mauve
@mauvecow.bsky.social
// Game designer / Pixel artist / Linux //
// Currently: Addlemoth //
// Previously: Them's Fightin' Herds, Defender's Quest 2 //
// Personal: https://icosahedron.website/@mauve //
// 日本語でも話せる〜 //
// Currently: Addlemoth //
// Previously: Them's Fightin' Herds, Defender's Quest 2 //
// Personal: https://icosahedron.website/@mauve //
// 日本語でも話せる〜 //
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mauve
@mauvecow.bsky.social
· Nov 5
Hello, is mauve.
I'm a game developer and artist, currently working on a puzzle game called Addlemoth, you can play a demo! mauve.itch.io/addlemoth
I'll be using this account for posting updates and art exclusively, if you wish for my personal you can find it on my profile. Thank you! #gamedev
I'm a game developer and artist, currently working on a puzzle game called Addlemoth, you can play a demo! mauve.itch.io/addlemoth
I'll be using this account for posting updates and art exclusively, if you wish for my personal you can find it on my profile. Thank you! #gamedev
to chip in on discourse: I think some degree of inscrutability is not just important, but actually necessary for a game to be popular.
They're a social experience as much as they are a game you play, and how better to get people to talk and share info than to be hard to figure out?
They're a social experience as much as they are a game you play, and how better to get people to talk and share info than to be hard to figure out?
November 14, 2025 at 11:00 PM
to chip in on discourse: I think some degree of inscrutability is not just important, but actually necessary for a game to be popular.
They're a social experience as much as they are a game you play, and how better to get people to talk and share info than to be hard to figure out?
They're a social experience as much as they are a game you play, and how better to get people to talk and share info than to be hard to figure out?
looks at the world, becomes incredibly angry, goes back into hole
November 10, 2025 at 3:46 AM
looks at the world, becomes incredibly angry, goes back into hole
writing code is not and has not ever been the problem with programming, it's effective code design.
a good programmer writes LESS code, not more. way too often people have otherwise simple projects written in needlessly complicated ways. adding code gen into the picture makes you less efficient.
a good programmer writes LESS code, not more. way too often people have otherwise simple projects written in needlessly complicated ways. adding code gen into the picture makes you less efficient.
November 7, 2025 at 11:00 PM
writing code is not and has not ever been the problem with programming, it's effective code design.
a good programmer writes LESS code, not more. way too often people have otherwise simple projects written in needlessly complicated ways. adding code gen into the picture makes you less efficient.
a good programmer writes LESS code, not more. way too often people have otherwise simple projects written in needlessly complicated ways. adding code gen into the picture makes you less efficient.
I know games are frequently flouted as power fantasies in the sense that they let you live out being more capable than you are, but it tends to have the opposite effect on me.
If it takes someone doing ninja flips and precision motion to survive a situation, I know I'd be super dead in seconds.
If it takes someone doing ninja flips and precision motion to survive a situation, I know I'd be super dead in seconds.
November 6, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I know games are frequently flouted as power fantasies in the sense that they let you live out being more capable than you are, but it tends to have the opposite effect on me.
If it takes someone doing ninja flips and precision motion to survive a situation, I know I'd be super dead in seconds.
If it takes someone doing ninja flips and precision motion to survive a situation, I know I'd be super dead in seconds.
I feel like I need to stop posting stuff that makes it to the discover tab that isn't my art lol
November 5, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I feel like I need to stop posting stuff that makes it to the discover tab that isn't my art lol
followup: i made some truly delicious mac cheese today
November 5, 2025 at 3:12 AM
followup: i made some truly delicious mac cheese today
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November 4, 2025 at 5:52 PM
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FROM MASHER TO MASTER 2 IS OUT!
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
November 3, 2025 at 7:33 PM
FROM MASHER TO MASTER 2 IS OUT!
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
If you want to get into fighting games but don't know where to begin, this book will guide your journey.
Featuring art by @koh.money and a foreword by Gerald Lee of Core-A Gaming!
patrickmiller.itch.io/from-masher-...
working on my food plans for the week and my brain is just like.
giant vat of mac cheese.
no, i don't care that it's bad for me. giant vat of mac cheese.
giant vat of mac cheese.
no, i don't care that it's bad for me. giant vat of mac cheese.
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
working on my food plans for the week and my brain is just like.
giant vat of mac cheese.
no, i don't care that it's bad for me. giant vat of mac cheese.
giant vat of mac cheese.
no, i don't care that it's bad for me. giant vat of mac cheese.
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anybody have a favorite walkthrough for rigging + animating low poly characters for unreal
October 30, 2025 at 9:56 PM
anybody have a favorite walkthrough for rigging + animating low poly characters for unreal
popping out of bed, looking around, falling right back into bed as quickly as possible
October 30, 2025 at 6:08 PM
popping out of bed, looking around, falling right back into bed as quickly as possible
i felt a lot better about my art when i realized that my own stuff, while far from perfect, has a unique charm that is not possible to replicate with generative algorithms
and i need to roll with that
and i need to roll with that
I need every beginner artist out there who thinks their work isn’t good enough to know that in this AI-poisoned environment seeing your raw, human art gives me fucking life.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
Any imperfection born from a living soul infinitely trumps whatever “polished” slop they’re trying to force feed us.
October 30, 2025 at 4:58 AM
i felt a lot better about my art when i realized that my own stuff, while far from perfect, has a unique charm that is not possible to replicate with generative algorithms
and i need to roll with that
and i need to roll with that
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our indie game:
- hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist
- music by Disasterpeace
- a slow-burning horror RPG
- meet (or date) 10+ charming characters
- fast-paced combat
- customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities
- build a new life on a remote island
- hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist
- music by Disasterpeace
- a slow-burning horror RPG
- meet (or date) 10+ charming characters
- fast-paced combat
- customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities
- build a new life on a remote island
October 29, 2025 at 6:23 PM
our indie game:
- hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist
- music by Disasterpeace
- a slow-burning horror RPG
- meet (or date) 10+ charming characters
- fast-paced combat
- customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities
- build a new life on a remote island
- hand drawn by Celeste's pixel artist
- music by Disasterpeace
- a slow-burning horror RPG
- meet (or date) 10+ charming characters
- fast-paced combat
- customize your playstyle with crafted items and combat abilities
- build a new life on a remote island
the mood of: making goofy faces in a mirror so i can mentally internalize facial structure for better drawings
October 29, 2025 at 8:33 PM
the mood of: making goofy faces in a mirror so i can mentally internalize facial structure for better drawings
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the dark secret about this current moment in games is over the past five years, almost every publisher & investment group learned painfully that they did in fact not understand how hard it is to market a video game now, and many are not in a place to take on that risk given said painful failures
Hi, CEO of I Made It Games LLC, here. We're looking for viral indie games with a cool aesthetic that have a proven gameplay loop, narrative hook, the interest of top 1% streamers, and are 80-90% complete. In exchange for 50% of your profits we'll let you put our name on the Publisher field in Steam.
October 27, 2025 at 6:43 PM
the dark secret about this current moment in games is over the past five years, almost every publisher & investment group learned painfully that they did in fact not understand how hard it is to market a video game now, and many are not in a place to take on that risk given said painful failures
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🎃 The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is LIVE! 👻
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is live!
The shadows are growing longer and the best time of year for spooky games is finally here: The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is live! Creators across the site have summoned frighteningly good deals on t...
itch.io
October 28, 2025 at 7:10 PM
🎃 The itch.io Halloween Sale 2025 is LIVE! 👻
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
Over 13,000 spooky deals on games, tabletop RPGs, assets & more—running until Nov 4th.
itch.io/blog/1096153/the-itc...
as a migraines person
i would like to get off mother nature's wild ride
i would like to get off mother nature's wild ride
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
as a migraines person
i would like to get off mother nature's wild ride
i would like to get off mother nature's wild ride
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Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
October 24, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Oh my god some fucking tech dingdong posted this on Twitter with the caption "AI games are going to be amazing" totally seriously, you have to watch it. You have to. In full screen.
i think i've reached the point, as someone who is squarely in the target audience of people who like turn based games and deckbuilders, where i would very much like to not see another new roguelite deckbuilder again for a while
October 23, 2025 at 8:54 PM
i think i've reached the point, as someone who is squarely in the target audience of people who like turn based games and deckbuilders, where i would very much like to not see another new roguelite deckbuilder again for a while
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Well, heck! Had a project fall through, which is unfortunately one of the many risks of freelancing, so my schedule for the rest of the year is pretty wide open if anyone has leads for localization/copy editing gigs. 11+ years of professional experience over many dozens of projects! I can do It All
October 23, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Well, heck! Had a project fall through, which is unfortunately one of the many risks of freelancing, so my schedule for the rest of the year is pretty wide open if anyone has leads for localization/copy editing gigs. 11+ years of professional experience over many dozens of projects! I can do It All
I've tried repeatedly to like Shiren 6 but it just has not clicked for me like 5 did. Or even the first game.
unfortunate
unfortunate
October 22, 2025 at 5:19 PM
I've tried repeatedly to like Shiren 6 but it just has not clicked for me like 5 did. Or even the first game.
unfortunate
unfortunate
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Something that ran through my head as I saw descriptions for Steam Next Fest games: if the project uses gen AI, it’s an instant skip
Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets
However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on
Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets
However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on
October 21, 2025 at 5:19 PM
Something that ran through my head as I saw descriptions for Steam Next Fest games: if the project uses gen AI, it’s an instant skip
Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets
However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on
Yes, even if it’s “just” for store assets
However it’s intended, it LOOKS like an active gap in your craft, and there’s infinite other games to spend my time on