GarageCraft Games
@garagecraft.games
Indie Game Development 🕹️
https://garagecraft.games | https://thorsten.suckow-homberg.de | @thorsten.suckow-homberg.de
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Born on the Amiga, reborn for Steam! ⚔️
Roguecraft mixes classic turn-based dungeon crawling with chunky pixels and retro attitude.
Coming to Steam in 2026, and your wishlist can help shape its journey!😊
🎯 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#teaseYaGame #indiegame #gamedev #steam
Roguecraft mixes classic turn-based dungeon crawling with chunky pixels and retro attitude.
Coming to Steam in 2026, and your wishlist can help shape its journey!😊
🎯 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#teaseYaGame #indiegame #gamedev #steam
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Born on the Amiga, reborn for Steam! ⚔️
Roguecraft mixes classic turn-based dungeon crawling with chunky pixels and retro attitude.
Coming to Steam in 2026, and your wishlist can help shape its journey!😊
🎯 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#teaseYaGame #indiegame #gamedev #steam
Roguecraft mixes classic turn-based dungeon crawling with chunky pixels and retro attitude.
Coming to Steam in 2026, and your wishlist can help shape its journey!😊
🎯 thalamus.link/roguecraft
#teaseYaGame #indiegame #gamedev #steam
Milestone 2 for the C++ game framework #helios just landed 🚀
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Milestone 2: Scene Graph, Gamepad Widgets, and a Flying Spaceship | garagecraft.games
helios v0.1.0-milestone2 brings scene graph camera integration, gamepad customization, ImGui dev tools, and an interactive spaceship demo
garagecraft.games
December 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Milestone 2 for the C++ game framework #helios just landed 🚀
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✅ Scene graph camera refactor
✅ GameObject + command buffer input flow
✅ ImGui dev widgets (FPS, gamepad, logs, camera)
✅ Gamepad-driven spaceship demo 🎮
👉 garagecraft.games/devlog/2025/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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My first attempt at building a Darkthing* - an eldritch voidspawn from the #VivianAmberville universe.💙📚
Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄
*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄
*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
December 16, 2025 at 8:31 PM
My first attempt at building a Darkthing* - an eldritch voidspawn from the #VivianAmberville universe.💙📚
Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄
*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
Just a skeleton, for now. His disturbing flesh will soon follow!😄
*Darkthings dwell in the Abyss, in the backrooms of reality, beyond the Dark Door (the door between Life & Death in the series)
#helios milestone_2 changes and improvements:
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
December 13, 2025 at 2:29 PM
#helios milestone_2 changes and improvements:
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
✨ ImGui Debug Overlay (Log, FPS, Settings)
🎮 Real-time Gamepad & Camera Widgets
🎥 Refactored Camera System (Scene Graph integration)
⏱️ Frame Pacing & Stats
Next up: Physics & Gameplay! 🕹️
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Love seeing what indie devs are putting out there. The creativity in this community is unmatched!
After years of work Carbox has finally released on Steam! 🚗🥳
It features different game modes, multiple biomes, a world editor, and a cute polished aesthetic
Check it out! There’s also a demo if you just want to try it out!
#indiegame #gamedev #racinggame #worldeditor #steamgame
It features different game modes, multiple biomes, a world editor, and a cute polished aesthetic
Check it out! There’s also a demo if you just want to try it out!
#indiegame #gamedev #racinggame #worldeditor #steamgame
December 13, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Love seeing what indie devs are putting out there. The creativity in this community is unmatched!
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🎹 #8bit #chiptune in the style of FM #MasterSystem, for your #indiegames or other projects 🎶
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#ym2413 #pond5 #royaltyfree #bgm #vgm #gamedevs #indiedevs #music
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#ym2413 #pond5 #royaltyfree #bgm #vgm #gamedevs #indiedevs #music
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December 9, 2025 at 11:34 AM
🎹 #8bit #chiptune in the style of FM #MasterSystem, for your #indiegames or other projects 🎶
www.pond5.com/royalty-free...
#ym2413 #pond5 #royaltyfree #bgm #vgm #gamedevs #indiedevs #music
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#ym2413 #pond5 #royaltyfree #bgm #vgm #gamedevs #indiedevs #music
🎄✨
#helios and I, back on #Twitch we're streaming,
Grid fields we're building, pixels gleaming,
Bugs getting fixed while the season's still bright 🎮
- Live coding magic under #christmas lights! ✨
#gamedev #streamer #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#helios and I, back on #Twitch we're streaming,
Grid fields we're building, pixels gleaming,
Bugs getting fixed while the season's still bright 🎮
- Live coding magic under #christmas lights! ✨
#gamedev #streamer #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
www.twitch.tv
December 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
🎄✨
#helios and I, back on #Twitch we're streaming,
Grid fields we're building, pixels gleaming,
Bugs getting fixed while the season's still bright 🎮
- Live coding magic under #christmas lights! ✨
#gamedev #streamer #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#helios and I, back on #Twitch we're streaming,
Grid fields we're building, pixels gleaming,
Bugs getting fixed while the season's still bright 🎮
- Live coding magic under #christmas lights! ✨
#gamedev #streamer #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
New devlog: #ImGui integration, frame pacing, and some breaking changes in #helios 🎮
Debug overlays are in! FPS widget, #gamepad visualization, log console. Also refactored the rendering setup with RenderPrototype for better resource sharing.
#tooling #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Debug overlays are in! FPS widget, #gamepad visualization, log console. Also refactored the rendering setup with RenderPrototype for better resource sharing.
#tooling #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
December 4, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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Never forget this: you are the core of your game
You’re the reason this project even exists.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev
You’re the reason this project even exists.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev
December 2, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Never forget this: you are the core of your game
You’re the reason this project even exists.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev
You’re the reason this project even exists.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev
Command-Pipeline architecture deep dive continues! Let's optimize those draw calls and make the GPU go brrrrr 🔥💻
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #RenderingEngine #helios #GameEngine #LiveCoding #TwitchDev #twitch #streamer
🔴 twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #RenderingEngine #helios #GameEngine #LiveCoding #TwitchDev #twitch #streamer
🔴 twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Command-Pipeline architecture deep dive continues! Let's optimize those draw calls and make the GPU go brrrrr 🔥💻
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #RenderingEngine #helios #GameEngine #LiveCoding #TwitchDev #twitch #streamer
🔴 twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #RenderingEngine #helios #GameEngine #LiveCoding #TwitchDev #twitch #streamer
🔴 twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
December 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My IDE: "What if SPACESHIP isn't the answer?"
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
December 1, 2025 at 9:14 PM
My IDE: "What if SPACESHIP isn't the answer?"
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
Me: "It literally is"
My IDE: "But what about SPACESHOP? SPACEHIP? SPACEHOP?"
Me: *stares into the void*
Sometimes the real #game dev is the autocomplete we encountered along the way. 🎮
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #helios #autocomplete
I'm diving back into work on helios/#111 - excited to make steady progress and bring support for tooling into the framework!
#indiedev #indiegames #backseatcoding #streamer #twitch #gamedev #helios
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#indiedev #indiegames #backseatcoding #streamer #twitch #gamedev #helios
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 29, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm diving back into work on helios/#111 - excited to make steady progress and bring support for tooling into the framework!
#indiedev #indiegames #backseatcoding #streamer #twitch #gamedev #helios
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#indiedev #indiegames #backseatcoding #streamer #twitch #gamedev #helios
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
Comprehension over Convenience. Principles for maintaining quality and mastery in the age of AI. #AICraftsmanship #SoftwareDevelopment #Craftsmanship #ResponsibleAI #gamedev #indiegames ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
Manifesto for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship
Principles for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship. A guide for using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
November 28, 2025 at 10:04 PM
Comprehension over Convenience. Principles for maintaining quality and mastery in the age of AI. #AICraftsmanship #SoftwareDevelopment #Craftsmanship #ResponsibleAI #gamedev #indiegames ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#frametiming! Implementing a high-precision stopwatch class for #helios - because you can't optimize what you can't measure! Building everything from scratch w/ way too much enthusiasm for delta time calculations ⏱️
Nerd out with me: twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #opengl
Nerd out with me: twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #opengl
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 28, 2025 at 8:27 PM
#frametiming! Implementing a high-precision stopwatch class for #helios - because you can't optimize what you can't measure! Building everything from scratch w/ way too much enthusiasm for delta time calculations ⏱️
Nerd out with me: twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #opengl
Nerd out with me: twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #opengl
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#Manifesto for #AI -Augmented #Software #Craftsmanship - a 🧵
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
November 23, 2025 at 5:04 PM
#Manifesto for #AI -Augmented #Software #Craftsmanship - a 🧵
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
(1/5) With tools like #GitHub #Copilot, #Claude Code and #Gemini CLI, our work has changed massively. The models keep getting better - but with that, the question grows louder:
Streaming more #helios development on #Twitch! Building a #game #framework in C++23. Current boss fight: Camera system vs Scene Graph ownership 😅 Come hang out → twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#cpp #gamedev #livecoding #indiegames #indiedev #streamer #gameengine #streamer
#cpp #gamedev #livecoding #indiegames #indiedev #streamer #gameengine #streamer
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 22, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Streaming more #helios development on #Twitch! Building a #game #framework in C++23. Current boss fight: Camera system vs Scene Graph ownership 😅 Come hang out → twitch.tv/garagecraft_games
#cpp #gamedev #livecoding #indiegames #indiedev #streamer #gameengine #streamer
#cpp #gamedev #livecoding #indiegames #indiedev #streamer #gameengine #streamer
Don't let your codebase become the logical equivalent of an asset flip ✋ Use #AI tools to handle the grind - but keep the ownership of your #architecture and #game loop. 🕹️
Principles for keeping the #craft in #gamedev: ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #coding
Principles for keeping the #craft in #gamedev: ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #coding
Manifesto for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship
Principles for AI-Augmented Software Craftsmanship. A guide for using AI as a partner, not a replacement.
ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
November 21, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Don't let your codebase become the logical equivalent of an asset flip ✋ Use #AI tools to handle the grind - but keep the ownership of your #architecture and #game loop. 🕹️
Principles for keeping the #craft in #gamedev: ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #coding
Principles for keeping the #craft in #gamedev: ai-manifesto.software-craftsmanship.dev
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #coding
Working on #milestone 2 of the #helios project. Issue helios/#97 mandates some major #refactoring to the #rendering pipeline - let's get it on! 🕹️
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#twitch #streamer #gamedev #backseatcoding #indiedev #indiegames #ccp
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#twitch #streamer #gamedev #backseatcoding #indiedev #indiegames #ccp
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 19, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Working on #milestone 2 of the #helios project. Issue helios/#97 mandates some major #refactoring to the #rendering pipeline - let's get it on! 🕹️
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#twitch #streamer #gamedev #backseatcoding #indiedev #indiegames #ccp
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#twitch #streamer #gamedev #backseatcoding #indiedev #indiegames #ccp
Going live! ✨ Streaming #helios #dev on #Twitch right now.
We're diving back into the #gamepad input #demo. Stop by and say hi!
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #TwitchStream #coding #indiegames #streamer
We're diving back into the #gamepad input #demo. Stop by and say hi!
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #TwitchStream #coding #indiegames #streamer
November 15, 2025 at 4:42 PM
Going live! ✨ Streaming #helios #dev on #Twitch right now.
We're diving back into the #gamepad input #demo. Stop by and say hi!
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #TwitchStream #coding #indiegames #streamer
We're diving back into the #gamepad input #demo. Stop by and say hi!
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #TwitchStream #coding #indiegames #streamer
🕹️ Finally wrapped up my technical report for the #university project built with #helios - time to push forward to the next milestone! 💡
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine #cpp #linearalgebra #programming
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine #cpp #linearalgebra #programming
I'm using #helios as the #framework for a #university project .
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
I've published an accompanying technical report that outlines the key architectural decisions behind the #prototype and discusses its further #development. 👉
www.researchgate.net/publication/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
(PDF) helios: Design and prototypical implementation of a C++ game framework
PDF | This document describes helios, a prototype game framework developed in C++23 that serves as the technical foundation for a Geometry Wars-style... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
🕹️ Finally wrapped up my technical report for the #university project built with #helios - time to push forward to the next milestone! 💡
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine #cpp #linearalgebra #programming
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #gameengine #cpp #linearalgebra #programming
going live with #helios! continuing work on gamepad input visualization after cleaning up mesh & material class hierarchy. come watch me debug analog sticks in real-time 🕹️ www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #backseatcoding #indiegames #gameengine #twitch #streamer #youtube
#gamedev #indiedev #backseatcoding #indiegames #gameengine #twitch #streamer #youtube
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 9, 2025 at 4:52 PM
going live with #helios! continuing work on gamepad input visualization after cleaning up mesh & material class hierarchy. come watch me debug analog sticks in real-time 🕹️ www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #backseatcoding #indiegames #gameengine #twitch #streamer #youtube
#gamedev #indiedev #backseatcoding #indiegames #gameengine #twitch #streamer #youtube
#GTA6 got delayed so naturally I'm like 'time to ship MY game!' Join me on #Twitch as I commit various crimes against the gamepad API! 💀
#helios #backseatcoding #gamedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames #streamer #youtube #gtaVI
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#helios #backseatcoding #gamedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames #streamer #youtube #gtaVI
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 8, 2025 at 2:13 PM
#GTA6 got delayed so naturally I'm like 'time to ship MY game!' Join me on #Twitch as I commit various crimes against the gamepad API! 💀
#helios #backseatcoding #gamedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames #streamer #youtube #gtaVI
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#helios #backseatcoding #gamedev #gameengine #indiedev #indiegames #streamer #youtube #gtaVI
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
After finishing a technical report on helios, I’m diving back into #helios development this weekend! Focus is on #Gamepad #Input! Planning to build a small graphical demo to show the progress - visuals avilable in my #twitch stream! 🎮
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Twitch
Twitch is the world
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November 7, 2025 at 8:07 PM
After finishing a technical report on helios, I’m diving back into #helios development this weekend! Focus is on #Gamepad #Input! Planning to build a small graphical demo to show the progress - visuals avilable in my #twitch stream! 🎮
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
www.twitch.tv/garagecraft_...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
Working on #milestone 2 of the #helios project. Today, I'm implementing #gamepad input #management with a focus on efficient per-frame state capture and processing. 🕹️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rciL...
#gamedev #indidev #gameengine #backseatcoding #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rciL...
#gamedev #indidev #gameengine #backseatcoding #indiegames
GarageCraft Games | milestone_2 | Backseat Coding
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November 2, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Working on #milestone 2 of the #helios project. Today, I'm implementing #gamepad input #management with a focus on efficient per-frame state capture and processing. 🕹️
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rciL...
#gamedev #indidev #gameengine #backseatcoding #indiegames
www.youtube.com/watch?v=rciL...
#gamedev #indidev #gameengine #backseatcoding #indiegames