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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · 8h

Changed my camera to orthographic, and it actually looks kinda cool? Idk if I'll use it but it's fun to see the game a different way

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · 5d

Here's a couple behind-the-scene views you will never see in-game. I really love the isometric view, would be fun to maybe re-visit this game as like a third person city builder or something.

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · 5d

Still ramping up towards the demo, working on a new trailer for it along with re-working the game loop after feedback from CIGS. Took catalog of all characters made for the game so far today, here they are.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · 26d

Some personal news:

I've been fired from the Washington Post in the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Thread incoming.

substack.com/@karenattiah...

The Washington Post Fired Me — But My Voice Will Not Be Silenced.

I spoke out against hatred and violence in America — and it cost me my job.

substack.com

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Mastafran @mastafran.com · Sep 7

I had fun messing about with Dock King at CIGS yesterday.The tall stacking and delivering mechanics will lead to shenanigans all over this town of wacky characters.

store.steampowered.com/app/2014160/...

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Sep 6

Ready for #CIGS (IYKYK) with some freshly printed stickers, our fantastic parrot printed out large, a new character added to the game by our artist Bernardo, and a fresh new build of the game v0.50!!

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Pixel Breakdown @pixelbreakdown.bsky.social · Jun 8

New interview up on #YouTube with Keith of @citywizardgames.bsky.social Check it out if you’re interested in some sharp insight on designing games that bite back 😈

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhu8... #indiegame #indiegamedev #Gaming #steam

Indie Dev Interview - City Wizard Games | Quest Log Episode #17

YouTube video by Pixel Breakdown

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Jun 7

Had a great time on the Pixel Breakdown podcast, check it out. Talked about a lot of different aspects of Dock King's development. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zhu8...

Indie Dev Interview - City Wizard Games | Quest Log Episode #17

YouTube video by Pixel Breakdown

www.youtube.com

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · May 8

ANOTHER win for the indie chicago scene, love to see it

BATTLE SUIT ACES OUT NOW 🤖 @team.trinketstudios.com · May 1

OUR DEMO IS LIVE NOW 🤖‼🎉

For the first time ever, check out Battle Suit Aces as a part of #LudoNarraCon on Steam

🤖 recruit ace mech pilots and level up their battle suits
☄ journey through the stars and uncover the mysteries of the relic suits
💪build relationships with your crew

and more! 👀

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · May 8

Another win for the chicago indie scene

Sinister Design @sinisterdesign.net · May 8

I'll start us off with 𝗧𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗮𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲, a fantasy #SRPG that just left EA in version 1.0! 🥳

Reviewer CSH Picone says: "If you're a fan of Fire Emblem or any other Tactics (think: Final Fantasy Tactics) games, you should love TiB.”

20% off till Tuesday!➡️ store.steampowered.com/app/1267210/...

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · May 8

Chicago indie devs let's goooo

Wurm Fud (in dev: SLAUGHTER VOID) @wurmfud.itch.io · May 8

Creature Keeper launches today! I was lucky enough to get the opportunity to contribute some art to this- if monster catchers and cute RPGs are your energy you won't wanna miss this one. (also please think of me when you meet Gimlet)

store.steampowered.com/app/1826710/...

Creature Keeper on Steam

Creature Keeper is an action-adventure RPG where you Befriend Creatures and fight alongside them in real time. Explore a mysterious world and uncover the truth behind a strange sickness spreading acro...

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Mar 13

Gorgeous work

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Feb 18

love it, very juicy. how are you doing the fish animations, some sort of mesh deformation?

City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Feb 11

Which you can't see because I forgot bluesky doesn't have gifs ..

City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Feb 11

Meet the villain of the game (the "Dock King"), how's he look? Credit to @bencollie for these fantastic animations.

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Feb 7

Contracted the talented fernandobravan to make this fantastic capsule art. You can see the progress from the image I first sent him to the final art. (Thank god I can afford to hire an artist and don't have to use the first one)

www.artstation.com/bravanart

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itch.io @itch.io · Feb 5

Party on Hallow Grove: Talk to kooky guests, trade party items, and explore Death’s mansion as you throw him the best birthday party EVER.

vaaasm.itch.io/party-on-hal...

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Indie City Games @indiecitygames.org · Jan 28

New year, new zine name! Welcome Back Alley Games! With our rename we also welcome our new editor Danny Myerscough!

We highlights devlogs from the SoulSync City team and the creators of A Llittle Off the Top. We feature art, game reviews, hot takes and more! Check it out: tinyurl.com/backalley011

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Jan 18

This is what most of game development actually looks like

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Wurm Fud (in dev: SLAUGHTER VOID) @wurmfud.itch.io · Dec 16

What 1 month of daily skeletal summonings looks like~

#pixelart

Pixel art of a large amount of skeletons, ranging from some wielding large weapons to magic. Text reads "Wurm Fud" in the corners.

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Nov 27

Looks handy!!

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Nov 26

love the foreground colors on the flower, really makes it POP

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Nov 25

Doing some pixel art this weekend as well as setting up these merchant stalls to rotate out new items and allow NPC's + the player to purchase them .. behold the fruits of my labor

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City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Nov 23

My dream is to get to this level of quality across all disciplines one day (or find somebody like Tiani has to balance out the disciplines I'm not good at)

Tiani Pixel @tianipixel.bsky.social · Nov 22

Showcasing how you can combine many different movement abilities when platforming in ABYSS X ZERO!

We're trying to mix the flow of 3D platformers and the methodical exploration of Metroidvanias

Wishlist on Steam to support us! 👇👇

steampowered.com/app/2872300

#gamedev #lowpoly #indiegame

City Wizard Games @citywizardgames.bsky.social · Nov 20

Old one for sure - not sure what the advantage is of the new one. Maybe you can "highlight" who is speaking better if that's the worry.

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