Axe Ghost. Out now!

6yo pitched me the "I can't hear you" pig for a game concept I'm working on.

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no worries!

but if the timer reaches 0 on your first attempt and you score was 1000, and on the next try you score is 1100 when the timer reaches 0, then 1100 should be the score that reaches the leaderboard. if it's not doing then that's a bug!

but: if the timer reaches 0, only the score you have at the end of the current turn is considered, further increases to the score after that 'dont count', as far as the leaderboard is concerned

if the game is functioning as intended, then the highest score you get in the daily will end up in the scoreboard (if it's within the top 100), ctd

🔸 As a non-competitive player, I found the complete run too short with just one boss, hoping it had at least 3 with different mechanics associated. On the other side, I recommend Axe ghost to those that enjoy online competition, specially the thoughtful kind, without having to invest tons of hours.

playing the Pulse playtest. It's really good. by @richardboeser.bsky.social & @ajkolenc.bsky.social

totally hypothetically, would it be wrong to ship an update with a puzzle i can't complete? @richardboeser.bsky.social has been making these. 🧠

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Axe Ghost out now on Steam

Played @axeghostgame.bsky.social today and tried my hardest to beat @maelduinplays.bsky.social daily high score, but I should have known better...he is the puzzle master.😅

cool! (I wondered if the game was Gentoo Rescue by @jagriff.bsky.social )

Axe Ghost has got me pushing monsters 'round as best as I can. I enjoy (re)trying the daily challenge, seeing how best I can make my moves.

I don't think I will beat @ajkolenc.bsky.social today.
That third checkpoint is nasty.

We'll do some closed beta testing soon.

Join my Discord if you feel this (open world time trial with a different selection of checkpoints each day) might be something you'd enjoy.
discord.gg/TZUsn9qF

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lol

👀keep an eye on this

this was a mixture of big to small 'prospects'. id guess about 10% > 15k subs, 10% < 2k subs, the rest inbetween

Axe Ghost DIY marketing stats, for those who follow such things!

using keymailer I sent 553 key offers to video creators & reviewers prior to release.

of those, 58 keys were redeemed (~10%)

31 creators/writers published videos/writing about Axe Ghost in the release month (~5% of total key offers)

Tomorrow's stream (actually in a few hours) will be about:
👻 Axe ghost (by Tomasz Kaye @axeghostgame.bsky.social)
⚽ Pup champs (by @afterburn.games)

See you LIVE on YouTube❤️+💜Twitch
#puzzlegame #puzzlevideogame #indiegame

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the struggle is real

Axe Ghost on Steam In Axe Ghost you cleverly push monsters around a grid and blow them up in turn-based spatial combat. Take on the Daily Challenge and face off against the loathsome Garnemar!

9 reviews. one more review pls bro. cmon on bro please.

the most recent review commented on the generous demo, which you should absolutely check out before buying the game!

store.steampowered.com/app/2712670/...

instead, if you know you always name signals in a retrospective way you'd have two signals and no ambiguity:

RequestedExplosion
ExplosionInstantiated
#godot

Suppose you don't do this and you return to a project after 6 months and see an "Explosion" Signal.

Does it mean:
"Please instantiate an Explosion now" or
"An Explosion was just instantiated"

Suggestion: Consistently name your Signals in a retrospective way; name them according to what has just happened when they are emitted, not what you want to happen next.
#godot