Adam deGrandis
@adamdegrandis.bsky.social
* Indie games art director (www.chickadeegames.com)
* Working on small games with my pal Ash. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769410/Ash__Adams_GOBSMACKED/)
* Educator at Maine College of Art & Design
* Dad
* Hugs and high five
* Working on small games with my pal Ash. (https://store.steampowered.com/app/2769410/Ash__Adams_GOBSMACKED/)
* Educator at Maine College of Art & Design
* Dad
* Hugs and high five
Reposted by Adam deGrandis
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
November 11, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Friendly tip for folks. My discord got hacked yesterday and my computer was acting funky ever since. Turns out it was malware installed through a blender file I bought as part of an asset pack on CG Trader. I didn’t know blender files were being used this way, but I figured I’d spread the word.
Smores over a little baby fire this afternoon. Good family times
November 9, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Smores over a little baby fire this afternoon. Good family times
i recorded this AND A BUNCH OF OTHER GREAT CLIPS in preparation of a big demo update on Wednesday and also im procrastinating cleaning my gutters
A bit of everything for #screenshotsaturday. Defending the settlement, repairing a turret, collecting a new settler, constructing a new building, clearing out the sprawl. Huzzah and such
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#indiegame
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#indiegame
November 8, 2025 at 3:44 PM
i recorded this AND A BUNCH OF OTHER GREAT CLIPS in preparation of a big demo update on Wednesday and also im procrastinating cleaning my gutters
I know I've done some complaining about the art tooling in Godot, but credit where it's due; they're out there talking to devs working with the engine, finding out what folks like and what they think could be stronger. High five, Godot foundation. Good job.
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
I know I've done some complaining about the art tooling in Godot, but credit where it's due; they're out there talking to devs working with the engine, finding out what folks like and what they think could be stronger. High five, Godot foundation. Good job.
people likin' the latest draknek, which feels nice
If you've picked up the latest copy of EDGE, keep an eye out for an excellent 9/10 review of Spooky Express in there:
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
“Whether you're a mere mortal or a puzzle demon, then, you're all but guaranteed to enjoy the ride.”
November 8, 2025 at 2:36 PM
people likin' the latest draknek, which feels nice
good job, maine. and good job, my town. we collectively decided to make good decisions at the ol' ballot box. yay us
November 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
good job, maine. and good job, my town. we collectively decided to make good decisions at the ol' ballot box. yay us
yesterday we did a sculpting intro in class. I start with normal instruction but then the last 45 minutes is to just make a weird little guy using all we learned. And the vibe is awesome every year... people asking questions and chatting about whatever. Good college times.
Here's my guy
Here's my guy
November 5, 2025 at 2:31 PM
yesterday we did a sculpting intro in class. I start with normal instruction but then the last 45 minutes is to just make a weird little guy using all we learned. And the vibe is awesome every year... people asking questions and chatting about whatever. Good college times.
Here's my guy
Here's my guy
My daughter sitting in my wife's studio, being a little artist 🥰
November 3, 2025 at 10:33 PM
My daughter sitting in my wife's studio, being a little artist 🥰
Releases tend to be far and few between, so it's always nice when something is well received
November 3, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Releases tend to be far and few between, so it's always nice when something is well received
Morning walk and some fairy house construction
November 2, 2025 at 4:38 PM
Morning walk and some fairy house construction
My beard is gone and my cat is cleaning my head. I got two things going on
November 1, 2025 at 9:17 PM
My beard is gone and my cat is cleaning my head. I got two things going on
Doing a rearrange of the house and i stumbled across some old art from what feels like a lifetime ago. Penny arcade about Monaco, supergiant posters signed by jen. She got t&t stuff signed by me. Fun memories. This all used to be in my office, back when I had a whole room to myself.
November 1, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Doing a rearrange of the house and i stumbled across some old art from what feels like a lifetime ago. Penny arcade about Monaco, supergiant posters signed by jen. She got t&t stuff signed by me. Fun memories. This all used to be in my office, back when I had a whole room to myself.
Reposted by Adam deGrandis
preview of a near-future demo update: new turret types. You build a standard turret and then modify it with an upgrade building. Looks cool, super fun. Just like you. Love, dad
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame
November 1, 2025 at 1:16 PM
preview of a near-future demo update: new turret types. You build a standard turret and then modify it with an upgrade building. Looks cool, super fun. Just like you. Love, dad
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame
Check out the demo! store.steampowered.com/app/3580340/Ash__Adams_Existential_Treads/
#screenshotsaturday #indiegame
RIP Manny Calavara mittens. Your faces are still great but your backsides are shredded and not fixable.
November 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
RIP Manny Calavara mittens. Your faces are still great but your backsides are shredded and not fixable.
Friends, my beard is gorgeous right now. Long as its ever been. Graying in a way that says "this guy knows about stuff". If you're a beardo, you'd look at this beard and say, "woah, sweet beard".
And I'm chopping it off tomorrow for a Halloween costume, and it's a good bit, but I'm SAD
And I'm chopping it off tomorrow for a Halloween costume, and it's a good bit, but I'm SAD
October 30, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Friends, my beard is gorgeous right now. Long as its ever been. Graying in a way that says "this guy knows about stuff". If you're a beardo, you'd look at this beard and say, "woah, sweet beard".
And I'm chopping it off tomorrow for a Halloween costume, and it's a good bit, but I'm SAD
And I'm chopping it off tomorrow for a Halloween costume, and it's a good bit, but I'm SAD
Holy heck, my intro to gamedev class is working through a visual development project where they design an art style for a prototype, and they're doing such an amazing job I'm posting about it on b sky dot com. They're doing so good! Little baby pros already! And they're only freshmen!
October 30, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Holy heck, my intro to gamedev class is working through a visual development project where they design an art style for a prototype, and they're doing such an amazing job I'm posting about it on b sky dot com. They're doing so good! Little baby pros already! And they're only freshmen!
oh snap, ultima meets minecraft
btw conventional games marketing wisdom says block game will never get a lick of press because i'm developing it out in the open and anything that's public knowledge is not news so that means for it to go anywhere it has to have strong word of mouth
so uh, tell your friends? enikofox.com/blockgame
so uh, tell your friends? enikofox.com/blockgame
Block Game | Ultima/TES meets Minecraft
Ultima/Elder Scrolls meets Minecraft voxel sandbox game with building and crafting.
enikofox.com
October 30, 2025 at 10:48 AM
oh snap, ultima meets minecraft
I'm doing some work right now that feels like the best work I've done in a long time. Nothing I can show yet... or even want to, because maybe this fizzles out and doesn't become anything. But for right now, it's Very Exciting.
Yay art, yay game dev, yay art for games
Yay art, yay game dev, yay art for games
October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I'm doing some work right now that feels like the best work I've done in a long time. Nothing I can show yet... or even want to, because maybe this fizzles out and doesn't become anything. But for right now, it's Very Exciting.
Yay art, yay game dev, yay art for games
Yay art, yay game dev, yay art for games
You can still play this. A nice little community runs a server. Probably not interesting without memories of the game when it was new, but (as a ride or die Westwood fan) I'm into it
- The daily video game history fact -
Earth & Beyond (2002) was the last game developed by Westwood Studios before their closure in 2003.
The compagny was listed in Guinness World Records in 2011 for selling 30M copies of Command & Conquer games worldwide.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5P...
Earth & Beyond (2002) was the last game developed by Westwood Studios before their closure in 2003.
The compagny was listed in Guinness World Records in 2011 for selling 30M copies of Command & Conquer games worldwide.
Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GO5P...
October 27, 2025 at 1:20 PM
You can still play this. A nice little community runs a server. Probably not interesting without memories of the game when it was new, but (as a ride or die Westwood fan) I'm into it
I made pizza earlier
October 26, 2025 at 1:53 AM
I made pizza earlier
this is the best contribution to the halo discourse
the only cool thing about halo was how the suit was constantly jacking him off
October 24, 2025 at 10:14 PM
this is the best contribution to the halo discourse
I'm the mayor of kitty city
October 22, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I'm the mayor of kitty city
hey go play the game, hot stuff! Enjoy my 3d models and animations and miscellanea!
Spooky Express is OUT NOW on PC and Mobile! 🚂🎃
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
All the passengers are dying to ride the Spooky Express! Don’t let them miss their stops: they may be monsters, but they still have places to be and people to eat – er, we mean meet!
spooky.express
October 21, 2025 at 4:12 PM
hey go play the game, hot stuff! Enjoy my 3d models and animations and miscellanea!
Drawing of yours truly by my kiddo.
Kid drawings rule
Kid drawings rule
October 20, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Drawing of yours truly by my kiddo.
Kid drawings rule
Kid drawings rule
Reposted by Adam deGrandis
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%
October 18, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Look, it’s really straightforward to get a publisher as a new name indie in 2025. Simply do 95% of the work making and marketing your game, and if your metrics are trending towards almost certain success, a publisher will swoop in to promise the remaining 5%, deliver 3%, and collect 75%