My game Cosmic Destroyer is going into Early Access this week on Oct 30th! 🪐💥 I can't believe this week is already here. Every wishlist, every bit of feedback helps bring it all together. #indiegame #indiegamedev #shmup https://t.co/IbXjqxEztP

Cosmic Destroyer - week 2 EA update is Live! This update overhauls Training mode, allows player to play any section of any stage, retry, play prev/next sections, etc Oh, did I mention Snails?! More info on armor systems in notes: https://t.co/PtvUNUge8J #indiegame #shmup

Don't get Snailed! 🐌 Made this little snail pixel art a while back, I've been wanting to get Ms. Snail into the game for a while. I really love the destruction chunk effect! Reflecting shots at enemies with the Grappling Hook is so satisfying. #pixelart #indiegame #gamedev

How I started making indie games: - Family got C64 - no drive. Have to type code in to play Pong, age 7 - Mistakes turn into mods, ASCII art - Learn Basic + TheDraw - made BBS door game (age 13) - Made Doom & Duke3D levels + mods, WC3 + Tribes - Learn QuakeEd UDK Maya 3DSmax C#

Did you know? Cosmic Destroyer has damage types + armor inspired by Joshua Sawyers' great Armor Systems deep dive. Tanks != bag of HP. Damage stacks to a threshold by time, mitigating small hits. Collisions + missiles hit HARD and break armor. Update live tomorrow!

How its done: - Screen grab certain layers with Depth+Stencil using a camera larger than screen. - Layer sprite quads, calculating the size offset of each based on ratio of camera and overscan. Increment rendering layers - Interpolate layer color over range for more

Somebody asked so I'll share - there are NO 3D objects in Cosmic Destroyer! This effect is achieved with old-school layered sprites + using art with edges that accent the gaps and corners. #gamedev #indiegamedev #vfx

Week 1 EA Update is Live! The newest enemy is the Gunboat - equipped with two dangerous turrets which target pesky asteroids and players alike. Round bullets are now pink+red, and a lot of stage layout & pacing improvements. #indiegame #shmup #gamedev https://t.co/TJdblpUIkl

Techy dev update today: improved Spline layout tools. These help improve the pacing and routing of the stages, removing guesswork and tedium from the workflow. My favorites are enemy wave/lane tuning, auto-constraints + live visual update drag & drop. #indiegame #gamedev

Well I did it. I hit the button. Cosmic Destroyer is now live on Steam for early access. That's a first! 😱 🥳 It's got a lot to improve on and add - but its there and I'm doing it. And I'm not stopping so I hope you like it! https://t.co/IbXjqxF7jn #indiegame #gamedev #shmup

New Railgun is super cool! Limited weapon goes through walls, cancels bullets, utterly destroys + Sounds cool too! I couldn't help myself but make that face when I died to a popcorn. Enjoy grumpy face lol! 😅 ☝️Reminder Early Access is Thursday! 🎉 #shmup #indiegame

What's he building in there? A Portal to the unknown! Created a bunch of Portal and Wormhole distortion VFX today, custom screen-space trails for parallax stars, noise-based nebula cloud shaders, and a lever to kick it all off! (WIP) #indiegame #gamedev #shmup

My game's demo was launched on Armor Games this morning! 🥳🎉 I used to play a lot of games on Armor Games years ago, so it feels pretty cool to have something hosted there! Pretty excited plus there's a lot of feedback coming in. https://t.co/c0mMAQwT8x #indiegame

It has been a long ride, but finally, Shockwave Triggers is officially released on Steam. Thanks a ton for the continuous support. Small shmups indie devs are nothing without such a great community. I hope you guys enjoy this solo project of mine.

Thanks everyone who wishlisted + played during #SteamNextFest 💖😍 WOW 700! Update released this morning adds Health Pickups, Extra Live awards, balance and bugfixes. #steam Early Access soon - Oct 30th! 🫣eek! Patch Notes: https://t.co/m8h6O2RXT7 #indiegame #gamedev #shmup

Where the demo ends, the true game begins... Flying inside the alien. Now with 100% more creepy pulsing blobs, eggs holding hungry larvae, bones and more tentacles. Then we check out the lab, where bad stuff always happens!🦠🥼🔬 #indiegamedev Play a #shmup on #steamdeck !

Well, I hope you weren't eating anything too yummy. 🤢 A tease of a new alien segment. Eww! Many lives and perhaps a few lunches will be lost here. Still WIP of course, but coming together. Adding more bones, teeth, and creepy-crawlies. #pixelart #indiegamedev #indiegame

More juicy weapon effects - a sneak peek at L2-B's new focus fire. "No reason a 4 color, 4 frame, low-res VFX can't look really awesome" - yep it's #pixelart ! Extra lasers reflected out of the main beam based on hit angle. #indiegames #shmup https://t.co/IbXjqxEztP

It's #ShowcaseThursday, let's support each other! 💬REPLY with your game 🔁RETWEET this thread ❤️LIKE for better visibility I'll retweet your amazing #indiegame 👾 🕹️ Wizard of Hope: https://t.co/bkiTM0wMfy #indiedev #indiegamedev #solodev #gamedev #gaming

Day 3 #SteamNextFest update to Cosmic Destroyer - by popular demand held weapons also fire with auto-fire button! 🎨easier to swap held weapons now 🪨small asteroids block enemy bullets 🔩fixes for Co-Op, tutorial and game over screen. #shmup #indiegame