Lighstromo
@lighstromo.com
An independent game dev studio, located in Auckland, New Zealand. Love humor, zombies, and everything in between. The account is run by Lena. She/her 🥰
Upcoming games:
steam.pm/app/2835210
steam.pm/app/3334560
Upcoming games:
steam.pm/app/2835210
steam.pm/app/3334560
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Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines Demo on Steam
A quirky 3D action-lite, story-driven adventure where you explore, interact, solve puzzles, and complete silly quests. Joke, chase, and uncover secrets in a vibrant world full of oddball characters an...
steam.pm
Storylines demo is finally here!😇
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
Storylines demo is finally here!😇
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines Demo on Steam
A quirky 3D action-lite, story-driven adventure where you explore, interact, solve puzzles, and complete silly quests. Joke, chase, and uncover secrets in a vibrant world full of oddball characters an...
steam.pm
November 12, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Storylines demo is finally here!😇
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
Please, check it out, and if you enjoy it, consider leaving a review! If not, feel free to reach out and let us know what didn’t work for you ❤
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3709610 |
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer #UE5 #Unreal #indiegamedev
As some might know, Binding is always in a bit of messy dev hell. However, went to check the stats today, and was surprised, the last time I checked I had 200? For a tiny dev from a middle of nowhere, it means a lot💖
#gamedev #indiedev #gamer #gaming #screenshotsaturday
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3334560 |
#gamedev #indiedev #gamer #gaming #screenshotsaturday
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3334560 |
November 8, 2025 at 11:35 PM
As some might know, Binding is always in a bit of messy dev hell. However, went to check the stats today, and was surprised, the last time I checked I had 200? For a tiny dev from a middle of nowhere, it means a lot💖
#gamedev #indiedev #gamer #gaming #screenshotsaturday
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3334560 |
#gamedev #indiedev #gamer #gaming #screenshotsaturday
🔗: | steam.pm/app/3334560 |
The Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines demo drops next week!
Excited, terrified, and everything in between 😅
It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s a bit 'wtf?' - we hope you enjoy it! 💖
🔗 [ steam.pm/app/3709610 ]
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer
Excited, terrified, and everything in between 😅
It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s a bit 'wtf?' - we hope you enjoy it! 💖
🔗 [ steam.pm/app/3709610 ]
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer
November 7, 2025 at 12:20 AM
The Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines demo drops next week!
Excited, terrified, and everything in between 😅
It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s a bit 'wtf?' - we hope you enjoy it! 💖
🔗 [ steam.pm/app/3709610 ]
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer
Excited, terrified, and everything in between 😅
It’s weird, it’s heartfelt, it’s a bit 'wtf?' - we hope you enjoy it! 💖
🔗 [ steam.pm/app/3709610 ]
#indiedev #indiegame #demo #storylines #gamingcommunity #gamer
🎃TRICK OR TREAT?🎃
The ghosts in Storylines have been restless… DEMO DROPS NOVEMBER 12TH 👻 Wishlist now or we’ll haunt your backlog forever. store.steampowered.com/app/3709610 | #Storylines #IndieDev #Halloween #IndieGame #Gamer #UnrealEngine #Gaming
The ghosts in Storylines have been restless… DEMO DROPS NOVEMBER 12TH 👻 Wishlist now or we’ll haunt your backlog forever. store.steampowered.com/app/3709610 | #Storylines #IndieDev #Halloween #IndieGame #Gamer #UnrealEngine #Gaming
October 31, 2025 at 6:06 AM
🎃TRICK OR TREAT?🎃
The ghosts in Storylines have been restless… DEMO DROPS NOVEMBER 12TH 👻 Wishlist now or we’ll haunt your backlog forever. store.steampowered.com/app/3709610 | #Storylines #IndieDev #Halloween #IndieGame #Gamer #UnrealEngine #Gaming
The ghosts in Storylines have been restless… DEMO DROPS NOVEMBER 12TH 👻 Wishlist now or we’ll haunt your backlog forever. store.steampowered.com/app/3709610 | #Storylines #IndieDev #Halloween #IndieGame #Gamer #UnrealEngine #Gaming
Been slowly chipping away at this, trying to add some variety to our village population. This system is using Unreal's FSkeletalMeshMerge functionality, with some small additions to be able to use morph targets. #gamedev #indiedev
You can wishlist the game here if you like it: steam.pm/app/2835210
You can wishlist the game here if you like it: steam.pm/app/2835210
September 4, 2025 at 4:31 AM
Been slowly chipping away at this, trying to add some variety to our village population. This system is using Unreal's FSkeletalMeshMerge functionality, with some small additions to be able to use morph targets. #gamedev #indiedev
You can wishlist the game here if you like it: steam.pm/app/2835210
You can wishlist the game here if you like it: steam.pm/app/2835210
The real chef is in the background of the first picture! Looks like all the new heads work with my skeletal merger script, it basically lets me mix and match different body parts, and bake them down to a single skeletal mesh. Similar to what Mutable does, just simpler.
#Unreal #gamedev #indiedev
#Unreal #gamedev #indiedev
August 26, 2025 at 6:24 AM
Never mind the eyebrows, there are different morph-based variants, too. I've been setting up these new heads our modeler @frankinolupo.bsky.social has provided us with. I check if everything works fine using our base character's animations.
#gamedev #indiedev #animations #morptargets
#gamedev #indiedev #animations #morptargets
August 25, 2025 at 5:15 AM
Never mind the eyebrows, there are different morph-based variants, too. I've been setting up these new heads our modeler @frankinolupo.bsky.social has provided us with. I check if everything works fine using our base character's animations.
#gamedev #indiedev #animations #morptargets
#gamedev #indiedev #animations #morptargets
Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines is live as part of ⚔️ 2025 Eastern Martial Artists Week ⚔️ on Steam!
Demo is coming soon! Wishlist now: steam.pm/app/2835210
Big thanks to @SpiralUpGames for hosting!
#Steam #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer
Demo is coming soon! Wishlist now: steam.pm/app/2835210
Big thanks to @SpiralUpGames for hosting!
#Steam #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer
June 20, 2025 at 8:58 AM
Fight'N'Jokes: Storylines is live as part of ⚔️ 2025 Eastern Martial Artists Week ⚔️ on Steam!
Demo is coming soon! Wishlist now: steam.pm/app/2835210
Big thanks to @SpiralUpGames for hosting!
#Steam #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer
Demo is coming soon! Wishlist now: steam.pm/app/2835210
Big thanks to @SpiralUpGames for hosting!
#Steam #gamedev #indiedev #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer
Ah, I completely forgot to post about this! Got Binding into Zombies vs Vampires fest on Steam. They originally didn't pick it up because I put it on Steam a bit too late, but managed to convince them :)
#SteamFest #Zombies #Vampires #TWD #Zombie #indiegame #indiegaming #indiedev #gamingcommunity
#SteamFest #Zombies #Vampires #TWD #Zombie #indiegame #indiegaming #indiedev #gamingcommunity
May 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Ah, I completely forgot to post about this! Got Binding into Zombies vs Vampires fest on Steam. They originally didn't pick it up because I put it on Steam a bit too late, but managed to convince them :)
#SteamFest #Zombies #Vampires #TWD #Zombie #indiegame #indiegaming #indiedev #gamingcommunity
#SteamFest #Zombies #Vampires #TWD #Zombie #indiegame #indiegaming #indiedev #gamingcommunity
Finished off a workshop with the talented @michalnapora.bsky.social dedicated to #IndieGameDev #Marketing. It was awesome, and very informative. Thanks to @codenz.bsky.social (hope this is the right account) for organizing it. If you get a chance to participate in a class taught by Michal, do it!
May 28, 2025 at 6:10 AM
Finished off a workshop with the talented @michalnapora.bsky.social dedicated to #IndieGameDev #Marketing. It was awesome, and very informative. Thanks to @codenz.bsky.social (hope this is the right account) for organizing it. If you get a chance to participate in a class taught by Michal, do it!
Reposted by Lighstromo
OUR DEMO IS OUT AND LIVE NOW
YOU CAN PLAY IT ON STEAM NOW!!!
YOU CAN PLAY IT ON STEAM NOW!!!
May 6, 2025 at 3:03 PM
OUR DEMO IS OUT AND LIVE NOW
YOU CAN PLAY IT ON STEAM NOW!!!
YOU CAN PLAY IT ON STEAM NOW!!!
What are they plotting? 🙃
Finally, got around to setting up some 'background extras' to make the world feel a bit more lively.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
Finally, got around to setting up some 'background extras' to make the world feel a bit more lively.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
May 7, 2025 at 3:09 AM
What are they plotting? 🙃
Finally, got around to setting up some 'background extras' to make the world feel a bit more lively.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
Finally, got around to setting up some 'background extras' to make the world feel a bit more lively.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
#screenshotsaturday Implemented the dialogue skipping feature. I really didn't want to add it to our largely story-driven game, however, I did a bit of research on Reddit and YT, and it just seems to be a quality of life feature for many players.
#indiegaming #indiegame #gamedev #UE5
#indiegaming #indiegame #gamedev #UE5
May 3, 2025 at 2:36 AM
#screenshotsaturday Implemented the dialogue skipping feature. I really didn't want to add it to our largely story-driven game, however, I did a bit of research on Reddit and YT, and it just seems to be a quality of life feature for many players.
#indiegaming #indiegame #gamedev #UE5
#indiegaming #indiegame #gamedev #UE5
Man, super weird when a fellow developer, positioning himself as an Art Director (from what I can see has ONLY ever worked for other people, and never released anything by himself) is trying to bring you down on LinkedIn in the indie devs group (where I post under my actual name).
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
April 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
This is so pretty looking! 💖
Hi #IndieDevs !! happy #screenshotsaturday , here's a new area and enemy I've been working on for #nekrolith! How does the eye blast attack look? It's not quite what I envisioned but still learning VFX 😅
#RPG #videogames #gaming #streamer
#RPG #videogames #gaming #streamer
April 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is so pretty looking! 💖
An update on my chicken escapade! 🐥
The quest sequence has been improved: now you receive the special catcher directly from Mrs. Haleena to help you collect the chicklets.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity #gamer #indiegamedev #games #gaming #UnrealEngine #3Dart #Art #funny
The quest sequence has been improved: now you receive the special catcher directly from Mrs. Haleena to help you collect the chicklets.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity #gamer #indiegamedev #games #gaming #UnrealEngine #3Dart #Art #funny
April 26, 2025 at 11:12 AM
An update on my chicken escapade! 🐥
The quest sequence has been improved: now you receive the special catcher directly from Mrs. Haleena to help you collect the chicklets.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity #gamer #indiegamedev #games #gaming #UnrealEngine #3Dart #Art #funny
The quest sequence has been improved: now you receive the special catcher directly from Mrs. Haleena to help you collect the chicklets.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity #gamer #indiegamedev #games #gaming #UnrealEngine #3Dart #Art #funny
Reposted by Lighstromo
New update to my real-time destruction system in UE5:
• Faster collision logic
• Improved multithreading
• Multiplayer prototype (WIP)
Looking for use case ideas: where would this tech be most useful?
More Details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
#gamedev #UE5 #indiedev
• Faster collision logic
• Improved multithreading
• Multiplayer prototype (WIP)
Looking for use case ideas: where would this tech be most useful?
More Details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
#gamedev #UE5 #indiedev
April 20, 2025 at 11:18 AM
New update to my real-time destruction system in UE5:
• Faster collision logic
• Improved multithreading
• Multiplayer prototype (WIP)
Looking for use case ideas: where would this tech be most useful?
More Details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
#gamedev #UE5 #indiedev
• Faster collision logic
• Improved multithreading
• Multiplayer prototype (WIP)
Looking for use case ideas: where would this tech be most useful?
More Details:
www.linkedin.com/posts/antoni...
#gamedev #UE5 #indiedev
Happy Easter, everyone!
A lil preview of the interaction with Mrs. Haleena for this #screenshotsaturday She’s a loving homage to my mum, Galina, which means “hen” in Italian if you double the “l”.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegaming #gamer #UnrealEngine5 #storytelling #easter #3Dart
A lil preview of the interaction with Mrs. Haleena for this #screenshotsaturday She’s a loving homage to my mum, Galina, which means “hen” in Italian if you double the “l”.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegaming #gamer #UnrealEngine5 #storytelling #easter #3Dart
April 20, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Happy Easter, everyone!
A lil preview of the interaction with Mrs. Haleena for this #screenshotsaturday She’s a loving homage to my mum, Galina, which means “hen” in Italian if you double the “l”.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegaming #gamer #UnrealEngine5 #storytelling #easter #3Dart
A lil preview of the interaction with Mrs. Haleena for this #screenshotsaturday She’s a loving homage to my mum, Galina, which means “hen” in Italian if you double the “l”.
#gamedev #indiegamedev #gamedevelopment #indiegaming #gamer #UnrealEngine5 #storytelling #easter #3Dart
I had no idea Steam updated the dimensions of Store Assets!!! Spent most of today updating them. I always knew I'd have to update these eventually as I just made them quickly. It's basically a paint over of our 3D model lol
#fightnjokes #storylines #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #SteamArt #Steam
#fightnjokes #storylines #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #SteamArt #Steam
April 15, 2025 at 7:36 AM
I had no idea Steam updated the dimensions of Store Assets!!! Spent most of today updating them. I always knew I'd have to update these eventually as I just made them quickly. It's basically a paint over of our 3D model lol
#fightnjokes #storylines #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #SteamArt #Steam
#fightnjokes #storylines #indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #SteamArt #Steam
I actually set her up last week, but completely forgot to make a video. Happy #screenshotsaturday 😅
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UE5 #adventuregaming
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UE5 #adventuregaming
April 5, 2025 at 8:28 AM
I actually set her up last week, but completely forgot to make a video. Happy #screenshotsaturday 😅
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UE5 #adventuregaming
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #UE5 #adventuregaming
Throwback to my time working on Phantasmal with Eyemobi. I loved working on the comic for it. I also worked on some Steam art.
#gamedev #indiedev #throwback #Phantasmal #horrorgames #indiegame #gamer #gamingcommunity
#gamedev #indiedev #throwback #Phantasmal #horrorgames #indiegame #gamer #gamingcommunity
April 4, 2025 at 3:46 AM
Throwback to my time working on Phantasmal with Eyemobi. I loved working on the comic for it. I also worked on some Steam art.
#gamedev #indiedev #throwback #Phantasmal #horrorgames #indiegame #gamer #gamingcommunity
#gamedev #indiedev #throwback #Phantasmal #horrorgames #indiegame #gamer #gamingcommunity
Set up this lil radio. I will need to add a turn on/off sound, and make turn on and turn off two separate things, so you definitely know what you're doing. The particle effect took almost as long to set up as the logic itself 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity #gaming #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity #gaming #indiegame
March 26, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Set up this lil radio. I will need to add a turn on/off sound, and make turn on and turn off two separate things, so you definitely know what you're doing. The particle effect took almost as long to set up as the logic itself 😅
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity #gaming #indiegame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamingcommunity #gaming #indiegame
Let's see if gifs work... Been battling Unreal to import additional blendshapes for an old character. Turns out it was a weird Maya node ruining everything. Fixed now, and I have 2 extra heads, meaning 2 extra characters I can use hehe
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
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March 17, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Let's see if gifs work... Been battling Unreal to import additional blendshapes for an old character. Turns out it was a weird Maya node ruining everything. Fixed now, and I have 2 extra heads, meaning 2 extra characters I can use hehe
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #gamingcommunity
Chicken Chasin' Fun for this #screenshotsaturday 😇I absolutely love working on AI in Unreal, and also had a blast animating those silly little chicks.
Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210
#gamingcommunity #indiegame #indiegaming #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #ue5 #3Dart
Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210
#gamingcommunity #indiegame #indiegaming #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #ue5 #3Dart
March 15, 2025 at 10:41 AM
Chicken Chasin' Fun for this #screenshotsaturday 😇I absolutely love working on AI in Unreal, and also had a blast animating those silly little chicks.
Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210
#gamingcommunity #indiegame #indiegaming #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #ue5 #3Dart
Wishlist the game here: steam.pm/app/2835210
#gamingcommunity #indiegame #indiegaming #indiegamedev #indiedev #gamedev #UnrealEngine5 #ue5 #3Dart
CHimkens! I don't have anything else to say about this video =^.^=
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev
March 12, 2025 at 9:39 AM
CHimkens! I don't have anything else to say about this video =^.^=
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev
#adventuregame #indiegaming #gamingcommunity #gamer #gaming #indiegame #storytelling #games #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev