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Tactus on Steam
A rhythm-based dungeon crawler with authentic retro charm. Explore mysterious ruins, find powerful weapons, and slay to the beat. Designed and built for the original NES, playable on Steam with modern...
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If you'll pardon a bit of shameless self-promotion, Tactus is now available for wishlisting on Steam! 🎉 Digital copies will also include an NES ROM, compatible with modern emulators and dev carts.
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
If you'll pardon a bit of shameless self-promotion, Tactus is now available for wishlisting on Steam! 🎉 Digital copies will also include an NES ROM, compatible with modern emulators and dev carts.
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
Tactus on Steam
A rhythm-based dungeon crawler with authentic retro charm. Explore mysterious ruins, find powerful weapons, and slay to the beat. Designed and built for the original NES, playable on Steam with modern...
store.steampowered.com
January 22, 2026 at 2:37 PM
If you'll pardon a bit of shameless self-promotion, Tactus is now available for wishlisting on Steam! 🎉 Digital copies will also include an NES ROM, compatible with modern emulators and dev carts.
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
"Wishlist Now!", "Tell your friends", other clichés, etc!
store.steampowered.com/app/4129270/...
Playtesting revealed that damaging hits weren't obviously successful-looking enough. I realized I can repurpose the coin system to also handle these bouncy damage indicators. Now, if you don't defeat a foe outright, you can see how much damage your (possibly buffed) attack did. #gamedev #nes
January 19, 2026 at 12:07 PM
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The results for the #SuperMAGFest2026 Indie Retro Showcase winners are here! 🏆
🔊 Best Sound Design: Tactus by Phonorail LLC
🎨 Best Art Direction: Wicked Plague by Locus Motion
🕹️ Best Gameplay: The Adventures of Panzer: Frontiers by Pixel Craft
🎮 Best in Show: Light from Within by Atarath Games
🔊 Best Sound Design: Tactus by Phonorail LLC
🎨 Best Art Direction: Wicked Plague by Locus Motion
🕹️ Best Gameplay: The Adventures of Panzer: Frontiers by Pixel Craft
🎮 Best in Show: Light from Within by Atarath Games
January 13, 2026 at 11:32 PM
The results for the #SuperMAGFest2026 Indie Retro Showcase winners are here! 🏆
🔊 Best Sound Design: Tactus by Phonorail LLC
🎨 Best Art Direction: Wicked Plague by Locus Motion
🕹️ Best Gameplay: The Adventures of Panzer: Frontiers by Pixel Craft
🎮 Best in Show: Light from Within by Atarath Games
🔊 Best Sound Design: Tactus by Phonorail LLC
🎨 Best Art Direction: Wicked Plague by Locus Motion
🕹️ Best Gameplay: The Adventures of Panzer: Frontiers by Pixel Craft
🎮 Best in Show: Light from Within by Atarath Games
I'm set up at #MAGFest 2026! Come find me at Indie Retro. Mega shoutouts to @megacatstudios.bsky.social, setup was a breeze. There's tons of other awesome games here too. Excited, nervous... emotions, yes!
January 8, 2026 at 3:24 PM
I'm set up at #MAGFest 2026! Come find me at Indie Retro. Mega shoutouts to @megacatstudios.bsky.social, setup was a breeze. There's tons of other awesome games here too. Excited, nervous... emotions, yes!
I am in awe. @provolonecinco.com absolutely knocked this out of the park. Tactus officially has key #art! I'm scrambling to get the Steam page through review, and trying to get this printed in time for #Magfest. Did you know Tactus will be at MAGFest 2026? Come find me at Indie Retro. :D
#indiedev
#indiedev
January 4, 2026 at 12:22 PM
I am in awe. @provolonecinco.com absolutely knocked this out of the park. Tactus officially has key #art! I'm scrambling to get the Steam page through review, and trying to get this printed in time for #Magfest. Did you know Tactus will be at MAGFest 2026? Come find me at Indie Retro. :D
#indiedev
#indiedev
The slime is one of the oldest enemies in this game. Three years ago, targeting 64 kB compo constraints, one "look to camera" pose was acceptable. Today I decided to overhaul the artwork and give all slimes "lookahead" powers. Hopefully they're now much easier to predict. #pixelart #gamedev #nes
December 18, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Decided to take an old bassline sketch and noodle over it yesterday... and it very rapidly evolved into a whole thing. This is already working in-engine! Here's the "cave" variant, with extra echo and wider duty cycles. ... at some point I have to name these, don't I? #chiptune #nes
December 14, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Now that the event is done, I can show off this quick #15seconds trailer for my indie game, Tactus! You can play the demo over at zeta0134.itch.io/tactus. It was fun trying to capture the essence of the game in such a short runtime. If you're also a #gamedev, why not give it a try?
December 14, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Now that the event is done, I can show off this quick #15seconds trailer for my indie game, Tactus! You can play the demo over at zeta0134.itch.io/tactus. It was fun trying to capture the essence of the game in such a short runtime. If you're also a #gamedev, why not give it a try?
Good grief, there are so many surprisingly high quality indie showings in here. I was not prepared for this much polish. What a fun idea! (My own game may or may not be in here. :D) #15seconds #gamedev #indie
December 14, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Good grief, there are so many surprisingly high quality indie showings in here. I was not prepared for this much polish. What a fun idea! (My own game may or may not be in here. :D) #15seconds #gamedev #indie
New graphics are drawn and working in-game. I present the *Combat Anchor.* Gosh it's HEAVY! Drag it behind you to catch foes giving chase, then charge it up and SLAM it down in front of you for massive damage. Tricky to use, but quite powerful in the right hands. #gamedev #nes #pixelart
November 27, 2025 at 12:59 AM
How to summarize this fix... ermh. For "racing the beam" reasons, dialog splits weren't quite finished before the top-of-screen split got drawn. To fix it? Add an extra invisible split that does nothing, but which gives dialog time to finish processing. Bug squashed, yes! #nes #gamedev
November 25, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I'm pleased to report that Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo controllers (on PC), along with NES, SNES, and PowerPad controllers (on NES) are all ... mostly supported! (xbox+SDL2 on MacOS specifically is misbehaving.) This was so VERY tedious. But it's nearly done! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #nes
November 23, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I'm pleased to report that Xbox, Playstation, and Nintendo controllers (on PC), along with NES, SNES, and PowerPad controllers (on NES) are all ... mostly supported! (xbox+SDL2 on MacOS specifically is misbehaving.) This was so VERY tedious. But it's nearly done! #gamedev #screenshotsaturday #nes
Currently wrangling the finer points of controller standards. Check it out though: I can detect the controller type and display the appropriate glyphs! It feels... so odd for my #nes game to display #playstation buttons in the interface, but it matches the controller, so... it does. #gamedev
November 16, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Currently wrangling the finer points of controller standards. Check it out though: I can detect the controller type and display the appropriate glyphs! It feels... so odd for my #nes game to display #playstation buttons in the interface, but it matches the controller, so... it does. #gamedev
I'm so excited to finally be able to demo Tactus in person at #SuperMAGFest2026! This will be the game's first public showing, so come on by and Slay to the Beat!
Shoutouts also to @frankengraphics.bsky.social and the rest of the Halcyon team! That game looks *rad* and you should check them out!
Shoutouts also to @frankengraphics.bsky.social and the rest of the Halcyon team! That game looks *rad* and you should check them out!
The #SuperMAGFest2026 Indie Retro Homebrew Showcase FINALISTS are locked in, and the lineup is next-level amazing. Which game title are you excited about? 🎮
Check them out: bit.ly/MCSMFIR2026F...
Check them out: bit.ly/MCSMFIR2026F...
November 12, 2025 at 4:46 PM
I'm so excited to finally be able to demo Tactus in person at #SuperMAGFest2026! This will be the game's first public showing, so come on by and Slay to the Beat!
Shoutouts also to @frankengraphics.bsky.social and the rest of the Halcyon team! That game looks *rad* and you should check them out!
Shoutouts also to @frankengraphics.bsky.social and the rest of the Halcyon team! That game looks *rad* and you should check them out!
Here's a fun polish-y detail. When a bomb explodes, I need to scroll the playfield 3 pixels "up" for screen shake. But there isn't any valid data "underneath" the playfield to draw. To avoid glitchy tiles, we use extra scroll splits to repeat the last scanline instead. Problem solved! #nes #gamedev
November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Added a new accessibility feature after getting some feedback from playtesters: high contrast mode! This forces the floor color to always be $0F (black) even in rooms that would otherwise be fully lit. It's also great if you just prefer that classic NES aesthetic. #accessibility #pixelart #nes
October 23, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Added a new accessibility feature after getting some feedback from playtesters: high contrast mode! This forces the floor color to always be $0F (black) even in rooms that would otherwise be fully lit. It's also great if you just prefer that classic NES aesthetic. #accessibility #pixelart #nes
Today in especially cursed input methods, I am pleased to present working Power Pad support for my #nes game Tactus. Like other entries in the rhythm-based roguelike genre, it is **remarkably** difficult to play like this. Ermh... enjoy? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
October 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Today in especially cursed input methods, I am pleased to present working Power Pad support for my #nes game Tactus. Like other entries in the rhythm-based roguelike genre, it is **remarkably** difficult to play like this. Ermh... enjoy? #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
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i can finally say that the steam page for my game Ricochet Raven is FINALLY UP!!!
#indiedev #indiegame #plswishlisthankyou
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#indiedev #indiegame #plswishlisthankyou
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Ricochet Raven on Steam
Ricochet Raven is a fast paced side scrolling roguelike where you can only attack by deflecting enemy projectiles back at them! upgrade your deflection abilities by acquiring upgrade feathers as you m...
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September 28, 2025 at 2:21 PM
i can finally say that the steam page for my game Ricochet Raven is FINALLY UP!!!
#indiedev #indiegame #plswishlisthankyou
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#indiedev #indiegame #plswishlisthankyou
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🌈I've been working on the NES Rainbow mapper a lot lately, trying to squeeze a bit more features and fixing some issues. I also ported it for the Everdrive N8 Pro so everyone can now play with it on their computer with Mesen2 or with their NES! So if anyone is curious, links are below...
September 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
🌈I've been working on the NES Rainbow mapper a lot lately, trying to squeeze a bit more features and fixing some issues. I also ported it for the Everdrive N8 Pro so everyone can now play with it on their computer with Mesen2 or with their NES! So if anyone is curious, links are below...
Sometimes it's the little things that take all the time. Today that was adapting these title splash screens for widescreen, so they don't awkwardly cut off at the edge of a 4:3 boundary. SDL2 and set_color_mod got the custom palettes working... hopefully. I need to run tests! #gamedev #sdl
September 21, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Working on the HUD for the PC build, which has to be totally rearranged. Today I got particles working! That's tricker than it sounds since the NES's 256x240 canvas is still mostly running the show. Particles cheat, and are drawn by SDL2 directly to maintain the illusion. #gamedev #nes #rust
September 20, 2025 at 11:53 PM