Did I accidentally make the backrooms but with goblins? Asking for a friend. And yes, you can wishlist Paper Rogue on Steam, link in bio #backrooms #roguelike #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #dungeoncrawler #backroomshorror

After 8 months of dev on Paper Rogue, an indie roguelike, this is one of our favourite rooms in our game. Meet a cute mouse who asks you for cheese. She is absolutely starving, so there is no choice for you.... Die! #indiegames #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #devlog

I'm making Paper Rogue, a hand-drawn indie roguelike. This is month 3 vs month 8. Record everything & you won't believe the difference. Wishlist on Steam, link in bio #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #devlog #indiegames #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

The enemies of Paper Rogue, ranked by how annoying they are. Mouse — annoying but fair. Goblin — thinks he's tough. Goblin with a sling — ruins everything from a safe distance. Giant Mushroom — doesn't think much but still kills you. Which one is your least favourite? #indiegames #roguelike #rpg

I noticed something while playtesting. On level 1 players are reckless. On level 5 they stop and start reading every item description. They save the good potions, don't want to waste. Turns out the scariest mechanic is having something to lose. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #devlog #rpg

The gear you need is always guarded by something that wants you dead. I had to kill 2 goblins to take the plate mail and the full helm. But in my dungeon the reward and the next problem always arrive together. Wishlist Paper Rogue on Steam, link in bio. #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegames

I probably shouldn't show you this. It's how the demo ends, and nobody has played it yet. You escape the dungeon, and a hooded figure is waiting to tell you it was just the test. He asks you to follow him deeper. The question is whether you'll say yes. #indiegames #gamedev #rpg #roguelike #devlog

In my dungeon anything can come at you. Especially the mushrooms which I put on the 4th level of my game. A dungeon stops being scary the moment you can predict it, and nothing kills the mood faster than an enemy you already understand. #indiegames #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegame #devlog

This is the last level of the Paper Rogue demo. You go down the stairs and find a dying goblin. Give it him a healing potion and he tells you a lot. First time when you get a key not for killing something, but for helping it. #indiegames #gamedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #steamgame #devlog

How to kill 3 goblins in 20 seconds? 1) Swing the mace at the head 2) When you hear the click, your stamina is gone. Drink a health potion 3) Back to swinging. Three heads, done! Wishlist on Steam, link in bio. #indiegamedev #gamedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #goblins #devlog #indiegames

The deadliest thing in my dungeon is a chest. By the time you realise it hits at all, you've already opened it. You walked up expecting potions, gear, and that confidence is exactly what the mimic was counting on! Here's a fight: #indiedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegame #mimic #devlog

Our sound designer spent ages explaining how he reverses and processes speech for the goblin voices. Then we heard them die, and that was just his voice grunting. Paper Rogue goblins are voiced by a 70s New Zealand rock musician. We're very proud! #indiegames #roguelike #devlog #gamedev

See these two goblins with slings who are supposed to be guarding the entrance? Both standing on traps! My dungeon is full of surprises — and sometimes the surprise is that your enemies are idiots 🤣 #indiegames #gamedev #rpg #roguelike #dungeoncrawler

In this 30-second clip I'm showing a few mechanics. The main one today: ceiling traps. Most dungeon games train you to watch the floor. Paper Rogue trains you to watch everywhere. Stop the bleeding with a turquoise potion, then deactivate the trap the usual way. #indiegames #gamedev #roguelike #rpg

We keep adding things to Paper Rogue that I desperately want to show you. And every single time I stop myself. Show it now and get more eyes on the game or save it for the demo, so you stumble upon it yourself? I never know the right answer. What would you do? #indiegames #roguelike #rpg #indiegame

Meet my game in 20 seconds. That's Paper Rogue, an indie roguelike where you fight, kick enemies into traps, loot gear, and drink potions off the floor. Turns out heroes have questionable drinking habits 😂 Demo available soon #indiegames #roguelike #gameplay #dungeoncrawler #gamedev #rpg #devlog

In Paper Rogue you never know what's behind the next door. Kill a mouse, kill a goblin. Break a barrel and find sandals. Why are there sandals in a barrel in dungeon? Stop asking questions, you just keep going. Wishlist on Steam, link in bio. #indiegames #indiedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler

A volunteer at FÍS Games Summit picked up my game and made it to level 3, further than anyone else at the festival! Here are 55 seconds of Paper Rogue. Thank you, Kiaran. This is why we make indie games. @ardan-ie.bsky.social @imirt.bsky.social #indiegames #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiedev

Paper Rogue was in the demo room at FÍS Games Summit 26. People leaned over my laptop and played it for the first time. Special thanks to Kieran from the volunteers, who made it to level 3 and was killed by a mimic. You almost had it! Thank you Galway game community for making this feel like home.

In Paper Rogue, spilled potion stays on the floor. You can pick it up with an empty bottle and carry it with you. We didn't plan this as a feature. We planned it as a world where things don't disappear when you drop them. Wishlist on Steam, link in bio #indiegames #rpg #roguelike #steamgame

I added a dialogue system to Paper Rogue. Here's the first conversation I had. You open a door and see a cute mouse surrounded by skulls, but that's fine, lots of creatures have hobbies. Dialogue systems reveal character. Turns out she has zero mercy. Say no — look what happens next. #indiegames

Do you remember the Skyrim meme? In Paper Rogue it sounds like this: "I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I broke my leg on a goblin." The notification stays on screen. You can't kick anymore but you finish the goblin with a spear. Wishlist on Steam, link in bio. #indiegames #gamedev #rpg

There are no shops in my dungeon. If you want arrows, you take them from the goblins you kill. Here's what most players don't notice: arrows stay where they land. A chain, a barrel, a wall — anything between you and the target doesn't just block your shot. It saves the goblin's life. #indiegames

I was stressed last week so I added a secret passage. You pull a lever, the wall slides open, and the puddle that was sitting underneath it ends up in the doorway. I have no idea why that detail makes me so happy. #indiegames #gamedev #indiegamedev #roguelike #dungeoncrawler #rpg #indiegame

I started working on sound design. For now the mouse screams like a woman. Somewhere between the code and the engine, a witch moved in. Is this terrifying or should I keep it? #indiegame #roguelike #devlog #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegames #indiedev

I spent hours drawing this goblin. He killed me in 12 seconds. There's a specific kind of humiliation that only indie developers know. When your own creation is better at the game than you are. Paper Rogue demo coming soon. Wishlist on Steam, link in bio. #indiegame #rpg #dungeoncrawler #roguelike

There's something genuinely satisfying about organizing your inventory just right. I've always loved games that let you do that. So I made sure Paper Rogue does too. #indiegames #dungeoncrawler #gamedev #indiedev #rpg #roguelike

Most indie devs are terrified of showing bugs. I just posted a video where hundreds of keys fly into a mushroom monster's face, deal zero damage, and he kills us anyway. I have a theory: people don't share perfect gameplay. They share the moment everything went wrong. Demo ships in April. #indiegame

How many ways can you kill a mimic? 1) Bow from a distance, 2) sword face to face, 3) or boot first and spear second. Which one is yours? Paper Rogue demo in April. Wishlist link in bio. #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegames

I didn't plan it. But when I kicked the rat and it landed on the spikes, I felt something. This is what building Paper Rogue looks like. Somehow making a game together with strangers on the internet became the best experience I've had in decades of game development. #indiegame #indiegamedev #rpg

Paper Rogue: first look trailer. What do you think? #indiegame #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiegamedev #gamedev

We're only a week out from this! #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpeirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote

I found a bug in my game. The barrel breaks and comes back whole. I've been hitting it for ten minutes and I feel great. My stress levels have never been lower. Should I even fix this? #indiegame #indiegamedev #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #steamgame #wishlist

The most satisfying thing I've built in Paper Rogue is shooting a mushroom monster and watching loot spill out. I've done it about forty times today. Every monster in my game is basically a piñata. #indiegame #roguelike #rpg #dungeoncrawler #indiedev #steam

My followers didn't trust the Mimic. They wanted a way to tell it apart from a real chest. And one of them asked the right question: do you actually get the treasure, or is the loot fake too? I thought it was better to show. Watch the video below till the end. #indiegame #rpg #roguelike #indiedev

The Mimic is the oldest trick in dungeon design. 40 years of games, and players still fall for it. You see a chest, you have the key, your brain says open it — and for one second you forget everything you know about dungeons. That one second is what I wanted to capture in Paper Rogue #indiegame #rpg

What if you could stop drinking a health potion halfway through? Save the rest for later. In Paper Rogue the potion is a real bottle. You drink — the level drops. You stop — it stops. You decide how much you need and what to do with the rest. #indiegame #roguelike #rpg #indiedev

There's something deeply satisfying about a key that actually works like a key. Not +1 to door counter. You hold it to the lock, the door opens. Same key opens the chest. It's a real object. Watch it fly. I've just added a new feature to my game. #indiegame #roguelike #indiedev #dungeoncrawler

17 years in gamedev taught me: вig studios aren't out of ideas. They're out of room to try them. "Let's experiment" often becomes "let's not." That's why I started Paper Rogue — a roguelike where you control dice on screen. I don't know if it'll work. But I have to try #indiegame #rpg #roguelike

God, indie dev is beautiful. You can create new worlds. New battles and universes. Or you can spend your Friday giving a cute mouse the face of eternal damnation. Guess which one I did today... #indiegame #roguelike #rpg #indiedev

Hey folks, we need your help! Our dev redesigned lighting in Paper Rogue. He's thrilled. I'm terrified. Before: UE5 shadows, moody. After: Flat ink, darkness creeps like a cartoon curtain. Help us settle this battle! ❤️ if new works 🔁 if bring back shadows

Roguelikes exist because of DnD. DnD exists because of dice. Video games took the dungeons, the permadeath, the loot. But turned dice into formulas. For 40 years we've been playing roguelikes without them! In Paper Rogue the dice are back. The genre finally remembers where it came from. #indiegame

Tried to write a fancy description for Paper Rogue. Ended up with: kill, chop, loot, die. Nailed it. #indiegame #roguelike #gamedev #dungeoncrawler #dice #indiedev

In Paper Rogue you have a physical die right in front of you. It affects everything: combat, traps, even your health. The idea was to recreate a tabletop experience. "It's like DnD even outside DnD," wrote one of my followers. For the same reason, all monsters are made from paper #indiegame #rpg

Hey, our team is working on a dice-driven dungeon crawler where you can control randomness. Welcome anyone curious about Paper Rogue #indiegame #rpg #roguelike #gamedev #dice