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Johan Peitz - wishlist Icy Tower! @johanpeitz.com · 8d

📣 ICY TOWER IS COMING BACK
Stoked to announce that we're making a brand new Icy Tower game, ready for the 25th anniversary next year!

Check out the trailer, spread the news, and wishlist on Steam :D
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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 10d

Away Oct 1-6

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Sonic The Wereblog @sonichedgeblog.bsky.social · 14d

'The Spirit Engine DX' (Original Demo) by Aquellex
A premium remake of the original 2D, sidescrolling real-time RPG from 2003
https://sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showcase/the-spirit-engine-dx-sage-25-demo.2677/

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🔞 KURORAK (comms open!) @kurorak.com · 17d

in case you didn't know, i have a remix in this album! go check it out!!

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 17d

Anthropomorphosis, a 15-track breakcore album I wrote with a Game Boy 2 years ago, is going name-your-price for good. aquellex.bandcamp.com/album/anthro...

Anthropomorphosis, by Aquellex

17 track album

aquellex.bandcamp.com

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 17d

Anthropomorphosis, a 15-track breakcore album I wrote with a Game Boy 2 years ago, is going name-your-price for good. aquellex.bandcamp.com/album/anthro...

Anthropomorphosis, by Aquellex

17 track album

aquellex.bandcamp.com

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Aussiegrif @aussiegrif.bsky.social · 19d

The Spirit Engine is such an obscure gem these days. Young me loved the hell out of 1 and 2 back in the early 2000s.
Love to see old indie gems from a bygone era getting love decades later; this is the sort of remake/remaster work I live for

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 19d

SAGE 2025 is now live and I've uploaded a non-Steam demo of The Spirit Engine DX! www.sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

The Spirit Engine DX (SAGE '25 Demo)

Remake of realtime RPG from 2003

www.sonicfangameshq.com

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 19d

SAGE 2025 is now live and I've uploaded a non-Steam demo of The Spirit Engine DX! www.sonicfangameshq.com/forums/showc...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

The Spirit Engine DX (SAGE '25 Demo)

Remake of realtime RPG from 2003

www.sonicfangameshq.com

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Sonic Amateur Games Expo @sagexpo.org · 20d

SAGE 2025 HAS BEGUN! PLAY GAMES, RIDE THE AIR, AND DELVE INTO THE GEAR WITH US THIS WHOLE WEEK!

sagexpo.org/home

SAGE 2025

Sonic Amateur Games Expo

sagexpo.org

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · 23d

I'll be participating in this year's SAGE with The Spirit Engine DX!...what the heck is a strategy MMF game from 2003 doing in a Sonic festival!? 😜 Non-Steam demo out by then! store.steampowered.com/app/3424270/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Pixelated Pope @pixelatedpope.bsky.social · 29d

For those of you #gamemaker users curious about the order in which events generally execute each frame of your game.

(The Draw Gui Event has the instance_destroy() it)

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surasshu @surasshu.com · Sep 5

cant reveal the whole song yet but this lil drumloop has to be one of my favorites ive made in a while. nice to feel like there's still always something to learn

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最大分辨率默认图像 blower @blower.handskin.net · Sep 5

this thing

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 6

To be fair, I had been longing for a spiritual successor! But 20 years later, I figured no one else was going to step up to the task, so I took matters into my own hands 😅

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Tegiminis @tegiminis.bsky.social · Sep 3

Iconic early 00s indie game! Loved it when it came out. Definitely deserves more attention

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Hot Calc @hotcalc.bsky.social · Sep 3

I'm not familiar with this one, but you know me, I'm excited to see any 20+ year old game resurface.

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Jean vulgo Kei @keibadji.gamelodge.com.br · Sep 3

Véi, eu não lembrava o nome desse jogo mas vira e mexe lembrava dele, principalmente da trilha sonora.

fiquei feliz por finalmente lembrar o nome

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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digibo @digibo.bsky.social · Sep 3

OMG, just a glance at the paused video on my phone and I was "wait, is someone making a spritual (heh) successor to Spirit Engine?" before even seeing your username. Ohboi, ohboi, I love Spirit Engine, I am soo excited! 😍

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PAUL CONWAY @doomcube.bsky.social · Sep 3

I’m delighted to see this game resurfacing.

I worked with its creator, Mark, a long time ago in my first game art job. He’s a lovely talented guy.

This game and its sequel were (and still are) so polished and ambitious.

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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SprintingOwlDesigns @sprintingowl.bsky.social · Sep 3

There are so many incredibly good indie jrpgs. It's easy to miss some. But if you haven't played a Spirit Engine, you really, really want to give this one a look.

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Brandon Sheffield @brandon.insertcredit.com · Sep 3

"I didn't realize Mark was involved in this project" is a heck of a contextless quote to put in your trailer, I love it

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Christopher Searle @darkrula.bsky.social · Sep 2

A big thanks to Aquellex for contacting me about The Spirit Engine DX, and offering an early demo code so I could offer my first impressions on the day that demo goes live. Take a read to see what I think, then go check it out yourself. In brief, this is a game I'm keeping my eye on.

The Spirit Engine DX – First Impressions - DarkRula Media

Contacted by developer Aquellex, I got an early code for the demo of The Spirit Engine DX. This is my first impressions on the game, which are good.

home.darkrulamedia.uk

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surasshu @surasshu.com · Sep 2

this is really such an incredible relic of the past (that was decades ahead of its time imo), i highly recommend checking it out!

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 3

@caseyexplosion.bsky.social store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/... Demo just launched very recently! Should take about an hour to complete 👀

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Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

btw if you defeat The Hermit Mage and revisit Grundlekrunk's Lair and keep walking through into the wall on the right, you'll find a special Klik message! ;-)

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Jay Tholen @jaytholen.net · Sep 2

Legendary game. Still fresh imo. I'll probably be streaming this next week.

Aquellex | The Spirit Engine DX @aquellex.ws · Sep 2

The Spirit Engine DX's demo has been released right now! An unfairly forgotten realtime RPG from 2003 gets resurrected 22 years later!

store.steampowered.com/app/3689900/...

#gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #rpg #jrpg #GameMaker

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