenge is to choose 20 games that greatly influenced you. One game per day, for 20 days.
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 13 - Left 4 Dead. Pills here!
#GameChallenge #GameDev #IndieGame #IndieDev
Day 13 - Left 4 Dead. Pills here!