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Check out Other Pixel Games on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/@OtherpixelGames

Other Pixel is a space for @dantecross.bsky.social‬ to share his game dev experience and learnign journey.
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Other Pixel Games @otherpixelgames.bsky.social · Aug 22
Welcome to Other Pixel Games! A channel where I (J. S. R. Varma found here @dantecross.bsky.social) posts about game development and design, mostly in the form of dev logs, story times, explainer videos and the like!
Check back here for updates on new videos and news!
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Other Pixel Games
A game dev channel from an unemployed game dev. Take a journey with me as I learn to code and chat about the games industry! To keep up with me follow on Bluesky
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Check out this brand new video about types of game that are secretly just rock paper scissors with extra steps!

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#youtube #indiedev #fireemblem #ghostofyotei #gamedesign #gamedevelopment #gamedev
3 Game Types You Didn't Realise Was Just Rock Paper Scissors!
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January 23, 2026 at 4:14 PM
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New YouTube video type, youtube shorts 3 minute design reviews as I finish a game. First up is Hollow Knight!
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#youtube #shorts #hollowknight #gamedesign #gamedev #indiedev
Full Design of Hollow Knight #gaming #gamedesign #hollowknight #review
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January 16, 2026 at 3:36 PM
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This weeks video, over on youtube is a snippet from my 'what is a game designer' video, talking abotu what Level design means!
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#youtube #gamedev #indiedev #gamedesign #leveldesign
What is a Level Designer? #gamedev #gamedesigning #educational #leveldesign
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January 9, 2026 at 3:33 PM
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So I had an s-tier experience with AI limit but an A tier one with Elden ring, but where do I think they rank in terms of design? Check out this new video to find out!

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#indiedev #tierranking
A ranking of the Designs of games I completed in 2025
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January 2, 2026 at 3:50 PM
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Brand new video about how I think Expedition 33 did so well, and what we can learn from that
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#indiedev #youtube #expedition33 #clairobscur #gamedesign
Design Lessons for those who come after
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December 26, 2025 at 10:32 AM
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Merry Christmas from OPG!

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#indiedev #christmas
Merry Christmas from OPG!
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December 25, 2025 at 8:55 AM
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The video I put up yesterday (a clip from my 5 bad games with good design video) has my worst like-dislike ratio to date. I guess people really dislike Star Wars Outlaws XD
December 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
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New short out today! It’s a clip of my recent 5 bad games with hidden treasure’ video :) check it out!

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#indiedev #gamesdesign #youtube #shorts #starwars #outlaws
The 1 good thing about Star Wars Outlaws #gamedev #gamedesign #gamedev #starwars #starwarsoutlaws
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December 19, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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If the day ever comes where I'm too jaded to care abotu 2000 people saying they like something of mine that they've seen, that'll be the day I should stop showing people my stuff.
Thank you all so much!
December 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Check out a brand new #video talking about great designs in 5 games on the #PS5 in commemoration of the PS5's first 5 years!
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#youtube #design #gamedesign #indiedev #videogames #astrobot #astrosplayroom #princeofpersiathelostcrown #guardiansofthegalaxy #eldenring #outriders
5 Great PS5 Games with Great Design Choices!
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December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Omg! Thank you so much!
December 9, 2025 at 6:47 PM
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aaaahhhhhhhhhh!!!?!!!!
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#indiedev #youtube #gamedesign #subscribercount #gamedesign
December 8, 2025 at 10:58 AM
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Crazy how quickly things can start moving
dantecross.bsky.social JSRVarma - Solo Dev @dantecross.bsky.social · Dec 7
Gah! That happened quick! I'm actually abotu 150 higher than this now, but things are moving so quick I can't keep up!
Anyway thank you so much!
#youtube #indiedev #subscribercount
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December 7, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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new video abotu leadership in the games industry
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trying out something a little different, putting game footagei n the background so viewers have somethign a little more interesting to watch than a pixel art png me moving every 10 seconds XD
#youtube #short #newvideo
Let's talk about Leadership in Games #gamedev #gamedesign #gamesindustry #leadership #games
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December 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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So I woke up to 100 subs this morning! thank you so much!
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#youtube #100subs
Thank You So Much for 100 subs!
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December 4, 2025 at 11:26 AM
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Why is cult of the lamb so good? come see why I think!
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#youtube #gamedev #indiedev #mediumdive #cultofthelamb
Why I love being in a cult!
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November 28, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Check out this short clip from the recent ‘what is game design’ video about systems designers!

#gamedev #gamedesigning #educational
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#youtube #short #newvideo #clip
What is a Systems Designer? #gamedev #gamedesigning #educational
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November 21, 2025 at 8:47 PM
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I keep posting these on the wrong channel XD ah well you see it anyway
November 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
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Latest idea for a video; a list video about games that 'you didn't realise were really just rock paper scissors'
October 30, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Brand new style of video today looking at games that people think are bad, but have a design choice buried in there that I really like.

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#youtube #newvideo #gamedesign #indiedev #gamesindustry #listvideo
5 Bad games with buried treasure
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October 29, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Whoops should have posted this here not on my main page XD
dantecross.bsky.social JSRVarma - Solo Dev @dantecross.bsky.social · Oct 22
Last week I put out a video about game design disciplines, enjoy this companion piece short about design seniorities!

The Different Seniorities in Game Design! #educational #gamedev #gamedesign
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The Different Seniorities in Game Design! #educational #gamedev #gamedesign
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October 22, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Voting has started on #ScreamJam! Check out my entry, Crunch Time!

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#gamejam #indiedev #gamedev
Rate Crunch Time by JSRVarma for SCREAM JAM 2025
Welcome to the company! Its crunch time and you wont be going home any time soon.
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October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Started the #screamjam today! Had a really strong idea from the off and got plenty done. Planning done, character in, proc gen level set up, energy and food sister in, among other stuff.
#indiedev #gamedev
October 10, 2025 at 6:35 PM
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Follow along as I continue to learn to code and make pixel art!
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#youtube #pixelart #coding #gamedev #indiedev #newvideo
Where are you going with this?
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October 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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That moment in a game jam when everything breaks
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#gamejam #youtube #newvideo #indiedev #gamedev
that moment when you think you're done and you hit a soft lock "Well %£$" #gamedev #gamejam #gmtkjam
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September 26, 2025 at 12:59 PM