UntarcticaGame
@untarctica.bsky.social
Fast-paced shooter/platformer
If you time well, you can chain several [ground pound] -> [recoil-dash] -> [double jump] and cross even wider gaps. (obviously not mandatory anywhere in the game)
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November 15, 2025 at 7:43 PM
If you time well, you can chain several [ground pound] -> [recoil-dash] -> [double jump] and cross even wider gaps. (obviously not mandatory anywhere in the game)
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Indeed snappier! I ran across a small complication, bc, by design, this state can be recalled from itself by button-mashing. That was causing the "new" animation to appear stuck in the first frame. I then made a second animation that only plays if you enter this state from itself (right wall).
November 14, 2025 at 12:40 AM
Indeed snappier! I ran across a small complication, bc, by design, this state can be recalled from itself by button-mashing. That was causing the "new" animation to appear stuck in the first frame. I then made a second animation that only plays if you enter this state from itself (right wall).
#Untarctica oddity #2: you can stick to walls indefinitely, with no slide. Also, "wall jump" and "wall climb" are two different states
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November 13, 2025 at 8:03 PM
#Untarctica oddity #2: you can stick to walls indefinitely, with no slide. Also, "wall jump" and "wall climb" are two different states
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#Untarctica oddity #1: Instant respawn after death; invisible checkpoints everywhere; no "lives"
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November 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
#Untarctica oddity #1: Instant respawn after death; invisible checkpoints everywhere; no "lives"
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A 3-state combo to clear large gaps that uses a wall jump at the start
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November 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
A 3-state combo to clear large gaps that uses a wall jump at the start
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #GodotEngine #trailertuesday
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You can jump again during the recoil-dash window (hero becomes red)
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November 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
You can jump again during the recoil-dash window (hero becomes red)
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Is there a good genre name for 2D platformers with a bunch of bullets on screen?
Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga.
Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway?
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Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga.
Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway?
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November 8, 2025 at 10:18 PM
Is there a good genre name for 2D platformers with a bunch of bullets on screen?
Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga.
Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway?
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #ScreenshotSaturday
Technically it's not quite a "bullet hell" like Touhou or Ikaruga.
Would it still make sense to use #bullethell as a Steam tag anyway?
#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #ScreenshotSaturday
Here are some of the character state changes involved in crossing this small pool.
The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump
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The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump
#Untarctica #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #DevLog
November 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Here are some of the character state changes involved in crossing this small pool.
The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump
#Untarctica #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #DevLog
The most novel one being the recoil-dash, during which you can perform a double jump
#Untarctica #IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #PixelArt #GodotEngine #DevLog
We wanted one of these "pushback" bosses like Crocomire or Belcha for #Untarctica. Only, instead of an actual boss, this one will probably be a recurring puzzle/environment element.
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November 1, 2025 at 4:21 PM
We wanted one of these "pushback" bosses like Crocomire or Belcha for #Untarctica. Only, instead of an actual boss, this one will probably be a recurring puzzle/environment element.
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Force-field sprite for tough enemies #wip
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May 22, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Force-field sprite for tough enemies #wip
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New title screen for our demo!
What you think?
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
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What you think?
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
April 27, 2025 at 9:17 PM
New title screen for our demo!
What you think?
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
What you think?
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
I forgot to post for two months.
Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS):
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS):
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
April 27, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I forgot to post for two months.
Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS):
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
Here's a secret shortcut spoiler (in glorious 60hz now, thanks to OBS):
Play demo: untarctica.itch.io/demo
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
It's that time of the day!
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February 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM
It's that time of the day!
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Any other important accessibility feature I might have missed?
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February 3, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Any other important accessibility feature I might have missed?
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Supporting mouse wheel for custom control bindings was a huge mistake
#wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #accessibility
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January 31, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Supporting mouse wheel for custom control bindings was a huge mistake
#wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #accessibility
#wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #accessibility
Having just added, hm... MIDI controller support to a 2d platformer/shooter, I'm rethinking my whole last tweet about acting on basically any player suggestion lol
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January 30, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Having just added, hm... MIDI controller support to a 2d platformer/shooter, I'm rethinking my whole last tweet about acting on basically any player suggestion lol
#wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #midi
#wip #2d #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch.io #midi
A cool aspect of having such a small community is that you can act on basically any player suggestion. Like, I just added mouse button controls to a 2D platformer, and I have no idea why
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
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January 30, 2025 at 2:17 AM
A cool aspect of having such a small community is that you can act on basically any player suggestion. Like, I just added mouse button controls to a 2D platformer, and I have no idea why
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
A brand new way to control your hight!
Introducing: crouching
I guess we’ve downplayed how empowering it feels to hold ↓ and get a bit smaller/shoot a bit lower.
Next update will fix that
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
Introducing: crouching
I guess we’ve downplayed how empowering it feels to hold ↓ and get a bit smaller/shoot a bit lower.
Next update will fix that
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
January 27, 2025 at 5:40 PM
A brand new way to control your hight!
Introducing: crouching
I guess we’ve downplayed how empowering it feels to hold ↓ and get a bit smaller/shoot a bit lower.
Next update will fix that
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
Introducing: crouching
I guess we’ve downplayed how empowering it feels to hold ↓ and get a bit smaller/shoot a bit lower.
Next update will fix that
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io
BREAKING: Our first playable is finally out there!
untarctica.itch.io/demo
Version 0.1.0-demo condensates about 9 months of development into a very short and focused vertical-slice.
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io #free
untarctica.itch.io/demo
Version 0.1.0-demo condensates about 9 months of development into a very short and focused vertical-slice.
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io #free
January 24, 2025 at 3:01 AM
BREAKING: Our first playable is finally out there!
untarctica.itch.io/demo
Version 0.1.0-demo condensates about 9 months of development into a very short and focused vertical-slice.
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io #free
untarctica.itch.io/demo
Version 0.1.0-demo condensates about 9 months of development into a very short and focused vertical-slice.
#wip #demo #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer #itch #itch.io #free
Tentative logo #1
Made it to look a bit runic, a bit alien, while still being readable.
Please share your thoughts with us.
#logo #vector #typography #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
Made it to look a bit runic, a bit alien, while still being readable.
Please share your thoughts with us.
#logo #vector #typography #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
January 15, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Tentative logo #1
Made it to look a bit runic, a bit alien, while still being readable.
Please share your thoughts with us.
#logo #vector #typography #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
Made it to look a bit runic, a bit alien, while still being readable.
Please share your thoughts with us.
#logo #vector #typography #wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #platformer
8th monthiversary of moving development over to Godot!
#wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
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January 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM
8th monthiversary of moving development over to Godot!
#wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
#wip #shooter #BulletHell #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
The year only begins after we create a kaizo platforming segment that will definitely not make it into the final release.
#wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
#wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
January 2, 2025 at 2:03 AM
The year only begins after we create a kaizo platforming segment that will definitely not make it into the final release.
#wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
#wip #shooter #metroidvania #godot #indiedev #gamedev #PixelArt #platformer
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