Hey everyone! I wanted to update my pinned post. ✨I have 5 years experience as an animator in the games industry. 🎨Looking for Animation, Concept Art, QA, Administrative, and other similar roles. 💼 Open to Remote or anywhere on the West Coast of the US. Thank you! #animator #animation
Matt Hackett
@richtaur.bsky.social
Friendly neighborhood game dev (he/him) 📙 Wrote How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself: https://www.amazon.com/How-Make-Video-Game-Yourself/dp/1736576208/ 🐷 Working on Pixel Washer: https://playacclaim.com/pixel-washer/
📣ANNOUNCEMENT 📣 Vaporwave Pinball is in the "Pins & Pegs Festival", over on Steam and is 50% off for the next few days! (𝐵𝑢𝑦𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑑𝑖𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑙𝑦 ℎ𝑒𝑙𝑝 𝑓𝑢𝑛𝑑 𝑚𝑦 𝑛𝑒𝑥𝑡 𝐼𝑛𝑑𝑖𝑒 𝑔𝑎𝑚𝑒) Link: store.steampowered.com/app/2465930/... (Reposts are very much appreciated! 🙏)
Steam Personalized Calendar was coming up a lot, so I looked into it. Here's a rundown and suggestions on how to use it to help promote your game: www.valadria.com/steam-person... #indiegamedev
🗓️ How Steam Personalized Calendar can help you sell games
MORE Steam min-maxing?! Yup even more to know, that's OK, this one's pretty small.
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There will always be people who appreciate what YOU make, it just might take them a while to find you.
If you're a #GameDev on Steam, you should set up your developer page when you can. Take a look at the @valadria.bsky.social guide on how to do it! www.valadria.com/create-your-...
➡️ Make your Steam homepage RIGHT NOW
If you've got a game on Steam, DO THIS NOW! After this tutorial, you'll have a professional-looking Steam homepage.
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In response to the unprecedented number of game developers laid off this year, we have created a bundle on itch to benefit a Game Industry Hardship Fund, managed by @videogameworkers.bsky.social. More than 100 games for 10+ bucks! Please share widely and donate generously! itch.io/b/3802/game-...
What's left to do before you can push the big green button to release your game?
Hello #portfolioday I’m Max! I’m an illustrator for books, inker, watercolorist, and character designer. Just a guy that loves fantasy art, creatures, mecha, ink and been tabling at conventions in between filling up sketchbooks. Open to concept and illustration work!
2023 ➡️ 2026 6,044 commits (and counting) made to the Pixel Washer repository. Still can't believe it's been 3 years on this lil guy. #IndieGameDev #ScreenshotSaturday
In my game Pixel Washer you play as a cute pig. Naturally, people often ask: What about Pigxel Washer instead? It's a fun idea but also tricky to spell or pronounce. So I just named the pig Pigxel. win/win! ... and in my next game, The Legend of Xraksnowgrht, I--
Let's talk about naming your video game! This is something I come back to with teams over and over again. Naming is really hard. A decent name is hard to find, and a bad one will really make it hard for people to remember your game. Here are some tips.
there used to be so few games in existence that a unique selling point was simply: you have a cool axe
#WishlistWednesday or maybe #WashlistWednesday ⬇️
I just can't help myself, cozy cleaning games are always so hard to resist 🧼 In @richtaur.bsky.social's #PixelWasher you scrub away dirt with your power washer, reveal colorful pixel art, upgrade your equipment and slowly bring a grimy town back to life as a cute little piggy. Vid here 👇
Every time i get mad on the internet please know id rather be talking about the 1982 arcade game JOUST by Williams Electronics
Happy to hit 100+ reviews! Feels good to finally get a new game out the door, even if it's "just" a demo so far. 🏡🫧🔫🐷🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/3145410/... #WishlistWednesday #WashlistWednesday
LINOVICTUS, my goofy lil arcade shmup, is out on Steam today!
I need to draw for fun again sometime. Should probably finish my game first, but it's been too long and I have weird stuff in my head I need to get out. On a related note, here's kermit with duck ears eating popcorn:
Today I turn another year older! 🎊🎂 For my birthday, I ask for something simple....YOU TO WISHLIST MY GAME OH!WARE!! Oh!Ware is a reimagining of the ancient game of Mancala as a roguelike deckbuilder ⚔️Forge alliances with Gods 🔥Build unique synergies 🍃Conquer unique challenges #ScreenshotSaturday
Oh yeah: How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself (digital version) is 50% off as part of Itch's Summer Sale 📙 itch.io/s/191317/sum... #IndieGameDev
How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself | Summer Sale 2026 by Valadria
A sale by Valadria, 50% off How to Make a Video Game All By Yourself
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🧽 MOLDWASHER IS OUT NOW ON STEAM 🫧 store.steampowered.com/app/3688130/... Tell your mom, dad, sister, brother, cat, dog, neighbor, friend, enemy, foe, villain... what?! Buy Moldwasher now for $8.99 | €6.39 | £6.09 + 10% off launch discount! 🔥 If you like it, please leave a review! 💙
A bit late for #screenshotsaturday, but here is a short showcase of swamp area in Underkeep, our dungeon crawler currently in development. #turnbased #dungeoncrawler #retrogaming #rpg #pixelart #ダンジョンRPG
Oh hey! This game is gonna be shown at North Austin Game Night tomorrow! If you're in the Austin area, come take a look and give it a play!
Pixel Washer features pretty pixel power washing as Pigxel the pig! Blast away the grime and chill out to the cozy vibes. 🏡🔫🫧🐷❤️ Demo live in Steam Next Fest: store.steampowered.com/app/3145410/...
Good luck to my fellow devs with games in Steam Next Fest this week! Reminder to us all: play games you want to support! Playtime and reviews are important for doing well in SNF, especially in the first few days. store.steampowered.com/app/3145410/... #IndieGameDev
Pixel Washer Demo on Steam
Grab your power washer and scrub pixelated worlds squeaky clean! Play as an adorable piggy, blast away grime, upgrade your gear, and restore a grubby town to its former glory in this cozy, almost…
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I can always tell I'm procrastinating on my game when I start making memes. Anyway heckin' genius rat hack 😠
Some players said the rats in my game were too cute so they didn't want to fight them. I think I found a solution:
The first ever demo for the next game from the creator of In Stars and Time, Truth Scrapper, is OUT NOW along with a brand new trailer! Thanks to @fellowtraveller.games for hosting our reveal in the Story-Rich Showcase! store.steampowered.com/app/3239830/... #indiegame #gamedev #visualnovel
Truth Scrapper on Steam
You have a case to solve, your memories reset each day, and two mysterious guides are vying for your attention– who will you decide to remember, and who will you decide to push aside…?
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Star Spark is a roguelite turn-based fighting game in which you battle your way through a survival tournament using real time combos and a deck made of attack, defense, and support skills. Check it out if you enjoyed DBZ: Legendary Super Warriors 🙂 Wishlist on Steam: s.team/a/3639950 #PitchYaGame
Look at them!! Made some chonky little animals for this game. You guys should check it out! 🐷💙
The Pixel Washer demo is OUT NOW! 🎉 * 6 dirty jobs * 2 power washing guns * 1 adorable Pigxel the pig Find the Steam page, trailer, and my personal thoughts here: www.valadria.com/pixel-washer... #IndieGameDev