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@tommycastles

2D Artist/Game Designer based in Galway!! (He/Him) ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช

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kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

kill the imposter syndrome in you head because not only is there someone out there doing it worse than you, they're also using chat gpt to do it

Anyways.

05.03.2026 11:54 ๐Ÿ‘ 23466 ๐Ÿ” 8983 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 68 ๐Ÿ“Œ 192
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a man in a white shirt is making a face ALT: a man in a white shirt is making a face

that feeling when you've been drawing on the wrong layer

05.03.2026 11:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 520 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 15 ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Spring commissions are open btw... It's my main source of income now; I get $$$ and the possibility to keep creating, and you get a cool artwork and feel like a nobility getting something custom-made ๐Ÿ˜ณ everyone is happy

27.02.2026 13:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 48 ๐Ÿ” 23 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Every time I ring the pharmacy for the last few months, I've been going insane when they put me on hold because I couldn't place the music.

Today, I finally figured it out.

It's 'Yearnings of the Wind' from Chronotrigger ๐Ÿธ

23.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've been replaying the first one for the last few days and loving every moment!!

18.02.2026 22:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Same here. I have a free 20 minutes call via book.ramiismail.com that you can use when you're looking at your first publisher interactions or terms.

18.02.2026 21:36 ๐Ÿ‘ 127 ๐Ÿ” 25 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Secrets out I guess

15.02.2026 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live.

"This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario."

The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World.

A fabricated statement from Nintendo of America's Twitter account addressing a fictitious scenario in which the Earth's oxygen supply is presumed to be depleting at a rapid pace, leaving humanity with mere days to live. "This is Miyamoto. On behalf of everyone who is employed at Nintendo Co. LTD and its subsidiaries, we deeply mourn the countless human lives which will be lost due to the depletion of the global oxygen supply. To anyone who has ever played one of our games, we are eternally grateful to have created long-lasting fun and memories for you. To ease the suffering of families and children across the world, the Mario Kart World game for the Nintendo Switch 2 system will be available as a free download on Nintendo eShop for the foreseeable future. We hope this small gesture of kindness will ease the pain as humanity prepares for a worst-case scenario." The statement is distastefully plastered with logos for Nintendo and Nintendo Switch 2, as well as with a render of Mario from Mario Kart World.

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?"

NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. John Default Profile Picture: "No one read this statement and thought it was distasteful? Why did Miyamoto think this would help anyone?" NintenDeen: "Simple: Nintendo is so depraved that they'd exploit a global crisis to boost the player count of the failed Mario Kart World and force consumers back into the Switch 2 ecosystem to boost sales and player numbers."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD."

Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version."

PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands."

A fabricated Twitter thread responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. PlayStation Nation: "What the fuck are you doing falsely advertising sales during these trying times? I went to the website and Mario Kart World is still selling for $80 USD." Kremling Kevin: "If you actually read the statement, it clearly says the discount is available on Nintendo eShop. Meaning the application on the Switch 2 itself, not the web browser version." PlayStation Nation: "Point still stands."

A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement.

Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"

A fabricated Tweet responding to the fabricated Nintendo statement. Isaboner: "Nothing for Switch 1 owners?"

Had a dream that there was global panic about the world running out of oxygen, Nintendo was the only video game company to make a statement about it, and the internet collectively spent its final hours on Earth debating whether Nintendo was being genuine or not

14.02.2026 20:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 17725 ๐Ÿ” 6099 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 233 ๐Ÿ“Œ 178

What if 3D Pinball: Space Cadet but dipped in a broth of Foddian existential pain?

(Demo's coming March 5th ๐Ÿ‘€)

#screenshotsaturday

14.02.2026 12:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Finally sitting down to update the ol'portfolio!

#conceptart #characterdesign #digitalart

11.02.2026 18:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Azzy Battles the Darkness A 3D story driven platformer about technological misuse within an elementally charged land, and the adorable Felko, Azzy

I DID IT! ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ After a catastrophic repo revert this morning wiped a week of work, I spent the last 10 hours rebuilding Azzyโ€™s cutscenes from scratch.

The Kickstarter and Steam demo are LIVE!

Come see the boss fight I nearly lost: rb.gy/k3i7gy
#3DPlatformer #IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev

06.02.2026 22:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

This is such a fantastic visual! Great job ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ

05.02.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It was super fun to be a part of this! Here's the game I worked on!

grandsoftgames.itch.io/robo-therapy

03.02.2026 01:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sub-Species Demo on Steam At first the alien outbreak spreading throughout the oceans was confined. We delayed our extinction rather than avert it. As part of a salvage crew, you search the hellish containment zones, where a t...

The Sub-Species demo is now available.

Excited to see how people respond.
store.steampowered.com/app/4160530/...

21.01.2026 15:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 8 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4

Brilliant film, my girlfriend showed it to me for the first time last year, and I was lucky enough to see a small screening of it with her a few months later!

(The festival song always gets stuck in my head)

21.01.2026 15:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Join the Indie Games Collective Today we launch the Harbottle & Lewis Indie Games Collective (IGC); a mentorship programme offering legal guidance to early-stage games businesses.

Seems a UK law-firm is running a mentorship program for early stage game development companies. Irish companies may also be eligible.
Def sort of thing newer indie studios and individuals could get a lot out of!

www.harbottle.com/join-the-ind...

20.01.2026 14:23 ๐Ÿ‘ 4 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Heard about Highguard for the first time the other day, and it was because my friend was talking about how it has zero presence lol

21.01.2026 15:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Me listening to Trump's speech in Davos today

21.01.2026 13:59 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I made this yesterday as a wind down sketch, I saw Angel's Egg on Sunday, and it has changed me ๐Ÿฅš

20.01.2026 22:14 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i wish i could still buy things at the prices i used to complain about

19.01.2026 18:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 12021 ๐Ÿ” 1576 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 123 ๐Ÿ“Œ 66

Diamond was my first proper go at a Pokรฉmon game as a kid, I still love that gen, you chose my fav starter from it too!

09.01.2026 14:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Back from spending the holidays in the states, still terribly jet lagged but getting everything in order for the new year!!

09.01.2026 14:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ah it's the worst! I think I had a similar problem last year, trying to remember now to be of some help, but I may have also just put it in arse ways ๐Ÿ˜…

09.01.2026 14:12 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Phasmophobia developer launches Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space" Daniel Knight and Asim Tanvir explain their plan to fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of ยฃ1 million

Kinetic Games, the developer behind Phasmophobia, has announced the launch of Kinetic Publishing to "support and champion creativity within the indie space". The publisher will fund two to three indie projects a year up to budgets of ยฃ1 million.

www.gamesindustry.biz/phasmophobia...

08.01.2026 15:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 159 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 7
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Sparrow Warfare on Steam Free the birds in fierce strategic deckbuilder SPARROW WARFARE! Combine sets of tiles to progress. Unlock wildtiles to make crazy combos. And lead your magnificent bird army to freedom!

Making games is a LOT easier than getting eyeballs on them, lemme tell ya!

Speaking of... our weird bird deckbuilder has a great new free playtest build out:
๐Ÿฆœ Daily flights!
๐Ÿฆฉ Tutorial!
๐Ÿฆš 2 playstyles!
๐Ÿฆ† Soโ€ฆ manyโ€ฆ birds!!!

Join us! Or tell a friend!
store.steampowered.com/app/3473440/...

06.01.2026 11:10 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 26 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Happy New Year ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰

06.01.2026 18:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Playing through it now so I can vouch for this, it's the best

30.12.2025 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Funnily enough, Tank has been my alarm for like 2 years

29.12.2025 00:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Do it. What has sleep ever done for you

29.12.2025 00:52 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Weโ€™ve spent the last few weeks obsessing over how Sub-Species actually plays.

Letting people try it themselves feels like the natural next step.
#indiegames #indiedev #gamedev

27.12.2025 13:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 14 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0