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Whatever Works
@whtvrwrks.io
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Solo game dev in the process of learning and making whatever works.

🌐 whtvrwrks.io
🎮 whtvrwrks.itch.io/
📺 youtube.com/@whtvr-wrks
☕ https://ko-fi.com/whtvrwrks

Play Graveyard Bash!: https://whtvrwrks.io/games/graveyardbash
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Wanted to share a new enemy I've been working on, but also didn't want to reveal too much, so I'm just gonna do it like this

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #digitalart #wip #pokemon #mythology
A parody of the "who's that Pokémon?" screen from the Pokemon TV show. In this version, the text reads "who's that 4000 years old mesopotamian demon?", and is accompanied by the silhouette of Anzu.
November 24, 2025 at 9:16 PM
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Day 22 of my "one-week" project: I'm starting to suspect I won't be able to finish it in a single week... but I'm having fun working on it, and the game is becoming more interesting as a consequence, so it's fine by me! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #blender #b3d #wip #screenshotsaturday
Screenshot of Blender's viewport, showing the wireframe view of a ziggurat 3D model
November 22, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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My favorite kind of interaction here is "like battles" with strangers: you like something they posted, so they go to your profile to like something you posted, then you go to their profile to like an older post and then they do the same and so on and so forth. Whoever follows the other first loses
November 21, 2025 at 5:10 PM
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Ziggurat #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #lowpoly #wip
First-person view of a low-poly, flat-shaded ziggurat, looking up to the building from the bottom of the stairs.
November 20, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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roawrvideostore.bsky.social
Being hunted.

The Not-Deer Stew. Cooking this December.

#gamedev #horrorgame #indie #solodev #indiedev #gaming #psx #retrogame #horror #screenshotsaturday #IndieGameDev
November 15, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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We're approaching the third week of my "one-week" project and I'm proud to announce that... we finally have a fully-functional inventory system! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #wip #screenshotsaturday #horrorgame
November 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
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Doing some research on the 'hub for my game's lore 🙏 #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #worldbuilding
Screenshot of the home page for a website called "Bible Hub"
November 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
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Was having trouble making an enemy chase the player using nav agent, so I had to write my own "pathfinding" system. It's very basic and not optimized at all, but at least it works! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #horrorgame
November 11, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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roawrvideostore.bsky.social
Winter wonderland.

The Not-Deer Stew. Cooking this December.

#gamedev #horrorgame #indie #solodev #indiedev #gaming #psx #retrogame #horror #screenshotsaturday
November 8, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Very early concept, but I think I like the direction this is taking #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #screenshotsaturday
Screenshot of a very rustic, low-poly first-person game with a dithering filter applied. The scene shows a high wall on the left, and tree-like structures scattered about.
November 8, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Expectation: "I'm gonna make a whole game in a single week, like people do in game jams!"

Reality: spent two hours just trying to set up this dithering shader, didn't do much else today

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #screenshotsaturday
A simple scene in Godot, showing a tower with the sun in the background and the dithering shader applied
November 2, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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As #halloween comes to an end, Graveyard Bash is just shy of reaching a 100 plays on itchio... I see that as a win! If you haven't played it yet and are still in the mood for some spooky gaming, here's the link: whtvrwrks.itch.io/graveyard-bash

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #gaming
Itch.io stats for Graveyard Bash: 181 views, 97 Browser plays, 3 ratings, 3 collections
November 1, 2025 at 3:00 AM
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Tried to mimic those full-page ads you'd see in gaming magazines back in the day... What do you think? Do they feel nostalgic enough?

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #retro #retrogaming #nostalgia #90s #digitalart #blender #b3d #halloween #spooktober
Art showing two skeletons running away from a giant ball. Text reads: "is it a monster mash? Is it a dead man's party? No! It's a... Graveyard Bash!" Art showing a skeletal hand breaking out of the ground, holding a smartphone. Text reads: "This halloween, the dead will rise..." Art showing an arcade cabinet of the game Graveyard Bash. Text reads: "9 of 10 people said this game isn't haunted... We couldn't find the 10th person for comment" A plain image with a block of text in the middle, and a carved pumpkin below. Text reads: "this one is not an ad, it's here just to complete the 4-image grid. But I wouldn't want to waste all this free space, so I'll use the opportunity to say... Thank you for checking out my work, and happy halloween!"
October 30, 2025 at 8:20 PM
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🎃👻 GRAVEYARD BASH IS FINALLY HERE!

Download on the Play Store:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Or play directly from your browser:
whtvrwrks.itch.io/graveyard-bash

#indiegame #mobilegaming #gaming #android #itchio #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #halloween #spooktober
October 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
whtvrwrks.io
🎃👻 GRAVEYARD BASH IS FINALLY HERE!

Download on the Play Store:
play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Or play directly from your browser:
whtvrwrks.itch.io/graveyard-bash

#indiegame #mobilegaming #gaming #android #itchio #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #godot #halloween #spooktober
October 26, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Another peek at the promo material I've been working on #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender #b3d #3d #wip #screenshotsaturday #halloween
Blender viewport showing a skeletal hand holding a cellphone, with a screenshot from Graveyard Bash on the screen
October 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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Haven't been posting much because I had to "lock in", as the kids say. Releasing a game can be stressful even when there are no stakes raised 😵‍💫
October 23, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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itslazouras.bsky.social
BIG NEWS! I'M BROKE!!

Ya girl isn't getting paid till next month and needs groceries, so my #commissions are open!!

PLEASE share this about to anyone interested, and thanks in advance if you take up the offer!

#commissionsopen #opencommissions #art #artcommissions #digitalart #oc #ocs #ocart
October 17, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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I know this type of trailer isn't great for advertising mobile games, but since I already had the 3d models made for the game's prerendered background and sprites, I thought "why not?" #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #blender #b3d #godot #wip #halloween #spooktober 🎃
October 21, 2025 at 12:16 AM
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roawrvideostore.bsky.social
Transit Station is officially released! Play it for free now!

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #bluesky #halloween
Transit Station by Roawr Video Store
Packages. Anomalies. Cosmic Terror.
roawrvideostore.itch.io
October 20, 2025 at 4:17 PM
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The game is pretty much ready, just waiting for approval on Google Play. For now I just have to work on the promo material, which means... MORE SKELETONS! #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #blender #b3d #3dart #wip #oc #halloween #spooktober
Blender viewport showing a 3d model of a silly-looking skull
October 13, 2025 at 10:37 PM
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roawrvideostore.bsky.social
Deep in the crater lies a transit station. Processing packages becomes a nightmare when something alive slips through the channel. Coming soon for free on itch.io!

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #psx #retrohorror #horror #horrorgame #freegame #indie #indiegame #madewithunity #bluesky #halloween
October 12, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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jotson.bsky.social
I think I know what you mean. This didn't exist and it's made of a bunch of different sounds and it's synced to an animation and has to sound good in a 3D space. Took hours and I'm probably still going to change it.
October 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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I gotta stop treating audio as an afterthought. It's never as simple as playing a few notes on a keyboard or downloading a SFX pack and dropping it in the project, it's a lot of trial and error #gamedev #indiedev #solodev
October 12, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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Received some great feedback already, but there's always room for more! You can play the game on your PC, phone, tablet, smart fridge, etc: whtvrwrks.itch.io/graveyard-bash

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #indiegame #android #godot #halloween #spooktober
"Trade offer" meme. The caption reads: "I receive: five minutes of your time. You receive: chance to roast my game AND get credited for it"
October 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM