Hovering Skull
@hoveringskull.bsky.social
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Unfamous maker of overly long game development related videos and silly little games.
Gain FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE and OCCULT WHISPERS here: https://www.youtube.com/@hoveringskull
#godot #indiedev #gamedev
Unfamous maker of overly long game development related videos and silly little games.
Gain FORBIDDEN KNOWLEDGE and OCCULT WHISPERS here: https://www.youtube.com/@hoveringskull
#godot #indiedev #gamedev
PLEASE STOP MAKING UGLY GENERIC GODOT UI! This ends now.
I made a (quick) crash course on setting up modular Godot UI. It covers theming, behaviour, layout and UI composition.
#godotengine #godot #gamedev #indiedev #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQG...
I made a (quick) crash course on setting up modular Godot UI. It covers theming, behaviour, layout and UI composition.
#godotengine #godot #gamedev #indiedev #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQG...
Godot UI, theming and layout: Getting started with modular UI
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
September 22, 2026 at 2:38 PM
PLEASE STOP MAKING UGLY GENERIC GODOT UI! This ends now.
I made a (quick) crash course on setting up modular Godot UI. It covers theming, behaviour, layout and UI composition.
#godotengine #godot #gamedev #indiedev #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQG...
I made a (quick) crash course on setting up modular Godot UI. It covers theming, behaviour, layout and UI composition.
#godotengine #godot #gamedev #indiedev #ux
www.youtube.com/watch?v=zIQG...
Neat breakdown of damage reduction math in RPGs: youtube.com/shorts/IzHAj...
A lot of games with multiple units and less "progression" choose to use a simpler approach (see Starcraft, Fire Emblem, XCom) -- probably because you're likely to have SOME unit who can do damage.
#gamedev #gamedesign
A lot of games with multiple units and less "progression" choose to use a simpler approach (see Starcraft, Fire Emblem, XCom) -- probably because you're likely to have SOME unit who can do damage.
#gamedev #gamedesign
The Simple Math Hiding in Your Favorite Games
YouTube video by candlesan
youtube.com
September 21, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Neat breakdown of damage reduction math in RPGs: youtube.com/shorts/IzHAj...
A lot of games with multiple units and less "progression" choose to use a simpler approach (see Starcraft, Fire Emblem, XCom) -- probably because you're likely to have SOME unit who can do damage.
#gamedev #gamedesign
A lot of games with multiple units and less "progression" choose to use a simpler approach (see Starcraft, Fire Emblem, XCom) -- probably because you're likely to have SOME unit who can do damage.
#gamedev #gamedesign
September 18, 2026 at 11:50 PM
Autoloads are a huge convenience in #Godot -- but as games get bigger, they can become a huge mess. Allow me to sketch out an alternative, where scope hierarchical, transitionable contexts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkjO...
#gamedev #indiedev #coding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkjO...
#gamedev #indiedev #coding
Replacing autoloads with scoped contexts for scalable Godot architecture
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
September 17, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Autoloads are a huge convenience in #Godot -- but as games get bigger, they can become a huge mess. Allow me to sketch out an alternative, where scope hierarchical, transitionable contexts
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkjO...
#gamedev #indiedev #coding
www.youtube.com/watch?v=HkjO...
#gamedev #indiedev #coding
Coding with AI isn't useless, but if you lean on AI as you learn to code, you won't develop the muscle to solve the hard problems AI can't solve.
also it's fun to learn
#programming #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzS7...
also it's fun to learn
#programming #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzS7...
Should I use AI while learning how to code games?
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Coding with AI isn't useless, but if you lean on AI as you learn to code, you won't develop the muscle to solve the hard problems AI can't solve.
also it's fun to learn
#programming #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzS7...
also it's fun to learn
#programming #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FzS7...
Section 1.1 of my Tactics course is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVuM...
Come to learn how to build a tactics rpg like Fire Emblem! Stay if you want to explore interesting concepts in #Godot game architecture.
#gamedev #indiedev #fireemblem #srpg
Come to learn how to build a tactics rpg like Fire Emblem! Stay if you want to explore interesting concepts in #Godot game architecture.
#gamedev #indiedev #fireemblem #srpg
3D Tactics RPG, Section 1: Context, Structure & Main Menu (Intro)
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
September 16, 2026 at 12:12 PM
Section 1.1 of my Tactics course is out! www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVuM...
Come to learn how to build a tactics rpg like Fire Emblem! Stay if you want to explore interesting concepts in #Godot game architecture.
#gamedev #indiedev #fireemblem #srpg
Come to learn how to build a tactics rpg like Fire Emblem! Stay if you want to explore interesting concepts in #Godot game architecture.
#gamedev #indiedev #fireemblem #srpg
Some good stills in my next video.
September 13, 2026 at 1:49 AM
Some good stills in my next video.
New Zelda remake looks fine, but I have almost no desire to replay Ocarina. The real fun was the wonder as a kid figuring stuff out. It's never occurred to me to play through again after knowing how it works. I'd probably get it for a kid I wanted to introduce to the genre though, I guess.
Link Spinning Cucco in Zelda Ocarina of Time
ALT: Link Spinning Cucco in Zelda Ocarina of Time
static.klipy.com
September 9, 2026 at 8:43 PM
New Zelda remake looks fine, but I have almost no desire to replay Ocarina. The real fun was the wonder as a kid figuring stuff out. It's never occurred to me to play through again after knowing how it works. I'd probably get it for a kid I wanted to introduce to the genre though, I guess.
Let's build a Tactics RPG in Godot!
Want to make something in the vein of #FireEmblem or #XCom?
Intro just dropped, course content will begin to appear on September 16.
See you soon, commanders.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_E1...
Want to make something in the vein of #FireEmblem or #XCom?
Intro just dropped, course content will begin to appear on September 16.
See you soon, commanders.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_E1...
Let's Build a 3D Tactics RPG in Godot 4: Series Intro
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
September 6, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Let's build a Tactics RPG in Godot!
Want to make something in the vein of #FireEmblem or #XCom?
Intro just dropped, course content will begin to appear on September 16.
See you soon, commanders.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_E1...
Want to make something in the vein of #FireEmblem or #XCom?
Intro just dropped, course content will begin to appear on September 16.
See you soon, commanders.
#godot #gamedev #indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_E1...
Looking to dampen your feet in the deep, muddy waters of #coding and #gamedev? Free mini-course that takes you from 0 #Godot and coding knowledge through learning how to code, to releasing a game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIcP...
Let me know if you make anything cool with it.
#indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIcP...
Let me know if you make anything cool with it.
#indiedev
Code-First Godot: Learn GDScript; Make a Game; Release It.
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
August 13, 2026 at 2:17 PM
Looking to dampen your feet in the deep, muddy waters of #coding and #gamedev? Free mini-course that takes you from 0 #Godot and coding knowledge through learning how to code, to releasing a game.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIcP...
Let me know if you make anything cool with it.
#indiedev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIcP...
Let me know if you make anything cool with it.
#indiedev
The Signal Bus pattern (in #godot) and why it's responsible for the fall of civilization
#gamedev #indiedev #hyperbolicvideotitlesithoughtwerefunny
www.youtube.com/shorts/r3ZZt...
#gamedev #indiedev #hyperbolicvideotitlesithoughtwerefunny
www.youtube.com/shorts/r3ZZt...
The Signal Hub pattern, and why it's responsible for the fall of modern society #godot #gamedev
YouTube video by hoveringskull
www.youtube.com
August 11, 2026 at 12:29 PM
The Signal Bus pattern (in #godot) and why it's responsible for the fall of civilization
#gamedev #indiedev #hyperbolicvideotitlesithoughtwerefunny
www.youtube.com/shorts/r3ZZt...
#gamedev #indiedev #hyperbolicvideotitlesithoughtwerefunny
www.youtube.com/shorts/r3ZZt...
Reposted by Hovering Skull
One of the most satisfying things in game dev (and all programming) is when you're adding a new feature and it ends up being easy because you designed something to be flexible a long time ago even though you didn't have a particular reason to at the time.
August 10, 2026 at 1:55 AM
One of the most satisfying things in game dev (and all programming) is when you're adding a new feature and it ends up being easy because you designed something to be flexible a long time ago even though you didn't have a particular reason to at the time.
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Thought I'd do a quick thread of a few things that I got up to this year. First: I wrote a weird manifesto about game design, making games for fun and love, and why no-one is going to pay you to do that. This remains one of the silliest/most rewarding things I've ever done.
I wrote a manifesto for making games, and (not) selling them, for #manifestojam
illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...
illomens.itch.io/no-one-is-go...
NO-ONE IS GOING TO BUY YOUR GAME by ill omens
A Manifesto For Making Games
illomens.itch.io
August 8, 2026 at 10:11 PM
Thought I'd do a quick thread of a few things that I got up to this year. First: I wrote a weird manifesto about game design, making games for fun and love, and why no-one is going to pay you to do that. This remains one of the silliest/most rewarding things I've ever done.
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Daily reminder that GDscript supports the Sumerian clay table alphabet, Akkadian cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia.
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
July 30, 2026 at 10:42 AM
Daily reminder that GDscript supports the Sumerian clay table alphabet, Akkadian cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia.
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
This is perfectly valid code you can write in your game:
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Back to basics with GDScript and the super cool tutorial by @hoveringskull.bsky.social
tuily.itch.io/monkey-snake
#gamedev #godot #aseprite #indiedev
tuily.itch.io/monkey-snake
#gamedev #godot #aseprite #indiedev
Monkey Snake by Tuily
Snake game... but with a monkey
tuily.itch.io
July 30, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Back to basics with GDScript and the super cool tutorial by @hoveringskull.bsky.social
tuily.itch.io/monkey-snake
#gamedev #godot #aseprite #indiedev
tuily.itch.io/monkey-snake
#gamedev #godot #aseprite #indiedev
My little jam game got an honourable mention for #KenneyJam !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMa7...
#gamedev #indiedev #sim #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMa7...
#gamedev #indiedev #sim #godot
Kenney Jam 2026 Winners
YouTube video by Kenney
www.youtube.com
July 29, 2026 at 3:32 PM
My little jam game got an honourable mention for #KenneyJam !
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMa7...
#gamedev #indiedev #sim #godot
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cMa7...
#gamedev #indiedev #sim #godot
Anyone have favourite software for making YouTube thumbnails? My workflow is generally around filtering and compositing existing owned images and laying out text. I've been using Krita and it's FINE but the UX really sucks. Photoshop is good, but really dislike a sub model.
#youtube #opensource #art
#youtube #opensource #art
July 29, 2026 at 3:28 PM
Anyone have favourite software for making YouTube thumbnails? My workflow is generally around filtering and compositing existing owned images and laying out text. I've been using Krita and it's FINE but the UX really sucks. Photoshop is good, but really dislike a sub model.
#youtube #opensource #art
#youtube #opensource #art
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Similarly, in Kenney Jam about 55% of all entries were made using @godotengine.org!
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions.
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
July 27, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Similarly, in Kenney Jam about 55% of all entries were made using @godotengine.org!
Reposted by Hovering Skull
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions.
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
July 27, 2026 at 12:58 PM
Well, it finally happened! After 9 years of Unity dominance, Godot was the most used game engine for GMTK Game Jam 2026 submissions.
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
🤖 Godot - 47%
🎮 Unity - 34%
🛠️GameMaker - 5%
🚀 Unreal Engine - 3%
✨ Other - 11%
Bored waiting for me to make more architecture vids?
Check out this dig into the #SlayTheSpire2 #godot code from Howdy ツ! Haven't watched it all but so far so good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6T...
#gamedev #indiedev
Check out this dig into the #SlayTheSpire2 #godot code from Howdy ツ! Haven't watched it all but so far so good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6T...
#gamedev #indiedev
What CLEAN CODE Looks Like: Slay the Spire 2 Source Code Deep Dive
YouTube video by Howdy ツ
www.youtube.com
July 26, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Bored waiting for me to make more architecture vids?
Check out this dig into the #SlayTheSpire2 #godot code from Howdy ツ! Haven't watched it all but so far so good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6T...
#gamedev #indiedev
Check out this dig into the #SlayTheSpire2 #godot code from Howdy ツ! Haven't watched it all but so far so good.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ml6T...
#gamedev #indiedev
All right, #KenneyJam update 11:
It's all wrapped up and I've had lunch and touched grass.
Play my cool game here, it's about raising a dragon and building a wizard tower/economy
itch.io/jam/kenney-j...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #indiegame #simtower #machikoro #tamagotchi
It's all wrapped up and I've had lunch and touched grass.
Play my cool game here, it's about raising a dragon and building a wizard tower/economy
itch.io/jam/kenney-j...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #indiegame #simtower #machikoro #tamagotchi
Rate Dragonscale Tower: Better Parenting Through Continuous Home Improvement by Hovering Skull for Kenney Jam 2026
A Kenney Jam 2026 submission
itch.io
July 19, 2026 at 8:50 PM
All right, #KenneyJam update 11:
It's all wrapped up and I've had lunch and touched grass.
Play my cool game here, it's about raising a dragon and building a wizard tower/economy
itch.io/jam/kenney-j...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #indiegame #simtower #machikoro #tamagotchi
It's all wrapped up and I've had lunch and touched grass.
Play my cool game here, it's about raising a dragon and building a wizard tower/economy
itch.io/jam/kenney-j...
#gamedev #indiedev #gamejam #indiegame #simtower #machikoro #tamagotchi
Okay, #KenneyJam update 10 or something:
submitted! Done. Dusted. Will share a link soon
submitted! Done. Dusted. Will share a link soon
July 19, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Okay, #KenneyJam update 10 or something:
submitted! Done. Dusted. Will share a link soon
submitted! Done. Dusted. Will share a link soon
game jamming for #KenneyJam update 9: We have a main menu! We have a title!
July 19, 2026 at 1:22 AM
game jamming for #KenneyJam update 9: We have a main menu! We have a title!