Esa Kylli
@esakylli.bsky.social
Code loving indie gamedev. A child of the C64/Amiga era.
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Esa Kylli
@esakylli.bsky.social
· Nov 7
#PitchYaGame
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
January 10, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Last year, I started prototyping a fantasy console, but didn't really get it off the ground the way I'd hoped. This year, I want to really make some headway, and move from prototyping to start working on it properly.
I've named it "Pixie Game System"
I've named it "Pixie Game System"
January 4, 2026 at 12:47 PM
Last year, I started prototyping a fantasy console, but didn't really get it off the ground the way I'd hoped. This year, I want to really make some headway, and move from prototyping to start working on it properly.
I've named it "Pixie Game System"
I've named it "Pixie Game System"
December 20, 2025 at 1:38 PM
This 👇 Love it 🤩
New setup in progress for my goa/psy trance live act Nyklat. More fun, more room for improvisation and juicier sounds! #synthsky #eurorack #modularsynth
December 20, 2025 at 12:21 PM
This 👇 Love it 🤩
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Forklift certified giraffe! Vehicular 3D platformer-ish. Demo out on Steam now! #TeaseYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3172570/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3172570/...
December 16, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Forklift certified giraffe! Vehicular 3D platformer-ish. Demo out on Steam now! #TeaseYaGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3172570/...
store.steampowered.com/app/3172570/...
December 13, 2025 at 12:53 PM
December 6, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16!
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
December 1, 2025 at 6:05 PM
The 4th annual #TurnBasedThursdayFest will be March 9-16!
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
Hundreds of excellent games & discounts on Steam, Let's Plays & giveaways, & our first ever Featured Reveals trailer showcase!
Help us spread the word? ❤️🔃
Developer & content creator signups are open, 🔗 in replies 👇
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A behind the scenes look at how I turn pixel art into animated 3D meshes for my game Reconfigure 🎨
#godot #aseprite
#godot #aseprite
Pixel Art 3D Door with Godot and Aseprite
YouTube video by Antti Tiihonen
youtu.be
November 25, 2025 at 11:06 AM
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I just released a new demo-build of my tactical turn-based game (with new terrain-generation/graphics and reworked enemy-AI).
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
Troop vs Troop on Steam
Tactical turn-based combat in WW2. Lead U.S. infantry, tanks, and artillery through procedurally generated battlefields. Use cover and clever tactics to outmaneuver German forces.
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I just released a new demo-build of my tactical turn-based game (with new terrain-generation/graphics and reworked enemy-AI).
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
I just released a new demo-build of my tactical turn-based game (with new terrain-generation/graphics and reworked enemy-AI).
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
Troop vs Troop on Steam
Tactical turn-based combat in WW2. Lead U.S. infantry, tanks, and artillery through procedurally generated battlefields. Use cover and clever tactics to outmaneuver German forces.
store.steampowered.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I just released a new demo-build of my tactical turn-based game (with new terrain-generation/graphics and reworked enemy-AI).
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
RT's appreciated
#indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
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🚨 SALE ALERT 🚨 For a limited time my thinky puzzle game costs less than a can of tuna! With 98% positive reviews, people like it more than canned fish, too!
store.steampowered.com/app/1068460/...
Also available on iOS and Android but it costs about 2 cans there.
store.steampowered.com/app/1068460/...
Also available on iOS and Android but it costs about 2 cans there.
Save 85% on Stuffo the Puzzle Bot on Steam
A laid-back but smart puzzle game. Stuffo is the last remaining puzzle bot stuck in a world filled with bite-sized brain-teasers. Help Stuffo to solve the mind-bending puzzles by using various blocks ...
store.steampowered.com
November 18, 2025 at 8:05 AM
🚨 SALE ALERT 🚨 For a limited time my thinky puzzle game costs less than a can of tuna! With 98% positive reviews, people like it more than canned fish, too!
store.steampowered.com/app/1068460/...
Also available on iOS and Android but it costs about 2 cans there.
store.steampowered.com/app/1068460/...
Also available on iOS and Android but it costs about 2 cans there.
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Starting to get pretty happy with the crane physics. 🏗️
November 14, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Starting to get pretty happy with the crane physics. 🏗️
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What if I told you there's a kit with 62 modular clothing models to create your own characters?
All textured, rigged and ready to use!
This kit, along with all my other fantasy sets are 25% off!
itch.io/s/167495/fan...
#gamedev #indiedev
All textured, rigged and ready to use!
This kit, along with all my other fantasy sets are 25% off!
itch.io/s/167495/fan...
#gamedev #indiedev
November 14, 2025 at 11:14 PM
What if I told you there's a kit with 62 modular clothing models to create your own characters?
All textured, rigged and ready to use!
This kit, along with all my other fantasy sets are 25% off!
itch.io/s/167495/fan...
#gamedev #indiedev
All textured, rigged and ready to use!
This kit, along with all my other fantasy sets are 25% off!
itch.io/s/167495/fan...
#gamedev #indiedev
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Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
Code is Just — The Compiled Edition
A record of the British home computer revolution — and my place in it. First told live on Twitter in 2021, now compiled, complete, and yours to keep.Code is Just began as a live Twitter thread in 2021...
1720541891659.gumroad.com
October 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Code is Just, all three seasons, as heavily requested, is finally out in a compiled PDF and ePub for easy reading. Price is whatever is reasonable for you, including zero. 1720541891659.gumroad.com/l/qkali
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My #godotfest talk is online! Check it out to see how I do the lofi graphics style of Reconfigure and add juice by enabling all the effects in the post-processing system, and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfip...
Antti Tiihonen: Less is More: Modern Approaches to Low-Fi Visuals #GodotFest2025
YouTube video by GodotFest
www.youtube.com
November 12, 2025 at 6:58 AM
My #godotfest talk is online! Check it out to see how I do the lofi graphics style of Reconfigure and add juice by enabling all the effects in the post-processing system, and more.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfip...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cfip...
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Adding more vehicles to EF3, now it's time for a crane.
November 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Adding more vehicles to EF3, now it's time for a crane.
#PitchYaGame
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:21 PM
#PitchYaGame
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
Troop vs Troop is a tactical turn-based game where each playthrough is different!
Wishlist on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3731460/...
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We're honoured to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're honoured to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
Fellow turn-based devs, we'd love to see your project in the replies. Remember to add the hashtag for visibility!
Adventurers, be sure to 💬comment, ❤️like, and 🔁retweet all of the fantastic games below!
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So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
The Video Game History Expansion Pack – Pitch your story
Today I’m putting my money where my mouth is and launching a new project — a book focused on game history outside of the usual North American perspectives.
crpgbook.wordpress.com
October 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
So, today I'm announcing a new book project... and doing a call for papers: crpgbook.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/t...
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
It's an anthology of video game history outside the usual US perspective - an accessible & exciting panorama of different realities - and I'll pay 300 USD per article.
Please share :)
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It almost doesn't feel real, but Seer's Gambit is out on Nintendo Switch :o
To celebrate we're running a launch discount there and on Steam in case you're more of a Mouse and Keyboard kinda-person.
👉 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
To celebrate we're running a launch discount there and on Steam in case you're more of a Mouse and Keyboard kinda-person.
👉 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
October 30, 2025 at 9:05 PM
It almost doesn't feel real, but Seer's Gambit is out on Nintendo Switch :o
To celebrate we're running a launch discount there and on Steam in case you're more of a Mouse and Keyboard kinda-person.
👉 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
To celebrate we're running a launch discount there and on Steam in case you're more of a Mouse and Keyboard kinda-person.
👉 www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
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The Amiga corner at Spillmesse 2025 in Norway was beautiful! Happy 40th, Amiga!
#amiga #retro #retrogamedev
#amiga #retro #retrogamedev
October 27, 2025 at 6:39 PM
The Amiga corner at Spillmesse 2025 in Norway was beautiful! Happy 40th, Amiga!
#amiga #retro #retrogamedev
#amiga #retro #retrogamedev
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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I did the thing! Most of today has been me making and editing and rendering and uploading this roughly 50 minute intro video to how I program a complex strategy game in C++! I know not everyone does it this way, but this is just 'how I do it'. youtu.be/FShH78J_zmY?... Plz share with likely viewers!
C++ Strategy Game Programming: Ridiculous Space Battles code video #1
YouTube video by Positech Games
youtu.be
October 23, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I did the thing! Most of today has been me making and editing and rendering and uploading this roughly 50 minute intro video to how I program a complex strategy game in C++! I know not everyone does it this way, but this is just 'how I do it'. youtu.be/FShH78J_zmY?... Plz share with likely viewers!