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Natasha Handley

@gongylusgames.bsky.social

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https://gongylus.co.uk/ Graduate Game Developer. Awarded the Dean's Prize For Excellence In Game Art & Design from Leeds Beckett Uni. 🏳️‍⚧️ Trans game dev. She/her. Publish as Gongylus Games. Door enjoyer.

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · May 4

🎮Two weeks until final submission for my #GameDesign BSc. Putting together my portfolio. The hardest part? Deciding what not to include! I’m proud of everything!

🚀If you're a recruiter, I’d love your feedback on how to make it stand out even more!
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#IndieDev #StudentShowcase #GameDev

Natasha Handley Game Dev Portfolio

I’m Natasha Handley, a 2025 graduate of Game Design BSc at Leeds Becket University. Gongylus Games is the name I use for my game projects. My friends say I weirdly enjoy very difficult games. This is ...

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 3d

If you're around the North of England next month, come check out our game #NeonOverflow at #GaMaYo in Wakefield! Can't wait! #IndieGame #Synthwave #HackNSlash #Cyberpunk

GaMaYo - next GaMaYo 13/11/25 @gamayo.bsky.social · 4d

"Visually stunning hack'n'slash with novel use of Anaglyph 3D."

Neon Overflow showing at GaMaYo on the 13th November @gongylusgames.bsky.social

gamayo.co.uk/2025/10/14/g...

#indiegamedev #gaming #showcase

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 3d

Delighted to have been nominated for the Martyn Brown Rising Star Award in the Game Republic Awards for 2025. #GRAwards @gamerepublic.bsky.social - see you at GaMaYo at WX on 13th November where winners will be revealed - good luck to everyone! #GameDev #GameDesign

gamerepublic.net/featured-eve...

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 16d

I just had a job interview with an #AI🫢

Honestly... I didn't hate it. Very odd experience. More relaxed than being interviewed by a human, and it did a great job at asking follow up questions to my responses.

How would you feel about being interviewed by AI, or what has been your experience?

Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 24d

🍓 We've got lots of strawberries and raspberries growing so if you like fresh berries and you #HireMe as your #GameDev I might just share a few 😁

#OpenToWork #Graduate #GameDeveloper #GameDesigner

Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 24d

It's also fantastic for my #MentalHealth. Sometimes you just need to step away from the job listings and go touch some grass. Or lettuce I guess. 🥬🥬🥬

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 24d

I've got big plans for it come spring! It's already producing lots of veg for us, which is super useful since finding a job in the #GameMarket is proving difficult haha (fake laugh hiding real pain 🥲). It's keeping us fed in the interim. 🥗

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 24d

I grew up on a #biodynamic farm in India 🇮🇳 and it was one of the most beautiful places in the world. Leeds has its own beauty, but I miss the greenery, the abundance of life and getting my hands dirty. 💪

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · 24d

🌻I spent the summer converting our urban backyard into a mini farm 🌹🌷

#GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 16

Hey! Blood Engine is now playable ON MOBILE!

Wow! You don't even have to download it! Playable on mobile, in-browser, and on desktop.

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

#MobileGames #FreeGames #CosmicHorror #BloodEngine #IndieGame #IndieDev #BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign

Blood Engine by Gongylus

Cosmic Horror Point & Click

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 16

Thank you so much for showing Blood Engine! Coming from you, and your brilliant team, that means a lot to me ^_^

100% check out Lost Online's game as well! Definitely one of the stars of the jam!

billbobphil.itch.io/thimblerigd

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 14

The results are in for #BrackeysGameJam !

Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked:

- Overall #40 (Top 2%)
- Audio #13
- Enjoyment #36

This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments!

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 13

Hahahahaha! I mean, come on, it isn't bad for my first attempt at modelling and rigging a character!

#Simple #GameDev #Attempts #Modelling #And #Rigging

Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 12

Hey guess what? We're going to be showcasing Neon Overflow at #Gamayo in Wakefield in November!

If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out!

gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow

#Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 11

Who recognises this guy?

Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time!

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

#GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 7

Love Glen's videos. I learn so much from how other indies have found success :)

ThatGuyGlen @thatguyglen.bsky.social · Sep 5

A detailed look at how Tynan Sylvester created RimWorld, gaming’s most complex story generator.
Watch here → youtu.be/xGtUjTM6hd0

Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 7

This would have been too much to handle in a 2D game that's played in browser, so the scene is prerendered in-game :)

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

Blood Engine by Gongylus

Cosmic Horror Point & Click

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 7

The glowing objects flowing into the black hole is from a large particle system with subtle trail renderers.

The rest of it is post processing effects like bloom, vignette, chromatic aberration.

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 7

The distortion effect I learned from Binary Lunar in this video.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=X7l4...

I then amplify the effect by slowly rotating the sky cylinder with the Milky Way textured on it.

Create a 2D Black Hole Shader Graph in Unity based on Einstein Ring formula -Unity Tutorial

YouTube video by Binary Lunar

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 7

A peak behind the scenes of the cinematic used in Blood Engine.

#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 6

What the #UK feels (is actually?) like for #trans people at the moment...

#TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 5

Email to my MP @richardburgon.bsky.social about the fears of #trans people in the UK at the moment.

#TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 3

Remade the banner for #BloodEngine to make it cleaner (as much as I liked the movie poster haha)

The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too!

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 2

Finally getting round to rating some games in #BrackeysGameJam !

@lostonline.bsky.social doesn't disappoint once again with theirs. Love the visuals, audio (great voice acting!) and animations. I ended up becoming the gamemaster, just when I was getting rich too!

billbobphil.itch.io/thimblerigd

THIMBLERIG'D by billbobphil, Restart, Lost Online

Test your luck and skill as you take on the Gamemaster in an exciting game of THIMBLERIG'D!

billbobphil.itch.io

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Sep 1

🤔 Did not expect #BloodEngine to work on a touchscreen. My niece (who did the voice acting) sent me this vid today. 😲

I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile

#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror

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Natasha Handley @gongylusgames.bsky.social · Aug 31

IT IS DONE! BLOOD ENGINE IS LIVE!

gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine

#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #SoloDev #IndieGame #GameDevelopment

Blood Engine by Gongylus

Cosmic Horror Point & Click

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