Gabriel
@gabrielhelfenstein.bsky.social
Games + Performances
Part of Fantasia Malware
Making The House Before and The Abyssal Diplomat
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https://gabrielhelfenstein.mmm.page/
https://gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/
https://fantasia-malware.net/
Part of Fantasia Malware
Making The House Before and The Abyssal Diplomat
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https://gabrielhelfenstein.mmm.page/
https://gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/
https://fantasia-malware.net/
Pinned
The House Before on Steam
You wake up as a House. Your bones are pipes and tunnels. Your organs are a labyrinth of caves. The House Before is a narrative body horror adventure where you play as a monstrous structure filled wit...
store.steampowered.com
I made a new Steam page for The House Before - a game where you play as a house filled with weird creatures.
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
A Ghost of Houses Past.
Want to squeeze more ghost houses? Then maybe wishlist The House Before > store.steampowered.com/app/1779750/...
#wishlistwednesday #indiegames #gamedev
Want to squeeze more ghost houses? Then maybe wishlist The House Before > store.steampowered.com/app/1779750/...
#wishlistwednesday #indiegames #gamedev
January 7, 2026 at 3:49 PM
A Ghost of Houses Past.
Want to squeeze more ghost houses? Then maybe wishlist The House Before > store.steampowered.com/app/1779750/...
#wishlistwednesday #indiegames #gamedev
Want to squeeze more ghost houses? Then maybe wishlist The House Before > store.steampowered.com/app/1779750/...
#wishlistwednesday #indiegames #gamedev
Some favorites from the Deck-Month 3 jam:
- silvazuao.itch.io/garoa-acida
- ednaarel.itch.io/port-priority
- mindape.itch.io/video-leech
- puter-and-tunep-games.itch.io/inspiration-...
- silvazuao.itch.io/garoa-acida
- ednaarel.itch.io/port-priority
- mindape.itch.io/video-leech
- puter-and-tunep-games.itch.io/inspiration-...
January 6, 2026 at 12:53 PM
Some favorites from the Deck-Month 3 jam:
- silvazuao.itch.io/garoa-acida
- ednaarel.itch.io/port-priority
- mindape.itch.io/video-leech
- puter-and-tunep-games.itch.io/inspiration-...
- silvazuao.itch.io/garoa-acida
- ednaarel.itch.io/port-priority
- mindape.itch.io/video-leech
- puter-and-tunep-games.itch.io/inspiration-...
I made a very short visual novel in Decker, for Deck-Month 3. Check it out!
gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/anothingness
gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/anothingness
December 22, 2025 at 12:39 PM
I made a very short visual novel in Decker, for Deck-Month 3. Check it out!
gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/anothingness
gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/anothingness
I made a new Steam page for The House Before - a game where you play as a house filled with weird creatures.
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
The House Before on Steam
You wake up as a House. Your bones are pipes and tunnels. Your organs are a labyrinth of caves. The House Before is a narrative body horror adventure where you play as a monstrous structure filled wit...
store.steampowered.com
December 20, 2025 at 7:16 PM
I made a new Steam page for The House Before - a game where you play as a house filled with weird creatures.
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
No release date yet, but it will definitely be out sometime in 2026.
Reposts and Wishlists very appreciated!
#indiegames #gamedev #IndieGame
Doing the centennial health check-up
December 14, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Doing the centennial health check-up
Reposted by Gabriel
Made a small thing for a Galician game jam (don't worry, it's also in English).
The theme was making a game based on a short story about someone trying to remember an odd childhood story about fishing a giant octopus.
My take on this was a quiz horror game:
apehardware.itch.io/polbo-xigant...
The theme was making a game based on a short story about someone trying to remember an odd childhood story about fishing a giant octopus.
My take on this was a quiz horror game:
apehardware.itch.io/polbo-xigant...
December 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Made a small thing for a Galician game jam (don't worry, it's also in English).
The theme was making a game based on a short story about someone trying to remember an odd childhood story about fishing a giant octopus.
My take on this was a quiz horror game:
apehardware.itch.io/polbo-xigant...
The theme was making a game based on a short story about someone trying to remember an odd childhood story about fishing a giant octopus.
My take on this was a quiz horror game:
apehardware.itch.io/polbo-xigant...
The Lung is feeling a bit putrid today
December 12, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The Lung is feeling a bit putrid today
The Runner is having weird dreams
December 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
The Runner is having weird dreams
Scanning the flesh of a confused creature.
December 4, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Scanning the flesh of a confused creature.
Reposted by Gabriel
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:00 PM
SIGN OUR BOYCOTT XBOX PLEDGE: We are asking gamers, game workers, streamers & journalists to join us in boycotting & divesting from Xbox, to force Microsoft to end its complicity in the genocide of Palestinians.
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
We’ve provided concrete actions everyone can take. Sign here: nogamesforgenocide.com
Reposted by Gabriel
SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
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Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
November 29, 2025 at 4:19 PM
SOUP ROOMS is a collaborative minimalist art-game featuring over 100 ROOMS created by cool and talented indie devs from around the world.
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
Admission is free of charge, and you can even make your own ROOMS and SOUP-like games to share with others!
We hope you enjoy your stay.
LINKS BELOW!
↓↓↓↓↓↓↓
November 29, 2025 at 2:35 PM
An old character selection screen I might be repurposing. (The name is wrong tho)
November 25, 2025 at 6:15 PM
An old character selection screen I might be repurposing. (The name is wrong tho)
Some tests for a new short interlude in The Abyssal Diplomat - using a mixture of sprites, videos and 3d models.
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Some tests for a new short interlude in The Abyssal Diplomat - using a mixture of sprites, videos and 3d models.
Some inspiration for The House Before:
- Gremlins 2 by Joe Dante
- N.O.B. Neo Organic Bioform by Octagon Entertainment
- The Labyrinth of Time by Terra Nova Development
- Goosebumps cover by Tim Jacobus
- Gremlins 2 by Joe Dante
- N.O.B. Neo Organic Bioform by Octagon Entertainment
- The Labyrinth of Time by Terra Nova Development
- Goosebumps cover by Tim Jacobus
November 14, 2025 at 10:43 AM
Some inspiration for The House Before:
- Gremlins 2 by Joe Dante
- N.O.B. Neo Organic Bioform by Octagon Entertainment
- The Labyrinth of Time by Terra Nova Development
- Goosebumps cover by Tim Jacobus
- Gremlins 2 by Joe Dante
- N.O.B. Neo Organic Bioform by Octagon Entertainment
- The Labyrinth of Time by Terra Nova Development
- Goosebumps cover by Tim Jacobus
November 12, 2025 at 2:19 PM
Some cool games I played (or replayed) this week:
- mindape.itch.io/dematerial-d...
- feral-royal.itch.io/titan
- oxy6.itch.io/gallbladder
- fivestarcrest.itch.io/fathersland
- mindape.itch.io/dematerial-d...
- feral-royal.itch.io/titan
- oxy6.itch.io/gallbladder
- fivestarcrest.itch.io/fathersland
November 9, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Some cool games I played (or replayed) this week:
- mindape.itch.io/dematerial-d...
- feral-royal.itch.io/titan
- oxy6.itch.io/gallbladder
- fivestarcrest.itch.io/fathersland
- mindape.itch.io/dematerial-d...
- feral-royal.itch.io/titan
- oxy6.itch.io/gallbladder
- fivestarcrest.itch.io/fathersland
A new iteration of this character, a bit more toy-like.
November 7, 2025 at 1:20 PM
A new iteration of this character, a bit more toy-like.
A mini-game to teach the Runner a new language
November 5, 2025 at 9:07 PM
A mini-game to teach the Runner a new language
Reposted by Gabriel
i just published a new post! (talk transcript turned into a post)
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling – The Candybox Blog
www.nathalielawhead.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:42 PM
i just published a new post! (talk transcript turned into a post)
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
“game engine medley” — prototyping with small tools and mixing game engines for complex storytelling
www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/gam...
#GameDev #GameDesign
A ruined world deep inside the House.
November 2, 2025 at 11:32 AM
A ruined world deep inside the House.
I'm working on some pixel stuff again
btw if you have nothing to do today my tiny bitsy games are still out there, happy to be played by someone: gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/garden-cabin...
btw if you have nothing to do today my tiny bitsy games are still out there, happy to be played by someone: gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/garden-cabin...
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
I'm working on some pixel stuff again
btw if you have nothing to do today my tiny bitsy games are still out there, happy to be played by someone: gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/garden-cabin...
btw if you have nothing to do today my tiny bitsy games are still out there, happy to be played by someone: gabriel-helfenstein.itch.io/garden-cabin...
Travelling in the underworld.
October 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Travelling in the underworld.