Full Stop Studios

#thedetectoristguild. Making games in middle-age. I'd recommend it... . #PitchYaGame #metaldetecting #indiegame #solodev #gamedev #UE5

Search 'The Detectorist Guild' on Steam for Wishlist and demo (if yer like).

#thedetectoristguild. Greenhouse level. Trying out the native air absorption settings for 3D audio. Fades in the low frequencies as you get closer rather than just everything getting louder. #sound #metaldetecting #indiegame #solodev #gamedev #gameaudio

Original music: Four Way by William Ross.

#TheDetectoristGuild:
Quick tour of the revised tutorial with guides, real-time instruction & achievements.

New demo now on Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3249020
#followfriday #unrealengine #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

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Is it too simple? I see lots of fancy interactive main menus and wonder if this game needs to be the same. I'd rather not distract from the song.

Every Time, by Katy Kirby: katykirbyon.bandcamp.com
freemusicarchive.org/music/Katy_K...

#indiedev #gamedev #gamemusic #unrealengine #cosyvibes

#TheDetectoristGuild: Inspiration #voxel model #7.
This one by Creamypasta – Rooms.xyz - rooms.xyz/creamypasta

Ideal for the village antiques shop. Rendered here in #magicavoxel. #wishlistnow: store.steampowered.com/app/3248990
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #gameart #lowpoly

#TheDetectoristGuild: Inspiration #voxel model #6.
This one by MountainLabs – itch.io - mountainlabz.itch.io/voxel-tree-p...

Rendered here in #magicavoxel.
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#gamedev #indiedev #solodev

#TheDetectoristGuild: Inspiration #voxel model #5.
This one by maxparata – itch.io - maxparata.itch.io/voxel-plane

Rendered here in #magicavoxel.
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#gamedev #indiedev #solodev

#TheDetectoristGuild. A cosy #rpg about #metaldetecting.
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Digging near the train tracks. Nothing but rocks #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #madewithunreal #gamedev #indiedev

#TheDetectoristGuild: Inspiration #voxel model #4.
This one by anarki3000 (sketchfab.com/anarki3000)

Rendered here in #magicavoxel.
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#gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Devlog: 16.07.25: A run button...

#TheDetectoristGuild. A cosy #rpg about #metaldetecting.

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#indiegame #indiedev #devlog

#TheDetectoristGuild: Inspiration #voxel model #3. This one by 'dawnnrogers'. Rendered here in #magicavoxel. Available on rooms.xyz - highly recommended site for sharing voxel models.

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#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #TheDetectoristGuild.

Inspiration #voxel model #2 by maxparata –
maxparata.itch.io/voxel-ancien....

Available on #itch along with a lot of their other great models. Rendered here in #magicavoxel.

#gameart #indiedev #solodev #3Dmodel

I'm not much of an artist, but I was all about lego as a kid. Maybe that lead to voxels...

Inspiration #voxel model by ryde8950. Available on rooms.xyz. Rendered here in #magicavoxel using their Lego render output.

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#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #UE5 #TheDetectoristGuild.

#TheDetectoristGuild. A #cosy game about #metaldetecting.
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Police Station database system. Uses a similar search mechanic to #herstory #magicavoxel #voxel #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Quick render of the church, made and rendered with #magicavoxel #voxel #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #TheDetectoristGuild.

#TheDetectoristGuild. A cosy #rpg about #metaldetecting.
#wishlistnow: store.steampowered.com/app/3248990

Quick render of the bar model for the Fat Hedgehog pub, made with #magicavoxel #voxel #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

Great to see so many of our fantastic devs and other members in this video including @team17.com, @maximalistltd.com, @pitstop-audio.bsky.social and @radicalforge.bsky.social. Includes footage from GR events @gamayo.bsky.social, WX Games Weekend, the @unrealengine.bsky.social event, Develop & GDC.

Next week we're pleased to be working with Climb25 hosting a panel with Spike Laurie - Hiro Capital, Laura Harper - Lewis Silkin, Simon Barratt - Cooperative Innovations and Andy Coley - Leadership is a Skill about investment in games with a lunchtime mixer. gamerepublic.net/featured-eve...

Next Fest is over, and we're back at it, going through all your feedback (thanks a ton!).
To make the wait a bit easier, here's a quick look at how elemental damage works in the game.

Oh, and the demo's still up if you wanna check it out!

Cosmic Construct - [Patch Notes / Devlog] June 2025 - Week 3 - Steam News Demo Version 0.2.0

The new Cosmic Construct Demo is now available.
Here are the patch notes.

store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...

The development will now be moving toward addressing more of the late game and complex features.

#indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #dev #steam

#TheDetectoristGuild. A cosy #rpg about #metaldetecting.
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Ruins in summer. Find Father Philips' brand new 'Mokkia 5111'. #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #madewithunreal #gamedev #indiedev #stardewvalley

#thedetectoristguild
Niamh the Baker, and her new Café.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #unrealengine #metaldetecting

YouTube video by Full Stop Game Lab Metal Detector RPG: UE5 Devlog/Tutorial 01 - Scanning

Unreal Engine 5 tutorial talks through how the metal detector mechanic works in #thedetectoristguild. A very early look at the project.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmXq...

#ue5 #tutorial #gamedev #indiedev

The Kickstarter for the Detectorist Guild is now live.

www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Feels like the longest of longshots. I can see how people can easily attach their motivation to continue pursuing their creative work on a pinch point like this. Worst case, it's a learning opportunity.

YouTube video by Tom Garner The Detectorist Guild. Kickstarter Trailer. #kickstartergames #unrealengine #rpg #metaldetecting

#thedetectoristguild Kickstarter pre-launch trailer.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBSh...

Please consider following the project: www.kickstarter.com/projects/tom...

Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/3248990
Demo: store.steampowered.com/app/3249020

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #unrealengine

#TheDetectoristGuild. A cosy #rpg about metal detecting.
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Canal in summer. Pixel characters pretending not to be staring at each other. #pixelart #screenshotsaturday #madewithunreal #gamedev #indiedev

The games industry is also a volatile place, with some great experiences, and some awful. Non-games tech is far from perfect but employability and security is arguably higher. I would argue pivoting into games from CS is also easier, again, due to employer snobbery.

In the UK, non-games employers still don't appreciate how the technical skill and knowledge is largely comparable between CS and a games programming degree, so if you decide to look outside the games sector, the latter could be a disadvantage.

I always ask potential students, could they make games in their free time and/or as part of their open project coursework whilst on a traditional CS degree. If they have the drive, a CS course coupled with self directed learning in games dev leading to a portfolio is a strong outcome.