Nick Quackenbush
@quackles.bsky.social
Associate Art Director @ System Era Softworks working on the next thing after Astroneer
Father of 2 and Husband to 1
Aliens Fireteam Elite, Star Trek Online, Rise of the Triad; He/Him
https://www.artstation.com/quack
http://linkedin.com/in/nickquackenbush
Father of 2 and Husband to 1
Aliens Fireteam Elite, Star Trek Online, Rise of the Triad; He/Him
https://www.artstation.com/quack
http://linkedin.com/in/nickquackenbush
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Nick Quackenbush
@quackles.bsky.social
· Oct 17
Hey new Bluesky followers!
I'm an Associate Art Director at System Era Softworks, doing cool things with cool people in the Astroneer universe.
I love all things video games, but proceduralism makes me super hot.
I mostly repost cool video game things from cool folks!
www.artstation.com/quack
I'm an Associate Art Director at System Era Softworks, doing cool things with cool people in the Astroneer universe.
I love all things video games, but proceduralism makes me super hot.
I mostly repost cool video game things from cool folks!
www.artstation.com/quack
If you vote for Columnar Basalt I know longer recognize your opinion...
Today in Game Development: fight! fight! fight!
(brainstorming environment art ideas)
(brainstorming environment art ideas)
January 14, 2026 at 10:03 PM
If you vote for Columnar Basalt I know longer recognize your opinion...
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
We had our first internal friends and family server playtest at the end of 2025!!! That means we will start running public betas soon. Make sure to sign up for access at starseekergame.com
January 9, 2026 at 7:32 PM
We had our first internal friends and family server playtest at the end of 2025!!! That means we will start running public betas soon. Make sure to sign up for access at starseekergame.com
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swivel 3d professional, magazine screenshot, macintosh (1993) archive.org/details/mico...
January 7, 2026 at 6:27 AM
swivel 3d professional, magazine screenshot, macintosh (1993) archive.org/details/mico...
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Next year we'll announce our new game 4 years in the making!
While you're waiting, here's a first little preview of what's to come 🤜💥
Get ready for a story-driven action-adventure game in an open-environment, with non-stop drama and goofiness. 🎢
See you in 2026 with @arteinteractive.bsky.social !
While you're waiting, here's a first little preview of what's to come 🤜💥
Get ready for a story-driven action-adventure game in an open-environment, with non-stop drama and goofiness. 🎢
See you in 2026 with @arteinteractive.bsky.social !
December 18, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Next year we'll announce our new game 4 years in the making!
While you're waiting, here's a first little preview of what's to come 🤜💥
Get ready for a story-driven action-adventure game in an open-environment, with non-stop drama and goofiness. 🎢
See you in 2026 with @arteinteractive.bsky.social !
While you're waiting, here's a first little preview of what's to come 🤜💥
Get ready for a story-driven action-adventure game in an open-environment, with non-stop drama and goofiness. 🎢
See you in 2026 with @arteinteractive.bsky.social !
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OUT NOW: Dungeon Puzzle Sweeper!
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
December 17, 2025 at 2:48 PM
OUT NOW: Dungeon Puzzle Sweeper!
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
The perfect game to play at the airport or under the dinner table this holiday season 🎄 It auto-saves, has online leaderboards, and it's optimized for mobile!
Free on itch! britown.itch.io/sweeper
Please repost and tell your friends!
#gamedev #indiegame #itch
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Features:
- 3 enemies (ghost = goes invincible, bouncing slime and flying bat)
- 2 sec timer
- coin multiplier gets destroyed if enemy is killed first
- online high score
- randomized lvls and spwn
- 3 enemies (ghost = goes invincible, bouncing slime and flying bat)
- 2 sec timer
- coin multiplier gets destroyed if enemy is killed first
- online high score
- randomized lvls and spwn
December 9, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Features:
- 3 enemies (ghost = goes invincible, bouncing slime and flying bat)
- 2 sec timer
- coin multiplier gets destroyed if enemy is killed first
- online high score
- randomized lvls and spwn
- 3 enemies (ghost = goes invincible, bouncing slime and flying bat)
- 2 sec timer
- coin multiplier gets destroyed if enemy is killed first
- online high score
- randomized lvls and spwn
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
🎨Making icons my next game - a tiny RPG with lots of loot, short fights and short runs all set in a classic fantasy pixel style.
Going for a a dark fantasy style, using a color palette of 56 colors.
#gamedevart #pixelart #indiegamedev #gameart
Going for a a dark fantasy style, using a color palette of 56 colors.
#gamedevart #pixelart #indiegamedev #gameart
December 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
🎨Making icons my next game - a tiny RPG with lots of loot, short fights and short runs all set in a classic fantasy pixel style.
Going for a a dark fantasy style, using a color palette of 56 colors.
#gamedevart #pixelart #indiegamedev #gameart
Going for a a dark fantasy style, using a color palette of 56 colors.
#gamedevart #pixelart #indiegamedev #gameart
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
Quarantine Zone opens its security gates on January 12 with a massive number of new additions!
🔍 new tools for infection scanning
🏗️ deeper base building and upgrades
🔫 more intense base defense sequences
Play the demo and wishlist now on Steam!
🔍 new tools for infection scanning
🏗️ deeper base building and upgrades
🔫 more intense base defense sequences
Play the demo and wishlist now on Steam!
Quarantine Zone | Official Gameplay Overview | Gates Open on January 12
YouTube video by DevolverDigital
youtu.be
December 17, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Quarantine Zone opens its security gates on January 12 with a massive number of new additions!
🔍 new tools for infection scanning
🏗️ deeper base building and upgrades
🔫 more intense base defense sequences
Play the demo and wishlist now on Steam!
🔍 new tools for infection scanning
🏗️ deeper base building and upgrades
🔫 more intense base defense sequences
Play the demo and wishlist now on Steam!
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
It's so cute, with its wittle guns..
December 17, 2025 at 2:01 PM
It's so cute, with its wittle guns..
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Drew a fucking massive transformer for the Battersea power station shop.
December 16, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Drew a fucking massive transformer for the Battersea power station shop.
Anyone else the coolest person at their job?
December 12, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Anyone else the coolest person at their job?
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
made a fun little godot-blender viewport camera sync miniapp
no addons on either side, no build steps, just a single js module file that's loaded in tauri that has code in all 6 languages (html, css, js, python, gdscript, bash)
no addons on either side, no build steps, just a single js module file that's loaded in tauri that has code in all 6 languages (html, css, js, python, gdscript, bash)
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 AM
made a fun little godot-blender viewport camera sync miniapp
no addons on either side, no build steps, just a single js module file that's loaded in tauri that has code in all 6 languages (html, css, js, python, gdscript, bash)
no addons on either side, no build steps, just a single js module file that's loaded in tauri that has code in all 6 languages (html, css, js, python, gdscript, bash)
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
The last waystation before the Chaoslands
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
December 1, 2025 at 2:31 AM
The last waystation before the Chaoslands
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
11x17 pen and paper
#surreal #macabre #PenAndPaper #TraditionalArt #DarkSurrealism #DarkArt #Art #InkSky #GrimDark
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
This sketch became a mammoth of a thing
November 30, 2025 at 2:59 AM
This sketch became a mammoth of a thing
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
November 29, 2025 at 1:48 AM
last week i remembered that macOS lets you set your own icons and that *I* have the power to delegitimize the professionalism of the software that runs on my machine, so here's a thread of the 16 new icons i've made so far
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
i really forgot how fun it was to just sit down and make art for myself :')
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
November 27, 2025 at 2:30 AM
"I say we take off and nuke the site from orbit. It's the only way to be sure."
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
Megatech Hotfix 2 has been pushed live to all platforms. This should fix a lot of issues that have been reported out in the wild. We are continuing to work on fixes for all platforms, so if you see something, send us a note at support @ systemera. net!! ⚙️
November 25, 2025 at 1:48 AM
Megatech Hotfix 2 has been pushed live to all platforms. This should fix a lot of issues that have been reported out in the wild. We are continuing to work on fixes for all platforms, so if you see something, send us a note at support @ systemera. net!! ⚙️
Parents buy my brother and I a 386 Packard Bell
My cousin teaching me to make the explosion in Gorillas.bas much bigger.
Teaching myself how to change the hex codes in Game Genie to make an Ice Sword in FF3 to an Ultima Sword
Grandma giving me her computer.
Click N Play falling in my lap as a teen.
My cousin teaching me to make the explosion in Gorillas.bas much bigger.
Teaching myself how to change the hex codes in Game Genie to make an Ice Sword in FF3 to an Ultima Sword
Grandma giving me her computer.
Click N Play falling in my lap as a teen.
November 23, 2025 at 5:47 AM
Parents buy my brother and I a 386 Packard Bell
My cousin teaching me to make the explosion in Gorillas.bas much bigger.
Teaching myself how to change the hex codes in Game Genie to make an Ice Sword in FF3 to an Ultima Sword
Grandma giving me her computer.
Click N Play falling in my lap as a teen.
My cousin teaching me to make the explosion in Gorillas.bas much bigger.
Teaching myself how to change the hex codes in Game Genie to make an Ice Sword in FF3 to an Ultima Sword
Grandma giving me her computer.
Click N Play falling in my lap as a teen.
Reposted by Nick Quackenbush
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
November 21, 2025 at 2:58 PM
This Way Madness Lies is a great game and barely anybody bought it. It should be played by more people. If everybody here on @bsky.app banded together and bought a Steam copy and played it, well, that'd be a miracle and I would be forever grateful.
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
store.steampowered.com/app/1318970/...
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ONE WEEK TILL ASTRONEER: MEGATECH RELEASES!!!
In preparation, we put together an article outlining what missions and content to complete ahead of time so you can jump right in to Megatech content on Day 1!! 🚀 ⚙️🔧
blog.astroneer.space/p/unlocking-...
In preparation, we put together an article outlining what missions and content to complete ahead of time so you can jump right in to Megatech content on Day 1!! 🚀 ⚙️🔧
blog.astroneer.space/p/unlocking-...
November 13, 2025 at 8:22 PM
ONE WEEK TILL ASTRONEER: MEGATECH RELEASES!!!
In preparation, we put together an article outlining what missions and content to complete ahead of time so you can jump right in to Megatech content on Day 1!! 🚀 ⚙️🔧
blog.astroneer.space/p/unlocking-...
In preparation, we put together an article outlining what missions and content to complete ahead of time so you can jump right in to Megatech content on Day 1!! 🚀 ⚙️🔧
blog.astroneer.space/p/unlocking-...
Woooow. I have always wanted to to see the aurora borealis but could never catch a glimpse. But we got lucky tonight. What an emotional moment to get to experience them.
November 12, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Woooow. I have always wanted to to see the aurora borealis but could never catch a glimpse. But we got lucky tonight. What an emotional moment to get to experience them.
