Jobot the human - making Astral Arena!

📰 Newsletter for Feb is up :) 👇👇👇
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#gamedev #solodev #monstertaming #monstertamer #creaturecollecting #creaturecollector #pokemon #palworld #digimon #indiedev

📰 Newsletter for Feb is up :) 👇👇👇
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#gamedev #solodev #monstertaming #monstertamer #creaturecollecting #creaturecollector #pokemon #palworld #digimon #indiedev

Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

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#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Auto skill naming system ✅
- Balance pass ✅
- Playtesting & QA ✅
- Bug fixing ✅
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally! ❌ bugs maaan

This Week
- Bug fixing
- Playtesting & QA
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally!
- Monthly Newsletter

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

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#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Add all Drawbacks ✅
- Add all Movement Traits ✅
- All new Traits are complete 😄

This Week
- Start skill naming system
- Auto name for now
- Balance pass
- Playtesting & QA
- Bug fixing
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally!

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

Monster Alchemy on Steam Create unique creatures, use them to gather rare resources, and fuse them into even more powerful beings! This RPG combines classic exploration with a deep crafting system where your monsters are your...

The wait is over! The demo for Monster Alchemy is now LIVE on Steam!

Create, fuse, and command your own unique creatures in this crafting RPG. Your monsters are your tools, your weapons, and your creations.

Play the demo now! :👇
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#indiegame #steam

Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

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#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- bug fixing & QA ✅
- add all new Technique traits ✅
- Start Drawbacks ✅

This Week
- Add all Drawbacks
- Add all Movement Traits
(100%ing both of these is a bit ambitious but we love to see it)

Today
- All Drawbacks in one day?? 👀

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #todo

wow thank you so much :D and thanks for the repost <3

Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
finished new Skill Effect Traits 😤
Finished all form VFX 😤

This Week
bug fixing & QA
add all new Technique traits

Today
bug fixing & QA

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- finish all form VFX☑️2 types are done and can be used to create the rest relatively quickly
- new Skill Effect traits☑️ all but 2 complete

This Week
- finish new Skill Effect Traits
- Finish all form VFX
- Start new Technique traits

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

Astral Arena - Newsletter January 2026 - Steam News January has been about massively expanding the modular Skill Trait system so it can properly support distinct builds and real variety!

I've decided to start doing a monthly Newsletter to keep y'all updated in a digestible format 📰

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#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #monstertaming #creaturecollector #solodev #indiegame #videogame

Astral Arena - Newsletter January 2026 - Steam News January has been about massively expanding the modular Skill Trait system so it can properly support distinct builds and real variety!

I've decided to start doing a monthly Newsletter to keep y'all updated in a digestible format 📰

store.steampowered.com/news/app/281...

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #monstertaming #creaturecollector #solodev #indiegame #videogame

Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

thanks so much!

currently not really, I struggle to balance both the work and documenting the work 😅 But i'd planned this year to do a monthly newsletter which i'll be posting on steam and probably on the discord:

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discord.gg/TqDWK3aZGC

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- finish Melee forms ✅
- playtest them & bug fix ✅
- Forms VFX ☑️ WIP

This Week
- finish all form VFX
- start new Skill Effect traits

Today
- finish utility skill VFX
- start Ranged VFX

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #monstertamer

this is soo good! I can see myself wondering the world to this :D Love it!

was just testing some stuff and the game paused with Monkat looking rather intense 🔥👀 🔥

#gamedev #solodev #monstertamer #monstertaming #videogame #indiedev #indiegame

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- get all Ranged & Melee forms functional ☑️ a couple of melee ones to finish

This Week
- finish Melee forms
- get all forms to have VFX
- playtest them & bug fix

Today
- finish Melee forms

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Began work on new skill traits
- Started new skill forms
- Utility forms almost done, 9/10✅

This Week
- get all Ranged & Melee forms functional

Today
- final Utility trait
- 50% of the Ranged Forms done

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegame

YouTube video by Astral Arena Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer

Time to get back to it! ✨✨✨

-Daily Recap & Goals-

Last Week
- I did some planning for the year

This Week
- Evaluate project
- Begin new skill modules
- new skill forms

Today
- Evaluate project state
- Skill forms start

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YouTube video by Astral Arena Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer

✨Happy #wishlistWednesday ✨

Have you seen the latest trailer?

Idk about you but I would wishlist it based on that 👀

👇👇👇
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#monstertaming #creaturecollecting #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palword #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

I always resonate with your approach more than the majority of other devs i see talking about things. keep up the stellar work my guy 💪

this is so satisfying, nice work!

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- more bug squashing 🐞 ✅

Today
- build & QA test
- continue fixes

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

how is it thursday already??

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- general bug fixing pass 🐛 ✅
- build & QA test ✅

Today
- more bug squashing 🐞 😢

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- bug fix combat log things 🐞 ✅

Today
- general bug fixing pass 🐛
- build & QA test

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

thanks so much! pouring my soul into this haha

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- show combat log at end of combat as a notification ✅
- add pre-combat team select screen✅
- increase party size ✅
- refactor party related UI ✅

This week
- bug fix combat log things 🐞
- general bug fixing pass 🐛
- prep for playtesters

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev