Helianthus Games - making Focus Invictus
@helianthus-games.itch.io
Indiedev making Focus Invictus - a pixelart productivity game where you grow a galactic Roman empire while focusing on your IRL tasks!🚀 https://bio.link/helianthus_games
Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 5 different sizes and other matching space asset packs in my pixelart asset store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets
🪐 25 Spinning planets (24x24px) by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻
Detailed spinning pixel art planets, ~2k frames! (24px version)
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CALLING ALL LOW BUDGET INDIE GAMES‼️ We're gathering games interested in participating in a "Low Budget, Big Heart" Steam Festival! 💰Self Published, Self Funded 🤏Under ~50k budget 🚫NO AI if you're interested in the festival sign up here: forms.gle/cndDrEf4rxiL... rts appreciated :)
Low Budget, Big Heart Steam Festival interest form
We're looking for interested developers of low budget games to participate in our potential steam festival! Self published/self funded games are also welcome. If your game had a development budget ov...
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Hey, so, I was so angry today that, for once, I blogged it instead of posting about it. Games media, especially mainstream games media, cannot keep abdicating responsibility in how it talks about these things an-evening-at-the-inn.ghost.io/video-game-s...
Video Game Studios Aren't Monoliths
I'm just going to come right out and say it this time - treating video game studios like some kind of fantasy football draft, in the wake of mass layoffs no less, is sickening. The last three years, ...
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Fellow gamedevs, spice up your space game🚀 with my newly released asset pack of animated planets 🪐 (now 4 different sizes and other matching asset packs 🌌 in my pixelart asset store): helianthus-games.itch.io/25-spinning-... #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #gameassets
🪐 25 Spinning planets (42x42px) by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻
Detailed spinning pixel art planets, ~2k frames! (42px version)
helianthus-games.itch.io
@monthlypixels.bsky.social Snack runs got a bit more complicated after the apocalypse (Made with @rentroghost.bsky.social 's #cosmicdust palette 💙) #monthlypixels #pixelart #ドット絵
With Sega (my former beloved) now jumping on the AI slop train, I'm seeing people say well everyone usea AI now at least for code! No, they don't. And here are 3 starter packs of game devs who don't use ANY AI The slop is not inevitable go.bsky.app/6DRdowf go.bsky.app/AS5R4p7 go.bsky.app/7K7JDCJ
After working hard for almost four years to build @debugmag.com I’ve come to the difficult conclusion that I simply can’t do it anymore without some extra help. When things go wrong, as the founder I quite rightly jump in to fix them, but that takes valuable time away from editorial work. Cont…
Starterpack for cool indie games that post regularly. Some exciting projects here! #gamdev #indiegames #indiedev go.bsky.app/VSS5sav
In my game about space-Romans I thought it makes sense they would ban lab-grown meat.🧫🥩 Then I found out the Italians 🇮🇹 already did in 2023, so I made the year match in my flavor text 😀 #gamedev
Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just update my free pixelart version of Philosopher with an Italic variation, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher
Pixel Font - Pixelosopher by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻
Free elegant pixelart font
helianthus-games.itch.io
The thing about actually making your video game real is that your projected imagination of what it will be is gradually substituted with concrete reality, and that reality is mostly going to be pretty bad until the game is almost finished. This is pretty heavy psychologically.
Less than 24 hours to go... I’m honestly both excited and a bit nervous, it’s almost time 😅 If you’re a creator or journalist, I’d really appreciate any help sharing the news. I’ll post the full press release below 👇 🏛️ Pompeii: The Legacy - April 9, 2026 #gamedev #indiegame #citybuilder
Hey #gamedev (and others in need of a good #pixelar #font), I just released a free pixelart version of Philosopher, grab it here and let me know what you think (Italics version coming soon): helianthus-games.itch.io/pixelosopher
Pixel Font - Pixelosopher by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻
Free elegant pixelart font
helianthus-games.itch.io
Phoenix Station. Finally was able to animate in Blockbench, I donno why I was scared of doing that before (a year of pixelart animation gives you nightmares). #lowpoly #blockbench #PixelArt #ForAllMankind
The Artemis II Mission has me somewhat excited for the future again. I've always loved space stuff #pixelart
Hey gamedevs (and other font-lovers), I just released a free #pixelart Roman🏛️ #font, grab it here and let me know what you think: helianthus-games.itch.io/pix-romana
Pixel Font - Pix Romana by 🌻Helianthus Games🌻
Free Roman pixelart font!
helianthus-games.itch.io
Trying my hand at making a pixelart font! (WIP, more symbols to come) It is fun but no one told me how much work kerning is! (Would appreciate any tips...) Will release for free once it is done!