Forest of Dean Colour Study II, 10.5cm x 7.5cm, watercolour on paper.
auranym 🌿
@auranym.me
game & web dev, pixel artist, youtuber! 💬 they/she 🔗 https://auranym.me/
i really dislike the obsession with ”solo dev” flexes because i feel like its hurtful for everyone involved. It hurts the people who work on the game who don’t get proper credit, hurts potential devs who are sold on this “ideal” of being a solo dev and makes future work harder for themselves, and-
new video!! Hollow Knight's atmosphere is INCREDIBLE! and so I was wondering, how exactly did Team Cherry do it? let's talk about it! youtu.be/NFMLBYONsQQ
How Hollow Knight Masters Atmosphere
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the other day jon told me that i am the most followed pixel artist on bluesky. which is insane (thank you) but also kind of a travesty to be honest if youre cool then please follow: bsky.app/starter-pack... and bsky.app/starter-pack... cheers bye
NEW VIDEO!! Deltarune's animations are super expressive, especially for this scale of pixel art. so how do they look so dang good?? let's talk about it! youtu.be/PXLAZ-3TEEEo
How Deltarune Uses Simple Designs to Tell a Great Story
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⚪️KILL-ALL GO! ⚫️ Have you ever played Go (or Weiqi, or Baduk, or whatever you want to call it)? Cool! Have you ever played it with your life on the line? No better time to start than now! #indiedev Made by @cinnadev.bsky.social & I for #GMTKJam !! 👇Play on itch! 👇
I always see Dolbadarn Castle peeking over the trees and I thought it was about time I drew it
✨ Making a Game About Loving Yourself Do you need to be liked to be alive? In the literal sense, no. So let me rephrase the question: Do you need to be liked to DESERVE to be alive? 👉 youtu.be/-rTFY5Mx384
NEW VIDEO!! ever wonder what's the deal with Pokémon's type chart? why are some of these types so weird?? and what can we learn from them? let's talk about it! youtu.be/QBaYOqaUkzE
The Weird Type Theory
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⚔️Today, I'll Be The Hero⚔️ You're THE HERO. Save THE PRINCESS. It's what HEROes do! A free VN featuring 20k+ words, 100+ CGs, a fully original OST, and 5(?) endings. #indiedev Made by @ministarfruit.itch.io, @vvenn.bsky.social & I for #BattleActionFantasy Jam !! 👇Play on itch! 👇
new video!! (out a few days ago oops) games usually use a lot of words to give instructions and tell their stories, but what if they just... didn't? let's talk about it! youtu.be/jh_06EVU0b0
Do Games Need Words?
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🏛️The Vault of Dr. Basilia🏛️ A strange disease has overtaken the world. Dr. Basilia was the one closest to the cure- & then she died. Piece together her language & find what remains of her cure. #gamedev a game by @gyrium.bsky.social, @maurimo.dev, @sheepeternal.bsky.social & I 🔽 Play for free!
huge congrats on the release!!! 🎉 Pronoun Palace is truly special, combining innovative gameplay and tons of unique mechanics with a satirical setting that feels even more relevant by the day. I'm super grateful to have been able to playtest such a gem! pls check it out!!!
Cadence@ciirulean.bsky.social · 4mo agoPronoun Palace is out now on Steam for $19.84! s.team/a/3618850
new video!! while playing Deltarune recently, I came to realize that it's important for us, all of us, to keep playing make-believe youtu.be/u3vmaUh3c9A
The Need to Play Make-Believe
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