Happy (belated) New Year! I've a rough plan for 2026. I want to finish the RelicWar tutorial by March and spend the rest of the year making silly little games and prototypes end to end. (graphics, sfx, music etc) #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

To the detriment of my own sanity I decided to have a go at building an interactive tutorial for RelicWar. I think it's one shortfall that bugs me about my game and it would be nice to have this much requested feature. #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

It's been a while guys. I've mostly been trying to just enjoy normal life again without the added pressure of game dev. Finally I got around to writing a retrospective on my games development. Hope it helps! violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

Just a heads up. This individual is using a Curator page to pretend all the games listed have been translated by them. I only reached out to one person to verify and it proved the false claim. Please report this page, as it's being used to scam other indie devs via Discord. #indiedevs #indiegamedev

Another new update has been pushed. This will update an issue with the core gameplay and some reported bugs too! store.steampowered.com/news/app/164... #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

I've rebranded my Discord a bit to be less specific. Now it's setup so I can have all my game feedback and chat in there. No longer limited to just RelicWar itself. I do have some future planned titles. 🙂 discord.com/invite/Bm4aw... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #discord

Last night was crazy. I typed over 3600 words to finish out my college assignment. Just so I could allow myself to buy Battlefield 6. Gaming is a great motivator! 🤣 #gaming #battlefield

I've been pretty quiet on here lately. I'm still here and still love game dev but I've taken some time to reflect and relax after release. Slowly releasing some updates but life has gotten so busy! 👀 store.steampowered.com/news/app/164... #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

It hits different when you attend a game dev conference after releasing your first game! #nexusdublin #indiedev #gamedev

Releasing a day after #silksong is crazy work but hopefully the interest in gaming will boost me too. RelicWar has now been published to the store and I'm going out to celebrate! 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=efY5... Spread the good news! 🎉 #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

It's the final countdown. Do di dooo doo, do di do do dooo. You know the song! 😀 Speaking of songs I'll be baking the final OST into the game before the release tomorrow. 🚀 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

Starting a little countdown for the release. It will be swift, so don't miss it! 😀3 days to go until I get my life back. 😂 *cough* I mean until I release my awesome Indie creation! 🙌 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

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🍣Announcement!! My cozy sushi truck game Sushi on Wheels now has a Steam page! Hop in, serve sushi, and explore a seaside town in Japan! Wishlist here: cutt.ly/CrHVnQik #cozygame #indiegame #cozygames

Lil update on my gaming. MechWarrior 5: Clans Ghost Bear has been deleted. I'm sorry but 1980s style bosses have ruined the game for me. Especially when the difficulty of the game in story mode is already crazy. I've gotten unstuck on FF Rebirth but also back to mini game hell. 🫠 #gaming #gamers

Release date announcement! 📣 I'm proud to share with you the release date for RelicWar. It's my debut game and I'm delighted to announce during the wonderful Debut Fest! Share the news with gamers! 🔁 🌟 Wishlist 🌟 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

Hope everyone is enjoying the Debut Fest. Make sure to checkout all the awesome games! 🕹️ Also add RelicWar to your wishlist and give me a nice boost for my first game debut! 🎉 🕹️ store.steampowered.com/developer/gm... 🌟 Wishlist 🌟 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased

Let's gooo! 🥳 #indiegame #gamedev #wishlist

I am proud to announce that My Father Lied 🤥 is officially selected for Debut Festival 2025! 🌟 Huge thanks to the awesome fellas at @gamedevist.bsky.social for this honor. #gamefest #indiegames #indiegame #devlog #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #playindie

I've some exciting news. RelicWar has been selected to participate in the Debut Fest on Steam. Big announcement will be revealed during the Festival! 🙌 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

31st of July was the planned release date but I've had a few real life complications to resolve, so after careful consideration I'll be pushing the release to early Sept. In the meantime feel free to boost wishlists! store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

My sofa gaming has turned into a brick wall. Enjoying Final Fantasy Rebirth until a boss with a crazy difficulty spike. Moved onto MechWarrior 5:Clans which I was enjoying until missions on "Story mode" became unbearable with difficulty. What is up with this?! 🤦 #games #gaming #gamers #soulslike

Not certain if I will be building more large scale games after release of "RelicWar" but I'm having fun building out some new tech which I can use for my future games. Controller support from the start is a priority this time. 🕹️ #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

@romerogames.bsky.social has 2 games on Steam right now you can buy if you want to help support them. store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G... store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e... #irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives

Pushed an update for audio and also fixed some bugs to get Steam approval on the build. The full game build has now been approved for launch. 🚀 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Fixing the last bug in my game felt super anti climatic but that's how it feels for long projects - "I guess I'm done now". Did some extra bits to round out the game but that's it folks! 🙌 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

One benefit of no job, I have more time to finish the game completely ahead of release. ☺️ All Relic effects are now functional, introduced new status effects and enemy counter attacks. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

It's been a while but the whole tech industry is going up in flames and my job will too in a few weeks. Regardless another update has been pushed out for the demo. 🫠 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Quick post before I hit the gym. Another update has been pushed out for the demo. Includes some fixes and more importantly the final ES translation update. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Pushed up a new build for the brand new game mode. Treasure Hunt is a more casual game experience. No enemies, no traps - just pure Relic Hunting. 🕵️ violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Happy to announce RelicWar is part of the Irish games on Steam. Check it out! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/curator/4145... #IrishGameDev #IndieDevs #GameDevs #IndieGame

If any #IrishGameDev is around Cork next Saturday I'll be doing a talk on #GameDev and my experiences with it during the development of RelicWar. www.eventbrite.ie/e/creating-a... #IndieDevs #GameDevs

Sneak preview of the Treasure Hunt minigame from the full game release. 🕵️ #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Great news for #IrishGameDev! 🎉

So happy to have my game playtested! Watch Tim playing my game. 🕹️ Also don't forget to like, comment and subscribe! 🙌 #indiegame #gamedev

New trap notifications make it more obvious to the player that your Hunter has detected a trap and you have a chance to avoid it! 🧠 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

I'm a #solodevsurvivor who worked on his dream game for the last 5 years. Play the free Demo and add to your Wishlist! 🙌 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #IndieGame #IndieDev

I felt the appraisal was missing something for progression, so I've added a notification about your rank progress after Relic appraisal. 🪄 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Working on UI/UX updates for this weekend. Also updated the default window size. 1280x720 was looking very dated when I was going through the Steam hardware survey stats. 😃 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

A new day and a new demo build. Added the remaining maps for "Dark Depths" and "The Wilderness". Also includes all maps in the Server Browser and some nice bug fixes! 🚀 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

New demo build today. Added new maps for Shallowlands! Also fixed AI players to not be so aggressive - it's supposed to be a chill game after all. 😅 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Thanks to everyone who played the RelicWar demo during Steam Next Fest and especially those who wishlisted. The demo will remain available and be updated towards release. 🚀 #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

The response from the Steam Next Fest has been absolutely incredible. 🥳 Pushing up an important bug fix release for next week. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

A few updates released for Next Fest. So busy I didn't really get a chance to post it. 😅 I'm gonna need some rest from the fest today. 😴 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Going live with another broadcast! Listen to me talk a bit about my game and see some gameplay. 📢 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... Wishlist if you like what you see! 🔖 #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Day 1 of Steam Next Fest. I did a really crappy broadcast where I messed up the OBS screen recording but amazed that my game is still doing so great! Thanks to everyone who wishlisted! 🥳 #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

We are finally LIVE on the Steam broadcast!📢 Not a long stream and I'm definitely no OBS expert but if you want to learn more about my game have a watch. 🍿 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... Don't forget to add to your wishlist! 🔖 #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

Expect some small releases during the course of the Next Fest. Anything beyond this one will likely be even smaller. 🙂 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG

#steamnextfest in my spreadsheet full of #indiegames with press kits: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

RelicWar is a turn based roleplaying game based in a cyberpunk world. Run or fight your way out. The choice is yours! Demo available for Steam Next Fest! 📢 #SteamNextFest #RPG #ContentCreators