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It's #WishlistWednesday and #SteamNextFest is in full swing - Even Death needs a break though - fellow developers, link us your games below! Come roll the bones with Death and let us know how it goes! Demo Link: store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #gamedev #indiegame

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With Steam Next Fest kicking off tomorrow, our Demo Build for the festival is now live on Steam - if you haven't yet, it's a great time to Wishlist the game (link below). It's no commitment, and helps us out tremendously! store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #gamedev #IndieGameDev #SteamNextFest

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Demo is live! Very proud to announce you can now play a slice of our upcoming dice-building roguelite "Dice With Death". The Alpha playtest is free & available as a demo on Steam (link below) #gamedev #indiegames #SteamNextFest #gaming

submitted 7 days ago • 2 comments

Asking here to try and hide from the twitter bots 😅 If anyone knows a freelancer / is one themselves who specialises in stylized Niagara effects in UE5 please get them to send me a portfolio or reel. Looking for relic activation effects in game. So simple effects but dozens! #gamedev #indiedev

submitted 14 days ago • 0 comments

There is no sign more encouraging than when you are QAing your game and realise you are actually enjoying playing. Might sound weird, but anyone who works in dev knows with how much you spend staring at the client, it's hard to see it as a game at times.

submitted 19 days ago • 0 comments

Been posting some insights into our character designs over on TikTok, would love any fellow devs to follow so I can follow you back! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames www.tiktok.com/@seaglassgam...

submitted 22 days ago • 1 comment

Shares appreciated! Back from a short break in Puerto Rico and hammering out the demo build for Next Fest on Steam... if you'd like to keep an eye on the game & support us go Wishlist us! It helps out and I hope you'll love the game :) store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #indiegames #gamedev

submitted 23 days ago • 0 comments

Happy #WishlistWednesday! I've been making #pixelart for Dice With Death - a Dicebuilding #Roguelike! It's like Balatro meets The Seventh Seal, with dice! Please wishlist us on #Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... Here's the Character Select screen I made! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

submitted 35 days ago • 4 comments

Any #GameDev people using Tiktok as a resource for reach + learning? Just set up an account for the studio, would love people to follow and what not. Drop us a follow over there and I'll go through and follow everyone back

submitted 36 days ago • 0 comments

Decided to start some some short form content talking about the realities of making games! Started out answering the #1 question I get asked. If anyone has good ideas for topics let me steal them uh i mean suggest them to me! #Gamedev #Indiegames #gaming #indiedev www.youtube.com/shorts/tn10L...

submitted 36 days ago • 1 comment

Extremely happy to show what we have been creating in my indie studio Sea Glass for the last 4 months! Our "Coming Soon" Steam page is now live for Wishlists, very (read: very) early and with plenty subject to change / improvement, I'm proud to show you all! Link in reply. #GameDev #IndieDev

submitted 39 days ago • 1 comment

The primal fear when you finally get your Steam Page published in a WIP / early state just to work on live changes and you wake up to 50+ wishlists without you mentioning it or sending it to anyone

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

inspiration

submitted 40 days ago • 0 comments

Making games is pretty cool sometimes I guess. Reconstructing / parallaxing a piece by the incredibly talented @carsondrewit.bsky.social (we'll show you it properly soon!) #IndieGames #GameDev #GameArt #PixelArt

submitted 54 days ago • 2 comments

For anyone: Games look silly and "bad" often right up until the finishing phases putting together their true release builds. Here's what my current dev version of Dice with Death looks like with grey boxes and placeholders. Don't get put off by not starting at the finish line. #GameDev #IndieDev

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

When you really need a break from categorizing our SFX archive #IndieDev #GameDev #Developers

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

The Soldier's portrait from Dice with Death! His unique passive summons reinforcements (dice) to the battle (uh, bowl) when you roll duplicates! If you like the sound of rolling 20 dice instead of 6, he's the one for you. Art by the ever talented @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #GameArt #IndieGames

submitted 58 days ago • 1 comment

Posting updates and peeks at Dice With Death more in January - thanks for all the new follows! We've been hard at work on the feel of the game mechanically and aesthetically. Here's some item design we're doing! Our artist Meeral taking a very liberal approach to a "Heart Locket" #GameDev #GameArt

submitted 61 days ago • 1 comment

The Witch! One of our playable characters in Dice With Death. She summons her Familiar dice to replace those you Bank, giving her some solid staying power in a round. We designed her aesthetic using Celtic history and hedge magic - art by awesome @mopmey.bsky.social #IndieDev #GameDev #GameArt

submitted 76 days ago • 0 comments

Games Journalism is getting a lot of brutal attacks these days for reviews, but this is a symptom of a long term self-inflicted problem. But it's not the problem people think. It's score inflation. How are journalists meant to give nuanced scores in a world where 7 = Bad, 8 = Good and 9 = Great?

submitted 81 days ago • 3 comments

Classes in Dice With Death are the departed, their core mechanics related to who they were & how they died. This is the Healer, fallen to the plague she spent her life treating. For people who love poisons and status effects she's a fun one! WIP Art by @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieGames

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Classes in Dice With Death are the departed, their core mechanics related to who they were & how they died. This is the Healer, fallen to the plague she spent her life treating. For people who love poisons and status effects she's a fun one! WIP Art by @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieGames

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

#GameJam #GameDev #IndieDev Pretty please join this game jam dedicated to blind accessibility that's happening in Feb! The goal is for devs to get together and learn how to make games blind accessible! itch.io/jam/games-fo... If you have any feedback/questions/concerns, please let me know!

submitted 96 days ago • 4 comments

When you try to post about a table, it helps to post the table. Here's our fancy dice table #GameDev #IndieDev

submitted 89 days ago • 0 comments

Can't make a dice game without a fancy table can we? Little early WIP look at us setting up the core view of the game board for Dice With Death! Table made by the talented Kayleigh Danieli @ka-leidos.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieDev #GameArt

submitted 89 days ago • 1 comment

WIP early character concepts for one of the starting classes for Dice with Death - The Soldier. This guy's core mechanic calls his "reinforcements" to the roll, triggering extra dice on certain conditions! Art by the phenomenal @mopmey.bsky.social #IndieDev #GameArt #GameDev

submitted 91 days ago • 0 comments

Ahh the "grand" reveal, also known as finally having some fantastic key art. You have died. The good news is Death is eager to help you process this via a friendly game of Dice. Or is he just bored? Anyway, we're working on Dice With Death. A dice-builder made in a pixelated 3d! #GameDev #IndieDev

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Ahh the "grand" reveal, also known as finally having some fantastic key art. You have died. The good news is Death is eager to help you process this via a friendly game of Dice. Or is he just bored? Anyway, we're working on Dice With Death. A dice-builder made in a pixelated 3d! #GameDev #IndieDev

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

Need to actually start posting progress here hehe Working with just one other coder means our changelists have become... efficient? #gamedev #indiedev #indie

It's #WishlistWednesday and #SteamNextFest is in full swing - Even Death needs a break though - fellow developers, link us your games below! Come roll the bones with Death and let us know how it goes! Demo Link: store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #gamedev #indiegame

With Steam Next Fest kicking off tomorrow, our Demo Build for the festival is now live on Steam - if you haven't yet, it's a great time to Wishlist the game (link below). It's no commitment, and helps us out tremendously! store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #gamedev #IndieGameDev #SteamNextFest

Demo is live! Very proud to announce you can now play a slice of our upcoming dice-building roguelite "Dice With Death". The Alpha playtest is free & available as a demo on Steam (link below) #gamedev #indiegames #SteamNextFest #gaming

Asking here to try and hide from the twitter bots 😅 If anyone knows a freelancer / is one themselves who specialises in stylized Niagara effects in UE5 please get them to send me a portfolio or reel. Looking for relic activation effects in game. So simple effects but dozens! #gamedev #indiedev

There is no sign more encouraging than when you are QAing your game and realise you are actually enjoying playing. Might sound weird, but anyone who works in dev knows with how much you spend staring at the client, it's hard to see it as a game at times.

Been posting some insights into our character designs over on TikTok, would love any fellow devs to follow so I can follow you back! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames www.tiktok.com/@seaglassgam...

Shares appreciated! Back from a short break in Puerto Rico and hammering out the demo build for Next Fest on Steam... if you'd like to keep an eye on the game & support us go Wishlist us! It helps out and I hope you'll love the game :) store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... #indiegames #gamedev

Happy #WishlistWednesday! I've been making #pixelart for Dice With Death - a Dicebuilding #Roguelike! It's like Balatro meets The Seventh Seal, with dice! Please wishlist us on #Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/3435260/... Here's the Character Select screen I made! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev

Any #GameDev people using Tiktok as a resource for reach + learning? Just set up an account for the studio, would love people to follow and what not. Drop us a follow over there and I'll go through and follow everyone back

Decided to start some some short form content talking about the realities of making games! Started out answering the #1 question I get asked. If anyone has good ideas for topics let me steal them uh i mean suggest them to me! #Gamedev #Indiegames #gaming #indiedev www.youtube.com/shorts/tn10L...

Extremely happy to show what we have been creating in my indie studio Sea Glass for the last 4 months! Our "Coming Soon" Steam page is now live for Wishlists, very (read: very) early and with plenty subject to change / improvement, I'm proud to show you all! Link in reply. #GameDev #IndieDev

The primal fear when you finally get your Steam Page published in a WIP / early state just to work on live changes and you wake up to 50+ wishlists without you mentioning it or sending it to anyone

inspiration

Making games is pretty cool sometimes I guess. Reconstructing / parallaxing a piece by the incredibly talented @carsondrewit.bsky.social (we'll show you it properly soon!) #IndieGames #GameDev #GameArt #PixelArt

For anyone: Games look silly and "bad" often right up until the finishing phases putting together their true release builds. Here's what my current dev version of Dice with Death looks like with grey boxes and placeholders. Don't get put off by not starting at the finish line. #GameDev #IndieDev

When you really need a break from categorizing our SFX archive #IndieDev #GameDev #Developers

The Soldier's portrait from Dice with Death! His unique passive summons reinforcements (dice) to the battle (uh, bowl) when you roll duplicates! If you like the sound of rolling 20 dice instead of 6, he's the one for you. Art by the ever talented @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #GameArt #IndieGames

Posting updates and peeks at Dice With Death more in January - thanks for all the new follows! We've been hard at work on the feel of the game mechanically and aesthetically. Here's some item design we're doing! Our artist Meeral taking a very liberal approach to a "Heart Locket" #GameDev #GameArt

The Witch! One of our playable characters in Dice With Death. She summons her Familiar dice to replace those you Bank, giving her some solid staying power in a round. We designed her aesthetic using Celtic history and hedge magic - art by awesome @mopmey.bsky.social #IndieDev #GameDev #GameArt

Games Journalism is getting a lot of brutal attacks these days for reviews, but this is a symptom of a long term self-inflicted problem. But it's not the problem people think. It's score inflation. How are journalists meant to give nuanced scores in a world where 7 = Bad, 8 = Good and 9 = Great?

Classes in Dice With Death are the departed, their core mechanics related to who they were & how they died. This is the Healer, fallen to the plague she spent her life treating. For people who love poisons and status effects she's a fun one! WIP Art by @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieGames

Classes in Dice With Death are the departed, their core mechanics related to who they were & how they died. This is the Healer, fallen to the plague she spent her life treating. For people who love poisons and status effects she's a fun one! WIP Art by @mopmey.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieGames

#GameJam #GameDev #IndieDev Pretty please join this game jam dedicated to blind accessibility that's happening in Feb! The goal is for devs to get together and learn how to make games blind accessible! itch.io/jam/games-fo... If you have any feedback/questions/concerns, please let me know!

When you try to post about a table, it helps to post the table. Here's our fancy dice table #GameDev #IndieDev

Can't make a dice game without a fancy table can we? Little early WIP look at us setting up the core view of the game board for Dice With Death! Table made by the talented Kayleigh Danieli @ka-leidos.bsky.social #GameDev #IndieDev #GameArt

WIP early character concepts for one of the starting classes for Dice with Death - The Soldier. This guy's core mechanic calls his "reinforcements" to the roll, triggering extra dice on certain conditions! Art by the phenomenal @mopmey.bsky.social #IndieDev #GameArt #GameDev

Ahh the "grand" reveal, also known as finally having some fantastic key art. You have died. The good news is Death is eager to help you process this via a friendly game of Dice. Or is he just bored? Anyway, we're working on Dice With Death. A dice-builder made in a pixelated 3d! #GameDev #IndieDev

Ahh the "grand" reveal, also known as finally having some fantastic key art. You have died. The good news is Death is eager to help you process this via a friendly game of Dice. Or is he just bored? Anyway, we're working on Dice With Death. A dice-builder made in a pixelated 3d! #GameDev #IndieDev

Need to actually start posting progress here hehe Working with just one other coder means our changelists have become... efficient? #gamedev #indiedev #indie

Obligatory first Petra post

DWD Dev Blog 2: Good news! The game works! Bad news! It's in Excel