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i made a video of me talking passionately to da camera about kill gameplay, the end of gameplay, a little bit about the droqevers. it'll premiere tomorrow (15h from now) if you want to watch it with me & others? and when it ends, The End of Gameplay will be released. www.youtube.com/watch?v=LH45...

submitted 23 days ago • 2 comments

you can use this to your advantage sometimes. some pieces like pawns "promote" to a stronger piece when they reach the enemy's spawn tile.

submitted 24 days ago • 1 comment

the spawn tiles (places where you and the enemy can place chess pieces) are now determined dynamically, and can change as you add or remove tiles from the board. #indiedev #gamedev

submitted 24 days ago • 2 comments

i just put out an early build for my new game Checkmage! currently looking for playtesters before the demo releases during the steam nextfest in june. check it out on my itch page NOW! leave feedback or bug reports in my dms or in the discord linked in my bio. oleogustus.itch.io/checkmage?pa...

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

its not disrespectful to walk away from wizards while they are talking. its not disrespectful to grab their text bubbles and shake them around mid-sentence.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

finally adding some necessary debug tools for testing some specific weird interactions #gamedev #solodev

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submitted 35 days ago • 7 comments

Babushka's Glitch Dungeon has just been released!!!! by me!!! I released it!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHH store.steampowered.com/app/1876850/...

submitted 60 days ago • 10 comments

MY VIDEO GAME IS.... not out yet, but it's got a new name and new logo! wishlist it now on steam please! #indiedev #gamedev store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/...

submitted 63 days ago • 3 comments

steam page is NOT up yet but will be soon, gonna go back to developing the game now that I'm back home in the pnw

submitted 74 days ago • 1 comment

scary

submitted 101 days ago • 0 comments

chess pieces in my brain i gotta get them out

submitted 113 days ago • 1 comment

working on one of the minigames. this one will probably be pretty familiar to some of you #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 118 days ago • 3 comments

statue glow up #pixelart #gamedev #solodev

submitted 120 days ago • 1 comment

in addition to removing agency, randomness can also destroy the pacing of a game if its present in an environment not designed for it. it's a great fit for roguelikes where the point is to engage with random challenges (randomness serves as an unpredictable difficulty spike)

submitted 127 days ago • 0 comments

i realize that when i'm alone, i sometimes commit to bad ideas and have to change my mind too late. booster packs will not make it into the game. having packs that give random card rewards takes agency out of the players hands. i have something more devious planned. #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 127 days ago • 3 comments

Experimenting in a new style for a new project 🦙 @oleogustus.itch.io

submitted 131 days ago • 2 comments

passing by

submitted 132 days ago • 0 comments

here's a small collection of gameplay clips for the game i'm working on, tentatively titled "how to Waste Time as a Wizard in the Chess Dimension". there's no audio for the video yet, so just use your imagination for now #solodev #gamedev #pixelart www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOEo...

submitted 141 days ago • 4 comments

enjoying garbanzo quest

submitted 156 days ago • 0 comments

scott is irrefutably cool. he's one of the wizards who shows you around the skatepark that was constructed inside of a massive crater. #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 158 days ago • 2 comments

the information side bar will get a visual overhaul soon, but this a good general idea on what info you can glean from hovering over cards/chess pieces #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 159 days ago • 0 comments

working on some of the pixel art for the world map. there are a total of 5 maps, and each map is associated with a certain "type" of chess piece. The library is associated with knights and similar pieces that make clever use of leaping. #pixelart #solodev #gamedev

submitted 160 days ago • 0 comments

snoozanne can barely make it through a few pages before taking a well-deserved nap. #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 162 days ago • 0 comments

this is borin, one of the handful of chess druids in the overgrown grotto. he's not very talkative when he's working. #solodev #gamedev #pixelart

submitted 165 days ago • 0 comments

a profile picture! its in the art style of my new project

submitted 169 days ago • 0 comments

long-haired guys be like: "no thanks, i'm stuffed!"✔️

submitted 172 days ago • 0 comments

5 minute interactive game that you can play right now. inspired absolutely by droqen. made in godot. (browser/mobile) #gamedev oleogustus.itch.io/depreciator

submitted 184 days ago • 0 comments

the blind leading the blind. champions of awkward character sprites

submitted 190 days ago • 1 comment

i think about how simple 2d games can still be outstanding flagbearers of good game feel and design. technological progress in video games doesn't always signify a growth in game quality, and at times actually obscures the quality of the game and distracts from its flaws.

submitted 196 days ago • 1 comment

pisces is a video game i had made for the godot wild jam #66 with the theme "ESCAPE" and with the restriction of the entire game being in a single room. you can play it in your browser right now! oleogustus.itch.io/pisces

submitted 200 days ago • 0 comments