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@birdworks.bsky.social

The solo indie gamedev behind Isles & Tiles, Governor of the West, and other titles.

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To their credit, Palantir ruled *themselves* out โ€” even they could see this was so toxic they didnโ€™t want to be seen near it!

14.01.2026 10:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, thatโ€ฆmight be an influence.

18.12.2025 17:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Twas the week before Christmas
๐ŸŽ… Santaโ€™s loading his sleigh
And #gamers rejoiced
Itโ€™s #TurnBasedThursday!

All #gamedev / #indiedev
Show your #turnbased game!
๐Ÿฉท Like, share and wishlist
To increase their fame!

Iโ€™m honored to host
This great weekly fest
Thanks for having me
๐Ÿฅน You all are the best!

18.12.2025 13:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 48    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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I've iced the cake, and the tree's all put up;
It's time to find out who's moving the Bishop.

...that's all I've got for Christmas lyrics today, sadly. But here's a sneak peek at a couple of the factions (with intros!) in Pieces of the Kingdom, my #indiedev chesslike roguelite!

birdworks.io/l/potk

18.12.2025 13:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 20    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yeah, that little elastic pop tween is doing a *lot* of great work in this!

18.12.2025 11:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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You think so, Steam? ๐Ÿ˜

18.12.2025 11:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh, man! KayKit towers, hexagons, and cards โ€“ I am *so* there for this. If you want to do a bundle with a game that might have...just a few players in common, let me know!

15.12.2025 11:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I'm honoured to be officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ๐Ÿฅณ

๐ŸŽจIf you're a #GameDev / #IndieDev, comment below with your awesome #turnbased game!

EVERYONE!
๐Ÿ” Repost & โค๏ธLike this tweet
๐Ÿ‘‰ Tag other games & devs you support
โœจ Add the games you love to your wishlist!

11.12.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 124    ๐Ÿ” 75    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 56    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Another week, another victory mode for Pieces of the Kingdom: this is *Regicide Mode*, where taking the enemy's leader is an instant victory.

What would otherwise be a suicide attack is now a decisive blow!

Wishlist or see more at birdworks.io/l/potk

#indiegames #indiedev

11.12.2025 16:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Playing with something a little more traditional: third-person character movement (sneak, run, sprint, jump), gamepad-friendly controls, and mesh navigation.

Not sure what, if anything, I'll do with all of this, but it's feeling pretty snappy and nice to run around with!

#indiedev #gamedev

05.12.2025 10:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Well, happy to playtest or QA if you need. Youโ€™re doing great work, and I want to see it succeed!

04.12.2025 14:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sadly that *is* an essential part of the tutorial.

04.12.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks! I dropped out myself for a few weeks after the last release, while I wasโ€ฆgetting this off the ground. But itโ€™s coming together nicely now!

Have you got a release date for Folk Emerging yet? Genuinely looking forward to it!

04.12.2025 14:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're honored to host this week's #TurnBasedThursday!โœจ

You have the floor, game devs! Drop your turn-based #indiegame projects ๐Ÿ‘‡! Be sure to show us your store page!

โค๏ธ & ๐Ÿ” go a long way towards spreading the word and supporting creatives! We're excited to see your work!๐Ÿ˜

04.12.2025 14:01 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 56    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 43    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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#TurnBasedThursday? Again!?

Take a gander at Heist Mode in Pieces of the Kingdom, a Chesslike roguelite I've been working on. Did you play Chess and think it needed better factions and a more memorable story mode? Yeah, me too.

#indiedev #indiegames

Wishlist at birdworks.io/l/potk

04.12.2025 14:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Halcyon Dynamics! In your new role you'll be expected to process digits efficiently and build a small well-motivated team. Don't overthink it; they're definitely just digits. A narrative-driven incremental management sim. store.steampowered.com/app/4218750?...

03.12.2025 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 65    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 12
Pieces of the Kingdom (Heist Mode)
YouTube video by Birdworks Pieces of the Kingdom (Heist Mode)

This is *Pieces of the Kingdom*, my third #indiegame. It's a fantastical, tactical take on Chess with permadeath, a story-driven campaign mode, upgradeable pieces, 8 factions, ranged units, and more โ€“ everything that was missing from OG Chess! #indiedev

See more or wishlist at birdworks.io/l/potk

27.11.2025 13:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That overworld map! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

27.11.2025 12:53 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oooh, this is giving off serious Avernum vibes โ€“ and that's one of the best compliments I could possibly pay!

27.11.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

The UI? Hell, everything about this is slick and polished as hell. Just great work all around; this looks magnificent.

27.11.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Hey hey, fellow chess mates! Good to see you at #GaMaYo a few weeks ago, though I'm disappointed I didn't get a chance to play aEHoC (?) and find out what's changed since the last time.

You still have the most *gloriously fun* UI I've seen in ages.

27.11.2025 12:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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No chess pieces in Pieces of the Kingdom wear proper trenchcoats, but the Queen does saunter around the board in a glorious floor-length dress. Surely that counts?

Here's a sneak peek at one of the alternate victory conditions you'll encounter: Heist!

Wishlist at birdworks.io/l/potk

#indiedev

27.11.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Welcome, kobolds and non-kobolds!

We are honoured to be the official host of this week's #TurnBasedThursday!
Show us your turn-based games, indie devs. =D

Remember to ๐Ÿ’ฌcomment, โ™ฅ๏ธlike and ๐Ÿ” share!

27.11.2025 10:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 42    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 44    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Aww! ๐Ÿฅฐ You gotta work with what youโ€™ve got; I like to think I at least make it passable. And hey, at this point Iโ€™ve got something of a house style going, soโ€ฆ

22.11.2025 13:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Aren't we all, @every1solid.bsky.social. Aren't we all.

21.11.2025 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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My next game, Pieces of the Kingdom, is a chess-like roguelite where you can upgrade your army with gear you loot from your fallen foes. A few #gamayo players asked for a wee tutorial on how gear works; this quick intro should cover it!

What do you think?

birdworks.io/l/potk

#indiegames #indiedev

21.11.2025 12:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! I built a chess engine in Unity, and then the rest of it has just sort of fallen into place. Lots of fun to put together!

20.11.2025 13:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Sure it had higher production value, but not by *that much*. I canโ€™t overstate how good that map looks!

(Did it start out life as a Catlike Coding hex map, by any chance?)

20.11.2025 13:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

That logo is 'Astounding'-ly perfect; I love it!

20.11.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ‘€ I still can't get over just.how.good your map looks! It's a perfect evolution of the Endless Legend map style, but it suits Takes a Tribe *so amazingly well*.

This is one to watch, for sure.

20.11.2025 11:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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