At last, here's my capsule art for DiceVaders , a dice-based strategy game by Pengonauts! Or is it Dice◈Vaders...? It's a dice-based follow-up to the roguelite deckbuilder StarVaders, but this time you play as the alien invaders from the first game.

DiceVaders!!! store.steampowered.com/app/3917700/... (capsule art by @godsavant.bsky.social )

There's a game on Steam called Omelet You Cook, which looks fucking delightful They had a 100% Steam user rating, and then someone this morning posted this review And I know it's haha *so funny*, but also, this person can entirely go fuck themselves store.steampowered.com/app/3205380/...

soft-announcing something soon!! be not afraid

Alterfauna: A Weirdlife Park, the game we're working on with @juleeeeeee.pointnthink.fr and @jrevel.itch.io now have a Steam page!✨ 🌱Bring back life by planting seeds 🐉Attract weird creatures 📸Take photos of each one of them 🧙‍♀️ Meet unique characters

starvaders good

go get this game! amazing dev, deserves way more attention

Two games. One bundle. Infinite strategy!🙌 StarVaders + Wildfrost now bundled on Steam at 10% off. Explore the stars & brave the storms!✨❄️ 🔗: store.steampowered.com/bundle/59531/StarVaders_x_Wildfrost/

I strongly believe in the breadth and influence of independent art, to grant us oblique angles on the world and ourselves. But also every indie game is somewhere on this spectrum:

I am prototyping two new games - one is a game driven by passion and exploring game design space that I've wanted for years - the other is a game driven by HATE, completely soulless, i am compelled by some dark forces to make both gonna be great, stay tuned for more information

gamedevs should also play more boardgames!

if you're evil and get enough players, you could put fake steam pages up to crowdsource player intuition to market test if a game concept would do well

still think a character creation themed roguelike would be very cool with style points and all

These innovative geniuses took it upon themselves to clone my game not once, but twice! What a wonderful use of the $6,000,000 in funding you got for *checks notes* "inventing the luck-puzzler genre." I guess I'm just not enough of a scumbag to add microtransactions to my game, I'll work on that!

SO... STAR★VADERS in on DISCOUNT for the SUMMER SALE with a BRAND NEW UPDATE 👀 Update 1.1 includes: 🏖️ Beach Pack (5 new cards, 3 artifacts, 1 surprise) 🛠️ Sandbox mode 🤖 10 new pilot-specific artifacts store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...

Spent the last two weeks coming up with the 1.2 and 1.3 updates for StarVaders they are gonna be bangers

this reasoning is basically what drove me to make game

it would be great to have a switch dev kit so we can do the switch port ...

We've also bundled with both Frostpunk and Star★Vaders so you can snag an extra 10% off. They're both awesome games!

I finally put out an article about a game design thing! I have a bunch of these stored up but they often end up in editing purgatory. This one has escaped! Output Randomness: Game Designers should know how to use it. open.substack.com/pub/ezraszan...

🚨WE JUST HIT 1000 REVIEWS ON STEAM🚨 Not even two weeks since launch and we've managed to hit 98% Overwhelmingly Positive with 1000 reviews!🎉 Thank you all for your support💙

Huge shoutout to @joystickventures.bsky.social, our investor / publisher. I remember in our first meeting the fund manager asked "How much do you need to make the best version of the game?" They really believed in the early vision of our new studio with no track record - and it's paying off!

StarVaders just hit Overwhelmingly Positive at 97% !! maybe i will be able to keep making games after all

I'm gonna cry 🥹 nothing has been more meaningful to me in this journey than getting to know new friends

holy hell im in a press localthunk article title

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350 reviews at 96% positive!! dunno what to do with my hands

It's only been 3 days and over 27% of players have beaten Apocalypse difficulty 🤯

Seeing that mention of Spirit Island with how different classes worked was awesone cause that's exactly what i was going for! I was really inspired by tabletop games. Great read, thanks for playing!

woooo

StarVaders [PC - 89] www.metacritic.com/game/starvad... "A near-flawless title, with an utterly fantastic gameplay loop, art direction and variety." - GameGrin

best part of gamedev is the friends you make along the way

I TOLD YALL THIS GAME WOULD SLAP

wew!! in a list

IT'S LAUNCH WEEK🎉🎉🎉

I think most people wouldn't argue about this game being marketed as a roguelike (other than roguelike traditionalists). In that case, is Tetris a roguelike? If not, what makes Drop Duchy a roguelike and Tetris not one?

so how are devs supposed feel the few days before release? I feel like a weirdo that I'm not stressed at all

🚨URGENT MESSAGE - GLOBAL DEFCON 1🚨 Our orbital scanners have detected something huge approaching Earth. Pilots are to be on high alert for its arrival in SEVEN Days. Our analysts have reported the exact dates and times across the globe. Check your time and report to your nearest Mech Barracks🤖

hello friends and content creators! please message me if you are interested in a preview key for STARVADERS 🫡🫡🫡

blue prince

Our Release Date Trailer is now LIVE! StarVaders will release on April 30th🎉 🤖Unlock 3 mecha classes with 10 unique pilots to choose from 💥Over 400 cards, aritfacts and upgrades 🎯Deep turn-based tactics Wishlist now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/2097570/...

I'm excited to announce that Gunlocked 2 is my next game! A #shmup #roguelike for the ages! Wishlist it on Steam store.steampowered.com/app/3492830/... and support the Kickstarter today! www.kickstarter.com/projects/fro... Help me make this my biggest game yet! #gamedev #pixelart #indiegames

I will be at GDC! hit me up if you wanna chat

ANNOUNCING... StarVaders 2!!! All the cool kids are doing it, wanted to hop on the train (we're cancelling StarVaders 1 sorry, sequels are cooler)

this year is gonna be so good

kayin.moe/quality-of-l... Wrote a bit about some issues I have with out the term Quality-of-Life gets thrown around. Not that I'm against it's use, but I think there are some assumptions we make about QoL changes that aren't true. 🗨️ replies will appear as comments under the post!

What are some of the most interesting fictional ecosystems or worlds out there with a coherent vibe to it? Looking for inspiration! Worlds like Scavengers Reign or Made in Abyss for example.

game design tips (source: Notes on the Opera Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny by Bertholt Brecht, translation from Brecht on Theatre - 2015 edition edited by Marc Silberman, Tom Kuhn and Steve Giles)