CoolBobGames

How did this happen

CoolBobGames

Not all 70 games were posted online publicly and some were released on other sites, but most of them can be played on my itch page at coolbobgames.itch.io.

I hope the four years were worth it and that it shows how much I've improved!

2026 marks the end of a challenge I started in 2022! 🎉

To get good at gamedev, I challenged myself to release one game every week of 2022, month of 2023, season of 2024, and to make one year-long project for 2025. I fell a bit behind mid-2023 so I'm still making that last game!

#indiegame #gamedev

Spring Climb by CoolBobGames A set of old Fall Away builds.

For Christmas, I've decided to release some development builds, tests, and prototypes from my game Fall Away! You can play how much the game improved from its original prototype, Spring Climb.

Happy holidays!

coolbobgames.itch.io/spring-climb
#indiegame #gamedev

#possiblyfortygames
The new thing I'm making won't be done until next year, but I'll have some old stuff up on the itch before 2026.

A green three-dimensional Super Mario World spring.

Bouncy
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

Happy Halloween!
Behold this terrifying unfinished prototype...
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

She's getting ready to join you on an adventure! ⛏️

The Ana Spelunky Youtooz plush will be dropping November 11!

#Spelunky #Spelunky2

Cave exploring is about to get more cuddly... 💛

#Spelunky

Have I been here before?
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

What is this? A 2D platformer about a frog escaping a lab by pulling switches, pushing boxes, and jumping over acid named "Frog Escape"?
store.steampowered.com/app/3344450/...
I would like to point out that this came out 7 months after Frog Escape 3...
#notfortygames #notfrogescape

I made a thing
coolbobgames.itch.io/fall-away/de...

#indiegame #gamedev #notfortygames

I was reusing the code for the switches in the Frog Escape games today and noticed that something was being called weirdly...
Then I remembered that was the first Unity script I ever wrote! Maybe you'll see those switches again soon...
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

If I don't feel like posting updates on here, it's because development is going poorly.
However, if I haven't had time to post updates on here, it's because development is going well.
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

I'm trying my best to stick to these 24 colors.
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

In exactly 100 days I will have completed the first draft of the final CoolBobGame. See you there.
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

#indiegame

Fall Away YouTube video by CoolBobGames

Feel the fun of the fall feature in Fall Away.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=exI3...

coolbobgames.itch.io/fall-away
#indiegame

Fall Away OST - YouTube The official original soundtrack of Fall Away.

The Fall Away OST is up on YouTube!
www.youtube.com/playlist?lis...

The songs are treated as collectibles in-game, so I'd prefer you listen to them from the menu there.
coolbobgames.itch.io/fall-away
#indiegame

I'm back from vacation, and I've already started working on the next game. It'll be the final CoolBobGame.
#indiegame #gamedev #fortygames

Fall Away is out! The game's finally out! It's been a long development for this one. I started out with a completely different vision for how the game would end up and what it would be about. I'm really proud of how th...

Now that my free indie game Fall Away is finally out, I wrote a pretty long devlog reflecting on the whole development and the game's design.
You can read that here:
coolbobgames.itch.io/fall-away/de...

#indiegame #gamedev

heyhey guys. i drew some unlockable screen borders for this, you can check it out if you want >w>

Fall Away by CoolBobGames 2D platformer about climbing a building

I just released my game Fall Away for free on itch!

It's a 2D platformer where you climb up a single tall level.
It has unique abilities for you to master that I haven't seen in other platformers, like a silk trampoline and a teleporting kite.
coolbobgames.itch.io/fall-away

#indiegame #gamedev

Thank you! I think I had fun doing the level design for this game. I mostly drew a bunch of platforming on little post-its and then ordered them and remade them in-game. I combined certain platforms on different post-its to make them all seamlessly connect.

For gameplay reasons, the game is presented in a 4:3 aspect ratio. To fill the empty space on your computer, there are 10 beautiful collectable borders designed by @melody-sy.bsky.social! Try and find them all!
#indiegame #gamedev

My new game, Fall Away, now has an Assist Mode in case anyone playing needs it.
After 6 months of development, the game will finally be released tomorrow, July 31st, for FREE! See you then.
#indiegame #gamedev

Here's one last video of my game Fall Away, releasing soon!
This is layer 7 of 8, where you have every key ability in the game!
The abilities are all very unique and powerful but tricky to wrap your mind around. The rest of the game acts as practice for this final gauntlet...
#indiegame #gamedev

I've been working on some TV screens for the fourth "layer" of Fall Away! There are eight layers in total.
This layer has a new teleporting kite ability and a digital friend who helps you learn to use it!
#gamedev #indiegame

My last post showed the second ability in my new game, Fall Away, and here's the third! It's a grappling hook sticky hand!
It's really hard to use at first, but once you master the aiming, you can do crazy things with it!
#indiegame #gamedev

Wow, I haven't shown this game in a while. It looks completely different now...
Here are some bouncy strings from several months ago, now with a new art style!
#indiegame #gamedev