Don Bellenger 𐕣 𖤐 𐕣
@donnotron.bsky.social
Game Developer, humanist, musician and baker from Oakland. Grim Optimist. Made Black Future '88, working on NECTARMANCER at The Beauty Cult. Does music as SKYMELT, currently playing synths in FRTRSS, current MLIS student.
My bandmate and I have been planning this really special night in SF. It's a private show where we're running our own sound and bar and there's amazing art being shown. With the feds raiding SF it feels like both the wrong time and perfect time to be doing this, so I hope you'll join us this Sat.
October 23, 2025 at 7:34 PM
My bandmate and I have been planning this really special night in SF. It's a private show where we're running our own sound and bar and there's amazing art being shown. With the feds raiding SF it feels like both the wrong time and perfect time to be doing this, so I hope you'll join us this Sat.
Oh baby, we got a water shader!
Some cool stuff:
* Pixelation done in shader
* Single draw call
* Single sprite
Some cool stuff:
* Pixelation done in shader
* Single draw call
* Single sprite
July 11, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Oh baby, we got a water shader!
Some cool stuff:
* Pixelation done in shader
* Single draw call
* Single sprite
Some cool stuff:
* Pixelation done in shader
* Single draw call
* Single sprite
Hey #PitchYaGame. In NECTARMANCER you will
🌿 Splice genetics into plants to create illicit weapons!
😵💫 Have big psychedelic vibes!
🕵️ Pretend to do your job!
✒️ Enjoy exquisite world-building and characters
💻 Build a secret planet-scale biological computer
Wishlist on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
🌿 Splice genetics into plants to create illicit weapons!
😵💫 Have big psychedelic vibes!
🕵️ Pretend to do your job!
✒️ Enjoy exquisite world-building and characters
💻 Build a secret planet-scale biological computer
Wishlist on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
June 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame. In NECTARMANCER you will
🌿 Splice genetics into plants to create illicit weapons!
😵💫 Have big psychedelic vibes!
🕵️ Pretend to do your job!
✒️ Enjoy exquisite world-building and characters
💻 Build a secret planet-scale biological computer
Wishlist on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
🌿 Splice genetics into plants to create illicit weapons!
😵💫 Have big psychedelic vibes!
🕵️ Pretend to do your job!
✒️ Enjoy exquisite world-building and characters
💻 Build a secret planet-scale biological computer
Wishlist on Steam!
#pixelart #gamedev
IF YOU LIKE:
🧙The wand hacking of Noita
🤸The acrobatic movement of Ori
🤼The energy based combat of Guacamelee
😵💫The psychedelics of Supergiant Games
THEN CHECK OUT:
Nectarmancer, an intense "gardenvania" from the makers of Black Future '88. Demo coming soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
🧙The wand hacking of Noita
🤸The acrobatic movement of Ori
🤼The energy based combat of Guacamelee
😵💫The psychedelics of Supergiant Games
THEN CHECK OUT:
Nectarmancer, an intense "gardenvania" from the makers of Black Future '88. Demo coming soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
June 5, 2025 at 8:15 PM
IF YOU LIKE:
🧙The wand hacking of Noita
🤸The acrobatic movement of Ori
🤼The energy based combat of Guacamelee
😵💫The psychedelics of Supergiant Games
THEN CHECK OUT:
Nectarmancer, an intense "gardenvania" from the makers of Black Future '88. Demo coming soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
🧙The wand hacking of Noita
🤸The acrobatic movement of Ori
🤼The energy based combat of Guacamelee
😵💫The psychedelics of Supergiant Games
THEN CHECK OUT:
Nectarmancer, an intense "gardenvania" from the makers of Black Future '88. Demo coming soon!
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
Finally! The era of destroying trivial props is upon us!
May 30, 2025 at 8:38 PM
Finally! The era of destroying trivial props is upon us!
Nectarmancer at dusk.
May 29, 2025 at 1:59 AM
Nectarmancer at dusk.
Also this week: plant shotguns! Steal their traits and add them to other plants to make them shotguns, too! Explosive shotguns! Power-dash with a shotgun!
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Shotgun shotguns!
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
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Shotgun shotguns!
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
May 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Also this week: plant shotguns! Steal their traits and add them to other plants to make them shotguns, too! Explosive shotguns! Power-dash with a shotgun!
....
Shotgun shotguns!
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
....
Shotgun shotguns!
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
This week in Nectarmancer dev, we got in this taaaasty animation for the pull needle when the player is editing their loadout. Insane work by @criss-cross.bsky.social
Wishies help! store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
Wishies help! store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
May 3, 2025 at 8:00 PM
This week in Nectarmancer dev, we got in this taaaasty animation for the pull needle when the player is editing their loadout. Insane work by @criss-cross.bsky.social
Wishies help! store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
Wishies help! store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
Hey #screenshotsaturday!
Nectarmancer is an acrobatic "gardenvania" where you use seeds as ammo or plant them into ammo factories. You do freaky things with genetics.
I spent some time yesterday making this new trait that turns your seeds into shotguns.
Help a dev (me&zac) and wishlist on Steam!
Nectarmancer is an acrobatic "gardenvania" where you use seeds as ammo or plant them into ammo factories. You do freaky things with genetics.
I spent some time yesterday making this new trait that turns your seeds into shotguns.
Help a dev (me&zac) and wishlist on Steam!
April 12, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Hey #screenshotsaturday!
Nectarmancer is an acrobatic "gardenvania" where you use seeds as ammo or plant them into ammo factories. You do freaky things with genetics.
I spent some time yesterday making this new trait that turns your seeds into shotguns.
Help a dev (me&zac) and wishlist on Steam!
Nectarmancer is an acrobatic "gardenvania" where you use seeds as ammo or plant them into ammo factories. You do freaky things with genetics.
I spent some time yesterday making this new trait that turns your seeds into shotguns.
Help a dev (me&zac) and wishlist on Steam!
In hindsight, a "SHOTGUN PLANT" was a great idea.
April 11, 2025 at 11:25 PM
In hindsight, a "SHOTGUN PLANT" was a great idea.
I'm officially a solo darkwave band and I'll be playing the first-ever SKYMELT show next month! I've been working on a lot of new stuff and I'm excited to put it in your ears.
April 11, 2025 at 9:10 PM
I'm officially a solo darkwave band and I'll be playing the first-ever SKYMELT show next month! I've been working on a lot of new stuff and I'm excited to put it in your ears.
LEEEEEEGS but the plant lights up
April 9, 2025 at 12:17 AM
LEEEEEEGS but the plant lights up
LEEEEEEEGS
It's really wild to me how lively this giant enemy is when it only has static sprites.
It's really wild to me how lively this giant enemy is when it only has static sprites.
April 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
LEEEEEEEGS
It's really wild to me how lively this giant enemy is when it only has static sprites.
It's really wild to me how lively this giant enemy is when it only has static sprites.
We spent this week playing with new combat ideas in Nectarmancer. Really big enemies that make huge explosions and do zone control against the player.
You can wishlist Nectarmancer on steam and set a Tesla on fire whenever you feel like it.
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
You can wishlist Nectarmancer on steam and set a Tesla on fire whenever you feel like it.
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
April 5, 2025 at 5:42 PM
We spent this week playing with new combat ideas in Nectarmancer. Really big enemies that make huge explosions and do zone control against the player.
You can wishlist Nectarmancer on steam and set a Tesla on fire whenever you feel like it.
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
You can wishlist Nectarmancer on steam and set a Tesla on fire whenever you feel like it.
#screenshotsaturday #pixelart
The seeds that Aisa shoots really needed bullet trail fx. There, the game is done now.
March 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
The seeds that Aisa shoots really needed bullet trail fx. There, the game is done now.
This week saw the introduction of a growable vine plant in Nectarmancer. Box enemies in! Make a quick escape! Trigger the vines with explosions! Hack its genetics and make it even longer! Live another day!
Wishlist(!!!):
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday
Wishlist(!!!):
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday
March 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
This week saw the introduction of a growable vine plant in Nectarmancer. Box enemies in! Make a quick escape! Trigger the vines with explosions! Hack its genetics and make it even longer! Live another day!
Wishlist(!!!):
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday
Wishlist(!!!):
store.steampowered.com/app/739790/T...
#screenshotsaturday
Hi! My name is Don, I make games at The Beauty Cult, a tiny 2 person team working on Nectarmancer.
There's never been a worse or better time to be making a game like this. Lots of challenges everywhere in the world, but I've never believed in a game project more than this one. Check it out.
There's never been a worse or better time to be making a game like this. Lots of challenges everywhere in the world, but I've never believed in a game project more than this one. Check it out.
March 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Hi! My name is Don, I make games at The Beauty Cult, a tiny 2 person team working on Nectarmancer.
There's never been a worse or better time to be making a game like this. Lots of challenges everywhere in the world, but I've never believed in a game project more than this one. Check it out.
There's never been a worse or better time to be making a game like this. Lots of challenges everywhere in the world, but I've never believed in a game project more than this one. Check it out.
Adding really-scary-fast-travel to Nectarmancer. Have fun trusting your atoms to a network of plants that you placed yourself.... suckers.
October 10, 2024 at 4:53 PM
Adding really-scary-fast-travel to Nectarmancer. Have fun trusting your atoms to a network of plants that you placed yourself.... suckers.
Been messing around with extremely juicy interactions for... paying taxes.
September 18, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Been messing around with extremely juicy interactions for... paying taxes.
Hi! My name is Don, I'm working on Nectarmancer, a high-concept, high-action "Gardenvania". It's pretty nice!
September 16, 2024 at 10:53 PM
Hi! My name is Don, I'm working on Nectarmancer, a high-concept, high-action "Gardenvania". It's pretty nice!
Somebody should tell Unity about incognito mode
September 12, 2023 at 2:55 PM
Somebody should tell Unity about incognito mode