Downstream Games (@downstreamgames.com)

@downstreamgames.com Oct 9, 2026, 8:03 PM

The fourth devlog for Masque: A Trickster Tale is up now on our website!

This week, our Art Director and Jr. Artist, @doodleconner.bsky.social and @vesperaluna.bsky.social, take the spotlight!

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#gamedev #indiedev #devlog

A poster for Masque: A Trickster Tale. The poster announces the fourth developer log, or devlog, for the game. The title is "Artist Showcase: DoodleConner and Vespera Luna" The body says "Check out art from the artists for Shows and Icons, DoodleConner and
Vespera Luna!" Kid, a Victorian-era child, stands to the left of the text wearing a red cloak, held together with a clasp, wearing Masque, a sentient yellow theater mask. Both characters are smiling.

@downstreamgames.com Oct 7, 2026, 9:25 PM

They're no flying carpet or somersault cloud, but sometimes a fallen log is all you need to get to where you're going! 🪵

#IndieGame #WIPWednesday #PixelArt

@doodleconner.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 5:48 PMReposted by @downstreamgames.com

I can finally show you some of my animation work for @downstreamgames.com! Ya like indie games?? You should keep tabs on "Masque: A Trickster Tale"!
#indiegames #pixelart #aseprite

@downstreamgames.com Sep 25, 2026, 7:22 PM

Have you ever noticed how many kids in media have slingshots? 🤔

Dennis the Menace, the other Dennis the Menace, Bart Simpson, Bev, Rue, Link, Conker the Squirrel...It even has its own trope name: Brats with Slingshots!

Kid is no brat, but he is armed! 🎯

#gamedev #indiegamedev

@downstreamgames.com Sep 5, 2026, 7:40 PM

Inspired by this year's Festivals of Aloha theme--Ea mai ke Kai mai (rise up from the sea)--we're diving into a character showcase for the legendary kupua (demigod) Māui 🪝

We're bringing this heroic member of the Campfire Crew to life in Masque: A Trickster Tale! #GameDev #IndieGame

@downstreamgames.com Aug 8, 2026, 7:07 PM

Today we wanted to share our foliage process! 🌳🎨

1. Block out the basic shapes and colors.
2. Add more shades and start to define details.
3. Add shading, an outline, and contextual details, like grass.

#GameDev #PixelArt #ScreenshotSaturday

ALT TEXT: Two-tone pixel art of a tree. The shape is rounded at the top, and one dark teal and brown tone are used to define the leaves and trunk, respectively.

ALT TEXT: Additional shading has been added to the tree to define individual bushes of leaves and the direction of the light source.

ALT TEXT: Finer details have ben added to the bark and leaf clusters to imply texture and volume.

@downstreamgames.com Aug 5, 2026, 4:30 PM

Your lantern does more than just protect you from thick fog and poisonous spores. It can also be used to burn poisonous mushrooms blocking your path! 🔥

#indiegame #gamedev #pixelart

@downstreamgames.com Jul 31, 2026, 11:30 PM

With the release of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, we thought now would be a good time to drop in on the original spider man: Anansi 🕷️📖

In Masque: A Trickster Tale, Anansi is a member of the Campfire Crew, trickster deities that help Kid and Masque at the start of their journey! #GameDev #IndieGame

A character spotlight for Anansi from Masque: A Trickster Tale. He is depicted as a black man with four arms, smiling broadly with his hair styled in long braids and a high bun. He wears a green and red patterned sash across his chest, a necklace made of large teeth, and a yellow and orange geometric belt around his waist. The body text reads, "Anansi is the spider trickster god of stories to the Akan people, including the Ashanti people of Ghana. In Masque: A Trickster Tale, he’ll give you a journal to track your progress!" The post advertises the DownstreamGames account on Bluesky, Tumblr, YouTube, and TikTok.

@downstreamgames.com Jul 30, 2026, 3:14 PM

Congratulations to @anpshawn.bsky.social and Armor Games Studios for the successful launch of Signy & Mino: Against All Gods! 🎉 If you love turn-based adventure RPGs with a fun combat twist, then you might like how Signy and Mino adds fighting game-style combos to the mix!

Armor Games Studios@armorgamesstudios.comJul 30, 2026, 3:03 PM

Signy and Mino is Out Now on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/2379160/...

@downstreamgames.com Jul 29, 2026, 4:06 PM

When you have a lantern that runs on hellfire, you can use it to light other things on fire. Ignite torches around the forest to guide your path (and maybe reveal a secret or two!) #indiegame #gamedev #rpg

@downstreamgames.com Jul 25, 2026, 4:45 PM

Early on in the project, our director knew that he wanted cool lighting and shadow effects for more interesting level design, which is why he decided to switch engines.

We think we're making good progress towards achieving those goals! #gamedev #indiegamedev #ScreenshotSaturday

A screenshot from an early prototype build of Masque: A Trickster Tale. I shows a dark forest with periodic, non-diegetic light sources, meaning the light is lighting the scene but isn't visible itself.

An updated prototype for Masque: A Trickster Tale. It has dynamic lighting and shadows. A cylinder in the middle of the screen representing the player character displays the word Fly, which denotes the state of the character.

An updated version of Masque: A Trickster Tale. It includes updated art, including a Kid, Coyote, a campfire, torches, fog, dynamic lighting and shadows, and more. Kid is holding Masque, who's shapeshifted into a lantern.

@downstreamgames.com Apr 1, 2026, 7:40 PM

Aw geez, looks like we're the Fools today...We were going to make a post about the game, but we haven't even announced it yet! Follow us to learn more, though, because we're hard at work for the announcement this Summer!