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Mischief and Mayhem Studios

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Official home of Mischief & Mayhem Studios. Currently developing Doomed Stars You can check out our other socials, demos, and links to games on LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/mischiefandmayhemstudios

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · Dec 2

We are currently working on Doomed Stars a #arcade #roguelike where you play an eldritch space monster destroying the star empire that freed you; consigning their systems to be nothing but…. DOOMED STARS!
#indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #gamedevelopment

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 16h

The Drake has been difficult to balance. Test runs alternate from “die quickly” to “steamroll everything.” Our focus has been on tweaking max health & heal rates. It’s slow but we’re getting there.
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 1d

As part of our controller implementation testing we got a virtual keyboard to pop up when you get a high score!
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 3d

This #SteamAutumnSale all our games are on sale! Tower Alchemy (#towerdefense #alchemy), Ark Defender (A #roguelike #Missileommand ), They Dug Too Deep (#turnbased #dwarfgame), & Doomed Stars (#kaiju #spacemonster)!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

Well that is a horrifying monster.

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

The charging monster definitely has some quake fiend vibes to it.

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

Blub blub goes the liquid!

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

Yay for in game terminals! They seem like they have been seeing a resurgence in recent years.

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

And a cute cat! The most important of player draws!

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

I know walking castles are hardly limited to it, but it does bring to mind Howl's Moving Castle.

a painting of a castle on a small island in the middle of a lake with mountains in the background

ALT: a painting of a castle on a small island in the middle of a lake with mountains in the background

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

That does make adding windows less modeling intensive 😀

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

What in the serpentine Tron! Very cool looking!

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 4d

All our games, Tower Alchemy (mix to unlock towers), Ark Defender (survive in a hostile galaxy), They Dug Too Deep (defeat unleashed swarms), & Doomed Stars (become the empire ender), are part of the #SteamAutumnSale!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 5d

This #SteamAutumnSale, our #eldritch #roguelike Doomed Stars is on sale! Consume the civilization of the fools who unleashed you upon the universe. Become the Empire Ender!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 6d

Our #dwarfgame #roguelike They Dug Too Deep is part of the #SteamAutumnSale! Can you deal with the swarms the dwarves unleashed since They Dug Too Deep?
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #turnbased

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 7d

This #SteamAutumnSale, our #Missilecommand #roguelike Ark Defender is on sale! Survive as long as you can aboard the Ark, humanity's last hope, in a hostile galaxy.
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 8d

Our game, Tower Alchemy, is 50% off for the #SteamAutumnSale! It’s a classic #towerdefense game with a twist. Mix & match basic towers to unlock anything from laser cannons to holy storms!
#indiedev #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 8d

This week's Doomed Star's short goes into ships with non-direct (or no) attacks.
youtube.com/shorts/zkU0U...
#roguelike #spacegame #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #gamedevelopment

Doomed Stars Spotlight: Utility Enemies

Doomed Stars Spotlight: Utility Enemies The Fuel Tanker is most useful when you have an ability that lets you throw them at other enemies. Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3012270/Doomed_Stars/ #roguelike #spacegame #indiedev #gamedesigntips #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #gamedevelopment #imperium

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 9d

We tried to hit the major space kaiju :-). Extra dimensional horror, awakened automated spaceship, grey goo, and of course... SPACE DRAGONS!

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 11d

I like that title! Clever pun.

Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 11d

This week in Doomed Stars we added a new ability to the Stellar Drake. A mass stun effect called Primordial Fear. It stuns all on screen enemies for a short time.
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #screenshotsaturday

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 12d

One of the milestones for the Stellar Drake in Doomed Stars echos the systems of The Dreadnought. Every encounter the player starts with 5 reskinned dreadnought drones as “drake offspring.”
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #screenshotsaturday

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 13d

The last of the new “Assertion of Power” effects for the new monsters, is a series of screen covering explosions launched by the Automated Dreadnought.
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 15d

We have been giving each monster its own “Assertion of Power” effects. For the Stellar Drake we have a roar & screen shake.
#roguelike #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 15d

This week's Ark Defender short is on the Morradin ghost ships!
youtube.com/shorts/wQFf5...
#roguelike #spacegame #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #gamedevelopment

Ark Defender Boss Spotlight: Morradin Shadow

Ark Defender Boss Spotlight: Morradin Shadow Morradin boss battles were kind of a mixed bag. In theory they are interesting uses of the faction's gimmicks. In practice they could be a bit trivial. Steam Page: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1885080/Ark_Defender/ #roguelike #spacegame #indiedev #gamedesign #indiegames #indiegame #IndieGameDev #2dgame #gamedevelopment

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Mischief and Mayhem Studios @mandmstudios.bsky.social · 18d

Cool look. The character outlines help give it that distinct feel.