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Keys - Making Umbra with pico8
@eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
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I make junk for fun, I go outside sometimes too, when they let me. Game Dev/Writer/Illustrator, 21yo, He/they. Working on Associates and looking for work.
Have a pleasant existence!
Pfp by @sheevanator.bsky.social - thanks dude!
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Keys - Making Umbra with pico8 @eliasdoesathing.bsky.social · Oct 13
Finished up the demo for my pico8 game UMBRA! indie-pixel.itch.io/umbra #pico8 #gamedev #indiegame
Umbra by Keys
Light cant always win.
indie-pixel.itch.io
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Going through trying to fix things up before the demo update and added these labels im kinda proud of.(People where exiting without meaning to). They're a bit bulky, Though im not sure there's any way to fix that. lmk what you think
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Going through trying to fix things up before the demo update and added these labels im kinda proud of.(People where exiting without meaning to). They're a bit bulky, Though im not sure there's any way to fix that. lmk what you think
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
November 8, 2025 at 8:51 AM
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lsteinke.bsky.social
Check out Umbra by @eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
And tell him to add a coyote timer 😊
That's totally because it's a good idea and not because I suck at timing my jumps. Honest.

indie-pixel.itch.io/umbra
Umbra by Keys
Light cant always win.
indie-pixel.itch.io
November 7, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Just as I thought I was done with the demo, I tried it with a controller and discovered like 3 different bugs all at once. Apologies for the lack of updates for the last few days, midterms decided to hit like a truck. hope youre well!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Just as I thought I was done with the demo, I tried it with a controller and discovered like 3 different bugs all at once. Apologies for the lack of updates for the last few days, midterms decided to hit like a truck. hope youre well!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
New page of for WANDER! tapas.io/episode/3710...
#comics #webcomic #scifi #art #digitalart #wandercomic
Read Wander :: Chapter 1 - Context || Page30 | Tapas Community
Read Wander and more premium Science fiction Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
New page of for WANDER! tapas.io/episode/3710...
#comics #webcomic #scifi #art #digitalart #wandercomic
Read Wander :: Chapter 1 - Context || Page30 | Tapas Community
Read Wander and more premium Science fiction Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
November 3, 2025 at 10:02 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Current progress on the demo end screen Im also debating making it the proper end screen for the game, though it would obviously need some small tweaks. (I still gotta go through my list of names to add)
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
happy halloween and extremely belated birthday @petrakor.bsky.social !
a picture of a character standing in the woods with a dark background holding a flashlight.
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
happy halloween and extremely belated birthday @petrakor.bsky.social !
a picture of a character standing in the woods with a dark background holding a flashlight.
October 31, 2025 at 7:22 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
the weird thing i've noticed about running a monthly comic is, that my art style tends to drift a bit between frames as they take their own indeterminent amount of time to complete.
#comics #webcomics #art #digitalart
A drawing a blue foxlike character with slightly warmer colors than the rest of the other images a drawing of a blue foxlike character with slightly harsher shading than the rest of the images a drawing of the blue fox like character with a black foxlike character with slightly softer shading the same characters with slightly harsher shading and colors.
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
apologies for the repost but I had to revise the page a bit due to some paceing and text errors, (thanks tim!). hope youre all well!
tapas.io/episode/3668...
#comics #webcomic #webseries #furry #scifi #comicart #cyberpunk #wandercomic #digitalart
Read Wander :: Chapter 2 - Namesake|| Page 29 | Tapas Community
Read Wander and more premium Science fiction Community series now on Tapas!
tapas.io
September 28, 2025 at 5:40 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
the weird thing i've noticed about running a monthly comic is, that my art style tends to drift a bit between frames as they take their own indeterminent amount of time to complete.
#comics #webcomics #art #digitalart
A drawing a blue foxlike character with slightly warmer colors than the rest of the other images a drawing of a blue foxlike character with slightly harsher shading than the rest of the images a drawing of the blue fox like character with a black foxlike character with slightly softer shading the same characters with slightly harsher shading and colors.
October 30, 2025 at 7:20 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Current progress on the demo end screen Im also debating making it the proper end screen for the game, though it would obviously need some small tweaks. (I still gotta go through my list of names to add)
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Didnt end up figuring out compression, Though I did check out som bbs solutions. I just ended up craming the logo into the sheet lol. Also had soem time to mess with particles I'm not sure if I like the fuzzy lines lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
Didnt end up figuring out compression, Though I did check out som bbs solutions. I just ended up craming the logo into the sheet lol. Also had soem time to mess with particles I'm not sure if I like the fuzzy lines lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 25, 2025 at 7:24 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
I'm working on sprucing up the demo end screen(the old demo is way out of date, so much has been fixed or changed.) I'm happy with it so far, but I gotta look into a way of compressing the the sprite data so I can add the logo and details
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
I'm working on sprucing up the demo end screen(the old demo is way out of date, so much has been fixed or changed.) I'm happy with it so far, but I gotta look into a way of compressing the the sprite data so I can add the logo and details
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 24, 2025 at 6:53 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
The writing continues, hope you're well! Visual updates will return soon #pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social Keys - Making Umbra with pico8 @eliasdoesathing.bsky.social · Sep 29
working on polishin gup the end scenes writing. its not quite a satisfying ending anymore(it never really was) and i wanna get it right. heres some in game art in the meantime while i get things set up.
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 3, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
messing around with the soul syphon vfx, now youre blood goes straight to the bosses health bar if you die. I still wanna see about the ui breaking up a bit when you're on your last chance, lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 11, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
The last 10% is the last 90% or something like that. But its close! so much so that I have a tentative idea of a release date but i dont want to say anything incase im wrong lol. Hope youre well!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
The last 10% is the last 90% or something like that. But its close! so much so that I have a tentative idea of a release date but i dont want to say anything incase im wrong lol. Hope youre well!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 20, 2025 at 6:35 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
lots of bts stuff goin on! But up next on my list was to add name plates to text boxes so its a bit easier to tell whos talking, as ive had a few complaints. Just gotta give it some stylization, lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
lots of bts stuff goin on! But up next on my list was to add name plates to text boxes so its a bit easier to tell whos talking, as ive had a few complaints. Just gotta give it some stylization, lmk what you think!
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 AM
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eliasdoesathing.bsky.social
polishing up the boss death state! They now syphon your soul in order to heal themself, limiting you to three chances per atempt, lest you wither away entirely. someone also suggested degrading the ui over time wich I may also try
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame
October 11, 2025 at 6:56 AM