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[ufolily]

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About

UFOlily is @alienmiilk's circle name for game and OC projects

I'm an artist for Studio Lavacado - we make games for game jams!

Personal (OC) projects are currently in WIP hell, but we'll get there someday (for now I mostly post concept art and doodles)

► itch.io

Recent release

► Stitch Lasso A not-so-relaxing sewing themed bullet hell, created for GMTK Game Jam 2025

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💐 Floramino 🌷 our cozy puzzle game about managing a garden is now on Steam!

Expanding on the jam edition, we've got new maps, new modes, and new puzzles! Travel around the realm in our upcoming story mode and spread the magic of springtime 🌸

Watch out for the demo and other news in the upcoming months!

► WISHLIST IT HERE

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we are Studio Lavacado, a group of friends making tiny cozy games! here’s a few of our past projects, & you can play them all in your browser

follow us if you’re interested our projects! :D

► PLAY OUR GAMES HERE

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game team tumblr incoming :D!!

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Floramino is on Steam

A cozy puzzle game about managing a garden, harvesting flowers, and fulfilling orders!

We're expanding the jam edition with new maps, modes, and puzzles... So watch out for the demo and other news in the upcoming months :D

spring is just around the corner 𖤣.𖥧.𖡼.⚘

► WISHLIST IT HERE

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icon change! it’s the chaser, our favourite

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blog post about Stitch Lasso :) i'm feeling sleepy so i didn't write as much as i thought i would, but i'll either add to it or just post here if i think of other things to say

also, a lot of the death animation sprites weren't implement and i'll probably show those at some point, just not right now

anyways!

alienmiilk - 8.4.25

Stitch Lasso

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i drew many assets both big and small this time so i have quite a lot of concept art to share and talk about! but not right now, bc i am dead

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Stitch Lasso is a not-so-relaxing sewing game made by Studio Lavacado for GMTK Game Jam 2025, to the theme of 'loop'

An endless bullet hell where you vanquish enemies with your thread, and survive for as long as you can!

► PLAY IT HERE

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Some Lava Chef: You're Cooked! thoughts n things + Giorgio-species

our little man is called Giorgio! there is also now an entire species named after him. we love him very much and he is our collective son - a lot of our games after feature references to this guy!

he was even going to feature in Floramino as a customer, but the customer icons were shelved for a future update

i ended up drawing some more Giorgios while taking a break from the jam (and most of my duties were completed). the gist of the Giorgio-species is that the species itself is called Giorgio, and baby Giorgios are called Giorgiolings - they're often with thick eyebrows and a cute blush!

some Giorgio-species versions of the team exist too, we're not cool enough for the thick eyebrows

i drew the ingredient concept designs in magma, so the entire team could add ideas/see the designs. we came up with some of the food concepts together but it's Luxille, our programmer/writer/music person, who concreted the the final names, descriptions etc of each ingredient lavacado is also what we took as our team name!

also, one of the main reason this game exists is because i really, really wanted to draw food so shoutout to the team for letting me go wild lol

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Lava Chef: You're Cooked! is a little game made by Studio Lavacado in 48 hours for Micro Jam 013. The theme was lava and the prerequisite was time is limited.

Compete in the the world-class cooking contest SuperChef International as a little chef. In under 30 seconds, gather unique ingredients and cook hometown delicacies to impress the judges!

Received 1st place in presentation, and 6th place overall!

► PLAY IT HERE

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i'll write a more structured blog post another time, but for now some random Floramino thoughts - my role in Studio Lavacado is usually character design, spritework and UI, so this is about those!

most of the flowers look the same from concept to final sprites which is usually how ~48 hour game jams go. the most difficult part was trying to turn a flower into tetramino shapes - the hardest flowers were the 1x2 and L shaped ones

the only flower to get a 'major' change was the 2x2, the team thought it looked like the weeds and yea they're right </3

it's quite obvious for the 2x2 flower, but while the growing state sprites are probably... not that accurate... the grown flowers are all based on real flowers! 1x1 is a daisy, 1x2 is a rhododendron, L shape is forget-me-nots and 2x2 is hydrangeas - i forgot what the 1x3 is based on, i'll come back to that...

at one point i considered vegetables (i just like vegetables) or fruits, inspired by Stardew Valley, but we ultimately went with flowers

originally there was going to be a cute lil bee character! her name is louise (affectionately referred to as bee-louise by the team) it's not a lavacado game without a little guy, but we didn't manage to get this one in... we'd like to in a future update (there were also going to be bee customers, hence the different bee types)

the bunny-cat looking fella is Giorgio (or a Giorgio-species), the player character from Lava Chef! You're Cooked

i've actually drawn the rough concept for her sprites already

i usually turn my little guy sprites into emotes for the server, but since we didn't have one this time i just used the weed... there is cool-bee! who isn't in the game, but we just liked em

i can't speak much on the programming since i do the art but i do want it to be known i accidentally messed something up for our programmers because i was trying to import something into unity, it was small but it did happen. i am our biggest enemy

ok that's all i can think of right now i'll probably remember more when i write my blog post, if you've made it this far i will share a gift with you

[ufolily]

i'll write a more structured blog post another time, but for now some random Floramino thoughts - my role in Studio Lavacado is usually character design, spritework and UI, so this is about those!

most of the flowers look the same from concept to final sprites which is usually how ~48 hour game jams go. the most difficult part was trying to turn a flower into tetramino shapes - the hardest flowers were the 1x2 and L shaped ones

the only flower to get a 'major' change was the 2x2, the team thought it looked like the weeds and yea they're right </3

it's quite obvious for the 2x2 flower, but while the growing state sprites are probably... not that accurate... the grown flowers are all based on real flowers! 1x1 is a daisy, 1x2 is a rhododendron, L shape is forget-me-nots and 2x2 is hydrangeas - i forgot what the 1x3 is based on, i'll come back to that...

at one point i considered vegetables (i just like vegetables) or fruits, inspired by Stardew Valley, but we ultimately went with flowers

originally there was going to be a cute lil bee character! her name is louise (affectionately referred to as bee-louise by the team) it's not a lavacado game without a little guy, but we didn't manage to get this one in... we'd like to in a future update (there were also going to be bee customers, hence the different bee types)

the bunny-cat looking fella is Giorgio (or a Giorgio-species), the player character from Lava Chef! You're Cooked

i've actually drawn the rough concept for her sprites already

i usually turn my little guy sprites into emotes for the server, but since we didn't have one this time i just used the weed... there is cool-bee! who isn't in the game, but we just liked em

i can't speak much on the programming since i do the art but i do want it to be known i accidentally messed something up for our programmers because i was trying to import something into unity, it was small but it did happen. i am our biggest enemy

ok that's all i can think of right now i'll probably remember more when i write my blog post, if you've made it this far i will share a gift with you

[ufolily]

finally posting studio lavacado's games here as is was the half intended purpose of this blog...

will be posting the rest of our games in the near future (knowing me probably in a few days lol) but hopefully! i actually work on my own solo things soon

i'll still be posting my oc drawings here, but probably less of the more scribbly ones (just putting them on my yap blog instead)

[ufolily]

Floramino is an arcade-like garden management game made by Studio Lavacado in 48 hours about fighting weeds, harvesting flowers and fulfilling orders

Give it a whirl and tell us your highscore in the comments :]

The 1st place overall winner for Spring 2D Jam '25!

.𖤣𖥧𖡼. PLAY IT HERE 𖥧𖡼.𖤣𖥧

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Cas Autumn 17, she/her shy and a little awkward, she has big dreams but isn't ready to pursue any of them, also has a very not obvious crush on a certain someone... though even that's fruitless

(wip)

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Void Ego

a loose & informal intro post for some of the characters in my project Void Ego set in a futuristic setting about data that's both sentient and almost magical in some way, companies who want to use them, and the peoples' attitudes towards them

Adilenna Morris 24, she/her, nov 2

a free-spirited and sometimes impulsive individual who was a test subject for a project involving 'digital doubles'. since breaking out, she's been doing odd jobs here and there to make money to support him and her younger brother, calling herself a 'freelance do-whatever'

she's a genuine person who believes everyone deserves a chance, even if they've wronged her. quick to help those in need, though sometimes at the expense of herself, but it's always worth it for her, no matter what happens

fav food: pancakes

fav song & image artist: Hype (psyqui)

Eule Loveletter 27, she/they, may 4

a mercenary known for her precision, persistence and punctuality. they have a callous manner of speaking, and carries a curt and disinterested attitude towards most things and people

she's lost a lot of important people in her life, once at her own hands, so she's pretty closed off and doesn't see the point in getting close to people

fav food: ramen

fav song & image artist: Don't Threaten Me with a Good Time (Panic! At the Disco)

Elial Klez 27, she/her, Jan 17

a Liminal agent who only takes on tasks that pique her interest. a terrifying good actor suitable for undercover missions, and will do anything to achieve a goal

an enigma who seems to enjoy the chaos. she doesn't appear to view people as people either, referring to Adilenna as a 'new toy'

recently she was sent as a maid to the Lovsan mansion to retrieve something from Mars Lovsan...

fav song & image artist: Osmanthus (Natori)

Rudinea 'Rudi' Morris 21, he/him, feb 11

a recent hire at Cerebell; a company researching how to transfer the human consciousness into a digital space. inexperienced but competent, and has been doing quite well despite only being hired recently

motivated by only one objective: to keep his sister alive with any means necessary, and he won't let anyone get in his way. even if it's his very own sister

recently he was sent as a bodyguard to the Lovsan mansion...

fav food: croquette

fav song & image artist: Gravity of You (Starset)

Mars Lovsan 20, he/him, aug 11

the youngest and adopted son of the Lovsan family; forgotten by his father and disregarded by his siblings. people are often unnerved by his smile which doesn't reach his eyes

he has an interest in taxidermy and strange mechanisms, finding a kind of beauty and romance in death

rapid-fire for in-development folks

Ichelan March 24, they/them, mar 6 an engineer at Cerebell. doesn't like bothersome things and is quite short-tempered. likes pears

Allic Gray 23, he/him, sep 3 working at Cerebell to support his sister's university education

Lerida Rabbit they/them a scientist who loves games, and most importantly, conducting research by using people in their 'games'