Ethan Goldreyer

They're calling it the most realistic inventory system of all time: the longer you get, the more room you have for shirts

Ah nice, hadn't even considered that!

Looks awesome Remy, can't wait to play! Is the 3D effect on the card something fancy or just expertly done width scaling?

Do you feel like you ever have put out a bad game, or at least a game you could've been happier with? I wonder if that fear subsides or increases once you actually face that worst case scenario

I've trained an AI to eat my food and spend time with my family, allowing me to increase my daily walls-stared-at from 2 to 3

some kind of villager building game. No mechanics yet, just vibes
#indiegame #indiedev

some kind of villager building game. No mechanics yet, just vibes
#indiegame #indiedev

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

Would love to hear your thoughts!
store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

So many "creators" are acting like resisting the pull of the AI slop machine is some Herculean task, and it's starting to drive me insane. This shit didn't even exist a few years ago! How did you survive then??

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

I'm aiming to release my word game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter soon, and I'm looking for feedback! I've changed some of the game's core systems, so I'm especially interested in opinions from players familiar with the game
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
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Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

I'm aiming to release my word game roguelike Tomb of the Bloodletter soon, and I'm looking for feedback! I've changed some of the game's core systems, so I'm especially interested in opinions from players familiar with the game
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegame
store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

Glad you liked it! Yeah that's a feature I definitely should've thought about haha

Miracularium by Ethan's Byproducts Make strategic use of a marquee selection tool

Made this small strategy/card/puzzle game for a jam, forgot to say something about it. Curious to know what people think! Definitely unbalanced and bare bones but I think there's an interesting idea in there, and it's free! And playable in browser!
ethans-byproducts.itch.io/miracularium

Miracularium by Ethan's Byproducts Make strategic use of a marquee selection tool

Made this small strategy/card/puzzle game for a jam, forgot to say something about it. Curious to know what people think! Definitely unbalanced and bare bones but I think there's an interesting idea in there, and it's free! And playable in browser!
ethans-byproducts.itch.io/miracularium

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, my word-game roguelike, has a demo available right now as part of Steam next fest! Play it, spread the word, wishlist the game, and please do whatever else might help me quit my day job!

#indiedev #roguelike #indiegame #nextfest
store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, my word-game roguelike, has a demo available right now as part of Steam next fest! Play it, spread the word, wishlist the game, and please do whatever else might help me quit my day job!

#indiedev #roguelike #indiegame #nextfest
store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

YouTube video by Ethan Goldreyer Tomb of the Bloodletter - Gameplay Trailer

Tomb of the Bloodletter will be in steam next fest this monday! It's a unique word-game roguelike where you can type whatever you want - even curse words if you're evil! Wishlist now and play the demo next week!

youtu.be/g39dK5ksC14?...
#pitchyagame #gamedev #indiedev

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

YouTube video by Ethan Goldreyer Tomb of the Bloodletter - Gameplay Trailer

Tomb of the Bloodletter will be in steam next fest this monday! It's a unique word-game roguelike where you can type whatever you want - even curse words if you're evil! Wishlist now and play the demo next week!

youtu.be/g39dK5ksC14?...
#pitchyagame #gamedev #indiedev

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

Ok, we've made it to 260 wishlists... can we achieve the coveted 261??? Wishlist Tomb of the Bloodletter now to make this dream a reality!!

#indiegame #indiedev #roguelike
store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/...

Tomb of the Bloodletter is at 247 wishlists on steam... just one more til 248! Can we do it?? I've always dreamed of getting 248 wishlists! Go go go!

Tomb of the Bloodletter on Steam Tomb of the Bloodletter is a strategic word game roguelike that transforms your keyboard into an array of powerful and deadly abilities! Form words using tactical combinations of your letters' powers ...

store.steampowered.com/app/3531630/

YouTube video by Ethan Goldreyer Tomb of the Bloodletter - Gameplay Trailer

TOMB OF THE BLOODLETTER, my word game roguelike will have its demo featured in the upcoming steam next fest! Play it now so you're ready to play it then also!

#indiegame #indiedev #roguelike
youtu.be/g39dK5ksC14?...

ORB GET!

#indiedev #gamedev

These are fantastic. Are they just mockups or part of an upcoming game?

Had a dream where everyone was into this hot new fantasy movie called Aether: Into the Aegis

It's May and that means new demos in the Demo-club.
This month we'll look at:

Fogpiercer by @krystof-klestil.bsky.social

Warlocks Maze by @teutonicgames.bsky.social

Tomb of the Bloodletter by @ethangoldreyer.bsky.social

Fangs and Forges by Alpenwolf Studio

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My closest approximation is that it feels like I'm collaborating with myself. Like all these disparate ideas I've had relating to things that individually inspire me on some base level (plants, animals, outer space), are all being brought together to interact and form a whole

Yes, exactly. Any given combination of systems or parts a game hands the player may not be directly authored by me as the dev, but I find it to be really artistically fulfilling crafting components, and then the parameters that allow those components to feel alive

To me, it means the game systems themselves create an experience that expresses something. For example, in Catan, the art and rules combine to create a fictive space where players inhabit unsettled land and must use the natural resources there to survive