The very first page of the old concept sketchbook from 2010, featuring the first drafts of Aidan’s current design. #art #conceptart #concept #sketch

It’s funny how aggressive and violent the very first one, the oldest design, looks. And now, since the story is complete, that design would have never worked. The second design went too far in the cartoony direction, probably heavily inspired by Zelda: The Wind Waker.

Aidan Junior hasn’t always looked the way he does now. Let’s travel back in time and compare how he looked 15 years ago to how he ended up today for the upcoming retro beat ’em up game. #pixelart #gamedev #indiegame #retro

Birds! Every game needs birds. In fact, we’ve most likely spent more time on the birds than on any other character so far, since we used them to learn about behavior trees and state machines. So they deserve to be in the spotlight! These cuties will add life to the world of Aidan Junior.

Thank you! I’ll check it out soon!

Hi #indiedev scene! We’re new here, so let me know who we should follow to get familiar with the #gamedev community.

Feel free to share you channel too! 👇

#followfriday #godot #pixelart #retro

Finding the right art style is harder than it looks 👀

We switched from full 3D with sprites to a stylized 2.5D look. Still mixing 3D + 2D, now with an orthogonal camera and retro pixel feel. We love it 💚

What do you prefer: full 3D or stylized 2.5D?

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Meet Ray, Aidan’s mentor and closest friend. After Aidan lost his parents shortly after hatching, Ray became his caretaker. One of the last martial artists on the island, he trained Aidan from the start and joins him as a playable second character.

#gamedev #pixelart #character #design

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Our story-driven retro beat ’em up is all about memorable characters. Meet Aidan.

Aidan is a teenage turtle, drawn to a mysterious volcanic island. He sets out to uncover its secrets and find his father.

Along the way, he faces dangerous creatures, powerful guardians, and echoes of a past

Aidan Junior - A story-driven retro beat ’em up game Story-driven retro beat ’em up on Steam. Explore a mysterious island, fight corrupted creatures, uncover your past, and decide the fate of Aidan’s world.

We have a website now! aidanjunior.com It’s not much yet, we’ll improve it later, but it’s something!

Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Early look at our retro indie beat ’em up game 👊
First vertical slice of combat and music, still early, with the first enemy in level one. More updates soon.
#indie #retro #game #beatemup

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Aidan Junior A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

www.youtube.com/@AidanJunior...

Hey everyone 👋

We’re making a pixel art, story-driven retro beat ’em up with our green buddy Aidan 💚

We’ll share dev progress, art, music, and gameplay on the way to our first demo.

Find us on Steam and YouTube below 👇

Who are your favorite indie devs to follow?

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

My Game Is Starting to Feel REAL… and FUN (Devlog) YouTube video by Chap.C Games

For the first time, my game is getting fun! Kinda... youtu.be/N1JH7lmtsTU

#gamedev #indie #game #godot

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Aidan Junior with NVIDIA DLSS 5 is lit 🔥

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

Wishlist on steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Implemented the first version of health bars! Oh man, I love game dev! #GODOT #indiegame

Aidan Junior on Steam A story-driven retro beat ’em up where you battle across a mysterious island to uncover its secrets and search for your lost father. Fight solo or in local co-op, unlock new abilities, and restore bal...

store.steampowered.com/app/4422410/...

Redesigning the health and special gauge UI to make it less clunky and take up less space. #pixelart #uidesign #indiegame

Aidan Junior - Prologue Theme Guitar YouTube video by Old Friends Music

The music is already shaping up so nicely. I love how nostalgic it sounds already.

www.youtube.com/shorts/_qCRG...

Music Breakdown - From Cute Turtle Hatching to Total Disaster - Prologue - Aidan Junior YouTube video by Old Friends Music

Check out the latest video from Old Friends Music, breaking down the music of my game:

youtu.be/L7HkjFikgWc?...

I Built a Combo / Stagger / Knockback System That’s Way Too Fun - Godot Devlog YouTube video by Chap.C Games

I Built a Combo / Stagger / Knockback System That’s Way Too Fun - Godot Devlog

youtu.be/E3KyH2_j1u8?...

RIP old design 2024-2026

Landed on this new pixel art character design for the crab. A little less ‘flat’ and a little more alive.