Thanks for the heads up! Fortunately I keep a closer eye on festivals than Bluesky and already applied ๐
11.10.2025 14:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0@vezelle.bsky.social
Developer of Inkshade, a turn-based tactics game carved out of strange wooden miniatures: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3141310/Inkshade/ Also got a little newsletter: https://studiovezelle.substack.com/
Thanks for the heads up! Fortunately I keep a closer eye on festivals than Bluesky and already applied ๐
11.10.2025 14:42 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday @songs-of-silence.com!
Just in time for #spooky season, Inkshade recently launched and is on sale :)
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If you want to know what Iโll be working on next or like hearing about random #gamedev things, then consider signing up for this nascent newsletter:
studiovezelle.substack.com
Itโs a casual, a low-commitment way to stay in the loop, sort of like a blog laced with secretsโโญห.โง
Itโs very flattering how many people asked for the Inkshade OST to be purchasable on #Steam. So I put it up on Steam!
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Inkshade is a creepy #turnbased #tactics #game played against an otherworldly game master. If you're looking for slightly frightening #DnD, you've come to the right place.
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And thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday @curlygoblin.bsky.social!
I found an old picture for #ScreenshotSaturday that I took right after programming the system that lets the Inkshade GM move around. After months of them being rooted behind the desk, turning around to see this was deeply unnerving ._."
06.09.2025 15:10 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thanks for hosting @2pgames.bsky.social.
Anyone looking for something spooky on this #TurnBasedThursday might like Inkshade, which just released a few weeks ago :)
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I consider myself very lucky that the Inkshade release accidentally dodged tomorrow's bombshell by a good three weeks. No, not because competition is spooky, but because now I might actually have time to play #Silksong ^^
04.09.2025 01:42 โ ๐ 3 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Finally got the entire Inkshade OST up on YouTube. I am a total scrub when it comes to music-making, but here it is if anyone else enjoys listening to these tracks :)
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#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
The only instrument I can play (and play poorly at that), is the piano. So I couldnโt resist making an Inkshade track that is almost entirely piano.
youtu.be/QbQdSzDxvUs
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
Just uploaded a new Inkshade track. This one is a subdued reprise of the original combat theme, intended for use in caves and such :)
youtu.be/bJESkx_kj5c
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
Dunno if it will work for you, but what helps me is just saying "left foot right foot" when I hit walls. Literally one single minuscule step at a time, and you'll reach the finish line. It is inevitable.
23.08.2025 18:27 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 1 ๐ 0You donโt get to choose what youโre passionate about. And solo dev is insane. Send help.
#GameDev #IndieDev #WhyAmILikeThis
I love seeing how game assets progress from concept to completion. So behold: the game masterโs desk I made for Inkshade! Terrible doodles, a pre-alpha model, and a final asset Iโd describe as โpassableโ.
#GameDev #ArtIsHard
Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday @ggstudio.bsky.social!
Inkshade released just last week, and the reception has blown my socks off. So cool to finally know what itโs like to get a game out there. If anyone reading this picks it up, I sincerely hope you enjoy the heavy blanket of atmosphere :)
I love it when games have a surprise electro track for the credits theme, so I made this drum & bass tune for Inkshade. Now on YouTube for anyone looking for some eerie beats :)
youtu.be/QlvL4QdaIdA
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
Live-action footage of me getting ready to fight #bugs after taking care of regular life things:
19.08.2025 19:40 โ ๐ 1 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Hereโs a chaotic track I made for a specific combat encounter in Inkshade. I watched 2001: A Space Odyssey for the first time while working on this one, which really comes out in one specific measure haha.
youtu.be/fNfmVAUq_Fk
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
Anyone reading from the future: patch v1.0.005 should fix this!
17.08.2025 14:04 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0A while ago I added some paper flower doodads to a bunch of Inkshade maps. I think they really add to the ใป๏พ*:โง ambiance *:ใป๏พ
#ScreenshotSaturday #Vibes #PaperCraft
I made this before releasing Inkshade, expecting the launch to be just a wee bit stressful. Iโm happy to report that I am not a meme soothsayer, and the launch is actually going quite well :)
(Still gonna share this because I love this scene)
#GameDev #IndieDev #Sanic
Fun fact: this was the first piece of music I composed for Inkshade. I spent a very, very long time making it (I am a total scrub at music), but it served as a very handy foundation for the rest of the OST!
youtu.be/MQDtSMvzcfw
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev
Thank you!
15.08.2025 14:16 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Thank you for the shout out! Also congrats to you too @chromaticink.bsky.social! (Coincidentally the Dice Gambit trailer music has been stuck in my head all week haha)
15.08.2025 14:15 โ ๐ 2 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Not only is it #TurnbasedThursday (thanks for hosting @epyoncf.bsky.social!), but itโs also the Inkshade launch day! Itโs been a wild ride, and Iโm so excited to share what Iโve been cooking with the world :)
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Inkshade just dropped. Iโve been working on it for nearly three years, and Iโm so excited to share it with everyone. If you give it a go, I hope you have fun!
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#IndieGame #StrategyGame #Games
24 hours until Inkshade releases. It's nerve-wracking, but Iโm still ecstatic, as my goal was to create something that hopefully brings at least one other person a little bit of delight.
So if you pick up the game tomorrow, I have one important, earnest message:
I hope you have fun!
Hereโs the earliest screenshot I have of Inkshade next to one I just took. Iโd say the game looks a little bit better 2 days before release than it did 2 months into development.
#GameDev #UnrealEngine #IndieGame #GlowUp
Bahaha accurate.
12.08.2025 00:23 โ ๐ 0 ๐ 0 ๐ฌ 0 ๐ 0Iโve got a fun little trailer track for you to listen to if you like. I made this for a Lovecraft-themed trailer, so the tune is a little more haunted than usual :)
youtu.be/wl2QTspthng
#Music #IndieGame #GameDev