ana/catarina

I guess I should give this thing a try. Hi, my name is Ana Catarina and I'm a gamedev based in Portugal, currently working as a gameplay programmer at ZA/UM. I'm a multi-disciplined developer. I'm very passionate about game jams and making weird little artsy experiments ✨ 🔗https://anacat.itch.io/

We're building Tarinoi - an integrated narrative design and production toolkit for game studios of all sizes - intended for anybody making a game where the words matter. Take a look at tarinoi-works.com - if you're a studio or narrative designer interested in helping us develop it, drop us a line!

Sadly, the entire audio team at ZA/UM is being made redundant as part of the layoffs. If you're looking (or expect to be looking) for Sound Designers or Tech Sound Designers, please don't hesitate in reaching out to @eliforster.bsky.social, @missgameaudio.bsky.social and @soundbear.bsky.social

The whole design team are on the chopping block. I worked with all those being let go and they are an incredible people and skilled artists. Anyone looking for any designers?

You all know about the news already but our entire audio team has been made redundant. I'm incredibly sad and endlessly grateful for the people I got to work with and everything we created together. Don't hesitate hiring @eliforster.bsky.social @soundbear.bsky.social @rubenrincon.bsky.social

Unfortunately me and a lot of other programmers have been made redundant. A lot of talented people I've had the pleasure of working with over these past 4 years have been affected as well. If anyone's looking for gameplay programmers, designers, audio, etc. please do reach out to us 🙏🖤

Olá pessoal lusófono! Estes ultimos dois meses estivemos a traduzir o PANTHALASSA para a nossa lingua mãe (Português se ainda não foi obvio) já podem jogar a versão traduzida no steam! store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/...

✨❤️‍🔥Hell Maiden is OUT NOW ON STEAM! #HellMaiden is now available on Steam in Early Access! Rip and tear through the hordes of Hell in our deck-building bullet heaveninspired by the Divine Comedy!

The Summer Sale is almost over!

The game industry is so fucking back

They should invent a new games industry with more jobs and no layoffs.

Panthalassa is 15% OFF, what a sale! make sure you get it if you havent already! store.steampowered.com/app/2955720/...

MANIFESTO JAM 2026 An invitation/provocation for YOU to write a manifesto. Running for a full week from June 8th to June 15th (AEST). Participate and submit at: itch.io/jam/manifest...

Employee 925 won an award!

I somehow convinced @meiacalca.bsky.social to do a bundle with me 🐠🖥️ You can grab Panthalassa and Employee 925 on Steam with a 10% discount in the UI SURF AND TURF BUNDLE. store.steampowered.com/bundle/76512...

oh hey the game I've been working on for the last 4 years is finally out 👁️👄👁️

🚨 There’s a new assignment, CASCADE. #ZEROPARADES: For Dead Spies is coming to #SteamNextFest with a free, time-limited demo. Wishlist on Steam now, and jump into the demo from Feb 23rd: tr.ee/nextfestanno...

What do the cards reveal? Panthalassa is coming out soon! stay tuned for our release date announcement!

1922 Portuguese Minister: So is the poster for the centenary of the relationship between Portugal and Brazil ready. Artist: Yeah some really hot yuri, just like you asked

This "studio" has been a huge problem for the portuguese community for years, especially because the way they operate is by burning through gamedev students via internships. The unfortunate ones that have worked for them say their work culture is as toxic in person as it is written in their website.

Se já n for mais que sabido, esta thread expõe bastante sucintamente o problema que é a Dark Cloud Games

The whole story is bizarre. The boss is a guy who's completely lost his marbles, screams at workers when things go wrong, uses a picture of Charles Manson as his LinkedIn profile profile picture, etc. 😓 Here's some threads for context. www.reddit.com/r/portugal/c... www.reddit.com/r/portugal2/...

the new animal crossing update just got me back to playing new leaf

New video! This shows off the new levels we have been working on these past few months (including some awkward narration by me) youtu.be/ocZdwduPnmM?...

Major Update 1.2.0 of Employee 925 is out! - Speedrun mode! - Mac and Linux builds (itch) - Improved Graphics and Audio - Performance Options - Better maze generation Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3948890/... itch: jantunes.itch.io/employee925 #gamedev #indiedev #HorrorGames

For better or for worse, The Xbox Kinect was released 15 years ago today.

O Sarilho is turning 9 years old! 🤯 That's a lot of time for me to be spending on one single project!! 🌟 Read latest O Sarilho Update 🌟 #spiderforest #webcomic #comic #sarilho

ZERO PARADES: For Dead Spies. Arriving 2026: linktr.ee/zeroparades

✨❤️🔥Available NOW on Patreon❤️🔥✨ The character reference sheet for Dante is now up on Patreon — all settei work is done by @komaoart.bsky.social! ℹ️ This post is available to all Angelic Pumpkins ($10) and above.

The Curtain closes... #indiegame #gamedev #psx

oh hey it's the game I've been working on for the past 3 years 🌚

IT'S OUT, GO PLAY IT

The Forum is the center of life culture and conversation, But I still can't shake the feeling that I am being watched here... #indiegame #gamedev #psx

Time to reveal what I've been working on for the past few months... BOLTSPITTER! In this frantic roguelike first-person shooter, you will face the hordes of hell, and your only friend is a cursed talking crossbow. Go forth and give them hell! #indie #indiedev #gamedev #boomershooter #fps #roguelike

create ------------------ bonus comics: patreon.com/nhoj

is kombucha vegan

I am an indie comic artist! Printing costs go down with volume, so the more books I can order at once, the cheaper I can sell them for later. And you can help me get that kickstart and guarantee yourself one or more books by supporting my campaign! 🌟 ppl.pt/en/sarilho4 🌟

oh look another cool project made by more cool and talented people that I work with

it's the teaser to the thing I've been working on with a bunch of cool people at my job look www.youtube.com/watch?v=kz9a...

The local multiplayer game we have for you this week is the eye-popping URANUS from notagamestudio (@anacatte.bsky.social, @isaquepicaosanches.bsky.social et al) which is Blockade/Light Cycles on a sphere with a few tricks up its eyeballs. Watch @geggis and I trying it out: www.youtube.com/watc...

I love games that let me play out my deepest fantasies for example, in wolfenstein

What game have you all been sitting on? URANUS (@anacatte.bsky.social / @isaquepicaosanches.bsky.social). This is what @geggis.bsky.social and I will be chatting about in next week's Side by Side episode. [Lots of flashing images in this one so avoid if you have photosensitive epilepsy.] Excerpt:

why can't we all just move to a non billionaire owned app 😔

Teaser Trailer ❤️‍🔥 Hell Maiden AstralShift's New Game Title inspired by Dante Alighieri's Divine Comedy. #HellMaiden #AstralShift www.youtube.com/watch?v=O1sy...