Nishihara

🛠️ Indie Game Developer
🐜 Developing "Ant Life 2" (2D Pixel Art Ant Colony Management Sim)
📱 iOS / Android(Free to Play)
🚀 Target Release: 2026

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

Build your ant empire from scratch! 🐜👑

"Ant Life 2" is 2D pixel art ant nest management sim in active development.
Feed the Queen, expand your territory, and explore the mysterious forest!

📅 Target Release: 2026
📱 iOS / Android

Follow us for devlogs and progress updates!

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@yearemias Yep, even the ants are improving day by day. 🐜
We’d better keep up too! 😄

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

My Sniper Ant is getting better at this. 🐜🔫

Last time, it could only spin the rifle 180°.
Now it can pull off a full 360° spin.

Just a small idle animation, but I love giving the ants a little personality.

Ant Life 2 Devlog #16

#IndieDev #PixelArt

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@LegendGames_EN Thanks! He’s been practicing. 😄
Little animations like this are one of my favorite ways to give the ants more personality. 🐜

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

If you’d like to check out Re:Ant Life, you can download it here: 🐜
Thanks again for all the support!

android:
https://t.co/LCrZqFveFj
iOS:
https://t.co/O0XWwbUn6L

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

Re:AntLife has officially passed 10,000 downloads!🎉

The ants gathered together to say thank you.🐜

I never imagined this little game would reach so many players.

Thank you to everyone who downloaded and played it!

#IndieGame #MobileGame

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@SoftMotionAI Exactly! 😅
Ten seconds of gameplay can hide hours of tiny tweaks.
I’m glad the result came across!

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

Why did this 10-second scene take me so long to make?😭

Nothing crazy — just a lot of tiny adjustments to the movement, camera, shadow, and timing until it finally felt right.

Game dev is funny like that.🐜

Ant Life 2 Devlog #15🎬

#ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #PixelArt

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@FableQuest Just a fixed offset for now! No treetop projection yet.
Most of the work was tuning the offset, scale, and opacity until the height felt right. 😅

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@NogitsuneGurl I had a look at your pixel art — it looks great!

Exactly! Tiny timing changes make such a huge difference.

I totally get why you kept reworking Ravenwake’s wings too 😊

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@solmatter_ Thanks! I’m really glad that came across.
I spent quite a bit of time tuning the shadow so the ant would feel like it was actually flying above the trees. 🐜

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@kushmergedeck I’m currently polishing the animations for each ant type! This Sniper Ant idle was one of today’s additions 🐜🎯

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

Ant Life 2 Devlog #14🎬

My Sniper Ant learned pen spinning… with a rifle. 🐜🔥

A new idle animation for Ant Life 2!

I zoomed in so you can see it better, so the footage is a little pixelated 😅

What do you think — keep it?

#PixelArt #IndieDev

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

AntLife2 Devlog #13🎬

Today, let me introduce another reliable ally!

Meet the Healer Ant! Carrying precious herbs on its back, this ant heals your fellow ants in the heat of battle to keep them in the fight.

Keep your swarm strong and healthy!

#PixelArt #Gamedev

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

AntLife2 Devlog #12🎬

Let me introduce another reliable ally!

Meet the Giant Ant! Compared to regular ants, this powerhouse is massive and deals heavy damage to tough enemies like pill bugs!

Unleash raw power on the battlefield!

#PixelArt #Gamedev

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@rpa_dake はい、Sniper Antは長い射程を活かして離れた場所から反撃されずに敵を攻撃するユニットです。飛行する敵に限らず普通の敵に対しても活躍します！

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

AntLife2 Devlog #11🎬

Today, let me introduce a reliable ally! Meet the Sniper Ant!

While other ants gather resources on the ground, this specialized ant can attack giant wasps flying in the sky!

Defend your colony from aerial threats!

#PixelArt #Gamedev

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@PlayGameGen Thank you so much! I'm really glad the shadow stood out to you.

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

AntLife2 Devlog #10🎬

An airborne threat appears! 🐝💨

Regular soldier ants can't reach this flying Hornet from the ground...
You'll need a new strategy for airborne threats! 🐜🏹

#PixelArt #Gamedev

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@Joshua_WD Thank you! You're thinking along the right lines.
I've actually prepared Sniper Ants specifically to deal with airborne threats like hornets.
Please look forward to it.

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

@BuffsAndCrafts Thank you! Bringing those little details to life was a lot of fun, so I'm thrilled to hear that!

[Nishihara @nishihara_dev]

AntLife2 Devlog #09🎬

Zoom in to see what your ants are up to! 🔍✨

Look closely and you might spot them dancing or grooming their faces. Every ant has its own little life! 🐜💃

We put our heart into crafting all the cute idle animations for the ants!

#PixelArt #Gamedev