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Hi, Michael here - Solo Indie Game Developer working on a Dark Sci-Fi aRPG Roguelite game. Join the community on Discord! https://discord.gg/bSmvUdHTvw #gamedev #indiegames

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11k of you saw my last post (on the other social media platform) - THAT BLEW MY MIND! ๐Ÿคฏ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Because of YOU, something huge is dropping soonโ€ฆ

Steam page submitted & in review. Wishlist link incoming. Who's ready for eternal suffering? ๐Ÿ’€

#indiegame #aRPG #roguelite #gamedev #Steam

12.11.2025 12:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Congratulations! Really happy for you, the game looks great ๐Ÿ’ช

12.11.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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If you like a good face slapper - here are some good ol' metal knuckles ๐Ÿ‘Š

You can equip different weapons in my game.

My game is a aRPG Roguelite btw. โš”๏ธ

#aRPG #gamedev #MondayMotivation #indiegame #solodev

10.11.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Next week I'm trying new schedule for my streams!
www.twitch.tv/partykitten_

MONDAY - Cozy Games
WEDNESDAY - art (traditional / digital)
FRIDAY - FPS game (mostly no-mic Overwatch) / not cozy game

Time: around 12:00 pm (CET)

09.11.2025 16:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿฉธ Focused on making the core combat more responsive and integrating some new abilities for my aRPG #roguelite !

It's also cool seeing the new procedural loot drop - and change the character (stats and looks) ๐Ÿ’ช

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #arpg #gamedev

08.11.2025 21:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Ah yes, the ALMIGHTY wet paper towel sonic speed sword ๐Ÿ˜‚

Working on procedural item generation for my aRPG Roguelite and apparently now you can get these kinds of gems.

Should I tone down the madness, or is this exactly what an aRPG needs?

#indiedev #gamedev #aRPG #Roguelite

05.11.2025 19:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš™๏ธ Quick look at my aRPG Roguelite inventory system!

Getting the system right so every piece of armor can snap into place or be drag & dropped and instantly update the character's look!

Models are still placeholders*

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #wipart

01.11.2025 21:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah I have no idea what's the deal with that. For me it works amazingly well. And I'm working in it for 8-10 hours a day, still amazes me that I have so many tools to create what I want with it.
Yeah might be just a trend thing, or there really maybe is something that I'm missong here ๐Ÿ˜„

30.10.2025 09:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a quick peek at the Inventory and Upgrade screens for my aRPG Roguelite!๐Ÿ‘€
Cooking up something cool for anyone who loves serious stat-checking and optimizing - but you can always go with the "more greens in it" choice!๐Ÿ˜

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #UIUX #wipart #aRPG #indiedev

25.10.2025 21:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yep, for now it's going well, thank you :)

20.10.2025 12:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for hosting #GameDevShare !
I'm working on a Dark Scifi aRPG Roguelite.

Currently I'm updating my UI and Skill system ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

bsky.app/profile/heav...

20.10.2025 09:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A little polish goes a long way! โœจ

I've been hard at work refining the Stat and Skill Upgrade UI. This latest version provides a much more satisfying feel and is a big step up!

See the new look in action! ๐Ÿ‘‡

#devlog #indiegame #UIUX #screenshotsaturday #roguelite

18.10.2025 19:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โš”๏ธ๐Ÿ’ฅ That moment when the upgrades finally kick in! Love the power fantasy feel of these new skills.

Showing off some fresh action from my aRPG Roguelite!

#arpg #indegame #roguelite #indiedev #screenshotsaturday

12.10.2025 10:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Thank you, I will be launching my steam page together with an announcement trailer, so still a bit of work ahead of me, but I will be sure to post new information and behind the scenes videos here :)

11.10.2025 17:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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NEW logic added! ๐Ÿ’ฅ
My #scifi aRPG #roguelite now has Mana/Energy and new visuals for SPECIAL weapon and item skills.

I'm planing to add element affinity to the game, so here is also an example of light/radiant affinity skills.

#screenshotsaturday #arpg #gamedev #indiegame

11.10.2025 16:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you for today's stream ๐Ÿฅฐ Here's a little clip from some Stadium comp! If you like Overwatch and cozy support streams, follow me on twitch - there will be more!
www.twitch.tv/partykitten_
Also, I'll be opening 170+ loot boxes on stream next week!
#SmallPNGtuber #Streaming #overwatchstream

10.10.2025 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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After tons of testing. I felt that something was missing.
That I'm forcefully making a game that's supposed to be something else.

I've pivoted to an aRPG with #roguelite elements.

And it finally feels right!

#indiegame #screenshotsaturday #indedev #arpg

04.10.2025 21:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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a black and white cat is sitting in front of an apple laptop computer . ALT: a black and white cat is sitting in front of an apple laptop computer .

I'm still working on some major, direction shifting changes for my game.
I will probably post some more info about it soon ๐Ÿซก

02.10.2025 22:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This looks like my worst nightmare. Years of work and 13 reviews to show for it ๐Ÿ˜จ

From screens, the game looks great. I also wonder what happened here

30.09.2025 22:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I choose you Bulbadurp!

30.09.2025 18:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm working on revamping the skill system for my horde game - basically in a more aRPG like style ๐Ÿ› ๏ธ

So no video this time, a janky screenshot will have to suffice ๐Ÿฅถ

#indiegame #IndieDevs #roguelite #arpg

30.09.2025 09:26 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That's huge! Congrats ๐Ÿ’ช

28.09.2025 14:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Testing new camera angles for my #SciFi horde game! Not sure if 3rd person perspective fits the vibe๐Ÿ˜… Thoughts?

#screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gore

27.09.2025 10:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Things are getting more chaotic! ๐Ÿ’ฅ Just added legendary "Spider Drones" to the upgrade pool, and enemies behave more unpredictable in my #roguelite horde game!

#gamedev #indiegame #gameplay #devdiary

24.09.2025 18:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 22    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Here's a raw look at my roguelite game!
The horde is getting bigger, and the stakes are higher.

It's a bloody mess, but it's a fun one ๐Ÿฉธ

#screenshotsaturday #gamedev #indiegame #roguelite

20.09.2025 21:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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#gamedev #indiegames #indiegamedev

19.09.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you :)
The locomotion system in Unreal also takes a fair bit of resources, I'm just using the most basic Move to location with everything else turned off, no avoidance and basically no sophisticated pathfinding.

For something extra I just add some simple position offsets

19.09.2025 15:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Another day working on my game ๐Ÿฅฐ

#indiegame #ue5 #gamedev #roguelite #vampiresurvivors

19.09.2025 13:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 24    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ› ๏ธ Spent the day creating a censor option for my game. Not all is done, but blood now turns to oil.

This aims to prevent algorithms from censoring my posts on other social sites.

My game is gory, but this setting can be useful either way.

#indiedev #indiegame #gameplay #scifi #roguelite

18.09.2025 18:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A few seconds #wip #gameplay from my horde game at its current state.

I'm going to try and post a bit more of these type of videos, hopefully you will like them ๐Ÿ™‚

#indiegame #indiedeveloper #roguelite #gamedev

17.09.2025 19:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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