https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/How the two of us make Mytheria: game feel, pixel art, game design and co-op, with real clips from the game.en Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMT https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/accessibility-settings-in-games/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/accessibility-settings-in-games/Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTWhich accessibility settings should a game have? Every option in Mytheria, from sound captions to hold to confirm, what each does, and a demo to try.Game UI designAccessibilityDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/polish-first/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/polish-first/Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow we choose Mytheria's polish work: rank every gap by what a player notices at play size, write down what success looks like, compare matched frames.Indie game developmentDev tipsPixel artLighting https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/monster-camps/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/monster-camps/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria places enemies in its open world: camps that fight as a group and come back at dawn, wanderers on roads, and danger zones you can't cheese.Game designCombatDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/daily-reshuffle/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/daily-reshuffle/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria moves its trees, rocks and creature dens a little every dawn, while roads, landmarks and home stay put, so the map stays fresh but familiar.Game designDev tipsGodotCo-op https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pickup-sound/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pickup-sound/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's pickup sound stays pleasant: eleven real recordings in a shuffle bag, a tight start, and a short cooldown so a big haul never rattles.Game audioGame juiceDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/co-op-playtest/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/co-op-playtest/Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTOne two-player playtest of Mytheria, the notes it produced, how we sorted them, and the changes they led to, from loot pickup to the world map.Indie game developmentCo-opDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/bigger-game-world/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/bigger-game-world/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's island grew five times wider without feeling empty: named places, huge landmarks, roads, and something to find every few seconds.Game designDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/forgiving-aim/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/forgiving-aim/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's gathering aim forgives: a pointer bigger than it looks, a pick for the nearest thing ahead, and swings that hit everything in their arc.Game feelGame juiceDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/loot-drops/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/loot-drops/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's loot drops work: a real arc and one bounce, a pale outline to stand out, a magnet that pulls them in, and text that adds up the haul.Game feelGame juicePixel artCo-opGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-music-silence/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-music-silence/Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's game music works: quiet gaps between tracks, a program for each area, music that ducks under a fight, and boss music that takes over.Game audioDev tipsGodotCombat https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/night-and-fog/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/night-and-fog/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's nights work: a moon that makes creatures fierce, a fog that arrives once a night after a warning, and shelters that make it a choice.Game designDev tipsCombatCo-op https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/rock-break/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/rock-break/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria makes breaking a rock feel good, frame by frame: a dust puff, a shadow that shrinks away, a tidy rubble pile and text that never overlaps.Game feelGame juicePixel artGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/armor-sets/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/armor-sets/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria designs armor sets: one defence curve for every set, nine set bonuses to choose between, and honing that keeps a favourite set useful.Game designCombatDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/top-down-camera/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/top-down-camera/Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's top-down camera follows the player: centred, no look-ahead, a smooth chase that's the same at any frame rate, plus zoom and smoothing.Game feelGodotAccessibilityDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/story-without-cutscenes/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/story-without-cutscenes/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria tells its story with no cutscenes: one-line rune tablets in the world, place names, keepers' memories and dawn lines, found in any order.Game designDev tipsCo-opPixel art https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/damage-numbers/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/damage-numbers/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria draws floating damage numbers: whole numbers, one number that ticks up per target, colours by who's hurt, and lanes so hits never overlap.Game feelCombatGame juicePixel artGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-sprites-in-a-lit-world/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-sprites-in-a-lit-world/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's flat pixel-art sprites cast real shadows in Godot: invisible shapes built from the art, a height that matches the camera, and soft contact.Game artPixel artLightingGodotTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/quest-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/quest-design/Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's journal works: one objective on screen at a time, steps that complete from what you already did, search rings instead of exact pins.Game designDev tipsGodotCo-op https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-sound-effects/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-sound-effects/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria layers its game sound effects: a hit is four or five sounds triggered by the fight itself. Hear one real fight with and without the layers.Game audioCombatGame juiceGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/fast-travel-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/fast-travel-design/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's fast travel works: 17 waystones where you'd go anyway, unlocked by visiting, priced by distance, and a channel that a single hit breaks.Game designDev tipsCo-opGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/save-files-that-survive-a-crash/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/save-files-that-survive-a-crash/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's Godot save system survives crashes: write to a temp file then swap, rotating backups, autosave off the main thread, no silent quits.Game programmingGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pause-menu-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pause-menu-design/Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTSix ways to build a game pause menu, from a plain panel to a painted scene, what each costs, and why Mytheria uses one painted wooden plate over the world.Game UI designDev tipsPixel artGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-economy-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-economy-design/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow we balance Mytheria's game economy: target curves for enemies and income, a model that sets every price, and play tests that check the model.Game designDev tipsCombat https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-grass-and-paths/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-grass-and-paths/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria draws top-down pixel art grass and paths without visible tiles: a repeating cluster tile, slow waves that pick the shade, and curved roads.Game artPixel artGodotTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/health-regeneration-vs-pickups/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/health-regeneration-vs-pickups/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTRegenerating health or health pickups? Why Mytheria heals with orbs from defeated creatures and rest in the light, with real numbers and a demo to try.Game designCombatDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/dungeon-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/dungeon-design/Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow we design Mytheria's temple dungeons: ten hand-made floors, three tiny puzzle rules, a rest stop halfway, rising danger and a boss at the bottom.Game designDev tipsCombatGodotPixel art https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-ui-text-size/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-ui-text-size/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow big should game UI text be? Valve's Steam Deck minimum, Mytheria's measured font sizes on every screen, and an interface size setting that reflows.Game UI designAccessibilityDev tipsGodotPixel art https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/hide-lag-in-co-op/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/hide-lag-in-co-op/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria hides lag in online co-op: a buffer that follows the connection, inputs sent twice, hits judged by what you saw, and tests on fake bad Wi-Fi.Multiplayer and co-opCo-opGodotPerformanceDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/idle-animation/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/idle-animation/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's pixel art idle animation works, frame by frame: a two-pose head bob held in whole pixels, a slow fidget, a blink, and nothing else moving.Game artAnimationPixel artTutorialGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/boss-fight-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/boss-fight-design/Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow we design Mytheria's boss fights: a sealed door, an intro, three phases with a breather between, patterns that test something new and a real fall.Game designCombatDev tipsCo-opGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-stutter-frame-trace/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-stutter-frame-trace/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow we found a stutter in our Godot game: record the time between frames, find what ran in the slow ones, fix that one thing, and measure again.Game programmingPerformanceGodotDev tipsTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/placing-trees-and-rocks/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/placing-trees-and-rocks/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria places its trees and rocks: drifts instead of random scatter, habitats with rules, clear roads and a world that gets richer away from home.Game designPixel artGodotDev tipsTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-loop-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-loop-design/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTMytheria's core gameplay loop as a real example: a daily loop of gathering and night danger inside a region loop of settlements, upgrades and bosses.Game designDev tipsCo-opCombatGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/one-rig-five-characters/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/one-rig-five-characters/Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria animates five pixel art characters with one rig: parts as data, shared clips, feet that plant on the ground and hands that hold any tool.Game artPixel artAnimationGodotTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/weapon-damage-budget/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/weapon-damage-budget/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow we balance Mytheria's nine weapons: a damage budget per tier, every move costed in seconds of budget, with all 108 combinations measured in play.Game designCombatDev tipsGodotTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-character-size/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-character-size/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTWhy Mytheria's pixel art characters got smaller: compact heads, no limbs, floating hands and tiny feet. A real before and after, with the sprite sizes.Game artPixel artAnimationDev tipsTutorial https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-hud-compass-clock/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-hud-compass-clock/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow the HUD in Mytheria puts map, time and day in one corner: a clock that fills around the compass, and a readout that shifts colour with the hour.Game UI designDev tipsGodotAccessibilityPixel art https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-lan-multiplayer/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-lan-multiplayer/Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria finds a friend's game on the same Wi-Fi in Godot: a UDP beacon, broadcasts for every network size, and join errors that say what to do.Multiplayer and co-opCo-opGodotDev tipsAccessibility https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-forest-alive/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-forest-alive/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's pixel art forest moves: one wind for the whole world, a different stiffness per plant, whole-pixel sway, grass that parts and wildlife.Game artPixel artAnimationGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/big-enemies-feel-heavy/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/big-enemies-feel-heavy/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria makes big enemies feel heavy: mass from size, blows that bounce you back, no flinching, and a stagger you earn. Try the weight split yourself.Game feelCombatGame juiceKnockbackDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/fog-in-pixel-art/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/fog-in-pixel-art/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow we draw fog in Mytheria: in the world, never on the screen, with a clear pocket around the player and shelters that cut holes in it. Real footage.Game artPixel artLightingGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-color-palette/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-color-palette/Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow we pick colours for Mytheria's pixel art: hue-shifted ramps, cool shade, warm earth and coloured outlines. Explore our real tree and rock palettes.Game artPixel artLightingTutorialDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/minimap-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/minimap-design/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow we designed Mytheria's minimap: a calm round window, icons that keep their size, arrows on the rim, and six zoom steps. Real footage from the game.Game UI designDev tipsGodotPerformanceAccessibility https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/weapons-that-feel-different/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/weapons-that-feel-different/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow we designed Mytheria's nine weapons around one verb each, from a harpoon that pulls to runes you set off later. See every weapon in play.Game designCombatDev tipsGame juiceGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/day-and-night-cycle/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/day-and-night-cycle/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's day and night cycle works: a 12-minute day, a dangerous moonlit night, a fog that comes once a night, and a dawn every player shares.Game designLightingGodotCo-opDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/how-to-make-a-dash-feel-good/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/how-to-make-a-dash-feel-good/Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow the dash in Mytheria works: speed, distance, cooldown, charges, invincibility frames and the animation. Try the charges yourself, with real numbers.Game feelAnimationCombatGame juiceGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-inventory-ui-design/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/game-inventory-ui-design/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTMytheria's inventory went through five designs, from a flat paper book to a live character on a stage. Step through each one and see what we changed.Game UI designDev tipsGodotPixel artAccessibility https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-co-op-multiplayer/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/godot-co-op-multiplayer/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow Mytheria's online co-op works in Godot: one host owns the world, guests send inputs and predict their own moves. Try the lag demo, see real numbers.Multiplayer and co-opCo-opGodotPerformanceDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/telegraphing-attacks/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/telegraphing-attacks/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 GMTA telegraphed attack warns you where and when it will land. How Mytheria telegraphs every attack: a shape on the ground, a clock, more time for big hits.Game feelCombatAccessibilityDev tipsGodot https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-lighting/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/pixel-art-lighting/Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 GMTHow we light Mytheria's pixel art in Godot with real lights, local mist and time of day instead of screen filters. Drag the sun through a whole day.Game artLightingPixel artGodotDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/screen-shake-in-games/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/screen-shake-in-games/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:00:00 GMTHow we tuned screen shake in Mytheria: small, along the hit, inside the hitstop and easy to turn off. Try the old and new shake curves yourself.Game feelScreen shakeCombatGame juiceGodotAccessibilityDev tips https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/how-to-make-combat-feel-good/https://cobomakesgames.com/blog/how-to-make-combat-feel-good/Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:00:00 GMTHow we made combat feel good in our indie game Mytheria: hitstop, hit flash, knockback and screen shake, with real frame data you can try yourself.Game feelHitstopScreen shakeKnockbackHit flashCombatGame juiceGodotDev tips