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Ethan Goldreyer

@ethangoldreyer.bsky.social

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Apr 11

Tomb of the Bloodletter, my word-game roguelike, has a DEMO OUT NOW on steam! Give it a go if you like word games or strategy games or twisted amalgamations of both! store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

#indiegame #indiedev #gamdev

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam

Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

store.steampowered.com

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · 4d

Looks great, is it just sprite stacking?

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · 15d

Been playing a bunch lately after following the game for a long time, truly a one of a kind experience!

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · 19d

also not 2D but northern journey has one of the most vivid worlds I've seen in a game

Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · 19d

The original knytt is really good/weird

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · 24d

Every line of dialogue in silksong has this energy (this is a good thing)

Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Sep 4

*these lol

Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Sep 4

Every time I make a game I'm like what do I do with three superfluous 480 pixels

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 31

I made this weird push your luck village builder for a game jam if anyone wants to try it out! Very far from finished but I think there's something here
ethans-byproducts.itch.io/overcasters

OVERCASTERS by Ethan's Byproducts

A strategic luck-pushing village builder

ethans-byproducts.itch.io

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 31

I made this weird push your luck village builder for a game jam if anyone wants to try it out! Very far from finished but I think there's something here
ethans-byproducts.itch.io/overcasters

OVERCASTERS by Ethan's Byproducts

A strategic luck-pushing village builder

ethans-byproducts.itch.io

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 24

Also, may I say I loved surmount!

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 24

Nice to see someone shouting out the characters! Found the writing to be some of the strongest I'd seen in a game in quite a while!

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 22

if you like unlocking characters, Tomb of the Bloodletter is the game for you!
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 22

if you like unlocking characters, Tomb of the Bloodletter is the game for you!
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 21

pretty proud of this title screen sequence for Tomb of the Bloodletter! Any thoughts?
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #roguelike

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 21

pretty proud of this title screen sequence for Tomb of the Bloodletter! Any thoughts?
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev #roguelike

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 21

The carpenter began as placeholder art but I think he might be too sexy to replace

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegamedev #roguelike

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 19

round these parts, gameplay footage and shameless marketing are one and the same
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rougelike

store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 19

round these parts, gameplay footage and shameless marketing are one and the same
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #rougelike

store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 19

The mighty Snakipede forces you to make words that contain the letter S! Sadly, he was no match for "VOLUPTUOUS"
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 19

The mighty Snakipede forces you to make words that contain the letter S! Sadly, he was no match for "VOLUPTUOUS"
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 16

Tomb of the Bloodletter is filled with dozens of punnily-named enemies, but I think this is my crowning achievement
#indiedev #gamdev #roguelike #indiegamedev

Screenshot of a sleeping pig in a bed, with an accompanying description box that reads "UNDERCOVERS COP This enemy plans to attack"

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 16

Tomb of the Bloodletter is filled with dozens of punnily-named enemies, but I think this is my crowning achievement
#indiedev #gamdev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 15

my word-game roguelike is coming out soon! It's called TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, and here you can see its unique map-navigation in action. Build the map yourself out of words! it's words all the way down!
#gamedev #indiedev #roguelike #indiegamedev

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Ethan Goldreyer @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social · Jul 30

They're calling it the most realistic inventory system of all time: the longer you get, the more room you have for shirts