BugByteGaming

@bugbytegaming.bsky.social

ip - she/they/he - Game Dev and Artist! If you love bugs, then you've come to the right place~ Check out my games at bugbytegaming.itch.io! https://bugbytegaming.carrd.co/

I've started working on the Who is My Neighbor jam! 'Here Comes The Neighborhood' will be a short visual novel about a moth named Pepper, who wants to build a more diverse community in his local forest. Will feature 6 species native to Ontario, and real photos of the area. Stay tuned for more!

Pixelated photo of a a sky lined with trees. A pixelated font reads 'Here Comes The Neighborhood'Colored sketch of a humanized moth and spider, named Pepper and Salt respectively. Pepper is white with black spots, Salt is black with white spots.Colored sketch of a humanized ladybug and aphid, named Lala and Neri respectively. Lala is greyish brown, and Neri is orangeish yellow.Colored sketch of a humanized mosquito and dragonfly. The mosquito is dark grey, the dragonfly is white with brown spots.

I'm kind of tempted to redesign Mei... but I also feel weird about changing the design of a character for a game I've already published? I am planning to revamp chapter 1 a bit when I continue working on it again, but I feel torn on the idea of drastically changing Mei's design...

Downloaded Krita, gonna try using it for the next week and see how it feels. The fact that I can open photoshop docs in it is already a blessing... I really want to get out of the habit of using photoshop (mostly so I don't have to keep paying for it lol) so fingers crossed I vibe with this program!

I'm really excited for the Who's My Neighbor jam 👀 I've been trying to push myself off my butt into working on something for months now but I think this will be just what I need to get myself moving. itch.io/jam/whos-my-... Everyone should check it out, it's such a fantastic concept for a jam!!!

Who's My Neighbor Jam

A game jam from 2026-08-01 to 2026-09-01 hosted by earacorn. GOAL: Create a project (Game, Comic, Book, TTRPG, Art Zine, Poetry Collection, etc) about and/or featuring real life flora and fauna native...

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Hello everybuggy! I'm opening commissions! If you want a reference sheet for an OC, even if that OC doesn't have a solid design yet, or just an illustration of an OC or favorite character or ship, please consider commissioning me! You can contact me through dms here, or at joshnekuu on tumblr ^^

Black and White character reference, $15 per drawing/angle. Colored character reference, $25 per drawing/angle. Flat color illustration, base of $20, plus $5 per additional characters. Shaded/rendered color illustration, base of $30, plus $10 per additional character. Intricate or Highly Detailed designs may cost extra.