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Will Bowerman
@ultigonio.bsky.social
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Game developer! Currently working on Unearth!
Did level design, game design, programming, etc. on Freedom Planet 2 and Chrono Gear.
Find my personal projects here: http://ultigonio.itch.io.
Extremely sleepy he/him, based in California.
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Will Bowerman @ultigonio.bsky.social · Jan 28
feeling this rn
Discord conversation between myself and a friend: Will: One of the easy ways to make an interesting puzzle is to make it have a very obvious solution which you then make impossible Punchy: oh. I knew it! Puzzle game designers *are* assholes.
ultigonio.bsky.social
it amuses me to write completely inscrutable comments
code snippet from Unearth. Shows a comment that reads "TODO: Yeehaw"
February 5, 2026 at 11:36 PM
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lyner.bsky.social
. (crosspost) @scriptingjapan.bsky.social check this out
February 2, 2026 at 9:06 AM
ultigonio.bsky.social
Progress report! Everything related to fail states is good to go! Really happy with how all of this is looking and feeling so far. I've been able to sauce up a lot of the old game's effects while leaning into stronger theming, with some extra functionality on top of all that

#godot #indiegames
January 31, 2026 at 10:49 PM
ultigonio.bsky.social
playing @tunditur-unda.itch.io's exploration sicko game for exploration sickos and nodding my head fervently
Screenshot of Prophecy Sector, showing a worm inside a cave. Text on-screen reads: "Thus the human practice of resolving the psychic tension of dead ends by hiding treasure in them, imbuing them with a meaning that justified their existence, is virtually unknown among mole people."
January 31, 2026 at 12:20 AM
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tunditur-unda.itch.io
fourth game of the year is "shepherd's world", an overworld caprine-collecting challenge

you can play it in your browser. i made it in 1 hour. it is possible to s-rank

tunditur-unda.itch.io/rpg4
game screenshot. an armored knight faces an indifferent sheep in a grassy valley
January 28, 2026 at 8:58 PM
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radiatoryang.bsky.social
new blog post: notes on level design workflows for the 3D platformer Big Hops www.blog.radiator.debacle.us/2026/01/note...
Notes on level design workflow for the 3D platformer Big Hops
A behind-the-scenes look at some of the tooling, level design methods, and metrics use for this cartoony 3D exploration game I helped make.
www.blog.radiator.debacle.us
January 28, 2026 at 12:57 AM
ultigonio.bsky.social
sorta dnb/fusion type thing for Unearth
January 25, 2026 at 6:22 PM
ultigonio.bsky.social
at this point i've just put my congresspeople in my phone contacts as [Name] Congressperson to remove as many steps to calling them as possible. this seems to work well for me, making calls about whatever comes up is now much easier, and I get around to it faster
January 25, 2026 at 3:07 AM
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chanda.blacksky.app
“There’s no point to calling because my senators already agree with me”

“There’s no point to calling because my senators won’t listen”

These are both false information and you should correct and/or block anyone circulating them. Your calls are tallied and create support and/or real pressure.
January 24, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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tunditur-unda.itch.io
would you believe i talked about rpgs for 3 and a half hours
electricairship.com Electric Airship✨ (2-5 Jimmy & the Pulsating Mass) @electricairship.com · 14d
Sraëka Lillian is a blogger-analyst of jRPG obscurities. They are best known as the developer of Cataphract OI, LanVodis, and other 'RPG maker 2000 studies'. Watch our new interview with this profound thinker today! (L1nk In Replies)
January 25, 2026 at 12:46 AM
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peachdelta.bsky.social
wedding stew 🍲
January 24, 2026 at 8:35 AM
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maxkriegervg.bsky.social
feel emboldened to say this: if you're working on a realistic milsim/mil shooter video game in the us you are morally obligated to try to find another job
zachweinersmith.bsky.social Zach Weinersmith @zachweinersmith.bsky.social · Oct 16
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
January 5, 2026 at 7:01 PM
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tunditur-unda.itch.io
third game of the new year is "elf fight club". this one's for fans of elf on elf violence

you can play it in your browser. i made it in 1 hour

tunditur-unda.itch.io/rpg3
game screenshot. two elves face off in a forest clearing
January 21, 2026 at 6:10 PM
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itch.io
Angeline Era: Every level is hidden in plain sight in this nonlinear 3D Bumpslash Action-Adventure game!

han-tani.itch.io/angeline-era
January 20, 2026 at 12:38 PM
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goawayimcrabby.bsky.social
Thanks, #ShowCasey!

Grow a crab's clubhouse into a thriving community hub and uproot the island's monster veggie problem in #Moonshell_Island, a cozy action adventure comin' to PC and console... eventually!
#rpg #gamedev #pixelart

Wishlist the game: s.team/a/1629660
January 17, 2026 at 6:26 PM
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adambonica.bsky.social
If there's one empirical insight I'd want everyone to understand about American politics, it's this:

America's problems are solved problems. Just not here.

What would change if the US simply matched the average of 31 peer democracies? Not Denmark or Norway. Just the middle of the pack. 🧵
Screenshot of a data visualization titled “The Cost of American Exceptionalism,” subtitled “What would change if the U.S. matched the OECD average?” The page explains that each card shows how outcomes would change if the U.S. matched the average of 31 peer democracies. Below, a section labeled “Economy & Inequality” displays eight cards comparing U.S. figures to OECD averages. Highlights include: +$19K per household per year in redistributed income and +$96K in redistributed wealth if the top 1% matched OECD shares; a 71% lower CEO-to-worker pay ratio (from 354× to 101×); 50 million more workers with union coverage; 26 million more people with health insurance; $2.1 trillion saved annually in healthcare spending; $691 less per person per year in prescription drug costs; and intergenerational economic mobility being twice as high. Each card shows the U.S. value alongside the OECD average.
January 12, 2026 at 9:36 PM
ultigonio.bsky.social
More Unearth progress! This week I did the last bit of screen transition work for now, including the transition from Hubs into Stages! I'm honestly already really happy with how this feels. Still have some menu work left to do, but the Content phase is rapidly closing in!

#ScreenshotSaturday
January 17, 2026 at 11:32 PM
ultigonio.bsky.social
kind of just been low-level pissed off all week so I have decided to write a letter to the editor at my local newspaper detailing what a spineless piece of shit the congressional rep for my area is. i feel a bit better now, gonna go play toontown or somethin. take part in your community gamers
January 17, 2026 at 7:37 AM
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ziibiing.com
crazy that the website that I randomly decided to put together at 10AM yesterday has had over 25k unique visitors in 24 hours.

please keep sharing with your networks.
Stand With Minnesota
A directory of places to give to as Minnesota defends itself from ICE occupation
www.standwithminnesota.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:24 PM
ultigonio.bsky.social
I know that Spotify is a convenient way to access a wealth of music in a wealth of genres. I understand that it's a mainstay, it's what everybody's on already, no ethical consumption etc.

However, it is getting very difficult for me, as a composer, to feel OK with people I know using Spotify.
umaw.bsky.social UMAW @umaw.bsky.social · 23d
In April 2024, Spotify implemented a new scheme: songs with less than 1k streams per year would no longer receive royalties.

The data for 2025 was just released via Luminate, and 88% of songs have been demonetized.

Read it again: 88% of songs on Spotify have been demonetized.
January 16, 2026 at 7:29 PM
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paranoodle.bsky.social
hello everybody at #portfolioday ✨

i'm aurel/noodle and i draw OCs and make games!

i was pretty busy coding and drawing dirtbag mahjong last year but this year i'll hopefully have time for other projects as well~ i'll also be available for paid opportunities for those interested!
a drawing of an anthro red panda in pink tones. they're wearing an open shirt and swim trunks a drawing of a lanky elf leaning against something. they have long pink hair and are wearing dark reddish purple clothes a screenshot from dirtbag mahjong, showing hana's messy basement. hana is speaking: it's the least you could do for me after breaking into my basement. that's the third time this month. an old screenshot of the sylvan meadows character creator screen. it shows some options alongside an elf with dark skin and bright blue hair.
January 13, 2026 at 6:40 PM
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goawayimcrabby.bsky.social
Hey hey #PortfolioDay! I'm Sam, the #pixelart specialist and #gamedev behind my #rpg known as #Moonshell_Island! I'm pretty busy rebuilding the project as I learn programming in #gamemaker, but may be open to pixel art work in the future.

patreon: patreon.com/cheekynauts
wishlist: s.team/a/1629660
Moonshell Island scene of a group of NPCs gathered inside a community hall decorated with string lights for New Years Moonshell Island's protagonist Sam (a young purple haired girl) talking to Douglas (a large beaver guy) in a verdant lakeside area near his carpentry shack. Douglas: Sounds like you've got something radical in mind... Lay it on me, bud! Sam: I'm rebuilding this game from scratch! [unselected dialogue option]: Where's the self-destruct button on this thing? Aseprite update trailer scene of a vibrant platformer with mountains and swirly trees, a bunny protagonist, and a giant carrot in the ground. A Halloween themed platformer scene of a bunny girl wearing a ghost costume in a misty graveyard set against a full moon, gnarly trees, and large pumpkins with flirty faces carved into them. A tombstone in the foreground reads "RIP October".
January 14, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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alixesque.itch.io
Hi #PortfolioDay I'm looking for work! 🎉 I'm great at both bringing new ideas to life & matching pre-existing styles!! Experience w/design, illustration, video editing, & more - most recently lead character design & trailer editor on the video game X-YZE!
🖼️ alixlytton.carrd.co
💌 alixesque@gmail.com
The character design sheet for the X-YZE Player Character by Alix, a purple-ish creature with large ears, long tail, fluffy hair on their head. They have lighter purple on the muzzle, inner ear, arms, and legs, with a dark blue two-piece top and skirt, golden wristbands, and matching teal scarf and boots. It shows the front, side, and back views of the character, alongside some sketches of various expressions: nodding solemnly, sad, and yelling. The prop design sheet of food for the book Alix's Cooky Booky, drawn and designed by Alix. There are various foods shown in a painterly cartoon-ish style, including a bacon-wrapped jalapeno popper, tortilla chip submerged in a dip, baked chicken and mashed potatoes, a bowl of mashed potatoes, cherry tomatoes wrapped in bacon and pinned with toothpicks, chocolate chip cookies, a slice of pecan pie, loco moco, egg salad sandwich, stuffed pepper, and Alix's character holding up a pot of Guinness Sweet Potato Pie. A painterly illustration of Moomintroll sleeping under a shady tree, based on a screencap from the 90's Moomin anime. It reads "Moomin Day! love, Alix" in light green letters to the side of the sleepy Moomin. An illustration of Miyabi from ZZZ commissioned by the musician Event Horizon. Miyabi is in a dramatic pose sheathing her sword while looking at the viewer, afterimages of her sword's slices lingering in the air, and a frosty atmosphere forming ice around her. There are cracks in the ice where her feet are, and there are sparkles and snow all around her. A small round spirit with one eye and large horns is above her, surrounded by glowing fire.
January 13, 2026 at 3:59 PM
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edgedrive.bsky.social
Hewwo #PortfolioDay !!!

I am EdgeDrive! A Pixel Artist and Environment Artist! Here to share some of my work from "Chrono Gear: Warden of Time"! I was the Environment Artist! I defined a lot of the atmosphere for the levels, creating Concept Art, Tilesets and Assets!

The game is out on Steam!
Screenshots from "Hoshinova Castle" from "Chrono Gear: Warden of Time". Tilesets by EdgeDrive_art, Backgrounds by Spacey Batotelli. Concept Art and Screenshots from "Depths of Atlantis" from "Chrono Gear: Warden of Time". Tilesets and majority of Assets by EdgeDrive_art, Backgrounds by Spacey Batotelli. Concept Art and Screenshots from "Ducky God Arcade" from "Chrono Gear: Warden of Time". Tilesets and majority of Assets by EdgeDrive_art, Background by Spacey Batotelli and EdgeDrive_art. Concept Art and Screenshots from "Castle Road" from "Chrono Gear: Warden of Time". Tilesets and a good deal of Assets by EdgeDrive_art, Background by Spacey Batotelli.
January 13, 2026 at 5:38 PM
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angelineera.bsky.social
You can help Angeline Era win the audience choice award for the Independent Games Festival by voting here - only takes a second!
informa-tech.formstack.com/forms/igf202...
January 12, 2026 at 11:57 PM