Will Webster
@willdwebster.bsky.social
Physicist, rowing coach, webapp developer & occasional writer. Making the switch from 9-to-5 KPI grind to 24/7 passion (+grind) of indie game dev.
Riddled with anxiety and indecision, but occasionally does something someone might think is cool. I hope...
Riddled with anxiety and indecision, but occasionally does something someone might think is cool. I hope...
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IdleMiningManager Trailer v0
YouTube video by Will
youtu.be
I unexpectedly started a new job two weeks ago so the imminent deadline for my #indiegame build on Steam slipped out of mind. Queue several hours last night learning DaVinciResolve and cobbling this together: youtu.be/r4ZZOt7c1oY #godot #gamedev
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I made the art for all the achievements in #Prerolled!
We are getting really close to finishing the game!!
#GameDev #Godot #Indie
We are getting really close to finishing the game!!
#GameDev #Godot #Indie
September 26, 2026 at 9:42 PM
I made the art for all the achievements in #Prerolled!
We are getting really close to finishing the game!!
#GameDev #Godot #Indie
We are getting really close to finishing the game!!
#GameDev #Godot #Indie
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Next week we will host another free and casual session to help people get started with git 👩💻
The goal is to help you in getting started with contributing to #opensource projects.
Come along and hopefully leave having made your first pull request!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...
The goal is to help you in getting started with contributing to #opensource projects.
Come along and hopefully leave having made your first pull request!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...
"My First Pull Request": A Beginners Guide to Open Source with PsychoPy
Make your first pull request and learn how to get started in the world of Open Source Projects!
www.eventbrite.co.uk
September 23, 2026 at 10:00 AM
Next week we will host another free and casual session to help people get started with git 👩💻
The goal is to help you in getting started with contributing to #opensource projects.
Come along and hopefully leave having made your first pull request!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...
The goal is to help you in getting started with contributing to #opensource projects.
Come along and hopefully leave having made your first pull request!
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/my-first-p...
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Hi #Gamedev! Hope your day is going well.
Real quick advice, you're not going to always be motivated and that doesn't mean your ideas are bad. You're just low on dopamine. Stay disciplined and it will pass quickly!
Remember, good work is highs and lows. Stay focused! Good luck!
Real quick advice, you're not going to always be motivated and that doesn't mean your ideas are bad. You're just low on dopamine. Stay disciplined and it will pass quickly!
Remember, good work is highs and lows. Stay focused! Good luck!
September 22, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Hi #Gamedev! Hope your day is going well.
Real quick advice, you're not going to always be motivated and that doesn't mean your ideas are bad. You're just low on dopamine. Stay disciplined and it will pass quickly!
Remember, good work is highs and lows. Stay focused! Good luck!
Real quick advice, you're not going to always be motivated and that doesn't mean your ideas are bad. You're just low on dopamine. Stay disciplined and it will pass quickly!
Remember, good work is highs and lows. Stay focused! Good luck!
Well, the demo is live! It actually went live yesterday evening but then I panicked if it even worked and needed a day to convince myself. Seeing that someone has already played my little #indiegame for nearly three hours helped in that regard. Another #gamedev milestone I guess!
September 22, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Well, the demo is live! It actually went live yesterday evening but then I panicked if it even worked and needed a day to convince myself. Seeing that someone has already played my little #indiegame for nearly three hours helped in that regard. Another #gamedev milestone I guess!
For a while #gamedev had been another thing on my lifetime list of "big dreams never followed through". A few proof of concepts here, a couple of games jams there, lots & lots of pen&paper plans.
Well, tomorrow a demo for Idle Mining Manager, built in #godot launches on #steam
Well, tomorrow a demo for Idle Mining Manager, built in #godot launches on #steam
September 20, 2026 at 6:32 PM
A question for bluesky #gamedev. I have (hopefully!) a demo going live on Steam next Monday. What's something that I've probably forgotten that I might yet have time to fix/resolve/implement? #godot #indiegame #indiedev
September 16, 2026 at 2:44 PM
A question for bluesky #gamedev. I have (hopefully!) a demo going live on Steam next Monday. What's something that I've probably forgotten that I might yet have time to fix/resolve/implement? #godot #indiegame #indiedev
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I made a #Godot game with 8 others #GameDev without being allowed to communicate!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1H...
9 Devs Make a Game with NO Communication!
YouTube video by Inbound Shovel
www.youtube.com
September 11, 2026 at 4:12 PM
I made a #Godot game with 8 others #GameDev without being allowed to communicate!!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1H...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=mh1H...
I unexpectedly started a new job two weeks ago so the imminent deadline for my #indiegame build on Steam slipped out of mind. Queue several hours last night learning DaVinciResolve and cobbling this together: youtu.be/r4ZZOt7c1oY #godot #gamedev
IdleMiningManager Trailer v0
YouTube video by Will
youtu.be
September 11, 2026 at 4:05 PM
I unexpectedly started a new job two weeks ago so the imminent deadline for my #indiegame build on Steam slipped out of mind. Queue several hours last night learning DaVinciResolve and cobbling this together: youtu.be/r4ZZOt7c1oY #godot #gamedev
The only thing drier than the European countryside rn is my months long productivity dry spell. Finally though, I've made head way on Idle Mining Manager and have a new mechanic. youtu.be/6WaWp91ALlI?...
Unlocking a new mining area as you progress through tiers #gamedev #godot #indiegame 1/2
Unlocking a new mining area as you progress through tiers #gamedev #godot #indiegame 1/2
Idle Mining Manager: New mining area (alpha)
YouTube video by Will
youtu.be
August 9, 2026 at 3:03 PM
The only thing drier than the European countryside rn is my months long productivity dry spell. Finally though, I've made head way on Idle Mining Manager and have a new mechanic. youtu.be/6WaWp91ALlI?...
Unlocking a new mining area as you progress through tiers #gamedev #godot #indiegame 1/2
Unlocking a new mining area as you progress through tiers #gamedev #godot #indiegame 1/2
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July 22, 2026 at 5:09 PM
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You can get my bundle of +20 handmade #Godot cheatsheets for 8$ during the itch summer sale!!
itch.io/s/188351/sum...
☀️ Have a nice summer!!
#GameDev #GodotEngine
itch.io/s/188351/sum...
☀️ Have a nice summer!!
#GameDev #GodotEngine
June 24, 2026 at 10:45 PM
You can get my bundle of +20 handmade #Godot cheatsheets for 8$ during the itch summer sale!!
itch.io/s/188351/sum...
☀️ Have a nice summer!!
#GameDev #GodotEngine
itch.io/s/188351/sum...
☀️ Have a nice summer!!
#GameDev #GodotEngine
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when AI companies go bankrupt
June 24, 2026 at 4:03 PM
when AI companies go bankrupt
There are so many great tutorials and #indiedev videos creators for #godot #gamedev... But we're still missing something. Where's "the best game engine for the anxious", "game design for the chronically indesicive" and "refactoring for the easily overwhelmed"? These are the tutorials I truly need!
June 24, 2026 at 1:33 PM
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Godot:
- is free & yours to modify
- isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda
- doesn’t support genAI
- is easy to transition to
- is very capable
- has its own quirks
- exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now)
lmk if you need help transition to it
- is free & yours to modify
- isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda
- doesn’t support genAI
- is easy to transition to
- is very capable
- has its own quirks
- exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now)
lmk if you need help transition to it
June 17, 2026 at 9:06 PM
Godot:
- is free & yours to modify
- isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda
- doesn’t support genAI
- is easy to transition to
- is very capable
- has its own quirks
- exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now)
lmk if you need help transition to it
- is free & yours to modify
- isn’t run by shareholders with a different agenda
- doesn’t support genAI
- is easy to transition to
- is very capable
- has its own quirks
- exports to desktop & mobile, and to console through 3rd party services (for now)
lmk if you need help transition to it
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Parallax layers are almost done.
Meanwhile, my partner added building traps mechanic in the forest, cause you never know what creatures will come at night from the dark.
#indiegame #pixelart #horror #survivalcraftgames
Meanwhile, my partner added building traps mechanic in the forest, cause you never know what creatures will come at night from the dark.
#indiegame #pixelart #horror #survivalcraftgames
June 10, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Parallax layers are almost done.
Meanwhile, my partner added building traps mechanic in the forest, cause you never know what creatures will come at night from the dark.
#indiegame #pixelart #horror #survivalcraftgames
Meanwhile, my partner added building traps mechanic in the forest, cause you never know what creatures will come at night from the dark.
#indiegame #pixelart #horror #survivalcraftgames
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Two months in Godot and it's great. The integration of script, objects, signals and how well they work together means I'm writing and extending gameplay code and shaders (badly) while doing art and design work. Things seem so much faster for dev but it could also be our small multiplayer project.
June 10, 2026 at 6:33 PM
Two months in Godot and it's great. The integration of script, objects, signals and how well they work together means I'm writing and extending gameplay code and shaders (badly) while doing art and design work. Things seem so much faster for dev but it could also be our small multiplayer project.
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New #Godot Cheatsheets about shaders!!
They are included in the ready-to-go collection($10) with +18 other cheatsheets + some exclusive extras
qaqelol.itch.io/cheatsheet-v...
You can also download them for free, one by one!
qaqelol.itch.io/godot-cheats...
#GameDev #Tutorial #IndieDev #Shaders
They are included in the ready-to-go collection($10) with +18 other cheatsheets + some exclusive extras
qaqelol.itch.io/cheatsheet-v...
You can also download them for free, one by one!
qaqelol.itch.io/godot-cheats...
#GameDev #Tutorial #IndieDev #Shaders
June 2, 2026 at 8:48 PM
New #Godot Cheatsheets about shaders!!
They are included in the ready-to-go collection($10) with +18 other cheatsheets + some exclusive extras
qaqelol.itch.io/cheatsheet-v...
You can also download them for free, one by one!
qaqelol.itch.io/godot-cheats...
#GameDev #Tutorial #IndieDev #Shaders
They are included in the ready-to-go collection($10) with +18 other cheatsheets + some exclusive extras
qaqelol.itch.io/cheatsheet-v...
You can also download them for free, one by one!
qaqelol.itch.io/godot-cheats...
#GameDev #Tutorial #IndieDev #Shaders
I've had the first 3 wishlists for my #incremental #indiegame built in #godot! 🥳
Yesterday was rubbish for #gamedev output so, needing a win, I threw caution to the wind & put my #steam page live: store.steampowered.com/app/4622380/Id
le_Mining_Manager
Yesterday was rubbish for #gamedev output so, needing a win, I threw caution to the wind & put my #steam page live: store.steampowered.com/app/4622380/Id
le_Mining_Manager
Idle Mining Manager on Steam
An idle asteroid mining management simulator. Earn credits and advance through corporate tiers to expand your range of mining tools, policy upgrades and resource efficiency. Unlock the history of inte...
store.steampowered.com
May 30, 2026 at 6:48 PM
I've had the first 3 wishlists for my #incremental #indiegame built in #godot! 🥳
Yesterday was rubbish for #gamedev output so, needing a win, I threw caution to the wind & put my #steam page live: store.steampowered.com/app/4622380/Id
le_Mining_Manager
Yesterday was rubbish for #gamedev output so, needing a win, I threw caution to the wind & put my #steam page live: store.steampowered.com/app/4622380/Id
le_Mining_Manager
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v1.0.0 of @icons, my icon library for #Godot developers, is now OUT! 🎉
🔣 400 icons designed to fit with the default editor icons ;
🎨 available in all 4 node colors (default, 2D, 3D, and control) ;
⚖️ free & open source! (MIT license)
i hope they'll be useful to you! :)
github.com/Voxybuns/at-...
🔣 400 icons designed to fit with the default editor icons ;
🎨 available in all 4 node colors (default, 2D, 3D, and control) ;
⚖️ free & open source! (MIT license)
i hope they'll be useful to you! :)
github.com/Voxybuns/at-...
GitHub - Voxybuns/at-icons: Open source icons for custom Godot nodes
Open source icons for custom Godot nodes. Contribute to Voxybuns/at-icons development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
May 26, 2026 at 5:19 PM
v1.0.0 of @icons, my icon library for #Godot developers, is now OUT! 🎉
🔣 400 icons designed to fit with the default editor icons ;
🎨 available in all 4 node colors (default, 2D, 3D, and control) ;
⚖️ free & open source! (MIT license)
i hope they'll be useful to you! :)
github.com/Voxybuns/at-...
🔣 400 icons designed to fit with the default editor icons ;
🎨 available in all 4 node colors (default, 2D, 3D, and control) ;
⚖️ free & open source! (MIT license)
i hope they'll be useful to you! :)
github.com/Voxybuns/at-...
Having struggled with (f)unemployment for a while, I've concluded that to get responses to job applications, I have to focus purely on #gamedev. The moment I make any progress on my #incremental #godot #indiegame & have any motivation/optimism for it, I'll be contacted by a swarm of recruiters 😬
May 27, 2026 at 10:32 AM
Having struggled with (f)unemployment for a while, I've concluded that to get responses to job applications, I have to focus purely on #gamedev. The moment I make any progress on my #incremental #godot #indiegame & have any motivation/optimism for it, I'll be contacted by a swarm of recruiters 😬
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To standardize game engine pronounciation, they should rename to Godot, Gunity, Gunreal
May 26, 2026 at 10:08 AM
To standardize game engine pronounciation, they should rename to Godot, Gunity, Gunreal
On this baking weekend, finally created scenes in #godot for my #indiegame store page capsules. I used the existing CRT shader and assets (the best my artistically challenged self can hope for). I think it turned out... 3.6 roentgen? (not great not terrible). One step closer.. #indiedev #gamedev
May 26, 2026 at 12:49 PM
On this baking weekend, finally created scenes in #godot for my #indiegame store page capsules. I used the existing CRT shader and assets (the best my artistically challenged self can hope for). I think it turned out... 3.6 roentgen? (not great not terrible). One step closer.. #indiedev #gamedev
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Gearing up for a big dev push on Sloppy Forgeries, the two-mouse game about copying famous paintings as quickly and accurately as possible. Coming Q3/4 2025.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #art #digitalart #games #videogames
✨ Wishlist ✨ ⇢ bit.ly/sloppy-bs
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #art #digitalart #games #videogames
✨ Wishlist ✨ ⇢ bit.ly/sloppy-bs
May 17, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Gearing up for a big dev push on Sloppy Forgeries, the two-mouse game about copying famous paintings as quickly and accurately as possible. Coming Q3/4 2025.
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #art #digitalart #games #videogames
✨ Wishlist ✨ ⇢ bit.ly/sloppy-bs
#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #art #digitalart #games #videogames
✨ Wishlist ✨ ⇢ bit.ly/sloppy-bs
It's on days like this I wish I had a laptop battery that lasted for more than thirty seconds. At least I can do my 3 hrs internally debating what game system would be best to build next out in the sunshine, before going back to tweaking the UI for the one hundredth time. #gamedev #indiegame #godot
April 23, 2026 at 12:49 PM
It's on days like this I wish I had a laptop battery that lasted for more than thirty seconds. At least I can do my 3 hrs internally debating what game system would be best to build next out in the sunshine, before going back to tweaking the UI for the one hundredth time. #gamedev #indiegame #godot