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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 18h

Inktober Day 18- Deal
Inko’s most politically divisive game- Toll Troll! Help the billy goat Graff pay off the border trolls for his family to immigrate. #inktober #inktoberday18 #inktober2025 #saturdayart #lifesim #bartering #deal #tolltroll #trollbridge #3billygoatsgruff #retrogane #indiegame

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 1d

Inktober Day 17: Ornate
Inko's Most ambitious and contrived title to date- Framejumpers!
Jump into dozens of different worlds to reclaim stolen paintings! #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday17 #fridayart #ornate #framejumper #platformer #collectathon #jrpg #indieart #indiegame #retrogame #funart

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 2d

Inktober Day 16: Blunder
Inko moves from cute to creepy with Printergeists! Help a bumbling journalist save his newspaper from spirits by printing spells to ward them off! #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday16 #blunder #poltergeist #spellinggame #craftinggame #indieart #retrogame #indiegame #funny

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 3d

Inktober Day 15: Ragged
A kid-friendly title from Inko- Patty Patch! Play as a ragdoll in search of a new home, using yarn to dodge traps, wrap up her foes, and fight the Big Sellers! #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday15 #pattypatch #ragged #ragdoll #indiegame #retrogame #platformer #toyland #art

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 4d

Inktober Day 14: Trunk
Inko's cutest and creepiest mascot: Mimiki! Traverse the dungeons of Rassle Castle and change into other creatures as the dungeon shifts around you!
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday14 #mimic #mimicchest #trunk #roguelike #cartoonart #retrogames #mimiki #tuesdayart #indie

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 5d

Inktober Day 13: Drink
Management game from Inko- Tavern Trouble!
Help Lagertha maintain her family's tavern by managing drink orders, supplies, staff, and patrons alike.
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday13 #fantasytavern #dungeoncrawler #cozygame #resourcemanagement #indiegame #retrogame #art

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 6d

Inktober Day 12: Shredded
Another mascot proposal from Inko Entertainment: Zashiman! Fend off renegade cyborgs with your Res Razor Beams and save both man and machine!
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday12 #sundayart #retrogane #indiegame #zashiman #shredded #platformer #indieartist #artchallenge

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 7d

Inktober Day 11: Sting
Another arcade revival from Inko Entertainment- Moon Mosquitos! When a new moon enters orbit, help these kids defend their town against alien pests with fireworks #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday11 #saturdayart #arcade #spaceinvaders #mosquitos #sting #rockets #2dshooter

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 8d

Inktober Day 10: Sweep
A bewitching puzzle game from Inko Entertainment- Broomhilde! With her mother's broom, Hilde must sweep the pests in her school.
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday10 #retrogames #videogames #puzzlegame #witchcraft #broomhilde #witches #brownies #fridayart

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 9d

Inktober Day 9: Heavy
A rejected proposal for a revolutionary roguelike pinball game: Sugu-Sumo. Take control of the land to aid Suguru slay the yokai infesting the land of his lord. #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday9 #heavy #pinball #roguelike #sugusumo #sumowrestler #yokai #indiegame #retro

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 10d

It's one of those setups where as goofy as the story is, the underlying terror of the concept sticks with you, and gets you questioning the truth about life and mortality.
Hope you liked it, though.

Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 10d

Inktober Day 8: Ruthless
The most destructive game from Inko Entertainment: Ushirath! Play as the minotaur Ushiro and destroy all in your path- walls, guards, and even fellow prisoners!
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberday8 #wednesdayart #minotaur #destruction #actiongame #topdown #beatemup #indie

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 11d

Inktober Day 7: Starfish
A light-hearted jumping game from Inko Entertainment- Aster's Flight. Play as the titular starfish and push past your limits to join your kin in space
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday7 #retrogames #starfish #platformer #tuesdayart #superstar #indieart

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 12d

Inktober Day 6: Pierce
An Arcade Classic for home console: Ms. Stitchi! Take up the mending needles and pierce through the Motley Moths while stitching your home back together!
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday6 #retrogames #pierce #mothman #videogames #mondayart #puzzlegame

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 13d

Inktober Day 5: Deer
Inko Entertainment's second biggest franchise: Shika's Adventure (MY OC, DO NOT STEAL!)
Play as Shika and harness the the aurora to defeat Dr. Krauss' robots.
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday5 #retrogames #sundayart #shikathedoe #evilsanta #platformer

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 14d

Inktober Day 4: Murky
Next game from Inko: Bog Tamer, a creature collector where tamers brave the Blight Bogs, befriending the wildlife to aid them against swamp monsters and bandits
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday4 #retrogames #indiegame #creaturecollector #saturdayart

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 15d

Inktober Day 3: Crown
The next game from Inko Entertainment: Princess Koma. Play as the titular princess to save your prince from the evil Lord Kabe and his Nezu Militia
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday3 #retrogames #indiegames #crown #princesskoma #actiongame #princesspower

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 16d

Inktober Day 2: Weave
The next game from Inko Entertainment: Kobi's Orchard. Collect fruit from your family's orchard while tossing wicker basket at pesky vermin. (A joint venture of Shingo Ringo)
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday2 #retrogames #weave #wickerbasket #farmingsim

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 17d

Inktober Day 1: Mustache
Tackling the theme of Retro Game Covers for Inktober this year, starting with Inko Ent.'s beloved cab driver mascot, Baffi Bene!
#inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #inktoberday1 #retrogames #indiegames #mustache #videogames #wednesdayart #indieart #indieartist

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 18d

Quick preview for everyone! Inktober officially begins tomorrow and I can’t wait to show you all what I’ve got for the month!! #inktober #inktober2025 #inktoberchallenge #goinguponatuesday #indieart #indieartists #penandpaper #artchallenge #likesforlikes #followforfollow #cartoonart

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 21d

Hey All! The scores have been tied evenly across each of my Socials! So please cast your final vote for my Inktober 2025 Challenge Today!

strawpoll.com/XOgOVvB2on3

#inktober2025 #inktober #inktoberchallenge #retrogames #retrocartoons #tiebreaker #insanity #indieart #indieartist #artchallenge

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 24d

Hey guys. In spite of the insanity, and in spite of my awful hand health, I've been thinking of doing Inktober this year, and need help choosing a path.
strawpoll.com/PbZqbjL00yN
#inktober2025 #inktober #penandpaper #inktoberchallenge #retrogames #retrocartoons #indiecomics #horrormovie #insanity

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · 28d

Wanted to share a quick follow up for UFO 50’s first anniversary with another fan piece that I did- featuring The Knight and The Ghost from Barbuta.

All belong to @mossmouth.bsky.social

#ufo50 #barbuta #indiegame #indieart #fanart #tricolour #cherrydisc #ufosoft #mossmouth #derekyu

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · Sep 18

Wanted to follow up real quick by highlighting the specific art I’d done for the UFO 50 collab
Again I tip my hat to @artsyemilio.bsky.social and the other Discord members for including me in this!
All belong to @mossmouth.bsky.social
#UFO50 #bughunter #fisthell #indiegame #fanart #indieartist

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Alexander Neish (Independent Narrative Artist) @aneish55.bsky.social · Sep 18

Incredible Stuff!
Was so honored to be a part of this as the artist for Fist Hell and the Bug Hunter cartridge!
Thanks so much @artsyemilio.bsky.social
#ufo50 #artcollab #fanart

Emmy @artsyemilio.bsky.social · Sep 18

The UFO 50 Art Collab!!

To celebrate the first anniversary of a game that means a lot to me (and many others), we brought together artists from the UFO 50 Discord to create this grand collage!

#art #artcollab #ufo50 #ufo50artcollab

v More of the collab in the replies below v

A large collage featuring characters from all the games featured in UFO 50. All done by members of the UFO 50 Discord Community

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