Frankie Hobbins
@frankiehobbins.bsky.social
Real time art generalist and tech art.
Creator of http://www.squashandspell.com/
Current looking for new freelance work.
https://www.frankiehobbins.com/
Creator of http://www.squashandspell.com/
Current looking for new freelance work.
https://www.frankiehobbins.com/
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Hello Bluesky! I'm a game developer of over 20 years, still learning so much every day. I'm usually art focused but enjoy digging deeper and deeper into programming. I've got a portfolio here, www.frankiehobbins.com I'll be posting some old and new projects on bluesky.
#gamedev #techart #indiedev
#gamedev #techart #indiedev
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hey, I'm working on this! and what a treat it is; a cool ass video game and a team of super talented humans :D
plus I can actually talk about it and it won't get randomly cancelled because a shareholder farted or whatever? madness!
also yay; Godot!
okbyeeeee x
plus I can actually talk about it and it won't get randomly cancelled because a shareholder farted or whatever? madness!
also yay; Godot!
okbyeeeee x
Welcome back, Commanders.
The Cooperative State of Antos would like to inform you that PVKK will be launching Summer 2026.
Please enjoy your health giving tea, and await further communications.
#Gamescom | #OpeningNightLive
youtu.be/HYoehpASQMA?...
The Cooperative State of Antos would like to inform you that PVKK will be launching Summer 2026.
Please enjoy your health giving tea, and await further communications.
#Gamescom | #OpeningNightLive
youtu.be/HYoehpASQMA?...
PVKK Teleradio Trailer
YouTube video by Bippinbits
youtu.be
August 28, 2025 at 6:20 PM
hey, I'm working on this! and what a treat it is; a cool ass video game and a team of super talented humans :D
plus I can actually talk about it and it won't get randomly cancelled because a shareholder farted or whatever? madness!
also yay; Godot!
okbyeeeee x
plus I can actually talk about it and it won't get randomly cancelled because a shareholder farted or whatever? madness!
also yay; Godot!
okbyeeeee x
Whoop Whoop just got my latest game up on Steam.
First game with my daughter and now this ones with my mum.
store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
First game with my daughter and now this ones with my mum.
store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
Pigeon Hunter on Steam
Pigeon Hunter is classic hidden object game. Find the pigeons and other items in a series of beautiful hand drawn environments. Complete each scene and traverse though a dream like home.
store.steampowered.com
August 1, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Whoop Whoop just got my latest game up on Steam.
First game with my daughter and now this ones with my mum.
store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
First game with my daughter and now this ones with my mum.
store.steampowered.com/app/3917020/...
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
Reposted by Frankie Hobbins
We've just released a free web demo of our first hidden object game on @itch.io, Pigeon Hunter. Find pigeons nestled in a beautiful hand drawn background.
Other platforms coming soon!
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
Other platforms coming soon!
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
Pigeon Hunter by CraftyPickleGames
A short hidden object game with beautiful hand draw art.
craftypicklegames.itch.io
July 29, 2025 at 10:27 AM
We've just released a free web demo of our first hidden object game on @itch.io, Pigeon Hunter. Find pigeons nestled in a beautiful hand drawn background.
Other platforms coming soon!
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
Other platforms coming soon!
#IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGame #Gaming #CozyGaming
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
Just pushed a demo of a hidden object game I've been working on with my mum to itch.io
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
#IndieDev #GameDev #CozyGaming #MadeWithUnity
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
#IndieDev #GameDev #CozyGaming #MadeWithUnity
Pigeon Hunter by CraftyPickleGames
A short hidden object game with beautiful hand draw art.
craftypicklegames.itch.io
July 28, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Just pushed a demo of a hidden object game I've been working on with my mum to itch.io
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
#IndieDev #GameDev #CozyGaming #MadeWithUnity
craftypicklegames.itch.io/pigeon-hunter
#IndieDev #GameDev #CozyGaming #MadeWithUnity
#ScreenshotSaturday of my last game prototyping. It turned out to be a lot more fun that expected. Had some great feedback and ideas that will hopefully turn it into something much better than I though it ever could be.
store.steampowered.com/app/3816400/
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #MadeWithUnity
store.steampowered.com/app/3816400/
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #MadeWithUnity
June 14, 2025 at 12:56 PM
#ScreenshotSaturday of my last game prototyping. It turned out to be a lot more fun that expected. Had some great feedback and ideas that will hopefully turn it into something much better than I though it ever could be.
store.steampowered.com/app/3816400/
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #MadeWithUnity
store.steampowered.com/app/3816400/
#IndieDev #GameDev #SoloDev #MadeWithUnity
Building a second Steam page is going a lot faster than the first one 🥳
June 12, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Building a second Steam page is going a lot faster than the first one 🥳
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Working on a procedural building generator in order to place structures in the game world and make it more alive! #gamedev #indiegaming #medieval #citybuilder #browsergame #proceduralgeneration
June 9, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Working on a procedural building generator in order to place structures in the game world and make it more alive! #gamedev #indiegaming #medieval #citybuilder #browsergame #proceduralgeneration
That too soooooo looooong 😂
This week's #ScreenshotSaturday is a rare sighting of Squash and Spell: Kids Typing on the Windows Store!
That's right, we released last week on the Microsoft Store to allow easy access for anyone with a PC!
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames
That's right, we released last week on the Microsoft Store to allow easy access for anyone with a PC!
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames
June 7, 2025 at 4:20 PM
That too soooooo looooong 😂
Finally managed to get on windows app store,
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBKM...
That was more effort than actually making the game!!
#gamedev #indiedev
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBKM...
That was more effort than actually making the game!!
#gamedev #indiedev
Squash and Spell : Kids Typing - Download and play on Windows | Microsoft Store
🌈 Fun ABC Game for Children – Learn Letters, Spell Words, and More!
Squash and Spell is a playful, educational ABC game for young children who are just starting to explore letters, words, and spellin...
apps.microsoft.com
June 6, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Finally managed to get on windows app store,
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBKM...
That was more effort than actually making the game!!
#gamedev #indiedev
apps.microsoft.com/detail/9NBKM...
That was more effort than actually making the game!!
#gamedev #indiedev
My new top tip for indie developers is don't try and publish anything though Microsoft Partner Center 👎
June 6, 2025 at 12:30 PM
My new top tip for indie developers is don't try and publish anything though Microsoft Partner Center 👎
Reposted by Frankie Hobbins
#ScreenshotSaturday of our recently released game, Squash and Spell : Kids Typing.
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
May 31, 2025 at 1:08 PM
#ScreenshotSaturday of our recently released game, Squash and Spell : Kids Typing.
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
I still feel like a fraud when I make a post on my @craftypicklegames.bsky.social account and say "we" when it's only me there 🤔
May 30, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I still feel like a fraud when I make a post on my @craftypicklegames.bsky.social account and say "we" when it's only me there 🤔
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May 29, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I came up with a workflow for getting lots of #b3d #geonode objects such as trees into #unity with each one being a prefab.
I used a proxy object in blender and baked object position into the UVs.
A unity script gets the unique UV positions to place a prefab there on start.
#gamedev #indiedev
I used a proxy object in blender and baked object position into the UVs.
A unity script gets the unique UV positions to place a prefab there on start.
#gamedev #indiedev
May 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
May 29, 2025 at 10:32 AM
I finally hit release today on the game I started last year for my 3 year old daughter then decided to finish and ship!
It's been a lot more effort than I thought it would be getting a 'simple' game out on Steam and Mobile.
Big respect to everyone else who's doing or done it 💖
#indiedev #gamedev
It's been a lot more effort than I thought it would be getting a 'simple' game out on Steam and Mobile.
Big respect to everyone else who's doing or done it 💖
#indiedev #gamedev
📯Squash and Spell : Kids Typing is out now!!📯
We're very pleased to announce our first game is now released! 🥳
👉 Steam: steampowered.com/app/3387970
👉 Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
We're very pleased to announce our first game is now released! 🥳
👉 Steam: steampowered.com/app/3387970
👉 Android: play.google.com/store/apps/d...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #edtech
May 28, 2025 at 2:35 PM
I dont think I could have slept at night if I'd not put that in
With just a week to go until release, we've added a crucial feature for a game that speaks letters: a toggle for the letter Z to switch between "zee" and "zed"!!
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #steamgames #edtech
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #steamgames #edtech
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I dont think I could have slept at night if I'd not put that in
Total coincidence but it just so happens that vanilla newt is my favourite ice cream flavour 🤤
Launch is less than 10 days away! We’re cramming in some final changes thanks to your awesome feedback.
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #steamgames #edtech
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming #educationalgames #familygames #typinggame #preschoolgames #steamgames #edtech
May 19, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Total coincidence but it just so happens that vanilla newt is my favourite ice cream flavour 🤤
Reposted by Frankie Hobbins
#ScreenshotSaturday
Testing our early years alphabet game before release on the 28th. Running great on the #steamdeck! 🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming
Testing our early years alphabet game before release on the 28th. Running great on the #steamdeck! 🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming
May 10, 2025 at 5:17 PM
#ScreenshotSaturday
Testing our early years alphabet game before release on the 28th. Running great on the #steamdeck! 🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming
Testing our early years alphabet game before release on the 28th. Running great on the #steamdeck! 🤩
store.steampowered.com/app/3387970/...
#indiedev #gamedev #kidsgaming
Reposted by Frankie Hobbins
We're pleased to announce Squash and Spell will be released on Steam on the 28th of May! 🥳
Android and Windows Store to follow shortly after.
#KidsGames #GameDev #IndieDev
Android and Windows Store to follow shortly after.
#KidsGames #GameDev #IndieDev
May 6, 2025 at 3:06 PM
We're pleased to announce Squash and Spell will be released on Steam on the 28th of May! 🥳
Android and Windows Store to follow shortly after.
#KidsGames #GameDev #IndieDev
Android and Windows Store to follow shortly after.
#KidsGames #GameDev #IndieDev
Reposted by Frankie Hobbins
I made a thing!
"Texture Browser" is a Unity editor tool for... browsing and using textures! Inspired by @joewintergreen.com 's tool for UE, I made this for myself to work with Realtime CSG.
You can find it on Itch & GitHub!
billowper.itch.io/texture-brow...
#gamdev #unity3d #indiedev
"Texture Browser" is a Unity editor tool for... browsing and using textures! Inspired by @joewintergreen.com 's tool for UE, I made this for myself to work with Realtime CSG.
You can find it on Itch & GitHub!
billowper.itch.io/texture-brow...
#gamdev #unity3d #indiedev
Texture Browser for Unity by Billowper
old school texture browser for Unity
billowper.itch.io
April 16, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I made a thing!
"Texture Browser" is a Unity editor tool for... browsing and using textures! Inspired by @joewintergreen.com 's tool for UE, I made this for myself to work with Realtime CSG.
You can find it on Itch & GitHub!
billowper.itch.io/texture-brow...
#gamdev #unity3d #indiedev
"Texture Browser" is a Unity editor tool for... browsing and using textures! Inspired by @joewintergreen.com 's tool for UE, I made this for myself to work with Realtime CSG.
You can find it on Itch & GitHub!
billowper.itch.io/texture-brow...
#gamdev #unity3d #indiedev
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New artwork uploaded! This one is from my personal project Nordendal, see the full res version up on my Artstation: tpierrau.artstation.com
April 16, 2025 at 8:04 PM
New artwork uploaded! This one is from my personal project Nordendal, see the full res version up on my Artstation: tpierrau.artstation.com
I'd love some feedback on my colourblind mode. I'm not really sure what colours to pick, or maybe I need more than one mode. Or maybe I should just let uses deactivate certain colours. Maybe the grass needs to change colour too 🤔
#Indiedev #Accessibility #Gaming #GameDev
#Indiedev #Accessibility #Gaming #GameDev
April 16, 2025 at 1:29 PM
I'd love some feedback on my colourblind mode. I'm not really sure what colours to pick, or maybe I need more than one mode. Or maybe I should just let uses deactivate certain colours. Maybe the grass needs to change colour too 🤔
#Indiedev #Accessibility #Gaming #GameDev
#Indiedev #Accessibility #Gaming #GameDev
Screenshot Saturday post of a prototype I was working on earlier this year, need to wrap up Squash and Spell and get back to it ASAP!!
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev
April 12, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Screenshot Saturday post of a prototype I was working on earlier this year, need to wrap up Squash and Spell and get back to it ASAP!!
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev
#ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev