Not everything in Shifting Sands is a fight for your life... you can surf the dunes, chill out, and... wait, what the...? 😱🧸📷 #NextFest #indiegames #roguelite

Next Fest Devs: How/where'd you end your demo?🤔 Shifting Sands: Hit Day 10, then Day 11 loops forever 🔄Reset day progress, but shop endlessly to theorycraft. New game restart anytime. Your turn... 👇 #SteamNextFest #NextFest #gamedev #indiedev #IndieGame #roguelite

Giant sandworm giving relationship advice in Shifting Sands... player hears "tell her how you feel" and just bolts mid-sentence 😂📷 "Hey I'm talking to you!" Too late, buddy. Hilarious skit from our desert roguelite. Wishlist on Steam! 📷 store.steampowered.com/app/3986410/Sh…

Can’t stop thinking about this scrappunk bungalow setup 🔥 This is the exact energy we chase in #ShiftingSands. Brilliant work Scott Vanden Bosch

POV: You keep running from your problems. Part 2 of Sandworm Relationship Advice. Wishlist Shifting Sands on Steam #ShiftingSands #gamingmemes #relationshiphumor #indiegame #roguelite #pixelart #scifi #gaming

the sandworm gave dating advice. player runs. now a GIANT GOLD CRAB burst out of the sand to finish the job "don't listen to that STUPID sandworm" "put on more SHINY" 🦀 every creature in this desert has opinions about your love life wishlist Shifting Sands on Steam 👇

the atmosphere of our game 🚀🌌 #indiegame #pixelart

I made a place in my heart for this squishy only to have the omnicurse tear it away. Why cruel world?! WHY!?

Silent Sun

Working on deeper combat in Shifting Sands... differentiating more: 🛠️Omnitool = aggressive melee chaos 🔫Omnigun = classic ranged pew pew 🧙‍♂️Omnicomp = full spellcaster vibes Chasing down a sniper across the dunes with the Omnitool while he kites me endlessly... bug or

Loving the desert art here! So much #pixelart eye candy.

Hey Scott, the Shifting Sands raiders invite your dudes to a BBQ on the dunes. They're going to grill up some mean bugmeat burgers 🍔... Can you come over?

This dubious 🍄 mushroom is not an approved feature... like why would a mushroom even make you giant... it doesn't make sense. How did it get in the game? #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #gamedevlife #indiegames #pixelart

Cowboy Bebop Tech Aesthetic:

Game dev isn’t just "make a game." It’s: - Late nights no one sees - Learning 15 jobs - Fixing one thing, breaking five - Panic attacks - Wondering if anyone will even care And still showing up the next day. Keep going, indie devs, I believe in you.

This indie dev spent 1,400+ days building his game, Tangy TD, completely from scratch in C++. Seeing him and his wife react after the game earned $250,000 in its first week after launch is honestly beautiful.