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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 3d

Got this trailer done last night for my dystopian indie horror game's demo.

Hoping that everything gets approved by Steam so it can still participate in Next Fest.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #horrorgames #horrorvn #sundayscaries #severancefans #scifigames #visualnovels

Silhouette Games @silhouettegames.bsky.social · 3d

Made a quick trailer for my solo VN I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning. Wasn't expecting to need one for a demo, but it turned out better than I thought!

If you like weird dystopian stuff, give it a look 👇
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#gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel #godot #horrorgame

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 12d

Very strange. I'm waiting to hear back from SoundCloud but in the meantime I have set the old watermarked version back to public. I'll be switching it to that on the page as well, but you can find it here:

soundcloud.com/iamshadow64/...

Sorry about the confusion/issues.

Fauxnal Fantasy - 8-bit RPG Music Pack (SAMPLER)

This music pack, inspired by the great 8-Bit JRPGs of the past, contains 10 diverse tracks that will give your game a feel that is a sword slash above and launch it beyond the ordinary freeware/jam ga

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you for letting me know. I'll take a look. Usually there should be a playlist that has a digital watermark but I just checked and it's not there. Let me get back to you today. 👍

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 28

It's Thing Thursday! 🛠️🎮 (I'm making this up. But why not?)

Got most of the UI in and working for the Options menu. Just a couple more elements to do...but hey! I did The Thing!

Did you do The Thing today? What's your Thing? Whatcha do?

#gamedev #indiedev #gameui #uiartist #uidesign #thingthurs

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 5

Success! :D At least we both were blind to it! That does make me feel better.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 2

@legonenen.bsky.social my sincerest apologies. 😬🙏

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 2

Uh I'm mortified to see that what I thought I posted as an exclamation was a question mark. I'm so sorry. I was actually very grateful and I hope it didn't seem like I was mocking you. Extremely sorry.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks? 👍 I am thinking I may also add a toggle option to disable the animation another if people would rather the menus just appear/disappear but I may also have that for a QoL update after release.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Aug 1

Working on the pause menu for my horror game. I hate when you open a menu by mistake and have to wait for the animation to finish, so here you can reverse it instantly. Godot helped make that easy.

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#indiegames #horrordev #horrorvn #ui #gamedev #godotengine

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 30

You can't hang VHS tapes up in the air like this and not expect me to want to kickflip through it for an achievement.

Bart // Vertex Rage @vertexrage.bsky.social · Jul 29

VHS Tape progress - imported into Unreal Engine. Still some kinks to iron out and details to add. Wish that Substance Painter would have pixel-perfect shader tho...

#ue5 #gamedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 30

Ah yes. The legend of the heavenly VHS. I remember this.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 26

TFW your game about manipulation and passive aggression mirrors that messaging in its menu system.

But at least the music is meditative. 🎧

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#gamedev #indiedev #creepy #severancefans #portal #scifigames #scifihorror #horror #horrorgames #blackandwhite #vngames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 21

I'm pretty vocal in my skepticism of wishlists or relying on their conversion. But today marks 1 month of my game being on Steam to wishlist and I just crossed my first 100!

I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
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#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #vn #visualnovel

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 19

For #ScreenshotSaturday here's how I'm using music and sound design to play with anxiety:

I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning
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This little game is starting to find its audience!

#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #visualnovel #severancefans #creepygame #anxiety

Silhouette Games @silhouettegames.bsky.social · Jul 19

In I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning, the sounds of your toxic office are part of the score and the anxiety levels of the music shift based on your choices.

Available for Wishlist now:
store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/...

#visualnovel #horrorgame #indiegamedev #gamedev #godotengine #indiedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 18

It is incredibly helpful. Have you dipped into the joy of how easily you can display text and make it animate with no add-ons/extensions?

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 18

Maybe, but I'm pretty sure taurune is just the same thing as pirune, but twice as bad. 🤷‍♂️

Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 18

Just don't play pirune. I hear it goes on forever in a big dumb circle.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 15

I know gamers were sooo mad at Portal for not getting any cake.

So my scifi corporate office horror VN solves that in the first five minutes.

If you're hungry, come eat.

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Available for Wishlist

#gamedev #horrordev #visualnovel #severancefans #portal

A screenshot from a black-and-white visual novel video game. The image shows a close-up of a smiling man in a suit, surrounded by unnervingly cheerful coworkers in patterned office clothing. The characters’ exaggerated expressions and tight framing create a surreal, claustrophobic tone. A dialogue box at the bottom reads: “COWORKER 5: Did you have any cake yet?”

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 13

My game's chaotic intro is "dev heavy" on purpose.

Starting with the most complicated scene forced me to refactor early so I dodge pain later.

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#horrorgaming #gamedev #godot4 #screenshotsaturday #portalfans #severancefans #scifi #visualnovel #godot #indiedev

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 12

I heard BlueSky is all about post timing so I'm just going to throw this out there again to see if I can find an audience of weirdos for my sci-fi corporate office horror game.

store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/...

Thanks!

#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgame #horrorvn #dystopia #severancefans #portal

Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 11

Yay! It feels gross to look at this! 🥳

store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/...

Just another creepy day at the office.

I'm sure it's fine.

(Why can I smell his breath? 😬)

#horrorgames #gamedev #visualnovel #godot4 #gamedev #psychologicalhorror #freakyfriday #horrordev #horrorstreamers #scifigames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 11

Yay! It feels gross to look at this! 🥳

store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/...

Just another creepy day at the office.

I'm sure it's fine.

(Why can I smell his breath? 😬)

#horrorgames #gamedev #visualnovel #godot4 #gamedev #psychologicalhorror #freakyfriday #horrordev #horrorstreamers #scifigames

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 9

Thank you! It was a bizarre kind of fun to try to find the rigging that would make me the least happy while I looked at it.

If I was unconsciously frowning I knew I was hitting the mark.

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 9

Still some sfx and polish passes left, but it's fun bringing this creepy story to life. I'm a big fan of games where choices actually matter, and here, they define you.

store.steampowered.com/app/3818140/...

You can wishlist now. 😰
Out this summer. 😎

#indiedev #gamedev #vn #horror #ホラーゲーム #選択肢

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 7

Spent the weekend adding lines to the intro for my upcoming horror game: I Would Love to Wish You Good Morning.

store.steampowered.com/app/3…

Still some testing to do, but I should be able to set up save/load from anywhere AND a story flow menu soon.

🤞🙇🤞#gamedeve#indiegamese#horrorgamese#godot4t4

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Shadow64 @shadow64.bsky.social · Jul 4

I know I keep saying this but once the music pops in I really hope that it makes things even worse. 😜

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