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Jess @ Sleepy Bears 🐻
@shabrys.bsky.social
She/Her 🏳️‍🌈 || Indie Game Dev || 🇨🇦

Doing my best to make a career out of this game dev thing... Wish me luck!

Also got some games on here: https://shabrys.itch.io/
Working on a shader to emulate the look of 90s pre-rendered graphics in real time!

What do you guys think looks better?

Left = Quantization
Right = No Quantization

#gamedev #lowpoly
November 20, 2025 at 5:07 PM
Got to work on this puzzle prototype some more today!

The generation now makes these random "towers" instead of just a grid. And clicking a tile deletes it and shifts down all the tiles above it!

#indiedev #solodev
September 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Starting a new project is always so exciting!

Got a system together this morning that generates a grid of random tiles that you can mouse over and interact with.

Could be the start of a puzzle game who knows? 👀

#IndieGameDev #indiedev
September 22, 2025 at 3:26 PM
CHAPTER 2 OF HAMSUMO IS HERE!!!🐹🎉

On their hunt for the fallen Star, Hamozuna tells the Captain the legend of the Lightning Sumo God. Between the stolen Lightning Blade and the falling Stars, history may be repeating itself... but not if Hamoichi can stop it!

#indiegame #fightinggame #fgc
September 9, 2025 at 1:52 PM
HamSumo Chapter 2 drops tomorrow!! 👀

Really happy with how this shot turned out!
September 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
SO I think I might be starting to figure out this whole "Environment Art" thing?
February 17, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Made an official logo for my fiancé's and I's indie company SLEEPY BEARS!! 🎉

I've been working really hard on our first game HAMSUMO that's going to be releasing this year and slapping official branding on it has made everything feel so much more real!

I LOVE MAKING VIDEO GAMESSSSSSSSS
January 29, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Game Dev Goals for 2025:

[ ] Finish my Game Design degree 👩🏼‍🎓

[ ] Release my first commercial game on Steam 🐹

[ ] Make something small that's just for fun and won't scope creep into infinity 👾

[ ] Get a real job so I can pay to live 🫠
January 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Or this one for the exact same vibe:
December 12, 2024 at 6:49 PM
Give me a single screenshot from a video game that immediately makes you hear the soundtrack in your head.
December 12, 2024 at 6:47 PM
Learning shader stuff in Blender is SUPERCHARGING my motivation to improve at 3D modeling. So much better than looking at boring-ass grey faces for hours on end.

I can't wait to get this girl in-engine!!!

#blender #gamedev
December 1, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Introduce yourself with four videogames
November 18, 2024 at 3:19 PM
Hello! 👋 I'm Jesse, a Canadian Game Design student in my final year of college. I'm into Fighting Games, RPGs, Survival Horror, and Stylish Action games. Hoping to release my first commercial game HAMSUMO next year!

Excited to share my work with ya'll! ❤️
November 18, 2024 at 2:16 PM