Eskaton
@eskatonthefirst.bsky.social
Indie dev & system designer.
Creating an eldritch turn-based roguelike with my wife.
Working on #TombRaiderLegacyOfAtlantis
| contact: [email protected] | YT PL: https://www.youtube.com/@Eskaton-TheFirst
Creating an eldritch turn-based roguelike with my wife.
Working on #TombRaiderLegacyOfAtlantis
| contact: [email protected] | YT PL: https://www.youtube.com/@Eskaton-TheFirst
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Hello fellow game devs!
New enemy hit & death animations (WIP).
Looking for feedback - what do you think?
#gamedev #animation #indiegame #indiedev
New enemy hit & death animations (WIP).
Looking for feedback - what do you think?
#gamedev #animation #indiegame #indiedev
February 5, 2026 at 10:44 AM
Hello fellow game devs!
New enemy hit & death animations (WIP).
Looking for feedback - what do you think?
#gamedev #animation #indiegame #indiedev
New enemy hit & death animations (WIP).
Looking for feedback - what do you think?
#gamedev #animation #indiegame #indiedev
Hey #indiedevs !
I’m testing layouts for the Ship Selection screen in our game.
Which one feels the most clear and usable: A, B or C?
This is just a wireframe (all UI is placeholder).
Feedback welcome! 👇
#gamedev #indiedev #uiux #indiegame
I’m testing layouts for the Ship Selection screen in our game.
Which one feels the most clear and usable: A, B or C?
This is just a wireframe (all UI is placeholder).
Feedback welcome! 👇
#gamedev #indiedev #uiux #indiegame
February 3, 2026 at 3:38 PM
Hey #indiedevs !
I’m testing layouts for the Ship Selection screen in our game.
Which one feels the most clear and usable: A, B or C?
This is just a wireframe (all UI is placeholder).
Feedback welcome! 👇
#gamedev #indiedev #uiux #indiegame
I’m testing layouts for the Ship Selection screen in our game.
Which one feels the most clear and usable: A, B or C?
This is just a wireframe (all UI is placeholder).
Feedback welcome! 👇
#gamedev #indiedev #uiux #indiegame
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Iron Maiden
Blind Guardian
Dream Theater
Hunter
Dżem
Iron Maiden
Blind Guardian
Dream Theater
Hunter
Dżem
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
The Mars Volta
Pharoahe Monch
Sex Pistols
Open Mike Eagle
The Burning Hell
The Mars Volta
Pharoahe Monch
Sex Pistols
Open Mike Eagle
The Burning Hell
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Destroy Boys
Flobots
Marc Rebillet
Mushroom Head
Niki Barr Band
Destroy Boys
Flobots
Marc Rebillet
Mushroom Head
Niki Barr Band
January 20, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Introduce yourself with 5 concerts you've been to:
Iron Maiden
Blind Guardian
Dream Theater
Hunter
Dżem
Iron Maiden
Blind Guardian
Dream Theater
Hunter
Dżem
Reposted by Eskaton
January 7, 2026 at 11:50 AM
I used to start my day with coffee and bad decisions.
Under my wife’s influence, I’ve upgraded to Power Oatmeal🥣
+1 Focus
+3 Energy
-1 Desire to argue with co-workers
Under my wife’s influence, I’ve upgraded to Power Oatmeal🥣
+1 Focus
+3 Energy
-1 Desire to argue with co-workers
January 7, 2026 at 9:23 AM
I used to start my day with coffee and bad decisions.
Under my wife’s influence, I’ve upgraded to Power Oatmeal🥣
+1 Focus
+3 Energy
-1 Desire to argue with co-workers
Under my wife’s influence, I’ve upgraded to Power Oatmeal🥣
+1 Focus
+3 Energy
-1 Desire to argue with co-workers
📃 If a value isn’t data-driven, it feels like a design sin.
Adding values directly in the engine always makes me feel guilty... like future - me will suffer for it.
Am I alone in this?
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign
Adding values directly in the engine always makes me feel guilty... like future - me will suffer for it.
Am I alone in this?
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign
January 6, 2026 at 9:36 PM
📃 If a value isn’t data-driven, it feels like a design sin.
Adding values directly in the engine always makes me feel guilty... like future - me will suffer for it.
Am I alone in this?
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign
Adding values directly in the engine always makes me feel guilty... like future - me will suffer for it.
Am I alone in this?
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedesign
Reposted by Eskaton
Welcome to the first #ScreenshotSaturday of 2026! ✨
💬 Share your screenshots and Steam links, and let’s share them with the community! ❤️
#IndieDev #MadeWithUnity #UnrealEngine #Godot #GameMaker #IndieGame
💬 Share your screenshots and Steam links, and let’s share them with the community! ❤️
#IndieDev #MadeWithUnity #UnrealEngine #Godot #GameMaker #IndieGame
January 3, 2026 at 9:00 AM
Welcome to the first #ScreenshotSaturday of 2026! ✨
💬 Share your screenshots and Steam links, and let’s share them with the community! ❤️
#IndieDev #MadeWithUnity #UnrealEngine #Godot #GameMaker #IndieGame
💬 Share your screenshots and Steam links, and let’s share them with the community! ❤️
#IndieDev #MadeWithUnity #UnrealEngine #Godot #GameMaker #IndieGame
January 2, 2026 at 11:09 AM
In 2025 many good things happened in my life:
🍼My Son was born,
👁️ My wife and I started working on a new project,
🏹 The game I'm working on at my full-time job was announced,
🧱My Daughter put together her first Lego set on her own!
How was your year? #indiedevs #gamedev
🍼My Son was born,
👁️ My wife and I started working on a new project,
🏹 The game I'm working on at my full-time job was announced,
🧱My Daughter put together her first Lego set on her own!
How was your year? #indiedevs #gamedev
December 31, 2025 at 7:08 PM
In 2025 many good things happened in my life:
🍼My Son was born,
👁️ My wife and I started working on a new project,
🏹 The game I'm working on at my full-time job was announced,
🧱My Daughter put together her first Lego set on her own!
How was your year? #indiedevs #gamedev
🍼My Son was born,
👁️ My wife and I started working on a new project,
🏹 The game I'm working on at my full-time job was announced,
🧱My Daughter put together her first Lego set on her own!
How was your year? #indiedevs #gamedev
"You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
December 25, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Reposted by Eskaton
Reminder applications for our yearly turn-based games festival, Steam sale, & showcase are open now until Dec 12th.
412 games submitted so far, hope to see even more #IndieDev / #GameDev applying over the weekend.
Gaming content creators, we have visibility + keys for you too, check it out!
412 games submitted so far, hope to see even more #IndieDev / #GameDev applying over the weekend.
Gaming content creators, we have visibility + keys for you too, check it out!
The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16!
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
December 5, 2025 at 5:27 PM
"You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
December 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
"You'd better watch out, you'd better not cry
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
You'd better not pout,I'm telling you why
New HORROR is coming to GAME!" 🎁🪰
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev
Some days in game dev feel like watching dominoes fall in slow motion - you see the consequences coming, others don’t,
and you can’t argue your way out of it.
Makes me dream about going fully indie…
But yeah, the loan keeps me grounded.💵
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
and you can’t argue your way out of it.
Makes me dream about going fully indie…
But yeah, the loan keeps me grounded.💵
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
December 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Some days in game dev feel like watching dominoes fall in slow motion - you see the consequences coming, others don’t,
and you can’t argue your way out of it.
Makes me dream about going fully indie…
But yeah, the loan keeps me grounded.💵
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
and you can’t argue your way out of it.
Makes me dream about going fully indie…
But yeah, the loan keeps me grounded.💵
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame
Behold the Hollow Spine 🦴🪰
A living spine that burrows into metal and flesh alike, infecting the station and sucking it dry - one breath at a time.
Working name: Hollow Spine
Vile enough, or do you have something darker? 👇
#indiedevs #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame
A living spine that burrows into metal and flesh alike, infecting the station and sucking it dry - one breath at a time.
Working name: Hollow Spine
Vile enough, or do you have something darker? 👇
#indiedevs #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame
November 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Behold the Hollow Spine 🦴🪰
A living spine that burrows into metal and flesh alike, infecting the station and sucking it dry - one breath at a time.
Working name: Hollow Spine
Vile enough, or do you have something darker? 👇
#indiedevs #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame
A living spine that burrows into metal and flesh alike, infecting the station and sucking it dry - one breath at a time.
Working name: Hollow Spine
Vile enough, or do you have something darker? 👇
#indiedevs #gamedev #roguelike #indiegame
How's it going #indiedevs ?
I started working on Void Station (Hub) UI.
I think that the movement scaling and outline are already doing their job, what do you think?
#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #UIDesign
I started working on Void Station (Hub) UI.
I think that the movement scaling and outline are already doing their job, what do you think?
#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #UIDesign
November 21, 2025 at 11:17 PM
How's it going #indiedevs ?
I started working on Void Station (Hub) UI.
I think that the movement scaling and outline are already doing their job, what do you think?
#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #UIDesign
I started working on Void Station (Hub) UI.
I think that the movement scaling and outline are already doing their job, what do you think?
#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #UIDesign
Need some clean, free icons for your game’s UI?
Check out game-icons.net a great resource for placeholders or even final assets if you find the right fit.
Super useful for prototyping and saving time during early UI design. Over 4k Icons!
#GameDev #IndieDev #indiegames #UI
Check out game-icons.net a great resource for placeholders or even final assets if you find the right fit.
Super useful for prototyping and saving time during early UI design. Over 4k Icons!
#GameDev #IndieDev #indiegames #UI
November 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Need some clean, free icons for your game’s UI?
Check out game-icons.net a great resource for placeholders or even final assets if you find the right fit.
Super useful for prototyping and saving time during early UI design. Over 4k Icons!
#GameDev #IndieDev #indiegames #UI
Check out game-icons.net a great resource for placeholders or even final assets if you find the right fit.
Super useful for prototyping and saving time during early UI design. Over 4k Icons!
#GameDev #IndieDev #indiegames #UI
Who would have thought? Vampire Crawler looks hella fun!
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors 🦇
In a dark world, a new adventure begins... it's time to build busted decks & unleash world-ending combos! 🔥
Take your time & be tactical, or play as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is ALWAYS accurate 😈
https://youtu.be/JbDVqLlLarY
In a dark world, a new adventure begins... it's time to build busted decks & unleash world-ending combos! 🔥
Take your time & be tactical, or play as fast as you humanly can: The outcome is ALWAYS accurate 😈
https://youtu.be/JbDVqLlLarY
What's next for Vampire Survivors?
We're here to announce Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors 🦇
Coming to Steam, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Android & iOS in 2026... or whenever we think it's ready!
Vampire Crawlers turns the snowballing t...
youtu.be
November 20, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Who would have thought? Vampire Crawler looks hella fun!
A floating plague medusa that turns corpses into corrosive stomach acid 🤢💀
Then spits it as volatile projectiles.
Now help us choose its name:
💀 Bile Seraph
🤢 Heartburn Medusa
Which hits harder?
#indiedev #gamedev #gameart #roguelike
Then spits it as volatile projectiles.
Now help us choose its name:
💀 Bile Seraph
🤢 Heartburn Medusa
Which hits harder?
#indiedev #gamedev #gameart #roguelike
November 20, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A floating plague medusa that turns corpses into corrosive stomach acid 🤢💀
Then spits it as volatile projectiles.
Now help us choose its name:
💀 Bile Seraph
🤢 Heartburn Medusa
Which hits harder?
#indiedev #gamedev #gameart #roguelike
Then spits it as volatile projectiles.
Now help us choose its name:
💀 Bile Seraph
🤢 Heartburn Medusa
Which hits harder?
#indiedev #gamedev #gameart #roguelike
2. Poxmule.
A plague-swollen carrier whose flesh has grown around shards of crystallized god-blood.
It fires these crystal tumors as deadly projectiles, and when it dies you can harvest Sanguine Shard from its remains.
Does the description fit its look?👁️
#indiedev #roguelike #gamedev #art #gameart
A plague-swollen carrier whose flesh has grown around shards of crystallized god-blood.
It fires these crystal tumors as deadly projectiles, and when it dies you can harvest Sanguine Shard from its remains.
Does the description fit its look?👁️
#indiedev #roguelike #gamedev #art #gameart
November 19, 2025 at 12:31 PM
2. Poxmule.
A plague-swollen carrier whose flesh has grown around shards of crystallized god-blood.
It fires these crystal tumors as deadly projectiles, and when it dies you can harvest Sanguine Shard from its remains.
Does the description fit its look?👁️
#indiedev #roguelike #gamedev #art #gameart
A plague-swollen carrier whose flesh has grown around shards of crystallized god-blood.
It fires these crystal tumors as deadly projectiles, and when it dies you can harvest Sanguine Shard from its remains.
Does the description fit its look?👁️
#indiedev #roguelike #gamedev #art #gameart
Tip 1️⃣: If you’re into combat design and game feel, check out this awesome interactive demo by Sébastien Benard @deepnight.net 👇
deepnight.net/games/game-f...
You can toggle individual effects to see how each element impacts the feel of combat. Great tool!
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign #indiegames
deepnight.net/games/game-f...
You can toggle individual effects to see how each element impacts the feel of combat. Great tool!
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign #indiegames
Game feel demo (v2)
Source code Download (Windows) Use original ENJMIN 2019 version This prototype is not exactly an actual game but a tool to learn game-feel techniques. It was designed to show the impact of small detai...
deepnight.net
November 16, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Tip 1️⃣: If you’re into combat design and game feel, check out this awesome interactive demo by Sébastien Benard @deepnight.net 👇
deepnight.net/games/game-f...
You can toggle individual effects to see how each element impacts the feel of combat. Great tool!
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign #indiegames
deepnight.net/games/game-f...
You can toggle individual effects to see how each element impacts the feel of combat. Great tool!
#GameDev #IndieDev #GameDesign #indiegames
Here’s a look at the Void Station (HUB).
Now featuring stained glass elements to give it a more gothic, cathedral-like presence in the void.
We're aiming for a blend of sci-fi futurism and gothic architecture - let me know if it hits the mark.
#art #gameart #indiedev #gamedev
Now featuring stained glass elements to give it a more gothic, cathedral-like presence in the void.
We're aiming for a blend of sci-fi futurism and gothic architecture - let me know if it hits the mark.
#art #gameart #indiedev #gamedev
November 14, 2025 at 10:03 AM
Reposted by Eskaton
📢 Hey #PitchYaGame - Only a few days left before the release of the Blades, Bows & Magic Demo on Steam - Wishlist today to be notified on release: store.steampowered.com/app/4017660/... ⚔️ 🏹 🧙♂️ #bladesbowsmagic #gamedev #indiegame #gaming #cardgame #game #videogame #gamedevelopment
November 7, 2025 at 11:46 PM
📢 Hey #PitchYaGame - Only a few days left before the release of the Blades, Bows & Magic Demo on Steam - Wishlist today to be notified on release: store.steampowered.com/app/4017660/... ⚔️ 🏹 🧙♂️ #bladesbowsmagic #gamedev #indiegame #gaming #cardgame #game #videogame #gamedevelopment
Hey #pitchyagame
Title TBD
Imagine Space Invaders 👾 — but turn-based, tactical, and corrupted by cosmic horror.
Upgrade your ship, survive the void, and adapt as your enemies evolve with each run.
Smart builds and careful resource management are the only path to survival 👁️
#screenshotsaturday
Title TBD
Imagine Space Invaders 👾 — but turn-based, tactical, and corrupted by cosmic horror.
Upgrade your ship, survive the void, and adapt as your enemies evolve with each run.
Smart builds and careful resource management are the only path to survival 👁️
#screenshotsaturday
November 8, 2025 at 8:18 AM
Hey #pitchyagame
Title TBD
Imagine Space Invaders 👾 — but turn-based, tactical, and corrupted by cosmic horror.
Upgrade your ship, survive the void, and adapt as your enemies evolve with each run.
Smart builds and careful resource management are the only path to survival 👁️
#screenshotsaturday
Title TBD
Imagine Space Invaders 👾 — but turn-based, tactical, and corrupted by cosmic horror.
Upgrade your ship, survive the void, and adapt as your enemies evolve with each run.
Smart builds and careful resource management are the only path to survival 👁️
#screenshotsaturday