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https://cinderous.dev Developer of Starlight Raiders, a twin-stick roguelike extraction shooter with GBA-inspired pixel art. Chasing the GameDev dream. πŸ‘©πŸΌπŸ˜ΊπŸŽ§πŸͺ΄πŸŒ±πŸ„πŸ‘¨β€πŸ’»πŸŒ²πŸŒ³β˜ƒοΈπŸŒ»πŸŽοΈπŸ•ΉοΈ Boo Big Tech, Boo Oligarchy πŸ‘Ž

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screenshot of Starlight Raider's inventory screen showing a new "Utility" slot

screenshot of Starlight Raider's inventory screen showing a new "Utility" slot

Here's a small teaser for what's coming this Friday!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

11.03.2026 01:01 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy #MushroomMonday!

10.03.2026 01:54 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tutorial & Vaulting TL;DR: Tutorial, Stat-tracking, Vaulting. Go Play ! Hey Raider! The exciting star of this update is a new

When I said later I meant "later in time", not "later today"....

A developer is never late! He devlogs precisely when he means to.

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#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

07.03.2026 14:30 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

They're such a lovely color! Great shot!

07.03.2026 13:28 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I've not made a driving/racing game yet, but I'm getting excited for this kit! I might have to find a jam soon πŸ˜†

07.03.2026 13:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Beautiful shot of a beautiful mushroom!

07.03.2026 13:23 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL IS GOING TO HAPPEN

07.03.2026 12:39 πŸ‘ 368 πŸ” 151 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 8
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Starlight Raiders by CinderousWorks Roguelite Looter Shooter inspired by Arc Raiders, Risk of Rain, FTL & more.

Slay the Spire 2 tried to throw me off schedule, but here I am with another friday morning update!😁

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Devlog later!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

06.03.2026 16:33 πŸ‘ 12 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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It's been a while since I've done any #pixelart so here's a time-lapse of making the Big Book of Bragging 😁

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

05.03.2026 12:34 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks! Vaulting will be to increase player mobility and combat variety. The combat felt a bit slow, so I'm trying to crank it up a notch before I start designing/adding more enemies. I added dodging a couple weeks ago which helped, but I think the ability to "hop" walls opens up level design a lot!

04.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hit myself in the pokemon-nostalgia-feels by accident while prototyping a "vault" mechanic

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev #pokemon

04.03.2026 14:05 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

EMPATHY - La responsabilitΓ© isn't concerned with trivial questions like *who killed who*. It's about the real issues: the human welfare index, the price of staple goods, the transition to real democracy...

27.02.2026 09:46 πŸ‘ 40 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lock and Load: Ammo Types, Ship Rooms, & High-Risk Bounties TL;DR: Crewmate rooms, inventory shortcuts, crew unlocks, light/med/heavy ammo, higher tier bounties and elemental slimes, go play! This week brings some bug fixes, polish, and extension of Crewmates....

I don't normally do morning releases, but I upped my Obsidian game last week and the organization is paying off!

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#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

27.02.2026 15:00 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

SHIVERS - Snow falls and there is no answer. Some things are not for mortals to know.

23.02.2026 03:21 πŸ‘ 91 πŸ” 34 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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It's dangerous to go alone! TL;DR: Crewmates, gun/shield/suit mods, quick-use wheel, magazines/reloading, improved inventory controller support! This week's update brings with it some

Crewmates, mods and reloading! Read more here:
cinderousworks.itch.io/starlight-ra...

Or just play: cinderousworks.itch.io/starlight-ra...

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

20.02.2026 16:20 πŸ‘ 11 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œThat's 40 *cents*. Cents are a form of currency one hundred times smaller than the reΓ‘l. I'm not even going to take this. Come back when you have 130 reΓ‘l.”

Isn't it... evil? The order of magnitude between what is asked of a person -- and what they have?

18.02.2026 13:14 πŸ‘ 207 πŸ” 39 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 2
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magic✨

16.02.2026 20:15 πŸ‘ 903 πŸ” 160 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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Coming later this week, crewmates!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

16.02.2026 01:47 πŸ‘ 13 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gun Slots, Mods & More
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#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

13.02.2026 05:36 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I will say the Teamspeak 6 client looks quite nice if we're talking specifically about discord replacement. It's got a ways to go, but they seem to be on the right track?

10.02.2026 20:38 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for your input, I couldn't agree more! It IS confusing and I've avoided it by keeping a private non-fed server for a small group of friends, essentially forcing "one and only one context" but that's not a good answer for mass adoption/discord replacement

10.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks for sharing! I was curious because of your comment about vibe coded matrix UIs if there was something in particular you look for. I definitely agree the general structure of Matrix can be quite confusing and I've only avoided it by maintaining a private non-federated server for a small circle

10.02.2026 20:31 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Out of curiosity, have you tried Element? And if so, what are/were your pain points with it? For myself, I'm a big fan of Element and its design, but find the admin side of Matrix a bit obtuse. I recognize my stance is heavily tech-nerd-biased though so I'd love to hear your thoughts!

10.02.2026 20:11 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

ELECTROCHEMISTRY - The funk soul brother at the back of his head has gone dark. Forever.

10.02.2026 12:08 πŸ‘ 101 πŸ” 30 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Happy birthday to the PokΓ©mon Mewtwo

06.02.2026 08:44 πŸ‘ 2933 πŸ” 625 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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Starlight Raiders by CinderousWorks Play in your browser

Update! cinderousworks.itch.io/starlight-ra...

Better late than never! cinderousworks.itch.io/starlight-ra...

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

07.02.2026 00:09 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Squashing some bugs to get a build out tomorrow, sometimes bugs can be fun!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

04.02.2026 22:15 πŸ‘ 15 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Graph showing the relative share of game engines used in Global Game Jam from 2018 to 2026.

It mainly shows a relative decrease of the Unity share from nearly 80% to 57%, while Godot grew from 1.4% to over 25%. There's a notable inflexion point in the year-on-year growth from Godot in 2024.

Graph showing the relative share of game engines used in Global Game Jam from 2018 to 2026. It mainly shows a relative decrease of the Unity share from nearly 80% to 57%, while Godot grew from 1.4% to over 25%. There's a notable inflexion point in the year-on-year growth from Godot in 2024.

The 2026 Global Game Jam #GGJ26 was last weekend, so let's take a look at their historical data for engine usage.

πŸ“ˆ @godotengine.org is having a good run!

#Godot is now firmly established as the #2 engine in game jams (correlated by #GMTKJam data), rapidly closing the gap with #Unity.

03.02.2026 20:45 πŸ‘ 268 πŸ” 49 πŸ’¬ 9 πŸ“Œ 6
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You can't have a stacking inventory and no way to split stacks! Here's a WIP clip of drag 'n' drop, splitting stacks and recycling items!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

02.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 17 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I'm still here! Currently working through some bugs/polish/quality of life for the inventory system but progress has been slow with life & the day job. Hope to get a build out this week!

#roguelike #roguelite #extractionShooter #godot #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

02.02.2026 21:29 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0