#writing for my fantasy game. Some search bar inputs: what is the smell of ochre how do you call baking of clay how did medieval people describe the pitch of the sound are hot springs good for insects things that are light-brown pollinators of nettles when do jackdaws pluck deer fur #indiedev

The mice are running circles on the ancient trail, feasting on the scattered berries. They turn toward you their juice-stained snouts, then flee into the grasses. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

Sometimes being a fantasy writer means that you search for the word "orange" in all of your files to make sure you replace them with either "ochre-red" or "carrot-red"

XIX century paintings by Albert Bierstadt. Some time ago I decided that while realism is fine, for now I'm alright with getting a bit dreamy with the landscapes of my game.

The pavement of stone slabs and pebbles is held together by the tree roots, diligently trimmed with axes and sickles. You couldn’t ask for a safer scrap of a road, though you can hardly fit the wagon between the crags. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

Your hearts pound, howling down the blood, the desperate stabs, the erratic twists of the rotting shells. In the whirling colors, you can’t discern when the guard’s soul leaves him, or when the dark pneuma loses its grasp on the monsters. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

A fallen log you spot by the eastern woods will do for a ram. You don’t need to be silent, or to hide your doings, so you quickly discover that the “wall” is but an excuse, something more likely to discourage any onlookers, than to stop them. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

The white lichens fill up the gaps gladly, mixing with the withered leaves and needles trapped in the corners. You stop by the fallen log resting near the trail. A rotting sack behind it brings you a tale of someone taking a break before a long climb. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

The thing I like the most about Felvidek is how bold it is. Against-the-grain music, hilarious combination of jRPGs and medieval Europe, the uniquely transformative #pixelart. The second thing is it's now in a bundle with Roadwarden. #indiedev store.steampowered.com/bundle/49647...

“In the city you’re but a link in a chain of dragon bones. Here, you taste your efforts. You breathe them.” #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

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The creature was running for its life and thinking very little about staying out of sight. The tracks are a bit close to our own footprints: long, with the front getting wider, though ended with claws. It doesn't resemble either a goblin, nor a dragonling. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

XIX century's Wojciech Gerson was getting it.

I may never make peace with NORCO. All I have are my love letters to it. The first time I played it I felt disinterested in what I perceived as the repetition of the anticapitalist media I used to consume at breadtube’y lengths. I was too angry at... many things. And couldn’t see the game clearly.

The wind runs through the valley, ramming into your cloaks. The blades of grass bow underneath the trampling rains. The scant flowers, either orange or purple, are growing darker. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 taught me one thing: that I've got more patience in me than I knew of

The tracks take you toward the copse, where you witness the decay of a hefty boar. It must have run here a few seasons ago, but didn't escape getting its tusks cut out with knives and axes. The belly carries signs of wolf bites. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

As the bricks of the hamlet continue to crumble, you can’t tell where the forest ends and the chapel begins. fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit... #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

The path is overgrown, the roof is collapsing, yet the charred woods are anything but empty. Down the hill, a family of deer browses through the ash-covered saplings, while the arguing crows free the land of the nuts left by the flames. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

Walled off by the steep rocks you turn toward the frail fence and sit down on your cloaks, trampling the white flowers and shining grass. You try to loosen up as you take in the waving tree crowns, the breeze stroke by the sun, and the bleats of goats. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

@razbuten.bsky.social Check out my Roadwarden if you're interested in seeing a modern take of an RPG with a time limit. A controversial part of the game to be sure, but supports everything about its design. Will use it again. ; )

Filling up a dying realm with what's about to come after us. #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

No #screenshotsaturday from me this week, folks Busy collecting landscapes for the descriptions

With the white and blue flowers blooming all over the valley, the warm walls of the inn invite you to get closer. They shine from the recent dews - if not replaced, they’ll continue to host more and larger bugs. Your steps send a host of sparrows into disarray. #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

Your fear calls for you to perceive every tree and every rock, but you grow tired of clearing the blur between the forests and the hills. You don't name the details of your trail, just keep moving, and breathe. fogcastle.bandcamp.com/track/towers... #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

one of the "I should play Gothic again" kind of day

adventurers be like "let's explore a bit" #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev

I heard that Roadwarden is not working well on Switch 2, even though it works just fine on Switch 1. I've got no clue how this works, but the team behind the port is going to look into it. Still, right now - the game is on sale, both here and on Steam! #indiedev www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...

No joke - depending on where you live, you can pre-order ROADWARDEN on NINTENTDO SWITCH (yes!) at a discount (now or soon). And in a WEEK, it will be available for purchase! Thank you, @assembleteam.bsky.social, for handling this port for me! #indiedev #gamedev www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...

Too bad that Contra Spem Spero from ‪@dadzingo.bsky.social‬ isn’t doing too hot on Steam. It’s a very curious, oneiric experience, and while some of its UI and gameplay decisions are a bit misguided, its bravery deserves an applause, and is matched with stylistic, fancy visuals. #indiegame

Despite the broken fences, collapsed trees, and devoured apples, there’s peace. The monkeys follow your steps erratically but remain quiet, as if you have entered a tomb. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

I used to be in love with Planescape: Torment. One of its stories that resonated with me belongs to Deionarra: of love, abuse, guilt - human and sincere. It causes me grief to find a cover of Deionarra's Theme "composed" by an oblivious AI prompt, illustrated with a generic AI-perfect-face lady.

should my fatigue-healing magic potion taste more like coffee, or a monster energy "drink"? - yes #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

starting to think Sonreir may be a bit better at #pixelart than I am #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

#writing for my fantasy game. Some search bar inputs: medieval animal whistles how hiking trails are made word for a camp in a cave were there cherries in medieval europe are fern spores sticky where is limestone present do snakes attack eyes first do any large cats live in caves #indiedev

Sadly, she didn’t make it. Roberta Vaughan died earlier today. RIP Roberta. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better.

The outer walls are giving way to the detritus-craving vines. The crumbling building must have seen generations, as a watchtower, refuge, prison, or a granary. The huts are young, and while most of them stand empty, a child’s laughter breaks through their silence. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

The ford lures you closer as your feet are craving the cold brush of water. Still, better to avoid the coarse ferns - shaking off their spores takes you a good while. #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

For a few more days, my obscure #indiegame Visual Novel, Windy Meadow, is on 50% sale. A tale about the common folk living in a cozy village that sometimes feels too small for them. I still love this tiny tribe with its many problems. store.steampowered.com/app/2366430/...

Back on the old platform, I used to run the #LettersToMoralAnxiety series with #indiedev thoughts. I may need to resume it. Q: Designing stories, how do you keep notes and organize the event logic? I'm not procrastinating, YOU are procrastinating. Cough cough.

I did my first metric century ride today (100 km on a bike, bragging much, proud much) and this sight made me more angry, than amused.

Every now and then, I find a discarded Roadwarden design from the early days. This "leaf" border is so bad, yet I keep thinking "what if". Also, the game is like 4 bucks or something on Steam atm, Summer sale and all. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

I found a real life Junimo hut from Stardew Valley.

Nice video about Judero. youtu.be/l7Q_2gMY12U?... Very grateful when our game gets any coverage.

The landscape research is going great

Can't post my #screenshotsaturday this week. I'm doing landscape research.

The abundance of scents keeps you alert. There’s a few more hours until dusk, yet the journey is starting to mark your shells with the pebbles in your boots, and the leather straps rubbing against your clothes. Some of you are looking at the mud absently. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

The robinhooded arrows are always so funny to me

Forced to walk one after another, your steps are tense, and you look up whenever there’s a call of a mouflon. The wind brings you the strong, humid scent of sulfur and chalk. #screenshotsaturday #indiedev

I wonder if this link is somehow related to my next RPG. Especially considering the #screenshotsaturday #indiedev tags. fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/track/dreams...