Though I haven’t updated the dev log in quite a while, I’ve been working on Nixie behind the scenes in preparation for Too Many Games 2025. Well, things certainly paid off because Nixie got nominated for Best Platformer in their first ever Indie Game Awards show!
Lack of dev log updates rarely means a lack of progress on Nixie and this summer was no exception. The project is alive and well with some exciting new updates, all of which were unveiled this past weekend at Long Island Retro Gaming expo!
So much has happened! Last year I submitted Nixie to be part of MAGFest’s Indie Videogame Showscase (MIVS) and it got accepted. From that point I started really working hard on the demo again (after that awkward pause where Unity nearly un-alived itself).
Unity made a dumb announcement that many people are mad about. Will it affect Nixie?
I know, I know, the dev log has seemed a tad abandoned for the last few months – but that is not an accurate indicator on the progress of Nixie! In fact, surprise! The first playable demo is done!
In January, I had one goal and one goal only – to learn Unity’s UI features and make a cool title screen for Nixie. Here are the results!
Nixie is a 2D story-driven exploration game about a robot’s search for a missing human lost in an android space colony. Slash, fling, and glide your way through an eclectic world, while enjoying colorful 16-bit pixel art and an infectious soundtrack!