Joni / TALBAIN
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Joni / TALBAIN
@sbtalbain.bsky.social
Indie dev, mainly developing retro and retro-inspired games!
https://sbtalbain.itch.io

DAWNRAZOR available for wishlist on Steam!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/4241580/Dawnrazor/
Some screenshots of what I've been working on for the past few weeks! My computer isn't as powerful as it should be for 3D stuff, and I've always loved pre-rendered backgrounds so I figured this way I can get more experience with 3D environments without the project getting to heavy. #indiedev #godot
July 31, 2026 at 9:11 AM
Back in action after having a break for a few weeks, working on a new level. Enter the BLOOD FARMS!

#gbstudio #indiedev #gamedev
June 15, 2026 at 2:03 PM
Reposted by Joni / TALBAIN
BitSummit has been even more awesome than I expected, definitely coming back next year!
May 24, 2026 at 1:01 AM
Did some game hunting in the outskirts of Osaka and found a pile of stuff I've been meaning to buy for ages!
May 17, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Showed off Dawnrazor at my university's demo day event last week! I was a bit worried that the difficulty and learning-through-failure design would turn people off, but people really seemed to connect with it.

The CRT + GameCube and GBC setup definitely caught a lot of attention too, hehe...
May 14, 2026 at 1:48 AM
Got some new BuCARDs done for BitSummit! Busy week coming up, before heading to Nagoya this weekend!
May 4, 2026 at 12:42 PM
My background’s in underground metal and punk. I’ve made tons of DIY CD-R/tape demos for my bands, so why not do the same for DAWNRAZOR?

Since the game pulls from metal imagery, I made it look like a lost ’80s demo tape. Bringing a few copies to BitSummit next month!

#gbstudio #indiedev #gamedev
April 30, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Realized that Demento/Haunting Ground was released in Japan 21 years ago! Because of that, I finally uploaded a remix of the Clock Tower theme inspired by the Demento OST that I made a few years back.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTac...
TALBAIN - The Nightmare is Finally Over... (DEMENTO Ver.)
YouTube video by TALBAIN
www.youtube.com
April 22, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Currently tuning Solaris, Zedekiah’s projectile weapon.
Being a solar weapon, it punishes vampiric alignment. The more vampire you are, the harsher the drawbacks, including added slowdown on top of the knockback.

#gbstudio #indiedev #gamedev #retrodev
April 13, 2026 at 5:20 PM
Some recent screenshots from Dawnrazor! Chapter IV is almost done, next up programming the boss fight... #gbstudio #indiedev #gamedev
March 26, 2026 at 1:01 PM
A bit late to the party but this is #WhatAGameDevLooksLike! You can usually find me haunting various game dev events in Helsinki, also going to Bitsummit in Kyoto in May!
March 25, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Step into the decaying world of Kagenovia in Dawnrazor, a story-driven 8-bit action adventure!

Take control of Zedekiah, a betrayed knight reborn through parasitic vampirism, as he fights through blood-soaked ruins and biomechanical horrors.

#indiedev #gamedev #gbstudio

STEAM: shorturl.at/NB8pF
March 25, 2026 at 10:47 AM