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Jani Nykänen
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I mostly post gamedev and art related stuff here.
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Here we go again...

This time I'm writing this in Go, so I had to rewrite the whole game engine from scratch.

Coming next year, unless I run out of motivation.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #metroidvania #golang #opengl
December 8, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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I started working on something for Github Game Off 2025 game jam. I have made some progress, but it looks like the scope of the process is too big so I won't have time to finish this. Neither do I have time to start a new project, though...

#gamedev #indiedev
November 9, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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Also here's some recent #art. More on my DeviantArt account: www.deviantart.com/jani-nykanen

#traditionalart #ink #comic #cartoon
September 29, 2025 at 8:10 PM
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I decided to try to do some "HD stuff" (i.e not pixel art) for a change. Since I struggled with "proper animation", I implemented, uh, "improper animation" instead. It looks goofy, but it kind of fits the game style.

#gamedev #indiedev #webgl #typescript
September 29, 2025 at 8:07 PM
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Okay, my Gamedev.js Jam 2025 game is now done: jani-nykanen.itch.io/time-to-panic

Here's also a video showing the first 33% of the game (yes, it's that short).

#gamedev #pixelart #indiedev
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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Gamedev.js Jam, Day 4: Even though I didn't have too much time today, either, I managed to get a lot of done: I added more art, one new enemy, moving platforms and those spring-things, and started making the actual levels.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
April 16, 2025 at 8:23 PM
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Day 3 of Gamedev.js jam: I was pretty busy today, but I had time to add a few enemies. I should have more time after Wednesday, hopefully.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
April 15, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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Day 2 of Gamedev.js Jam: Added coins, double jump, spike traps and increased the resolution a bit. Since the theme is "Balance" you have, uh, a bank account balance to... balance (see thread).

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
April 14, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Doing something for Gamedev.js Jam 2025. Here's some progress after the first ~6 hours.

This will be some sort of rage platformer thing, with intentionally slippery controls and such.

Some (most?) assets are placeholders.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #typescript #webgl
April 13, 2025 at 8:33 PM
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There are moments when I just start drawing something without thinking what I'm actually drawing (usually at midnight), and the result is usually something like this:

(You can find more of my nonsense art on DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/jani-nykanen)

#art #ink #cartoon
January 26, 2025 at 10:41 AM
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After almost five months of development and 24 874 lines of code, the version 1.0.0 of "A Prison for Dreams", my latest #metroidvania project, is now available. It can be played on web or downloaded for Linux and Windows:

Link: jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-prison-for...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 24, 2025 at 4:49 PM
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This is the final boss in my game. It was supposed to be an angel of some sort, but since I cannot apparently draw angels, it became a flying giant worm thing instead. Close enough.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 19, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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"Camping with animals"

After spending a year drawing almost exclusively animals and/or animal-humanoid-hybrids, I decided to (re)learn to draw some human characters.

More of my art on DeviantArt: www.deviantart.com/jani-nykanen

#art #ink #cartoon
January 10, 2025 at 8:24 PM
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Version 0.8 of my #metroidvania project is released. It contains new areas to visit, new innocent monsters to kill, new items to obtain etc.

Play on itch.io: jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-prison-for...

It still (only?) lacks the final area & final boss.

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart
January 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Since the year is changing soon I decided to finish all the unfinished "art" I had started before holidays.

To see more of my glorious nonsense check out my DeviantArt profile: www.deviantart.com/jani-nykanen

#art #ink #cartoon
December 31, 2024 at 8:46 PM
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Adding some snow levels to my #metroidvania project. They will be available in the next update.

You can play the early access version here: jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-prison-for...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #typescript #webgl
December 31, 2024 at 12:06 PM
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I have released yet another #pixelart #metroidvania platformer thingy on @itchio.bsky.social

Link: jani-nykanen.itch.io/a-prison-for...

(well, it's still in early access (50% of the game is done), so more updates coming later)

#gamedev #indiedev #html5dev #webgl #typescript
December 14, 2024 at 8:15 PM