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Murray Smith

@murrdoggames.bsky.social

Indie game dev. Wishlist DeckTerra on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3760980/

51 Followers  |  71 Following  |  68 Posts  |  Joined: 30.03.2025  |  1.8466

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Your Game Ideas Suck. Here's Why
YouTube video by Murray Your Game Ideas Suck. Here's Why

new video on my channel!

youtu.be/lrCPYuG6bfg

04.02.2026 14:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Game Devs Can't Stop Making BIG Games. Here's Why
YouTube video by Murray Game Devs Can't Stop Making BIG Games. Here's Why

New video up on the channel!

this one is about the obsession with scope and why game devs keep making big games:

youtu.be/XSBvoUchvF4

26.01.2026 22:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Check out some of the beautiful card illustrations done by roachglitter and @qnibi.bsky.social for DeckTerra!

#trailertuesday #gamedev

20.01.2026 18:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Guaranteed Path to Game Dev Success
YouTube video by Murray The Guaranteed Path to Game Dev Success

New video!

youtu.be/2GOhsgB6lfg

19.01.2026 20:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Made a new model for the ancient era units in my 4x deckbuilder game.

Looks a bit goofy because he's supposed to be holding a spear โš”๏ธ

16.01.2026 05:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Updated the fog of war to be height based in my 4X deck builder, DeckTerra

#screenshotsaturday

28.12.2025 02:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

New video up on my channel!

This one explains why โ€œmake small gamesโ€ isnโ€™t always good advice

Check it out:

youtu.be/hs4rYkCHsmA

15.12.2025 19:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Story of PADDLE PADDLE PADDLE: From An Idea In The Shower To A Viral Indie Hit in FOUR MONTHS
YouTube video by Blue Ocean Games The Story of PADDLE PADDLE PADDLE: From An Idea In The Shower To A Viral Indie Hit in FOUR MONTHS

Check out this presentation by zoroarts.bsky.social on the success of paddle paddle paddle, and the Q&A afterwords hosted by myself.

Thank you Mateo for joining us!

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

13.12.2025 23:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I added this red arrow indicator for cards with a target in DeckTerra

#wishlistwednesday

10.12.2025 23:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'll be hosting the Q&A for this event this afternoon!

Come by and ask your questions, excited to chat with Mateo!

09.12.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Cursed Problem Shared by ALL Strategy Games
YouTube video by Murray The Cursed Problem Shared by ALL Strategy Games

New video on the channel about strategy games, and some cursed problems the genre has.

youtu.be/vObXNInvAAI

08.12.2025 19:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
I Discovered the Secret to Civilization 7's World Generation
YouTube video by Murray I Discovered the Secret to Civilization 7's World Generation

New video up on my channel about procedural generation, check it out if you're interested in that kinda thing

youtu.be/bBdAof2nkEI

01.12.2025 22:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A secret technique for creating video game worlds... #gamedev
YouTube video by Murray A secret technique for creating video game worlds... #gamedev

new short where I talk about my game's procedural map generation:

check it out!

youtube.com/shorts/7enyo...

29.11.2025 20:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Solo Developing a Grand Strategy For SIX MONTHS
YouTube video by Murray Solo Developing a Grand Strategy For SIX MONTHS

Check out the new devlog:

youtu.be/kYwTyi_uDhs

24.11.2025 20:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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When the city harvests

24.11.2025 18:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Mfw I'm grabbed by a rotating flying saucer and sucked up into space

23.11.2025 21:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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more cards => more growth => more cards => more growth => more cards => mor.....

20.11.2025 22:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Babe! wake up! a new 4X game is in developme-

oh...

oh my god...

19.11.2025 16:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Murray Game dev. Working on DeckTerra, a 4X roguelike dekbuilder

New video up on my channel! this one is about my journey to securing funding for my game

Check it out!

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

17.11.2025 20:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

About to change my editor colours to blue this looks cool

13.11.2025 13:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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finally made an inspector for my game's units, complete with a little 3d preview!

13.11.2025 01:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Give Up On Your Dream Game. How to Make Real Progress as a Game Dev
YouTube video by Murray Give Up On Your Dream Game. How to Make Real Progress as a Game Dev

After this weekend's playtest, I wanted to make a video with some thoughts I had about showing my game to other people, and how to overcome that fear

Check it out!

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

10.11.2025 21:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey all,

I've decided to rebrand my game, Terra Factoria is now called

โœจDeckTerraโœจ

What do you think of the new logo?

09.11.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you!!!

07.11.2025 19:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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- Roguelike Deckbuilder with 4X elements.

- Slay the Spire meets Civilization

- Play creature and spell cards to ward off enemies and increase your resource production

๐ŸŒŽTerra Factoria ๐Ÿง‘โ€๐ŸŒพ

#PitchYaGame

07.11.2025 15:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 10    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just finished a new fog of war effect for Terra Factoria

07.11.2025 01:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The 3 Levels of Indie Game Water Shaders
YouTube video by Murray The 3 Levels of Indie Game Water Shaders

New video is up! This one's about water!

youtu.be/Oj_tVt4PSxA

04.11.2025 03:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just wrapped up some improvements to my game's procedural terrain shader

Really stoked at how this turned out ๐ŸŒŠ

03.11.2025 05:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Working on procedural generation for Terra Factoria ๐ŸŒŽ

This clip shows how you can change the terrain as you play by adding new tiles to your city

29.10.2025 23:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reworking some of the card visuals for my game, inspired by Magic the Gathering

What do you think?

#IndieGame #gamedev

24.10.2025 20:14 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 12    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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