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Etienne Pouvreau

@smolware.dev

Indie gamedev from france. 🌐 www.smolware.dev my itch : https://smolware.itch.io/ latest game: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3906680/Sweepminer/?beta=0 press kit: https://smolware.dev/presskits/sweepminer/

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i didn't want to work on my main project for a little bit so i made this dumb shit and now ive released it so that you can play it if you also don't want to work on your main project

not-jam.itch.io/aqua-somethi...

06.03.2026 00:36 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
Text set in a grunge-style, blocky pixel font. It reads:

"A pixel font
by Not Jam

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG.

sphinx of black quartz,
judge my vow.

.ttf format
CC0 licence".

It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in a grunge-style, blocky pixel font. It reads: "A pixel font by Not Jam THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG. sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. .ttf format CC0 licence". It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in a monospace, double width sans-serif pixel font. It reads:

"A pixel font
by Not Jam

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG.

sphinx of black quartz,
judge my vow.

.ttf format
CC0 licence".

It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in a monospace, double width sans-serif pixel font. It reads: "A pixel font by Not Jam THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG. sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. .ttf format CC0 licence". It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in a blackletter pixel font. It reads:

"A pixel font
by Not Jam

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG.

sphinx of black quartz,
judge my vow.

.ttf format
CC0 licence".

It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in a blackletter pixel font. It reads: "A pixel font by Not Jam THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG. sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. .ttf format CC0 licence". It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in an old-style serif font pixel font. It reads:

"A pixel font
by Not Jam

THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG.

sphinx of black quartz,
judge my vow.

.ttf format
CC0 licence".

It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

Text set in an old-style serif font pixel font. It reads: "A pixel font by Not Jam THE QUICK BROWN FOX JUMPS OVER A LAZY DOG. sphinx of black quartz, judge my vow. .ttf format CC0 licence". It's set in a bright green on a dark blue-green background.

free cc0 fonts for your collection no strings attached but if you want to tell me I'm cool that's alright I guess

-> not-jam.itch.io/not-jam-font...

02.03.2026 18:40 πŸ‘ 46 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0
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😈10S FOREVER / OWCH FALL SALE😈

new followers, all 6 of my games (including the pictured 10S FOREVER) are bundled on itch for $4.20 this week

consider buy them to support your local (spiritually speaking) broke ass game maker

~10SF also available for full price on steam!~

itch.io/s/181244/fal...

01.03.2026 22:20 πŸ‘ 62 πŸ” 31 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 3

hey mom, I'm on youtube ! (at least my voice is...)

had a great time chatting with @darthmalks.bsky.social‬ !
go give him a follow, and some love !

bsky.app/profile/dart...

26.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Tad is out on splore!

After spending a week on itch. Tad is also available on the official pico8 website:
www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?tid=155...

#pico8 #indiedev #gamedev

23.02.2026 16:42 πŸ‘ 38 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 0

hey mom, I'm on youtube ! (at least my voice is...)

had a great time chatting with @darthmalks.bsky.social‬ !
go give him a follow, and some love !

bsky.app/profile/dart...

26.02.2026 20:47 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Hi folks! The second episode of Indie Game Garden is live. I interviewed French game developer Etienne Pouvreau (@smolware.dev) about innovating on the classics and the joy of building an engine to make small games.

Full interview here! share.transistor.fm/s/d8bc656b

Thanks for listening ❀︎

26.02.2026 20:37 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 1
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I failed at posting regularly this year, so here what I've been up to:
- started a prototype and shelved it
- added unicode support to Smol engine
- finally embed my custom language in Smol !

a gif since you don't read this anyway ^^
#gamedev (late) #ScreenshotSaturday

22.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

it's a banger really, readable and pretty at the same time

22.02.2026 20:41 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

a big big thank you @datagoblin.bsky.social for making monogram, its now my engine's default font !

22.02.2026 19:53 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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I failed at posting regularly this year, so here what I've been up to:
- started a prototype and shelved it
- added unicode support to Smol engine
- finally embed my custom language in Smol !

a gif since you don't read this anyway ^^
#gamedev (late) #ScreenshotSaturday

22.02.2026 19:52 πŸ‘ 16 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
A picture of Giraud and Miyaziki side by side, posing in front of the illustration for the 2004/2005 exposition dedicated to their work.

A picture of Giraud and Miyaziki side by side, posing in front of the illustration for the 2004/2005 exposition dedicated to their work.

The exposition's illustration, showing princess Monoke (drawn here by Moebius) and Arzach (drawn here by Miyazaki), titled "Miyazaki Moebius, 2 artists whom drawings become alive".

The exposition's illustration, showing princess Monoke (drawn here by Moebius) and Arzach (drawn here by Miyazaki), titled "Miyazaki Moebius, 2 artists whom drawings become alive".

the man just had great taste !

21.02.2026 13:27 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the cover illustration of Jean Giraud (Moebius) 's arzach bande dessinΓ©e. A caped man with a tall hat rides a grey bird-like creature above a giant skeleton laying in the desert.

the cover illustration of Jean Giraud (Moebius) 's arzach bande dessinΓ©e. A caped man with a tall hat rides a grey bird-like creature above a giant skeleton laying in the desert.

this rules! "a bit of a Moebius vibe" is an understatement they went full Arzach, and i love it. Also from the wikipedia page: "Critics have noted similarities with the works of the French artist MΕ“bius,[25][26][27] of whom Kusunoki was a fan, as well as with Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaa"

21.02.2026 13:20 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0
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phosphor by loren schmidt fantasy scenery and characters for making roguelikes and other turn based games

#7drl is in 6 days! i am preparing my tools.

if anyone needs it, my ongoing fantasy tile based art pack, 'phosphor', is free to use! lorenschmidt.itch.io/phosphor

20.02.2026 16:02 πŸ‘ 55 πŸ” 12 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Started sending out Directory Dungeon steam keys using my own mass email application. Questioning whether the fun of writing my own software outweighs the idiocy of not using tried and tested free software.

Anyway, if you'd like a key and haven't received one in a garbled email yet, please DM me :)

20.02.2026 12:07 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
screenshot of the interface of my pixel art drawing tool, MOSS

screenshot of the interface of my pixel art drawing tool, MOSS

drawing made in the pixel art tool of a person and a donkey next to a stream

drawing made in the pixel art tool of a person and a donkey next to a stream

vhs-y glitch pixel art painting, blue and pink hues

vhs-y glitch pixel art painting, blue and pink hues

kinda "nighttime city vibes" pixel art painting. broken purple vertical lines/grid and some hot pink triangles

kinda "nighttime city vibes" pixel art painting. broken purple vertical lines/grid and some hot pink triangles

I've been working on a new painting toy for pixel artists, and I'd love to find a few folks to test it out and give feedback. I'm already having a lot of fun with it. Message me here or email!

garrett @ brainfruit . studio

16.02.2026 21:23 πŸ‘ 25 πŸ” 9 πŸ’¬ 5 πŸ“Œ 0
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Umbra by Keys Light cant always win.

Ive finished up the demo Update for UMBRA!! You can play it on itchio or the lexaloffle bbs!
(itch) indie-pixel.itch.io/umbra
(bbs) www.lexaloffle.com/bbs/?pid=155...
#pico8 #gamedev #indiegamedev #indiegame #pixelart #umbragame

17.11.2025 00:42 πŸ‘ 41 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

I love how no one ever said that about books, movies, music or even youtube videos. But games ? yeah its a quantity issue not discovery, media coverage or algorithmic based consumerism. The fault is on the makers not the corporate owned targeted window we're all stuck in.

bsky.app/profile/jesa...

15.02.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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O EMPIRE! WARD OFF THY ROT

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4331110/...

13.02.2026 12:25 πŸ‘ 408 πŸ” 124 πŸ’¬ 13 πŸ“Œ 14
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@beetlemoses.bsky.social brilliant. simply brilliant.

11.02.2026 23:58 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the output of rule110, a one dimensional cellular automata, in the console.

the output of rule110, a one dimensional cellular automata, in the console.

the algorithm implementation

the algorithm implementation

update on my scripting language: implementation of rule110

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_110

08.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
the output of rule110, a one dimensional cellular automata, in the console.

the output of rule110, a one dimensional cellular automata, in the console.

the algorithm implementation

the algorithm implementation

update on my scripting language: implementation of rule110

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rule_110

08.02.2026 23:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post walker (four legged walkers count too right ?)
Enregistrement de mon Ε“uvre Kraftwesen, inspirΓ©e d'une sculpture de DeRo
dero-art.de
#creativecoding #codeart #genartclub #java #pojo

06.02.2026 22:34 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Qrp with something watery πŸ’§

bsky.app/profile/lord...

04.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Qrp with something watery πŸ’§

bsky.app/profile/lord...

04.02.2026 22:36 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

If you see this, post walker (four legged walkers count too right ?)

bsky.app/profile/joos...

03.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

If you see this, post walker (four legged walkers count too right ?)

bsky.app/profile/joos...

03.02.2026 21:13 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 5

conseqwhat ?

31.01.2026 20:02 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

cursedsor

31.01.2026 19:56 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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"Blade of Mana" is an action RPG game about exploring the world and epic boss fights.

Descend into dungeons, upgrade weapons, solve puzzles and uncover secrets.

store.steampowered.com/app/3980990/...

28.01.2026 14:54 πŸ‘ 30 πŸ” 11 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0