Natasha Handley
@gongylusgames.bsky.social
https://gongylus.co.uk/
Graduate Game Developer. Awarded the Dean's Prize For Excellence In Game Art & Design from Leeds Beckett Uni.
🏳️⚧️ Trans game dev. She/her. Publish as Gongylus Games. Door enjoyer.
Graduate Game Developer. Awarded the Dean's Prize For Excellence In Game Art & Design from Leeds Beckett Uni.
🏳️⚧️ Trans game dev. She/her. Publish as Gongylus Games. Door enjoyer.
Today on Networking Is Hard.
Started making a Game Manager for #BewareTheMimic. ATM it locks movement before all the player are loaded in, chooses a random player to be the mimic, and only enables the mimic ability on that player. It's rough but a start!
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame
Started making a Game Manager for #BewareTheMimic. ATM it locks movement before all the player are loaded in, chooses a random player to be the mimic, and only enables the mimic ability on that player. It's rough but a start!
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame
November 20, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today on Networking Is Hard.
Started making a Game Manager for #BewareTheMimic. ATM it locks movement before all the player are loaded in, chooses a random player to be the mimic, and only enables the mimic ability on that player. It's rough but a start!
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame
Started making a Game Manager for #BewareTheMimic. ATM it locks movement before all the player are loaded in, chooses a random player to be the mimic, and only enables the mimic ability on that player. It's rough but a start!
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame
Erm WHAT?! This wasn't forecast and we haven't even had our first frost yet! ❄️🌨️
My poor vegetables 😭🥬🍓🫛
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SnowDay #UK
My poor vegetables 😭🥬🍓🫛
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SnowDay #UK
November 19, 2025 at 3:19 AM
Erm WHAT?! This wasn't forecast and we haven't even had our first frost yet! ❄️🌨️
My poor vegetables 😭🥬🍓🫛
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SnowDay #UK
My poor vegetables 😭🥬🍓🫛
#Gardening #VegetableGarden #GrowYourOwnFood #SnowDay #UK
Now the Mimic can transform into any physics object and is fully controllable with great ground and wall checks :)
Also added a reticule, and objects that can be transformed into are highlighted when hovered over.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDesign #BewareTheMimic
Also added a reticule, and objects that can be transformed into are highlighted when hovered over.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDesign #BewareTheMimic
November 18, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Now the Mimic can transform into any physics object and is fully controllable with great ground and wall checks :)
Also added a reticule, and objects that can be transformed into are highlighted when hovered over.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDesign #BewareTheMimic
Also added a reticule, and objects that can be transformed into are highlighted when hovered over.
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDesign #BewareTheMimic
Started working on a proto-logo for Beware The Mimic and it's come out a bit #MountainDew LOL! 🤣
Still... think I love it.
#IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign
Still... think I love it.
#IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign
November 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Started working on a proto-logo for Beware The Mimic and it's come out a bit #MountainDew LOL! 🤣
Still... think I love it.
#IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign
Still... think I love it.
#IndieGame #GameDev #GameDesign
Working on the Mimic mechanic. The rooms are procedurally generated with physics objects that can be knocked around, and the Mimic can transform into them to disguise themselves. They can lock their rotation to hide better. Very similar to Prop Hunt.
#GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #BewareTheMimic
#GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #BewareTheMimic
November 16, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Working on the Mimic mechanic. The rooms are procedurally generated with physics objects that can be knocked around, and the Mimic can transform into them to disguise themselves. They can lock their rotation to hide better. Very similar to Prop Hunt.
#GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #BewareTheMimic
#GameDesign #IndieGame #IndieDev #BewareTheMimic
Physics in a networked game is tough. Super happy with the progress though! This is on the client and the player, cube, and doors are all physics objects with client side prediction :)
#PurrNet #Purrdiction #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
#PurrNet #Purrdiction #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
November 15, 2025 at 4:01 AM
Physics in a networked game is tough. Super happy with the progress though! This is on the client and the player, cube, and doors are all physics objects with client side prediction :)
#PurrNet #Purrdiction #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
#PurrNet #Purrdiction #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
Had a brilliant time at my first #GaMaYo 😊 great to see so many people enjoy Neon Overflow, checking out other games, bumping into old friends, and making many new ones! Thank you @gamerepublic.bsky.social !
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GaMaYo25
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GaMaYo25
November 14, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Had a brilliant time at my first #GaMaYo 😊 great to see so many people enjoy Neon Overflow, checking out other games, bumping into old friends, and making many new ones! Thank you @gamerepublic.bsky.social !
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GaMaYo25
#IndieDev #IndieGame #GaMaYo25
Switched from #Fishnet to #Purrnet. Really needed to get physics working on the network with minimal lag and Purrnet + #Purrdiction is managing it :) The doors are physics objects and no noticeable lag between host and client ^_^
#GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D
#GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D
November 12, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Switched from #Fishnet to #Purrnet. Really needed to get physics working on the network with minimal lag and Purrnet + #Purrdiction is managing it :) The doors are physics objects and no noticeable lag between host and client ^_^
#GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D
#GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #SoloDev #BewareTheMimic #Unity3D
I'm making a Hide'n'Seek style asynchronous pvp game called #BewareTheMimic. Haven't done an online multiplayer game before! I'm using Fish-Net for the networking in Unity.
So far I've got a script to build a procedural "dungeon" that syncs between clients. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
So far I've got a script to build a procedural "dungeon" that syncs between clients. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
November 9, 2025 at 6:23 PM
I'm making a Hide'n'Seek style asynchronous pvp game called #BewareTheMimic. Haven't done an online multiplayer game before! I'm using Fish-Net for the networking in Unity.
So far I've got a script to build a procedural "dungeon" that syncs between clients. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
So far I've got a script to build a procedural "dungeon" that syncs between clients. #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
Delighted to have been nominated for the Martyn Brown Rising Star Award in the Game Republic Awards for 2025. #GRAwards @gamerepublic.bsky.social - see you at GaMaYo at WX on 13th November where winners will be revealed - good luck to everyone! #GameDev #GameDesign
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October 15, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Delighted to have been nominated for the Martyn Brown Rising Star Award in the Game Republic Awards for 2025. #GRAwards @gamerepublic.bsky.social - see you at GaMaYo at WX on 13th November where winners will be revealed - good luck to everyone! #GameDev #GameDesign
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🌻I spent the summer converting our urban backyard into a mini farm 🌹🌷
#GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden
#GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden
September 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
🌻I spent the summer converting our urban backyard into a mini farm 🌹🌷
#GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden
#GrowYourOwn #GrowVeg #VegetableGarden #UrbanGardening #EdibleGarden
The results are in for #BrackeysGameJam !
Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked:
- Overall #40 (Top 2%)
- Audio #13
- Enjoyment #36
This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev
Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked:
- Overall #40 (Top 2%)
- Audio #13
- Enjoyment #36
This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev
September 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The results are in for #BrackeysGameJam !
Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked:
- Overall #40 (Top 2%)
- Audio #13
- Enjoyment #36
This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev
Out of 2,300 games, Blood Engine ranked:
- Overall #40 (Top 2%)
- Audio #13
- Enjoyment #36
This was worth the blood sacrifice! 😁 So pleased and THANK YOU all for the great comments!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #SoloDev
Hey guess what? We're going to be showcasing Neon Overflow at #Gamayo in Wakefield in November!
If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out!
gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow
#Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev
If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out!
gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow
#Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev
September 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Hey guess what? We're going to be showcasing Neon Overflow at #Gamayo in Wakefield in November!
If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out!
gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow
#Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev
If you wanna have another chance at experiencing Neon Overflow in Anaglyph 3D, come check us out!
gongylus.itch.io/neon-overflow
#Gamayo2025 #IndieGame #IndieGames #IndieDev
Who recognises this guy?
Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
September 11, 2025 at 6:12 PM
Who recognises this guy?
Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
Starting to think about what to do with #BloodEngine after the #BrackeysGameJam, and I think I'm probably going to take it 3D. And go all out on the horror >:) No holding back this time!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#GameDesign #GameDev #SoloDev #IndieDev #IndieGame
A peak behind the scenes of the cinematic used in Blood Engine.
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam
September 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A peak behind the scenes of the cinematic used in Blood Engine.
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam
#GameDev #GameDesign #IndieDev #IndieGame #BrackeysGameJam
What the #UK feels (is actually?) like for #trans people at the moment...
#TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated
#TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated
September 6, 2025 at 1:16 PM
What the #UK feels (is actually?) like for #trans people at the moment...
#TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated
#TransRights #lgbt #lgbtq #lgbtq+ #ehrc #AIgenerated
Email to my MP @richardburgon.bsky.social about the fears of #trans people in the UK at the moment.
#TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
#TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
September 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Email to my MP @richardburgon.bsky.social about the fears of #trans people in the UK at the moment.
#TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
#TransRights #LGBT #LGBTQ #transgender #EHRC @zarahsultana.bsky.social @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social @zackpolanski.bsky.social @eddavey.libdems.org.uk
Remade the banner for #BloodEngine to make it cleaner (as much as I liked the movie poster haha)
The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam
The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam
September 3, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Remade the banner for #BloodEngine to make it cleaner (as much as I liked the movie poster haha)
The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam
The page is looking pretty tight on desktop too!
gongylus.itch.io/blood-engine
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #IndieGame #AdventureGame #GameDev #GameJam
🤔 Did not expect #BloodEngine to work on a touchscreen. My niece (who did the voice acting) sent me this vid today. 😲
I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror
I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror
September 1, 2025 at 10:54 PM
🤔 Did not expect #BloodEngine to work on a touchscreen. My niece (who did the voice acting) sent me this vid today. 😲
I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror
I'll have to see if I can get it working on mobile
#BrackeysGameJam #GameDesign #GameDev #IndieGame #CosmicHorror
August 30, 2025 at 2:23 PM
#BrackeysGameJam Day 6! Can't believe there's just over a day left.
Finished the final scene, connected all the lose ends. A lot to do on the last day. More audio, the main menu, a list of all the endings you find, better animations if there's time.
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam
Finished the final scene, connected all the lose ends. A lot to do on the last day. More audio, the main menu, a list of all the endings you find, better animations if there's time.
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam
August 30, 2025 at 3:31 AM
#BrackeysGameJam Day 6! Can't believe there's just over a day left.
Finished the final scene, connected all the lose ends. A lot to do on the last day. More audio, the main menu, a list of all the endings you find, better animations if there's time.
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam
Finished the final scene, connected all the lose ends. A lot to do on the last day. More audio, the main menu, a list of all the endings you find, better animations if there's time.
#GameDesign #GameDev #IndieDev #GameJam
Ok I actually love this now #BrackeysGameJam #Day5
#GameDesign #GameDev #Cinematic #BloodEngine #GameJam
#GameDesign #GameDev #Cinematic #BloodEngine #GameJam
August 29, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Ok I actually love this now #BrackeysGameJam #Day5
#GameDesign #GameDev #Cinematic #BloodEngine #GameJam
#GameDesign #GameDev #Cinematic #BloodEngine #GameJam