APÓSTASI (a proximity, insurmountable)
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A new narrative-driven, modern day, turn-based RPG.
Evangelos returns to his hometown only be thrust in-between realities and forced to confront past friends, governmental meddling, a grand conspiracy, and his own past.
First-time solo dev 🏳️🌈.
Evangelos returns to his hometown only be thrust in-between realities and forced to confront past friends, governmental meddling, a grand conspiracy, and his own past.
First-time solo dev 🏳️🌈.
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APÓSTASI (a proximity, insurmountable)
A modern-day RPG that follows Evangelos, a young man who after nine years returns to his hometown, Asteria. There he must dive into a concurrent reality and unravel a grand conspiracy to confront his own past.
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A modern-day RPG that follows Evangelos, a young man who after nine years returns to his hometown, Asteria. There he must dive into a concurrent reality and unravel a grand conspiracy to confront his own past.
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So the break ended up being a bit longer than intended (short version: life is an awful thing), but development is being slowly picked back up.
Not really much to show as a result, still aiming for a prologue demo by year's end, but here is this semi-ominous screenshot.
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Not really much to show as a result, still aiming for a prologue demo by year's end, but here is this semi-ominous screenshot.
#APÓSTASI | #RPG | #GameDev
November 15, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Been taking a break from game dev the past week, partially due to IRL issues and partially due to a bit of burnout and frustration (both creatively and due to RM limitations).
I will be back in full swing starting in August following a trip in July, though I will work on small side tasks.
I will be back in full swing starting in August following a trip in July, though I will work on small side tasks.
July 10, 2025 at 1:18 AM
Been taking a break from game dev the past week, partially due to IRL issues and partially due to a bit of burnout and frustration (both creatively and due to RM limitations).
I will be back in full swing starting in August following a trip in July, though I will work on small side tasks.
I will be back in full swing starting in August following a trip in July, though I will work on small side tasks.
Don’t know if anything will be posted today as for the most of the week I’ve tried to fix an issue with the menu.
For whatever reason opening up another scene prevents other text windows (ex. time, location) from closing until the player transfers scenes and I cannot figure out how to remedy that.
For whatever reason opening up another scene prevents other text windows (ex. time, location) from closing until the player transfers scenes and I cannot figure out how to remedy that.
June 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
Don’t know if anything will be posted today as for the most of the week I’ve tried to fix an issue with the menu.
For whatever reason opening up another scene prevents other text windows (ex. time, location) from closing until the player transfers scenes and I cannot figure out how to remedy that.
For whatever reason opening up another scene prevents other text windows (ex. time, location) from closing until the player transfers scenes and I cannot figure out how to remedy that.
Fun side fact; when designing characters’ general roles for combat, a lot of inspiration came from FFXIII.
Whereas in FFXIII everyone has three main assigned roles, in #APÓSTASI everyone was initially designed to follow a loose primary, secondary, and tertiary equivalent role to their skillset.
Whereas in FFXIII everyone has three main assigned roles, in #APÓSTASI everyone was initially designed to follow a loose primary, secondary, and tertiary equivalent role to their skillset.
June 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Fun side fact; when designing characters’ general roles for combat, a lot of inspiration came from FFXIII.
Whereas in FFXIII everyone has three main assigned roles, in #APÓSTASI everyone was initially designed to follow a loose primary, secondary, and tertiary equivalent role to their skillset.
Whereas in FFXIII everyone has three main assigned roles, in #APÓSTASI everyone was initially designed to follow a loose primary, secondary, and tertiary equivalent role to their skillset.
Added character statuses to the menu (works well, minor graphic issues aside).
As this is a RM picture menu (w/ 14 images and 15 text windows 🫠) everyone is locked into their designated position.
Omitted levels because they aren't relevant (think akin to FFX).
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As this is a RM picture menu (w/ 14 images and 15 text windows 🫠) everyone is locked into their designated position.
Omitted levels because they aren't relevant (think akin to FFX).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieDev
June 25, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Enlarged the menu screen, added a few fancy little things, and it all (mostly) works.
Character statuses not implemented and few other aesthetic little gimmicks might make their way in but all else is pretty set in stone.
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Character statuses not implemented and few other aesthetic little gimmicks might make their way in but all else is pretty set in stone.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #ScreenshotSaturday | #IndieDev | #GameDev
June 21, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Enlarged the menu screen, added a few fancy little things, and it all (mostly) works.
Character statuses not implemented and few other aesthetic little gimmicks might make their way in but all else is pretty set in stone.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #ScreenshotSaturday | #IndieDev | #GameDev
Character statuses not implemented and few other aesthetic little gimmicks might make their way in but all else is pretty set in stone.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #ScreenshotSaturday | #IndieDev | #GameDev
Finally getting to reimplementing the main menu, originally being abandoned due to performance issues with MV (now much better on MZ).
The phone screen will be enlarged and character statuses need to be implemented (plus a few additional extras) but it works.
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The phone screen will be enlarged and character statuses need to be implemented (plus a few additional extras) but it works.
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June 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Another small little #ScreenshotSaturday, testing new enemies and backgrounds for Chapter 1 areas. Some additional small combat and UI updates as well (really just increasing the GP cap to 6 and giving the gauges a slight slant).
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June 15, 2025 at 1:23 AM
Another small little #ScreenshotSaturday, testing new enemies and backgrounds for Chapter 1 areas. Some additional small combat and UI updates as well (really just increasing the GP cap to 6 and giving the gauges a slight slant).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieDev | #IndieGame | #GameDev
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieDev | #IndieGame | #GameDev
Evangelos will briefly reunite with Luciana after the prologue, but she appears to be not quite herself. Quite perplexing, considering how animated she had been previously.
Supposedly, she's been like this since everyone returned from winter break.
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Supposedly, she's been like this since everyone returned from winter break.
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June 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Evangelos will briefly reunite with Luciana after the prologue, but she appears to be not quite herself. Quite perplexing, considering how animated she had been previously.
Supposedly, she's been like this since everyone returned from winter break.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGame | #IndieDev
Supposedly, she's been like this since everyone returned from winter break.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGame | #IndieDev
The main party comes together, albeit a perforated steel wall stands between them. Luckily, the guards are lackadaisical and the keys are conveniently in the same room (the same cannot be said for other locks in the building).
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June 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
The main party comes together, albeit a perforated steel wall stands between them. Luckily, the guards are lackadaisical and the keys are conveniently in the same room (the same cannot be said for other locks in the building).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #ScreenshotSaturday | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #ScreenshotSaturday | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Depending on where I am at the end of August, the demo (tentatively releasing in December) may contain not just the prologue but also most of Chapter 1.
Chapter 1 is more directly stakes-making in its story content, but is a make-or-break moment in how the game is received and how it moves forward.
Chapter 1 is more directly stakes-making in its story content, but is a make-or-break moment in how the game is received and how it moves forward.
June 6, 2025 at 10:41 PM
Depending on where I am at the end of August, the demo (tentatively releasing in December) may contain not just the prologue but also most of Chapter 1.
Chapter 1 is more directly stakes-making in its story content, but is a make-or-break moment in how the game is received and how it moves forward.
Chapter 1 is more directly stakes-making in its story content, but is a make-or-break moment in how the game is received and how it moves forward.
Happy Pride Month everyone! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Though I’ve been rather casual about it, to be more direct; APÓSTASI is integrally and irrevocably queer in its themes and content, featuring a broadly diverse cast and more intrinsically a (slow burn) romance between our two male leads at the story’s heart.
Though I’ve been rather casual about it, to be more direct; APÓSTASI is integrally and irrevocably queer in its themes and content, featuring a broadly diverse cast and more intrinsically a (slow burn) romance between our two male leads at the story’s heart.
June 2, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Happy Pride Month everyone! 🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️
Though I’ve been rather casual about it, to be more direct; APÓSTASI is integrally and irrevocably queer in its themes and content, featuring a broadly diverse cast and more intrinsically a (slow burn) romance between our two male leads at the story’s heart.
Though I’ve been rather casual about it, to be more direct; APÓSTASI is integrally and irrevocably queer in its themes and content, featuring a broadly diverse cast and more intrinsically a (slow burn) romance between our two male leads at the story’s heart.
Testing to see whether or not I should implement area titles this #ScreenshotSaturday, plus both a (temp) name for the first major zone, Το θαλασσοπνίξιμο της συμμόρφωση (The Drowning of Conformity*) and by extension an aquatic theme for the zone.
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May 31, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Testing to see whether or not I should implement area titles this #ScreenshotSaturday, plus both a (temp) name for the first major zone, Το θαλασσοπνίξιμο της συμμόρφωση (The Drowning of Conformity*) and by extension an aquatic theme for the zone.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Peripheral little #ScreenshotSaturday, inside the second zone (the visual aesthetic is very liable to change).
Most work this week has been slowly learning the basics of music (it hard :( ), as free audio resources I've found don't quite match the ideal vibe.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev
Most work this week has been slowly learning the basics of music (it hard :( ), as free audio resources I've found don't quite match the ideal vibe.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev
May 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Peripheral little #ScreenshotSaturday, inside the second zone (the visual aesthetic is very liable to change).
Most work this week has been slowly learning the basics of music (it hard :( ), as free audio resources I've found don't quite match the ideal vibe.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev
Most work this week has been slowly learning the basics of music (it hard :( ), as free audio resources I've found don't quite match the ideal vibe.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev
A few random shots for #ScreenshotSaturday, development this week has largely been database stuff.
Not shown: Guard and Pass skills are now combined into Kinetics as having 4~ variations (most now removed) of each per character did not feel useful.
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Not shown: Guard and Pass skills are now combined into Kinetics as having 4~ variations (most now removed) of each per character did not feel useful.
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May 17, 2025 at 1:33 PM
A few random shots for #ScreenshotSaturday, development this week has largely been database stuff.
Not shown: Guard and Pass skills are now combined into Kinetics as having 4~ variations (most now removed) of each per character did not feel useful.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Not shown: Guard and Pass skills are now combined into Kinetics as having 4~ variations (most now removed) of each per character did not feel useful.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Took a new plugin (🫠 when I was trying to avoid adding anymore of), but Mila's personal mechanic, Timoría, is done.
A counter ability that also self heals her, it increases in power with its stack number and pairs well with her provoke and defense abilities.
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A counter ability that also self heals her, it increases in power with its stack number and pairs well with her provoke and defense abilities.
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May 15, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Small #ScreenshotSaturday update, but Bo-Yeon's and Aditi's mechanics are implemented.
Bo-Yeon's is Dynami (Δ), which boosts his basic attack and gives it a self heal.
Aditi's is Prosvolí (Π), which debuffs an enemy to increase her damage (ignore the big 1).
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Bo-Yeon's is Dynami (Δ), which boosts his basic attack and gives it a self heal.
Aditi's is Prosvolí (Π), which debuffs an enemy to increase her damage (ignore the big 1).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #GameDev
May 10, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Small #ScreenshotSaturday update, but Bo-Yeon's and Aditi's mechanics are implemented.
Bo-Yeon's is Dynami (Δ), which boosts his basic attack and gives it a self heal.
Aditi's is Prosvolí (Π), which debuffs an enemy to increase her damage (ignore the big 1).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #GameDev
Bo-Yeon's is Dynami (Δ), which boosts his basic attack and gives it a self heal.
Aditi's is Prosvolí (Π), which debuffs an enemy to increase her damage (ignore the big 1).
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #GameDev
Two updates to combat;
First: SP is now PP (Pneuma Points), NP is GP (Gnosis Points) and the old PP resource has been removed.
GP is earned through basic actions and is now the sole resource for abilities.
Base PP has also been increased overall.
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First: SP is now PP (Pneuma Points), NP is GP (Gnosis Points) and the old PP resource has been removed.
GP is earned through basic actions and is now the sole resource for abilities.
Base PP has also been increased overall.
#APÓSTASI | #RPGMaker | #GameDev | #IndieDev
May 5, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Working on the prison, Chapter 1's psyche zone, where the core party will come together.
Each major zone will feature a new set of outfits (the prologue's shore is ancient attire, the prison is jumpsuits) for its key players.
#RPGMaker | #APÓSTASI | #IndieDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
Each major zone will feature a new set of outfits (the prologue's shore is ancient attire, the prison is jumpsuits) for its key players.
#RPGMaker | #APÓSTASI | #IndieDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
May 3, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Working on the prison, Chapter 1's psyche zone, where the core party will come together.
Each major zone will feature a new set of outfits (the prologue's shore is ancient attire, the prison is jumpsuits) for its key players.
#RPGMaker | #APÓSTASI | #IndieDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
Each major zone will feature a new set of outfits (the prologue's shore is ancient attire, the prison is jumpsuits) for its key players.
#RPGMaker | #APÓSTASI | #IndieDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
Not a lot to show this #ScreenshotSaturday, but here is the updated sprites for our prologue team.
Still some tweaking and audio to be dealt with, plus at least one more short story to be released first, but an initial demo will be out this year.
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Still some tweaking and audio to be dealt with, plus at least one more short story to be released first, but an initial demo will be out this year.
#RPGMaker | #PixelArt | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
April 26, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Not a lot to show this #ScreenshotSaturday, but here is the updated sprites for our prologue team.
Still some tweaking and audio to be dealt with, plus at least one more short story to be released first, but an initial demo will be out this year.
#RPGMaker | #PixelArt | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Still some tweaking and audio to be dealt with, plus at least one more short story to be released first, but an initial demo will be out this year.
#RPGMaker | #PixelArt | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
I think what I will ultimately have to do to get a demo out this year is to try and see what royalty-free music and sound effects are out there because for the time being I am still greatly struggling with trying to cobble together something decent for those in GarageBand.
April 22, 2025 at 2:26 AM
I think what I will ultimately have to do to get a demo out this year is to try and see what royalty-free music and sound effects are out there because for the time being I am still greatly struggling with trying to cobble together something decent for those in GarageBand.
A few locations within the high school; the student affairs room, a restroom, a classroom, and the cafeteria.
The school is semi-privately funded due to Asteria's unique circumstances and diverse population, so it is nicer than most.
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The school is semi-privately funded due to Asteria's unique circumstances and diverse population, so it is nicer than most.
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April 19, 2025 at 11:55 PM
A few locations within the high school; the student affairs room, a restroom, a classroom, and the cafeteria.
The school is semi-privately funded due to Asteria's unique circumstances and diverse population, so it is nicer than most.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
The school is semi-privately funded due to Asteria's unique circumstances and diverse population, so it is nicer than most.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev | #ScreenshotSaturday
Small (+ very rough) video of a few things (cutscene, battle transition, combat mechanics, basic animations, etc.)
A lot of very WIP elements (+ some outdated ones). Video quality is pure dumpster fire quality and there's no audio but, well, it is what it is.
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A lot of very WIP elements (+ some outdated ones). Video quality is pure dumpster fire quality and there's no audio but, well, it is what it is.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
April 17, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Small (+ very rough) video of a few things (cutscene, battle transition, combat mechanics, basic animations, etc.)
A lot of very WIP elements (+ some outdated ones). Video quality is pure dumpster fire quality and there's no audio but, well, it is what it is.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
A lot of very WIP elements (+ some outdated ones). Video quality is pure dumpster fire quality and there's no audio but, well, it is what it is.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
So, um, you see, well, uh, there seems to have been just a teeny tiny little oopsie whoopsie here on this day.
Please pay it no mind, nothing untoward has occurred. Just kindly avoid speaking of it to anyone else if you would, kthxbye.
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Please pay it no mind, nothing untoward has occurred. Just kindly avoid speaking of it to anyone else if you would, kthxbye.
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April 16, 2025 at 1:13 AM
So, um, you see, well, uh, there seems to have been just a teeny tiny little oopsie whoopsie here on this day.
Please pay it no mind, nothing untoward has occurred. Just kindly avoid speaking of it to anyone else if you would, kthxbye.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev | #PixelArt
Please pay it no mind, nothing untoward has occurred. Just kindly avoid speaking of it to anyone else if you would, kthxbye.
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An extra bonus for #ScreenshotSaturday is this VERY rough testing phase for an important cutscene in Chapter 1 that brings the main cast together.
Lot of playing around with filters here to try and communicate a visceral dissociative vivisection of the self.
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Lot of playing around with filters here to try and communicate a visceral dissociative vivisection of the self.
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April 13, 2025 at 12:14 AM
An extra bonus for #ScreenshotSaturday is this VERY rough testing phase for an important cutscene in Chapter 1 that brings the main cast together.
Lot of playing around with filters here to try and communicate a visceral dissociative vivisection of the self.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev
Lot of playing around with filters here to try and communicate a visceral dissociative vivisection of the self.
#RPGMaker | #IndieGameDev | #GameDev