It's Ponpai!

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I'm a solo dev making a funny little game about befriending weird creatures! Check out my prototype: She/Her

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It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 9h

I've drawn a silly amount of food for this one upcoming area 🐠🍟 #indiedev #indiegame

From top to bottom: A burrito, a maki roll, spaghetti bolognese, and an iskender kebab.

A strange blue stuffed pepper, a salad, a pink soft serve, and a pack of fish & chips.

A battered crab stick, a deep fried fish (in the shape of a cartoon fish), a potato fritter, and a deep fried chocolate bar still in its wrapper.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 4d

I am finally playing Froggonit. Look how cute this game is! 🐸 #indiegame

Screenshot from the game Froggonit. A pixelated frog looks surprised at the camera. They are surrounded by trees and a statue of a large bearded frog.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 5d

It's Pandomany! "Despite how many of them there are, they all share the same mind and memory. He can be rather aggressive at first, but if you manage to befriend him, he can use his powers to practically teleport you around." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A tree creature with orange leaves and white bark with black stripes. The leaves part to resemble an evil-looking face. Two large branches come from either side of this face, resembling arms with pom-pom-like hands made of more leaves. Sorry if that was confusing.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 15d

Making my way downtown 🎵 #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 17d

I really love this character but the fact that she wears two different outfits and they're both asymmetrical means I have to draw so many overworld sprites for her 😭 She's not an important character she's just in one sidequest #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Line art for 24 sprites of a Medusa-type character, in two different outfits, each one facing four directions. The colouring process is very early on.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 19d

It's Punchin' Beat! "They just can't catch a break... Despite their love for fighting, they usually end up KO'd. You have to admire their spirit, though!" #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A grey punching bag with a face and wiry limbs. They're wearing bright red boxing gloves and green shoes. They sport a black eye, and their nose is made out of stuffing.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 28d

It's Waycorn! "Walking acorns that litter the Pyondi Forest floor. They're more than willing to help strangers navigate their way out, if only to keep people from discovering the secrets within." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A sideways acorn with eyes and green boots. The "bottom" of the acorn looks like a pointy nose.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· 28d

ponpaiiiiiii ✨ #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A pale purple floating blob creature with metallic grey chunks attached to their body. They have a light blue tendril coming out of their left side. They're wearing a traffic light like glasses.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jul 6

Drew some cuties for background decoration 💜 #indiedev #indiegame

Plushie birds on display platforms. On the left are two kakapo, and on the right are three kiwis. They're all wearing blue shirts.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 29

It's Ponpai update 21! 📰Explore the expanded Mumutawa area to track down the last copy of a comic book! 🎅Help a little Snowder get on the nice list this year! 🤗Help a strange but sweet human woman make friends! 🎊Find even more ponpai! There's 200 of them now! #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Icelug, a flat sheet of snow with icicles coming from their back. They're saying: "I used to be in the business of drug smuggling. That all went south when people started whining about "It's too expensive!" and "This isn't illegal you can find this at any pharmacy!" Narcs."

Arthog, a warthog covered in paint. Their tusks combine into a single spike in front of their face. In the background is a mural, which fades from an ocean environment to a beach to the dirt in a forest.
Arthog is saying: "Fantastic! Wonderful! If it didn't smell like piss in here, I'd call this one of the greatest murals I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing!"

Pinataconda, a giant yellow snake with coloured patches on their back. They have a metal bat on the end of their tail, which looks like a rattle. There's a bunch of colourful smaller snakes sitting or being launched from their mouth.
Description reads: "They store their children in their mouths. When startled or threatened, they can burst their mouth open and launch their kids at the attacker. This might sound like a horrible idea, but the children are quite capable in battle!"

Zoye, a human woman with greying hair and a round head. She's wearing a pale red vest and black pants. Her pupils are abnormally large. She's saying: "I enjoy card games, such as sevens or spit, painting figurines of train conductors, and also the movie House Party (1990)."

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 27

It's Presepod! "Deep sea creatures who tried travelling to land, only for atmospheric pressures to blow out their bodies. Their eyes, teeth, and brains are preserved in these delightful machines." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Their body resembles a cartoony submarine with a clear water-filled dome on the front. Inside the water is an eyeball (attached to something further inside) and some loose teeth. The submarine has a large duck bill hanging on the bottom, and two long legs coming out of a compartment in the butt.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 26

Other characters can express happiness too, of course, but I called it something different. This is jasmine_laughing_talk.png

Jasmine, the protagonist, laughing. Her teeth are showing in a smile, and her eyebrows are scrunched up with her eyes closed. Her arms are folded. Overall, she looks confident.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 26

Every character that can canonically be happy (so far) #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Godot's file search. I've searched the word "happy", and a handful of sprites labelled "[name]_happy_talk.png" are listed.

The eight "happy" sprites. The top four are various humans, and the bottom four are a mushroom creature, a round penguin in a blue hat, a long and short brown thing with antenna and colourful rocks growing from their back, and a worm made of bread with a toaster head.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 18

Did one of these "games I want to spread" going around, only using games I consider relatively obscure in the indie space. Also, it turns out Hero Hours Contract has a sequel? And it's free?? 😍 #indiegame #games

A 3x3 grid of indie game capsule arts. From top to bottom, left to right: BlobCat, Catgirl, Kabuto Park, Howl, Jamhouse, Hero Hours Contract, The Elephant Collection, #BLUD, and Socrates Jones Pro Philosopher.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 11

Hello! 💜 I'm a solo dev working on a creature collecting RPG! If you enjoy: 🐧 Funky little creatures 🧠 Strategic grid-based battles 😍 Games with personality Then check out It's Ponpai! ponpai.itch.io/ponpai-proto... Or wishlist on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4099650/...

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 10

Accidentally adding the backrooms to It's Ponpai. It was a coincidence I swear 😅 #indiedev #indiegame

An in-editor screenshot of a boring beige room filled with a simple maze of filing cabinets and loose papers. There's an elevator in the middle. In the corner is a massive spider web with some paper caught in it.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Jun 5

It's Fleebo! "These little ponpai avoid every form of conflict that they can. From brawls on the streets to aggressively-worded emails, they've truly mastered the art of running away!" #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A beige creature that resembles a slipper. They have a blue shoelace (tied up, but still dragging on the floor behind them), a single yellow eye, and a fluffy lip.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 31

My goal in life is to be a Plumpy's Big Clumpy. (also what do you mean Celeste is Plumpy? that's totally a Misty Cube.) #indiedev #indiegame

The same image as the quoted post, showing an Indie Game Vibe Check triangle with the three points labelled [Enpoisoned], 'Misty Cube', and "Plumpy's Big Clumpy". I've added It's Ponpai! very heavily to the Plumpy point, right above Untitled Goose Game.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 29

And the Meat Tank

A Heathcliff comic. Heathcliff is riding a tank labelled "meat", with a matching helmet and flag that both say "meat". Children are cheering him on. Two workers at a "meat" store look on, one saying "Children love the Meat Tank."

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 27

It's Ogreech! "These ponpai communicate with each other through vocal frequencies that humans can't hear. Then they scream at very audible frequencies just for the fun of it." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A purple blocky creature wearing a blue sleeveless jacket. They have red fly-like eyes, and off-white horns and teeth. Their mouth is always open, and they have a sharp, jagged tongue.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 24

Just finished Little Problems. Stellar game! Between this and Golden Idol, I need this type of puzzle game to become the next big genre! Pleeeeaaaaaassssseeeee #indiegame store.steampowered.com/app/2653470/...

A screenshot of Little Problems: A Cozy Detective Game. The player is in the middle of figuring out what's happening by filling in empty spaces with words.
To the top, it reads: "Amber [blank] room [blank] for 2 hour(s). [blank] [blank] and Chris Hoffmann came to another group who reserved after 6 hour(s). They should [blank] his room [blank] instead. Sophie's phone was charged so [blank] shared it with his power bank." Some of these words are filled in by the player.
To the right, we see different faces, each face with two blank slots to their side. The player has filled in a few names, such as Samuel Diaz and Chris Hoffmann.
To the bottom, there's a selection of four video stills the player must sort through, titled "We finally finished the group project!!! Here are the chosen interview clips" Videos 1 and 4 are picked out, while videos 2 and 3 are still blank.
To the left is a list of words the player has collected.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 22

She's one of my favourite humans I've ever designed. I love her so much 💜 #indiedev #indiegame

A woman with large circular eyes and greying hair. She has a pale yellow bowtie, pale red vest, and black pants. In one pose, she is bending her arms at the elbows with a perfectly circular mouth. In the other pose, she is gripping the sides of her head and sweating profusely.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 17

It's Wipette! "They tend to show up in people's homes, crawl around for a while, then leave without a word. They absorb dirt and dust, so people consider their appearance more of a blessing and less of a breaking and entering." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A blue sea slug with many short and fat tendrils coming off their body. In the center is the largest and fattest tendril, coloured yellow. In the front, two of the tendrils are a bit longer than normal, with yellow tips, resembling eye stalks.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 13

Challenging mix

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 11

I love you bomb chicken #nitrome

Playable character from Twin Shot Deluxe. Its body is short and white with stubby limbs. It has a chicken head, as well as angel wings on the back. It's wearing a belt across its chest.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 10

Modern internet babeyyyyyy. Chapter 3 is coming along slowly but smoothly! #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· May 8

Little guy #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

Gastropaid, a yellow snail with a suit and tie. Instead of eye stalks, they have long hands, currently with their fingers interlinked. Dollar bills are falling out the bottom of their shell.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Apr 27

Adding a mural in the underpass to the train station. I love adding life and joy to the world 💜 #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

The far right end of the underpass. From right to left, the mural goes from space, to the clouds, to the birds, to the mountains, to a forest.

Moving to the left of the mural, you can see animals in the forest. There's a gap in the mural so people can access the train.

Further left, the mural goes underground, then to a beach section with colourful fish and a whale.
The player is talking to an Arthog, a warthog creature covered in paint, and with huge tusks. The Arthog is saying: "Fantastic! Wonderful! If it didn't smell like piss in here, I'd call this one of the greatest murals I've ever had the pleasure of witnessing!"

The far left end of the mural. Past the whale is the deep sea, which ends in a shipwreck and an open treasure chest in the sand.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Apr 25

It's Camouflora! "Critters that disguise themselves as potted flowers to attract bees. They get very angry if any non-food creatures disturb them." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector

A pale insect with a flower pot for a head. The pot holds two yellow flowers with white pollen, looking like eyestalks. The rim of the pot lifts up to reveal sharp teeth and a long snake-like tongue.

It's Ponpai!@ponpai· Apr 16

Next up, it's Hesipole! "These ponpai like to consider all of their options before making even the smallest decisions. However, this means they often run out of time. The eggs they lay hatch into Motorcisions." #indiedev #indiegame #creaturecollector