Lara ~ making BIBDU
@bibdu.bsky.social
Game dev / Artist / making a hand painted game exploring Irish Mythology called BIBDU
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Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
Tip Jar: https://buymeacoffee.com/bibdulara
All art I post is my own & NO AI EVER!
🦆🌾🌻🇮🇪 (she/her)
Saoirse don Phalaistín 🇵🇸
Tip Jar: https://buymeacoffee.com/bibdulara
All art I post is my own & NO AI EVER!
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Lara ~ making BIBDU
@bibdu.bsky.social
· Jul 22
BIBDU, old Gaeilge for "Guilty"
In Bibdu you play a godly member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, banished from the otherworld (Síde) alongside your grumpy hound, and follow legends and myths around the map of Ireland to find a way back home and reclaim your immortality. Before it's too late...
#indiedev
In Bibdu you play a godly member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, banished from the otherworld (Síde) alongside your grumpy hound, and follow legends and myths around the map of Ireland to find a way back home and reclaim your immortality. Before it's too late...
#indiedev
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5 full days of work & the map for our Irish folklore game Bibdu is finally finished!
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 AM
5 full days of work & the map for our Irish folklore game Bibdu is finally finished!
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
5 full days of work & the map for our Irish folklore game Bibdu is finally finished!
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
January 28, 2026 at 11:25 AM
5 full days of work & the map for our Irish folklore game Bibdu is finally finished!
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
Time to nap :)
#handdrawn #indiedev #gamedev
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Hey Artists!
Looking for someone (no ai) who can help me out with a layered Steam capsule art, logo/title and few ingame screens for King's Edict, an minimalist 4X multiplayer game which releases later this year. DM with portfolio and a rough price point! #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #artist #noai
Looking for someone (no ai) who can help me out with a layered Steam capsule art, logo/title and few ingame screens for King's Edict, an minimalist 4X multiplayer game which releases later this year. DM with portfolio and a rough price point! #gamedev #indiedev #gameart #artist #noai
January 11, 2026 at 6:55 PM
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Here’s the HUGE hand painted watercolour map for my game Bibdu! Made to the same scale as it will be on screen~
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Here’s the HUGE hand painted watercolour map for my game Bibdu! Made to the same scale as it will be on screen~
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
Here’s the HUGE hand painted watercolour map for my game Bibdu! Made to the same scale as it will be on screen~
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
January 9, 2026 at 8:39 PM
Here’s the HUGE hand painted watercolour map for my game Bibdu! Made to the same scale as it will be on screen~
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
It took 3 days to sketch and paint and still missing some detail but happy to have it done to this level for now!
#bibdu #ireland #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
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Here’s what I’ve read researching side quests, language, potions etc making Bibdu!
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
January 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Here’s what I’ve read researching side quests, language, potions etc making Bibdu!
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
Here’s what I’ve read researching side quests, language, potions etc making Bibdu!
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
January 4, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Here’s what I’ve read researching side quests, language, potions etc making Bibdu!
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
After an intense two weeks we are finally finished mapping out the game and quests AAAH!!!
Details of individual books on my IG page (Bibdu.game) if interested!
#gamedev #indiedev #irish #ireland #mythology
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Had some time to play indie games over Xmas! Really enjoying playing Kiopioke with @bibdu.bsky.social - developed by @davidhardie.net
December 28, 2025 at 10:45 PM
Had some time to play indie games over Xmas! Really enjoying playing Kiopioke with @bibdu.bsky.social - developed by @davidhardie.net
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Back in Ireland and working full time on my mythology game Bibdu! Finishing up the final quest list and mapping it all out during Solstice season has been very peaceful. Excited to get back to painting once this stage is complete!
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Back in Ireland and working full time on my mythology game Bibdu! Finishing up the final quest list and mapping it all out during Solstice season has been very peaceful. Excited to get back to painting once this stage is complete!
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
Just some games I’ve been playing recently & enjoyed!
#Grimshire - Dark Stardew
#MinamiLane - Short & Sweet
#Bramble - Beautiful & Mythological
#SlaythePrincess - Great writing
#indiedev
#Grimshire - Dark Stardew
#MinamiLane - Short & Sweet
#Bramble - Beautiful & Mythological
#SlaythePrincess - Great writing
#indiedev
December 27, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Just some games I’ve been playing recently & enjoyed!
#Grimshire - Dark Stardew
#MinamiLane - Short & Sweet
#Bramble - Beautiful & Mythological
#SlaythePrincess - Great writing
#indiedev
#Grimshire - Dark Stardew
#MinamiLane - Short & Sweet
#Bramble - Beautiful & Mythological
#SlaythePrincess - Great writing
#indiedev
Back in Ireland and working full time on my mythology game Bibdu! Finishing up the final quest list and mapping it all out during Solstice season has been very peaceful. Excited to get back to painting once this stage is complete!
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
December 24, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Back in Ireland and working full time on my mythology game Bibdu! Finishing up the final quest list and mapping it all out during Solstice season has been very peaceful. Excited to get back to painting once this stage is complete!
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev #handdrawn
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December 14, 2025 at 6:29 AM
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by the way our game is coming out on steam TOMORROW, act accordingly
Chiaroscuro Imago on Steam
A short piece of horror fiction about honey and lies; entomology and etymology; murky secrets and stark realities. Find out what happened to the moths.
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 11:26 PM
by the way our game is coming out on steam TOMORROW, act accordingly
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August 7, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Bibdu Game Update! I'm working on painting all the forests this week and @barrysdevhell.bsky.social has been working on our custom dialogue manager! In two weeks we will be moving back to Ireland for a few months and will have a small break from development to visit Japan yippee! #indiedev
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bibdu Game Update! I'm working on painting all the forests this week and @barrysdevhell.bsky.social has been working on our custom dialogue manager! In two weeks we will be moving back to Ireland for a few months and will have a small break from development to visit Japan yippee! #indiedev
Bibdu Game Update! I'm working on painting all the forests this week and @barrysdevhell.bsky.social has been working on our custom dialogue manager! In two weeks we will be moving back to Ireland for a few months and will have a small break from development to visit Japan yippee! #indiedev
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Bibdu Game Update! I'm working on painting all the forests this week and @barrysdevhell.bsky.social has been working on our custom dialogue manager! In two weeks we will be moving back to Ireland for a few months and will have a small break from development to visit Japan yippee! #indiedev
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Calling all game devs! Have you ever had a bug that ended up becoming a feature of a game? Or heard of any games where this has happened?
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Calling all game devs! Have you ever had a bug that ended up becoming a feature of a game? Or heard of any games where this has happened?
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
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I'm still alive and still working on the game ((everyday)) !! Guys please play our game when it comes out it's gonna be so good ((I hope & I dream))
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm still alive and still working on the game ((everyday)) !! Guys please play our game when it comes out it's gonna be so good ((I hope & I dream))
Calling all game devs! Have you ever had a bug that ended up becoming a feature of a game? Or heard of any games where this has happened?
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
October 22, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Calling all game devs! Have you ever had a bug that ended up becoming a feature of a game? Or heard of any games where this has happened?
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
Please let me know!
Helping @barrysdevhell.bsky.social research this for an upcoming video!
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #ytgamedev
I'm still alive and still working on the game ((everyday)) !! Guys please play our game when it comes out it's gonna be so good ((I hope & I dream))
October 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
I'm still alive and still working on the game ((everyday)) !! Guys please play our game when it comes out it's gonna be so good ((I hope & I dream))
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Irish Mythtober Day 8: Danu!
The Paps of Anu, Co. Kerry are said to be the breasts of Danu, the mother of the Tuatha de Danann 🌞
#handdrawn #irishfolklore #indiedev #gamedev #irishgamedev
The Paps of Anu, Co. Kerry are said to be the breasts of Danu, the mother of the Tuatha de Danann 🌞
#handdrawn #irishfolklore #indiedev #gamedev #irishgamedev
October 8, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Irish Mythtober Day 8: Danu!
The Paps of Anu, Co. Kerry are said to be the breasts of Danu, the mother of the Tuatha de Danann 🌞
#handdrawn #irishfolklore #indiedev #gamedev #irishgamedev
The Paps of Anu, Co. Kerry are said to be the breasts of Danu, the mother of the Tuatha de Danann 🌞
#handdrawn #irishfolklore #indiedev #gamedev #irishgamedev
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On the back of giants. A quick scene while I am travelling :) there will be lots of ancient Irish giants to be discovered in Bibdu! #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On the back of giants. A quick scene while I am travelling :) there will be lots of ancient Irish giants to be discovered in Bibdu! #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
On the back of giants. A quick scene while I am travelling :) there will be lots of ancient Irish giants to be discovered in Bibdu! #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
October 12, 2025 at 1:29 PM
On the back of giants. A quick scene while I am travelling :) there will be lots of ancient Irish giants to be discovered in Bibdu! #indiedev #gamedev #handdrawn
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The hazelnut brings wisdom in folklore. This is how the salmon of knowledge came to be. When Boann ran away to a well, disobeying her husband, she found it swirling with 7 hazelnuts and magical salmon swimming in it. She walked around it seven times and summoned the River Boyne from within #indiedev
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The hazelnut brings wisdom in folklore. This is how the salmon of knowledge came to be. When Boann ran away to a well, disobeying her husband, she found it swirling with 7 hazelnuts and magical salmon swimming in it. She walked around it seven times and summoned the River Boyne from within #indiedev
The hazelnut brings wisdom in folklore. This is how the salmon of knowledge came to be. When Boann ran away to a well, disobeying her husband, she found it swirling with 7 hazelnuts and magical salmon swimming in it. She walked around it seven times and summoned the River Boyne from within #indiedev
October 9, 2025 at 11:04 AM
The hazelnut brings wisdom in folklore. This is how the salmon of knowledge came to be. When Boann ran away to a well, disobeying her husband, she found it swirling with 7 hazelnuts and magical salmon swimming in it. She walked around it seven times and summoned the River Boyne from within #indiedev