Zector
@exttsectorz.bsky.social
Game Developer at @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social and programmer of an eccentric top down shooter called Top Gnome!
Check out Top Gnome on Steam! v v v
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/Top_Gnome/
Check out Top Gnome on Steam! v v v
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/Top_Gnome/
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Zector
@exttsectorz.bsky.social
· Jun 22
Top Gnome on Steam
A top down shooter where the only way to move and fight is with the recoil of your blunderbuss. Whirl through waves of garden-destroying pests to defend Bert's garden, strive to reach higher and highe...
store.steampowered.com
Top Gnome is now officially out of Early Access! Haven't been too active on here for (mostly) this reason. Took way longer than it had any right to, but that's just how it goes in gamedev I guess?
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
Check out the progress of our first 3 days of #jamsepticeye compared to the final version!
Try Darkest Deal here! v v v
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
Try Darkest Deal here! v v v
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
October 6, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Check out the progress of our first 3 days of #jamsepticeye compared to the final version!
Try Darkest Deal here! v v v
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
Try Darkest Deal here! v v v
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
We made a game for #jamsepticeye! Really came down to the wire on this one.
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
Darkest Deal by Onyx Prism, psydyl
Captured by goblins and stuck in a cell. Will you take the deal and escape? (Play in browser)
onyxprism.itch.io
October 6, 2025 at 7:36 AM
We made a game for #jamsepticeye! Really came down to the wire on this one.
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
onyxprism.itch.io/darkest-deal
#indiedev #gamedev #gamejam
Messing with prototyping ideas for our next game! Built this quick prototype and realized it likely wouldn't work for what we want even quicker. Using the Godot engine for prototyping as it's very easy to make something fast with it for those curious.
July 11, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Messing with prototyping ideas for our next game! Built this quick prototype and realized it likely wouldn't work for what we want even quicker. Using the Godot engine for prototyping as it's very easy to make something fast with it for those curious.
Today marks the first day on our new project! Mostly figuring out direction, and tomorrow we begin prototyping. Expect to see some gifs/short clips of our stuff in the future!
July 1, 2025 at 3:37 AM
Today marks the first day on our new project! Mostly figuring out direction, and tomorrow we begin prototyping. Expect to see some gifs/short clips of our stuff in the future!
Top Gnome is now officially out of Early Access! Haven't been too active on here for (mostly) this reason. Took way longer than it had any right to, but that's just how it goes in gamedev I guess?
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
Top Gnome on Steam
A top down shooter where the only way to move and fight is with the recoil of your blunderbuss. Whirl through waves of garden-destroying pests to defend Bert's garden, strive to reach higher and highe...
store.steampowered.com
June 22, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Top Gnome is now officially out of Early Access! Haven't been too active on here for (mostly) this reason. Took way longer than it had any right to, but that's just how it goes in gamedev I guess?
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
Anyways, check out our game below!
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
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February 18, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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my first developer cast for 2025 is up with part 1 of our chat with @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social to discuss their first game and lessons learned about game dev and game design #indiegamedev youtu.be/WGXsvI2zro0
Talking Indie Dev with Top Gnome (Part 1) | Perceptive Podcast #indiegamedev #gamewisdom #indiegames
YouTube video by Game Wisdom
youtu.be
February 1, 2025 at 1:46 AM
my first developer cast for 2025 is up with part 1 of our chat with @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social to discuss their first game and lessons learned about game dev and game design #indiegamedev youtu.be/WGXsvI2zro0
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Hi friends,
More so game developer pals.
I have a friend in my community who is very interested in getting into game development, but as this is their first lot of ideas/games, I was wondering if anyone is available to have a chat with them and point them in the right direction? #gamedevsky #gamedev
More so game developer pals.
I have a friend in my community who is very interested in getting into game development, but as this is their first lot of ideas/games, I was wondering if anyone is available to have a chat with them and point them in the right direction? #gamedevsky #gamedev
January 24, 2025 at 12:53 AM
Hi friends,
More so game developer pals.
I have a friend in my community who is very interested in getting into game development, but as this is their first lot of ideas/games, I was wondering if anyone is available to have a chat with them and point them in the right direction? #gamedevsky #gamedev
More so game developer pals.
I have a friend in my community who is very interested in getting into game development, but as this is their first lot of ideas/games, I was wondering if anyone is available to have a chat with them and point them in the right direction? #gamedevsky #gamedev
This time next month I should be fully immersed into learning Unreal Engine, still deciding between Unreal 4 or 5. If anyone has any tips for learning Unreal that'd be much appreciated.
#gamedev
#gamedev
January 19, 2025 at 11:31 PM
This time next month I should be fully immersed into learning Unreal Engine, still deciding between Unreal 4 or 5. If anyone has any tips for learning Unreal that'd be much appreciated.
#gamedev
#gamedev
Every piece of #gamedev advice I hear nowadays goes through a filter in my mind as "This is actually heavily context dependent, it might work for one game but not another". Be mindful of your own projects when you hear advice and see if it makes sense for you. It might even birth a new game idea!
January 16, 2025 at 6:47 PM
Every piece of #gamedev advice I hear nowadays goes through a filter in my mind as "This is actually heavily context dependent, it might work for one game but not another". Be mindful of your own projects when you hear advice and see if it makes sense for you. It might even birth a new game idea!
Finished up the last of the power-ups for Top Gnome this month, wish we could have got more done. Winding down with Top Gnome just gets me excited for our next project, I can't stop thinking about it. The #gamedev industry might be a mess but it won't stop me.
December 30, 2024 at 3:27 AM
Finished up the last of the power-ups for Top Gnome this month, wish we could have got more done. Winding down with Top Gnome just gets me excited for our next project, I can't stop thinking about it. The #gamedev industry might be a mess but it won't stop me.
I decided to go and buy Valheim. As a game designer I HAVE to know what everyone was raving about for myself.
December 15, 2024 at 4:58 PM
I decided to go and buy Valheim. As a game designer I HAVE to know what everyone was raving about for myself.
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Been playing around with making art in rust, its a fun challenge with the limitations.
#darksouls3
#darksouls3
December 14, 2024 at 4:39 AM
Been playing around with making art in rust, its a fun challenge with the limitations.
#darksouls3
#darksouls3
If you ever want to know what it's like mentally to make a game without actually making one, playing Darkest Dungeon gets pretty close.
Don't ask me how I know.
Don't ask me how I know.
December 6, 2024 at 10:58 PM
If you ever want to know what it's like mentally to make a game without actually making one, playing Darkest Dungeon gets pretty close.
Don't ask me how I know.
Don't ask me how I know.
You know you're a gamedev when you're buying loads of games during a Steam sale because you not only wanted to play them, but also to study them as a game designer.
#gamedev
#gamedev
November 29, 2024 at 9:03 PM
You know you're a gamedev when you're buying loads of games during a Steam sale because you not only wanted to play them, but also to study them as a game designer.
#gamedev
#gamedev
No matter how much you study game design and game development, nothing makes for a better teacher than making and releasing your own game. Working on Top Gnome is teaching us so much about not only the process, but ourselves as individuals. Our next game will go much more smoothly hopefully!
November 26, 2024 at 2:51 AM
No matter how much you study game design and game development, nothing makes for a better teacher than making and releasing your own game. Working on Top Gnome is teaching us so much about not only the process, but ourselves as individuals. Our next game will go much more smoothly hopefully!
Talking about game design and all the things that revolve around making games is addicting. I should consider doing it more often. Anyone else find it addicting and/or fun?
November 24, 2024 at 2:12 AM
Talking about game design and all the things that revolve around making games is addicting. I should consider doing it more often. Anyone else find it addicting and/or fun?
Top Gnome is officially out in Early Access!
It's been a long road, still tons of work ahead of us but this is a huge milestone for us and our studio @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social !
Check out the game and try out the demo here! v v v
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
#indiegame #gamedev
It's been a long road, still tons of work ahead of us but this is a huge milestone for us and our studio @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social !
Check out the game and try out the demo here! v v v
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
#indiegame #gamedev
Top Gnome on Steam
A top down shooter where the only way to move and fight is with the recoil of your blunderbuss. Whirl through waves of garden-destroying pests to defend Bert's garden, strive to reach higher and highe...
store.steampowered.com
November 20, 2024 at 9:13 PM
Top Gnome is officially out in Early Access!
It's been a long road, still tons of work ahead of us but this is a huge milestone for us and our studio @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social !
Check out the game and try out the demo here! v v v
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
#indiegame #gamedev
It's been a long road, still tons of work ahead of us but this is a huge milestone for us and our studio @onyxprismstudio.bsky.social !
Check out the game and try out the demo here! v v v
store.steampowered.com/app/2499080/...
#indiegame #gamedev
Fun fact about Balatro!
Everyone knows you can drag cards around, but did you ever notice that their shadow shifts around when holding one? It also has depth, cards in your hand or in shops have much smaller shadows than when you hold one.
Completely unnecessary, but adds a lot to vibes.
#gamedev
Everyone knows you can drag cards around, but did you ever notice that their shadow shifts around when holding one? It also has depth, cards in your hand or in shops have much smaller shadows than when you hold one.
Completely unnecessary, but adds a lot to vibes.
#gamedev
November 19, 2024 at 9:33 PM
Fun fact about Balatro!
Everyone knows you can drag cards around, but did you ever notice that their shadow shifts around when holding one? It also has depth, cards in your hand or in shops have much smaller shadows than when you hold one.
Completely unnecessary, but adds a lot to vibes.
#gamedev
Everyone knows you can drag cards around, but did you ever notice that their shadow shifts around when holding one? It also has depth, cards in your hand or in shops have much smaller shadows than when you hold one.
Completely unnecessary, but adds a lot to vibes.
#gamedev
Shameless self-promotion for the sake of reaching out to fellow game developers.
Things I enjoy in no particular order:
⌨️ Programming
❓ Sanity Checks
🎮 Gaming
🍴 Eating chicken parm
🧩Solving problems
💬Having in-depth conversations
🎾Brain Tennis
🍃Nature
💤Sleeping and repeating the cycle
#promosky
Things I enjoy in no particular order:
⌨️ Programming
❓ Sanity Checks
🎮 Gaming
🍴 Eating chicken parm
🧩Solving problems
💬Having in-depth conversations
🎾Brain Tennis
🍃Nature
💤Sleeping and repeating the cycle
#promosky
November 18, 2024 at 11:28 PM
Shameless self-promotion for the sake of reaching out to fellow game developers.
Things I enjoy in no particular order:
⌨️ Programming
❓ Sanity Checks
🎮 Gaming
🍴 Eating chicken parm
🧩Solving problems
💬Having in-depth conversations
🎾Brain Tennis
🍃Nature
💤Sleeping and repeating the cycle
#promosky
Things I enjoy in no particular order:
⌨️ Programming
❓ Sanity Checks
🎮 Gaming
🍴 Eating chicken parm
🧩Solving problems
💬Having in-depth conversations
🎾Brain Tennis
🍃Nature
💤Sleeping and repeating the cycle
#promosky
Anyone ever experience an insane game breaking bug during development and then you're never able to recreate it again? Happened to us once.
And right before we released our game's demo, too.
And right before we released our game's demo, too.
November 18, 2024 at 7:52 PM
Anyone ever experience an insane game breaking bug during development and then you're never able to recreate it again? Happened to us once.
And right before we released our game's demo, too.
And right before we released our game's demo, too.
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Hello fellow refugees, I’m Harrison a game dev, artist and writer.
I am currently working on my passion project Kami Kai a creature collecting RPG inspired by Pokemon, Zelda and Shinto culture.
Please share your projects that you are working on!
I am currently working on my passion project Kami Kai a creature collecting RPG inspired by Pokemon, Zelda and Shinto culture.
Please share your projects that you are working on!
November 17, 2024 at 5:57 AM
Hello fellow refugees, I’m Harrison a game dev, artist and writer.
I am currently working on my passion project Kami Kai a creature collecting RPG inspired by Pokemon, Zelda and Shinto culture.
Please share your projects that you are working on!
I am currently working on my passion project Kami Kai a creature collecting RPG inspired by Pokemon, Zelda and Shinto culture.
Please share your projects that you are working on!
I had an easier time making a system that updates save files than having things cycle in and out in our game's shop.
Game development has a knack for making seemingly complex things simple and seemingly simple things incredibly complicated.
Such is the way of an indie developer.
Game development has a knack for making seemingly complex things simple and seemingly simple things incredibly complicated.
Such is the way of an indie developer.
November 16, 2024 at 11:57 PM
I had an easier time making a system that updates save files than having things cycle in and out in our game's shop.
Game development has a knack for making seemingly complex things simple and seemingly simple things incredibly complicated.
Such is the way of an indie developer.
Game development has a knack for making seemingly complex things simple and seemingly simple things incredibly complicated.
Such is the way of an indie developer.