RALWORKS
@ralworks.bsky.social
I'm Ral. Multimedia artist with a day job in software dev.
I like to make things--for instance,
- comics
- video games
- music
- prose fiction & occasionally poetry
I like to make things--for instance,
- comics
- video games
- music
- prose fiction & occasionally poetry
I entered the final stretch of dev for #ATalkBeneathTheTree this week. All the dialogue, options, and endings are hooked up. 2/3 of the voice acting is done. There are only a few more things to wrap up before the big QA marathon. Stay tuned. Trailer coming soon.
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
October 18, 2025 at 9:42 PM
I entered the final stretch of dev for #ATalkBeneathTheTree this week. All the dialogue, options, and endings are hooked up. 2/3 of the voice acting is done. There are only a few more things to wrap up before the big QA marathon. Stay tuned. Trailer coming soon.
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
#ScreenshotSaturday #VisualNovel
Here's a 10 second teaser for #ATalkBeneathTheTree. The content is ripped straight from gameplay, but I replaced the pretty standard #VisualNovel captioning and image sequence that the real game has with something a bit more dramatic. I still think this fits for #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
October 11, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Here's a 10 second teaser for #ATalkBeneathTheTree. The content is ripped straight from gameplay, but I replaced the pretty standard #VisualNovel captioning and image sequence that the real game has with something a bit more dramatic. I still think this fits for #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
September 22, 2025 at 2:46 PM
September 16, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Added about 2500 words of new content to #ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) this week #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
September 13, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Added about 2500 words of new content to #ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) this week #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
#ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) is a distillation of one of my game dev obsessions: my quest to carve out my own style of granular yet impactful player choices, particularly inter/intra-personal. Pictured: artistic riffing on a draft flow diagram from one of the routes. #IndieGameDev #ChoiceBasedGaming
September 11, 2025 at 12:59 AM
#ATalkBeneathTheTree (WIP) is a distillation of one of my game dev obsessions: my quest to carve out my own style of granular yet impactful player choices, particularly inter/intra-personal. Pictured: artistic riffing on a draft flow diagram from one of the routes. #IndieGameDev #ChoiceBasedGaming
There is a very good reason why my WIP #NarrativeGame project, #ATalkBeneathTheTree now needs 5 times the sprites for the point of view character. I'd love to hear your guesses - but my lips are sealed as to why. #VNDev
September 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
There is a very good reason why my WIP #NarrativeGame project, #ATalkBeneathTheTree now needs 5 times the sprites for the point of view character. I'd love to hear your guesses - but my lips are sealed as to why. #VNDev
Táls Caem Táls Sulu ("Tálsa") is a professional Guide, who sees people through the dangerous wilderness. She came out cooler than I intended. What do you think? Should I promote her from 1-off encounter to recurring character? #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #IndieGameDev
May 29, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Táls Caem Táls Sulu ("Tálsa") is a professional Guide, who sees people through the dangerous wilderness. She came out cooler than I intended. What do you think? Should I promote her from 1-off encounter to recurring character? #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #IndieGameDev
Here's a WIP in game #isometric scene from #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk. Blocking is done in 2 tone paper. Colours yet to be applied. #IndieGameDev
April 30, 2025 at 3:15 AM
Here's a WIP in game #isometric scene from #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk. Blocking is done in 2 tone paper. Colours yet to be applied. #IndieGameDev
Early planning for a new area in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP). At this stage of scene design, the edges of the viewport in each area aren't broken up yet. As you can see, the illustration has escaped the page. #IndieGameDev #ArtisticProcess
April 28, 2025 at 12:16 AM
Early planning for a new area in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP). At this stage of scene design, the edges of the viewport in each area aren't broken up yet. As you can see, the illustration has escaped the page. #IndieGameDev #ArtisticProcess
April 15, 2025 at 11:50 PM
#SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) relies heavily on traditional media--specifically, wax crayon and tinted paper collage--for scene creation. Here are some hard copies examples I pulled out of my archive to show how it works. #TraditionalMediaIllustration #IndieGameDev
April 13, 2025 at 8:43 PM
#SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) relies heavily on traditional media--specifically, wax crayon and tinted paper collage--for scene creation. Here are some hard copies examples I pulled out of my archive to show how it works. #TraditionalMediaIllustration #IndieGameDev
The star ritual is deadly if mishandled. Fail it while injured? You die. Recorded the music for this today. #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #IndieGameDev #IndieGameDevMusic
April 7, 2025 at 1:33 AM
The star ritual is deadly if mishandled. Fail it while injured? You die. Recorded the music for this today. #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #IndieGameDev #IndieGameDevMusic
Here's the "Star Ritual" mechanic, used to clear areas blocked by dark magic. Favourite detail: the way the character scowls when his health bar gets low. Side note: how do you like my new UI layout? #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #ScreenshotSaturday #WIP
March 30, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Here's the "Star Ritual" mechanic, used to clear areas blocked by dark magic. Favourite detail: the way the character scowls when his health bar gets low. Side note: how do you like my new UI layout? #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk #ScreenshotSaturday #WIP
A very accelerated demo of the visuals of day & night in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
March 8, 2025 at 9:09 PM
A very accelerated demo of the visuals of day & night in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGameDev
A quick demo of the travel system in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) for #ScreenshotSaturday. I plan to add some details to the camps: tents; the horse & cart; evening & morning lighting, etc. But here's my proof-of-concept for now #IndieGameDev
February 2, 2025 at 4:11 AM
A quick demo of the travel system in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP) for #ScreenshotSaturday. I plan to add some details to the camps: tents; the horse & cart; evening & morning lighting, etc. But here's my proof-of-concept for now #IndieGameDev
The main character recalls their mother, in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP). Her skin and hair colour change to match depending on the player character's design. #IndieGameDev #characterart
January 21, 2025 at 3:20 PM
The main character recalls their mother, in #SaintOfMazesAgeOfDusk (WIP). Her skin and hair colour change to match depending on the player character's design. #IndieGameDev #characterart
My first webcomic, from 2015, was "The Incurable Quake Family"--a story about a girl growing up in a futuristic utopia, but with a very complicated family life. My style has changed a lot, but some of these pages looked pretty cool. #webcomics #myart #digitalillustration
January 11, 2025 at 3:22 AM
My first webcomic, from 2015, was "The Incurable Quake Family"--a story about a girl growing up in a futuristic utopia, but with a very complicated family life. My style has changed a lot, but some of these pages looked pretty cool. #webcomics #myart #digitalillustration