This was originally a Unity game back in 2023, but I've been rebuilding it in Godot. Took a bit of noodling, but I'm pleased with how it came together over the past few days.

I'm trying to build a "proper" game this time and not rely on hasty jam code to hack things together. Going OK so far!

A little thing that's cooking called Darkness Sleeps. Twin stick style game where the darkness is your biggest enemy.

Not sure if this is going to be an arcade style score attack or a more longer form Vampire Survivors roguelite. I'll probably srart with the former and see how it goes.

Happy to announce ICE CAREEN! This was made for the #FallingBlockJam

Play the game on itch here: 🍨 tallbeard.itch.io/ice-careen 🍨

My first collaborative jam! Was definitely a new workflow. Made with @mikedebisco.com @hulex.bsky.social @exclamatia.neocities.org & @zbrh.bsky.social

Have fun 🥰

My public domain music has contributed to 300 projects on itch (that I know about)! I keep a playlist of every game people share with me if you wanted to give some a peek :)

itch.io/c/1406541/ga...

Also, if you need free music for your project, check it out ⬇️

I made a game this past week for the Brackeys Game Jam! Proud of how it all came together. Will hopefully get more time to work on it in the future. It's a mix between Peggle, Ballionaire, and Balatro. Tried my best to add charm to it by using mostly photographs :)

tallbeard.itch.io/cookie-flicker

This has been an idea lodged in my brain for the past 2 years. Finally cleaned up my shed enough to where I could actually make it. Still a rough draft, but I kinda really love it :D

Video alt: A section of branch plugged into the wall. When turned on, it illuminates the selenite chunk on top.

Just FYI that is absolutely not me 🤣

Hey everyone! Don't forget that tomorrow is April 1st; a vestigial holiday in the Modern Internet where people used to consume misinformation for fun.

Video alt text: Black and white image of person lying in bed. Fire icons come out from under the blanket and the player drags the edges of the blanket around exposing the person underneath. If too much is exposed, areas turn blue indicating they are cold.

Pleased with how this is coming together!

When you are too hot, you get fire icons and too cold shows the hitbox in blue. Target values slowly drift over time so you'll never be perfectly comfortable. Starting to feel like a real game! After some tweaks, I can add more mechanics

#GameDev #Godot

New album 🥳

Drones for Drones is, well, drone music designed for office environments or other times when you need deep focus.

This album has been rattling around in my brain for 8+ years and I'm so happy to finally get it out there.

Enjoy! 💖

abstractionmusic.bandcamp.com/album/drones...

I made something for a friend who just finished chemo.

Micro dosing pizza to avoid heartburn.

Same bro. Same

This has been my exact mindset for music production this past decade. I've released nearly 100 albums of varying levels of weirdness.

I can't say that it's made me rich or famous, but I've learned a lot and it has been fun, which is arguably more important.

Maybe next decade is the GameDev era?

One thing I really struggle with is a way to share my music on social media. No place really allows you to drop an MP3 file in a post and making an empty video is boring.

Anyway, here's a little loop I made last night that's got me vibing.

Also, my wife and I have five cats. So there are plenty of pictures to go around there too.

I took a hiatus from social media starting a year ago. It's honestly weird to be posting again, but I'm looking forward to checking out new art and making new friends. 🥰

All my music is ContentID-free, so if you are a Twitch streamer, YouTuber, or content creator, my music is *100% safe* to use on your channel. Here are a few playlists:

Bandcamp: abstractionmusic.bandcamp.com

Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/5lD...

YouTube: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

First, I have released tons of music into the public domain for #GameDev and other projects. I treat this like a sketchbook.

Attribution isn't required, but always appreciated. Preview and download all the songs here:

tallbeard.itch.io/music-loop-b...

But where can you listen to my albums? ⬇️

Hi! My name is Ben and I write music and make games.

I've released over 100 songs into the public domain for #IndieDev

All my music is ContentID-free and can be used in any project! All I ask is that my name be credited somewhere if possible <3

Lots of links to stuff are in the replies below. ⬇️

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