Here's another sample of the territory division algorithm's output - this time on the fungus cave biome. You can see how versatile it is. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #ascii #rpg #dungeon #procgen #pcg #osr

Dividing the dungeon up into territories (gray is neutral) for different monster factions to inhabit. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #ascii #rpg #dungeon #procgen #pcg #osr

Here's another sample of the territory division algorithm's output - this time on the fungus cave biome. You can see how versatile it is. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #ascii #rpg #dungeon #procgen #pcg #osr

Switching gears to do some more pixel art today. That's right, this game has little bunny people in it. This one has a little walking stick. #gamedev #indiegame #roguelike #pixelart

I increased the light level for the glowing fungi, and it's done a lot to make the fungus garden look nicer. Next up: torches in the dungeon areas. #procgen #pcg #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #rpg #pixelart

Dividing the dungeon up into territories (gray is neutral) for different monster factions to inhabit. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #ascii #rpg #dungeon #procgen #pcg #osr

A variety of circular room-types - pillars, rings, etc etc. The plan is to generate them all and then hand-pick the most aesthetic ones. #roguelike #ascii #gamedev #pcg #procgen

Circular rooms and circular patterns #roguelike #ascii #procgen #pcg

Secondly, monsters will be able to modify their territory, and in doing so it will be possible to layer multiple stages of history on top of each other. You may see wooden barricades from the dungeon's current occupants, stone carvings from its previous ones, etc #roguelike #indiedev #procgen #pcg

The hope with this is two-fold: first, it's meant to situate monster factions in a sort of micro-political milieu in which there are established neutral and claimed areas of the dungeon. #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #procgen #pcg

I've been working on some code to find where open spaces/chokepoints are in a generated level, with the goal of establishing territories for different monster factions. The red rectangle on the left corresponds to the in-game screenshot on the right. #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #procgen #pcg

Secondly, monsters will be able to modify their territory, and in doing so it will be possible to layer multiple stages of history on top of each other. You may see wooden barricades from the dungeon's current occupants, stone carvings from its previous ones, etc #roguelike #indiedev #procgen #pcg

The hope with this is two-fold: first, it's meant to situate monster factions in a sort of micro-political milieu in which there are established neutral and claimed areas of the dungeon. #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #procgen #pcg

I've been working on some code to find where open spaces/chokepoints are in a generated level, with the goal of establishing territories for different monster factions. The red rectangle on the left corresponds to the in-game screenshot on the right. #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #procgen #pcg

This is maybe more broad than most of the advice in this thread, but I want to push back against the "make small games" advice that gets thrown at new devs. Make the game that's interesting to you, but do it in a controlled, prototype-driven way.

Switching gears to do some more pixel art today. That's right, this game has little bunny people in it. This one has a little walking stick. #gamedev #indiegame #roguelike #pixelart

*ALERT*: Hypogean taiga now bathed in wan light! Part two of my lighting pass. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #pixelart

In tandem with the lighting overhauls, I'm also putting together a tactical overlay that lets you see lighting and vision cone information that affects stealth gameplay. This part is very much a WIP. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #ASCII

#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #pixelart

Torch placement so far - the ascii for the torches looks not-so-great at the moment, though. I mainly wanted to show off the statue placement in this room. The dungeon decoration algorithm placed these statues in rows facing each other. Sorry there's blood and slime everywhere. #indiegame #gamedev

Torch placement so far - the ascii for the torches looks not-so-great at the moment, though. I mainly wanted to show off the statue placement in this room. The dungeon decoration algorithm placed these statues in rows facing each other. Sorry there's blood and slime everywhere. #indiegame #gamedev

#indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #pixelart

In tandem with the lighting overhauls, I'm also putting together a tactical overlay that lets you see lighting and vision cone information that affects stealth gameplay. This part is very much a WIP. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #ASCII

*ALERT*: Hypogean taiga now bathed in wan light! Part two of my lighting pass. #indiegame #gamedev #roguelike #pcg #procgen #rpg #pixelart

I increased the light level for the glowing fungi, and it's done a lot to make the fungus garden look nicer. Next up: torches in the dungeon areas. #procgen #pcg #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #rpg #pixelart

Just a minor update to the way FOV and map memory are displayed, but I think it makes the game much more legible #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Just a minor update to the way FOV and map memory are displayed, but I think it makes the game much more legible #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

I put muskets in the game, and they're kind of OP. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #rpg

I put muskets in the game, and they're kind of OP. #roguelike #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #rpg

If you haven't written a missile attack system in a grid-based game, there's a weirdly high number of things you have to consider.

From the roguelikes discord, I lol'd

smoke is now rendering #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

love when alien psuedolife blossoms in my flesh

smoke is now rendering #roguelike #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Have you tried Jupiter Hell Classic, 0.9 Melee update?

Roguefort is coming to Steam! timothyjgraham.itch.io/roguefort/de... #indiedev #indiegames #roguelikedev #roguelikes #steam #games

I was playing OgreLore and I killed a demon, but then the demon's blood was made of millions of writhing black insects and the insects poisoned me #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike

I was playing OgreLore and I killed a demon, but then the demon's blood was made of millions of writhing black insects and the insects poisoned me #gamedev #indiedev #roguelike

Some days, debugging is very rough

Tile-based Dwarf Fortress inspired colony management simulation game that I'm currently developing for the Gameboy. (WIP) #gbstudio #dwarffortress #gameboy #indiegame #indiedev #gameboy #nintendo #gamedev

Give me the book

I am working on OgreLore, an old-school dungeon crawler with an emphasis on simulation

Trees 🌲 itch.io/s/119322/chr... 👆Made using my Chroma Noir game assets!👆 #pixelart #ドット絵 #gamedev #indiedev

Trapped deep down in the vaults, with a Dimensional Shambler on the loose. Poisoned, caught 3 Madness conditions, my hatchet's cracked, but I think I can survive this.🥹 The true challenge of #ruinsOfCalaworm is not combat or stats, but learning layouts, and knowing what monsters can do. #roguelike

I humbly offer timothyjgraham.itch.io/roguefort

Come and check out the #turnbasedthursday thread!

A lot of great games in here!

Thx 4 hosting.🫶 #ruinsOfCalaworm is a turn-based Dungeon Crawler, where you explore ancient Ruins and bump into Witches and Eldritch Horrors (based on an obscure 90s German cult game). Think #roguelike, but less stats and no builds - just you and the Dungeon. Release later in 2026, Demo on @itch.io.

Dungeons... they are increasingly becoming generated. #gamedev #roguelike #procgen #pcg #indiedev #pixelart #indiegamedev #indiegame