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nikisquest.bsky.social
Niki's Quest Dev
@nikisquest.bsky.social
I'm developing a Rogue-Lite inspired by games like Peglin and Hades with a protagonist based on my wife. I am a software engineer and gamedev brings me peace.

Would love to do this full time eventually.

Discord: https://discord.gg/Jz4xAnSdTt
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Here's DropMap v1.0 a #GodotEngine plugin to make prop distribution and decorating as easy as possible. I'll have a github page up for it later today as well as a download in my discord. Let me know if you have any suggestions for it!
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
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September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
For #screenshotSaturday I want to show off something my son has been working on. Its really amazing that he can illustrate such strong emotions like "slug" and "potato". Couldn't be more proud of little man.
September 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Here's DropMap v1.0 a #GodotEngine plugin to make prop distribution and decorating as easy as possible. I'll have a github page up for it later today as well as a download in my discord. Let me know if you have any suggestions for it!
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
September 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I made some tweaks to the DropMap plugin I am building, you can add and manage collections all in the dock now! These also save to a resource so you only have to make your collections once and you can reuse them in any DropMap node.
#GodotEngine #godot #indiedev #indiegame
August 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Hey folks I made a #GodotEngine plugin to make 3d scene decoration easier. It's meant to feel like Gridmap but is based on snapping scenes down to a surface instead of to a grid. I'll have it available in my discord server and github in a few days.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dmodeling
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I set up Niki's Quest so I can play it remotely from my PC. Holding it in my hands and seeing it on an OLED screen for the first time feels so wild.
For anyone curious this is the Odin 2 Portal I am using.
#gamedev #indiegame #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #pixelart
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I added some better lighting in this room and played around with adding terrain around the walls to make the derelict-underground-castle vibe a bit more pronounced. What do you think? I show the room in-game at the end of the video here 🙂
#godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiegame #blender #pixelart
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I love the leaves floating in front of the UI here, so cozy ✨
Quick preview of the new title screen!
Still a WIP, but it’ll be done soon!
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3943570/

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August 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Here's another room ported to the new 2.5d system. I could use a few more decorations and probably some more lights 😅

I'm having a blast building this stuff out in 3d. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #godot #blender #GodotEngine #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
If you're curious what the asset creation work flow looks like with these voxely assets here's how I made a basic table in Blender. You can see the table in the dungeon at the end. Should I do more time lapse posts like this? #gamedev #indiedev #blender #godot #GodotEngine #3dmodeling #pixelart
August 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I made a discord server you can join if you want more updates on Nikis Quest. Or if you want to show off your game, art, or whatever you are working on. Also a channel for Godot debugging and work shopping.
discord.gg/4wB65E2S

#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
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August 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
I was showing my 4 year old son the halberd I made in Blender and he requested that we make a sword. So uh... here's the sword he made. I'm going to have to hide it somewhere in the game right?
Sound on for best experience 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #blender #roguelike #pixelart #indiegame
August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
You might have noticed the door opening and thought it looked a bit odd, if so then good eye! I made the door open much like how 2d sprite animations work. I'm hoping to use a similar strategy for my bosses. What do you think of this? #gamedev #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiedev #pixelart
August 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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My game page is finally live on Steam! 🥰
You can finally add it to your wishlist!
store.steampowered.com/app/3943570/...

#gamedev | #indiedev | #indiegames
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August 13, 2025 at 3:02 PM
This is what I've been working on, pivoting the game to a 2.5d style! I'll be adapting all the previously shown 2D areas to this new style. Big thanks to @studioatma.com, their dev story helped me make this decision confidently. #gamedev #Godot #GodotEngine #indiedev #roguelike #cozygame
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
So I decided to rebuild Nikis Quest with a 2.5d style in a 3d engine. I'll show a progress update soon, I'm really excited about how it's looking. I'll be adapting everything I've shown in 2d to the new 2.5d structure. Anyways here's a model I made of Niki breaking it down. #gamedev #indiedev #godot
July 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I made this little barrel to practice texture painting, I picked kind of an easy subject but I'm pretty happy with the turnout! What do you think? #blender #lowpoly #gamedev
June 5, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Here's another scene I made while I'm learning Blender. I'm really happy with this one! #blender #lowpoly #gamedev
June 4, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I've been playing with blender and wanted to share this little scene I made. I'm really excited to grow more in 3d modeling.
#gamedev #blender
May 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Here is the charged attack for the Rending Claws, I also added the weapon display for the claws in the top left. Next up is adding special weapon mechanics and relevant ui components for those mechanics. What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Just one of the many games I'm vibrating with excitement to play some day.
While flying around Aethera, you can pop into your airship’s interior to talk with party members, rest, shop, and other fun things!

#screenshotsaturday #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #videogames #jrpg #gravastar #3d #indiegame #rpg #madewithunity
April 6, 2025 at 1:33 AM
Here is the basic attack combo for the Rending Claws, charged attack is up next! This weapon has been the most fun so far to develop. #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart
April 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
I just finished up the first part of the attack combo for this weapon, I'm calling them "Rending Claws". I've been trying to get a good looking fake smear effect for a while and I think I finally got it right here! What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart #GodotEngine
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
This may be premature but I wanted to share progress on a new weapon and mob I am adding to the Castle in the Mountain. I equipped the "weapon" to Niki to show how it moves but you'll typically see it attached to the Shadow Knight. #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #pixelart #roguelike
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
They say that an unlimited number of monkeys with typewriters can eventually recreate the complete work of Shakespeare... Idk if that's true but three cats and a laptop are responsible for all of the development on Niki's Quest. I just do the marketing. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #caturday
March 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM