Niki's Quest Dev
@nikisquest.bsky.social
I'm developing a Rogue-Lite inspired by games like Peglin and Hades with a protagonist based on my wife. I am a software engineer and gamedev brings me peace.
Would love to do this full time eventually.
Discord: https://discord.gg/Jz4xAnSdTt
Would love to do this full time eventually.
Discord: https://discord.gg/Jz4xAnSdTt
Whenever I'm struggling in life, work, or otherwise I always recall this sage advice.
September 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Whenever I'm struggling in life, work, or otherwise I always recall this sage advice.
For #screenshotSaturday I want to show off something my son has been working on. Its really amazing that he can illustrate such strong emotions like "slug" and "potato". Couldn't be more proud of little man.
September 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
For #screenshotSaturday I want to show off something my son has been working on. Its really amazing that he can illustrate such strong emotions like "slug" and "potato". Couldn't be more proud of little man.
Here's DropMap v1.0 a #GodotEngine plugin to make prop distribution and decorating as easy as possible. I'll have a github page up for it later today as well as a download in my discord. Let me know if you have any suggestions for it!
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
September 12, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Here's DropMap v1.0 a #GodotEngine plugin to make prop distribution and decorating as easy as possible. I'll have a github page up for it later today as well as a download in my discord. Let me know if you have any suggestions for it!
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #wip #indiegame
I made some tweaks to the DropMap plugin I am building, you can add and manage collections all in the dock now! These also save to a resource so you only have to make your collections once and you can reuse them in any DropMap node.
#GodotEngine #godot #indiedev #indiegame
#GodotEngine #godot #indiedev #indiegame
August 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I made some tweaks to the DropMap plugin I am building, you can add and manage collections all in the dock now! These also save to a resource so you only have to make your collections once and you can reuse them in any DropMap node.
#GodotEngine #godot #indiedev #indiegame
#GodotEngine #godot #indiedev #indiegame
Hey folks I made a #GodotEngine plugin to make 3d scene decoration easier. It's meant to feel like Gridmap but is based on snapping scenes down to a surface instead of to a grid. I'll have it available in my discord server and github in a few days.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dmodeling
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dmodeling
August 28, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Hey folks I made a #GodotEngine plugin to make 3d scene decoration easier. It's meant to feel like Gridmap but is based on snapping scenes down to a surface instead of to a grid. I'll have it available in my discord server and github in a few days.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dmodeling
#godot #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #3dmodeling
I set up Niki's Quest so I can play it remotely from my PC. Holding it in my hands and seeing it on an OLED screen for the first time feels so wild.
For anyone curious this is the Odin 2 Portal I am using.
#gamedev #indiegame #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #pixelart
For anyone curious this is the Odin 2 Portal I am using.
#gamedev #indiegame #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #pixelart
August 21, 2025 at 2:51 PM
I set up Niki's Quest so I can play it remotely from my PC. Holding it in my hands and seeing it on an OLED screen for the first time feels so wild.
For anyone curious this is the Odin 2 Portal I am using.
#gamedev #indiegame #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #pixelart
For anyone curious this is the Odin 2 Portal I am using.
#gamedev #indiegame #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #pixelart
I added some better lighting in this room and played around with adding terrain around the walls to make the derelict-underground-castle vibe a bit more pronounced. What do you think? I show the room in-game at the end of the video here 🙂
#godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiegame #blender #pixelart
#godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiegame #blender #pixelart
August 20, 2025 at 3:23 PM
I added some better lighting in this room and played around with adding terrain around the walls to make the derelict-underground-castle vibe a bit more pronounced. What do you think? I show the room in-game at the end of the video here 🙂
#godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiegame #blender #pixelart
#godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiegame #blender #pixelart
Here's another room ported to the new 2.5d system. I could use a few more decorations and probably some more lights 😅
I'm having a blast building this stuff out in 3d. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #godot #blender #GodotEngine #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
I'm having a blast building this stuff out in 3d. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #godot #blender #GodotEngine #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
August 19, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Here's another room ported to the new 2.5d system. I could use a few more decorations and probably some more lights 😅
I'm having a blast building this stuff out in 3d. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #godot #blender #GodotEngine #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
I'm having a blast building this stuff out in 3d. Let me know what you think! #gamedev #godot #blender #GodotEngine #pixelart #indiedev #indiegame #roguelike
If you're curious what the asset creation work flow looks like with these voxely assets here's how I made a basic table in Blender. You can see the table in the dungeon at the end. Should I do more time lapse posts like this? #gamedev #indiedev #blender #godot #GodotEngine #3dmodeling #pixelart
August 18, 2025 at 4:34 PM
If you're curious what the asset creation work flow looks like with these voxely assets here's how I made a basic table in Blender. You can see the table in the dungeon at the end. Should I do more time lapse posts like this? #gamedev #indiedev #blender #godot #GodotEngine #3dmodeling #pixelart
I was showing my 4 year old son the halberd I made in Blender and he requested that we make a sword. So uh... here's the sword he made. I'm going to have to hide it somewhere in the game right?
Sound on for best experience 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #blender #roguelike #pixelart #indiegame
Sound on for best experience 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #blender #roguelike #pixelart #indiegame
August 15, 2025 at 2:42 PM
I was showing my 4 year old son the halberd I made in Blender and he requested that we make a sword. So uh... here's the sword he made. I'm going to have to hide it somewhere in the game right?
Sound on for best experience 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #blender #roguelike #pixelart #indiegame
Sound on for best experience 😉
#gamedev #indiedev #blender #roguelike #pixelart #indiegame
You might have noticed the door opening and thought it looked a bit odd, if so then good eye! I made the door open much like how 2d sprite animations work. I'm hoping to use a similar strategy for my bosses. What do you think of this? #gamedev #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiedev #pixelart
August 14, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You might have noticed the door opening and thought it looked a bit odd, if so then good eye! I made the door open much like how 2d sprite animations work. I'm hoping to use a similar strategy for my bosses. What do you think of this? #gamedev #godot #GodotEngine #roguelike #indiedev #pixelart
This is what I've been working on, pivoting the game to a 2.5d style! I'll be adapting all the previously shown 2D areas to this new style. Big thanks to @studioatma.com, their dev story helped me make this decision confidently. #gamedev #Godot #GodotEngine #indiedev #roguelike #cozygame
August 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This is what I've been working on, pivoting the game to a 2.5d style! I'll be adapting all the previously shown 2D areas to this new style. Big thanks to @studioatma.com, their dev story helped me make this decision confidently. #gamedev #Godot #GodotEngine #indiedev #roguelike #cozygame
So I decided to rebuild Nikis Quest with a 2.5d style in a 3d engine. I'll show a progress update soon, I'm really excited about how it's looking. I'll be adapting everything I've shown in 2d to the new 2.5d structure. Anyways here's a model I made of Niki breaking it down. #gamedev #indiedev #godot
July 30, 2025 at 4:28 PM
So I decided to rebuild Nikis Quest with a 2.5d style in a 3d engine. I'll show a progress update soon, I'm really excited about how it's looking. I'll be adapting everything I've shown in 2d to the new 2.5d structure. Anyways here's a model I made of Niki breaking it down. #gamedev #indiedev #godot
Here is the charged attack for the Rending Claws, I also added the weapon display for the claws in the top left. Next up is adding special weapon mechanics and relevant ui components for those mechanics. What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
April 16, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Here is the charged attack for the Rending Claws, I also added the weapon display for the claws in the top left. Next up is adding special weapon mechanics and relevant ui components for those mechanics. What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
Here is the basic attack combo for the Rending Claws, charged attack is up next! This weapon has been the most fun so far to develop. #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart
April 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Here is the basic attack combo for the Rending Claws, charged attack is up next! This weapon has been the most fun so far to develop. #gamedev #GodotEngine #screenshotsaturday #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart
I just finished up the first part of the attack combo for this weapon, I'm calling them "Rending Claws". I've been trying to get a good looking fake smear effect for a while and I think I finally got it right here! What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart #GodotEngine
April 3, 2025 at 4:11 PM
I just finished up the first part of the attack combo for this weapon, I'm calling them "Rending Claws". I've been trying to get a good looking fake smear effect for a while and I think I finally got it right here! What do you think? #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #pixelart #GodotEngine
This may be premature but I wanted to share progress on a new weapon and mob I am adding to the Castle in the Mountain. I equipped the "weapon" to Niki to show how it moves but you'll typically see it attached to the Shadow Knight. #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #pixelart #roguelike
April 2, 2025 at 3:18 PM
This may be premature but I wanted to share progress on a new weapon and mob I am adding to the Castle in the Mountain. I equipped the "weapon" to Niki to show how it moves but you'll typically see it attached to the Shadow Knight. #gamedev #indiedev #GodotEngine #pixelart #roguelike
They say that an unlimited number of monkeys with typewriters can eventually recreate the complete work of Shakespeare... Idk if that's true but three cats and a laptop are responsible for all of the development on Niki's Quest. I just do the marketing. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #caturday
March 29, 2025 at 3:24 PM
They say that an unlimited number of monkeys with typewriters can eventually recreate the complete work of Shakespeare... Idk if that's true but three cats and a laptop are responsible for all of the development on Niki's Quest. I just do the marketing. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #caturday
I'm really excited to share this, I have been working on a day/night cycle for my main town. Here's a look at the east side of Woodhurst at night, complete with night time music and ambience! What do you think?
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #roguelike #cozygame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #roguelike #cozygame
March 28, 2025 at 3:09 PM
I'm really excited to share this, I have been working on a day/night cycle for my main town. Here's a look at the east side of Woodhurst at night, complete with night time music and ambience! What do you think?
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #roguelike #cozygame
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart #GodotEngine #roguelike #cozygame
As someone who isn't exactly an artist, I tend to opt to tweak other artists work to fit my game better. This tweak came out really good imo. The original is from the highly talented @nauris.bsky.social I just shrunk it down and fixed some compressed weirdness. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #ドット絵
March 27, 2025 at 5:21 PM
As someone who isn't exactly an artist, I tend to opt to tweak other artists work to fit my game better. This tweak came out really good imo. The original is from the highly talented @nauris.bsky.social I just shrunk it down and fixed some compressed weirdness. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #ドット絵
I recently made a lot of tiny tweaks and just wanted to share a video of taking a stroll through town. I finally added a shadow for Niki, people have been telling me to for a while haha. I also added some more ambient sounds! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine #roguelike
March 24, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I recently made a lot of tiny tweaks and just wanted to share a video of taking a stroll through town. I finally added a shadow for Niki, people have been telling me to for a while haha. I also added some more ambient sounds! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #GodotEngine #roguelike
My loading times have been getting long so I'm trying out pre-baking my assets. Results are not great so far...
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
March 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
My loading times have been getting long so I'm trying out pre-baking my assets. Results are not great so far...
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike
#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #GodotEngine #roguelike