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Mark Aherne

@wiredmark.bsky.social

Technical Director #NoesisGUI [https://noesisengine.com] Indie developer, creating Persevere, a #roguelike #strategy #towerdefense #game with a procedural narrative [https://perseveregame.com]

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Weโ€™re excited to announce the 8 teams selected for IndieDev 2025 ๐ŸŽฎโœจ๐Ÿ’š

A variety of game prototypes will be explored & each team will be supported with funding of ยฃ15,000/โ‚ฌ15,000 & a mentorship programme.

ardan.ie/games-2/indi...

18.07.2025 09:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I just started playing The Necromancer's Tale, and I am a bit envious of how good the writing is!
Go buy it! It's an excellent game from a truly talented independent, and Irish, team.

17.07.2025 22:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

So excited to be part of IndieDev 2025! Our prototype, which will comprise of a single complete level of Persevere, will let us prove out our gameplay, art, writing, and production pipelines. We are so grateful to @ardan-ie.bsky.social, @imirt.bsky.social, and Screen partners, for the opportunity!

17.07.2025 22:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Romero Games has announced the redundancies of a large amount of staff.

If you have been affected and need support, please reach out to me so our union @gwuireland.bsky.social can help support you.

Connect with me contact@denmanrooke.com or the union advice centre www.fsunion.org/membership/a...

03.07.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is heartbreaking.

03.07.2025 12:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The Necromancer's Tale #PitchYaGame - HP Lovecraft meets Disco Elysium in this necromancer origin story. Deep narrative, politics, ghosts, and raising the dead.

Releasing July 2025
store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...

06.06.2025 12:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 30    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0


Persevere is a roguelike strategy game that fuses survival management with tower defense. Stranded on a hostile alien tomb world and hunted by drones, you must salvage a locomotive, recruit a crew, and chart a path across a strange planet dotted with enigmatic alien complexes and failing human colonies.

Fend off waves of aliens, gather vital supplies, unearth lost technology, expand your train, uncover the secrets of this forgotten world, and keep your battered crew intact as you search for a means of escape.

Persevere is a roguelike strategy game that fuses survival management with tower defense. Stranded on a hostile alien tomb world and hunted by drones, you must salvage a locomotive, recruit a crew, and chart a path across a strange planet dotted with enigmatic alien complexes and failing human colonies. Fend off waves of aliens, gather vital supplies, unearth lost technology, expand your train, uncover the secrets of this forgotten world, and keep your battered crew intact as you search for a means of escape.



    Deep survival management mechanics: Recruit and manage a diverse crew to gather resources, and unlock new train cars, towers, and research. Each crew member has unique traits that influence how they interact with the world and respond to unfolding events.

    Customizable tower defense: Hold the line with towers which are customised and enhanced through research. Adapt your strategy to withstand evolving threatsโ€”this enemy can't be defeated, only delayed.

    A unique base-building system: Your train acts as both your crew's home and the foundation of your defense. The acquisition and choice of carriages determines available towers, capabilities, and progression.

    A rich, story-driven campaign: Branching narrative and crew-driven storylines mean every decision can have lasting consequences. Your crew's backgrounds, relationships, and actions shape your journey.

    Roguelike replayability: No two journeys are the same. Each run offers new crew, locations, resources, and train cars. Only the fight to survive remains constant.

    Meaningful player choice: Rescue or retreat? Build or upgrade? Loyalty or logic? Every decision affects the path ahead, and who's still with you when it ends.

Deep survival management mechanics: Recruit and manage a diverse crew to gather resources, and unlock new train cars, towers, and research. Each crew member has unique traits that influence how they interact with the world and respond to unfolding events. Customizable tower defense: Hold the line with towers which are customised and enhanced through research. Adapt your strategy to withstand evolving threatsโ€”this enemy can't be defeated, only delayed. A unique base-building system: Your train acts as both your crew's home and the foundation of your defense. The acquisition and choice of carriages determines available towers, capabilities, and progression. A rich, story-driven campaign: Branching narrative and crew-driven storylines mean every decision can have lasting consequences. Your crew's backgrounds, relationships, and actions shape your journey. Roguelike replayability: No two journeys are the same. Each run offers new crew, locations, resources, and train cars. Only the fight to survive remains constant. Meaningful player choice: Rescue or retreat? Build or upgrade? Loyalty or logic? Every decision affects the path ahead, and who's still with you when it ends.

Universe or Nothing is a fledgling game studio made up of a group of friends based in Galway and Dublin.

Most of us have worked together before, whether in studios, on internships, or through the local dev community, and what's brought us together now is the opportunity to build something truly unique. This project is our way of putting a stamp on the gaming world, laying the groundwork for a future where we can keep creating together.

This is a tough time for the games industry, but it's a space we're each deeply committed to. Our goal is to build a studio that's not only creatively fulfilling but also stable and sustainable for every member of our team, a place where we can chase big ideas, support each other, and make games we're proud of.

Universe or Nothing is a fledgling game studio made up of a group of friends based in Galway and Dublin. Most of us have worked together before, whether in studios, on internships, or through the local dev community, and what's brought us together now is the opportunity to build something truly unique. This project is our way of putting a stamp on the gaming world, laying the groundwork for a future where we can keep creating together. This is a tough time for the games industry, but it's a space we're each deeply committed to. Our goal is to build a studio that's not only creatively fulfilling but also stable and sustainable for every member of our team, a place where we can chase big ideas, support each other, and make games we're proud of.

My #gamedev team and I created a pitch deck for Persevere, our #roguelike #strategy #towerdefense #game, as part of an application to a local arts fund. I thought it'd be interesting to share some of the slides for #screenshotsaturday.
If there's interest, I'll share more slides later today.

30.05.2025 23:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Awful.

19.05.2025 13:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Persevere - Crew Assignment
YouTube video by Universe or Nothing Persevere - Crew Assignment

Persevere is an in #gamedev genre-blending #strategygame that fuses #survival #management with #towerdefense, creating an experience thatโ€™s greater than the sum of its parts.
Core to the game is crew management, and today, for the first time, you can manage crew in-game: youtu.be/OTdYDfgK_Is

18.05.2025 20:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Even demons can't counter a big and powerful gun.
#ScreenshotSaturday #roguelike #turnbased #gamedev

03.05.2025 08:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 27    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Without a Dawn - Official Announcement Gameplay Trailer
YouTube video by Jesse Makkonen Without a Dawn - Official Announcement Gameplay Trailer

I'm super excited to announce Without a Dawn, a Visual Novel with philosophical and psychological horror elements:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhT3...

Wishlist now on Steam:
store.steampowered.com/app/3145620/...

#visualnovel #Steam #SteamNextFest #indiegame #HorrorCommunity

26.02.2025 16:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 148    ๐Ÿ” 36    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

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