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We ❤ Every Game @weloveeverygame.bsky.social · Aug 22

NEW DEVELOPER INTERVIEW: @voxraygames.bsky.social’s Wouter van Oortmerssen (@wvo.bsky.social) explains why he built Skyrim with guns instead of Minecraft 2.

🎮 Read → www.weloveeverygame....

#IndieDev #Minecraft #Openworld #GameDev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Jul 2

Voxile is 25% off in the Steam Summer sale! Come help us shape this game and be part of our early access journey: store.steampowered.com/app/2283580/...

Save 25% on Voxile on Steam

Explore gorgeous raytraced voxel lands, meet the local mutated wild-life, find out what went wrong, and quest, craft, loot, build, destroy and shoot your way to the top of the foodchain! Play alone, o...

store.steampowered.com

VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 24

Say hello to World Cores, a new element central to player progression that we're adding to Voxile:

World Cores tie the worlds together. Unfathomably ancient, they watch over Voxile's islands — waiting for the player to advance enough to activate what's next. #indiegame #indiegamedev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 21

Big thanks to @debugmagazine.bsky.social for featuring Voxile in Issue #9! 🎉

In this exclusive interview, VoxRay's Founder delves into what sets Voxile apart from other voxel-style games and how player feedback has come into play for us so far. #indiegame

Link to full article ➡️ debu.gg/9

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 18

Isle of the Dragon is a quaint coastal town shaped by tides and trade, its bustling docks the pulse of daily life.

But past salt-stained stalls, a quiet unease clings to the corners: whispers hint of cults, corruption, and a legend the town was meant to forget. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 15

A new update is live in Voxile!

From improved object logic to more polished progression, our worlds just got a whole lot more dynamic, destructible, and creative. Give the new stuff a spin and let us know what you think! #indieGameDev #indiegame

Patch Notes 🔎 store.steampowered.com/news/app/228...

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 8

Curious how we go from blank canvas to playable area in Voxile?

Here’s one dev’s method to designing a detailed space from scratch, captured from their perspective in a sped-up timelapse. #indiegame #IndieGameDev #gamedev

Full video on YouTube ➡️ youtu.be/IzDaoFgSWzY

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 4

Something’s wrong beneath the town of Ooze Machina...

And it’s spreading. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #IndieGameDev

A screenshot from a voxel game featuring a beige town with a paved town square in daylight, with a few townspeople walking around.

A screenshot from a voxel game at night on the outside of a town, with lights along a path and a purple haze cast over the entire scene.

A screenshot from a voxel game featuring an industrial scene with glowing green, tall, bipedal ooze monsters scattered throughout.

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 25

We're looking for a World Designer to join our (fully remote) team! Help us build new worlds in Voxile, our FPS-RPG-Survival game built in a custom raytraced voxel game engine.

➡️ Job description + how to apply:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#hiring #indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · May 2

Surreal questy crafty voxelly FPS-RPG! 😁

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Work With Indies @workwithindies.com · Apr 30

The team at @voxraygames.bsky.social is hiring a Level Designer for VOXILE, an FPS-RPG-Survival game with a custom raytraced voxel engine.

🛰️ Remote, Contract
⚖️ Flexible hours
🗣️ English proficiency

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VoxRay Games is hiring a Level Designer

VoxRay Games is looking for a Level Designer to help us build amazing new worlds for a new FPS-RPG-Survival game.

www.workwithindies.com

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 30

Voxile is in this month's print issue of PC Gamer! 🎉

A bit of a surreal moment for the team - we're honored to see our indie game highlighted alongside so many other inspiring projects. A huge thanks to @pcgamer.com for the feature! #indiegame #IndieGameDev

Excerpt from PC Gamer reads:

VOXILE
Building a world, brick by brick

Voxels were once supposed to be the future of PC games, and yet somehow polygons still endure. Voxile combines voxels and ray-tracing in a way that sounds like it could melt your graphics card if turned up to high enough settings, and as a result looks very much like a copy of Minecraft that fell through a time portal from the year of our lord 2050.

Comparisons to Mojang’s somewhat popular title are inevitable, as the world of Voxile is made of blocks and it’s a survival game, but there’s a lot more shooting going on among the beautifully lit cubes here. Voxile is more of an exploration and combat game, with damage numbers erupting from creatures’ heads as you blast the voxels off them. There’s a plot too, a tale of mysterious ooze that’s transforming the terrain as it spreads across islands that differ in theme and in the game mechanics available on them.

Voxile looks amazing in motion, and its world editor means you may one day see ray-traced creations to rival those of Minecraft.

RELEASE: Out now (Early Access)

DEVELOPER: VoxRay Games, Inc.

PUBLISHER: VoxRay Games, Inc.

LINK: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2283580

Picture of this month's PC Gamer magazine cover.

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 25

We're looking for a World Designer to join our (fully remote) team! Help us build new worlds in Voxile, our FPS-RPG-Survival game built in a custom raytraced voxel game engine.

➡️ Job description + how to apply:
docs.google.com/document/d/1...

#hiring #indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 25

Latest physics pass! 🥊

We’ve been experimenting with making environments feel more natural and satisfying for players to interact with in Voxile.

Still early and very much a work in progress - let us know what you think so far! #indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

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Debug Magazine @debugmag.com · Apr 21

Now this one is something really special. Voxile from @voxraygames.bsky.social is a high quality Minecraft-like which has us seriously excited. Plus we've got a Q&A with developer Wouter Van Oortmerssen.

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 24

A new Patch Update has been released for Voxile:

🌍 New community-created worlds
🌴 New 'Lifton’s Rest' island
🔨 Crafting & materials progression rework
🎮 Gameplay & editor system updates
🐛 Bug fixes & improvements

Read the Patch Notes 🔎 bit.ly/VoxileUpdate1
#indieGameDev #indiegame #gamedev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 21

Rice to meet you! 🌾

Lead designer @benjapenguin.bsky.social cooked up this step-by-step demo showcasing how to make egg fried rice with Voxile’s crafting system. What should he try making next?

(Apologies to anyone watching this before lunch...)
#gamedev #indieGameDev #indiegame

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 19

You wear the badge now 🤠

You’re the new sheriff in Willow Creek, an idyllic Americana town in Voxile. Charming place, really—if you can ignore the cult activity, bad pasta, and jogger in briefs. #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #IndieGameDev

Screenshot from Voxile with ray traced voxel art style showing a town restaurant with outdoor seating, with the perspective from the street

Screenshot from Voxile with ray traced voxel art style showing a town scene of an empty street with buildings on each side.

Screenshot from Voxile with ray traced voxel art style showing the inside of a diner-themed restaurant with a waitress/hostess standing at the register to the right.

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 13

Crafting a new island from scratch, voxel by voxel 🏝️

Timelapse footage from Lifton’s Rest, a level-in-progress you’ll be able to play soon. Built with the same world editor you have access to with Voxile! #indiegame #IndieGameDev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 12

In the sun-scorched cliffs of the Great Basin, mystery awaits...

An ancient city’s secrets beckon, and its people look to you for help. What will you uncover? #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #IndieGameDev

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 10

Sneak-peek at some prototype physics 🥊

We’re testing new object interaction mechanics in Voxile: watch how the system responds much more naturally when objects are displaced or blocked.

Still a work-in-progress, but exciting to see it come together! #indiegame #IndieGameDev

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Benja ❤️ Videogames @benjapenguin.bsky.social · Apr 8

The enemies in Voxile are coming together in leaps and bounds, between sound design, animations, and behavioral improvements!

Can't wait to push these updates out to the players!

VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 8

Experimenting with some spooky sword combat ⚔️

Implemented new attack patterns with wind-up cues and sudden lunges - also trying out side-dodges for both the player and skeleton. #indiegame #IndieGameDev

(You can preview some fresh SFX + music in the video too!)

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 8

Experimenting with some spooky sword combat ⚔️

Implemented new attack patterns with wind-up cues and sudden lunges - also trying out side-dodges for both the player and skeleton. #indiegame #IndieGameDev

(You can preview some fresh SFX + music in the video too!)

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 1

🏅4th-6th (Steam Decks):
- "The Garden" by DanHues
- "Sharp Light" by Denislav
- Unnamed by Rat Queen

Congrats to the winners and a massive thanks to everyone who entered! All worlds will be available to try out tomorrow. #IndieGameDev #indiegames

A collage of images with 4th place by DanHues showcasing a detailed click tower with lots of trees in the forefront; in 5th place by Rat Queen shows a seaside coast with some cottages on the sides; and in 6th place by SharpLight is a zoomed out view of some small floating islands.

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VoxRay Games @voxraygames.bsky.social · Apr 1

We're beyond thrilled to announce the winners of Voxile's first ever Create-A-World Competition:

🥇1st ($2,500): "Isle of the Dragon" by Jeko
🥈2nd ($1,500): "Zombie Apocalypse" by Super Antonio
🥉3rd ($750): "Strange Rebirth" by laki29

(4th-6th place continued ⤵️) #indiegames #indiegamedev

A collage of three images with the first place by Jeko showcasing a beige/sand waterfront village helmed by a giant dragon statue; second place by Super Antonio showing an urban street with stalled cars and active zombies; and in third place by Laki29, a dark moss-covered room with warm overhead lighting.

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