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Tom The Borg

@tomtheborg.bsky.social

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💻 C# goblin | 🎮 Building #Gutterspace | 🏳️‍🌈 Gay on main www.vantablackvintage.com Expect dev logs, queer joy, nonsense, and maybe the occasional messy feeling. This is my only account. No alts, this is all of me. I follow broadly, but don't repost NSFW

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 18d

🌊✨ The next @blueoceangames.bsky.social community vote is coming!

Last time the games were SUPER COOL. Help decide what gets made next! Sign up here: blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig

#DevLog #IndieGame #GameDev #IndieDev #GamingCommunity #PlayerChoice #VoteIndie

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 10h

I live next to a parking lot... a #bird nearby has started to mimic the sound cars make when people lock them.

It's so accurate that I angrily went out at dawn to see who kept INCESSANTLY locking their car. Only to realize it's just a bird, chatting up the cars.

#UrbanWildlife #Storytime

Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 11h

Been putting so much heart into this with @jamessmock.bsky.social lately. The #poems are literally the #worldbuilding for our game... watching it take shape has been kinda wild.

Go peek at the new post from our #Gutterspace #Patreon 👇
#creativeprocess #indiegames #gamedev #collaboration

Gutterspace @gutterspace.bsky.social · 11h

New #poem and #coloringbook page up on our free #Patreon! 🌱 We plan to post a #PoemADay. The #poetry isn’t just flavor text, it’s a core game mechanic!

Follow along with the behind-the-scenes #DevLog of our hand-drawn #indiedev project Gutterspace as it grows.

Patterned Son - Coloring Book Page | Gutterspace

Get more from Gutterspace on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 1d

For real. Switched from #Unity to #Godot and never looked back. It just works the way it's supposed to and I almost never have to mess with it.

Relvorn @relvorn.com · 1d

Godot is not even 200mb, opens instantly, and works flawlessly on any OS out there. We can be happy that we have such a good free and open source software like #Godot! Do you agree?
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

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Charlie Wagner - Wishlist Hypogea on Steam! @ccharnul.bsky.social · 1d

Ok, Two announcements:
First, I am amazed to report that #Hypogea just reached 10k wishlists, which I couldn't be more grateful for 🙏🥹

SECONDLY (And I'm somewhat nervous about this) here's a short new trailer with some special info at the end...

#gamedev #indiedev

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 1d

We poured our hearts, souls, and trauma into this game. We already competed in two Rising Tide challenges with it, and it’s been an incredible journey. We’re excited to share an invite-only demo and a public demo soon. Thanks to the @blueoceangames.bsky.social community for your support!

#DevLog

Gutterspace @gutterspace.bsky.social · 1d

We are adding the poems that inspired the game to our free Patreon! In both print and coloring book format

Poem and art by @jamessmock.bsky.social.

#art #digitalart #humanart #poetry #poem #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #indiegamedev #oc #vss365 #devlog

Something's Loose - Coloring Book Page | Gutterspace

Get more from Gutterspace on Patreon

www.patreon.com

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 1d

THIS is my vibe today.

Cal @caljones.com · 2d

It’s October so I gotta!

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The Aleks (they/them) @thealeks.bsky.social · 3d

Hello #horror #ttrpg enthusiasts. Would you be interested in a new game, written and illustrated by yours truly, a fellow human who is #notAI, and is also an #lgbtqa+ icon? Check out Shores Of Night!

PS: I could REALLY use your help boosting this.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/the...

Shores Of Night

The hot, new, rules-medium take on weird, surreal, and cosmic horror roleplaying (no gods, no kings, no sanity mechanics, all cubes)!

www.kickstarter.com

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ZagonGames @thegonzadev.bsky.social · 2d

How's the menu for my horror game looking?
#gamedev #indiedev

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Black Smoke Studios @bssgameshq.bsky.social · 2d

Yes, we've been glamming up for Next Fest ✨💅

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #Steam #nextfest

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 2d

Gutterspace is on Patreon now!

We will be posting the poems that inspired the game, art, and dev logs frequently as we work towards a polished demo. Help us build an audience!

#DevLog #IndiGameDev #Gutterspace

Hello World | Gutterspace

Get more from Gutterspace on Patreon

www.patreon.com

Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 8d

YAS KWEEN!

Loom n'Doom (Fae) @loomndoom.bsky.social · 8d

Making my favorite Lady Gaga meme in my game #loomndoom #blueocean #lol

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Loom n'Doom (Fae) @loomndoom.bsky.social · 9d

Our WITCHstarter just dropped 😈 Fellow fiends, rebels, witches, RAISE YOUR ARMS UP TO THE SKY AND GIVE ME YOUR POWER!!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/pix...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=8B3-...

Loom n'Doom - Monster Girls & Fashion

YouTube video by Loom n Doom

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 9d

My list of "I'll fix that later" bugs is reducing rapidly. This might actually happen!

#DevLog #SalemHauntedHappenings

Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 9d

#RisingTide2 voting has started.

If you are a #GameDev, and want to get early #funding for your #IndieGame, even if it's just a concept, consider participating in the next @blueoceangames.bsky.social challenge.

Your game is not to raw! all stages and levels of polish compete!

Gutterspace by Gutterspace

Use your words!

gutterspace.itch.io

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Gutterspace @gutterspace.bsky.social · 9d

New art by @jamessmock.bsky.social being added to Gutterspace today!

#RisingTide2 update: We are still in the running! Voting is happening now so head to www.blueoceangames.com or @blueoceangames.bsky.social

#IndieGameDev #GameJam #MadeInGodot

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 9d

In my non game developer life my husband, our dog and I sell art at vendor markets in Salem, MA. It's like a theme park here at halloween. Love it.

We have a market this weekend, and we want to try and bring our game demo to it on a laptop.... as of 5 minutes ago.

#DevLog #IndiGame #SalemMA

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 9d

This may sound crazy... but I've replaced my toes with grapes.

#mst3k

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Jay 🦋 @jay.bsky.team · 9d

“It actually doesn’t take much to be considered a difficult woman. That’s why there are so many of us.”
― Jane Goodall

💙 RIP to a real one. My childhood hero

Jane Goodall with monarch butterfly scarf

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Loom n'Doom (Fae) @loomndoom.bsky.social · 17d

Monster girls, sick fits, spooky Halloween galore!!! We've entered the Blue Ocean Games Rising Tides #2 challenge! This is a special one to us because our team met on their LFG channel on their discord. Make sure to sign up for voting!

blueoceangames.com/challenge

#blueoceangames #risingtides #BOG

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 11d

🤩 oh wow thank you! I'm so happy it's being appreciated. Definitely the inspiration I needed to work on the demo today.

Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 12d

I'm trying to get some more traffic on our game's actual Bluesky page

So if you have been following along with Gutterspace development logs, please follow @gutterspace.bsky.social! I'll be posting there on how to get a demo of the game soon.

#DevLog #WIP #IndiGames #MadeInGodot

Gutterspace @gutterspace.bsky.social · 12d

Gutterspace is our hand-drawn, local co-op game where you and a friend share control of Tittle & Dot, a two-headed skeleton.

Stay in sync and you’ll move gracefully. Fall out of sync and stumble hilariously. Demo coming soon!

gutterspace.itch.io/gutterspace

#IndieGame #GameDev #CouchCoop #Itchio

Gutterspace by Gutterspace

Use your words!

gutterspace.itch.io

Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 14d

Anyone put out a demo for their game recently? What the experience been like and what did you learn from it? Any tips? things to avoid?

We are going to start a limited demo of Gutterspace and I was curious.

#GameDev #WIP #DevLog #IndiGames #Godot

A proposed menu screen of a demo for Gutterspace. The scene is a lake and tree lined coast with pink floral trees. A character in a blue knit sweater and a lemon for a head waits nearby.

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 14d

Voting starts the 29th! 🗳️
Want to join the next Rising Tide Challenge? Check it out here: blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig
💰 $300,000 in funding is up for grabs and only 401 entries this time!

#SteamGames #IndieGameDev #IndieGameCommunity #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGaming #GamingNews #GameDevCommunity

Gutterspace

YouTube video by Gutterspace

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 16d

@jamessmock.bsky.social and I are pouring our heart and soul into @gutterspace.bsky.social. We keep looking through old journals, poems, sketches from when we were kids and putting the unresolved emotions into the game.

Sign up to vote!
blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig

#DevLog #IndiGame #WIP

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Tom The Borg @tomtheborg.bsky.social · 17d

New art! Keeping busy while we wait for voting to start.

If you haven't already please sign up for a BOG account so you can vote on the 29th! And if want to get your game funded look out for the next competition! its not as intimidating as you think.

blueoceangames.com?ref=cncj8xig

#DevLog