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APirateHat🎨Portrait Painter🖌️OUT NOW!

@apiratehat.bsky.social

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🇸🇪Hobbyist gamedev and amateur crocheter. Anti-AI.
Made a game about painting portraits🖌️ 🎨
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/Portrait_Painter/
Presskit and such:
https://apirateh.at/links

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@apiratehat.bsky.socialJul 15, 2026, 3:11 PM Pinned

Portrait Painter has a launch date!🚀 🎉

🖌️Wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/...

📺 youtu.be/pW2IcJJn02w

#portraitpaintergame #gamedev #godot

youtu.bePortrait Painter Official Launch TrailerYouTube video by APirateHat-Dev
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@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:18 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

A huge thank you to @lucopynerd.bsky.social who helped me with the French🇫🇷 localization of Portrait Painter! I highly recommend her and @cozywordsloc.com! Human made localization! Go and follow!!

Portrait Painter now in French!👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/391...

#portraitpaintergame #indiedev

The curator dialogue in Portrait Painter in French!
@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 14, 2026, 4:18 PM

A huge thank you to @lucopynerd.bsky.social who helped me with the French🇫🇷 localization of Portrait Painter! I highly recommend her and @cozywordsloc.com! Human made localization! Go and follow!!

Portrait Painter now in French!👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/391...

#portraitpaintergame #indiedev

The curator dialogue in Portrait Painter in French!
@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 13, 2026, 7:29 PM

Johnny is the best streamer I know! Game Devs don't miss this opportunity!!!!

@gammagames.bsky.socialOct 12, 2026, 11:30 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

For the evening followers: the Goreticulture demo is out, you can play it now!
#indiegame #indiedev

@thecuriouspantry.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 12:31 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

Before sugar, there was honey. The ancient story of honey, humanity’s first sweetness.🍯🐝
🔗 itsthecuriouspantry.substack.com/p/honey-the-...

#Food #Honey #Bees #Foodsky

@nozomugames.comOct 12, 2026, 8:14 AMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

Burn With Me is out now!!

store.steampowered.com/app/2954010/...

I can say a lot about our eerie narrative deckbuilder, but this release trailer speaks louder than words.

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 11, 2026, 12:43 PM

Yet another great Portrait Painter video by Sean!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=foHh...

It's just amazing to see someone who really understands what my game is all about play it. There some interesting commentary about art and constraints in this episode!

#portraitpaintergame

@sundaereign.bsky.socialOct 10, 2026, 6:39 AMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

I made a Jack-O'-Lantern Cap!

I was not able to stream today, so to make up for it here's a quick lil Halloween DIY tutorial!

Once I saw this orange brimless cap in my rec. purchases, I knew what needed to be done. Hope y'all enjoy and Happy Halloween!

#halloween #halloweendiy #jackolantern

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 8:10 AM

I always expect this when posting to Reddit as well but they've been super friendly and supportive actually. Posted on /r/Godot and /r/indiegaming. Although on one post someone did start an argument that I should use AI to compare the reference with paintings, but I simply ignored that thread.

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 7:08 PM

It was surprisingly easy to get players into thinking my game had a goal. I just told them to paint the reference and they did it! Fools, nothing would have stopped them from painting whatever they wanted.😈

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:50 PM

This was me last week but with a refund🥲

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:46 PM

Friday the 13th? Hopefully the launch won't be cursed.

@sloppyforgeries.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 12:31 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

I MOVED THE RELEASE DATE UP 😬

Sloppy Forgeries is coming to Steam on Fri, Nov 13th (ack, Fri 13th)! Demo out Oct 19th.

PLS SHARE! ❤️

Local multiplayer w/2 mice, online w/8 people, 50 masterpieces, leaderboards, painting archives, tablet support…

#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #art #drawing

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 8, 2026, 10:36 AM

@johnnyrebeck.bsky.social Here's one for you!☝️

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 7:53 PM

Sneak peek of a future Portrait Painter update.

I'll definitely pick a simpler art style for my next game, this just takes so much time to make...

#portraitpaintergame #blender3d #solodev

A 3D-modeled christmas tree.
@rhapsy.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 2:49 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

The main character has been looking very fresh over the last couple of months 💃

#gamedev #indiegame

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@yurisizov.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:58 AMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

Hello! Do you like building stuff from plastic bricks? Well, maybe you'll also like to know that...

🧩 FOLLOW THESE STEPS demo is now available! 🧩

It's a chill, relaxing puzzle game with no stakes, just putting things together. Available on Windows, Linux, macOS.

#indiegame #gamedev #puzzle

A screenshot from FOLLOW THESE STEPS, an upcoming puzzle video game by Yuri Sizov. It showcases the playable area with a bunch of objects on a dark background. On the left there foil packages with colorful pictures. In the middle there is a blue tray with buttons and a pink box in the middle, full of colorful pieces. On the right there is a teal area with various pieces stuck together, and one of the resulting stacks being grabbed by the hand-shaped cursor.
@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 10:24 AM

I thought of that but didn't dare to do it this time!

@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 6, 2026, 7:18 AM

I have been trying to find new ways to get off my phone while on my commute. Today I tried out drawing, something I want to get better at and there will be plenty of train rides to practice on!

#art #drawing

A pencil drawing of the inside of a train carriage.
@apiratehat.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 5:06 PMReposted by @apiratehat.bsky.social

It's possible to grab Portrait Painter for 10% off right now during the Steam autumn sale!

store.steampowered.com/app/3917260/...

#portraitpaintergame #gamedev

A steam autumn sale graphic with the Portrait Painter box art. Text: Steam Autumn Sale Oct 1 - Oct 8 at 10 am pt. Below the box art: -10% $5.99(crossed out) $5.39.
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