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Hovering Skull
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Hovering approx. 1.8m off the ground, emitting odd noises + game dev/programming videos, for those who partake.

Lean in close to hear my OCCULT WHISPERS and gain FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE https://www.youtube.com/@hoveringskull

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
What's everyone's favourite resource for low-poly 3d anim workflows in Godot? It is NOT my strength... apparently.

#godot #3danimation #gamedev #indiedev
November 11, 2025 at 3:31 PM
ESCAPE FROM TUTORIAL HELL!
featuring THE POWER OF FRACTALS

www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_VX...

#gamedev #indiedev #programming #godot #tutorial
Escape from Tutorial Hell! By breaking your game ideas down... with FRACTALS
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Love this tool for estimating your next extremely reasonable game dev project: clintbellanger.net/toobig/

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev
Your game idea is too big
clintbellanger.net
November 5, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Hey! I uploaded the latest in my pokemon-battle-clone series.

I explain how we can use a finite-state machine to control game flow better, and we implement quick moves, struggle, critical hits, fainting and a win/loss states.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=xfV8...

#godot #pokemon #indiedev #gamedev
Let's Build a Monster Battler, Part 7: Game Flow, Win/Loss (Godot 4)
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 12:48 PM
THE CITY IS ELECTRIC WITH ANTICIPATION
A SPOOKY NIGHT FALLS
ESPECIALLY FOR THE DODGERS
I GUESS

#toronto #bluejays #halloween
October 31, 2025 at 11:37 PM
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gamedev
October 29, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Yeah, you should DEFINITELY make an MMORPG as a first time game developer with no experience

www.youtube.com/watch?v=n784...

#indiedev #gamedev #programming #clickbaittitle #learning #softwaredevelopment
Yeah, You Should Make an MMO (as a first timer with no gamedev experience)
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Awesome little story + tip about making your game more accessible for colorblind players...

Accessibility isn't just for corporate software -- if we make our games more accessible, more people can play and enjoy em.

www.youtube.com/shorts/bUwmD...

#a11y #gamedev #indiedev #colorblind
How I design my levels to be more accessible for colourblind people #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegame
YouTube video by Busalonium
www.youtube.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Reposted by Hovering Skull
the key to game design is to imagine the target audience for your game and then imagine how you would make them the most upset
October 21, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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it's annoying how cosine is called "co-sine" as if it's a luigi and not a mario
October 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
O frightsome digital simulacra of analogue aberrations!
(+ warm fuzzy nostalgic noise)

How to throw a CRT/VHS shader (or any canvas shader) on your Godot game (it's easy)

www.youtube.com/shorts/9BjQz...

#gamedev #indiedev #horrorgaming #horror #80s #vhs #programming #godotengine #godot
Throwin a nasty 80s VHS/CRT shader on your game to make it feel nostalgic + spooky #godot #gamedev
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 11:41 AM
GET POISONED & PARALYZED!

New video in my series where we're recreating the gen1 pokemon battle system in Godot!

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q9ry...

#pokemon #gamedev #indiedev #godotengine #godot #tutorial
Let's Build a Monster Battler, Part 6: Advanced Conditions, Paralysis Etc. (Godot 4)
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 20, 2025 at 1:33 PM
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Bonus points if you can guess the exact moment in this video that made me snort laugh.
October 15, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Oooh Youtube let me turn my playlist into a "COURSE"

Anyways, learn how to make a pokemon-clone battle system here in Godot:
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #pokemon #coding #freecourse #dogfightingbutitsokbecausetheydontfeelpainiguess
Let's Build a Monster Battler in Godot - YouTube
We're going to build a pokemon-inspired monster battler in Godot 4, but mostly we're going to talk about useful game architecture techniques you can use to s...
www.youtube.com
October 16, 2025 at 12:04 AM
i rather like when people say nice things on my vids. it sets my little boney heart a-flutter.
October 15, 2025 at 8:12 PM
the hour grows late
FOG OBSCURES THE WORLD AROUND YOU.
FOG HIDES THE MONSTERS.
WHAT YOU CAN'T SEE CAN'T HURT YOU.

(this one is about volumetric fog)

www.youtube.com/shorts/q66S5...

#indiedev #horrorgame #gamedev #godot #godotengine
How to add volumetric fog in Godot for cool ambience #godot #horror #gamedev #indiedev
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Just made a video about how I coded the fake DOS bootup sequence for Forbidden Solitaire:
youtu.be/f_lubVp9xvY
Forbidden Solitaire VLog #1: Fake DOS Boot Up
YouTube video by Jake Birkett
youtu.be
October 13, 2025 at 11:45 AM
LET'S GET SPOOKY.

Is your game unfogged?
Are your lights unflickery?
Is your viewport clear as an unmuddied lake?

FIX these terrifying problems in time for Halloween (tis quick):

www.youtube.com/watch?v=bb_m...

#gamedev #indiedev #horror #godot #godotengine #horrorgaming

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MAKE IT SPOOKY: 3 Easy Techniques for Horror Ambience in Godot 4
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 13, 2025 at 1:15 PM
hovering halloween special dropping tomorrow, lets make some scary looking games

#godot #godotengine #gamedev #indiedev #horror #horrorgaming #suburbia
October 12, 2025 at 11:43 AM
THE BONES ARE THEIR MONEY
IN OUR WORLD BONES EQUAL DOLLARS

#financialadvice #halloween #necromancy
a man in a white shirt playing a guitar
ALT: a man in a white shirt playing a guitar
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October 8, 2025 at 5:36 PM
My newish video is "hovering" at 69 Likes. (Nice.) Please do not visit or click like, we must preserve this moment as if in amber. (jk please do)

www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc5R...

#gamedev #indiedev #godot #tutorial
October 8, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Scoping out a whole-ass rpg with Godot custom resources, part 1

www.youtube.com/shorts/fu_E7...

#godot #gamedev #rpg #tutorial #programming
Scoping out a whole RPG system with custom resources, part 1 #godot #rpg #gamedevelopment
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
October 7, 2025 at 1:49 PM