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JayS Dead Dev
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Indie game developer and USMC vet creating Cardboard Cowboy, a western themed FPS-RPG!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3856780/Cardboard_Cowboy/
Check out our other links:
https://linktr.ee/CardboardCowboy
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sotodev.bsky.social
Added some visuals to our map trave wagon to breath life into it. We might have to just go ahead and add a race or catch a trail level onto the list, this is fun!
#IndieGame #GameDev #UE5 #VFX #lowpoly #WishlistOnSteam
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Figured I's show off the audio for this one since sound is half the fun with things like a lasso 🌵
#sounddesign #indiedev #gameart

Wishlist on steam pardners
bit.ly/3LreBp3
January 15, 2026 at 7:57 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Messing around with a lasso and tether system to help spice up the movement. Feels great with sliding 🌵
#indiedev #ue5 #western

Wishlist and join the discord for future playtests, thx pardners
bit.ly/3LreBp3
January 15, 2026 at 3:50 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
happy #screenshotsaturday pardners. Stay tuned for a demo coming early this year for Cardboard Cowboy! Quick handed shooters wanted 🌵📦
January 10, 2026 at 9:38 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Working on some shanty brick style elements to use as decorations for the town structures 🤠
#indiedev #screenshot
December 30, 2025 at 11:32 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Thought we'd try our hand at #TeaseYaGame
Cardboard Cowboy is an FPS western set in a perpetual shooting gallery! Goofy Call of Juarez is a good description, check it out on Steam 🌵
store.steampowered.com/app/3856780?...
December 16, 2025 at 8:57 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Happy belated #screenshotsaturday Not sure of much plans for pistol shotgun combos on dual wielding testing is showing this pair here is a match made in heaven! 🤩
#indiedev #ue5

Wishlist on Steam pardners!🤠
store.steampowered.com/app/3856780?...
December 14, 2025 at 1:13 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
So lucky Epic Games included a bad guy detector as a visualizer for me. 😇
#indiedev #ue5
December 9, 2025 at 12:44 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Playtest 2 is LIVE.🌵 We're holding a competition with a category for speed runs and most stylish kills so come check it out and break the build with us pardners!
#indiedev #playtest #western
December 4, 2025 at 8:15 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
This Wednesday, there are now 200 pardners who have wishlisted Cardboard Cowboy! Celebrating small victory thx @cometx5.bsky.social @giulio-goglia.bsky.social and Pete Hawkey for being an awesome team! We ain't done yet
🌵
#indiedev #WishlistWednesday
December 3, 2025 at 9:45 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
We're working on a bit of the draw system this week with this post process effect after you step out of the saloon. 🌵
#indiedev #ue5

Cardboard Cowboy on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3856780/...
Playtests: ✅ (ongoing, come join!)
Our Demo: ❌ (coming in 2026)
Release: ❌(Launching late 2026)
December 3, 2025 at 3:28 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Oh yeah, it's #WishlistWednesday Enjoy some screen grabs from our game Cardboard Cowboy and some illustration of one of our cutout bad guys 🌵
November 27, 2025 at 3:13 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Working on some destructible obstacle tech art in Houdini. The idea is to eventually bake down to a VAT and then use these elements in combination with particles and gpu mesh bits to create some dynamic breakable cover.
#gameart #indiedev #ue5
November 18, 2025 at 9:25 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
(sound on) It's crazy how much audio adds to a game! Implemented Pete's wind audio for dynamic movement sounds.
#indiedev #gameaudio #ue5
November 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Sliding around on my butt with some extra spicy revolvers. Maybe we should make a whole level that's just one big penguin hill? 🤔
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #western

Gunslingers wanted:
store.steampowered.com/app/3856780/...
November 15, 2025 at 7:55 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
cowboys, what are we thinking as far as a "draw!" Icon for shootouts? Between these two right now but I'll accept alternates if you had some in mind.
#indiedev #ui
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
We're getting there with the new weapon H.E.A.T system
#indiedev #ue5 #western
November 13, 2025 at 8:12 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
The inner caveman in me want to make big fire. No priority asset list today, just fire >:0
#UE5 #indiedev #Niagara
November 13, 2025 at 5:08 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Can you tell I'm excited about learning particle systems for Niagara?🌵😅
#ue5 #niagara #cowboy
November 10, 2025 at 2:52 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Howdy #PitchYaGame
Cardboard Cowboy is a gunslinging game set in cardboard west! An FPS shooting gallery with RPG and looter elements, think of Call of Juarez delivered in a Paper Mario world. (volume on)🌵

Wishlist Cardboard Cowboy:
store.steampowered.com/app/3856780/...
November 7, 2025 at 9:18 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
I made a houdini tool that I'll be using to generate cardboard cutouts from images and wrap the UV's. Goodbye modelling.
#houdinifx #indiegame #Ue5
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Shoutout to CedarTheTree who is smoking the times in our little dinky playtest. Really warms our cold cold dev hearts💀
#indiedev #playtest #western
November 3, 2025 at 5:20 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Some more changes with reload flourish and glove interactions with weapons. Got a cool guy gunslinger vibe going here 🌵🤠
#unrealengine #indiedev #blender
October 31, 2025 at 12:21 AM
sotodev.bsky.social
Nothing like being late on the playtest deadline :)
We will learn for next time haha
#indiedev #steamworks
October 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
sotodev.bsky.social
Been having a lot of fun with Keith and the team on this playtest build. As soon as Steam gives the okey'dokey we'll have it up and public for people to jump into!
#indiedev #unrealengine #western
October 27, 2025 at 5:00 PM