Save the Forest

Screenshot of a pixelart spritesheet in progress for an isometric evil circus director

for #screenshotsaturday here's some work in progress for the not-so-venerable mr Morgathrax, in the midst of trying to corrupt the very fabric of Aseprite

#aseprite #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

Save the Forest on Steam Save the Forest is a tactics roguelite where you recruit, upgrade and fight your way through focused, highly varied runs. Choose and combine from over 25 units and 100+ skills to defeat the evil sprea...

Thanks for hosting AlcheMice looks amazing!

Save the Forest has a demo coming out soon™️!
If small-scale tactics roguelite ala Into the Breach combined with strategy rpg elements like recruiting new units and tons of upgrades sounds good, check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

Save the Forest on Steam Save the Forest is a tactics roguelite where you recruit, upgrade and fight your way through focused, highly varied runs. Choose and combine from over 25 units and 100+ skills to defeat the evil sprea...

Thanks for hosting AlcheMice looks amazing!

Save the Forest has a demo coming out soon™️!
If small-scale tactics roguelite ala Into the Breach combined with strategy rpg elements like recruiting new units and tons of upgrades sounds good, check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

We're officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday, alchemists!

🕹️ #IndieDev #GameDev, it's your time to shine! Reply and show us your game
🎮 Calling all turn-based game fans! Like, retweet, and comment on all great games!

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YouTube video by Save the forest Save the Forest - Tactics roguelite - Gameplay Trailer

New trailer for Save the Forest is out! Now I can finally go back to actually developing the game 😅

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #monogame #pixelart

youtu.be/CtWbUIkeU14

Capsule art for Save the Forest, a text logo in the top right corner and a isometric-ish battle scene in the front

Touched up the capsule image a bit before the new trailer/demo release, I feel like I could do a better job conveying what the game is about but this is basically the limit of my artistic ability.
If you see this and think "he should really fix X" please comment X!
#Indiedev #steamcapsule #indiegame

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I am delighted to serve as this week’s host for the official #TurnBasedThursday thread on Bsky! 🙌

➡️ #GameDevs: post your awesome #turnbased game below – and don’t forget to use the hashtag!

➡️ #turnbased fans: check out some amazing projects below and be sure to comment, like, and spread the word!

Added some stars and a cool_moon.png 😎🌛

... maybe it's time to actually start working on that new trailer now
#indiedev #indiegame #monogame

hmm yeah this could work! I tried having a kind of wallpaper of semi-opaque trees but couldn't make it look natural, but maybe small twinkling stars could be enough

Thank you! I'm trying to think of way to make the background a bit more mysterious but only managing to make clutter so far 😅

I am a sucker for "world map" style screens in classic snes/genesis games so decided to put this as the in-between-levels transition screen. Haven't decided what to do about the black background yet...

#screenshotsaturday #monogame #indiedev #indiegame

A battle scene from the game Save the Forest where a Priest is healing recently taken damage

Patching the "last" (famous last words) major game design flaw in Save the Forest, the cheesy "heal fully before moving on"-strategy.

Now healers can only heal damage accrued in the last 2 turns, so healers should hopefully feel more dynamic and less cheesy!

#ScreenshotSaturday #Turnbased #gamedev

Thanks for the offer! Im actually swapping out most of it very soon for an upcoming steam festival, so everything on it is potentially going away 😅

LinkedIn the hedgehog... now there's a game worth exploring (thank you!!)

Taking a cue from LinkedIn the Hedgehog faction has decided to leverage new technology to gain an advantage in the marketplace

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #b2bsaas #pixelart

it is!! as I was drawing him I realized that he needs a laser beam type attack, so off to the animation mines we go...

A 4x4 idle animation spritesheet showing a small innocent armored hedgehog's transition to full robothood

The last of the forest dwellers to be corrupted, I present to you the HedgeBot 3000

#indiedev #hedgehog #pixelart

A public demo of the banned 1995 CD-ROM ‘Forbidden Solitaire’ is being leaked TOMORROW on #Steam.

Authorities advise gamers to exercise extreme caution. Campaign groups, such as ‘Justice for Timmy,’ go further: urging players to delete all traces of the software if they are tempted to install it.

I think this is very true, although personally I couldn't summon the willpower to build anything bigger until I decided to not use a full fledged engine - but go code first with monogame instead.

Oh haha its a flask of poison! I probably need to work on it a bit 😂

Thank you! Been thinking about that one since I made the regular one 😅

Recolored Squirrel faction from the game Save the Forest

Finished the Squirrel faction's corrupted look. Do they look sufficiently corrupted?

#indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #squirrel

2025 vs 2026 as squirrels

Repost if you agree
#indiedev #newyears

Save the Forest on Steam Save the Forest is a tactics roguelike where you recruit, upgrade and fight your way through focused, highly varied runs. Choose and combine from over 25 units and 100+ skills to defeat the evil sprea...

The Save the Forest playtest is running for another week (ending at Christmas!)

One interesting thing has been that the difficulty was way too high at the start. Gradually lowered it and now I think it's at a good level for first timers!

#indiedev #gamedev
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A battle scene from the game Save the Forest depicting a human squad cornering a bear on dock, thinking about life and whether now is the time to take the plunge into the lake.

"Bear, contemplating life"
Pixelart on digital canvas
2025

#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #ScreenshotSaturday

Thank you! I am a huge into the breach fan, trying to make a slightly more relaxed and laid-back experience 🐻

Thanks for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !

My game Save the Forest is a tactics game in the vein of Into the Breach.

I'm running a playtest on Steam until Christmas so if you're a tactics fan and would like influence the game's development please join the gang!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

Our game Infinite Alliance is an indie crossover which unites characters from Chained Echoes, Kingdoms of the Dump, Quartet, 8-Bit Adventures 2 & many more! ⚔️

Experience an epic story with FFX-style combat - all for FREE! 🥳

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#TurnBasedThursday

Thanks for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !

My game Save the Forest is a tactics game in the vein of Into the Breach.

I'm running a playtest on Steam until Christmas so if you're a tactics fan and would like influence the game's development please join the gang!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

I'm honoured to be officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday! 🥳

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