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Bismuth Tales - Once Glorious Artahk Dev
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Solo game dev behind Once Glorious Artahk, a lore-rich, dark fantasy adventure game.

Available now on Steam!: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3390310/Once_Glorious_Artahk/
Website: https://oncegloriousartahk.com/
Discord: https://discord.gg/FCtxUAebHm
This ability caused by far the most headaches during development trying to catch every edge case where the player can strand themself without a way back, but it's very cool! 🌸

Final #ScreenshotSaturday post for this project, because it's available now!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...
November 23, 2025 at 3:05 AM
For the last #ScreenshotSaturday before the game releases, here's the last asset I made for it! 🌳

Pro tip for devs: When art is your weakest area, don't put a tree regrowing all of its leaves fully on screen in your game! It's really hard to do!

#pixelart #indiegame #solodev
November 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Guess who learned about #wishlistwednesday at the last possible opportunity? Once Glorious Artahk releases on November 18!

📖Uncover ancient lore
🧩Solve a twisted maze of puzzles
✨Restore light to a starless sky

Wishlist now!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...

#puzzlegame #indiegame #solodev
November 13, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Light is your most important tool in Once Glorious Artahk! ✨
For #ScreenshotSaturday, here's a look at one of the ways you can use it outside of just your torch!

(No, I don't know why I took such a weird route to push the second block)
#indiegame #gamemaker #gamedev #puzzlegame
November 8, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame !
Once Glorious Artahk is a puzzle-heavy adventure game in a world trapped in endless night. With only your torch to guide you, uncover the history of the ancient city of Artahk and use what you learn to return light to a starless sky
Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...
November 7, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Once Glorious Artahk releases on November 18, 2025!

Explore the ruins of an ancient city, solve puzzles to unlock forgotten lore, and use what you learn to find a way to restore light to a starless sky.

Wishlist now on Steam!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...
#indiegame #solodev #gaming
November 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Getting around is not always so simple in these tangled ruins... 🌸🌸

Wishlist Once Glorious Artahk now on Steam!: store.steampowered.com/app/3390310?...

#indiegame #gamemaker
November 7, 2025 at 2:53 AM
Correction: I just remembered that for like 1/3 of development The Beast was literally just a red square with an angry face drawn on it and now looks like this, so *that's* definitely gotta be the biggest improvement

#pixelart #gamedev
October 26, 2025 at 8:33 PM
These vines are still my favorite asset I've made for the game, super satisfying watching them recede every time

#sreenshotsaturday #indiegame #pixelart
October 11, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Once Glorious Artahk is coming soon on Steam! Solve puzzles and uncover ancient lore in a quest to return light to a starless sky.

Sign up for the mailing list over on my website to get access to a special prologue story in the lead up to release!
oncegloriousartahk.com

#solodev #indiegame #gaming
October 11, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Don't know why, but this broken bridge is one of my favorite spots in the game. Something oddly cozy about it :)

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #solodev
July 12, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Here's one last ability I've been keeping under wraps for #ScreenshotSaturday! The mysteries of Artahk run far deeper than what you see on the surface...

#indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker #solodev
June 29, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Quick look at another ability! Sometimes it takes something a bit brighter than your usual torch flame to get the job done.

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #gamedev #gamemaker
June 21, 2025 at 9:13 PM
The tall grass has come a long way from when it used to be just a flat texture under the player

#ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #gamedev
June 1, 2025 at 5:18 AM