Hantopia

Cute little sniper enemy. It fires chain lightning, making it dangerous to stay close together. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

Attic’s finally done! Added some subtle light flickering for a little extra atmosphere. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Throw your partner to safety before the enemy turn if they’re low on health. #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Her: Come over Enemy: busy destroying the house Her: My parents aren’t home Enemy: #gamedev #indiedev

Polished up our player turn UI picker. A lot of inspiration from Valkyria Chronicles, but reworked to fit our game’s 80s VHS aesthetic. #gamedev #indiedev

Took me all weekend, but I finally got rim lighting working on the players 😭. Also Pantry room art is done. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

I've been wanting to implement this for a very long time. Your partner can now signal you to come help them search and you can find items. #gamedev #indiedev

New enemy Brute butt slam! So happy how this turned out! #gamedev #indiedev

I love gamedev for how much you learn. This ladder animation looks off. I knew something was wrong with it, but I wasn’t a good enough animator to understand WHY it felt wrong. I think people outside gamedev underestimate how much of this process is failing, problem solving, and learning. #gamedev

Added molotov. Extra Cwispy. #gamedev #indiegame

You can now pre-build ladders throughout the house before each night. Opens up different strategies and decisions! #gamedev #indiedev

Got my cinematic system to be more beefy with animation triggers and character position! Here is a quick scene of Jun and Loren first meeting. #gamedev #indiedev #lovestory

I call this the Enemy Root. It sets up siege, then shoots a hail of bullets. #gamedev #indiedev

I completely redid partner AI. Instead of following you 100% of the time, they now “live” in the house and react to you being nearby. Here are 2 scenes showcasing immersive, room-based dialogue. #gamedev #indiedev

Enemy eats you now, nom nom nom. #gamedev #indiedev

Finally got to animating the long range artillery. #gamedev #pixelart

You better believe it that I'm adding cats. Psstt psstt psssssssttt. #gamedev

Just need to bring the marshmallows to make some s'mores. #gamedev #pixelart

The bedroom is a real fixer upper. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

New Scuttler death animation. #gamedev #pixelart

Working on a radio broadcast that hint at what kind of night is coming. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Gamedev is hard. I had unique hit animations for every hit, but it didn't look right. I realized I just needed to flash white on hit instead of playing a full on hit animation... 😩... Looks so much better now. #gamedev #indiedev

You can now craft and place cover systems to block incoming shots! #gamedev

Still working on lighting and atmosphere. Redrew the background to focus more on the characters. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Crafting from a shared pool means every decision affects both characters. #gamedev #indiegame #indiedev

Combat is still early, but finally starting to click. #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame

*Forgot to actually attach my animation... social media is hard. Working on our first flying enemy. It hovers above you, then latches onto your head if you get too close. #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart

Shared pool. Decide how it's split. #gamedev #indiegamedev

Combo system coming together. Actions chaining off each other now. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

Location-based dialogue is in. Feels way more alive now. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

Removed the old heavy menus. Feels right now. #gamedev #pixelart #indiegame

I finally have a jump! Took way longer than expected. Redrew the art more times than I want to admit and its only 5 frames... (╥﹏╥) #indiedev #pixelart

Working on run animations today. #gamedev #pixelart

Built the aiming system using 20° increments. 9 directional frames across the full −80° to 80° range. #gamedev #indiedev