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Dov Ezra
@paintedogre.bsky.social
I'm an indie game developer with a preference for the PIco-8 and similar fantasy consoles.
I am a member of the LGBTQIA+ community, my pronouns are It/It's.
I have a serious fixation of all things green, especially orcs and goblins.
My plan for Goblin Run is to include a bit of incremental style stuff in it. Collect coins, at end of a run buy improvements.

#Pico8 developers: how have you done a skill tree implementation?

Trying to decide between a stacked menu or moving around a room.

#indiegamedev #retrogamedev
February 8, 2026 at 11:26 PM
I am over the Impostor syndrome from last night, but gosh y'all got some kick ass Pico8 carts!
Worked on the start screen today, and did some deep bug hunting to get ready for the incremental implementation.

#pico8 #indiegamedev #indiegame #screenshotsaturday #pixelart #retrogame #retrogamedev
February 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
a bit early for #screenshotsaturday.

I was having a great day, feeling good about the state of Goblin Run (for a week of work), until I started looking at all the other kick ass Pico 8 carts out there. Then the Impostor syndrome kicked in, and ooof.

#pico8 #retrogamedev #indiegamedev
February 7, 2026 at 3:42 AM
Midweek Goblin Run update.
On a work trip, so I have some time to work on Goblin Run.
Progress on the basic gameplay loop continues. animations, spawning, collision and pickups are now working more or less how I want them to for now.

#pico8 #retrogamedev #indiegame #gamedev #retrogame
February 4, 2026 at 3:42 AM
I'm back to indie game development.

I'm going to tr to finish 12 smallish Pico8 or similar games in 2026. That's one per month.
I've already finised up January's game, Slimagotchi, on paintedogre.itch.io/slimagotchi.
For February I'm making a Frogger-like meets an Incremental. Goblin Run.
February 1, 2026 at 9:59 PM