John - (To The Skies! Dev 🚀🏄)
@totheskies-game.bsky.social
Developer of "To The Skies!" an Arcade racer inspired by Wipeout and SSX tricky, coming to Steam in 2026!
🎮 Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/To_The_Skies/
A fast-paced aerial racer inspired by Wipeout and SSX Tricky – coming in 2026!
🎮 Wishlist: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/To_The_Skies/
A fast-paced aerial racer inspired by Wipeout and SSX Tricky – coming in 2026!
Probably shouldn’t operate heavy machinery or make big life decisions today.
November 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Probably shouldn’t operate heavy machinery or make big life decisions today.
Adding tracks and tricks has been really exciting, took ages, but great to see it's all coming together!
November 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Adding tracks and tricks has been really exciting, took ages, but great to see it's all coming together!
Hi #PitchYaGame folk!
To The Skies! is a flying game inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky (and a comic I read back when I was small 👦)
Race on tracks, race in the sky, do tricks and get in the flow!
👉Support by Wishlisting! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#indiedev #indiegame
To The Skies! is a flying game inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky (and a comic I read back when I was small 👦)
Race on tracks, race in the sky, do tricks and get in the flow!
👉Support by Wishlisting! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#indiedev #indiegame
November 7, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Hi #PitchYaGame folk!
To The Skies! is a flying game inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky (and a comic I read back when I was small 👦)
Race on tracks, race in the sky, do tricks and get in the flow!
👉Support by Wishlisting! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#indiedev #indiegame
To The Skies! is a flying game inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky (and a comic I read back when I was small 👦)
Race on tracks, race in the sky, do tricks and get in the flow!
👉Support by Wishlisting! ❤️
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#indiedev #indiegame
oohhh, was about to tick over into 100 wishlists, when one got deleted, noooo! 😀
Putting up the big numbers now 🤣
#BuyingAnIslandEvenAsIType #indiedev #gamedev #SoloDev
Putting up the big numbers now 🤣
#BuyingAnIslandEvenAsIType #indiedev #gamedev #SoloDev
October 24, 2025 at 3:05 PM
oohhh, was about to tick over into 100 wishlists, when one got deleted, noooo! 😀
Putting up the big numbers now 🤣
#BuyingAnIslandEvenAsIType #indiedev #gamedev #SoloDev
Putting up the big numbers now 🤣
#BuyingAnIslandEvenAsIType #indiedev #gamedev #SoloDev
I have been assured by our AI overlords that 17:36 is in fact to be considered "morning".
I did not receive the memo, and am unclear if that means I have to keep working for another 5 hours?
Do I get a second breakfast?
#IndieDev #GameDev #AIorPooPie #GuessImAHobbitNow
I did not receive the memo, and am unclear if that means I have to keep working for another 5 hours?
Do I get a second breakfast?
#IndieDev #GameDev #AIorPooPie #GuessImAHobbitNow
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
I have been assured by our AI overlords that 17:36 is in fact to be considered "morning".
I did not receive the memo, and am unclear if that means I have to keep working for another 5 hours?
Do I get a second breakfast?
#IndieDev #GameDev #AIorPooPie #GuessImAHobbitNow
I did not receive the memo, and am unclear if that means I have to keep working for another 5 hours?
Do I get a second breakfast?
#IndieDev #GameDev #AIorPooPie #GuessImAHobbitNow
I love game dev, the endless series of interesting challenges.
I just tweaked a library I was using to do splines, so I could change the materials.
When it worked, the feeling was sublime, I love game dev.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Programming #Unreal #chatgpt
(👀 in comments for a counter example)
I just tweaked a library I was using to do splines, so I could change the materials.
When it worked, the feeling was sublime, I love game dev.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Programming #Unreal #chatgpt
(👀 in comments for a counter example)
September 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
I love game dev, the endless series of interesting challenges.
I just tweaked a library I was using to do splines, so I could change the materials.
When it worked, the feeling was sublime, I love game dev.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Programming #Unreal #chatgpt
(👀 in comments for a counter example)
I just tweaked a library I was using to do splines, so I could change the materials.
When it worked, the feeling was sublime, I love game dev.
#GameDev #IndieDev #Programming #Unreal #chatgpt
(👀 in comments for a counter example)
Having fun building tracks now I have it working!
(Trying to get to the point where I can design levels with tracked and free flight sections...ooohhh)
🛹 🚀 🏁✈️
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedevs
(Trying to get to the point where I can design levels with tracked and free flight sections...ooohhh)
🛹 🚀 🏁✈️
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedevs
August 30, 2025 at 10:39 AM
Having fun building tracks now I have it working!
(Trying to get to the point where I can design levels with tracked and free flight sections...ooohhh)
🛹 🚀 🏁✈️
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedevs
(Trying to get to the point where I can design levels with tracked and free flight sections...ooohhh)
🛹 🚀 🏁✈️
#gamedev
#screenshotsaturday
#indiegame #indiegames #indiedevs
Track integration is coming along nicely, trying out using alternate routes in levels.
To The Skies! - Wishlist on steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev
🏄 🛹 🚀 🏁
To The Skies! - Wishlist on steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev
🏄 🛹 🚀 🏁
August 27, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Track integration is coming along nicely, trying out using alternate routes in levels.
To The Skies! - Wishlist on steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev
🏄 🛹 🚀 🏁
To The Skies! - Wishlist on steam
store.steampowered.com/app/2930600/...
#wishlistwednesday #gamedev #indiedev
🏄 🛹 🚀 🏁
Yay! Can now make stuff stick to the track!
Blissfull relief at no more fiddling around, can just slap things on and they go somewhere sensible when you drag them around!
Actual time saved versus doing it by hand... debatable 😀, still learned some cool tricks!
#IndieDev #gameDev #racing
🏄 🚀 🏁
Blissfull relief at no more fiddling around, can just slap things on and they go somewhere sensible when you drag them around!
Actual time saved versus doing it by hand... debatable 😀, still learned some cool tricks!
#IndieDev #gameDev #racing
🏄 🚀 🏁
August 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Double Decker found at bottom of bag, not even a single decker anymore, sad times
#Snacks #DoubleDecker
#Snacks #DoubleDecker
August 7, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Double Decker found at bottom of bag, not even a single decker anymore, sad times
#Snacks #DoubleDecker
#Snacks #DoubleDecker
OOOh... my notepad is like my mini doc....
This is the top section of the contents of my word document where I store my stream of conciousness tasks :)
I am currently in the "try to fight my way out of this section"
It's a mega side quest :)
This is the top section of the contents of my word document where I store my stream of conciousness tasks :)
I am currently in the "try to fight my way out of this section"
It's a mega side quest :)
August 6, 2025 at 8:59 PM
OOOh... my notepad is like my mini doc....
This is the top section of the contents of my word document where I store my stream of conciousness tasks :)
I am currently in the "try to fight my way out of this section"
It's a mega side quest :)
This is the top section of the contents of my word document where I store my stream of conciousness tasks :)
I am currently in the "try to fight my way out of this section"
It's a mega side quest :)
I AM AN IDIOT!
I thought I had 3 wishlists, and this was causing a certain amount of constination.
Turns out I was looking in the wrong place - I have 54!
I will now be organising my retirement party shortly after launch.
#BuyingAYacht #GameDev #SoloDev #Idiot #RTFM #IndieDev #PEBKAC #Steam
I thought I had 3 wishlists, and this was causing a certain amount of constination.
Turns out I was looking in the wrong place - I have 54!
I will now be organising my retirement party shortly after launch.
#BuyingAYacht #GameDev #SoloDev #Idiot #RTFM #IndieDev #PEBKAC #Steam
August 6, 2025 at 10:31 AM
I was just grabbing some bits from an asset pack (rocks, road textures and such).
While I was doing this, I wondered ... what are those cloud shadows? I discovered a whole wonderland of trickery.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unreal #LearningByPoking #DiscoveryFunTimes
While I was doing this, I wondered ... what are those cloud shadows? I discovered a whole wonderland of trickery.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unreal #LearningByPoking #DiscoveryFunTimes
August 4, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I was just grabbing some bits from an asset pack (rocks, road textures and such).
While I was doing this, I wondered ... what are those cloud shadows? I discovered a whole wonderland of trickery.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unreal #LearningByPoking #DiscoveryFunTimes
While I was doing this, I wondered ... what are those cloud shadows? I discovered a whole wonderland of trickery.
#IndieDev #GameDev #Unreal #LearningByPoking #DiscoveryFunTimes
Spent all day rewriting my flight controls to use physics based rotation, rather than arcade style fixed rotation.
It's getting there, and my brain is fried - but now it can do surface tracking as a fun side effect - genuinely sooo exciteds!!! yayyyy!
#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #Flying #Racing
It's getting there, and my brain is fried - but now it can do surface tracking as a fun side effect - genuinely sooo exciteds!!! yayyyy!
#IndieDev #SoloDev #GameDev #Flying #Racing
July 23, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Interesting thing... just switched my board collision from a capsule (sausage) to two balls, and it is much smoother when sliding along the landscape.
I totally hadn't expected it to get rid of weird hitching that I was getting, but it has!
#GameDev #IndieDev #WokeAt5amWillRegretLater #SoloDev
I totally hadn't expected it to get rid of weird hitching that I was getting, but it has!
#GameDev #IndieDev #WokeAt5amWillRegretLater #SoloDev
July 22, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Interesting thing... just switched my board collision from a capsule (sausage) to two balls, and it is much smoother when sliding along the landscape.
I totally hadn't expected it to get rid of weird hitching that I was getting, but it has!
#GameDev #IndieDev #WokeAt5amWillRegretLater #SoloDev
I totally hadn't expected it to get rid of weird hitching that I was getting, but it has!
#GameDev #IndieDev #WokeAt5amWillRegretLater #SoloDev
True Dat!
I am getting back into posting stuffs, to get ready to share my really cool things :)
But I am genuinely enjoying sharing little random thoughts that pass through my head!
This is some of the stuff in my "would love to make list"!
So many things!
I am getting back into posting stuffs, to get ready to share my really cool things :)
But I am genuinely enjoying sharing little random thoughts that pass through my head!
This is some of the stuff in my "would love to make list"!
So many things!
July 19, 2025 at 5:47 PM
True Dat!
I am getting back into posting stuffs, to get ready to share my really cool things :)
But I am genuinely enjoying sharing little random thoughts that pass through my head!
This is some of the stuff in my "would love to make list"!
So many things!
I am getting back into posting stuffs, to get ready to share my really cool things :)
But I am genuinely enjoying sharing little random thoughts that pass through my head!
This is some of the stuff in my "would love to make list"!
So many things!
Just made a little plan of action for my saturday.
Did the socials stuff then got to the classic "do some work on teh game".
So I guess I better do that ... by making a post on the fact that I am doing that ....
#GameDev #IndieDev
#PuttingTheProInCroastination
Did the socials stuff then got to the classic "do some work on teh game".
So I guess I better do that ... by making a post on the fact that I am doing that ....
#GameDev #IndieDev
#PuttingTheProInCroastination
July 19, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Just made a little plan of action for my saturday.
Did the socials stuff then got to the classic "do some work on teh game".
So I guess I better do that ... by making a post on the fact that I am doing that ....
#GameDev #IndieDev
#PuttingTheProInCroastination
Did the socials stuff then got to the classic "do some work on teh game".
So I guess I better do that ... by making a post on the fact that I am doing that ....
#GameDev #IndieDev
#PuttingTheProInCroastination
July 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Wahey! Clippys back!
Now, if clippy mk2 had said "it looks like you are avoiding making levels by adding features instead, would you like me to sigh with exasperation" < That would be useful, I would pay for that.
#GameDev #PowerpointWasntEvenOpen #AIsGoneWild
#IndieDev #Copilot
Now, if clippy mk2 had said "it looks like you are avoiding making levels by adding features instead, would you like me to sigh with exasperation" < That would be useful, I would pay for that.
#GameDev #PowerpointWasntEvenOpen #AIsGoneWild
#IndieDev #Copilot
July 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Wahey! Clippys back!
Now, if clippy mk2 had said "it looks like you are avoiding making levels by adding features instead, would you like me to sigh with exasperation" < That would be useful, I would pay for that.
#GameDev #PowerpointWasntEvenOpen #AIsGoneWild
#IndieDev #Copilot
Now, if clippy mk2 had said "it looks like you are avoiding making levels by adding features instead, would you like me to sigh with exasperation" < That would be useful, I would pay for that.
#GameDev #PowerpointWasntEvenOpen #AIsGoneWild
#IndieDev #Copilot
I reckon they are hiring some graphic designers to train the AI on how fleshy humans usually use monitors.
#AIGoneWrong #GameDev #Developers #ProofReading
#AIGoneWrong #GameDev #Developers #ProofReading
July 15, 2025 at 1:59 PM
I reckon they are hiring some graphic designers to train the AI on how fleshy humans usually use monitors.
#AIGoneWrong #GameDev #Developers #ProofReading
#AIGoneWrong #GameDev #Developers #ProofReading
My click through on the capsule seems to be amazing though.
Need to progress the game so I can a better video/screen shots I think.
Need to progress the game so I can a better video/screen shots I think.
June 10, 2025 at 11:53 AM
My click through on the capsule seems to be amazing though.
Need to progress the game so I can a better video/screen shots I think.
Need to progress the game so I can a better video/screen shots I think.
My initial excitement at my first two wishlists has tapered off somewhat... I now find myself in the phase known as "The lagoon of despair"
😆😆😆
Race is on to be the fourth wishlist!
#indiedev,#CanIRetireNow,#Unreal,#GameDev
#HeresYourCoolGlassOfRealityJuice
😆😆😆
Race is on to be the fourth wishlist!
#indiedev,#CanIRetireNow,#Unreal,#GameDev
#HeresYourCoolGlassOfRealityJuice
June 10, 2025 at 11:46 AM
My initial excitement at my first two wishlists has tapered off somewhat... I now find myself in the phase known as "The lagoon of despair"
😆😆😆
Race is on to be the fourth wishlist!
#indiedev,#CanIRetireNow,#Unreal,#GameDev
#HeresYourCoolGlassOfRealityJuice
😆😆😆
Race is on to be the fourth wishlist!
#indiedev,#CanIRetireNow,#Unreal,#GameDev
#HeresYourCoolGlassOfRealityJuice
To The Skies is a high-velocity trick-racing #indiegame inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky & Pilotwings.
-🛹 Ride the Skies!
-🎮 Chain tricks to regain boost
-⚡ Carve, flip & use Special Moves
-🏁 Fly low to refill your trick meter
#PitchYaGame #racinggame #gamedev #UE5
-🛹 Ride the Skies!
-🎮 Chain tricks to regain boost
-⚡ Carve, flip & use Special Moves
-🏁 Fly low to refill your trick meter
#PitchYaGame #racinggame #gamedev #UE5
June 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
To The Skies is a high-velocity trick-racing #indiegame inspired by Wipeout, SSX Tricky & Pilotwings.
-🛹 Ride the Skies!
-🎮 Chain tricks to regain boost
-⚡ Carve, flip & use Special Moves
-🏁 Fly low to refill your trick meter
#PitchYaGame #racinggame #gamedev #UE5
-🛹 Ride the Skies!
-🎮 Chain tricks to regain boost
-⚡ Carve, flip & use Special Moves
-🏁 Fly low to refill your trick meter
#PitchYaGame #racinggame #gamedev #UE5