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(She/They) πŸ‡ͺπŸ‡ΈπŸ‡³πŸ‡± Hi! I'm a 25yo Spanish Game Design student from the Netherlands(HKU), and an amateur writer/things-doer :3 I love indie games, ranting about indie games/game design, and absurd comedy/horror Check out my itchio! https://niconickname.itch.io

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Mewgenics has this cool feature where the further I progess, the more new songs I unlock to listen to in endless loop for the coming months.

I got to the part of the game where Crazy Days plays, and thought "oh yeah I'm gonna up the spotify plays numbers on that quite a bunch"

09.03.2026 14:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm like over 50 hours in Mewgenics now, and I have the problem that all my cats look nearly the same because they are just *that* inbred. Wish I could like, give my cats a makeover.

And no I am not gonna stop inbreeding them. I got my first cat with Autism today, inbreeding cats rocks

07.03.2026 23:34 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Steam charts showing Slay The Spire 2 as #1 top seller

Steam charts showing Slay The Spire 2 as #1 top seller

The most sold game on Steam today is a #GodotEngine game

07.03.2026 21:49 πŸ‘ 183 πŸ” 15 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 2

I'm so happy with it ^-^

04.03.2026 23:37 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Niko from oneshot holding Baba from Baba is You in their arms

Niko from oneshot holding Baba from Baba is You in their arms

#commission for @niconickname.bsky.social ✨what a cute crossover!!

[ #art ]

28.02.2026 23:48 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 

The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Chapter 1 of Moby Dick, page 1 The phrase β€˜Call me Ishmael’, the first sentence of the book, is highlighted in blue, with careful highlighting on the very big C at the start. Above this, written in ballpoint pen β€˜His name’

Love the glimpse into the beautiful mind that notated this used copy of Moby Dick I got

25.02.2026 05:48 πŸ‘ 15073 πŸ” 3007 πŸ’¬ 194 πŸ“Œ 239
Sometimes I wish HW had more mass appeal, but I have to remind myself that so much of the movies, games, music, etc. I enjoy the most are those that make me feel crazy thinking about how the rest of the world isn’t constantly singing their praises. Like when I watch a low budget/indie movie with a lot of obvious heart and after it ends I’m excited and go on letterboxd only to see it averaged at 2.5 stars. Or discover a beautiful song from a band that existing for a blip in time 20 years ago that barely exists on the internet now. And it hurts to think about people spending so much time and effort on making things that only a small number of people will appreciate, but on the audience side I truly do feel like my life is so much better with these things in it. I feel like they were made for me. As much as I wish there was a way everyone who creates could feel the value of their work, I know our world is not set up for that. But then I guess they do know in some sense, because they keep making - in spite of it all. And that’s really inspiring to me.

Sometimes I wish HW had more mass appeal, but I have to remind myself that so much of the movies, games, music, etc. I enjoy the most are those that make me feel crazy thinking about how the rest of the world isn’t constantly singing their praises. Like when I watch a low budget/indie movie with a lot of obvious heart and after it ends I’m excited and go on letterboxd only to see it averaged at 2.5 stars. Or discover a beautiful song from a band that existing for a blip in time 20 years ago that barely exists on the internet now. And it hurts to think about people spending so much time and effort on making things that only a small number of people will appreciate, but on the audience side I truly do feel like my life is so much better with these things in it. I feel like they were made for me. As much as I wish there was a way everyone who creates could feel the value of their work, I know our world is not set up for that. But then I guess they do know in some sense, because they keep making - in spite of it all. And that’s really inspiring to me.

4am ramble

25.02.2026 08:45 πŸ‘ 74 πŸ” 8 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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A wistful #WishlistWednesday.

Mandrake is a rural life sim, and our first game to feature actual weather.

25.02.2026 10:12 πŸ‘ 186 πŸ” 45 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 2
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moving too fast now for my square camera lol

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #platformer

25.02.2026 10:13 πŸ‘ 213 πŸ” 60 πŸ’¬ 11 πŸ“Œ 1
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G'night / G'morning

25.02.2026 10:05 πŸ‘ 571 πŸ” 41 πŸ’¬ 8 πŸ“Œ 1
Repost! Done last year

Repost! Done last year

pizza dog πŸ•

22.02.2026 15:10 πŸ‘ 4321 πŸ” 876 πŸ’¬ 29 πŸ“Œ 5
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working on a sea-snake ocean roguelike. whenever you die, a new fish is born. also I added a charge attack.

#screenshotsaturday

22.02.2026 01:44 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of an indie game. The player is selecting a character between two anthropomorphic dragons. The banner reads "CHARACTER SELECT" and the text on the right reads "<SCORN> Is scared of the dark. OK?"

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is selecting a character between two anthropomorphic dragons. The banner reads "CHARACTER SELECT" and the text on the right reads "<SCORN> Is scared of the dark. OK?"

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is shooting a snake monster in a jungle environment. A checkpoint flag can be seen behind them.

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is shooting a snake monster in a jungle environment. A checkpoint flag can be seen behind them.

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is in a shop, buying hearts. The text in the dialogue box on top reads "WELCOME TO MY SHOP."

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is in a shop, buying hearts. The text in the dialogue box on top reads "WELCOME TO MY SHOP."

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is hanging onto a ceiling, shooting into a room that has turrets whilst an enemy approaches them.

Screenshot of an indie game. The player is hanging onto a ceiling, shooting into a room that has turrets whilst an enemy approaches them.

For #ScreenshotSaturday I'd like to show my game, Brawn, Scorn and Ammo! It's a free to play, run and gun, 2D platformer, with noodle dragons! πŸ”«πŸ‰

You can check it out at the link below! It can be played in a browser!
critcorsac.itch.io/brawn-scorn-...

#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #PixelArt #Godot

20.12.2025 21:08 πŸ‘ 50 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
GO AHEAD DAUNTLESSLY!
 MAKE RAPID PROGRES!

GO AHEAD DAUNTLESSLY! MAKE RAPID PROGRES!

A message from Ghosts 'n Goblins for NES. Relevant motivation for anyone who's currently working on a personal project!

#GameDev #IndieDev #Developers

11.02.2026 21:04 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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A tuxedo cat wearing a tiny tuxedo collar, looking at the camera

A tuxedo cat wearing a tiny tuxedo collar, looking at the camera

Will you be my valentine?

14.02.2026 13:16 πŸ‘ 3952 πŸ” 760 πŸ’¬ 54 πŸ“Œ 21
Mirror selfie of a curly-haired woman.

Mirror selfie of a curly-haired woman.

A tiny ink drawing of a woman lifting up her little baby.

A tiny ink drawing of a woman lifting up her little baby.

Happy Valentine's Day! πŸ’• Please enjoy this very small drawing of a woman twirling her baby around at the swimming pool.

14.02.2026 15:14 πŸ‘ 157 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0
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Solve my teleporter maze fool

(Reposting bc Bluesky hated the filter on the first attempt of posting this, so I re-recorded it w/ the CRT filter disabled)

12.02.2026 03:43 πŸ‘ 52 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Find someone who peeps at you the way Pedro peeps at the player β™₯️

#indiegame #gamedev #indiegamedev

12.02.2026 10:50 πŸ‘ 72 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hello world.
This is the first character of my first game.
Started development.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

12.02.2026 10:44 πŸ‘ 96 πŸ” 10 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 1

every three seconds you will take psychic damage when reading who did voices for mewgenics

12.02.2026 06:50 πŸ‘ 838 πŸ” 209 πŸ’¬ 45 πŸ“Œ 13
A tuxedo cat lying beside a small Chiikawa toy figure

A tuxedo cat lying beside a small Chiikawa toy figure

Uni with Chiikawa

11.02.2026 13:31 πŸ‘ 3620 πŸ” 756 πŸ’¬ 21 πŸ“Œ 7
Weaknesses:
- Unskippable cutscenes
- Some chapters feel half-baked
- Minor bugs
- Excessive makeout scenes
- Slow segments in gameplay

Weaknesses: - Unskippable cutscenes - Some chapters feel half-baked - Minor bugs - Excessive makeout scenes - Slow segments in gameplay

A friend of mine was using a tool to analyze market research for his game. As a check he tested it on DELTARUNE. Seems like I have a lot of things to work on...

10.02.2026 23:19 πŸ‘ 18290 πŸ” 2725 πŸ’¬ 476 πŸ“Œ 223

Wait, I need a reason to bribe them? Ah dangit that's where I was going wrong, I just gave them money, and they just said thanks and did nothing

08.02.2026 21:45 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Visited Dusseldorf today, quirky city, with quirky ass traffic lights. They stay in orange for like 10 seconds straight, and I swear sometimes both the cars stoplight and the pedestrian stoplight are on green at once.
So many saxophone players too, tis wild

07.02.2026 14:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You know, more places should accept bribes. Why can I not bribe my bus driver

07.02.2026 12:46 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A bunny and a fly look blankly at each other. Both simultaneously think: "what the hell is she thinking?"

A bunny and a fly look blankly at each other. Both simultaneously think: "what the hell is she thinking?"

On the same wavelength.

06.02.2026 19:20 πŸ‘ 139 πŸ” 20 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

*George Lucas voice* It's like poetry, it rhymes.

06.02.2026 19:22 πŸ‘ 22 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Very much relatable yes, but hey, autism/love wins in the end

06.02.2026 20:58 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Oh if only my own autistic tendencies had a stronger grasp; I would've gone into game developent far earlier.

05.02.2026 18:26 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0