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Skygard Arena @skygard-arena.bsky.social · 15d

We are thrilled to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday!

#gamedev, please share you turn-based game in the thread! RPG, Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike... we want them all! 🌟

Make sure to like❤️, share🔄 and wishlist✅ any gem you find in the comments!

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Terra Randoma / Those Far Stars @terrarandoma.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to announce our new game:
Those Far Stars 🚀✨

A space sim where you can trade, fight and explore with #turnbased encounters in a #procgen galaxy.

#PitchYaRogue

Check the trailer (sound on 🔊) and please like ❤️ share 🔃 wishlist ✅ and follow.

Link below 👇

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Quasimorph, 0.9.7 in OBT! @quasimorph.bsky.social · 16d

Hey #PitchYaRogue!
In Quasimorph you take a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a #turnbased extraction #roguelike. Unforgiving gritty combat, your own upgradeable spaceship, and mysterious cosmic threat to all life in the Solar System!

Out in Early Access: s.team/a/2059170

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · 22d

I hope so!

The real test will be how long people play for once I rebalance it. That's coming relatively soon because the game is for real nearly feature/content complete!

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DavidCodeAndArt @davidcodeandart.bsky.social · 22d

Proud to officially host #TurnBasedThursday this week! 😊

#gamedev, please share your games in the thread!

Make sure to like 💖 share 🔁 and wishlist ✅ any turn-based gems you come across in the comments!

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · 22d

Great to have you hosting #turnbasedthursday !

I'm working on Critias Empire: 4X-Strategy: Build your empire of Atlantis🌊🏛️ as angry Gods rain down disasters🌋

Currently adding more disasters: Just finished "Miasma" (toxic gas clouds)

More info & Wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1949260?...

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Arcane Cabinet @arcanecabinet.bsky.social · Sep 1

Already missing summer?☀️ Worry not! Summer continues in Swimpossible!🌴🌺
Enjoy clear water, fun waves, and most importantly, a good challenge. 🫧
Play our demo (link in bio) and comment your time… or if you rage quit. 🎮👀🐟

#swimpossible #summer #indiegame #berlingame

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Stein Makes Games ➡️ #GodotFest @steinmakesgames.bsky.social · 29d

Presentation slide: What is a roguelike game vs roguelite
1) Doesn't matter
2) Who cares
3) Marketing department's problem
4) Not yours

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RelicWar 💎 Wishlist on Steam! @violentcandle.bsky.social · Sep 5

Releasing a day after #silksong is crazy work but hopefully the interest in gaming will boost me too. RelicWar has now been published to the store and I'm going out to celebrate! 🥳

www.youtube.com/watch?v=efY5...

Spread the good news! 🎉

#newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

RelicWar - Official Launch Trailer

YouTube video by VC Games

www.youtube.com

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Sep 5

Regular demo updates are more a way of not leaving all the QA / testing until the end. As well good practice with releasing. To actually make a build and upload now takes me an hour or so? So when launch day comes, no fear of messing something up. Same if I ever need to do an emergency patch.

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Sep 5

Added a warning screen and option to disable flashing light vfx in Critias Empire - Since Zeus throwing down righteous bolts of lightning is now a thing in the game 👿⚡

#gamedev #gaming

Picture of a video game UI: Background is a romantic-era oil on canvas painting of ancient greko-roman buildings. Foreground is a UI box decorated with beige doric columns. A triangular warning sign is at the top of the box, with a text description below warning of the effects of flashing lights on those with photosensitive epilepsy and other similar conditions and an option to disable flashing lights.

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Sep 5

Soon(tm). I am thinking actually to just power on and implement the rest of the disasters, then do one bigger update to the demo.

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Sep 4

Thanks for taking up the mantle of #Turnbasedthursday host!

Critias Empire: 4X Strategy: Build your empire of Atlantis🌊🏛️ as angry Gods rain down disasters🌋

I finally implemented the Fire disaster (though still needs tidying up and testing) ⚡🔥

Wishlist 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/1949260?...

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Patrick Vallely @pjvphotography.bsky.social · Aug 28

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

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Nine Dots Studio @ninedotsstudio.bsky.social · Aug 28

We're very happy to be the official #TurnBasedThursday host this week. This community is amazing and support us a lot.
Now it's your time #GameDev #IndieDev to let players discover your #turnbased games.
Love #turnbased games? ♥ / 🔁 great games in the replies and @ who should be in this thread!

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Oxymoron Games @oxymorongames.bsky.social · Aug 18

Unfortunately, Steam’s 4X Fest is coming to an end. Just 9 hours left to get Heroes of Science & Fiction at 50% OFF! There´s also tons of other sooo creative takes on 4X genre to try - check them out! 🤌💎

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Danielle Lalonders @dlalonders.bsky.social · Aug 16

i think the future of games for children is going to be nonexistent if there is a lack of funding for educational games and all of these online games intended for children are being swarmed with adults

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Lorenzo Pilia @lorenzopilia.bsky.social · Aug 15

I've had the pleasure of being part of this beautiful not-for-profit community space for game developers since its very beginning in 2015.

Due to all the shit happening in the industry right now we have a bunch of desks available for rent and we need to find new tenants fast. Please share!

Saftladen Indie Games Collective 🍊 @saftladen.bsky.social · Aug 15

As we all know the game industry is going through very turbulent times, unfortunately this has also affected several members of our collective. The silver lining is that one of the largest rooms in our coworking space in Berlin will be available from September 1st.

More info in thread...

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GG Studio, Indie Dev🎲 Playtest our new game on Steam @ggstudio.bsky.social · Aug 15

HIDDEN PASS – Dive into a story-rich tactical Roguelite that unravels the origin of a dark struggle against The Cult, devoted to a Cthulhu-like exiled God. After three years of development, the game is finally out!

#hiddenpass #indiegame

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Joseph Hewitt @gearheadrpg.com · Aug 14

Picked up a new instructional book today.

A how to draw comics book focusing on badass middle aged men

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Aug 14

Ooh, would love to try the game. Will head by on Tuesday afternoon and give it a go and say hi (if they let me in with a gamescom trade pass like last year).

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Aug 14

This is next on my list of demos to try. Looking forward to seeing how it plays. Any things I should keep in mind when trying it out?

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Kornel Kisielewicz @epyoncf.bsky.social · Aug 13

Fast-paced and turn-based - the return of a roguelike legend!
*Jupiter Hell Classic* packs procedural levels, explosive weapons, and brutal tactical combat.
Early Access starts NOW!
store.steampowered.com/app/3126530/...

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James Coote @jamesacoote.bsky.social · Aug 14

Incredible numbers 🤯

I tried out the playtest last week and the game is looking and playing great! I really loved the foodwebs system in particular (as I already mentioned elsewhere)

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Kornel Kisielewicz @epyoncf.bsky.social · Aug 14

Once again we have the honor of officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday.
Board is set, pieces are in motion - #GameDev, it's your turn!
Share this thread and post your turn-based projects below with the hashtag.
TB fans, ❤️ and wishlist the games you're excited about!

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