Kenn @ Pinebox Games
@pineboxgames.bsky.social
• hobbyist solodev 個人ゲーム制作
• WIP 2D p&c/RPG ❴Future Ghost❵
• mostly indiegame adjacent stuff
• he/him EN/日本語 in 🇦🇺 on [-o-]
• http://www.pineboxgames.com/
• WIP 2D p&c/RPG ❴Future Ghost❵
• mostly indiegame adjacent stuff
• he/him EN/日本語 in 🇦🇺 on [-o-]
• http://www.pineboxgames.com/
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Hi, I'm Kenn! Hobbyist #solodev from Naarm (Melbourne, AU) making an '80s #comic book-inspired narrative adventure #indiegame called ◀Future Ghost▶
I'm a dad who likes to draw and program and boost my mutuals' #indiegamedev related posts.
ブルースカイではけして珍しくなささそうですけど、日本語も一応出来ます。宜しくです。🙇
I'm a dad who likes to draw and program and boost my mutuals' #indiegamedev related posts.
ブルースカイではけして珍しくなささそうですけど、日本語も一応出来ます。宜しくです。🙇
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I'm really bad at social media, but if you are reading this, please take a moment and consider joining for our 5th annual blind accessibility game jam starting in Feb! 5 years, over 100 accessible games made, help us do even better!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#GameDev #A11y
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#GameDev #A11y
Games for Blind Gamers 5
A game jam from 2026-01-31 to 2026-03-15 hosted by Ericbomb & Patricia. Welcome, Blind and Sighted Game Developers! Welcome to the fifth annual Games for Blind Gamers jam! The goal of this jam is to…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:46 AM
I'm really bad at social media, but if you are reading this, please take a moment and consider joining for our 5th annual blind accessibility game jam starting in Feb! 5 years, over 100 accessible games made, help us do even better!
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#GameDev #A11y
itch.io/jam/games-fo...
#GameDev #A11y
This is now what greets the player when they first run the story game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
December 8, 2025 at 11:42 PM
This is now what greets the player when they first run the story game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
New in-game language option UI element, who's this?
(the monitor photo at a weird angle is a deliberate choice)
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
(the monitor photo at a weird angle is a deliberate choice)
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
December 8, 2025 at 7:36 AM
New in-game language option UI element, who's this?
(the monitor photo at a weird angle is a deliberate choice)
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
(the monitor photo at a weird angle is a deliberate choice)
#indiegamedev #ui #uidesign #accessibility
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Thaaat's better...!
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Thaaat's better...!
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
Thaaat's better...!
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
December 5, 2025 at 2:52 AM
Thaaat's better...!
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
Now the player character's low-gravity walk cycle displays just fine on Android in the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
Which hopefully means it will also display just fine on consoles like the Switch... 🤔
#indiedev #indiegamedev #comics #indiegame #android
The Game Expo here in Naarm / Melbourne today released their official photos from the event in March this year.
This was my booth. This was my impassioned-looking way of talking to someone about my game or something.
#indiegamedev
This was my booth. This was my impassioned-looking way of talking to someone about my game or something.
#indiegamedev
November 29, 2025 at 12:35 PM
The Game Expo here in Naarm / Melbourne today released their official photos from the event in March this year.
This was my booth. This was my impassioned-looking way of talking to someone about my game or something.
#indiegamedev
This was my booth. This was my impassioned-looking way of talking to someone about my game or something.
#indiegamedev
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
So I released the updated prototype on itch. If you're feeling bored or kind then check it out and tell me what you think.
Unreal 2D Platformer by ProfessorExtra
Available for Windows
professorextra.itch.io
November 24, 2025 at 6:26 AM
So I released the updated prototype on itch. If you're feeling bored or kind then check it out and tell me what you think.
It's Wei Song, the player character from the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
A rare direct-to-digital drawing. Most start off as pencil on paper.
How would you caption this? What is Song reacting to?
#indiegamedev #indiegame #illustration #comics
A rare direct-to-digital drawing. Most start off as pencil on paper.
How would you caption this? What is Song reacting to?
#indiegamedev #indiegame #illustration #comics
November 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
It's Wei Song, the player character from the narrative adventure game I'm making, ◀Future Ghost▶
A rare direct-to-digital drawing. Most start off as pencil on paper.
How would you caption this? What is Song reacting to?
#indiegamedev #indiegame #illustration #comics
A rare direct-to-digital drawing. Most start off as pencil on paper.
How would you caption this? What is Song reacting to?
#indiegamedev #indiegame #illustration #comics
Do you like it when a game lets you do things like this?
Because ◀Future Ghost▶ - the narrative adventure game I'm making - has a few interactions like this one!
#indiegamedev #indiegame #comics
日本語版⇩
Because ◀Future Ghost▶ - the narrative adventure game I'm making - has a few interactions like this one!
#indiegamedev #indiegame #comics
日本語版⇩
November 17, 2025 at 9:59 AM
Do you like it when a game lets you do things like this?
Because ◀Future Ghost▶ - the narrative adventure game I'm making - has a few interactions like this one!
#indiegamedev #indiegame #comics
日本語版⇩
Because ◀Future Ghost▶ - the narrative adventure game I'm making - has a few interactions like this one!
#indiegamedev #indiegame #comics
日本語版⇩
Goal is a 100% blind gamer friendly #indiegame.
Got a great plugin for screen reader compatibility.
Reads things it shouldn't, like image filenames.
Doesn't read things it should, like in-battle menus.
Workarounds take time and lateral thought.
#Accessibility IS important, but ISN'T always easy.
Got a great plugin for screen reader compatibility.
Reads things it shouldn't, like image filenames.
Doesn't read things it should, like in-battle menus.
Workarounds take time and lateral thought.
#Accessibility IS important, but ISN'T always easy.
November 16, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Goal is a 100% blind gamer friendly #indiegame.
Got a great plugin for screen reader compatibility.
Reads things it shouldn't, like image filenames.
Doesn't read things it should, like in-battle menus.
Workarounds take time and lateral thought.
#Accessibility IS important, but ISN'T always easy.
Got a great plugin for screen reader compatibility.
Reads things it shouldn't, like image filenames.
Doesn't read things it should, like in-battle menus.
Workarounds take time and lateral thought.
#Accessibility IS important, but ISN'T always easy.
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
Thanks to every who's paid money for our pack of 400 sound effects so far! It's 100% free but we really appreciate every single penny thrown our way, it'll help us to keep making cool free game dev assets :) #gamedev #indiedev chequered.ink/400-sounds-p...
400 Sounds Pack - Chequered Ink
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chequered.ink
November 12, 2025 at 9:13 PM
Thanks to every who's paid money for our pack of 400 sound effects so far! It's 100% free but we really appreciate every single penny thrown our way, it'll help us to keep making cool free game dev assets :) #gamedev #indiedev chequered.ink/400-sounds-p...
Discovered a new (to me) #retrogaming and JP pop culture store in a shopping centre I don't visit often. Decent selection. I snagged 'Parodius da!' (GB) for AU$15.
Dude said he had no idea about the JP games, so I told him what this one was (a parody of Gradius) but he just looked at me blank. 😅
Dude said he had no idea about the JP games, so I told him what this one was (a parody of Gradius) but he just looked at me blank. 😅
November 9, 2025 at 7:17 AM
Discovered a new (to me) #retrogaming and JP pop culture store in a shopping centre I don't visit often. Decent selection. I snagged 'Parodius da!' (GB) for AU$15.
Dude said he had no idea about the JP games, so I told him what this one was (a parody of Gradius) but he just looked at me blank. 😅
Dude said he had no idea about the JP games, so I told him what this one was (a parody of Gradius) but he just looked at me blank. 😅
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
The demo reviews are in!
"A really fun homage to Final Fantasy Tactics!"
"A clever mix of sports and strategy… shows strong potential for fans of both."
"It felt like something entirely new to the genre."
Play the FREE Demo! 💫
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...
Thanks #PitchYaGame! 💖
"A really fun homage to Final Fantasy Tactics!"
"A clever mix of sports and strategy… shows strong potential for fans of both."
"It felt like something entirely new to the genre."
Play the FREE Demo! 💫
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...
Thanks #PitchYaGame! 💖
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
The demo reviews are in!
"A really fun homage to Final Fantasy Tactics!"
"A clever mix of sports and strategy… shows strong potential for fans of both."
"It felt like something entirely new to the genre."
Play the FREE Demo! 💫
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...
Thanks #PitchYaGame! 💖
"A really fun homage to Final Fantasy Tactics!"
"A clever mix of sports and strategy… shows strong potential for fans of both."
"It felt like something entirely new to the genre."
Play the FREE Demo! 💫
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...
Thanks #PitchYaGame! 💖
Check out the nice write-up Jeff (Yokozona) did for his renewed website, based on the interview he did with me earlier this year. It covers insights into my ideation and practical processes for the development of my narrative adventure #indiegame, 'Future Ghost'...
yOKzONa - Indie Game Dev & Viral Formula Expert
Indie game developer, entrepreneur, and host of Waiting For Players podcast. Helping devs make games go viral.
yokzona.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:51 AM
Check out the nice write-up Jeff (Yokozona) did for his renewed website, based on the interview he did with me earlier this year. It covers insights into my ideation and practical processes for the development of my narrative adventure #indiegame, 'Future Ghost'...
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
I remembered some players at the expo in March trying to see what happens when you walk into an "invisible wall" on the edge of the stage in the opening of my wip narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶...
Decided to do something about it...
Decided to do something about it...
September 25, 2025 at 7:59 AM
I remembered some players at the expo in March trying to see what happens when you walk into an "invisible wall" on the edge of the stage in the opening of my wip narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶...
Decided to do something about it...
Decided to do something about it...
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🔥😵 Pepper Odyssey is OUT NOW on STEAM and ITCH!!! 😵🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
wavey-games.itch.io/pepper-odyssey
#majorupdate #indiegame #rpg #turn-based #indiedev #survivalgame #roguelite
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
wavey-games.itch.io/pepper-odyssey
#majorupdate #indiegame #rpg #turn-based #indiedev #survivalgame #roguelite
Save 10% on Pepper Odyssey on Steam
Pepper Odyssey is an RPG about surviving a shipwreck in an unruly outlandish island. Survive the lawless island: fight, trade and explore. Gather scrap to trade, improve your shelter and build yoursel...
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November 5, 2025 at 8:45 AM
🔥😵 Pepper Odyssey is OUT NOW on STEAM and ITCH!!! 😵🔥
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
wavey-games.itch.io/pepper-odyssey
#majorupdate #indiegame #rpg #turn-based #indiedev #survivalgame #roguelite
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
wavey-games.itch.io/pepper-odyssey
#majorupdate #indiegame #rpg #turn-based #indiedev #survivalgame #roguelite
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A turn-based RPG, but the special moves are all named after Muse songs.
October 31, 2025 at 6:38 AM
A turn-based RPG, but the special moves are all named after Muse songs.
I wonder if sighted players will choose 'Screenreader mode' just for the additional #comic style text boxes and cute robot bat sidekick?
Narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶ will have a bunch of #accessibility features, including this special mode for players with impaired (or no) vision.
Narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶ will have a bunch of #accessibility features, including this special mode for players with impaired (or no) vision.
October 31, 2025 at 3:41 AM
I wonder if sighted players will choose 'Screenreader mode' just for the additional #comic style text boxes and cute robot bat sidekick?
Narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶ will have a bunch of #accessibility features, including this special mode for players with impaired (or no) vision.
Narrative adventure #indiegame ◀Future Ghost▶ will have a bunch of #accessibility features, including this special mode for players with impaired (or no) vision.
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
#solodev making Battle Fortress Terra.
A third-person strategic action shooter for #pc.
Control a huge tank/battleship on wheels
Players can customise weapons, armor, shields and abilities.
Check out my progress in the video below
#unrealengine #gamedev
youtu.be/GYM4ZqWdI9E?...
A third-person strategic action shooter for #pc.
Control a huge tank/battleship on wheels
Players can customise weapons, armor, shields and abilities.
Check out my progress in the video below
#unrealengine #gamedev
youtu.be/GYM4ZqWdI9E?...
Battle Fortress | Game Update | Oct 2025
YouTube video by Double Edge Gaming
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 10:40 AM
#solodev making Battle Fortress Terra.
A third-person strategic action shooter for #pc.
Control a huge tank/battleship on wheels
Players can customise weapons, armor, shields and abilities.
Check out my progress in the video below
#unrealengine #gamedev
youtu.be/GYM4ZqWdI9E?...
A third-person strategic action shooter for #pc.
Control a huge tank/battleship on wheels
Players can customise weapons, armor, shields and abilities.
Check out my progress in the video below
#unrealengine #gamedev
youtu.be/GYM4ZqWdI9E?...
Been doing #gamedev stuff that isn't so easily shared, of late. Like 🧠-driven EN→JP #translation for the in-game timeline, not 🤖-driven (pictured).
Improving the screen reader compatibility for greater pronunciation accuracy has been another, for #accessibility and pedantry purposes.
Improving the screen reader compatibility for greater pronunciation accuracy has been another, for #accessibility and pedantry purposes.
October 21, 2025 at 1:14 PM
Been doing #gamedev stuff that isn't so easily shared, of late. Like 🧠-driven EN→JP #translation for the in-game timeline, not 🤖-driven (pictured).
Improving the screen reader compatibility for greater pronunciation accuracy has been another, for #accessibility and pedantry purposes.
Improving the screen reader compatibility for greater pronunciation accuracy has been another, for #accessibility and pedantry purposes.
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
We take a look at the cozy word puzzle game RITA and give our early thoughts on this wholesome exploration into family legacy. @sporktank.bsky.social
youtu.be/6teu3Tp7-BY
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegames
youtu.be/6teu3Tp7-BY
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegames
Rita Review & Gameplay — Cozy Word Puzzles with Heart
YouTube video by QuietHydra
youtu.be
October 18, 2025 at 9:29 PM
We take a look at the cozy word puzzle game RITA and give our early thoughts on this wholesome exploration into family legacy. @sporktank.bsky.social
youtu.be/6teu3Tp7-BY
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegames
youtu.be/6teu3Tp7-BY
#indiegame #indiegamedev #puzzlegames
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I've published the date and Pepper Odyssey is coming out November 5th 2025. On a Wednesday three weeks from now! 🙌
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #wishlistwednesday #rpg #turnbased #pixelart
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #wishlistwednesday #rpg #turnbased #pixelart
October 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
I've published the date and Pepper Odyssey is coming out November 5th 2025. On a Wednesday three weeks from now! 🙌
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #wishlistwednesday #rpg #turnbased #pixelart
store.steampowered.com/app/3622840/...
#indiegame #wishlistwednesday #rpg #turnbased #pixelart
Dynamic timeline for #comic styled #indiegame Future Ghost now 95% functional!
Video shows...
• player character on a mountain + idle animation
• menu opening & Timeline selected
• Timeline opening, most entries locked, accessed using keyboard, then mouse
• start of a cutscene, played from Timeline
Video shows...
• player character on a mountain + idle animation
• menu opening & Timeline selected
• Timeline opening, most entries locked, accessed using keyboard, then mouse
• start of a cutscene, played from Timeline
October 15, 2025 at 12:56 PM
Dynamic timeline for #comic styled #indiegame Future Ghost now 95% functional!
Video shows...
• player character on a mountain + idle animation
• menu opening & Timeline selected
• Timeline opening, most entries locked, accessed using keyboard, then mouse
• start of a cutscene, played from Timeline
Video shows...
• player character on a mountain + idle animation
• menu opening & Timeline selected
• Timeline opening, most entries locked, accessed using keyboard, then mouse
• start of a cutscene, played from Timeline
Simple stuff never is.
This WIP in-game dynamic timeline took a weekend. Building for multiple input methods has been the real kicker.
Choose from perfect mouse input with "laggy" keyboard/gamepad (press twice to move b/w active entries) or broken mouse input!
Cutscene playback *basically* works.
This WIP in-game dynamic timeline took a weekend. Building for multiple input methods has been the real kicker.
Choose from perfect mouse input with "laggy" keyboard/gamepad (press twice to move b/w active entries) or broken mouse input!
Cutscene playback *basically* works.
October 13, 2025 at 12:24 AM
Simple stuff never is.
This WIP in-game dynamic timeline took a weekend. Building for multiple input methods has been the real kicker.
Choose from perfect mouse input with "laggy" keyboard/gamepad (press twice to move b/w active entries) or broken mouse input!
Cutscene playback *basically* works.
This WIP in-game dynamic timeline took a weekend. Building for multiple input methods has been the real kicker.
Choose from perfect mouse input with "laggy" keyboard/gamepad (press twice to move b/w active entries) or broken mouse input!
Cutscene playback *basically* works.