Working on a new building panel for Vortex Siege. #gamedev #indiedev #uiux

And finished! Another 20 fantastic-looking unknown indie games to play right now or wishlist! kotaku.com/indie-games-... Thanks so much to everyone who submitted, and sorry to the hundreds I couldn't include! Very pleased to have managed to get to 40 though! Please repost far and wide!

Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out! I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow. Spread it far and wide! kotaku.com/indie-games-...

Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025! If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at [email protected] with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku. Rules next. Reposts appreciated!

Our CCG roguelite deckbuilder, Vortex Siege, just launched a public playtest! Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/... #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #vortexsiege

Lots of ephemera like this surrounding the game work

Added some more stuff to my simple deckbuilder defense game prototype. Slow projectiles, big enemies, some animations, some keyboard controls... #indiedev #gamedev

Finally gave in and made a super simple prototype in two hours of a concept that's been bopping around in my head for a few months. Basically it's a Vampire Survivors deckbuilder. You play cards to attack waves of incoming enemies. #indiedev #gamedev

Been silent for a little bit. Working on stuff that's not too exciting to show -- polishing up small things and fixing bugs. Preparing for a public playtest on Steam! I'll post here when it's ready. #indiedev #gamedev

Frogmageddon... TODAY!!! BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam

Added card highlighting on hover for the combat log in Vortex Siege. #indiedev #gamedev

Working on a combat history log for Vortex Siege (in the top left). #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Added a new mage tower attack effect to Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev

Added new portal effects to the town map for Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev

ALSO also working on a visual effect for when cards are stolen!! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

ALSO working on a healing effect!! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Working on a mass card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Working on a new card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! Check it out on Steam! buff.ly/ftFrUIy #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Continuing to improve my new victory animation! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday

Working on a new victory animation for Vortex Siege! Every time you defeat an enemy, you get to pick a card from their deck. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday

Just created a new trailer for Vortex Siege! youtu.be/PhzcWCHkuuA Check it out, and wishlist on Steam if you're interested. 😅 store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/... #indiedev #gamedev

Just upgraded my project from Unity 2022 to Unity 6, and it's going WAAAAAAAAY better than expected. #gamedev #indiedev

Working on a new layout and visuals for the town mode in Vortex Siege. The green circles will eventually be replaced by adjusting the grooves in the actual floor on the background image. Thoughts? #indiedev #gamedev

Started adding more random events to Vortex Siege! #indiedev #gamedev

Added some new cards to my game for the first time in months! #indiedev #gamedev

Massively reduced player health in Vortex Siege and added a slight healing factor after each battle instead. Just wasn't getting that "every point of health matters" feeling CCGs should give. This way you CAN get wiped out by any enemy encounter, but mostly won't. #indiedev #gamedev

I was playtesting Vortex Siege yesterday and had a moment where I was like "damn, this is starting to look pretty decent." It's exciting just to see so many different card illustrations on screen at the same time. #indiedev #gamedev

@tinymassgames.bsky.social has completed another season and with it - another round of releases! tinymassgames.itch.io Here's a little thread of the games that released as part of our latest season - Season 10! 🧵 #GameDev #IndieDev

Been spending a bunch of time cleaning up Vortex Siege's combat UI. Made the entire hand visible under most circumstances. I moved the player avatar to the left, and put the deck and discard on either side of the hand. I probably need to put the enemy avatar to the side too... #indiedev #gamedev

Haven't posted much recently, but I just fixed an ultra-annoying and difficult to reproduce game bug today and I feel great about it. #indiedev #gamedev

current state of Path of Achra, discord member getting to floor 4000 and seeing enemies like this I think integer limit will crash the game soon, I did not build in safeguards

Looking to hire additional artists for Vortex Siege, a small indie game in the digital CCG roguelite deckbuilder genre. Hoping for artists that can match the existing art style. Please DM if interested and boost if you know someone who might be! Link in profile. #indiedev #gamedev #hiring #artists

More noodling on this survival buildy thing; been a minute since I did any shader work in Unity, this is a quick shader that draws the grid + highlights current tile

The Fractus boss always starts with Universal Shield, an item that reduces all damage they take. Their other unique card is Hulking Nullifier, a minion that turns into a Trigger which cancels cards and then back into a minion when it's activated. Steam page: buff.ly/Y8VLyv0 #indiedev #gamedev

The Broken Chain Alliance boss always starts with Protective Phalanx, a minion that must be attacked first (Defender) and strikes first in combat. They also have Siege Engine, a card with Defender and Assassin (ignores Defender). Steam page: buff.ly/VFOtvGC #indiedev #gamedev

The Kadaar boss always starts with Aether Transfer Unit, a card that leeches player energy over time. Their other unique card is Comprehend Reality, an ultra-cheap card draw Action. Steam page: buff.ly/7EGaRNQ #indiedev #gamedev

The Devourers boss always starts with Spire of Limbs, an Indestructible item that increases the attack of their minions everywhere over time. Their other unique card is Shuddering Blightlord, a minion that makes players discard cards when it attacks. Steam page: buff.ly/s6MmIkw #indiedev #gamedev

The boss enemy for the Blood Sprawl always starts each game with the Bio-Controller, which generates a 1/1 minion each turn and gets bigger each time. Their other unique card is Transfusion Serpent, which gives them health whenever it attacks. Steam page: buff.ly/cC92BdK #indiedev #gamedev

In many roguelites, you move across a map with choices at each juncture. In Vortex Siege, enemies spawn in different locations and you need to deal with them, but the order and means are up to you. Steam page: buff.ly/F2w6ypQ #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #roguelite

Some cards are "neutral" and don't have a faction affiliation. Minions without abilities are neutral, and certain abilities, like the Inherent keyword and dealing direct damage, are considered neutral. Steam page: buff.ly/204mExF #indiedev #gamedev

The Fractus are an advanced society of machines. Their cards include effects that cancel a played card, modify the cost of cards, or transform cards in some way. Steam page: buff.ly/XxpOg4j #indiedev #gamedev

The Broken Chain Alliance are a conglomerate military alliance. Their cards include minions with keyword abilities and effects that modify minions in various ways. Steam page: buff.ly/DSAqblv #indiedev #gamedev

Finished a first pass on visually cleaning up the tech tree! #indiedev #gamedev

The Kadaar are mysterious, blue-skinned, magically empowered humanoids. Their cards include effects that increase maximum energy, untargetable cards, and card draw. Steam page: buff.ly/Y8VLyv0 #indiedev #gamedev

The Devourers are advanced beings beyond comprehension that consume thoughts. Their cards include mass destruction effects, indestructible minions, and effects that improve all of their minions. Steam page: buff.ly/Y8VLyv0 #indiedev #gamedev

The Blood Sprawl is a writhing mass of flesh that grows exponentially. Their cards include health gaining effects, minions that attack as soon as they are played, and effects that create minions. Steam page: buff.ly/h4eaSVL #indiedev #gamedev

Spent two hours last night making this load animation for the various card menus. 😅 Thoughts? #indiedev #gamedev

The Void is a building that lets you break down cards into their essential components. This building is very powerful because it can help you reduce your deck to its minimum size, 15 cards, trimming the worst cards from your deck and creating focus. Steam page: buff.ly/h4eaSVL #indiedev #gamedev

By defeating bosses, players will unlock new starter decks for future games! Additionally, beating the game will unlock the Turbulence system, which allows you to apply custom difficulty upgrades to future games and unlock even more starter decks! Steam page: buff.ly/gCO2yUR #indiedev #gamedev