Kai Nyame 🐏🌱

@nyamedev

POC indie dev behind Studio Hitsuji 🐏 | prev Serpent Showdown 🐍at USC | prev Gameheads 👾 from Oakland | Niantic Black Developers Initiative ✊🏽 Alumni | 日本語OK!

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Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· 15d

Here By Air Gameplay | Rekliss Dungeon Dive v0.1.3 ✨ #HBA_Replay ✨ #HereByAir ✨

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· 16d

Here By Air Gameplay | Rekliss Dungeon Dive v0.1.2 ✨ #HBA_Replay ✨ #HereByAir ✨

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 21

If you're looking for me around Bitsummit this weekend, look for the hat! 👈☺️

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 16

Bitsummit is NEXT WEEK? Already?? I'll be mostly in meetings but if you see me out in the wild, don't be afraid to say hi!

Flyer for Bitsummit "14" Punch: drawn in a comic/manga style with screen tones & action lines.

Black Comic Bubble Text: Japan's Industry-Leading Independent Game Developement Festival in Kyoto"

White Comic Bubble Text: "doki doki"

Footer Event Dates:
5/22 (fri) Business Day
5/23-24 (sat-sun) General Admission Day

Other registration & event details can be found at: https://bitsummit.org/en/

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 12

Ahahaha who gave me access to a camera? #DarkForestGB @uscgames.bsky.social #gbstudio #indiedev

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 12

ITS REALLY HAPPENING! bsky.app/profile/nyam...

Banner image with logos for Kamegumi development collective, GBStudio, and USCGamesExpo 2026. Central title says "Dark Forest" in green text and shows a pixelart icon of the protagonist character

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Apr 19

Hey @wearegameheads.bsky.social community, if I missed your team/project/account the first time around, please reply to the post so you can get added to the BSKY list! If you're already here, tag an alumni or GH SAP participant and go follow all the amazing devs! bsky.app/profile/nyam...

collaborative banner with the text "Gameheads 10 years", includes characters and art from over 100 student projects completed throughout the program

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Jun 10

So pumped to play the Generation Exile demo today since it is out for Next Fest! Already really excited with just the beginning parts I've seen so far. Fingers crossed my PC can hold up against the (admittedly very pretty) shaders & the management sim processing needs. #IndieGame #GenerationExile

game screenshot: mysterious camera pan over an underground location with customized character in the center of an elevator contraption

game screenshot: pipes illustration in the background and narration text. "Yes, you trust Agnes." "In the subsurface, made up of artificial cave passages and cabled access tunnels, a few hundred people form our group. You occasionally radio with other parties, scattered in other underground spaces. You live on the rations intended as planetfall supplies. At first, people make brief returns to the biome's surface. Not all come back" "You stay below"

game screenshot, top down hex-grid view of a 3d environment. A UI window shows two characters posed towards the camera. "Two Crew Members Arrive to Help" "As you take the first steps toward rebuilding, two skilled crew members step forward, ready to assist you. Their skills will be invaluable as you continue to expand and make efforts to restore the biome back to its intended state. By assigning them to tasks and putting their talents to use, we can take another step toward securing a thriving home for everyone on the ship."

game screenshot: top-down view of a hex-grid 3d environment. a robot character is visible in a dialogue box: "First Steps" First, we'll need to restore basic infrastructure for anyone else coming out and joining us." A second UI element is visible above one of the hexagonal tiles: "Grasslands" "A wide expanse of diverse grasses"

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Apr 25

look mom, its working!!

"Achievements Menu" in Steam's UI. Showcases 1/7 achievements unlocked (14%), and a new highlighted icon "Star Chart Novice: Complete the tutorial" marked as complete

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Apr 18

Thanks! So happy to have gotten to work with the team (@1chidoh.bsky.social and @jo-devs.bsky.social) on this gem!

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Apr 18

Cute "star child" character waves at the viewer

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Apr 17

Oh look, everyone's ✅ favorite green button... #indiedev

screenshot of a familiar gamedev UI (Steam) with a UI window stating "approved for release" and "select the button below when you are ready to make your demo available on Steam". A green "RELEASE DEMO" button is active and waiting to be clicked :)

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Mar 18

This is just who I am and who I've always been. I'm Kai Nyame (she/her) Studio Director of @studiohitsuji.bsky.social, a passionate creator in the #indiedev scene, an enjoyer of spreadsheets, and someone who is 100% here in the #gamedev industry for the long haul. I am #WhatAGameDevLooksLike

Selfie of Kai Nyame @nyamedev.bsky.social short curly hair, turquoise knit sweater, waving at the camera.

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Mar 18

"so for me, games are survival" 🌟🔥✊🏽 Incredibly inspired by Gordon Bellamy and the other panelists in "Thriving in Games Across Generations" at Black Fest at #GDC2025 this evening. youtube.com/clip/UgkxHFn... #GameDev #WhatAGameDevLooksLike #POCinPlay

Black in Gaming's Black Fest at GDC Livestream, Camera closeup shot of Gordon Bellamy, panelist.

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Mar 17

Hey #indiedev, if you're headed to GDC this year and happen to run into either @1chidoh.bsky.social or @jo-devs.bsky.social, the secret password is "Go WILD, Star Child!" if you want to hear about one of our new upcoming projects! 👀 #godot #gamedev

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Mar 13

Woah 👋 Lots of new followers today! Seems like there might be some new pre-GDC starter packs going around again! For those of you new here- I'm Kai Nyame, Studio Director and Producer for the indie team over at @studiohitsuji.bsky.social and maker of all sorts of #indiedev and #solodev projects! 👍

Selfie of Kai Nyame, (she/her) from GDC 2024.

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Dec 20

Since 5k of you decided my #indiedev opinions and random hobby interests were worth following me over- I should probably post more of my stuff! Anyone know how to run polls here on bsky? Might be nice to ask y'all what sort of content you were hoping to see more of 😅

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Nov 24

Just finished playing "FAR: Lone Sails" and I'm incredibly impressed. What an amazing, self contained play experience. Without a single line of text outside of the logo and credits scenes, this has to be one of the best examples of environmental storytelling I've seen in the past 5 years. #indiegame

Screenshot from video game shows a long steampunk vehicle with a central bright core object, 3 sails perched on top and large rickety wheels. The vehicle sits next to a patch of debris in a reddish sandy post-apocalyptic desert

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Nov 17

Sometimes I'm just in awe of the artistic and creative force my team can bring to bear. 🥹 Y'all are the best indie game dev team a Studio Director could ever ask for!! ❤️💚🧡

3 kick-ass POC indie game devs taking a selfie

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Nov 5

I grew up on these streets

Black and white map from a pocket fiction book. Locations include "Mossflower Wood" and "Redwall Abbey" and others

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Oct 25

@1chidoh.bsky.social I can't believe you added me already without letting me pay the cat tax 😸 (everyone, meet Mr. Whiskers)

A grey and white cat (very handsome), named "Mr. Whiskers"

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Oct 22

So... I was prepping a surprise for when I hit 1k but y'all are so fast??! Hello to all my new indie dev and #gamedev peeps! I hope you stick around for studio survival tips n tricks, and also so we can all commiserate about NDA-pains, developer portal woes and showcase submission forms together!

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Oct 20

the good ol' #gbstudio dungeon crawler I built a while back. this one was called "dark forest" #gbdev #indiedev #gamedev

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Oct 20

it's #indiedev skircle time!

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Sep 21

T - 2 hours until my talk about indie funding, resource access and managing scope + morale in #gamedev. If you haven't been at @gdocexpo.com this week, you're missing out! To my #indiegame devs, stay connected. Be in community with each other. Network & share resources. That's how we survive! 💪💯

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Aug 12

今回 #Unity1Week も参加してみていまーす。🧵1/?

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Aug 9

Still not quite awake, but getting there 😴😸

Low-angle photo of a grey and white cat with eyes closed (snoozing!) with his tongue sticking out. Part of a couch is visible in the background.

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· Jun 13

Gave a talk today on advanced project management for #gamedev to the students over at Gameheads Oakland today! 🌈✨ Hopefully my advice can help them avoid common pitfalls and some of the more nuanced issues that they might face during their ~2 month summer accelerator program! Best of luck y'all 😁

Yellow and blue slide deck on a large TV with the title "Project Management for Returning Students" for the summer 2024 Gameheads cohort. NyameDev holding the camera for a selfie before the talk!

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 22

I CAN'T KEEP QUIET ANY LONGER! I've been working on a #GameDev project called 「POST SPACE」 that is still pretty early in development. There's still a lot that I *can't* share yet, but if you're familiar with my previous work, go join the mailing list early 👀 tinyurl.com/post-space-dev

Kai Nyame 🐏🌱@nyamedev· May 18

I CAN'T KEEP QUIET ANY LONGER! I've been working on a #indiegame called 「POST SPACE」that is still pretty early in development. There's still a lot that I *can't* share yet, but if you're familiar with my previous work, go get yourself added to the mailing list early 👀 tinyurl.com/post-space-dev