Brianna Townsend
@brianna.town
✨ C/C++ developer✨ she/her ✨ creator of unfinished video games ✨
Creating and blogging about Chronicles IV: Ebonheim, a tactical Ultima/Rogue-like built solo with a custom engine
Wishlist today! https://chrongame.com
https://brianna.town
Creating and blogging about Chronicles IV: Ebonheim, a tactical Ultima/Rogue-like built solo with a custom engine
Wishlist today! https://chrongame.com
https://brianna.town
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Brianna Townsend
@brianna.town
· Aug 4
Chronicles IV: Ebonheim is a classic dungeon-crawling CRPG with a non-procedural world, nuanced character building, and brutal, turn-based tactical combat.
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
It's cringe that they kept trying to make a better dragon quest than 2
November 16, 2025 at 12:21 AM
It's cringe that they kept trying to make a better dragon quest than 2
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they should make a pico-8 game that kills you
November 15, 2025 at 4:18 PM
they should make a pico-8 game that kills you
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I'm seeing variants of "ah but today's gamers just don't have attention spans so we sort of have to-" rolled out earnestly so
No. You can let those players fail. The AAA conception of handholding is silly. There's huge genres that don't do it.
You just have a bad manager making you do dumb things.
No. You can let those players fail. The AAA conception of handholding is silly. There's huge genres that don't do it.
You just have a bad manager making you do dumb things.
November 14, 2025 at 10:29 PM
I'm seeing variants of "ah but today's gamers just don't have attention spans so we sort of have to-" rolled out earnestly so
No. You can let those players fail. The AAA conception of handholding is silly. There's huge genres that don't do it.
You just have a bad manager making you do dumb things.
No. You can let those players fail. The AAA conception of handholding is silly. There's huge genres that don't do it.
You just have a bad manager making you do dumb things.
Im worried that people who arent going to like my game arent going to like it so Im going to pivot to making it the most obnoxious smoothed-over fucking nonsense in hopes of getting those people on board.
November 14, 2025 at 8:11 PM
Im worried that people who arent going to like my game arent going to like it so Im going to pivot to making it the most obnoxious smoothed-over fucking nonsense in hopes of getting those people on board.
at least im not in that cubicle with phil
November 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
at least im not in that cubicle with phil
just my opinion but for me personally I do not think that the new metroid looks very good
November 14, 2025 at 5:38 PM
just my opinion but for me personally I do not think that the new metroid looks very good
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#WishlistWednesday is for people who get excited about accidental immolation
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#WishlistWednesday is for people who get excited about accidental immolation
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
I was going to announce three new gaming hardware products today but I can't now 🙄
November 12, 2025 at 8:20 PM
I was going to announce three new gaming hardware products today but I can't now 🙄
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I've been working on this short experience in the dark for a while now, so here it is. You can play it next week (the 19th) or if you just can't wait you can sign up for our newsletter on our website and you can play Right Now +
Either way, check out the trailer here:
Either way, check out the trailer here:
Explore the Experience of RUIN! The first chapter of our legendary IP. As a celebration of the 35th anniversary of the original release, we've faithfully recreated the Original RUIN so you can experience the experience on Your Device, Your Way.
November 12, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I've been working on this short experience in the dark for a while now, so here it is. You can play it next week (the 19th) or if you just can't wait you can sign up for our newsletter on our website and you can play Right Now +
Either way, check out the trailer here:
Either way, check out the trailer here:
#WishlistWednesday is for people who get excited about accidental immolation
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
November 12, 2025 at 4:40 PM
#WishlistWednesday is for people who get excited about accidental immolation
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
Wishlist Chronicles IV on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #roguelike #ultima #steam
what about roguelikes. where you are like a rogue.
what about schlooters. where you schloot.
what about schlooters. where you schloot.
November 12, 2025 at 4:18 PM
what about roguelikes. where you are like a rogue.
what about schlooters. where you schloot.
what about schlooters. where you schloot.
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Glad everybody had fun wi the your little sky thing. I was grinding and getting my money up but that’s just me.
November 12, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Glad everybody had fun wi the your little sky thing. I was grinding and getting my money up but that’s just me.
My life's ambition is for a gamer to get so frustrated with how awesome my game is that they leave a negative steam review
November 12, 2025 at 2:11 PM
My life's ambition is for a gamer to get so frustrated with how awesome my game is that they leave a negative steam review
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Princess Maker 2 // Gainax // PC-98
November 10, 2025 at 4:00 AM
Princess Maker 2 // Gainax // PC-98
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So my ascii engine has a big-text mode, and you can get some really lovely effects overlappings glyphs. So far in Grist i've been pretty strictly authentic to the "could it run in a genuine terminal?" ethos. But artistically, I think I'd like to explore these possibilities more.
November 9, 2025 at 2:52 AM
So my ascii engine has a big-text mode, and you can get some really lovely effects overlappings glyphs. So far in Grist i've been pretty strictly authentic to the "could it run in a genuine terminal?" ethos. But artistically, I think I'd like to explore these possibilities more.
November 7, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Hey #PitchYaGame, here's Sigil of Kings:
🌍 Explore a huge procedural world in vibrant 16-bit pixel art
⚔️ Conquer deadly dungeons with might, magic & cunning
👑 Complete quests, ascend guild ranks, shape city fates
💀 Make your mark in a living, breathing world. Or perish!
👉 Wishlist on Steam (link 👇)
🌍 Explore a huge procedural world in vibrant 16-bit pixel art
⚔️ Conquer deadly dungeons with might, magic & cunning
👑 Complete quests, ascend guild ranks, shape city fates
💀 Make your mark in a living, breathing world. Or perish!
👉 Wishlist on Steam (link 👇)
November 7, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame, here's Sigil of Kings:
🌍 Explore a huge procedural world in vibrant 16-bit pixel art
⚔️ Conquer deadly dungeons with might, magic & cunning
👑 Complete quests, ascend guild ranks, shape city fates
💀 Make your mark in a living, breathing world. Or perish!
👉 Wishlist on Steam (link 👇)
🌍 Explore a huge procedural world in vibrant 16-bit pixel art
⚔️ Conquer deadly dungeons with might, magic & cunning
👑 Complete quests, ascend guild ranks, shape city fates
💀 Make your mark in a living, breathing world. Or perish!
👉 Wishlist on Steam (link 👇)
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Hey #PitchYaGame, Chico's Rebound is a creative breakout game where your "paddle" is a chipmunk who can dash, dive, and tail-whip!
In between block breaking, you'll be exploring a mysterious tower and solving puzzles!
Wishlist it on Steam today
store.steampowered.com/app/3139060/...
#indiegames
In between block breaking, you'll be exploring a mysterious tower and solving puzzles!
Wishlist it on Steam today
store.steampowered.com/app/3139060/...
#indiegames
November 7, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame, Chico's Rebound is a creative breakout game where your "paddle" is a chipmunk who can dash, dive, and tail-whip!
In between block breaking, you'll be exploring a mysterious tower and solving puzzles!
Wishlist it on Steam today
store.steampowered.com/app/3139060/...
#indiegames
In between block breaking, you'll be exploring a mysterious tower and solving puzzles!
Wishlist it on Steam today
store.steampowered.com/app/3139060/...
#indiegames
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Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a Quake-like retro FPS with steampunk weapons, Lovecraftian monsters, and crazy time and gravity distortions!
Wishlist KOOK: store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
Wishlist KOOK: store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
November 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame! I'm making a Quake-like retro FPS with steampunk weapons, Lovecraftian monsters, and crazy time and gravity distortions!
Wishlist KOOK: store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
Wishlist KOOK: store.steampowered.com/app/2329690/...
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#pitchyagame a fighting game where you play as cryptids like Mothman, Flatwoods Monster, Chupacabra, etc, that takes a lot of inspiration from games like Guilty Gear and Melty Blood to name a couple
November 7, 2025 at 4:07 PM
#pitchyagame a fighting game where you play as cryptids like Mothman, Flatwoods Monster, Chupacabra, etc, that takes a lot of inspiration from games like Guilty Gear and Melty Blood to name a couple
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Factory 95 is an automation game set in Windows 95 where you make PowerPoint Factories
#pitchyagame
#pitchyagame
November 7, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Factory 95 is an automation game set in Windows 95 where you make PowerPoint Factories
#pitchyagame
#pitchyagame
Hey #PitchYaGame! Chronicles IV: Ebonheim is a classic dungeon-crawling CRPG with a non-procedural world, nuanced character building, and brutal, turn-based tactical combat.
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Hey #PitchYaGame! Chronicles IV: Ebonheim is a classic dungeon-crawling CRPG with a non-procedural world, nuanced character building, and brutal, turn-based tactical combat.
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
Wishlist today at store.steampowered.com/app/3919080/...
#indiegames #sologamedev #ultima #roguelike #gamedev
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Recently I released #Barbarians for #msdos. This release was for the #DOSember Game Jam, a 3-month game jam for MS-DOS preceding the month-long DOSember streaming event for 2025. cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #gamedev
November 7, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Recently I released #Barbarians for #msdos. This release was for the #DOSember Game Jam, a 3-month game jam for MS-DOS preceding the month-long DOSember streaming event for 2025. cyningstan.itch.io/barbarians-dos #gamedev