Robert Panichpakdee 🦧
@rpanich.bsky.social
Solo dev
Founder of Pay Artists Studios
Roid Chimp-A fastpaced metroidvania, collect coins and punch CEOs I hate! Level-up and combine powerups to become unstoppable!
Buy it today!
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Founder of Pay Artists Studios
Roid Chimp-A fastpaced metroidvania, collect coins and punch CEOs I hate! Level-up and combine powerups to become unstoppable!
Buy it today!
http://store.steampowered.com/app/3271860/
https://rpanichart.com
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The Universe of Death on Steam
Hand-drawn isometric Diablo style rogue like with Elden Ring style controls, and it's also a tower defense. Level up in run to try new skills and builds, level up between runs to increase your stats t...
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Wishlist today!
store.steampowered.com/app/3715010/...
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot
I’ve added in half the elemental skills (all three tiers of each). Having sorted them by power level, by ring, has been so useful for organisation. Really should have started with this.
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January 30, 2026 at 3:44 PM
I’ve added in half the elemental skills (all three tiers of each). Having sorted them by power level, by ring, has been so useful for organisation. Really should have started with this.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I’ve changed the ultimates to only trigger on the third light attack, but lessened the required mana for it.
I also added the stats menu to the overworld level up screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I also added the stats menu to the overworld level up screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 29, 2026 at 11:19 PM
I’ve changed the ultimates to only trigger on the third light attack, but lessened the required mana for it.
I also added the stats menu to the overworld level up screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I also added the stats menu to the overworld level up screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I added a sort of “piranha plant” animated particle effect to the plant patche to make them more noticeable.
Plus I can increase the size and amount of that with code, which saves on the amount of animation for me to draw.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Plus I can increase the size and amount of that with code, which saves on the amount of animation for me to draw.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 29, 2026 at 2:40 PM
I added a sort of “piranha plant” animated particle effect to the plant patche to make them more noticeable.
Plus I can increase the size and amount of that with code, which saves on the amount of animation for me to draw.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Plus I can increase the size and amount of that with code, which saves on the amount of animation for me to draw.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Got the ice skills for each ring debugged! Really should have started it this way, and used this as the template for the armour. C la vie.
This is set up perfect for the gems and runes, so there’s that to look forward to.
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This is set up perfect for the gems and runes, so there’s that to look forward to.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 28, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Got the ice skills for each ring debugged! Really should have started it this way, and used this as the template for the armour. C la vie.
This is set up perfect for the gems and runes, so there’s that to look forward to.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
This is set up perfect for the gems and runes, so there’s that to look forward to.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Putting in the stronger rings, then amulets; and sorting out problems with other hand’s ring. (Small code issue but also slight UI hiccup)
Also new ultimate for the ice skill! An AOE freeze. Drew the animations last night!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Also new ultimate for the ice skill! An AOE freeze. Drew the animations last night!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 28, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Putting in the stronger rings, then amulets; and sorting out problems with other hand’s ring. (Small code issue but also slight UI hiccup)
Also new ultimate for the ice skill! An AOE freeze. Drew the animations last night!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Also new ultimate for the ice skill! An AOE freeze. Drew the animations last night!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Working on some new enemy designs!
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January 27, 2026 at 1:58 PM
Working on some new enemy designs!
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#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Alright! This should tie up the entire mercenary gameplay loop: the NPC‘s return navigation is set up!
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January 26, 2026 at 2:19 AM
Alright! This should tie up the entire mercenary gameplay loop: the NPC‘s return navigation is set up!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Once you rescue each character, they’ll also unlock new towers!
This part of the code I left for myself was very early and really messy. I really should go back and fix it, but there’s only 3 more towers to put in…
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
This part of the code I left for myself was very early and really messy. I really should go back and fix it, but there’s only 3 more towers to put in…
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 25, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Once you rescue each character, they’ll also unlock new towers!
This part of the code I left for myself was very early and really messy. I really should go back and fix it, but there’s only 3 more towers to put in…
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
This part of the code I left for myself was very early and really messy. I really should go back and fix it, but there’s only 3 more towers to put in…
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
The character unlock system I set up like 6 months ago works as planned!
And it’s all one variable, meaning it’ll be easy to code the load/ save functions later, when I get to that bridge. Everything’s coming up milhouse!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
And it’s all one variable, meaning it’ll be easy to code the load/ save functions later, when I get to that bridge. Everything’s coming up milhouse!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 24, 2026 at 9:21 PM
The character unlock system I set up like 6 months ago works as planned!
And it’s all one variable, meaning it’ll be easy to code the load/ save functions later, when I get to that bridge. Everything’s coming up milhouse!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
And it’s all one variable, meaning it’ll be easy to code the load/ save functions later, when I get to that bridge. Everything’s coming up milhouse!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Reused the fire screen wipe from Roid Chimp; I did spend like 36 hours drawing that, so it’s good to get use out of it
Sound effects next, and then setting up the npc’s navigation from the church to the town next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Sound effects next, and then setting up the npc’s navigation from the church to the town next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
Reused the fire screen wipe from Roid Chimp; I did spend like 36 hours drawing that, so it’s good to get use out of it
Sound effects next, and then setting up the npc’s navigation from the church to the town next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Sound effects next, and then setting up the npc’s navigation from the church to the town next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Figured out how cutscenes will work!
Will continue to clean up animations, and I’m going to add explosions to the handshake, both to screen wipe enemies to reduce anxiety for dialogue, and also because it’ll be awesome
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Will continue to clean up animations, and I’m going to add explosions to the handshake, both to screen wipe enemies to reduce anxiety for dialogue, and also because it’ll be awesome
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 24, 2026 at 1:46 AM
Figured out how cutscenes will work!
Will continue to clean up animations, and I’m going to add explosions to the handshake, both to screen wipe enemies to reduce anxiety for dialogue, and also because it’ll be awesome
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Will continue to clean up animations, and I’m going to add explosions to the handshake, both to screen wipe enemies to reduce anxiety for dialogue, and also because it’ll be awesome
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
In game tests of character portraits and triggers!
So being a tower defence, I don’t want the game to pause when these happen; so I need to design it to be unobtrusive while also having giant characters talking on screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
So being a tower defence, I don’t want the game to pause when these happen; so I need to design it to be unobtrusive while also having giant characters talking on screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 23, 2026 at 3:41 PM
In game tests of character portraits and triggers!
So being a tower defence, I don’t want the game to pause when these happen; so I need to design it to be unobtrusive while also having giant characters talking on screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
So being a tower defence, I don’t want the game to pause when these happen; so I need to design it to be unobtrusive while also having giant characters talking on screen.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Working on some cut scene animations!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 22, 2026 at 6:43 PM
Working on some cut scene animations!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Working on later game UI for when you rescue all the townspeople; look how well everything puzzles together! That brings me joy.
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#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 22, 2026 at 2:06 PM
Working on later game UI for when you rescue all the townspeople; look how well everything puzzles together! That brings me joy.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
New tower! Shoots canons, which damage enemies, and then explode.
Also, a little bit of rng makes them aim a little worse. Also, lowering their processing power actually helps with that, so that’s a nice accident.
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Also, a little bit of rng makes them aim a little worse. Also, lowering their processing power actually helps with that, so that’s a nice accident.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 22, 2026 at 12:07 AM
New tower! Shoots canons, which damage enemies, and then explode.
Also, a little bit of rng makes them aim a little worse. Also, lowering their processing power actually helps with that, so that’s a nice accident.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Also, a little bit of rng makes them aim a little worse. Also, lowering their processing power actually helps with that, so that’s a nice accident.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Animations for new towers!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
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January 21, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Animations for new towers!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I’ve redone the minimap sprites for the enemies!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 21, 2026 at 1:28 PM
I’ve redone the minimap sprites for the enemies!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
So I slightly darkened the tileset in minimap and it really made everything else pop! That’s been bothering me for a while.
I originally wanted to keep the sprites small and unobtrusive, but big and cartoony looks better!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I originally wanted to keep the sprites small and unobtrusive, but big and cartoony looks better!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 20, 2026 at 5:26 PM
So I slightly darkened the tileset in minimap and it really made everything else pop! That’s been bothering me for a while.
I originally wanted to keep the sprites small and unobtrusive, but big and cartoony looks better!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I originally wanted to keep the sprites small and unobtrusive, but big and cartoony looks better!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Mercenary level up and training UI system set up!
At certain levels, more slots open up, which cost more resources over time.
I need to individually add in each items stats, so that’ll take a while, but it’s coming along.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
At certain levels, more slots open up, which cost more resources over time.
I need to individually add in each items stats, so that’ll take a while, but it’s coming along.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 20, 2026 at 1:29 PM
Mercenary level up and training UI system set up!
At certain levels, more slots open up, which cost more resources over time.
I need to individually add in each items stats, so that’ll take a while, but it’s coming along.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
At certain levels, more slots open up, which cost more resources over time.
I need to individually add in each items stats, so that’ll take a while, but it’s coming along.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Added the knights idle animations, and then the palette swapped mercenary for the mercenary:
Testing them here, and then adding in the “pay to add more” mechanic next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Testing them here, and then adding in the “pay to add more” mechanic next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 19, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Added the knights idle animations, and then the palette swapped mercenary for the mercenary:
Testing them here, and then adding in the “pay to add more” mechanic next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Testing them here, and then adding in the “pay to add more” mechanic next!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Finished and debugged the mercenary inventory! Some slight visual hiccups to clean up, but main ones sorted!
Then adding in mercenaries for the mercenary, to help him defend this path.
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Then adding in mercenaries for the mercenary, to help him defend this path.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 18, 2026 at 9:32 PM
Finished and debugged the mercenary inventory! Some slight visual hiccups to clean up, but main ones sorted!
Then adding in mercenaries for the mercenary, to help him defend this path.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Then adding in mercenaries for the mercenary, to help him defend this path.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I’ve sorted out the ui interaction/ windows with the mercenary; and now allowing you to give them your extra armour!
Extra weapons upgrade towers, extra jewellery upgrades magic towers! So all junk items might be useful!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Extra weapons upgrade towers, extra jewellery upgrades magic towers! So all junk items might be useful!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 17, 2026 at 9:38 PM
I’ve sorted out the ui interaction/ windows with the mercenary; and now allowing you to give them your extra armour!
Extra weapons upgrade towers, extra jewellery upgrades magic towers! So all junk items might be useful!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Extra weapons upgrade towers, extra jewellery upgrades magic towers! So all junk items might be useful!
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Fixed up the knights behaviour! A little bit of sticking occasionally, but otherwise fine!
Working on UI for his health and the additional mercenaries you can hire under him to defend that path into town.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Working on UI for his health and the additional mercenaries you can hire under him to defend that path into town.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 17, 2026 at 1:13 PM
Fixed up the knights behaviour! A little bit of sticking occasionally, but otherwise fine!
Working on UI for his health and the additional mercenaries you can hire under him to defend that path into town.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Working on UI for his health and the additional mercenaries you can hire under him to defend that path into town.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I’m not 100% sure why the zombies behave this way; they seem to somewhat ignore the mercenary for either the player or the town…
I guess that’s kinda what I want though? I’ll just pretend it was all intentional. Huzzah.
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I guess that’s kinda what I want though? I’ll just pretend it was all intentional. Huzzah.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 16, 2026 at 3:54 PM
I’m not 100% sure why the zombies behave this way; they seem to somewhat ignore the mercenary for either the player or the town…
I guess that’s kinda what I want though? I’ll just pretend it was all intentional. Huzzah.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
I guess that’s kinda what I want though? I’ll just pretend it was all intentional. Huzzah.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Drew in the knights shadows, and finished the running animations!
Fixing up his behavior a bit: sometimes he freezes up for a second/ misses, but it’s getting better.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Fixing up his behavior a bit: sometimes he freezes up for a second/ misses, but it’s getting better.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
January 15, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Drew in the knights shadows, and finished the running animations!
Fixing up his behavior a bit: sometimes he freezes up for a second/ misses, but it’s getting better.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath
Fixing up his behavior a bit: sometimes he freezes up for a second/ misses, but it’s getting better.
#gamedev #pixelart #solodev #indiedev #indiegame #godot #TheUniverseOfDeath