# \_creative **URL:** https://theunderscore.xyz/c/creative/7.md [Latest](https://theunderscore.xyz/latest.md) · [Categories](https://theunderscore.xyz/categories.md) --- ## [Game Dev Show and Tell](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/game-dev-show-and-tell/402)
**Author:** [@truebug](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/truebug)\ **Replies:** 68\ **Last updated:** [October 22, 2026, 9:15pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/game-dev-show-and-tell/402 "2026-10-22T21:15:23Z")
It looks like there’s few game devs in here and I bet not everyone wants to start a dedicated thread for their game but still wants to show us what they’ve been working on, so here’s the place to do it! Are you proud of… --- ## [General Self-Promo Thread](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/general-self-promo-thread/110)
**Author:** [@AlienBob](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/AlienBob)\ **Replies:** 149\ **Last updated:** [October 21, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/general-self-promo-thread/110 "2026-10-21T16:39:25Z")
You are free to post any self-promotion thread here or any other appropriate category, but I thought it’d be a good idea to make a general thread too where you can show off the things you’ve made and/or are making. As f… --- ## [Works in progress](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/works-in-progress/556)
**Author:** [@Fluff](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/Fluff)\ **Replies:** 38\ **Last updated:** [October 17, 2026, 12:28am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/works-in-progress/556 "2026-10-17T00:28:03Z")
Hi. What are you all working on? I just started some more big hand paintings yesterday. --- ## [So many projects (but I'm broke)](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/so-many-projects-but-im-broke/1064)
**Author:** [@plut0](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/plut0)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 23, 2026, 4:16pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/so-many-projects-but-im-broke/1064 "2026-09-23T16:16:47Z")
It’s been a while since I came here but I was wondering what kind of project(s) you’d do if money wasn’t a problem (I really wish it wasn’t) I have so many things I want to do, I want to try my hands at electronics, lik… --- ## [Hamayumishi: Night Parade of a Hundred Yokai](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/hamayumishi-night-parade-of-a-hundred-yokai/1091)
**Author:** [@renkotsuban](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/renkotsuban)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2026, 8:46am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/hamayumishi-night-parade-of-a-hundred-yokai/1091 "2026-08-19T08:46:51Z")
The game that my partner Daikon and I (tho mostly Daikon lol) have been working on for the past year+ is finally releasing TONIGHT at midnight UTC+9, just over 11 hours from now! It’s a twin-stick shooting, side-scrollin… --- ## [Devlog - Alice's Current Draft](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/devlog-alices-current-draft/319)
**Author:** [@s1dragon](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/s1dragon)\ **Replies:** 44\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 4:01am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/devlog-alices-current-draft/319 "2026-08-03T04:01:16Z")
This is the first project I’m trying to get on steam. Doing this as a hobbyist in my free time. Development started September of 2024 and I’m the sole programmer. I commissioned a friend for music and a different friend … --- ## [I wish everyone would learn HTML and build their own website.](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/i-wish-everyone-would-learn-html-and-build-their-own-website/137)
**Author:** [@andreasng](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/andreasng)\ **Replies:** 67\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2026, 11:08pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/i-wish-everyone-would-learn-html-and-build-their-own-website/137 "2026-07-17T23:08:01Z")
There was something glorious back in the day when alot of friends would make their own websites. Put their art, or music or whatever onto them. Hoping people would drop by. Hosting a server was for the pros! Geocities a… --- ## [88x31 icons!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/88x31-icons/895)
**Author:** [@SeeroftheNight](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/SeeroftheNight)\ **Replies:** 23\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/88x31-icons/895 "2026-07-08T22:07:24Z")
As brought up recently in the I Wish Everyone Would Learn HTML and Build Their Own Website thread, 88 by 31 icons are a fun way to link to other websites and/or show off fun things that you like. I wanted to add a button… --- ## [Writers, Authors, Magicians of the Quill -- Talk About What You're Working On!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/writers-authors-magicians-of-the-quill-talk-about-what-youre-working-on/929)
**Author:** [@ArchagentEverlasting](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/ArchagentEverlasting)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 8, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/writers-authors-magicians-of-the-quill-talk-about-what-youre-working-on/929 "2026-07-08T21:24:10Z")
I’m always curious to hear from other writers about their work, but I feel like I rarely ever get to. This is a thread for people who are writing something and would like to gush about it! I myself am working on my next… --- ## [Artfight Organizing!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/artfight-organizing/1068)
**Author:** [@s1dragon](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/s1dragon)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2026, 4:39pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/artfight-organizing/1068 "2026-06-29T16:39:37Z")
Heya, I’m trying to do artfight this year. A friend gifted me an old wacom from 2007 so trying to draw digitally. Everyone share your profile if you are participating. https://artfight.net/~s1dragon --- ## [Makers of small silly applications UNITE!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/makers-of-small-silly-applications-unite/1043)
**Author:** [@Pixel](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/Pixel)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 9:29pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/makers-of-small-silly-applications-unite/1043 "2026-05-13T21:29:43Z")
So, I’m a repeat guest on a podcast called Battle of the Blorbos where the host sets challenges between blorbos brought by themselves and their guests (5 blorbos ranked per episode) to find the best blorbo. i gave the h… --- ## [Doodle Thread](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/doodle-thread/458)
**Author:** [@NotJam](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/NotJam)\ **Replies:** 42\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2026, 12:20am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/doodle-thread/458 "2026-05-13T00:20:40Z")
Thread to celebrate tiny spontaneous moments of creativity! All mediums welcome - sketchpad and pencil, digital, pixel art, crayon on the back of your receipt at the coffee shop… anything goes :) Rough and messy encour… --- ## [Math Funtimes :3](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/math-funtimes-3/1039)
**Author:** [@livvyglizzy](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/livvyglizzy)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 3, 2026, 10:27am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/math-funtimes-3/1039 "2026-05-03T10:27:21Z")
What sorta math stuff have you been doing lately? Could be gamedev or some shader stuff or some regular ol recreational math for fun! --- ## [Tattoo Thread](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/tattoo-thread/534)
**Author:** [@NotJam](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/NotJam)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2026, 2:25pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/tattoo-thread/534 "2026-04-23T14:25:25Z")
Since I don’t think we have one of these yet, here’s a thread for celebrating your tattoos :) Everything welcome - from the most beautiful sleeves to the scruffiest stick and pokes all are valid and welcome! Some of mi… --- ## [Let's count](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/lets-count/158)
**Author:** [@rpwtf](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/rpwtf)\ **Replies:** 70\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2026, 8:11am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/lets-count/158 "2026-04-19T08:11:04Z")
It wouldn’t be a proper oldschool forum without some forum games. So let’s play a counting game. The rules for this one are very simple - you just post an image with a number which comes after the one in the previous po… --- ## [THE UNDERSCORE JAM #3: WAREWARE WHEREWHERE](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-3-wareware-wherewhere/980)
**Author:** [@AlienBob](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/AlienBob)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [April 8, 2026, 12:36pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-3-wareware-wherewhere/980 "2026-04-08T12:36:17Z")
Welcome to the third Underscore Jam! This time around we are making something with Wareware, a simple and cute app to make little games that play in your browser! These can be simple little scenes or more complex games… --- ## [Devlog - Morrowind - it's bin day in Seyda Neen](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/devlog-morrowind-its-bin-day-in-seyda-neen/976)
**Author:** [@NylePudding](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/NylePudding)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2026, 4:50pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/devlog-morrowind-its-bin-day-in-seyda-neen/976 "2026-03-29T16:50:10Z")
It bin day in Seyda Neen… oh no it’s BIN DAY in Seyda Neen! I think I forgot to put my bin out, and today is bin day! I’ve taken a huge break from game dev, moving country took up so much of my energy, and now it’s a… --- ## [Searching for demo readers...](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/searching-for-demo-readers/966)
**Author:** [@ArchagentEverlasting](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/ArchagentEverlasting)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2026, 3:51am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/searching-for-demo-readers/966 "2026-03-06T03:51:12Z")
I have finished the first draft of my latest novel, Boastgusters^2. It is an absurdist text about the creative process and the way that stories become living ghosts, history itself a moratorium. DM me if you are interest… --- ## [Pixel Fonts](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/pixel-fonts/940)
**Author:** [@NotJam](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/NotJam)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2026, 12:02am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/pixel-fonts/940 "2026-02-20T00:02:59Z")
A thread to celebrate pixel fonts! This thread’s for sharing fonts, naturally, but also for sharing resources for making or learning about pixel fonts. Font Creation Resources Firstly, a couple of resources if you’re w… --- ## [⚠️ Emergency G🅱️TK 13 is happening in 5 days! ⚠️ Join the jam where the goal is to make the worst possible game!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/emergency-g-tk-13-is-happening-in-5-days-join-the-jam-where-the-goal-is-to-make-the-worst-possible-game/904)
**Author:** [@adriendittrick](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/adriendittrick)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 11:42am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/emergency-g-tk-13-is-happening-in-5-days-join-the-jam-where-the-goal-is-to-make-the-worst-possible-game/904 "2026-02-16T11:42:49Z")
This is a 48 hour game making marathon, but spread out around two week-ends so you can choose the best moment to jam. It is focused on bad design, horrible mechanics, and stupid ideas. It runs from February 6th, at 8PM… --- ## [THE UNDERSCORE JAM #2: BIZARRE BIOS](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-2-bizarre-bios/815)
**Author:** [@AlienBob](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/AlienBob)\ **Replies:** 52\ **Last updated:** [February 9, 2026, 8:33am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-2-bizarre-bios/815 "2026-02-09T08:33:06Z")
Welcome to the second Underscore Jam! This time around your mission, should you choose to accept it, is to make a small biography for a fictional character. This biography must include a profile picture (in whatever st… --- ## [Fighting Game Devlog](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/fighting-game-devlog/894)
**Author:** [@s1dragon](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/s1dragon)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 7:13pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/fighting-game-devlog/894 "2026-01-28T19:13:16Z")
So been playing some Guilty Gear Strive and in a burst of hyperfocus decided I was going to write a framework for a traditional fighting game in Godot. And make it a nice polished plugin. I also got Smack Studio in the s… --- ## [Wanting to learn Sprite art for a game!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/wanting-to-learn-sprite-art-for-a-game/851)
**Author:** [@oddnon](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/oddnon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 28, 2026, 4:37pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/wanting-to-learn-sprite-art-for-a-game/851 "2026-01-28T16:37:43Z")
I started tinkering with RPG Maker and maybe other systems. I have Aseprite, and wondered if anyone had some tips & tricks as I’m not a artist by any means! --- ## [THE UNDERSCORE JAM #2: BIZARRE BIOS - RESULTS](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-2-bizarre-bios-results/883)
**Author:** [@AlienBob](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/AlienBob)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 27, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/the-underscore-jam-2-bizarre-bios-results/883 "2026-01-27T13:58:31Z")
And thus another Underscore Jam has passed. This time folks were asked to create a profile of a character based entirely off a randomly selected name, and as expected every single entry knocked it out of the park. Pleas… --- ## [Block Game devlog](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/block-game-devlog/184)
**Author:** [@Eniko](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/Eniko)\ **Replies:** 83\ **Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 11:49am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/block-game-devlog/184 "2026-01-23T11:49:23Z")
For the past two months I’ve been making a block game and documenting the development on Mastodon and Bluesky, and I asked Bob if I could make a thread about it here too and he said yes so here we are. If you’d like to r… --- ## [If you make music, I want to hear it!!](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/if-you-make-music-i-want-to-hear-it/831)
**Author:** [@plut0](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/plut0)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 13, 2026, 9:30pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/if-you-make-music-i-want-to-hear-it/831 "2026-01-13T21:30:27Z")
I love making music, I know it could be better but I just enjoy the act of creating something I wanted to share the last one I released and maybe hear what others do! --- ## [Today I made a game about crawling into the dark, one death after another.](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/today-i-made-a-game-about-crawling-into-the-dark-one-death-after-another/516)
**Author:** [@adriendittrick](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/adriendittrick)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 9, 2026, 11:33pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/today-i-made-a-game-about-crawling-into-the-dark-one-death-after-another/516 "2026-01-09T23:33:03Z")
Everything is invisible until it kills you, none of your actions will be remembered. https://adriendittrick.itch.io/mapped-by-our-ancestors Controls: Arrow keys/WASD: move F4: fullscreen (windows only) Escape: … --- ## [Karaopiter, The Psuedo-Youtube Channel](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/karaopiter-the-psuedo-youtube-channel/813)
**Author:** [@opiter09](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/opiter09)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 8, 2026, 2:30am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/karaopiter-the-psuedo-youtube-channel/813 "2026-01-08T02:30:07Z")
Hi, I was going to make this a YouTube video, but then I was like, why do I want the entire world to see this, they’re annoying. Anyway, inspired by a podcast episode about someone else doing this for other shows, I took… --- ## [BER\>GVA: a digital poem](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/ber-gva-a-digital-poem/807)
**Author:** [@CalDoesThings](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/CalDoesThings)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 7, 2026, 1:58pm UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/ber-gva-a-digital-poem/807 "2026-01-07T13:58:26Z")
I made a game once again! Or maybe it’s not a game? I don’t really care. It’s here on itch and it’s pay-what-you-want (free included, just click the “no thank you” button. It’s deeply personal, a lot of raw rambling. … --- ## [Chariot Rider 2025 Game Development Showreel](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/chariot-rider-2025-game-development-showreel/775)
**Author:** [@Chariot\_Rider](https://theunderscore.xyz/u/Chariot_Rider)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 25, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://theunderscore.xyz/t/chariot-rider-2025-game-development-showreel/775 "2025-12-25T05:22:38Z")
Hello! I was very busy this year developing all sorts of games. Over the course of the year, I made about 12 separate games that I released on itch.io. Here’s the list of games I made. Oasis The Ashfield Menagerie W… [Next page](https://theunderscore.xyz/c/creative/7.md?page=1)