Daniel JM
@danjohnston.uk
Game dev 🎮 Making game assets, tutorials & fonts. Creator of Gyro Boss 🛸
3-time winner & former host of the GMC Jam.
https://chequered.ink/
3-time winner & former host of the GMC Jam.
https://chequered.ink/
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Daniel JM
@danjohnston.uk
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HUGE NEWS: Today we're launching a pack of 10,000 game assets! All existing Chequered Ink Assets + hundreds exclusive to the pack, across a variety of genres for commercial use in all your projects. AND they're all made by HUMANS 🫨 ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev #indiedev
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Our Winter Sale has now extended to our games on Steam and Nintendo Switch, where you can get up to 90% off! #gamedev
Winter Sales Now On Steam, Nintendo Switch
Our Winter Sale has now extended to our games on Steam and Nintendo Switch, where you can get up to 90% off.
chequered.ink
December 22, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Our Winter Sale has now extended to our games on Steam and Nintendo Switch, where you can get up to 90% off! #gamedev
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Give yourself the gift of royalty free, commercial use video game music this christmas!
Available now for only $10 during the holidays:
moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
tell your friends or share the post!
#gamedev #musicsky #promosky
Available now for only $10 during the holidays:
moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
tell your friends or share the post!
#gamedev #musicsky #promosky
December 23, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Give yourself the gift of royalty free, commercial use video game music this christmas!
Available now for only $10 during the holidays:
moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
tell your friends or share the post!
#gamedev #musicsky #promosky
Available now for only $10 during the holidays:
moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
tell your friends or share the post!
#gamedev #musicsky #promosky
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The answer to this is of course using AI for design docs counts as using it to develop your game. Get your own ideas. And IMO using it for scheduling or budgets is downright stupid. Who will be held accountable when it's wrong? (Which it will be)
(screenshot cos OP closed replies & QRPs) #gamedev
(screenshot cos OP closed replies & QRPs) #gamedev
December 22, 2025 at 4:09 PM
The answer to this is of course using AI for design docs counts as using it to develop your game. Get your own ideas. And IMO using it for scheduling or budgets is downright stupid. Who will be held accountable when it's wrong? (Which it will be)
(screenshot cos OP closed replies & QRPs) #gamedev
(screenshot cos OP closed replies & QRPs) #gamedev
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Games in our Winter Sale #3 - GameDevDan vs Life, which is a collection of 71 mini games & jam games bundled into one launcher! Basically every non-CI project made by @danjohnston.uk up until December 2024 for just $3! ci.itch.io/gamedevdan-v... #gamedev
GameDevDan vs Life by Chequered Ink
71 games in 1 nifty launcher
ci.itch.io
December 21, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Games in our Winter Sale #3 - GameDevDan vs Life, which is a collection of 71 mini games & jam games bundled into one launcher! Basically every non-CI project made by @danjohnston.uk up until December 2024 for just $3! ci.itch.io/gamedevdan-v... #gamedev
Lol all of the information they had to disqualify them existed when they gave them the award. And also it's not an indie game in most senses of the word like... The opportunity you had to take a stand on this was 3 days+ ago before the original awards ceremony.
Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
insider-gaming.com/indie-game-a...
insider-gaming.com/indie-game-a...
Indie Game Awards Disqualifies Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Due To Gen AI Usage
Sandfall Interactive and Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has been stripped of its wins at The Indie Game Awards due to use of generative AI.
insider-gaming.com
December 21, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Lol all of the information they had to disqualify them existed when they gave them the award. And also it's not an indie game in most senses of the word like... The opportunity you had to take a stand on this was 3 days+ ago before the original awards ceremony.
Card Combiner is a monster merging game by Tee Rizz - made with the monster sprites from our game assets pack! It's the first playable game I've seen using them since we launched the pack, very cool 😁 #gamedev tee-rizz.itch.io/card-combiner
Card Combiner by Tee Rizz
Combine cards and complete your collection to win!
tee-rizz.itch.io
December 20, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Card Combiner is a monster merging game by Tee Rizz - made with the monster sprites from our game assets pack! It's the first playable game I've seen using them since we launched the pack, very cool 😁 #gamedev tee-rizz.itch.io/card-combiner
This post got me blocked by an AI reply guy so it's working I guess
You know if a game *doesn't* use AI, people who like AI will still buy it if it's a good game.
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
December 20, 2025 at 12:40 PM
This post got me blocked by an AI reply guy so it's working I guess
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It's set to W for Wumbo
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's set to W for Wumbo
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ICYMI we have a pack of 10,000 game dev assets including pixel art, high res art and sound effects. Representing a variety of genres including platformer, RPG, puzzle, adventure and more. 50% off until December 31st! ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev
December 19, 2025 at 7:43 PM
ICYMI we have a pack of 10,000 game dev assets including pixel art, high res art and sound effects. Representing a variety of genres including platformer, RPG, puzzle, adventure and more. 50% off until December 31st! ci.itch.io/all-game-ass... #gamedev
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$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music!
Available for only $10 during Christmas: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look what the ppl are saying about it.
#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #musicsky
Available for only $10 during Christmas: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look what the ppl are saying about it.
#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #musicsky
December 19, 2025 at 12:08 PM
$20,000 of royalty free commercial use video game music!
Available for only $10 during Christmas: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look what the ppl are saying about it.
#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #musicsky
Available for only $10 during Christmas: moonanagames.itch.io/80-songs-pack
Is it worth it? Don't take my word for it, just look what the ppl are saying about it.
#gamedev 🎮 #ttrpg #musicsky
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Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
December 19, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Pretty disappointed in both @humblebundle.com and especially in @girlswhocode.bsky.social. Please teach girls how to code, don't push them into generative AI. That won't build their skills. Prioritize foundational programming skills and awaken their interest. "Tired of long days writing code"???
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holy crap this looks so cool I need to wishlist this
This is Nildigo by @allis.ink - it's a puzzle roguelite with elements of Picross, Minesweeper and Voltorb Flip! We're preparing for release in 2026 but you can already play a demo build & add to your wishlist now on Steam :) store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/... #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
December 19, 2025 at 7:30 AM
holy crap this looks so cool I need to wishlist this
You know if a game *doesn't* use AI, people who like AI will still buy it if it's a good game.
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
December 18, 2025 at 10:22 PM
You know if a game *doesn't* use AI, people who like AI will still buy it if it's a good game.
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
But people who don't like AI (like me) won't buy an otherwise good game even if it uses AI for like 1 placeholder.
Maybe CEOs who only understand numbers should think am I limiting my potential audience?
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Games in our Winter Sale #1 - An oldie but a goldie, Innoquous V celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and it hasn't aged a day 👀 Twist the screen around in this cheap and cheerful 2.5D platform puzzle game! ci.itch.io/innoquous-5
December 18, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Games in our Winter Sale #1 - An oldie but a goldie, Innoquous V celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and it hasn't aged a day 👀 Twist the screen around in this cheap and cheerful 2.5D platform puzzle game! ci.itch.io/innoquous-5
Playing @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social again - I love this little garbage world
December 18, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Playing @kingdomsofthedump.bsky.social again - I love this little garbage world
It's set to W for Wumbo
December 18, 2025 at 12:44 AM
It's set to W for Wumbo
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An idea for a puzzle game I've had for a while - don't know if I'll ever get around to making it so I thought I'd share it in case anyone else gets inspired #gamedev chequered.ink/puzzle-game-...
Puzzle Game Idea: Town Shift - Chequered Ink
It's time for a new game idea! Today we're looking at a puzzle game idea I came up with called Town Shift.
chequered.ink
December 16, 2025 at 7:18 PM
An idea for a puzzle game I've had for a while - don't know if I'll ever get around to making it so I thought I'd share it in case anyone else gets inspired #gamedev chequered.ink/puzzle-game-...
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I've seen lots of acceleration due to the use of AI: acceleration of inequality, acceleration of climate catastrophe, acceleration of slop, acceleration of trust collapse, acceleration of scams, acceleration of model collapsed acceleration of misinformation, acceleration of drought
December 17, 2025 at 1:25 AM
I've seen lots of acceleration due to the use of AI: acceleration of inequality, acceleration of climate catastrophe, acceleration of slop, acceleration of trust collapse, acceleration of scams, acceleration of model collapsed acceleration of misinformation, acceleration of drought
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Brioche the Doughmancer 🫓
December 17, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Brioche the Doughmancer 🫓
Please surprise us and call like consume me GOTY or something lmao
BTW, E33 is on this
The Indie Game Awards air on Dec. 18th, streaming on IGN, GameSpot, and Six One Indie.
It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom.
🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET
🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
It’s not a night for new trailers, but a night to celebrate global devs who swung for the fences with unrestricted creative freedom.
🕐 IGAs Countdown: 6:30 PM ET
🏆 Ceremony: 6:50 PM ET
🔗 www.indiegameawards.gg
December 17, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Please surprise us and call like consume me GOTY or something lmao
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You can get 50% off a bunch of our games in the Itch Winter Sale ❄️ Classics like Gyro Boss, Revolver, Innoquous and Plunder Dungeons are going cheap for Christmas :) #gamedev
50% Off Our Games in the Itch Winter Sale
Continuing our series of winter sales, you can now get 50% off a selection of our games on itch.io in the Winter Sale.
chequered.ink
December 17, 2025 at 6:00 PM
You can get 50% off a bunch of our games in the Itch Winter Sale ❄️ Classics like Gyro Boss, Revolver, Innoquous and Plunder Dungeons are going cheap for Christmas :) #gamedev
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New Steam Page Alert! 🎉
Trinket Bag Maker is a cozy game where you create bags inspired by the 2000's fashion games and it's my new project ✨
👜 Pick your bag model
🎨 Customize the color/pattern
🌸 Add lots of charms
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #cozygames #wishlistwednesday
Trinket Bag Maker is a cozy game where you create bags inspired by the 2000's fashion games and it's my new project ✨
👜 Pick your bag model
🎨 Customize the color/pattern
🌸 Add lots of charms
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #cozygames #wishlistwednesday
December 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM
New Steam Page Alert! 🎉
Trinket Bag Maker is a cozy game where you create bags inspired by the 2000's fashion games and it's my new project ✨
👜 Pick your bag model
🎨 Customize the color/pattern
🌸 Add lots of charms
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #cozygames #wishlistwednesday
Trinket Bag Maker is a cozy game where you create bags inspired by the 2000's fashion games and it's my new project ✨
👜 Pick your bag model
🎨 Customize the color/pattern
🌸 Add lots of charms
#indiegames #IndieGameDev #cozygames #wishlistwednesday
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We're making a puzzle roguelite with elements of Picross, Minesweeper and Voltorb Flip! If you like puzzle games and lots of numbers that go up, give the demo a try now and add it to your wishlist :) store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...
Nildigo on Steam
Spicy-zen puzzle roguelite with dangerous money grids and hundreds of Perks and Powers.
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 3:29 PM
We're making a puzzle roguelite with elements of Picross, Minesweeper and Voltorb Flip! If you like puzzle games and lots of numbers that go up, give the demo a try now and add it to your wishlist :) store.steampowered.com/app/3769010/...