Nimbus (Steve Rakar)
@nimbusstev.bsky.social
3D Game Artist - Indie Game Developer - Forever Studying SNES Programming
Game 2 of #Nay50 is called Harrugh Ball. This one is a pretty straightforward dodgeball style game with animal creatures competing in the desert. I did the programming on this one and @michellerakar.itch.io did the art. Added walking, ball pick up, throwing, and score keeping
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September 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Game 2 of #Nay50 is called Harrugh Ball. This one is a pretty straightforward dodgeball style game with animal creatures competing in the desert. I did the programming on this one and @michellerakar.itch.io did the art. Added walking, ball pick up, throwing, and score keeping
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
Our first #Nay50 project was called Dump Typing, a keyboarding educational game that requires you to type phrases within the time limit. The whole theme of the game involves characters racing each other through a garbage dump, which is used to display your progress/timer
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#gamedev #indiedev
September 23, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Earlier this month @michellerakar.itch.io and I started on a Unity project called Nay50 (very much inspired by UFO50) where we develop very short experimental games, almost like a rapid-fire game jam. It was very fun and we managed to build the foundations of 2 games in 1 night!
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#gamedev #indiedev
September 23, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Earlier this month @michellerakar.itch.io and I started on a Unity project called Nay50 (very much inspired by UFO50) where we develop very short experimental games, almost like a rapid-fire game jam. It was very fun and we managed to build the foundations of 2 games in 1 night!
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
Got the chance to work on another map for @michellerakar.itch.io's #RPGMaker Game Jam project. This one is the Services/NoHacks map. Lots of servers, computer equipment, wires, and general tech-y looking scenery. It was really fun to design!
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#gamedev #indiedev
March 27, 2025 at 6:49 AM
Got the chance to work on another map for @michellerakar.itch.io's #RPGMaker Game Jam project. This one is the Services/NoHacks map. Lots of servers, computer equipment, wires, and general tech-y looking scenery. It was really fun to design!
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
Another month, another game jam! @michellerakar.itch.io was interested in participating in the official #RPGMaker Game Jam and came up with a really clever idea. I'm not as involved as I usually am for GGJ but I did volunteer to help with a few backgrounds. This is Bailey's Bikes
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#gamedev #indiedev
March 23, 2025 at 4:54 AM
Another month, another game jam! @michellerakar.itch.io was interested in participating in the official #RPGMaker Game Jam and came up with a really clever idea. I'm not as involved as I usually am for GGJ but I did volunteer to help with a few backgrounds. This is Bailey's Bikes
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#gamedev #indiedev
Last month, @michellerakar.itch.io and I participated in #GGJ25 We took a few weeks to polish the game and as of today, we're officially ready to release our card-based tactics game, World Bub!
It's one of my favorites that we've made so give it a try!
#gamedev #indiedev #GGJ
tinyurl.com/y64eav9a
It's one of my favorites that we've made so give it a try!
#gamedev #indiedev #GGJ
tinyurl.com/y64eav9a
Version 1.1: Art Updates, Type Mechanics, Improved Balancing
This is a big update for World Bub! After 2 weekends of making updates and bug fixes, we're happy to bring the following: Fixed keyboard commands to correlate with the HUD keys. Added player/enemy tur...
thegek.itch.io
February 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Last month, @michellerakar.itch.io and I participated in #GGJ25 We took a few weeks to polish the game and as of today, we're officially ready to release our card-based tactics game, World Bub!
It's one of my favorites that we've made so give it a try!
#gamedev #indiedev #GGJ
tinyurl.com/y64eav9a
It's one of my favorites that we've made so give it a try!
#gamedev #indiedev #GGJ
tinyurl.com/y64eav9a
Tonight @michellerakar.itch.io and I decided to make some improvements to our #GGJ25 project. I think we'll still do one more session of work on it before we call it completely done, but we made great progress. I spent most of tonight finally making real art for the world map
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#gamedev #indiedev
February 16, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Tonight @michellerakar.itch.io and I decided to make some improvements to our #GGJ25 project. I think we'll still do one more session of work on it before we call it completely done, but we made great progress. I spent most of tonight finally making real art for the world map
#gamedev #indiedev
#gamedev #indiedev
Our #GGJ25 project is ready to go! @michellerakar.itch.io wanted to clean up a few bugs before we shared it, but now it's officially live and playable. Join Piko on his journey through the Bobolo River in this deck building strategy game
thegek.itch.io/world-bub
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thegek.itch.io/world-bub
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World Bub by The Gek Games
Strategy Deck Builder: Traveling on a Journey
thegek.itch.io
January 30, 2025 at 11:54 PM
Our #GGJ25 project is ready to go! @michellerakar.itch.io wanted to clean up a few bugs before we shared it, but now it's officially live and playable. Join Piko on his journey through the Bobolo River in this deck building strategy game
thegek.itch.io/world-bub
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
thegek.itch.io/world-bub
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
Didn't get the chance to make full art for the world map (you know when you spend more than 5 mins on "placeholder" art, it's gonna end up as more than just a placeholder lol). But with Quijiu's lighting plugin, I managed to at least spruce it up a bit
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #indiedev #gamedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #indiedev #gamedev
January 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Didn't get the chance to make full art for the world map (you know when you spend more than 5 mins on "placeholder" art, it's gonna end up as more than just a placeholder lol). But with Quijiu's lighting plugin, I managed to at least spruce it up a bit
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #indiedev #gamedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #indiedev #gamedev
I think I dozed off at one point while I was working on this but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out! This is the main map/UI where battles take place. Running on pure adrenaline at this point. Let's all finish strong!
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
January 26, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I think I dozed off at one point while I was working on this but I'm still pretty happy with how it turned out! This is the main map/UI where battles take place. Running on pure adrenaline at this point. Let's all finish strong!
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
It's getting down to the wire for #GGJ25 and we're trying to squeeze in every last feature we can before the deadline! I spent the most of the morning implementing battle mechanics. Got movement, melee atk, range atk, and healing abilities working. Also enemy AI!
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 26, 2025 at 4:56 PM
It's getting down to the wire for #GGJ25 and we're trying to squeeze in every last feature we can before the deadline! I spent the most of the morning implementing battle mechanics. Got movement, melee atk, range atk, and healing abilities working. Also enemy AI!
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
Just solved a difficult programming hurdle in our #GGJ25 project! @michellerakar.itch.io was working on deck/discard mechanics and running into some issues, so we got on screen share and talked through all of the logic until we figured out the bugs. Great collab!
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#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 26, 2025 at 5:20 AM
Just solved a difficult programming hurdle in our #GGJ25 project! @michellerakar.itch.io was working on deck/discard mechanics and running into some issues, so we got on screen share and talked through all of the logic until we figured out the bugs. Great collab!
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
Been making lots of progress on #GGJ25 today! I sketched out, designed, and implemented Chilzby's Lounge, which is the opening area of the game. I've been messing around with lighting and fog effects, so the bottom image is how it appears in-game with VFX turned on
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#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 26, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Been making lots of progress on #GGJ25 today! I sketched out, designed, and implemented Chilzby's Lounge, which is the opening area of the game. I've been messing around with lighting and fog effects, so the bottom image is how it appears in-game with VFX turned on
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
Just finished implementing my World Map into the game. Navigation between spaces works flawlessly and an "error" sfx plays on blocked spaces. Set up the rank system and battle spaces check if you're at the proper rank before initiating battle
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
January 25, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Just finished implementing my World Map into the game. Navigation between spaces works flawlessly and an "error" sfx plays on blocked spaces. Set up the rank system and battle spaces check if you're at the proper rank before initiating battle
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
#GGJ25 #GlobalGameJam #gamedev #indiedev
Made good progress on a Location Preview Window that will appear on the world map when you step on different spaces. It shows basic info about your opponent like rank an rewards. Did a very quick concept then spent quite a bit of time on the full version
#GGJ25 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#GGJ25 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 25, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Made good progress on a Location Preview Window that will appear on the world map when you step on different spaces. It shows basic info about your opponent like rank an rewards. Did a very quick concept then spent quite a bit of time on the full version
#GGJ25 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#GGJ25 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
Day 1 of #GGJ25 has begun! @michellerakar.itch.io got the project setup and did some sprite work earlier in the day and I started on the world map. First I sketched a little diagram to plan it out, then I put in a rough grid placeholder art asset to use for testing
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 25, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Day 1 of #GGJ25 has begun! @michellerakar.itch.io got the project setup and did some sprite work earlier in the day and I started on the world map. First I sketched a little diagram to plan it out, then I put in a rough grid placeholder art asset to use for testing
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
It's officially #GlobalGameJam season again! Full development of our game won't really kick off til the weekend, but the #GGJ25 theme has already been revealed so we've been doing some brainstorming. We've settled on a main character, so I did a little sketch of Piko to get things started #gamedev
January 23, 2025 at 3:59 AM
It's officially #GlobalGameJam season again! Full development of our game won't really kick off til the weekend, but the #GGJ25 theme has already been revealed so we've been doing some brainstorming. We've settled on a main character, so I did a little sketch of Piko to get things started #gamedev
I've had a productive #GGJ24 day so far! Managed to program most of the database entries & event logic for the recruitment system. Also made placeholder maps and a navigation guide for all of the environments. Not bad for a few hours of work!
#globalgamejam2024 #gamedev #indiedev
#globalgamejam2024 #gamedev #indiedev
January 28, 2024 at 12:52 AM
I've had a productive #GGJ24 day so far! Managed to program most of the database entries & event logic for the recruitment system. Also made placeholder maps and a navigation guide for all of the environments. Not bad for a few hours of work!
#globalgamejam2024 #gamedev #indiedev
#globalgamejam2024 #gamedev #indiedev
Sneak preview of some behind-the-scenes plans for our game. The basic idea revolves around recruiting characters by performing the correct actions. This spreadsheet helps us keep all of those requirements and conditions straight
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#GGJ2024 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
January 27, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Sneak preview of some behind-the-scenes plans for our game. The basic idea revolves around recruiting characters by performing the correct actions. This spreadsheet helps us keep all of those requirements and conditions straight
#GGJ2024 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
#GGJ2024 #gamedev #indiedev #GlobalGameJam
It's that time of year again. The Global Game Jam! @michellerakar.bsky.social got an early start this afternoon and drew an awesome character for our protagonist. I've spent the evening doing some BG tests in various styles. We're gonna make 3D environments this year, something a bit different!
January 27, 2024 at 4:59 AM
It's that time of year again. The Global Game Jam! @michellerakar.bsky.social got an early start this afternoon and drew an awesome character for our protagonist. I've spent the evening doing some BG tests in various styles. We're gonna make 3D environments this year, something a bit different!
Happy Halloween everyone! Been a while since I've done a full drawing like this, so I decided to dust off my tablet and draw a fun Halloween scene of The Nays in The Gek World. It was pretty fun to do all of the lighting effects for the candles and Gek jack-o-lanterns
November 1, 2023 at 3:32 AM
Happy Halloween everyone! Been a while since I've done a full drawing like this, so I decided to dust off my tablet and draw a fun Halloween scene of The Nays in The Gek World. It was pretty fun to do all of the lighting effects for the candles and Gek jack-o-lanterns
I'm going to #WhenWeWereYoung music festival in Vegas this weekend. So many bands that I want to see playing across 4 different stages! So I decided to draw up my own little schedule. This is gonna be so much fun!
October 18, 2023 at 3:55 AM
I'm going to #WhenWeWereYoung music festival in Vegas this weekend. So many bands that I want to see playing across 4 different stages! So I decided to draw up my own little schedule. This is gonna be so much fun!
I guess this is home now. I was actually thinking of returning to the early internet era where you're known by your user name and not your real name. But I realize a lot of Twitter folks might not recognize me in these transitional days. So keeping both for now, TBD on what I end up going with
September 21, 2023 at 3:25 PM
I guess this is home now. I was actually thinking of returning to the early internet era where you're known by your user name and not your real name. But I realize a lot of Twitter folks might not recognize me in these transitional days. So keeping both for now, TBD on what I end up going with