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caesuric
@caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
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I make videogames and board games!

Working on Vortex Siege, a cooperative CCG-roguelike game with town management elements.

Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/Vortex_Siege/
Free demo here: https://caesuric.itch.io/vortex-siege
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caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Been silent for a little bit. Working on stuff that's not too exciting to show -- polishing up small things and fixing bugs. Preparing for a public playtest on Steam! I'll post here when it's ready.

#indiedev #gamedev
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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frogmageudon.bsky.social
Frogmageddon... TODAY!!!
BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam
November 6, 2025 at 5:01 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Added card highlighting on hover for the combat log in Vortex Siege. #indiedev #gamedev
October 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Working on a combat history log for Vortex Siege (in the top left). #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
A collectible card game style battlefield with a history log of actions taken in the top left corner, showing icons and card illustrations to depict what happened.
October 11, 2025 at 2:15 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Added a new mage tower attack effect to Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social

#indiedev #gamedev
October 4, 2025 at 3:55 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Added new portal effects to the town map for Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social

#indiedev #gamedev
October 4, 2025 at 2:55 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
ALSO also working on a visual effect for when cards are stolen!!

#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
September 14, 2025 at 12:01 AM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
ALSO working on a healing effect!!

#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 9:01 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Working on a mass card destruction effect for Vortex Siege!

#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 6:03 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Working on a new card destruction effect for Vortex Siege!

Check it out on Steam! buff.ly/ftFrUIy

#indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 2:55 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Continuing to improve my new victory animation!

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday
August 23, 2025 at 2:55 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Working on a new victory animation for Vortex Siege! Every time you defeat an enemy, you get to pick a card from their deck.

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday
August 22, 2025 at 1:55 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Just created a new trailer for Vortex Siege! youtu.be/PhzcWCHkuuA

Check it out, and wishlist on Steam if you're interested. 😅
store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/...

#indiedev #gamedev
Vortex Siege Trailer
YouTube video by Lazy Scrivener Games
youtu.be
August 20, 2025 at 9:36 AM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Just upgraded my project from Unity 2022 to Unity 6, and it's going WAAAAAAAAY better than expected.

#gamedev #indiedev
August 17, 2025 at 12:39 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Working on a new layout and visuals for the town mode in Vortex Siege. The green circles will eventually be replaced by adjusting the grooves in the actual floor on the background image. Thoughts?

#indiedev #gamedev
August 13, 2025 at 2:56 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Started adding more random events to Vortex Siege!

#indiedev #gamedev
A game window describing an event wherein the player is trapped in a chamber and must press one of two buttons labeled "Trade" or "Train."
July 21, 2025 at 10:34 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Added some new cards to my game for the first time in months!

#indiedev #gamedev
A game card called Vigilant Vanguard with the ability "When an opponent plays a minion, this minion attacks." A game card called Siphon Power with the text "Target minion gets +X attack and +X defense, where X is your opponent's current remaining energy."
July 20, 2025 at 11:52 AM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Massively reduced player health in Vortex Siege and added a slight healing factor after each battle instead.

Just wasn't getting that "every point of health matters" feeling CCGs should give. This way you CAN get wiped out by any enemy encounter, but mostly won't.

#indiedev #gamedev
July 6, 2025 at 12:59 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
I was playtesting Vortex Siege yesterday and had a moment where I was like "damn, this is starting to look pretty decent." It's exciting just to see so many different card illustrations on screen at the same time.

#indiedev #gamedev
A digital collectible card game user interface, showing a player avatar, a hand of cards in the bottom center, a deck of cards at the bottom right, and a discard pile in the bottom left. On the left side of the field is an energy meter. In the center are a variety of small cards with different illustrations. The enemy avatar and energy are shown at the top of the screen.
July 1, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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bajathefrog.social
@tinymassgames.bsky.social has completed another season and with it - another round of releases!
tinymassgames.itch.io

Here's a little thread of the games that released as part of our latest season - Season 10! 🧵

#GameDev #IndieDev
Tiny Mass Games
tinymassgames.itch.io
June 19, 2025 at 9:58 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Been spending a bunch of time cleaning up Vortex Siege's combat UI. Made the entire hand visible under most circumstances. I moved the player avatar to the left, and put the deck and discard on either side of the hand.

I probably need to put the enemy avatar to the side too...

#indiedev #gamedev
Screenshot of a digital CCG style card game, with a hand of cards visible at the bottom of the screen, a player avatar and energy readout at the left, and the enemy's play area at the top.
June 18, 2025 at 1:05 AM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Haven't posted much recently, but I just fixed an ultra-annoying and difficult to reproduce game bug today and I feel great about it.

#indiedev #gamedev
June 18, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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ulfsire.bsky.social
current state of Path of Achra, discord member getting to floor 4000 and seeing enemies like this

I think integer limit will crash the game soon, I did not build in safeguards
May 19, 2025 at 7:14 PM
caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com
Looking to hire additional artists for Vortex Siege, a small indie game in the digital CCG roguelite deckbuilder genre. Hoping for artists that can match the existing art style. Please DM if interested and boost if you know someone who might be!

Link in profile.

#indiedev #gamedev #hiring #artists
Screenshot of a projectile firing from one card to another in a digital CCG. Screenshot of a web-like network map of a walled town. A card game battlefield with two lines of cards, a player hand, and an enemy hand.
May 13, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Reposted by caesuric
dinosaursssssss.bsky.social
More noodling on this survival buildy thing; been a minute since I did any shader work in Unity, this is a quick shader that draws the grid + highlights current tile
May 10, 2025 at 2:06 AM