Expat Studios
@expatstudios.bsky.social
Indie game studio from Wales based in Japan || Helping people learn game dev so we have more awesome games to play.
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Don't worry, we didn't go anywhere! We've been busy learning new skills to level up our tutorials & content to provide you with bigger and better Unity tutorials. Check out what's to come!
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #indiedev #starfox #Unity #Unity3D
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #indiedev #starfox #Unity #Unity3D
November 13, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Don't worry, we didn't go anywhere! We've been busy learning new skills to level up our tutorials & content to provide you with bigger and better Unity tutorials. Check out what's to come!
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #indiedev #starfox #Unity #Unity3D
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #indiedev #starfox #Unity #Unity3D
It's been a while since we posted progress on our Starfox rail shooter tutorial coming soon. The stage is set! What to populate it with? 🤔
#gamedev #retrogaming #unity #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gamedev #retrogaming #unity #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
October 27, 2025 at 1:22 PM
It's been a while since we posted progress on our Starfox rail shooter tutorial coming soon. The stage is set! What to populate it with? 🤔
#gamedev #retrogaming #unity #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gamedev #retrogaming #unity #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
Meet the Blob. This unpredictable ooze randomly roams the test site splitting into two when harmed. Rumour has it that it comes in three colours.
#polarity #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#polarity #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
September 19, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Meet the Blob. This unpredictable ooze randomly roams the test site splitting into two when harmed. Rumour has it that it comes in three colours.
#polarity #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#polarity #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
Sprites! We're cracking on with a personal project which got us wondering, how do you organise your sprite sheets?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
September 11, 2025 at 7:20 AM
Sprites! We're cracking on with a personal project which got us wondering, how do you organise your sprite sheets?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
Cracking on with our RTS structures. Left > right: machine factory, power plant, refinery, construction yard, barracks. What else should we add?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
August 20, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Cracking on with our RTS structures. Left > right: machine factory, power plant, refinery, construction yard, barracks. What else should we add?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #Unity
We've been having fun modelling some quick base structures for our RTS tutorial series. What have you been working on?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
August 18, 2025 at 2:11 PM
We've been having fun modelling some quick base structures for our RTS tutorial series. What have you been working on?
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev
You asked & we answered! Check out our Unity tutorial on how to create a charge shot mechanic like that seen in Mega Man & Metroid Prime. Thanks to our community for the suggestion!
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#gaming #gamedev #unity #indiedev #IndieGameDev
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#gaming #gamedev #unity #indiedev #IndieGameDev
August 15, 2025 at 10:07 AM
You asked & we answered! Check out our Unity tutorial on how to create a charge shot mechanic like that seen in Mega Man & Metroid Prime. Thanks to our community for the suggestion!
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#gaming #gamedev #unity #indiedev #IndieGameDev
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#gaming #gamedev #unity #indiedev #IndieGameDev
If you have a suggestion or request for a #Unity tutorial please feel free to let us know. We enjoy the challenge & learn something new ourselves. This request was for a charge shot in 3D.
youtube.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #metroid #megaman
youtube.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #metroid #megaman
August 12, 2025 at 3:05 AM
If you have a suggestion or request for a #Unity tutorial please feel free to let us know. We enjoy the challenge & learn something new ourselves. This request was for a charge shot in 3D.
youtube.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #metroid #megaman
youtube.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #metroid #megaman
Thank you to all who have supported & subscribed to our channel. We couldn't have done it without you. We're happy our game dev tutorials continue to help many. We want to make bigger & more ambitious tutorials moving forward.
Thank you.
#gaming #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #Unity #Godot #Unreal
Thank you.
#gaming #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #Unity #Godot #Unreal
August 7, 2025 at 1:38 PM
It's been a while since we sat down & did some sprite work. The question is, what type of game could it be? What do you think? 🤔
#gamedev #gamedesign #digitalart #sprites #retrogames #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gamedev #gamedesign #digitalart #sprites #retrogames #indiedev #indiegamedev
July 22, 2025 at 11:52 AM
It's been a while since we sat down & did some sprite work. The question is, what type of game could it be? What do you think? 🤔
#gamedev #gamedesign #digitalart #sprites #retrogames #indiedev #indiegamedev
#gamedev #gamedesign #digitalart #sprites #retrogames #indiedev #indiegamedev
We live chatting about our game, progress, and some gaming on the side! Come join us and say hi!
twitch.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #twitch
twitch.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #twitch
July 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We live chatting about our game, progress, and some gaming on the side! Come join us and say hi!
twitch.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #twitch
twitch.com/expatstudios
#gaming #gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #twitch
I don't know about you, but I sure do miss the old school transparent aesthetic.
July 15, 2025 at 4:46 AM
I don't know about you, but I sure do miss the old school transparent aesthetic.
The GBA was a vibe and one we think about daily. Huge love and nostalgia for the platform. What game was your favourite?
#gaming #gba #nintendo #retrogaming
#gaming #gba #nintendo #retrogaming
July 13, 2025 at 4:41 AM
The GBA was a vibe and one we think about daily. Huge love and nostalgia for the platform. What game was your favourite?
#gaming #gba #nintendo #retrogaming
#gaming #gba #nintendo #retrogaming
It's Friday so we thought it's time for another test stream with Unreal Tournament! Did you play UT back in the day? Come, let's chat about it!
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#streaming #twitch #gaming #unreal #gamedev
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#streaming #twitch #gaming #unreal #gamedev
July 11, 2025 at 12:29 PM
It's Friday so we thought it's time for another test stream with Unreal Tournament! Did you play UT back in the day? Come, let's chat about it!
twitch.com/expatstudios
#streaming #twitch #gaming #unreal #gamedev
twitch.com/expatstudios
#streaming #twitch #gaming #unreal #gamedev
Yep, we finally did it!
Our Unity tutorials from here on will be done in Unity 6 starting with our Star Fox inspired rail shooter tutorial coming soon!
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
Our Unity tutorials from here on will be done in Unity 6 starting with our Star Fox inspired rail shooter tutorial coming soon!
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
July 7, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Yep, we finally did it!
Our Unity tutorials from here on will be done in Unity 6 starting with our Star Fox inspired rail shooter tutorial coming soon!
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
Our Unity tutorials from here on will be done in Unity 6 starting with our Star Fox inspired rail shooter tutorial coming soon!
#gaming #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #retrogaming
We're live now with a Twitch test stream! Join us for a chat and retro game reminiscing with Unreal Tournament!
twitch.com/expatstudios
#stream #twitch #retrogaming #gaming
twitch.com/expatstudios
#stream #twitch #retrogaming #gaming
July 5, 2025 at 11:15 AM
We're live now with a Twitch test stream! Join us for a chat and retro game reminiscing with Unreal Tournament!
twitch.com/expatstudios
#stream #twitch #retrogaming #gaming
twitch.com/expatstudios
#stream #twitch #retrogaming #gaming
We're making the move to start streaming on Twitch. Hoping to get overlays ready for a short test stream on Friday. What should we stream?
#gaming #games #streaming #twitch #indiegame #indiedev
#gaming #games #streaming #twitch #indiegame #indiedev
July 2, 2025 at 9:30 AM
We're making the move to start streaming on Twitch. Hoping to get overlays ready for a short test stream on Friday. What should we stream?
#gaming #games #streaming #twitch #indiegame #indiedev
#gaming #games #streaming #twitch #indiegame #indiedev
We're almost at the end of our stealth game tutorial series. In this video we take a quick look at some options to add moving security cameras to your game. In the next video we'll add enemy FOV.
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#gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #Unity
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#gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #Unity
June 28, 2025 at 9:35 AM
We're almost at the end of our stealth game tutorial series. In this video we take a quick look at some options to add moving security cameras to your game. In the next video we'll add enemy FOV.
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #Unity
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gaming #gamedev #indiegame #indiegamedev #Unity
Special weapons test complete! Smart Bombs primed! ✅
Our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial series is progressing well. You'll be able to make it yourself soon.
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegame #Unity #retrogames
Our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial series is progressing well. You'll be able to make it yourself soon.
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegame #Unity #retrogames
May 27, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Special weapons test complete! Smart Bombs primed! ✅
Our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial series is progressing well. You'll be able to make it yourself soon.
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegame #Unity #retrogames
Our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial series is progressing well. You'll be able to make it yourself soon.
-> youtube.com/expatstudios <-
#gamedev #gamedesign #indiedev #indiegame #Unity #retrogames
Finally got my hands on this absolute gold mine of a book. Very insightful, inspiring, and reassuring. Thank you @johnromero.bsky.social !
#gamedev #gamedesign #DOOM #indiedev #retrogames
#gamedev #gamedesign #DOOM #indiedev #retrogames
May 21, 2025 at 8:43 AM
Finally got my hands on this absolute gold mine of a book. Very insightful, inspiring, and reassuring. Thank you @johnromero.bsky.social !
#gamedev #gamedesign #DOOM #indiedev #retrogames
#gamedev #gamedesign #DOOM #indiedev #retrogames
Test flight of the placeholder model for our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial.
Controls ✅
Barrel roll ✅
Tilting ✅
Somersault ✅
Boost ✅
Brake ✅
Coming soon!
#Unity #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #retrogames
Controls ✅
Barrel roll ✅
Tilting ✅
Somersault ✅
Boost ✅
Brake ✅
Coming soon!
#Unity #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #retrogames
May 18, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Test flight of the placeholder model for our Starfox inspired rail shooter tutorial.
Controls ✅
Barrel roll ✅
Tilting ✅
Somersault ✅
Boost ✅
Brake ✅
Coming soon!
#Unity #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #retrogames
Controls ✅
Barrel roll ✅
Tilting ✅
Somersault ✅
Boost ✅
Brake ✅
Coming soon!
#Unity #gamedev #gamedesign #indiegamedev #retrogames
Sort yourself out with a brief look at Sorting Layers and how we can use them to add depth to 2D projects as well as how to change them in game.
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#gamedev #indiedev #GameDesign #Unity #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #youtube
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#gamedev #indiedev #GameDesign #Unity #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #youtube
May 17, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Sort yourself out with a brief look at Sorting Layers and how we can use them to add depth to 2D projects as well as how to change them in game.
> youtube.com/expatstudios <
#gamedev #indiedev #GameDesign #Unity #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #youtube
> youtube.com/expatstudios <
#gamedev #indiedev #GameDesign #Unity #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #youtube
Bore da (good morning) fellow game devs. Hope you absolutely smash it today & more importantly, enjoy the process!
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #Unity #Godot #Unreal #screenshotsaturday
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #Unity #Godot #Unreal #screenshotsaturday
May 17, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Bore da (good morning) fellow game devs. Hope you absolutely smash it today & more importantly, enjoy the process!
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #Unity #Godot #Unreal #screenshotsaturday
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev #Unity #Godot #Unreal #screenshotsaturday
We're happy to announce that work is underway on our first 3D Unity tutorial series. Most coding has been done. Now time for modelling. Any guesses as to the genre?
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
May 16, 2025 at 11:11 AM
We're happy to announce that work is underway on our first 3D Unity tutorial series. Most coding has been done. Now time for modelling. Any guesses as to the genre?
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
Love this quote. Just like my art teacher said, "If you can make a mark, you can create." Don't let anything stop you from 'giving it a go!' You never know where it could lead you! Keep at it! 💪
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
May 13, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Love this quote. Just like my art teacher said, "If you can make a mark, you can create." Don't let anything stop you from 'giving it a go!' You never know where it could lead you! Keep at it! 💪
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev
#gaming #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGameDev