Cooked food doesn't just sit around forever - it has a shelf life! Food now will spoil in Wind's Heartbeat, as shown by how much of the inventory slot background is dark. With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
Leslie Apland
@lmapland.bsky.social
Game developer making games about horses with Unreal Engine. Learn about my latest game here: https://horsegirlgamesllc.com/
Announcing! Horsegirl Games will be at GeekGirlCon '26, held October 24 & 25, to demo Wind's Heartbeat! This will be our second year at the convention and we are excited to be back! @nayakidraws.bsky.social @geekgirlcon.bsky.social
Overtime you'll be able to upgrade your inventory, toolbar, and many other things to get more inventory space, ability to carry heavier things, and resistance against cold. Here's the upgrade panel in Wind's Heartbeat! With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
All of the tree textures in the game Wind's Heartbeat are painted by hand! Here's a short video showing part of the process of painting the Aspen tree, and a screenshot showing how they're used in-game: www.instagram.com/horsegirlgam... With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #MadeWithUnreal
You'll be able to discover a series of interesting Points of Interest in order to find story items! With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
A cool reel by artist Nayaki showing how she modeled, textured, and added LODs to a salmonberry asset for the game Wind's Heartbeat: www.instagram.com/horsegirlgam... With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #MadeWithUnreal
In order to make our survival game more survival-y, you now have to boil water before you can drink it: youtu.be/--z8NLEy20E With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
Boiling dirty water to clean it - Wind's Heartbeat
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Artist @nayakidraws.bsky.social shows the process of creating an amazing little horse sketch animation for the loading screen of our game Wind's Heartbeat! www.instagram.com/reel/Da1FCQt...
Create yummy treats for your horse in Wind's Heartbeat With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
How to tap sap with a spile in Wind's Heartbeat With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
Don't press the wrong button when training your horse to ride in Wind's Heartbeat! youtu.be/xfdaHHS0_bc With @nayakidraws.bsky.social #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal
Training Weight - Wind's Heartbeat
Training the horse to accept weight on her back.
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In camp, watching the sun set over the water #screenshotsaturday #MadeWithUnreal Made with @nayakidraws.bsky.social
Doing a flying lead change on Wind! #MadeWithUnreal #screenshotsaturday Made with @nayakidraws.bsky.social
Making sure the horse picks up the correct canter lead is no easy task: lmapland.github.io/2026/01/04/h... Made with @nayakidraws.bsky.social #MadeWithUnreal
Curious about quadruped gait design in games? Here I talk about implementing gaits for the horse in my upcoming game, Wind's Heartbeat: lmapland.github.io/2025/12/28/b... Made with @nayakidraws.bsky.social #MadeWithUnreal