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making games + tools zinc.graphics mood.site gamedatapodcast.com also made the certified HIDDEN GEM psychedelic weirdo tactical strategy game CANTATA currently: senior core runtime eng @ unity

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Hi all. I’m Ivy.
I would love to reach more audience with my souls art. Follow me if you find my works interesting :) And please repost if you can, it makes huge difference. Thank you and take care.

17.10.2024 20:14 πŸ‘ 753 πŸ” 265 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 8
A black robed wizard, embroided with stars, stands on top of a stone peak. Behind him, the vastness of the world. The early morning creeps amidst the ravines, painting the world in coy lilacs and deep purples. A city of horned spires jolts from the stony wastes, illuminated in bright cosmopolitan oranges. An alien zeppelin flares out its floodlights at the rooftops and beyond.

The wizard stares at the viewer, though we do not see within his cloak and hood. Blackness. From the void creeps out two marble-white hands, old as time, covered in rings, gesturing in unknown signs.

OMIOS URES

A black robed wizard, embroided with stars, stands on top of a stone peak. Behind him, the vastness of the world. The early morning creeps amidst the ravines, painting the world in coy lilacs and deep purples. A city of horned spires jolts from the stony wastes, illuminated in bright cosmopolitan oranges. An alien zeppelin flares out its floodlights at the rooftops and beyond. The wizard stares at the viewer, though we do not see within his cloak and hood. Blackness. From the void creeps out two marble-white hands, old as time, covered in rings, gesturing in unknown signs. OMIOS URES

Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.
Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.

Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor. Two Carverine (orc-like humanoids), a male and a female, ride alongside eachother, on top of war hippos. They hold each other's arms. With the other hand, the female orc displays a freshly decapitated head - the enemy king. While the male lifts his axe up in prideful show. Both orcs have red hair and pinkish-gray skin, similar to the hippos they ride upon. The carverine have long, elephant like tusks, and wear minimal bronze armor.

a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font.
a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font.

a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font. a drawing of a gnome in a wizardly outfit, holding a lit candle - the gnome is half colored, half sketched. The gnome has blue nails, pointy shoes and an art nouveau walking stick. above him is in the text "GNOMOS" in an orange, art nouveau font.

A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection.

Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos?

Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look.

The chamber is large and tall, made of stone, to accomodate the Princess Warrior. A small brazier burns incense, permeating the room with a pleasant odor of cloves. Behind the Cyclops and her servants, three noble folk overlook her befitting from a balcony. The balcony sits at the height of the Cyclops' head. One woman smokes, the man in the middle lifts a goblet with a grin, and the leftmost woman looks simply bored. There's a glass pitcher hewn with gold half-filled with wine next to them.

A giant cyclops. Slender, female. Her armor is golden bronze, made of large plates with shield-sized domes protusions, which help veer off attacks. She wears a golden diadem, golden earrings, and her single eye is bright blue. Her armor shines from the warm light that trickles into the large chamber, pouring in from an off-scene oculus. Her face partially in the dark, tall that she is, only illuminated partially by the bounce lighting of her armor. Her right arm adjusts her belt, while her left arm is lifted, underneath it; we see a shirtless servant on top of a tall staircase, tying the laces of her bracer. The staircase is built of beige stone. The bracer is almost the size of this person. By the cyclops' feet, we see two other servants donning her greaves. One of them holds the giant slab of bronze in place, while the other, behind the cyclops' calf, ties up the laces. The floor is a white marble tile, giving the entire scene a slight reflection. Did you know a single greave of this Cyclops weighs around 150 kilos? Behind the Princes Warrior, we see a 2 story tall greataxe. It is brightly illuminated by the single shaft of light that brightens the entire room. In fact, the entire scene is illuminated either by the natural light, or the bounce lighting of the cyclops' armor, giving the entire painting a warm look. The chamber is large and tall, made of stone, to accomodate the Princess Warrior. A small brazier burns incense, permeating the room with a pleasant odor of cloves. Behind the Cyclops and her servants, three noble folk overlook her befitting from a balcony. The balcony sits at the height of the Cyclops' head. One woman smokes, the man in the middle lifts a goblet with a grin, and the leftmost woman looks simply bored. There's a glass pitcher hewn with gold half-filled with wine next to them.

Heavily inspired by Morrowind, Planescape and 70's Star Wars with a dash of bronze age and art nouveau. The mood? Conan after Conan: all the heroes are dead and this is the world they built.

That's OMIOS URES, my weird fantasy RPG. And it's FREE on itch.io!

matheusgraef.itch.io/omios-ures

12.01.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 791 πŸ” 220 πŸ’¬ 16 πŸ“Œ 16
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15.01.2026 23:36 πŸ‘ 43 πŸ” 19 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Color illustration of a star made of plants travelling through colourful ghosts

Color illustration of a star made of plants travelling through colourful ghosts

Grid of 16 horror faces

Grid of 16 horror faces

Team illustration of 8 science fiction background characters

Team illustration of 8 science fiction background characters

Grid of four black and white illustrations depicting classic fantasy creatures

Grid of four black and white illustrations depicting classic fantasy creatures

Hi, new blueskiers!
I'm Roque, a 47 Spanish graphic layout designer and comic letterer by daylight and horror, sci-fi and dark fantasy artist when I have some spare time, working mostly on awesome ttrpg stuff with even awesomer people.

cara.app/roquerr

roque-romero.itch.io

28.12.2025 10:54 πŸ‘ 68 πŸ” 22 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
abominable dragon, a small dragon, perched upon a make shift alter, mouth slather open with sores and wounds, thurible clutched in claw, a small breast plate adorns its body protecting from deadly bolts of prayer.

abominable dragon, a small dragon, perched upon a make shift alter, mouth slather open with sores and wounds, thurible clutched in claw, a small breast plate adorns its body protecting from deadly bolts of prayer.

Good Holy Vermin,
pray for us!

27.12.2025 16:58 πŸ‘ 114 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

I sense an influx of people who might be interested in TTRPGs! Check out our starter pack go.bsky.app/HGiNepJ

28.12.2025 02:47 πŸ‘ 119 πŸ” 61 πŸ’¬ 7 πŸ“Œ 1

this post is like a shot through the heart for me, can’t wait to give Angeline era a go

20.12.2025 00:53 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

big love to @ayealreet.bsky.social for launching the steam page for his anti-cozy cozy game. played an early build and really enjoyed it!

16.12.2025 15:45 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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spent most of this year on my comic so not much to share for a 2025 recap, here were some highlights though

14.12.2025 08:53 πŸ‘ 406 πŸ” 104 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4
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Work in progress on a lich and her pet Rakshasa

15.12.2025 20:51 πŸ‘ 88 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

going to try and do this again this year!

16.12.2025 12:16 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œmythopoetic mech tragedy” πŸ‘€πŸ‘€πŸ‘€

16.12.2025 12:02 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I really feel this - I’d articulate it more that it’s VERY good at telling infinite permutations of the same story. You can’t really escape the mercenary band storyline in any meaningful way so the arc of any given run over time eventually starts to accrue the same texture.

14.12.2025 15:05 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

absolutely incredible work here!!!

13.12.2025 19:22 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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24.11.2025 14:28 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Realis A new tabletop roleplaying game by Austin Walker

Surprise, we're getting pretty close to the final version of REALIS!

ICYMI: I've been making a TTRPG about mystical moons and living spaceships and sentences that can kill you. A preview is available now (see my pinned post), but the full version draws near!

www.kickstarter.com/projects/cru...

19.11.2025 17:10 πŸ‘ 1257 πŸ” 383 πŸ’¬ 23 πŸ“Œ 23

Yo I’ll be at pax unplugged all weekend, hit me up if you want to meet up!

20.11.2025 13:15 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I feel like every line of code I write is load bearing and I never need to write β€œmore” than exactly what I need.

14.11.2025 13:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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This post became a conference on C# so I’ll throw in my hat too - I love C#. It’s like the perfect gameplay authoring language IN ADDITION to having all the niceties around manual management when you want it and functional when you need it.

14.11.2025 13:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Get more from Loren Schmidt on Patreon creating video games + other digital art

i have a lot of trouble with self-promotion, but i lost my insurance and SNAP benefits a few months ago due to federal level hijinx, and am really struggling with the day to day right now. i could really use your help! i'm trying to get back up to $1000.

www.patreon.com/vacuumflowers

13.11.2025 17:30 πŸ‘ 77 πŸ” 75 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

10 years of study and 4 years of work.
May the Spirits be merciful to me. I have attempted to climb their starry ladder and unveil the secrets of their game! The story of many sinners and many saints, the tale of pilgrims and courtesans will serve you as a guide. It is done.

12.11.2025 17:13 πŸ‘ 680 πŸ” 149 πŸ’¬ 18 πŸ“Œ 6
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Save 15% on Ambrosia Sky on Steam You left. Now they’re dead. Ambrosia Sky: Act One is an immersive sim about exploring an asteroid colony devastated by a mysterious contamination. Survive and harvest strains of aggressive alien fungi...

I'm gonna GO to SPACE, she said
I'm gonna POWERWASH their SOULS, she said
I'm gonna BEFRIEND the FUNGUS, she said

and then she did! Happy Ambrosia Sky launch day! (the above may or may not reflect your play experience, consider it fan fiction)

store.steampowered.com/app/3580160/...

10.11.2025 14:13 πŸ‘ 47 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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sunday fun stuff doing a triptych of lonraigh mythos

02.11.2025 17:11 πŸ‘ 20 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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40% off on my prints! End in jjust 17 hours
www.inprnt.com/gallery/mech...

02.11.2025 12:08 πŸ‘ 543 πŸ” 119 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1

The book has already reached its goal so it’s happening, but I want the whole world singing Wildendrem’s praises. Back it and I promise you won’t be disappointed.

14.10.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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I think reviewer quotes in KS are usually silly for various reasons, but if you know these people then you know how rare it is that they share universal consensus around effusive love for a single book

14.10.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.

It’s been a crazy month for crowdfunding stuff (and Mothership month just went live!) but the thing to not miss right now is the The Valley of Flowers follow up. Grab the original and follow up books in the campaign!! Truly one of the best TTRPG books I’ve read.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...

14.10.2025 22:25 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Coming soon: Wildendrem Volume Two: The Saintly Hollows Two new books of mythic adventure in a land of wonder and peril, for use on their own or alongside the award-winning Valley of Flowers.

Every TTRPG I’ve read the past year has felt like a pale imitation of The Valley of Flowers. They’ve got a new Kickstarter coming up for the next book, and I expect it will be everything from the previous book and more, along with a great chance to grab Volume 1.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/626...

19.09.2025 22:55 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

In the wake of the announcement regarding redundancies at Bithell Games please go and follow these wonderful, talented people go.bsky.app/U1R3UmV

08.08.2025 16:18 πŸ‘ 121 πŸ” 74 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
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