Stay Sorta Positive Games 💖 Mole’s Best Friend
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Hi, I’m Larissa! 🌷 Illustrator turned game dev | Making cozy adventure games with great art and a lot of heart | Currently solo developing Mole's Best Friend | Momming everyday
Check out my devlogs: https://youtube.com/@lurissu
Check out my devlogs: https://youtube.com/@lurissu
After much rendering, feedback from indie game dev discord communities, squinting, and rendering some more, here is the final draft of the Mole’s Best Friend capsule art. I am really happy with it! Now, I need to make a few different sizes for different parts of the Steam store! #gamedev #indiegame
January 27, 2026 at 8:14 AM
After much rendering, feedback from indie game dev discord communities, squinting, and rendering some more, here is the final draft of the Mole’s Best Friend capsule art. I am really happy with it! Now, I need to make a few different sizes for different parts of the Steam store! #gamedev #indiegame
First devlog since October, burn out sucks! In this one I tried to highlight my design process for my Steam capsule art and going to game dev communities for critique and help youtu.be/DVTNHzwhNvE #indiegamedev #steamcapsule
I avoided my Steam page for 2 months
YouTube video by Stay Sorta Positive Games
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January 12, 2026 at 5:59 AM
First devlog since October, burn out sucks! In this one I tried to highlight my design process for my Steam capsule art and going to game dev communities for critique and help youtu.be/DVTNHzwhNvE #indiegamedev #steamcapsule
Reposted by Stay Sorta Positive Games 💖 Mole’s Best Friend
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
January 8, 2026 at 8:09 PM
💵 MONEY for GAME? In 2026??? 💵
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
There have been more and more successful-game-devs-turned-game-funders popping up, so here's a lil' thread of some of the more recent ones I've seen.
Hopefully this helps you get some $$$! 🔽
I’m nervous about the capsule art for my game’s Steam page. How do you make art that accurately represents ur game and attracts your target audience? I think I am getting closer to having something that might work. Plz tell me ur impressions of it so far, as always it’s a work in progress! #gamedev
January 2, 2026 at 9:07 AM
I’m nervous about the capsule art for my game’s Steam page. How do you make art that accurately represents ur game and attracts your target audience? I think I am getting closer to having something that might work. Plz tell me ur impressions of it so far, as always it’s a work in progress! #gamedev
Got a burst of creativity today and indulged myself by allowing a bit of scope creep. When I have demo’d my prototype, people are interested in checking out the beehive. I feel bad telling them you can’t go over there (yet) so I decided to start drawing the exterior so they can explore! #gamedev
December 20, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Got a burst of creativity today and indulged myself by allowing a bit of scope creep. When I have demo’d my prototype, people are interested in checking out the beehive. I feel bad telling them you can’t go over there (yet) so I decided to start drawing the exterior so they can explore! #gamedev
Holidays got me feeling sleepy. Animated this snoozing Topo last night.
December 9, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Holidays got me feeling sleepy. Animated this snoozing Topo last night.
GamerJax is back at it with more amazing Mole’s Best Friend 3D art - this time of the titular best friend Scrunch! I’m seriously loving these. I wish I could have made stuff like this when I was 10 years old. #3dart #molesbestfriend #gamerjax
November 24, 2025 at 9:33 PM
GamerJax is back at it with more amazing Mole’s Best Friend 3D art - this time of the titular best friend Scrunch! I’m seriously loving these. I wish I could have made stuff like this when I was 10 years old. #3dart #molesbestfriend #gamerjax
3D render of Mole’s Best Friend’s main character, Topo, by the one and only GamerJax: a 10 year old game developer who I was lucky enough to meet at PAX West this year. This is the first Mole’s Best Friend fanart ever made! Look at that attention to detail! #indiegamedev #fanart #3dart #youthartist
November 19, 2025 at 6:11 AM
3D render of Mole’s Best Friend’s main character, Topo, by the one and only GamerJax: a 10 year old game developer who I was lucky enough to meet at PAX West this year. This is the first Mole’s Best Friend fanart ever made! Look at that attention to detail! #indiegamedev #fanart #3dart #youthartist
Spent the past couple nights working on this ominous fig bush. Solo game dev is hard but when you’re stressed about building your Steam page, you can busy yourself (procrasinate?) with assets. #gameart #backgroundart #sologamedev
November 10, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Spent the past couple nights working on this ominous fig bush. Solo game dev is hard but when you’re stressed about building your Steam page, you can busy yourself (procrasinate?) with assets. #gameart #backgroundart #sologamedev
Was mocking up an idea but then my toddler misplaced my Apple Pencil again, so I guess I will just think about my idea instead.
November 8, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Was mocking up an idea but then my toddler misplaced my Apple Pencil again, so I guess I will just think about my idea instead.
The main character of my game is nocturnal, so there are a lot of nighttime backgrounds. It’s been interesting playing with light and shadow at night. I noticed that the dark sky felt very flat, so I added a gradient and it helped a lot. It’s nice when a small tweak adds depth! #indiegame #gameart
November 4, 2025 at 6:48 PM
The main character of my game is nocturnal, so there are a lot of nighttime backgrounds. It’s been interesting playing with light and shadow at night. I noticed that the dark sky felt very flat, so I added a gradient and it helped a lot. It’s nice when a small tweak adds depth! #indiegame #gameart
Currently halfway through to the latest @aghotspot.bsky.social episode with @inklingwood.bsky.social and got chills. VERY inspiring and cool to hear about their journey as first time devs. And of course I’m always partial to hearing about mom devs who work on games with babies on their shoulders.
November 3, 2025 at 12:47 AM
Currently halfway through to the latest @aghotspot.bsky.social episode with @inklingwood.bsky.social and got chills. VERY inspiring and cool to hear about their journey as first time devs. And of course I’m always partial to hearing about mom devs who work on games with babies on their shoulders.
October was a big month for me - I’m trying to get the Mole’s Best Friend Steam page up so you can wishlist it, met with my awesome storyboard artist friend Sonja to talk about an opening cutscene, and making lots of progress on my prototype to prepare for play testing!
youtu.be/jPpRMc8bT7o?...
youtu.be/jPpRMc8bT7o?...
Confronting cutscenes, Steam, and play testing for my indie game
YouTube video by Stay Sorta Positive Games
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October 29, 2025 at 11:21 PM
October was a big month for me - I’m trying to get the Mole’s Best Friend Steam page up so you can wishlist it, met with my awesome storyboard artist friend Sonja to talk about an opening cutscene, and making lots of progress on my prototype to prepare for play testing!
youtu.be/jPpRMc8bT7o?...
youtu.be/jPpRMc8bT7o?...
Made a bit of progress!
October 25, 2025 at 6:21 AM
Made a bit of progress!
I started drawing this pottery/ceramics studio background a year ago this week, but have procrastinated on finishing it because I want it to be gorgeous and true to the vibes I got from ceramics classes I was in when I was younger. Basically, perfectionism paralyzed me! I gotta get on it. #indiegame
October 18, 2025 at 3:39 AM
I started drawing this pottery/ceramics studio background a year ago this week, but have procrastinated on finishing it because I want it to be gorgeous and true to the vibes I got from ceramics classes I was in when I was younger. Basically, perfectionism paralyzed me! I gotta get on it. #indiegame
hope u like puns 😏
October 12, 2025 at 5:10 AM
hope u like puns 😏
Half of the fun of point n click adventure games is investigating items in any given scene. I added names/descriptions to almost everything in Scrunch the beetle’s bedroom. She is a rebellious preteen who loves fiber art. My personal favorite item is the “fleur” lamp. Get it? Fleur, floor?
October 12, 2025 at 5:04 AM
Half of the fun of point n click adventure games is investigating items in any given scene. I added names/descriptions to almost everything in Scrunch the beetle’s bedroom. She is a rebellious preteen who loves fiber art. My personal favorite item is the “fleur” lamp. Get it? Fleur, floor?
I sure picked a hell of a time to make an adventure game. Started working on it 5 months postpartum and now I have an absolutely bonkers 1.5 yr old running around. But I will persevere! Game development can happen between naps, no matter how few and far between!
October 11, 2025 at 11:19 PM
I sure picked a hell of a time to make an adventure game. Started working on it 5 months postpartum and now I have an absolutely bonkers 1.5 yr old running around. But I will persevere! Game development can happen between naps, no matter how few and far between!
Spent September animating, marketing with said animations, and realized you HAVE to have a growth mindset as a game dev (or anyone with a goal in life) youtu.be/HMV2IgBq04c?...
Animation updates + game dev REQUIRES a growth mindset
YouTube video by Stay Sorta Positive Games
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October 1, 2025 at 6:43 PM
Spent September animating, marketing with said animations, and realized you HAVE to have a growth mindset as a game dev (or anyone with a goal in life) youtu.be/HMV2IgBq04c?...
Hyperventilating because I posted about Mole's Best Friend (with screenshots!) in the new Adventure Game Hotspot forum.
September 30, 2025 at 6:37 AM
Hyperventilating because I posted about Mole's Best Friend (with screenshots!) in the new Adventure Game Hotspot forum.
Small game dev win: I figured out action areas, aka the tadpoles emerge and submerge depending on if you are standing close enough to the creek! Not pictured: me giggling and kicking my feet as I click back and forth. #indiegamedev #pointandclickadventure #visionairestudio
September 29, 2025 at 5:53 AM
Small game dev win: I figured out action areas, aka the tadpoles emerge and submerge depending on if you are standing close enough to the creek! Not pictured: me giggling and kicking my feet as I click back and forth. #indiegamedev #pointandclickadventure #visionairestudio
breaking: woman who claims to hate animating, keeps animating
September 27, 2025 at 5:23 AM
breaking: woman who claims to hate animating, keeps animating
Animated this grouchy gecko gardener this week. She may look cute but she’s got a bad attitude. #animation #indiegamedev #molesbestfriend #adventuregame
September 25, 2025 at 3:30 AM
Animated this grouchy gecko gardener this week. She may look cute but she’s got a bad attitude. #animation #indiegamedev #molesbestfriend #adventuregame
Post a mage! ✨
A sugar glider witch who loves the element of surprise.
A sugar glider witch who loves the element of surprise.
September 17, 2025 at 2:12 PM
Post a mage! ✨
A sugar glider witch who loves the element of surprise.
A sugar glider witch who loves the element of surprise.
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable #sickandtwisted #disturbingart #cozygame
September 15, 2025 at 8:04 PM
Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable #sickandtwisted #disturbingart #cozygame