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Cloaked Games ❌👑
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I make epic fantasy indie games! https://cloakedgames.itch.io/
Arcanaclysm, Daughter of Dreams, The Last Librarian.
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SHAW! #Halloween #Silksong
Me as Hornet, red cloak, mask, and needle.
November 1, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Many years ago I found this taped to a telephone pole and I still think about it like once a month.
A sheet of lined notebook paper taped to a pole, with rough handwritten text: "ROBIN SEHMEL (BIRD) / YOUR FAVORITE CONFDIENTIAL INFORMANT :D"
October 12, 2025 at 12:34 AM
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(WIP) The Great Spellblade of Kaithenea, Battlemage Emperor

Every key item is designed with a memorable location. Since Arcanaclysm is an item randomizer, the player needs to be able to remember where key items were in previous runs.

#gamedev #pixelart #gamemaker #indiedev #fantasy
A huge sword (like big as a tree) embedded in the ground, etched with glowing magenta runes. There are several smaller swords in an arrangement around the Spellblade, and a bush with yellow berries at its base.
July 30, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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For no particular reason, I am making an epic fantasy game about holding self-proclaimed gods accountable for destroying the world. This art I made last night is one of the first scenes I imagined when I started writing Arcanaclysm.

#gamedev #indiedev #fantasy #conceptart #art
Ink marker art of a shattering sky of green stained glass. There are dark trees in the foreground.
March 18, 2025 at 5:36 PM
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In a brilliant innovation, #Arcanaclysm now has FIVE (5) item hotkey slots for easy access to all your immediate item needs! This is a 500% increase compared to certain AAA competitors!

#gamedev #indiedev #GameMaker #EchoesOfWisdom
A screenshot of a prototype inventory with five equipment slots. (They are bound to ZXCVB, 1-5, and/or L XYB and R). It's quite simple, really. *cough*
March 12, 2025 at 7:52 PM
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I just woke up so I facepalmed on some of the programming ones I got wrong. 😭
Results: General 8/9, Programming 31/38, Lore 10/13
January 26, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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BUT you can spawn an ungodly albeit finite number of bees and no compiler or god or otherwise can tell you no.
A game screenshot of a character surrounded by dozens of huge bee hives and several dozen giant bees.
January 23, 2025 at 7:44 PM
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Often, evil game design lures the human spirit into the depths of depravity. And then the compiler spoils the fun, saying "no, you CANNOT spawn *infinite* bees--knock it off!" 😔

#gamemaker #programming
A GameMaker error reporting a recursion depth failure/infinite loop, caused by a beehive spawning more beehives spawning more beehives...
January 23, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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The biggest improvement I saw was every matchup *against* Terran which I actively practiced since it was so bad at the start. The spike in TvT was when I started opening 2-3 Barracks and building *way* more bio.
Graph of my percent winrate against Terran. Each matchup starting below 25% and improving to around 50%. Terran vs Terran has an especially large spike after 120 matches.
December 1, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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My winrates as each race improved as I practiced. Zerg is my main, and it shows. Protoss and Terran approached 50% once I adapted my playstyle. (Note: this is deceptive as win percent is cumulative).
Graph of percent winrate playing as each race. Gradual improvement in each matchup. Terran and Protoss start around 30% and reach 45%, and Zerg is much higher starting at 50% and reaching 65%.
December 1, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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I played a lot of ranked #StarCraft2 (as Random) the last two weeks, and decided to track my stats for fun. Hovered in Gold for a while until hitting my stride around 100 matches. I am currently on an epic win streak.
Graph of MMR vs Total Matches. Zigzags between 2600-2700 until 100 matches, then skyrockets near 2900 at 140 matches.
December 1, 2024 at 10:41 PM
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Art for Drifter, the main character of Arcanaclysm! Drifter was a scholar of magic who devoted his career to studying the nature of godhood. Now he is on the hunt--determined to hold the gods accountable for destroying the world.

#pixelart #gamedev #indiedev
Various pixelart of Drifter. Drifter wears an angular green scholar cloak, with a polished emerald clasp. He wears a matching hat, with a brilliant emerald feather. He keeps his long blonde hair in a braid that falls over his left shoulder.
December 1, 2024 at 8:52 PM
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Planty the Potted Plant from Phineas and Ferb
November 21, 2024 at 9:54 PM
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I was poking at a backburner QoL update for The Last Librarian and I sorta maybe accidentally got wrapped up in adding an item randomizer too. 😅 (Here's my map!)
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker #thelastlibrarian
The overworld map of The Last Librarian with a color coded graph drawn over it showing all the connections, item locations, and required items.
November 9, 2024 at 11:25 PM
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Quick #Halloween pixel pumpkin.
Small pixel art jack-o-lantern on a green background.
October 30, 2024 at 7:15 PM
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Added these crab things hiding under rocks! A perfect enemy for a character equipped with a hammer. Breaking its rock will stun it and make it run away.

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker #arcanaclysm
October 25, 2024 at 6:44 PM
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My procgen broke...
An empty void with a bunch of random objects everywhere including slimes, bushes, hearts, rocks, trees, stumps...
October 23, 2024 at 10:32 PM
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I like to do design on paper with each draft increasing in detail. Sometimes I use pen so I don't get too perfectionistic. 😅 Here's some of my maps for the first area! 📝

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker #arcanaclysm
A pen sketch of a campsite area. A grid view of the area, and some letters indicating items. A detailed grid view of the area showing the path the player takes through the level.
October 19, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Some latest screenshots from the Realmwilds!
The foliage is procedurally generated.
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #gamemaker
A peninsula over the Voidsea (stars). A fortified area on a hill. A stump with a rusty axe left in it.
October 18, 2024 at 3:56 PM