1/2 These past weeks haven’t seen much progress on the gameplay side, but I focused on the ambient audio. Each room features distinct sounds, such as wind or running water, #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

So it’s official: my first commercial indie title, Citizen Pain, has launched and is now available on Steam! #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #Steam

Play it now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3752240/...

Il gioco si chiama Citizen Pain: store.steampowered.com/app/3752240/...

1/2 Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on refining the frame data of attacks across the different weapons. The goal was to make their startup overall faster, and also switching weapons now feels much more responsive. #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame

1/2 I’m working on the layouts for the next levels, starting from my previous game Citizen Pain. But this time I’m adding shortcuts and new rooms with items to collect, to encourage exploration. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

1/2 I'm continuing the construction of the dungeon. All the rooms are now complete, including the secondary rooms for hazards and rewards. The remaining work is mostly on the artistic side. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

1/3 These days I’ve been focusing on the dungeon. I designed the full map with multiple branching paths because I wanted this project to be non-linear, unlike my previous game Citizen Pain. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

1/2 Un po’ Dead Space, un po’ Soulslike, un po’ Pipe Mania: è la prima prova del game director Cho Yonghee in Capcom. Il suo passato come Art Director e Character Designer si vede tutto. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rgoJ... #pragmata

Quando raggiungi il rank massimo del gioco che hai creato tu. #CitizenPain #Twitch #indiedev

E anche oggi torniamo su Knights of the Round, uno dei grandi classici dei beat ’em up targati Capcom. In questa run utilizziamo King Arthur che, rispetto agli altri personaggi, è il più bilanciato e vanta un ottimo range. www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qq7E... #KnightsOfTheRound #Twitch #Retrogaming

1/2 Dopo un ritardo imperdonabile e qualche oggetto che decide di buttarsi durante la live, finalmente affrontiamo l’ultimo livello. Lo chiudiamo con Rank S, dopo qualche retry di troppo. www.youtube.com/watch?v=vOJP... #CitizenPain #IndieGameDev #IndieGame

1/2 Dai creatori del fantastico Shovel Knight, non mi sarei mai aspettato una masterclass di game design di questo livello! Una gameplay density così elevata non l’avevo mai vista prima in un “modern retro game”. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7Qor... #twitch #minathehollower #yachtclubgames

1/2 I’m currently working on one of the first basic enemies in my new game: the Zombie Warrior. I’ve implemented some animations for him, including attack and hit reactions. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev #kingsfield

Non sono riuscito a completare l’ultimo livello con un solo gettone, ma almeno abbiamo affrontato Garibaldi e visto il finale del gioco! youtu.be/d_NdHFi401o?... #KnightsOfTheRound #Twitch #Retrogaming

I’m working on the new enemy. I’ll be posting a video soon. For now, everything is still a work in progress! #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

Grafica che sembra un anime, comparto audio sublime e una storia che sembra più complessa e profonda rispetto ai capitoli precedenti. Il tutto, unito all’iconica meccanica sasso/carta/forbici della serie, rende questa demo un vero must-play. Lo giochiamo in diretta su Twitch youtu.be/WmczBLSbW0E?...

Continuiamo a giocare a Knights of the Round! Sempre con Lancelot affrontiamo lo Stage 6 e iniziamo il 7. Il boss mi ha impegnato non poco! #KnightsOfTheRound #Twitch #Retrogaming youtu.be/MAGTueDpoRI?...

In Citizen Pain, you can parry anything and unleash a kick takedown that launches enemies into the air. A brutal, hardcore arcade challenge inspired by the ’90s, designed to keep you on the edge of your seat every single retry. #CitizenPain #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame

Ho giocato la demo di Nioh 3 sul canale Twitch. Il boss mi ha FRANTUMATO! E' dal game director di Rise of the Ronin, e si sente (in positivo!). Stile artistico e musiche pazzesche con il solito combat system di altissimo livello del Team Ninja. www.youtube.com/watch?v=AnBO... #Nioh3

1/2 This week I worked on implementing the dagger weapon moveset. Movement animations, attacks, and parries are now in place and fully functional. #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

I played Yakuza Kiwami 3 demo. Despite the criticism, I still appreciated the change in artistic style, and the multi-style combat system of the newer Yakuza games is always enjoyable. You can find my demo playthrough live in Italian. youtu.be/pUhe3Hwp_Iw?... #YakuzaKiwami3

I’ve started a new project! It will still be a first-person melee game, built on the foundations of Citizen Pain. Right now, I’m working on one of the main weapons, the Long Sword, adding attack and parry animations. #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame #indiegamedev

Prima live di Twitch su Citizen Pain! Spiegone sulle basi del gioco. Trovate la replica sul mio canale. youtu.be/qQBJxIMxWOA?... #CitizenPain #Games

1/2 I started playing Guilty Gear Xrd again for a bit. I hadn’t tried all the characters, and visually it still looks insanely good (reminder: it was Unreal Engine 3!). I had forgotten how fast it is, and now I really notice how much slower Strive feels. #GuiltyGearXrd

1/2 With Citizen Pain, I want to bring back to the forefront what makes the game design of Japanese arcade action games from the coin-op era exceptional (especially beat ’em ups and fighting games). #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame

1/2 With Citizen Pain, I want to bring back to the forefront what makes the game design of Japanese arcade action games from the coin-op era exceptional (especially beat ’em ups and fighting games). #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame

1/2 I played Akatsuki Blitzkampf Ausf. Achse. There aren’t many videos of this beautiful dōjin fighting game out there. It was created by SUBTLE STYLE, whose sprite artist also worked on the (arguably more popular) Under Night In-Birth. #AkatsukiBlitzkampf #Games #fightinggame

1/3 Part 3 of the Citizen Pain walkthrough is uploaded! Stage 3 is tackled here, it’s probably the first level that’s truly tough and very long, which requires a good amount of consistency to avoid getting hit too often. www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAKq... #CitizenPain #indiedev #games

In Citizen Pain, you can parry anything and unleash a kick takedown that launches enemies into the air. A brutal, hardcore arcade challenge inspired by the ’90s, designed to keep you on the edge of your seat every single retry. #CitizenPain #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame

I’ve published the second part of the Citizen Pain walkthrough. In the Hub, I recommend buying a potion so it’s easier to reach the Stage 2 boss with at least one life remaining. www.youtube.com/watch?v=7U5h... #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame

Citizen Pain avoids long combo strings and overloaded combat systems. The focus is on movement, positioning, and decision-making, where the challenge comes from understanding space and enemy behavior rather than mastering inputs. #CitizenPain #beatemup #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame

1/2 I’m playing Dead or Alive 4. The fast-paced gameplay and the Triangle System (strikes–throws–holds) is so much fun, the counter animations are beautifully fluid even by today’s standards, and the stage design is unique and fantastic. #deadoralive

"Understanding how to position yourself during the game and how to manage your attacks in response to enemy actions is part of the key to facing Citizen Pain [...]" Vote: 7/10 Many thanks to GameScore for the review of Citizen Pain! www.gamescore.it/2026/01/06/c... #CitizenPain #review #Steam

Citizen Pain avoids long combo strings and overloaded combat systems. The focus is on movement, positioning, and decision-making, where the challenge comes from understanding space and enemy behavior rather than mastering inputs. #CitizenPain #beatemup #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #indiegame

Huge thank you to Nerd Reactor for reviewing Citizen Pain! nerdreactor.com/citizen-pain... #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #Review #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #Steam

Final Fantasy XVI art of Clive, Joshua and Dion from the official account!

1/2 Due to the holidays, I haven’t been able to do much gamedev lately, so I decided to upload the first part of the Citizen Pain walkthrough! youtube.com/watch?v=7_-4... #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame

Just a reminder that Citizen Pain is out now on Steam! A hardcore action game inspired by ’90s arcade beat ’em ups, focused on skill, challenge, and replayability. #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #Steam

1/2 I’ve finally released a new patch for Citizen Pain! Due to personal reasons and other commitments, I wasn’t able to work on it as much as I wanted, but I focused on prioritizing fixes based on player feedback. #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #UE5 #indiegame

Just a reminder that Citizen Pain is out now on Steam! A hardcore action game inspired by ’90s arcade beat ’em ups, focused on skill, challenge, and replayability. #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #Steam

So it’s official: my first commercial indie title, Citizen Pain, has launched and is now available on Steam! #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #Steam

1/3 Great news: the Citizen Pain build has officially been approved by Steam! Starting tomorrow, I plan to begin sending out review keys to gaming press and content creators. #CitizenPain #Steam #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame #indiegamedev

1/2 This past week I finally completed the story intro screens that appear at the beginning of each stage. They took quite a bit of time to create, but I’m really happy with how they turned out. #CitizenPain #gamedevelopment #gamedev #indiedev #unrealengine #UE5 #indiegame