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ben_burnes
@tallbeard.itch.io
Professional air wiggler and game developer. Your weird and cool Internet uncle. he/him 🎵😺🎮 https://abstractionmusic.com/
One thing that isn't conveyed very well in the video is that this is rendered at 320x180 and then upscaled to fit the screen, so the actual gameplay is crisp as heck.
October 13, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Continuing work on this; a lot of improvements. Right now toying with the idea of ambient light fading over time. The thought being when you level up you "spend" your light for upgrades. No more light means boss time!

Trying hard to not over-scope this!
October 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
A little thing that's cooking called Darkness Sleeps. Twin stick style game where the darkness is your biggest enemy.

Not sure if this is going to be an arcade style score attack or a more longer form Vampire Survivors roguelite. I'll probably srart with the former and see how it goes.
October 9, 2025 at 2:12 PM
I made a game this past week for the Brackeys Game Jam! Proud of how it all came together. Will hopefully get more time to work on it in the future. It's a mix between Peggle, Ballionaire, and Balatro. Tried my best to add charm to it by using mostly photographs :)

tallbeard.itch.io/cookie-flicker
August 31, 2025 at 3:21 PM
This has been an idea lodged in my brain for the past 2 years. Finally cleaned up my shed enough to where I could actually make it. Still a rough draft, but I kinda really love it :D

Video alt: A section of branch plugged into the wall. When turned on, it illuminates the selenite chunk on top.
July 12, 2025 at 11:41 PM
Pleased with how this is coming together!

When you are too hot, you get fire icons and too cold shows the hitbox in blue. Target values slowly drift over time so you'll never be perfectly comfortable. Starting to feel like a real game! After some tweaks, I can add more mechanics

#GameDev #Godot
March 8, 2025 at 12:11 AM
One thing I really struggle with is a way to share my music on social media. No place really allows you to drop an MP3 file in a post and making an empty video is boring.

Anyway, here's a little loop I made last night that's got me vibing.
November 20, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Also, my wife and I have five cats. So there are plenty of pictures to go around there too.

I took a hiatus from social media starting a year ago. It's honestly weird to be posting again, but I'm looking forward to checking out new art and making new friends. 🥰
October 22, 2024 at 10:24 PM
Hi! My name is Ben and I write music and make games.

I've released over 100 songs into the public domain for #IndieDev

All my music is ContentID-free and can be used in any project! All I ask is that my name be credited somewhere if possible <3

Lots of links to stuff are in the replies below. ⬇️
October 22, 2024 at 9:55 PM
Hi.
October 20, 2024 at 1:37 PM