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In a pink and purple cave setting, two dwarves (a wizard and a miner) from the game. Above them, a text "D-8" Above it, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine"

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" 11 powers icons : a thunder striking, 3 gems, a green toxic cloud, spitted fire, a purple toxic cloud, rocks moving, a magic skull icon, a wave, a minion appearing, a hunter mark and a rock falling on a silhouette

⛏️ Only 8 (eight) days before Hold the Mine's release! ⛏️

These are powers and they're the latest 2D assets I made for the game!

I hope you'll enjoy discovering how powerful they can be!🔥

🔥It's getting hot in here🔥
(D-9 before Hold the Mine's release)

Énorme soutien, cette double peine de prendre de la haine pour avoir partagé une violence subit me dégoûte profondément.
Prends soin de toi, on te croit !

Oui c'est moi, oui je me suis pris des DMs pas fous depuis hier, oui on m'a traitée de "suceuse de buzz", mais oui sinon ça va.

In a pink and purple cave setting, two dwarves (a wizard and a miner) from the game. Above them, a text "D-10" Above it, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine"

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" We can see 23 stats icons

⛏️Icons everywhere!⛏️

If you like strategy games, you probably like stats. And these icons will help you figuring out a plan so you can win!

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Un des (très) rares mecs que je suivais encore un peu de loin des fois. Eh bah encore et toujours hein.

Énorme soutien aux victimes et brulez vos idoles.

In a pink and purple cave setting, two dwarves (a wizard and a miner) from the game. Above them, a text "D-11" Above it, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine"

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" Inside a visual of the mine's tiles, 12 items you can dig up: rocks, a wooden craft, a bumper mushroom, seird stones, a UP barrel, golden nuggets, a bomb, a treasure chest, several bomb and dynamite, an iron cage, diamonds and a scroll

⛏️Treasures to dig up!⛏️

These are the items you can loot in Hold the Mine. Some are ressources, some allow you to recruit or build, and some have a huge impact on the mine's tiles! 💣💥

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⛏️ 12 days before Hold the Mine's release! ⛏️

This is how we made the animations for the game with @camillecee.bsky.social :
She'd send me a sketch and I'd clean it

( @hookariagames.com and I made some animations too but she made A LOT of them)

📢 Créateur.rices

Je travaille sur Hold The Mine, un jeu d'un solo dev français qui combine stratégie, minage et autobattler. Il sort le 17 février en accès anticipé. Si vous voulez un code -> DM :)

In a pink and purple cave setting, two dwarves (a wizard and a miner) from the game. Above them, a text "D-13" Above it, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine"

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" Under it, 12 buildings, with funny shapes, we can build in the mine : A hole with rocks and ores, a building with dices and cards, a tank filled with green poison, a tank filled with lava an observatory, a sawmill, a cauldron filled with green poison, a volcano a mole house, a building in the shape of a treasure chest, a tree with cursed gems, a giant dragon egg

⛏️Discover blueprints and craft funky buildings⛏️

Drawing these were so much fun! There are many more of them, but I picked my favorites 🥰

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Played Hold The Mine démo a few months ago and it was already really really fun.
Plus it has dwarves. Several.
Plus the devs behind are great.
Wishlisting the game would then be the smart move as it releases in 2 week !

For Hold The Mine, everything started 2 years ago.

I tried to take at least one screenshot/gif/video of the project every day from day one. I strongly recommend to do it on every project, it's always cool to watch the progress made

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In a pink and purple cave setting, two dwarves (a wizard and a miner) from the game. Above them, a text "D-15" Above it, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine"

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" In the middle, an artwork displaying a mountain and rocks landscape. The sky is yellow, the ground is green, the mountains are pink

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" In the middle, several concept and tests for the landscape. 4 black and white picture with composition tests 9 colored picture for palette tests

The image's background in a rock texture. On the top, the logo of the game "Hold the Mine" A screenshot of the game. The sky is a warm yellow, the ground is a bluish-green, mountains are beige-pink, and the gate of the mine are set on a big grey rock. 3 heroes stand in front of the gate, with a mole-shop next to them.

⛏️Did you know that Hold the Mine will launch in Early Access very soon??⛏️
If you didn't, now you do.✨

To celebrate, I want to share some stuffs about the game!
Let's start with some concept for the battle field!

What Paci sent me > Compo and colors tests > How the scene looks now!

Do it.

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⛏️HOLD THE MINE EARLY ACCESS SOON⛏️

It'll be the first time I get revshare since I started working in the game industry

As I struggle to make the minimum wage, even when i work on several projects at the same time, it means the world to me, I wish more devs do this.

Thank you @hookariagames.com ✨

🚨HOLD THE MINE is coming to Early Access in February 17th!🚨

I can’t wait to share the game with all of you soon! Thank you everyone for the amazing support!

Full announcement 👇

Tu fais incroyablement bien, je jure

On connaît 🫠🫠🫠

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- @architectofgames.bsky.social on randomness
- Jonas Tyroller on hooks (or not)
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- @niallcrabtree.bsky.social with a potpourri of mechanics
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Deckum Demonium on Steam Craft demonic essences and brew powerful potions in this diabolical roguelike deckbuilder. Summon 150+ demons to defend your land against heavenly forces. Discover rare relics and ingredients to form ...

Wishlist the game now!
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On a purple ground, a wooden tray lies with items sitting on it. Ingredients: a turquoise gem, a bowl with powder, a bird skull Demonic essences: three bottle looking like demons Potions: three potions, one with a muscle icon, one with a sword, one with a +2 cards Broken Relics: Ex voto, an ear, a censer, a skull with golden decorations In the corners, we can see the Steam logo with the text "Steam page now live!" and the title of the game "Deckum Demonium"

🔥DECKUM DEMONIUM STEAM PAGE IS LIVE!🔥

If you like collecting trinkets (like me), you will enjoy what our game as to offer!
You will buy some, you will find some, you will craft some, but they're all VERY useful

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🔥DECKUM DEMONIUM STEAM PAGE IS LIVE!🔥

🥣 - Dropping a Demonic Essence on an empty slot summon a demon

😈 - Giving its own Demonic Essence to a demon make it evolve

These are really important mechanics you'll get to learn fast!

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Deckum Demonium on Steam Craft demonic essences and brew powerful potions in this diabolical roguelike deckbuilder. Summon 150+ demons to defend your land against heavenly forces. Discover rare relics and ingredients to form ...

Wishlist the game now!
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I've seen them evolve over thousands of time and I'll never get enough of it 🧡

Hey 👋 It's been a while. Wanted to update you on our North-African sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder. We're still cooking. In fact we made a big design pivot in 2025. Here's what we've been working on 🧵👇

Deckum Demonium on Steam Craft demonic essences and brew powerful potions in this diabolical roguelike deckbuilder. Summon 150+ demons to defend your land against heavenly forces. Discover rare relics and ingredients to form ...

Wishlist the game now!
store.steampowered.com/app/4299180/...

🔥DECKUM DEMONIUM STEAM PAGE IS LIVE!🔥

You won't be able to leave Pandemonium without picking a starter. Do you think you can beat the terrifying Purities with your bare hands?

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