Matt de Carvalho
@demeru.itch.io
30-something | they/them | Digital artist, game maker, and novel writer.
Just released: Satan is an Astronaut | Buy on Steam & Itch.io!
Currently working:
The Celestial Waltz
#FamiliarFindings | Wishlist now on Steam!
Links: https://linktr.ee/demeru
Just released: Satan is an Astronaut | Buy on Steam & Itch.io!
Currently working:
The Celestial Waltz
#FamiliarFindings | Wishlist now on Steam!
Links: https://linktr.ee/demeru
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Matt de Carvalho
@demeru.itch.io
· Feb 1
Excited to announce the release date trailer for Familiar Findings on Steam!
🌟 Cozy witchy idle game
🧙♀️Complete your magical grimoire
👻 Summon grumpy ghosts, sleepy dragons and two-tailed cats
✏️ Play while you study, work or over other games!
9️⃣ Out on February 9th 2026!
#IndieGame #PixelArt
🌟 Cozy witchy idle game
🧙♀️Complete your magical grimoire
👻 Summon grumpy ghosts, sleepy dragons and two-tailed cats
✏️ Play while you study, work or over other games!
9️⃣ Out on February 9th 2026!
#IndieGame #PixelArt
Familiar Findings - Release date announcement trailer
YouTube video by Cliffa Games
youtu.be
Guess who's game is going to be launching in little over a week!! I hope you check out our cute idle desktop game. I want to hear which familiar is your favourite~ ✨
I’m excited to never own a new console and never give those companies anymore money. I’ve got enough backlog games on the old systems I own to never need to buy anything new. It’s a shame really, I love my physical games. Oh well, indies and old games only for me in the future.
September 4, 2026 at 2:15 AM
I’m excited to never own a new console and never give those companies anymore money. I’ve got enough backlog games on the old systems I own to never need to buy anything new. It’s a shame really, I love my physical games. Oh well, indies and old games only for me in the future.
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Your bad art is better than AI slop.
August 7, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Your bad art is better than AI slop.
I want you all to know how much my art changes from getting the sketch idea down and improving with references. Also am I insane for mostly working on one layer?
July 31, 2026 at 12:09 AM
I want you all to know how much my art changes from getting the sketch idea down and improving with references. Also am I insane for mostly working on one layer?
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hello #portfolioday 👋 i'm an illustrator and UI/UX designer currently bouncing around in the game industry, love weaving in the horrors and beauty of biological form into my work
open to #design, #illustration, and #gamedev opportunities!
🌐corviday.net
💌tocorviday(@)gmail.com
🛒store.corviday.net
open to #design, #illustration, and #gamedev opportunities!
🌐corviday.net
💌tocorviday(@)gmail.com
🛒store.corviday.net
July 15, 2026 at 1:48 AM
hello #portfolioday 👋 i'm an illustrator and UI/UX designer currently bouncing around in the game industry, love weaving in the horrors and beauty of biological form into my work
open to #design, #illustration, and #gamedev opportunities!
🌐corviday.net
💌tocorviday(@)gmail.com
🛒store.corviday.net
open to #design, #illustration, and #gamedev opportunities!
🌐corviday.net
💌tocorviday(@)gmail.com
🛒store.corviday.net
Reposted by Matt de Carvalho
Michelle Pecoraro - Illustrator and Concept Artist
Open for Work (Commercial and Private)
Tabletop Gaming, Cover Art, Character Design, & More
💼: www.coveofmadness.com
🖼️: vgen.co/CoveofMadness
📧: michelle.pecoraro[@]hotmail.com
#PortfolioDay #ttrpg #fantasyart #illustration #bookishart
Open for Work (Commercial and Private)
Tabletop Gaming, Cover Art, Character Design, & More
💼: www.coveofmadness.com
🖼️: vgen.co/CoveofMadness
📧: michelle.pecoraro[@]hotmail.com
#PortfolioDay #ttrpg #fantasyart #illustration #bookishart
July 14, 2026 at 7:24 AM
Michelle Pecoraro - Illustrator and Concept Artist
Open for Work (Commercial and Private)
Tabletop Gaming, Cover Art, Character Design, & More
💼: www.coveofmadness.com
🖼️: vgen.co/CoveofMadness
📧: michelle.pecoraro[@]hotmail.com
#PortfolioDay #ttrpg #fantasyart #illustration #bookishart
Open for Work (Commercial and Private)
Tabletop Gaming, Cover Art, Character Design, & More
💼: www.coveofmadness.com
🖼️: vgen.co/CoveofMadness
📧: michelle.pecoraro[@]hotmail.com
#PortfolioDay #ttrpg #fantasyart #illustration #bookishart
Reposted by Matt de Carvalho
Hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maren, a freelance illustrator from Spain who likes tasty colors and fantasy themes 💀🌱 I'm available for work!
✉️ [email protected]
🎨 vespervines.com
I'm Maren, a freelance illustrator from Spain who likes tasty colors and fantasy themes 💀🌱 I'm available for work!
✉️ [email protected]
🎨 vespervines.com
July 14, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm Maren, a freelance illustrator from Spain who likes tasty colors and fantasy themes 💀🌱 I'm available for work!
✉️ [email protected]
🎨 vespervines.com
I'm Maren, a freelance illustrator from Spain who likes tasty colors and fantasy themes 💀🌱 I'm available for work!
✉️ [email protected]
🎨 vespervines.com
Been reading lately and was convinced to start reading Brandon Sanderson by my brother who is obsessed with the books. I’m so happy to be back into my books, it’s bliss for me. I started doing a bit of fan art for Mistborn, here’s the WIP sketch, because I did end up liking the series.
July 11, 2026 at 6:31 AM
Been reading lately and was convinced to start reading Brandon Sanderson by my brother who is obsessed with the books. I’m so happy to be back into my books, it’s bliss for me. I started doing a bit of fan art for Mistborn, here’s the WIP sketch, because I did end up liking the series.
I’ve also been on a binge reading month and I can’t agree with this more! Books really keep me going in my darkest times.
Thank you wonderful writers of the world 💖
Thank you wonderful writers of the world 💖
Good writing like this does more to keep me alive than any medication ever has
Which is why human writers can never be replaced by
Writing by humans, for humans, is worth living for 💜
Which is why human writers can never be replaced by
Writing by humans, for humans, is worth living for 💜
July 2, 2026 at 6:47 PM
I’ve also been on a binge reading month and I can’t agree with this more! Books really keep me going in my darkest times.
Thank you wonderful writers of the world 💖
Thank you wonderful writers of the world 💖
As someone who had been a pretty loyal PS owner (temporarily relying on Steam when I couldn’t get a PS5 during COVID) and a person who buys physical almost exclusively I’m pretty disappointed.
I dunno. Definitely not gonna be buying the next gen console. I’m tired folks, so tired.
I dunno. Definitely not gonna be buying the next gen console. I’m tired folks, so tired.
Physical disc production ending in January 2028 for new games releasing on PlayStation consoles blog.playstation.com/2026/07/01/p...
July 1, 2026 at 6:14 PM
As someone who had been a pretty loyal PS owner (temporarily relying on Steam when I couldn’t get a PS5 during COVID) and a person who buys physical almost exclusively I’m pretty disappointed.
I dunno. Definitely not gonna be buying the next gen console. I’m tired folks, so tired.
I dunno. Definitely not gonna be buying the next gen console. I’m tired folks, so tired.
Reposted by Matt de Carvalho
Right now the world is full of people who want to code and write and paint and film stuff and people who want to play and read and look at and watch stuff and nobody is allowed to do any of that because some unrelated third guy isn't making enough money off the deal
Our games industry is people. Our studios are people. Our teams people, our games by people for people. Our games are made by people, in groups of people, in teams of people, making people things for people.
The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.
The magic is people, and the people deserve so much better than all this. I am so sorry.
June 25, 2026 at 9:25 PM
Right now the world is full of people who want to code and write and paint and film stuff and people who want to play and read and look at and watch stuff and nobody is allowed to do any of that because some unrelated third guy isn't making enough money off the deal
I was hit with the strangest vertigo. I know this. Deep inside me is a memory lying dormant of unused blank agendas, of homework never done.
June 26, 2026 at 5:14 AM
I was hit with the strangest vertigo. I know this. Deep inside me is a memory lying dormant of unused blank agendas, of homework never done.
Ah. Looks like the developer behind Ren’Py is and has for a while now used genAI for doing updates on the system. I’m gonna look into changing engines as I won’t compromise my morals just because it’s not “vibe-coding”. It be a while before I release another game. I’m very annoyed by this 😒
June 9, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Ah. Looks like the developer behind Ren’Py is and has for a while now used genAI for doing updates on the system. I’m gonna look into changing engines as I won’t compromise my morals just because it’s not “vibe-coding”. It be a while before I release another game. I’m very annoyed by this 😒
This made the app unusable.
I’m gonna disable all my “warn” settings so I can see the artists I want to but it means I’ll only be able to in private. I want the explicit stuff just not in public.
It was working fine, why’d they have to ruin it, ugh
I’m gonna disable all my “warn” settings so I can see the artists I want to but it means I’ll only be able to in private. I want the explicit stuff just not in public.
It was working fine, why’d they have to ruin it, ugh
dear god just saw how an it looks when someone's hit with the account wide adult content warning and it's fucking MISERABLE
blurred icon, blurred banner, every single post is hidden, even text posts, and posts that have images require you to hit unhide TWICE for the text and image, fucking nightmare
blurred icon, blurred banner, every single post is hidden, even text posts, and posts that have images require you to hit unhide TWICE for the text and image, fucking nightmare
May 31, 2026 at 5:27 PM
This made the app unusable.
I’m gonna disable all my “warn” settings so I can see the artists I want to but it means I’ll only be able to in private. I want the explicit stuff just not in public.
It was working fine, why’d they have to ruin it, ugh
I’m gonna disable all my “warn” settings so I can see the artists I want to but it means I’ll only be able to in private. I want the explicit stuff just not in public.
It was working fine, why’d they have to ruin it, ugh
As an avid environmentalist this on top of all the other issues with AI had me swear off it. Your convenience isn’t worth the lives of those who live around these things—people, animals, and plants. It isn’t worth the environmental damage. Something we should be trying to mitigate.
This @pbs.org segment is an informative yet disturbing watch.
I knew some of the ways data centers affect communities, but this goes in DEPTH. It showcases the impact to those living near these data centers, the cruelty and audacity of the tech companies themselves.
A very important watch!
I knew some of the ways data centers affect communities, but this goes in DEPTH. It showcases the impact to those living near these data centers, the cruelty and audacity of the tech companies themselves.
A very important watch!
We Saw What AI Data Centers Don't Want You to See
YouTube video by PBS Terra
www.youtube.com
May 30, 2026 at 6:47 PM
As an avid environmentalist this on top of all the other issues with AI had me swear off it. Your convenience isn’t worth the lives of those who live around these things—people, animals, and plants. It isn’t worth the environmental damage. Something we should be trying to mitigate.
Reposted by Matt de Carvalho
📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢
i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day!
if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9...
please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!
i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day!
if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9...
please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!
Nonbinary Coded Games Submission Form
This is a submission form for the Steam sale event, Nonbinary Coded Games, which will be happening from July 13 10:00 AM Pacific Time to July 20 10:00 AM Pacific Time. (July 14 is International Non-Bi...
forms.gle
May 3, 2026 at 2:10 PM
📢 CALLING ALL NONBINARY GAME DEVS! 📢
i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day!
if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9...
please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!
i'm helping run a steam sale event to showcase games made by nonbinary devs during the week of international nonbinary day!
if you fit this description, fill out the form by may 18 👉 forms.gle/cx9AqFfPqzF9...
please share & send to all your nb dev friends!!
I got my name from my initials lol added a T to the end and tada Matt. I’m not actually sold on the name but it was a good placeholder and now I’ve been using it too long to try and change it.
April 23, 2026 at 7:16 AM
I got my name from my initials lol added a T to the end and tada Matt. I’m not actually sold on the name but it was a good placeholder and now I’ve been using it too long to try and change it.
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I despise with the heat of a thousand suns the way I have to be suspicious of all art I see now while I investigate it's authenticity, because this couldn't be more diametrically opposed to the state of mind one should be in while taking in all art.
fuck sam altman forever for taking away the last places where we could engage in good faith: the creative arts, which should be a testament to human ingenuity. i am so mad that everything i read or listen to or admire is now tainted with doubt. do you understand? he is a thief of joy and i HATE HIM
April 22, 2026 at 5:25 AM
I despise with the heat of a thousand suns the way I have to be suspicious of all art I see now while I investigate it's authenticity, because this couldn't be more diametrically opposed to the state of mind one should be in while taking in all art.
I wanted to do a little sketch so I did a silly little redraw of my *OG* original character cat girl I made in 2005. Her name is Meru, where do you think I got my online name from lol.
April 15, 2026 at 10:34 PM
I wanted to do a little sketch so I did a silly little redraw of my *OG* original character cat girl I made in 2005. Her name is Meru, where do you think I got my online name from lol.
I always wanna add just little polishes and touches to my game's UI. I'm really happy where Celestial Waltz's UI is going.
April 2, 2026 at 4:29 AM
I always wanna add just little polishes and touches to my game's UI. I'm really happy where Celestial Waltz's UI is going.
Is this an April fools or real? 🥹 I wanna do something for 1K like an art share or something but we’ll see!
April 1, 2026 at 6:20 PM
Is this an April fools or real? 🥹 I wanna do something for 1K like an art share or something but we’ll see!
Happy Trans day of Visibility! I’m an NB game maker who concentrates on queer stories and art. I would love it if you could play my tiny trans little pixel game that was made with so much love. There are collectable letters you can read from real trans people. demeru.itch.io/last-years-l...
Last Year’s Letters by Demeru Makes Games, shanemakesnoise, kumadochi
Learn about the lives of the trio of Calliope, Holly, and Malcolm through the letters they've left behind.
demeru.itch.io
March 31, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Happy Trans day of Visibility! I’m an NB game maker who concentrates on queer stories and art. I would love it if you could play my tiny trans little pixel game that was made with so much love. There are collectable letters you can read from real trans people. demeru.itch.io/last-years-l...
Starting to get the UI for Celestial Waltz ready to be inputing all the new stuff. Pretty happy so far. Look at that old sprite (it's the first iteration I'm on the fourth).
March 31, 2026 at 5:33 AM
Starting to get the UI for Celestial Waltz ready to be inputing all the new stuff. Pretty happy so far. Look at that old sprite (it's the first iteration I'm on the fourth).
Among all the other AI atrocities brings this is why I refuse to use it. I don't want to keep up with big companies, I don't want to learn it to keep a job, there are no reasons that make it worth poisoning other people over.
I'll keep making art without harming others as much as I can.
I'll keep making art without harming others as much as I can.
March 29, 2026 at 9:35 PM
Among all the other AI atrocities brings this is why I refuse to use it. I don't want to keep up with big companies, I don't want to learn it to keep a job, there are no reasons that make it worth poisoning other people over.
I'll keep making art without harming others as much as I can.
I'll keep making art without harming others as much as I can.
Btw if you’re hiring for a UI artist for your game, VN or other projects I’m your person. I’m up for paid work or if you have a game jam you’re working on I’ll help with that too!
I’m always looking for UI work <3 I’ve done a few games: Satan is an Astronaut (VN), Inamorata(VN), Familiar Findings etc. I’m familiar with implementing UI in Renpy and Godot :) I just finished a project and would love to get into another. Feel free to DM me!
March 28, 2026 at 10:47 PM
Btw if you’re hiring for a UI artist for your game, VN or other projects I’m your person. I’m up for paid work or if you have a game jam you’re working on I’ll help with that too!
Reposted by Matt de Carvalho
if you want to support visual novel devs:
- wishlist our games on Steam
- leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms
- tell friends about our games
- recommend them to streamers to play
- share posts on social media
- tell a developer you enjoy their work
- wishlist our games on Steam
- leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms
- tell friends about our games
- recommend them to streamers to play
- share posts on social media
- tell a developer you enjoy their work
December 19, 2025 at 10:53 PM
if you want to support visual novel devs:
- wishlist our games on Steam
- leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms
- tell friends about our games
- recommend them to streamers to play
- share posts on social media
- tell a developer you enjoy their work
- wishlist our games on Steam
- leave reviews / ratings for them on store platforms
- tell friends about our games
- recommend them to streamers to play
- share posts on social media
- tell a developer you enjoy their work