Mark Dowen (Deutschmann Walter)

The Ruins have finally been conquered: Demo Incoming Yes, you read that right. And not just done , but DONE, DONE, DONE , as Rumi, Zoe and Mira would probably put it. Mechanics, content, story, menus, progression data, highscores, features, polish ... i...

#ruinsOfCalaworm final demo build will hit @itch.io servers later tonight. Overall, the game is a wrap! Yay! Here's the accompanying devLog entry where I am commemorating my achievement (I probably should do these more often - writing devLogs, not celebrating myself, that is🤔).
#roguelike #indieGame

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER Game Prototype @itchiogames @RetrogaminggYTB @arcadegaming3412 #indiegame

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#acade #retro #indiegame

YouTube video by Mark Dowen Arcader Prototype (Classic Retro Arcade Game)

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#CODE cut, more #arcade action, some stresstest, #indiegame #gamedev @itchio free #DOWNLOAD

YouTube video by Mark Dowen #games @itchiogames #gamedevelopment #indiegame #retrogaming #retrogame #arcadegames

Going on with #arcade #retrogames #indiegame @itchio youtube.com/shorts/9fksx...

Custom Difficulties are a WRAP!
In the end I went for a simple binary Unlock-Method, instead of a collection-based one. Wanted a fair challenge somewhere in between forcing you to beat the game, and just grinding it out.
#ruinsOfCalaworm #roguelike

Only one bullet point left now, on my toDo ...🍾🥂

Split-screen comparison meme showing the same person in two poses. Left side labeled 'OpenAI 2015: Profit - $0' shows person in casual green long-sleeve shirt with arms crossed. Right side labeled 'OpenAI 2025: Profit - $0,000,000,000' shows the same person in formal business attire (navy blazer and white shirt) with arms crossed, depicting how the company became more professional-looking while maintaining zero profitability.

10 years of OpenAI:

2015: $0 profit
2025: Still $0 profit (but in a blazer)
Lost ~$8B in 2025.
Projected $14B loss in 2026.

Deutsche Bank estimates $143B in negative cash flow before profitability.

But hey, at least they upgraded from the t-shirt. That's progress, right?

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER

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Here we go for the new action and effects. #indiegame #RETROGAMING #gamedevs

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER Game Prototype

ARCADER Game Prototype youtu.be/sTMEhWB2r-M?... via @YouTube Welcome to: ‘ARCADER’ (working title)
A classic (retro shooter) is in the making. #indiegame #RetroGame #gamedevs

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER Game Prototype

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added more #effects "engine stress test" #arcade #retrogame #indiegame #gamedevelopment there is a new build for download (preorder)

YouTube video by Mark Dowen Arcader (Working Title)

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Update/Website relaunch, Game(code) tons of fixes and improofments to adapt "SlipShot Engine" to "arcade" games. #indiedev #arcade #classicgames #gamedev

YouTube video by Mark Dowen Arcader Arcade Game WIP Prototype

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#arcade #RETROGAMING going on with code cutting :)
from adventure engine to "arcade" engine "SlipShot Engine" & "Slipt Shot Engine Arcade"

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#arcade #RETROGAMING #indiegame #indiedev
bugfix, update, presentation of playfield is now some kind of "clean", so you can focus on enemy :)

More Chokepoint-shenanigans ...
Foes no longer attack diagonally in or out of chokepoints. But they WILL retaliate, if you attack 1st! This probably comes with some emergent tactical ramifications you're free to exploit, but for now I don't see a massive problem.
#ruinsOfCalaworm #roguelike #gameDev

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER

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new update online. #indiegame #arcade #retrogaming

ARCADER by Mark Dowen Classic Shooter

preorder file is now live for download, it will be permanently updated until the final version is launched
#retrograming #arcade #indiegame #gamedev
mark-dowen.itch.io/arcade

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER

more to come: youtu.be/IgeHUhZwp-o?...

classic arcade shooter in developement, a sideproject for creative input

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADER

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#gamedev #indiegame #indiedev #arcade #RETROGAMING (classic) arcade shooter in developement

'Ghost Walk' is a secret legacy mechanic from the original #Kalawaum game, that #ruinsOfCalaworm is based on. It was on and off during development; never really found a meaningful way to integrate it with the expanded mechanics - until now, that is.
Be very, very curious ... 👀
#roguelike

It is so good, you literally can't stop playing. 🤗🤔
#gameDev #indieGameDev #ruinsOfCalaworm #roguelike

YouTube video by Mark Dowen ARCADE Shooter

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going on with the side project, #indiedev #IndieGameDev #gamedev

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FYI:
Promised I'd be done with #ruinsOfCalaworm before "Winds of Winter" and "Star Citizen, and I'm happy to report that I'm on track. End of January still seems realistic.🤗

Roadmap:
- Get it Golden
- Demo
- Trailer
- Doc for Editor
- Release
#roguelike #indieGameDev

YouTube video by Mark Dowen CLASSIC ARCADE SHOOTER

For some reason I start a side project to get focus for the main project. #shooter #arcade #indiegame #indiegamedev
coded and compiled 100%purebasic like all my ohter games and tools
youtu.be/JRROvKqcjg4

ARCADER by Mark Dowen Classic Shooter

For a bit of distraction and variety during the development of “Leaves Of Destiny,” here's a preview of another project that uses the basics of my self-developed game engine.
Source is available for download.
Requirements: PureBasic 6.x 64-bit Windows 10/11

mark-dowen.itch.io/arcade

#ruinsOfCalaworm has a dedicated setting for bonusXP.
Needed a fair method to apply percentage for single-digit values:
• Whenever XP is gained, add value to storage.
• As soon as quotient exceeds 1, release raw INT-chunk
• Calculated residue via MOD operation
• Set as new stored value
#gameDev

YouTube video by Mark Dowen CLASSIC ARCADE SHOOTER

For some reason I start a side project to get focus for the man project. #shooter #arcade #indiegame #indiegamedev
coded and compiled 100%purebasic like all my ohter games and tools
youtu.be/JRROvKqcjg4

i liked how this one rolled- with two huge masses bridged by a thin corridor at the top

Part #8: Creating a new Endboss for "Tales of the Laser Knights"

Added some paintwork, and a new lightning weapon, electrocuting the player and slowing him down.
Still experimenting with it 😀

#gamedev #game #indiegames #robot #robocop #scifi #lightning #endboss #laserknights 🎮

Happy Holidays, and a Happy New Year! 😀🎄

#indiegamedev #indiegame #letitsnow #xmas #laserknights 🎮

Here is a new trailer with updated GFX, heavily new cut, bringing more action and more endbosses ... even if not all graphics are final (will they ever be?)

I also hope to better support Steam auto-mini-trailer generation 🙄👽

#indiegame #trailer #steam #gamedev #scifi #actiongame #laserknights 🎮 🤖

Awakening | Holiday Sale by Mark Dowen A sale by Mark Dowen, 100% off Awakening

A sale by Mark Dowen, 100% off Awakening itch.io/s/177170/hol... #indiegames via @itchio
#HolidaySale #indiegame #IndieGameDev