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Making indie games with Crystalline Green Ltd. https://store.steampowered.com/developer/CrystallineGreen

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We are thrilled to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday!

#gamedev, please share you turn-based game in the thread! RPG, Strategy, Tactics, Roguelike... we want them all! ๐ŸŒŸ

Make sure to likeโค๏ธ, share๐Ÿ”„ and wishlistโœ… any gem you find in the comments!

25.09.2025 11:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 71    ๐Ÿ” 39    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 36    ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
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Excited to announce our new game:
Those Far Stars ๐Ÿš€โœจ

A space sim where you can trade, fight and explore with #turnbased encounters in a #procgen galaxy.

#PitchYaRogue

Check the trailer (sound on ๐Ÿ”Š) and please like โค๏ธ share ๐Ÿ”ƒ wishlist โœ… and follow.

Link below ๐Ÿ‘‡

24.09.2025 15:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey #PitchYaRogue!
In Quasimorph you take a role of a hardened PMC fighter in a #turnbased extraction #roguelike. Unforgiving gritty combat, your own upgradeable spaceship, and mysterious cosmic threat to all life in the Solar System!

Out in Early Access: s.team/a/2059170

24.09.2025 11:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I hope so!

The real test will be how long people play for once I rebalance it. That's coming relatively soon because the game is for real nearly feature/content complete!

18.09.2025 16:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Proud to officially host #TurnBasedThursday this week! ๐Ÿ˜Š

#gamedev, please share your games in the thread!

Make sure to like ๐Ÿ’– share ๐Ÿ” and wishlist โœ… any turn-based gems you come across in the comments!

18.09.2025 12:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 91    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 49    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Great to have you hosting #turnbasedthursday !

I'm working on Critias Empire: 4X-Strategy: Build your empire of Atlantis๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ›๏ธ as angry Gods rain down disasters๐ŸŒ‹

Currently adding more disasters: Just finished "Miasma" (toxic gas clouds)

More info & Wishlist ๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/1949260?...

18.09.2025 16:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Already missing summer?โ˜€๏ธ Worry not! Summer continues in Swimpossible!๐ŸŒด๐ŸŒบ
Enjoy clear water, fun waves, and most importantly, a good challenge. ๐Ÿซง
Play our demo (link in bio) and comment your timeโ€ฆ or if you rage quit. ๐ŸŽฎ๐Ÿ‘€๐ŸŸ

#swimpossible #summer #indiegame #berlingame

01.09.2025 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
10.09.2025 20:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
RelicWar - Official Launch Trailer
YouTube video by VC Games RelicWar - Official Launch Trailer

Releasing a day after #silksong is crazy work but hopefully the interest in gaming will boost me too. RelicWar has now been published to the store and I'm going out to celebrate! ๐Ÿฅณ

www.youtube.com/watch?v=efY5...

Spread the good news! ๐ŸŽ‰

#newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev

05.09.2025 19:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 19    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Regular demo updates are more a way of not leaving all the QA / testing until the end. As well good practice with releasing. To actually make a build and upload now takes me an hour or so? So when launch day comes, no fear of messing something up. Same if I ever need to do an emergency patch.

05.09.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Picture of a video game UI: Background is a romantic-era oil on canvas painting of ancient greko-roman buildings. Foreground is a UI box decorated with beige doric columns. A triangular warning sign is at the top of the box, with a text description below warning of the effects of flashing lights on those with photosensitive epilepsy and other similar conditions and an option to disable flashing lights.

Picture of a video game UI: Background is a romantic-era oil on canvas painting of ancient greko-roman buildings. Foreground is a UI box decorated with beige doric columns. A triangular warning sign is at the top of the box, with a text description below warning of the effects of flashing lights on those with photosensitive epilepsy and other similar conditions and an option to disable flashing lights.

Added a warning screen and option to disable flashing light vfx in Critias Empire - Since Zeus throwing down righteous bolts of lightning is now a thing in the game ๐Ÿ‘ฟโšก

#gamedev #gaming

05.09.2025 18:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Soon(tm). I am thinking actually to just power on and implement the rest of the disasters, then do one bigger update to the demo.

05.09.2025 10:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thanks for taking up the mantle of #Turnbasedthursday host!

Critias Empire: 4X Strategy: Build your empire of Atlantis๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ›๏ธ as angry Gods rain down disasters๐ŸŒ‹

I finally implemented the Fire disaster (though still needs tidying up and testing) โšก๐Ÿ”ฅ

Wishlist ๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/1949260?...

04.09.2025 13:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A pika sits on a mossy rock.

A pika sits on a mossy rock.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

Tighter crop of the same pika, focusing on its head.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An even tighter crop, focusing more on the pika's eye.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

An extremely tight crop of the pika's eye, emphasizing their reflection of an early morning mountain scene.

"Pat, why do you carry that ridiculous 600mm lens on long hikes?"

Buddy, I can see mountains reflected in the eyes of a trailside pika.

28.08.2025 16:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 43166    ๐Ÿ” 10752    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 641    ๐Ÿ“Œ 445
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We're very happy to be the official #TurnBasedThursday host this week. This community is amazing and support us a lot.
Now it's your time #GameDev #IndieDev to let players discover your #turnbased games.
Love #turnbased games? โ™ฅ / ๐Ÿ” great games in the replies and @ who should be in this thread!

28.08.2025 12:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 41    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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Unfortunately, Steamโ€™s 4X Fest is coming to an end. Just 9 hours left to get Heroes of Science & Fiction at 50% OFF! Thereยดs also tons of other sooo creative takes on 4X genre to try - check them out! ๐ŸคŒ๐Ÿ’Ž

18.08.2025 08:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

i think the future of games for children is going to be nonexistent if there is a lack of funding for educational games and all of these online games intended for children are being swarmed with adults

16.08.2025 04:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 360    ๐Ÿ” 50    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

I've had the pleasure of being part of this beautiful not-for-profit community space for game developers since its very beginning in 2015.

Due to all the shit happening in the industry right now we have a bunch of desks available for rent and we need to find new tenants fast. Please share!

15.08.2025 11:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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HIDDEN PASS โ€“ Dive into a story-rich tactical Roguelite that unravels the origin of a dark struggle against The Cult, devoted to a Cthulhu-like exiled God. After three years of development, the game is finally out!

#hiddenpass #indiegame

15.08.2025 11:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 23    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
A how to draw comics book focusing on badass middle aged men

A how to draw comics book focusing on badass middle aged men

Picked up a new instructional book today.

14.08.2025 08:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 14    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Ooh, would love to try the game. Will head by on Tuesday afternoon and give it a go and say hi (if they let me in with a gamescom trade pass like last year).

14.08.2025 13:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

This is next on my list of demos to try. Looking forward to seeing how it plays. Any things I should keep in mind when trying it out?

14.08.2025 13:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Fast-paced and turn-based - the return of a roguelike legend!
*Jupiter Hell Classic* packs procedural levels, explosive weapons, and brutal tactical combat.
Early Access starts NOW!
store.steampowered.com/app/3126530/...

13.08.2025 17:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 80    ๐Ÿ” 40    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Incredible numbers ๐Ÿคฏ

I tried out the playtest last week and the game is looking and playing great! I really loved the foodwebs system in particular (as I already mentioned elsewhere)

14.08.2025 13:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Once again we have the honor of officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday.
Board is set, pieces are in motion - #GameDev, it's your turn!
Share this thread and post your turn-based projects below with the hashtag.
TB fans, โค๏ธ and wishlist the games you're excited about!

14.08.2025 12:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 90    ๐Ÿ” 52    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 52    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

Congrats on the launch! ๐Ÿš€ That is indeed an epic march๐Ÿ’ชReally cool to see the game finally get to full release!

14.08.2025 13:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save 50% on Yield! Fall of Rome on Steam Forge your Kingdom amidst the Ruins of Rome in this turn-based 4X strategy game! As the world crumbles, rebuild civilization and shape your peopleโ€™s destiny. Unleash your strategic prowess, conquer pr...

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!

After countless battles fought during Early Access, Yield! marches proudly into its 1.0 Full Release!

store.steampowered.com/app/1561960/...

14.08.2025 12:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 15    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New trailer looks great! โœจ

Also very cool you have a release date now! I guess the game is nearly finished?

14.08.2025 12:59 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Partial screenshot of a strategy style video game UI in a greko-roman style decorated with doric columns. Icons to represent in-game resources, such as a green apple for food and a grey stone block for stone, with their respective amounts next to each resource, are displayed along the top of the screen. Below and to the right is a picture of young women dressed in white togas and with flower garlands on their heads parading through an ancient greek city in an oil on canvas painted style. To the right is a list of boxes. Each box contains information on a different in-game festival that the player can choose. This includes a small square picture again in an oil on canvas classical painted style, as well as the name of the festival, a short description, various in-game bonus and cost stats related to each festival, a slider and a start button. The top festival is called Night of the Bull and features a bull parading through a greko-roman city at night. The second is called Farmers Feast and has a picture of a long white table covered in fresh food on platters and drink bottles of various sizes. Both festivals the start buttons are darkened to indicate they are disabled.

Partial screenshot of a strategy style video game UI in a greko-roman style decorated with doric columns. Icons to represent in-game resources, such as a green apple for food and a grey stone block for stone, with their respective amounts next to each resource, are displayed along the top of the screen. Below and to the right is a picture of young women dressed in white togas and with flower garlands on their heads parading through an ancient greek city in an oil on canvas painted style. To the right is a list of boxes. Each box contains information on a different in-game festival that the player can choose. This includes a small square picture again in an oil on canvas classical painted style, as well as the name of the festival, a short description, various in-game bonus and cost stats related to each festival, a slider and a start button. The top festival is called Night of the Bull and features a bull parading through a greko-roman city at night. The second is called Farmers Feast and has a picture of a long white table covered in fresh food on platters and drink bottles of various sizes. Both festivals the start buttons are darkened to indicate they are disabled.

Steam 4X Fest written in orange on a black diamond patterned background. Below an inset image for the video game Critias Empire, of an ancient greek god looking down on a colonnade fronted temple with an erupting volcano in the background. At the bottom, the words "Demo Out Now"

Steam 4X Fest written in orange on a black diamond patterned background. Below an inset image for the video game Critias Empire, of an ancient greek god looking down on a colonnade fronted temple with an erupting volcano in the background. At the bottom, the words "Demo Out Now"

Rectangular cropped oil on canvas painting of four young women wearing white togas with flower garlands in their hair holding wicker baskets of flower petals. The text "Festivals Devlog" is written over the top of the image with a beige frame at the top and bottom

Rectangular cropped oil on canvas painting of four young women wearing white togas with flower garlands in their hair holding wicker baskets of flower petals. The text "Festivals Devlog" is written over the top of the image with a beige frame at the top and bottom

Screenshot of the video game Critias Empire, showing the in-game map of a small forested island with mountains in an aquamarine sea. In the bottom left is the coast of a larger landmass, with a hexagon icon of houses marked with the label "Troy". Other hexagon icons appear along the coast nearby with ship and apple symbols respectively. There are fish symbols in the sea. Surrounding the scene is a video game UI decorated with beige greko-roman columns. To the top are a series of resource icons with numbers next to them. To the left is a UI showing further resource icons as well as an oil on canvas painted picture of a ship sailing in the sea near an ancient greek temple. The UI has the words "recommended" as well as "harbour", "build costs" and "collects" next to various icons and numbers. A large "build" button appears at the bottom of the UI

Screenshot of the video game Critias Empire, showing the in-game map of a small forested island with mountains in an aquamarine sea. In the bottom left is the coast of a larger landmass, with a hexagon icon of houses marked with the label "Troy". Other hexagon icons appear along the coast nearby with ship and apple symbols respectively. There are fish symbols in the sea. Surrounding the scene is a video game UI decorated with beige greko-roman columns. To the top are a series of resource icons with numbers next to them. To the left is a UI showing further resource icons as well as an oil on canvas painted picture of a ship sailing in the sea near an ancient greek temple. The UI has the words "recommended" as well as "harbour", "build costs" and "collects" next to various icons and numbers. A large "build" button appears at the bottom of the UI

Thanks for hosting #turnbasedthursday!

Critias Empire: 4X strategy - Build your empire of Atlantis๐ŸŒŠ๐Ÿ›๏ธ as angry Gods rain down disasters๐ŸŒ‹

Just implemented the new "Festivals" feature & working on a new disaster for the next demo update ๐Ÿ‘‡
store.steampowered.com/app/1949260?... #4xfest #pcgaming

14.08.2025 12:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 18    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Archrebel Tactics โ€“ Official Announcement Trailer
YouTube video by MicroProse Archrebel Tactics โ€“ Official Announcement Trailer

YAY! It's official! #Archrebel is now part of MicroProse's catalog.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2H1...

14.08.2025 10:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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