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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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.
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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
Quickly inject some life into your games & other projects with our handy sound effects pack, 100% free for commercial use.
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...
store.steampowered.com
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.
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
Talk to me, despite the fact that I was absolutely cooked every time I entered the indies.
I'm grateful to the Qualbert team for making me feel like such a welcome member.
I'm grateful to Untitledgaming.net for giving my videos a platform.
I'm grateful to the Qualbert team for making me feel like such a welcome member.
I'm grateful to Untitledgaming.net for giving my videos a platform.
Untitled Gaming
Untitledgaming.net
October 12, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Talk to me, despite the fact that I was absolutely cooked every time I entered the indies.
I'm grateful to the Qualbert team for making me feel like such a welcome member.
I'm grateful to Untitledgaming.net for giving my videos a platform.
I'm grateful to the Qualbert team for making me feel like such a welcome member.
I'm grateful to Untitledgaming.net for giving my videos a platform.
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Hail Mary is the ultimate risk/reward play. The receiver has a 50% chance of instantly being walloped and super fumbling the ball! Luckily I kept Rewind enabled so I could try again :)
Wishlist and Play the Demo:
🌋 store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?... 🏈
#indiegame #srpg #football #lava
Wishlist and Play the Demo:
🌋 store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?... 🏈
#indiegame #srpg #football #lava
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Hail Mary is the ultimate risk/reward play. The receiver has a 50% chance of instantly being walloped and super fumbling the ball! Luckily I kept Rewind enabled so I could try again :)
Wishlist and Play the Demo:
🌋 store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?... 🏈
#indiegame #srpg #football #lava
Wishlist and Play the Demo:
🌋 store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?... 🏈
#indiegame #srpg #football #lava
All the PAX AU posts are making me feel like I'm missing out, as both a potential exhibitor and attendee.
But then I remember my family and two jobs, and that gamedev is just my hobby. Maybe one day it will be something more.
Exhibiting at TGX in March was great but so impractical and costly... 😓
But then I remember my family and two jobs, and that gamedev is just my hobby. Maybe one day it will be something more.
Exhibiting at TGX in March was great but so impractical and costly... 😓
October 10, 2025 at 11:17 PM
All the PAX AU posts are making me feel like I'm missing out, as both a potential exhibitor and attendee.
But then I remember my family and two jobs, and that gamedev is just my hobby. Maybe one day it will be something more.
Exhibiting at TGX in March was great but so impractical and costly... 😓
But then I remember my family and two jobs, and that gamedev is just my hobby. Maybe one day it will be something more.
Exhibiting at TGX in March was great but so impractical and costly... 😓
Reposted by Kenn @ Pinebox Games
Mockup of the timeline UI for my wip narrative adventure game ◀Future Ghost▶
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mockup of the timeline UI for my wip narrative adventure game ◀Future Ghost▶
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
Mockup of the timeline UI for my wip narrative adventure game ◀Future Ghost▶
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
October 10, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Mockup of the timeline UI for my wip narrative adventure game ◀Future Ghost▶
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
It will fill in as the player character experiences or learns about the events included in the timeline. Most will have cutscenes, but not all.
#indiegamedev #ui #retro #comics #storygame
Is 31 key plot points over a span of 1500+ years too many for one narrative game?
If so, too bad!! ✌️😄
If so, too bad!! ✌️😄
October 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Is 31 key plot points over a span of 1500+ years too many for one narrative game?
If so, too bad!! ✌️😄
If so, too bad!! ✌️😄