Tenants of the Shade — 4X Builder
@shadybren.bsky.social
🕹️ Solo indie dev
🌱 Building an organic 4X city-builder
🏕️ Early settlement game
🚧 Coming Soon — Steam Early Access
⭐ Wishlist on Steam ↓
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/Tenants_of_the_Shade/
🌱 Building an organic 4X city-builder
🏕️ Early settlement game
🚧 Coming Soon — Steam Early Access
⭐ Wishlist on Steam ↓
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/Tenants_of_the_Shade/
Another angle, same settlement.
January 26, 2026 at 7:14 PM
Another angle, same settlement.
Oh yeah, for my farming field mechanic I looked at old lidar outlines of bronze age fields. Nice to connect, excited to see your project also!
January 26, 2026 at 4:20 PM
Oh yeah, for my farming field mechanic I looked at old lidar outlines of bronze age fields. Nice to connect, excited to see your project also!
Wow, I feel like your settlements and landscapes have a lot in common with mine. And what you're doing looks better!
Keep it up.
Keep it up.
January 26, 2026 at 3:57 PM
Wow, I feel like your settlements and landscapes have a lot in common with mine. And what you're doing looks better!
Keep it up.
Keep it up.
Here's another one. This fellow's work is gold. Bosnian polymath traveling Ottoman empire.
January 26, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Here's another one. This fellow's work is gold. Bosnian polymath traveling Ottoman empire.
Completely agree on this one. I feel like that game changed who I am.
January 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM
Completely agree on this one. I feel like that game changed who I am.
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Command your warband and conquer every challenge to the beat of the Wardrum in this rhythmic tactical turn-based roguelite! 🥁
Master the power of rhythm, defy death, and forge legendary warriors as you dominate the forces of darkness. ⚔️
Wishlist Wardrum today!👏🏼
Master the power of rhythm, defy death, and forge legendary warriors as you dominate the forces of darkness. ⚔️
Wishlist Wardrum today!👏🏼
January 22, 2026 at 1:39 PM
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Folk Emerging, the stone age nomadic 4X, just got a big update in preparation for a demo announcement coming very soon!
cheers @badgerpunch.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday :)
cheers @badgerpunch.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday :)
Folk Emerging - 🔥 Demo Prep + New Content - Steam News
💾Save System, 🤝Diplomacy Update, 🍏 Food Rebalance, ⏳ Better Pacing
store.steampowered.com
January 22, 2026 at 1:30 PM
Folk Emerging, the stone age nomadic 4X, just got a big update in preparation for a demo announcement coming very soon!
cheers @badgerpunch.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday :)
cheers @badgerpunch.com for hosting #TurnBasedThursday :)
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Thanks for hosting. Just launched the new trailer for our little jrpg so super appreciate this.
bsky.app/profile/mana...
bsky.app/profile/mana...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=68MK...
New teaser trailer for Llewl and the Lyre of Two World. Demo coming "very" soon.
#gamedev #jrpg #indiegame
New teaser trailer for Llewl and the Lyre of Two World. Demo coming "very" soon.
#gamedev #jrpg #indiegame
Llewl and the Lyre of Two Worlds Teaster Trailer.
YouTube video by Mana Relic Games
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January 22, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Thanks for hosting. Just launched the new trailer for our little jrpg so super appreciate this.
bsky.app/profile/mana...
bsky.app/profile/mana...
Just realized the potato quality of that GIF!
This one is higher quality -- it goes into city planning view.
This one is higher quality -- it goes into city planning view.
January 22, 2026 at 1:57 PM
Just realized the potato quality of that GIF!
This one is higher quality -- it goes into city planning view.
This one is higher quality -- it goes into city planning view.
Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday this week! 🏛️
A city is planned. A city grows.
Governance, food, and growth—unfolding one turn at a time.
Tenants of the Shade on Steam 🌾 store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
A city is planned. A city grows.
Governance, food, and growth—unfolding one turn at a time.
Tenants of the Shade on Steam 🌾 store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
January 22, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday this week! 🏛️
A city is planned. A city grows.
Governance, food, and growth—unfolding one turn at a time.
Tenants of the Shade on Steam 🌾 store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
A city is planned. A city grows.
Governance, food, and growth—unfolding one turn at a time.
Tenants of the Shade on Steam 🌾 store.steampowered.com/app/3446780/...
Congrats. You're definitely adding something special to the genre. Well deserved.
January 21, 2026 at 5:48 PM
Congrats. You're definitely adding something special to the genre. Well deserved.
True. I find myself making several game views/modes that layer the non-diegetic stuff in when it makes sense to. Then the regular view can be *mostly* the real game world.
I feel like grouping a few non diegetic effects together helps the player so they never have to think about it.
I feel like grouping a few non diegetic effects together helps the player so they never have to think about it.
January 21, 2026 at 2:54 AM
True. I find myself making several game views/modes that layer the non-diegetic stuff in when it makes sense to. Then the regular view can be *mostly* the real game world.
I feel like grouping a few non diegetic effects together helps the player so they never have to think about it.
I feel like grouping a few non diegetic effects together helps the player so they never have to think about it.
Your new task is to share examples as you notice them!
I recently learned the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic, and I'm trying to decide if it even matters.
I recently learned the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic, and I'm trying to decide if it even matters.
January 20, 2026 at 3:25 PM
Your new task is to share examples as you notice them!
I recently learned the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic, and I'm trying to decide if it even matters.
I recently learned the difference between diegetic and non-diegetic, and I'm trying to decide if it even matters.
It makes you wonder what's at the top!
January 19, 2026 at 8:10 PM
It makes you wonder what's at the top!
The open map view looks neat!
January 15, 2026 at 4:51 PM
The open map view looks neat!
Thanks for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !
In Tenants of the Shade, Antioch defends itself from an attack.
A lone settlement taking advantage of a ridgeline — high ground matters.
#IndieDev #StrategyGame
In Tenants of the Shade, Antioch defends itself from an attack.
A lone settlement taking advantage of a ridgeline — high ground matters.
#IndieDev #StrategyGame
January 15, 2026 at 12:48 PM
Thanks for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !
In Tenants of the Shade, Antioch defends itself from an attack.
A lone settlement taking advantage of a ridgeline — high ground matters.
#IndieDev #StrategyGame
In Tenants of the Shade, Antioch defends itself from an attack.
A lone settlement taking advantage of a ridgeline — high ground matters.
#IndieDev #StrategyGame