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Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

My new visual novel game "In Search of the Ice Pop" has reached over 1k wishlists on Steam! Thanks. Here's the main character in manga style <3

August 14, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

It’s been exactly one year since I released my last game, “Noah’s Dilemma.” So far, it has sold about 600 copies in total across Steam and Switch. To turn a profit, it needs to sell 2000 copies at full price, so at this pace it would probably take around 10 years. So, was it a failed project?

May 16, 2026 at 3:49 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

probably my favorite part of working at a convenience store (based on imagination)

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

April 11, 2026 at 4:59 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

added a simple gallery function to my homemade VN framework

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

March 28, 2026 at 8:29 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

can't remember what i ate for dinner the day before yesterday, but can draw childhood playroom only by memory...

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

March 21, 2026 at 3:59 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

checkout register done! I love extracting little slices of everyday life and turning them into simulations

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

March 14, 2026 at 3:15 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

in the early 2000s, "Warriors of Fate" was hugely popular in Chinese arcades - wonder how it was doing in the west

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

March 7, 2026 at 4:34 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

the games I was obsessed with as a kid, and the games that first inspired me to become an indie game developer

#My9Games #私を構成する9つのゲーム

March 3, 2026 at 5:42 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

eye-blink and lip-sync done! i'm basically cooking up my own VN framework now, so that every future game of mine can be developed much faster

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

February 28, 2026 at 5:00 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

this is what i picture when i think of a "convenience store" - i wonder if it looks the same everywhere in the world

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

February 21, 2026 at 8:17 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

the "human observation" part of my game - i try to base it more on experience instead of stereotypes, and certainly not discrimination

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

February 14, 2026 at 3:41 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

rich or poor, the comfort of a warm shower doesn’t change (blur in pixel art somehow makes it look like anime)

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

February 7, 2026 at 4:11 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

if you’ve ever touched a rough cement wall, you know it can cut

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

January 31, 2026 at 4:28 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

the title screen is almost done! making a summer game during winter feels weird

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

January 24, 2026 at 3:15 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

coming up with what books are on the protagonist's shelf is one of my favorite gamedev things to do

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#promote #pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

January 17, 2026 at 5:11 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

ain't no way to remember what my cousin was wearing so I gave him a Contra t-shirt

(this is my favorite gamedev moment of 2025, see you in 2026!)

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#promote #pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

December 27, 2025 at 6:54 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

that one person who always shines in your memory

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

December 20, 2025 at 8:32 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

eating served apples at aunt's place as a kid

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

December 13, 2025 at 3:15 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

gambling on customers with coworker during convenience store part time job

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

December 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

How about a visual novel where you can choose the sex of the protagonist?

Steam: s.team/a/2775540

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame

November 29, 2025 at 7:19 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

🚨 New Game Alert 🚨

My next game, “In Search of the Ice Pop,” is now revealed on Steam!

It’s a story of modern melancholy — a short, nostalgic visual novel about a forgotten ice pop.

Check out the teaser below and wishlist if you’re interested!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame #pixelart

November 22, 2025 at 4:04 AM

Guanpeng Chen

@cguanpeng.com

cold convenience store in the summer

(the Steam page of this visual novel will go live next Saturday!)

#pixelart #ドット絵
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #indiegame