Off The Books - making Churro: Defender of Darnwood
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Off The Books - making Churro: Defender of Darnwood
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Making games in off hours. Inspired by the indie community, and Nintendo, the NES and SNES in particular.

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Check out the prototype for Churro: Defender of Darnwood

https://offthebooksgames.itch.io/churro
Walk animation for a ‘blizzeti’. I want them taller than Churro, but a similar scale. 8 x 12 pixels seems right, but it’s a lot to cram into the space with 3 colors.

Trying to capture a scowl, fuzziness, distinct limbs, and heavy gait—just shy of stomping.

#PixelArt #IndieDev #GameDev
November 25, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Bloblavâ - this pest you will need to dash through to make them chill out before you can dispatch of them. Made with:
offthebooks.games/crispnes
#PixelArt #IndieDev
November 22, 2025 at 9:14 PM
Also a new “surprised” #animation for Churro! #PixelArt
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Getting into sprite work now that Crispnes is a bit more capable. Refined this walk cycle for Hawgrum. #PixelArt #GameDev
November 15, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Alright, this is fun. It can actually animate now. The two big things left are palette editing, and useful exports. Ignore the timer counting down to remind me to pick up dog food.

#Crispnes #PixelArt #GameDev

offthebooks.games/crispnes/
November 13, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Another late #ScreenshotSaturday entry. I have a few tilesets, but I’m lagging behind with making new pests.

This is a BLĀZORB. Not exactly novel, but taking an opportunity to build out some patterns to help iterate faster.

#GameDev #RetroGaming #IndieDev
March 9, 2025 at 9:43 PM