Matthew Vimislik aka 'Vimi'
@vimividivici.bsky.social
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🖌 Artist, Writer, Game Designer | he/him
🖌 Artist, Writer, Game Designer | he/him
February 10, 2026 at 2:13 AM
You guys like my new auto-advance button? 'Cause it's an auto, like a car, get it? And when it's turned on, it drives forward, like, an automobile drives? Get it? My UI design homies get it.
#uidesign #visualnovel #indiedev
#uidesign #visualnovel #indiedev
February 9, 2026 at 4:29 PM
You guys like my new auto-advance button? 'Cause it's an auto, like a car, get it? And when it's turned on, it drives forward, like, an automobile drives? Get it? My UI design homies get it.
#uidesign #visualnovel #indiedev
#uidesign #visualnovel #indiedev
I was talking to a Town Supervisor candidate yesterday, and after he recognized my voice, he said, "hey, I think I saw one of your tiktoks! The muscle game, right?"
anyone else have to fess up about their weird games to normies?
#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
anyone else have to fess up about their weird games to normies?
#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
February 8, 2026 at 6:24 PM
I was talking to a Town Supervisor candidate yesterday, and after he recognized my voice, he said, "hey, I think I saw one of your tiktoks! The muscle game, right?"
anyone else have to fess up about their weird games to normies?
#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
anyone else have to fess up about their weird games to normies?
#indiedev #gamedev #visualnovel
I'm incrementally fixing up stuff in my battle engine, so it looks a little bit cooler every couple of weeks. I wanna animate those crowds and clouds, throw in some foreground elements, this is gonna look sick #indiedev #visualnovel #rpg
February 6, 2026 at 5:47 PM
I'm incrementally fixing up stuff in my battle engine, so it looks a little bit cooler every couple of weeks. I wanna animate those crowds and clouds, throw in some foreground elements, this is gonna look sick #indiedev #visualnovel #rpg
I feel like I'd thrive in the Yakuza: Like a Dragon universe, because "confused american tourist" seems like a strong, late-game enemy.
I should do a tier list of how many rpg worlds I could survive in. But realize I would just die in any of them.
Especially since I first thought of shin megami and imagined seeing this bastard walk menacingly at me.
Especially since I first thought of shin megami and imagined seeing this bastard walk menacingly at me.
February 5, 2026 at 9:58 PM
I feel like I'd thrive in the Yakuza: Like a Dragon universe, because "confused american tourist" seems like a strong, late-game enemy.
I'm at that beautiful point of development on my game where everything is half-finished and broken #gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
February 5, 2026 at 6:26 PM
I'm at that beautiful point of development on my game where everything is half-finished and broken #gamedev #indiedev #visualnovel
My brother-in-law bought me a non-caffeinated preworkout mix that I've been using for a couple of weeks, so I am looking forward to the day I get back to the real stuff.
I'm gonna see God.
I'm gonna see God.
February 5, 2026 at 5:59 PM
My brother-in-law bought me a non-caffeinated preworkout mix that I've been using for a couple of weeks, so I am looking forward to the day I get back to the real stuff.
I'm gonna see God.
I'm gonna see God.
I have both front and back facing views of the character working in game, along with all of the different skin toggles! #gamedev #visualnovel #charactercreator
February 4, 2026 at 4:26 PM
I have both front and back facing views of the character working in game, along with all of the different skin toggles! #gamedev #visualnovel #charactercreator
I need an excuse to put in my four-armed T-pose in my game somehow
February 4, 2026 at 3:17 AM
I need an excuse to put in my four-armed T-pose in my game somehow
I am so close to finishing up the back model for my character! I'm going to be touching up both of the sets of models a lot over development, but getting them both integrated in game will be a huge step forward! #visualnovel #Live2d #renpy
February 2, 2026 at 8:57 PM
I am so close to finishing up the back model for my character! I'm going to be touching up both of the sets of models a lot over development, but getting them both integrated in game will be a huge step forward! #visualnovel #Live2d #renpy
I have a feeling I'm either going to gently touch up details in this background for a few weeks, or say "screw it" and just blur it most of the time in-game.
January 31, 2026 at 12:03 AM
I have a feeling I'm either going to gently touch up details in this background for a few weeks, or say "screw it" and just blur it most of the time in-game.
I'm using 50+ exercises to grow the player's muscles in my game. I still have some little bugs I need to work out, but I'm wide open to adding some new exercises if anyone has suggestions I'm not using! #weightlifting #indiegame #visualnovel
January 29, 2026 at 9:09 PM
I'm using 50+ exercises to grow the player's muscles in my game. I still have some little bugs I need to work out, but I'm wide open to adding some new exercises if anyone has suggestions I'm not using! #weightlifting #indiegame #visualnovel
My sketch was way barer than I thought it was 🌵💀
I need to add some more oppressive architecture, add some more stuff to make it LOOK more inviting, but functionally keep people from loitering or using the space.
Any ideas, fellow #artists?
#background #visualnovel
I need to add some more oppressive architecture, add some more stuff to make it LOOK more inviting, but functionally keep people from loitering or using the space.
Any ideas, fellow #artists?
#background #visualnovel
January 28, 2026 at 6:29 PM
My sketch was way barer than I thought it was 🌵💀
I need to add some more oppressive architecture, add some more stuff to make it LOOK more inviting, but functionally keep people from loitering or using the space.
Any ideas, fellow #artists?
#background #visualnovel
I need to add some more oppressive architecture, add some more stuff to make it LOOK more inviting, but functionally keep people from loitering or using the space.
Any ideas, fellow #artists?
#background #visualnovel
I love Clip Studio's perspective rulers so much omg how did I live so long without this #clipstudio #visualnovel #background
January 27, 2026 at 3:36 AM
I love Clip Studio's perspective rulers so much omg how did I live so long without this #clipstudio #visualnovel #background
January 26, 2026 at 10:25 PM
The designs for these characters have changed a bit since I first drew these, but I still find myself going back to them regularly as I work on new sprites for them.
#visualnovel #conceptart #muscleart
#visualnovel #conceptart #muscleart
January 24, 2026 at 9:57 PM
The designs for these characters have changed a bit since I first drew these, but I still find myself going back to them regularly as I work on new sprites for them.
#visualnovel #conceptart #muscleart
#visualnovel #conceptart #muscleart
The best part about making my own games is I can reference stupid meme videos all I want and no one can stop me
January 23, 2026 at 7:04 PM
The best part about making my own games is I can reference stupid meme videos all I want and no one can stop me
Finally got my character creator working in-engine. It's single player, but should I do any filtering for player names?
#gamedev #visualnovel #renpy
#gamedev #visualnovel #renpy
January 22, 2026 at 6:56 PM
Finally got my character creator working in-engine. It's single player, but should I do any filtering for player names?
#gamedev #visualnovel #renpy
#gamedev #visualnovel #renpy
My game has hit an exciting new milestone! My old Live2d model doesn't work in-game, so it's time to fully integrate my current model. #indiedev #Live2d #visualnovel
January 21, 2026 at 5:19 PM
My game has hit an exciting new milestone! My old Live2d model doesn't work in-game, so it's time to fully integrate my current model. #indiedev #Live2d #visualnovel
I'm making a bodybuilding sim where progress is powered by discipline, protein, and shock collars.
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegame
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegame
January 20, 2026 at 7:04 PM
I'm making a bodybuilding sim where progress is powered by discipline, protein, and shock collars.
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegame
#visualnovel #indiedev #indiegame
The downside of making a customizable character model in Live2d is that now I need to make a robust character creator in my game engine.
#VisualNovel #Live2d #VNDev #Renpy
#VisualNovel #Live2d #VNDev #Renpy
January 19, 2026 at 4:04 PM
The downside of making a customizable character model in Live2d is that now I need to make a robust character creator in my game engine.
#VisualNovel #Live2d #VNDev #Renpy
#VisualNovel #Live2d #VNDev #Renpy
I edited my game trailer start-to-finish in like, 4 days. Still a lot I want to adjust with it, but I'm pretty happy I got the main game loop summarized in 10 seconds.
January 17, 2026 at 5:53 PM
I edited my game trailer start-to-finish in like, 4 days. Still a lot I want to adjust with it, but I'm pretty happy I got the main game loop summarized in 10 seconds.