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@michaelaakcottrill

Environment Game Artist • Plant lover • Dog Parent • She/They Just here to make friends! ❤️💛💙 Portfolio: https://michaelaakcottrill.artstation.com/

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Love the art! Excited to play it!

07.03.2026 15:01 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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What happens when you mix a gothic horror mystery with:

🕯 adventure game DNA +
🧪 Potionomics/Recettear-style trading +
🃏 card-based puzzles + resource management?

You get Curse of Resthaven.

Our first #ScreenshotSaturday! Wishlist and join the expedition.

store.steampowered.com/app/3796150/...

07.03.2026 14:50 👍 39 🔁 16 💬 3 📌 1

Such a cute little scene! Love seeing people make cute things with these tools!

07.03.2026 14:05 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

A dirt path through a grove of redwood trees

I need a walk. Who’s with me?
Grove of Old Trees, Occidental, California
#nature #selfcare #photography #art #redwoods

05.03.2026 15:18 👍 2434 🔁 254 💬 70 📌 11
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Congress failed to pass the War Powers Resolution, leaving the door open for a prolonged war with Iran.

Now Washington is already floating billions more in military spending.

Democratic leadership needs to decide: are you funding this war, or will you oppose it at every turn?

06.03.2026 02:34 👍 2004 🔁 498 💬 76 📌 17
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Hey #TeaseYaGame!

Help Tashia unravel the mystery of Bredda Anansi's murder and (more importantly) find her cell phone!

🔍Gather Clues
👻Meet the Suspects
👁️Solve the mystery of the Halfway Market

store.steampowered.com/app/1958800/...

06.03.2026 15:21 👍 45 🔁 27 💬 2 📌 3
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Commission for @dergii.bsky.social. #pixelart

06.03.2026 13:40 👍 405 🔁 36 💬 4 📌 0
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Welcome to Night City Devlog #4 – Flashmaps Hey there, choombas! R. Talsorian Games is currently attending the Game Manufacturers Association (GAMA) Expo, so we’re keeping this week’s preview of Night City 2045 short and sweet. I’m J Gray, l…

While we are at GAMA, we are gonna bring you something short and sweet this week for the Welcome to Night City dev log posts! J Gray lets you peek into Night City 2045's Flashmaps!

rtalsoriangames.com/2026/03/05/w...

05.03.2026 21:56 👍 130 🔁 20 💬 0 📌 0
Diving into Age of the Deep
Diving into Age of the Deep YouTube video by Will

My breakdown on what im trying to build, for those curious, and my steam page for those willing to wishlist and wait.

store.steampowered.com/app/2997030/...

youtu.be/KyOQ0X30cHc?...

06.03.2026 14:54 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Age of the Deep placeholder reef

Age of the Deep placeholder reef

Age of the Deep thermocline test

Age of the Deep thermocline test

Age of the Deep - Mori and Hadryon character designs

Age of the Deep - Mori and Hadryon character designs

Age of the Deep - Mori swimming through a reef as she passes a Mer statue holding an illuminated orb powered by flux

Age of the Deep - Mori swimming through a reef as she passes a Mer statue holding an illuminated orb powered by flux

#TeaseYaGame #indiegamedev

Age of the Deep is a 3rd person ocean exploration swimsuit looter rpg.

That sounds pretty crazy to make as your first game.

Taking everything I love about superheroes and making an ocean power fantasy game about overpowered mermaids.

Check that tag for other indies!

06.03.2026 14:54 👍 8 🔁 4 💬 1 📌 0
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Congress Is Considering Abolishing Your Right to Be Anonymous Online The bipartisan push to remove anonymity from the internet is ushering in an era of unprecedented mass surveillance and censorship.

You should be able to criticize your government anonymously online.

Full stop.

"Age verification" legislation is just a pretty name for "forced online ID checks," meaning everything you post is associated with your government name

We have to stop this.

theintercept.com/2026/03/05/k...

05.03.2026 18:47 👍 1375 🔁 736 💬 14 📌 12
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It's been a while but I'm working on this jester project again!! fully handpainted, I probably need another polish pass on the textures to match it with the weapon, but I'm starting on the rigging part now ✨

05.03.2026 19:06 👍 126 🔁 32 💬 6 📌 0
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If you're a developer ignoring your long-term goals just to shoehorn AI into your product don't forget to add this button for the majority of us. Thanks! 🙇‍♂️

06.03.2026 10:46 👍 426 🔁 48 💬 5 📌 2
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Starter Kit: Racing for @godotengine.org is releasing next week!

Open-source and great as a base for your racing game using my well-known sphere ball technique. It might be a little rough around the edges but I really want to finally release this ✨

06.03.2026 09:47 👍 467 🔁 63 💬 10 📌 0
the vibrant ecology of indie games
the vibrant ecology of indie games YouTube video by nocaps

after dozens of hours researching, playing, and learning i now present my first ever mini indie game nature documentary:
youtu.be/oogENt7XVbQ
more to follow soon

04.03.2026 17:37 👍 102 🔁 20 💬 4 📌 4
A 3D model of a stylized pink alien in a green top

A 3D model of a stylized pink alien in a green top

CosmicGirl

05.03.2026 04:39 👍 189 🔁 40 💬 6 📌 0
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Wasn't expecting this to make such a big difference, subsurface scattering looks too good 😮 #screenshotsaturday #GodotEngine

28.02.2026 12:28 👍 91 🔁 6 💬 4 📌 0
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soooooooooo, i nearly forgot i existed here, here's some environment des i did!

#art #environmentdesign #conceptart

06.03.2026 10:27 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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My current contract at Shiftyeye has come to an end, reaching out to #gamedev to hear if anyone is looking to contract a level designer or a game designer.

Here's some screens from a level i designed and built for Core Decay when working for 3DRealms:

06.03.2026 09:38 👍 13 🔁 6 💬 0 📌 0

I think the biggest damage to the art community was the obsolescence of gallery sites (y!, deviantart, etc) and the rise of scroll-by social media, like twitter and even tumblr. Art is not ''content'', you shouldnt need to post art every day (or every month!) to be relevant. This mindset sucks.

04.03.2026 17:56 👍 9688 🔁 4172 💬 142 📌 154
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Meet Blair, heroine of my personal project Hallow Hill. She's a young mother who will venture into creepy woods in search of her recently kidnaped daughter.

Very proud of this one in particular 🫶🍃

06.03.2026 11:49 👍 76 🔁 21 💬 0 📌 0
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Hello #PortfolioDay 👋
I do 3D Character Art.

13.01.2026 13:59 👍 137 🔁 37 💬 4 📌 0
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📝 Early Access V0.1 Devlog #3
Controller support, long boi creature, fallen star collection and other community requests are out now!

06.03.2026 11:57 👍 21 🔁 4 💬 3 📌 0
The Promise Mascot Agency vinyl by Ryo Koike. Pinky☆ and Michi are sitting in a kei truck. The vinyl is orange.

The Promise Mascot Agency vinyl by Ryo Koike. Pinky☆ and Michi are sitting in a kei truck. The vinyl is orange.

The Promise Mascot Agency double vinyl by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Kaso-Machi. The vinyl is bubblegum pink.

The Promise Mascot Agency double vinyl by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Kaso-Machi. The vinyl is bubblegum pink.

The Promise Mascot Agency double vinyl by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Michi, Pinky☆, Nui, Yui and Shiori having a sleepover. The girls have painted Michi's nails. The vinyl is bubblegum pink.

The Promise Mascot Agency double vinyl by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Michi, Pinky☆, Nui, Yui and Shiori having a sleepover. The girls have painted Michi's nails. The vinyl is bubblegum pink.

The Promise Mascot Agency cassette by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Michi, Pinky☆, Nui, Yui and Shiori having a sleepover. The girls have painted Michi's nails. The cassette is bubblegum pink.

The Promise Mascot Agency cassette by Alpha Chrome Yayo. The inner sleeve depicts a scene of Michi, Pinky☆, Nui, Yui and Shiori having a sleepover. The girls have painted Michi's nails. The cassette is bubblegum pink.

Here's the Bandcamp link:
https://kaizengameworks.bandcamp.com/

You can also find physical editions of our soundtracks on Black Screen Records and more:
https://linktr.ee/kaizengameworks

06.03.2026 12:03 👍 13 🔁 4 💬 0 📌 0
The store page for Kaizen Game Works' Bandcamp page. Contains the Promise Mascot Agency Soundtrack by Alpha Chrome Yayo and Ryo Koike, and the Paradise Killer OSTs by Barry Topping.

The store page for Kaizen Game Works' Bandcamp page. Contains the Promise Mascot Agency Soundtrack by Alpha Chrome Yayo and Ryo Koike, and the Paradise Killer OSTs by Barry Topping.

It's Bandcamp Friday!

Today is the day that Bandcamp waive their revenue share and pass the funds directly to the artists. 💗

Thank you to everyone who has supported our composers by buying the soundtracks! 👇

06.03.2026 12:03 👍 34 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
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Guess who has the best fucking booth at the con you guys (the saddle is a controller, it registers leg, seat and reins as inputs)

06.03.2026 11:58 👍 95 🔁 12 💬 6 📌 5

I'm still honestly in shock about how well our demo was received - the reviews and nice things people have said to us have been overwhelming.

Not long now until the full game launches 🫠🫣😭👀

05.03.2026 10:27 👍 29 🔁 5 💬 2 📌 0

Been following this game closely in development and think it's really lovely and absolutely worth checking out! 👀👀👀

06.03.2026 12:10 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Some shots of vehicles I designed for Marathon. One ended up in the animated short and the others are in game. Once again, huge thanks to the world art and palette team for taking my work and pushing it 💙

06.03.2026 04:17 👍 518 🔁 75 💬 22 📌 1

I’m one of the people sentona was interviewing to replace Stella, and I’m beyond grateful that she had the courage to come forward and save me and others from having the same grift pulled on them

05.03.2026 14:06 👍 307 🔁 71 💬 3 📌 0