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gavku
@gavku.bsky.social
Game dev artist.
Solium Infernum, Boomerang Fu, Hurtworld, Armello, blah blah blah
https://gavku.artstation.com/
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Hi #PortfoiloDay

Here's some of my most recent work from Solium Infernum.

www.artstation.com/gavku
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We interrupt this indie game showcase to bring you a fresh look at The Dungeon Experience, fully wishlistable on Steam at no cost to you.
The Dungeon Experience Dev comes to a BONE CRUSHING realisation | Gameplay Preview
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
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December 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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SURPRISE!!!! 🔥🐶🔥

Dogpile is OUT NOW!!
December 10, 2025 at 6:58 PM
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Announcing The Dungeon Experience - a comedic first-person adventure about a mudcrab chasing his dream of helping you achieve Financial Freedom!

The crab is a very savvy marketer so watch the video and then play the demo on Steam! 💰🦀💰
The Dungeon Experience | Debut Marketing Event and Sale | Wishlist and Play the Demo Now
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2025 at 4:07 PM
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Another Drifter Dev Diary! Diving into getting voices into The Drifter. Casting, recording, editing... what I learned and some tools I used or made along the way. youtu.be/Nopuf0ESnb0
The Drifter - Dev Diary 18 (Voice Acting)
A deep dive rant about my experience getting Voice Acting into The Drifter, stuff I learned along the way and some of the tools I made and used! - Play The Drifter on Steam -…
youtu.be
August 23, 2025 at 5:00 PM
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The Drifter is part of #SteamNextFest right now!
Go play the demo and see why Vice said "In just 30 minutes, ‘The Drifter’ showed me that it has what it takes to be among the best in the point-and-click genre." :D

store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
The Drifter on Steam
A Pulp Adventure Thriller - A murdered drifter awakens. Alive again, seconds before his death. Hunted and haunted, help him untangle a mad web of conspiracy in this fast-paced point 'n click thrill-ri...
store.steampowered.com
June 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Wiew. Looking great dudes 💪
Big News! The Drifter is coming to Steam on JULY 17!

A pulp adventure thriller where you play as a drifter trying to solve their own murder. 🔪🔪🔪

Wishlist now! store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
May 29, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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Toolbag's texturing just got better with over 150 new library assets added to the library!
I love the new materials and brushes! They are going to be super useful!
#gameart #3dmodelling

marmoset.co/posts/toolba...
Toolbag Library Drop 06 Available Now | Marmoset
3D Model by Eugene Lukashevich 150+ New Assets Added to the Library The sixth Marmoset Toolbag Library Drop is now available, featuring over 150 unique, high-quality assets across the Brushes...
marmoset.co
March 5, 2025 at 12:47 AM
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Missed this

#seal #severance
This severance edit is why they wanted to ban tiktok 🤣🤣🤣
February 20, 2025 at 11:10 PM
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The Drifter is part of #TheStorytellersFestival on Steam! Check out our demo for some pulp thriller action, and all the other amazing stories being told as part of the festival too! :D

📕 store.steampowered.com/app/1170570/...
February 17, 2025 at 11:21 PM
The game I am working on is looking for some more character artist muscle ( stylized ), if this is you or you know someone shoot something through.
gamejobs.co/Character-Ar...

#gamejobs
Character Artist at Ultimate Studio
We are looking for a talented and motivated Character Artist based in Australia to play a key role in creating characters for our upcoming title.
gamejobs.co
February 17, 2025 at 6:05 AM
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Been thinking a lot about Tetsuo Hara's words on AI lately, and this fits right alongside it
November 19, 2024 at 7:43 PM
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"The endless political machinations and mindgames of Solium Infernum remain a high point of 2024"

Thank you @rockpapershotgun.bsky.social!

www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-rps-sele...
The RPS Selection Box: Ollie's bonus games of the year 2024
Ollie Toms's bonus games of the year for 2024 are a wide-ranging trifecta of building, shooting, and summoning great hulking demons to do his bidding.
www.rockpapershotgun.com
January 1, 2025 at 1:13 AM
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Happy new year everyone! I did a little end-of-year wrap-up vid, looking back on my 2024! youtu.be/c24nfYeMKD0
Wrapping up 2024!
YouTube video by PowerhoofTV
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December 31, 2024 at 9:24 PM
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JOB: We're hiring Junior/Mid Unity Generalist
Work on The Dungeon Experience

📅2-3 days part-time 6 months
💻Prefer onsite Brunswick, Melb. Open to remote Australians
🛠️Implement story, content, bug fix, polish
✨Adventure Creator knowledge a bonus, not required

Apply➡️work(at)dungeonexperience(dot)com
November 28, 2024 at 5:31 AM
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If you are a #3D #GameArtist and are trying to De-Adobe your life or looking for that sweet Painter replacement, you can try out Toolbag 5!

I wrote a Blog style tutorial on how to start getting into texturing in Toolbag4 (works for 5 too!).

It even comes with a free rock to follow along with!
The Toolbag Baking, Texturing, and Rendering Handbook | Marmoset
Baking Setup Texturing Final Render A Brief Introduction Hi, my name is Steph Everett, Senior Artist at League of Geeks in Melbourne, Australia. I've
marmoset.co
November 26, 2024 at 2:25 AM
Testing out Bluesky's vid posting with this golden boy.
Animated by Ann-Marie Denham
October 18, 2024 at 8:41 AM
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New in Saturday Paper: Talked with a lot of game developers ahead of GCAP and the AGDAs and there was an undercurrent of frustration that Australia's peak industry body isn't wholly reflective, or representing the needs, of the community.

www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/culture/game...
Australian gaming advocates call for further industry support
Australian video games, especially those from local indie studios, are bigger than ever – but a tumultuous downturn over the past year now sees developers at odds with their peak industry bodies.
www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au
September 28, 2024 at 1:11 AM
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"Scavengers Reign is one of the brightest stars to have shone across the sci-fi landscape; to see it end now would be a crime."

Yes.
www.denofgeek.com/tv/scavenger...
Scavengers Reign Is a Sublime Sci-Fi Series That Deserves a Season 2
Scavengers Reign is one of the brightest stars to have shone across the sci-fi landscape; to see it end now would be a crime. Will Netflix rescue it?
www.denofgeek.com
September 27, 2024 at 9:50 AM
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ICYMI there are a number of wonderful developers from League of Geeks still looking for new roles across a variety of disciplines.

Take a look, and feel free to hit me up if you'd like any info about/introductions to anyone

docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
LoG Impacted Staff.xlsx - Google Drive
docs.google.com
June 18, 2024 at 1:36 AM
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Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum
Deep Dive: Creating an asynchronous multiplayer in Solium Infernum
How going below the waist with above-the-table gameplay creates complexity in this turn-based strategy game.
www.gamedeveloper.com
April 30, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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We worked hard on our new archfiend for Solium Infernum!

store.steampowered.com/app/2893270/...

Meet Belphegor!
April 9, 2024 at 10:50 PM
Hi #PortfoiloDay

Here's some of my most recent work from Solium Infernum.

www.artstation.com/gavku
April 9, 2024 at 10:22 PM
Hell yeah we launched a game today 💪🔥😈
store.steampowered.com/app/1893810/...
February 23, 2024 at 1:01 AM
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game launched in EA with some problems, the team was fixing them, had some cool ideas for the future.

this could and should have been an all-timer. if not for--stop me if you've heard this one before--investors.
The tragedy of Jumplight Odyssey, a game cut down before its time

aftermath.site/jumplight-od...
December 21, 2023 at 12:36 AM