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Vortex Siege playtest has another update! It fixes a memory leak! Memory leaks are not easy to fix! Patch notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/403...

🎵 I don't wanna be wary 🎵 🎵 Of a hacker Clefairy 🎵 🎵 Don't want my data leaked again 🎵

There's a new version of the Vortex Siege playtest up, after eons of inactivity! Like an ancient horror, we have risen from the depths to shrug off this reality and perhaps slip into something more comfortable for once. Patch notes here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/403...

FINALLY I can publicly say that Mr Magpie is being published by @bhvr.com, the creators of Dead by Daylight! It's been great working with them. Everyone on the team is bright and talented. We are super lucky to have them in our corner. youtu.be/1gHE0TOoP5g

Like, Sisyphus, I am condemned to eternal toil. I must roll a ball of code up a hill eternally in an attempt to finish a game. Every so often the ball rolls down the hill and I have to start over with a new game. (For legal reasons, this is a joke. I am still working on Vortex Siege.)

The era of Alanis-posting has begun, and nobody can stop me.

We just put out two Vortex Siege news posts on Steam! What a time to be alive. Roadmap: steamcommunity.com/games/302905... Playtest feedback overview: store.steampowered.com/news/app/302... Check it out if you want! Or don't, it's fine. I'll sit and make my game over here. By myself. In the dark.

Does your Steam Wishlist bill beat the $19,000 record?!? Find out with How Expensive Is Your Steam Wishlist? -> weloveit.io/how-expe... #steam #gamediscovery #wishlist

Happy birthday to one of my favourite haters, Charles Darwin

Alright, I can't help it. Am I too late?

📢📢📢 BLACK ARTIST FRIENDS (especially those with commissions open) if you're interested in being added to a black visual novel artist starter pack (so friends in games can hire YOU!) please reply with some of your work so I can add you to the pack! If you have questions lmk and NO AI!

The worst part of this time of year is when you die on New Year's Eve right before the save point, and have to start your run from all the way back on January 1st.

Over here gazing at my collection of unplayed Steam games like a dragon admiring its hoard.

Slaugh raidblade, from the western horde-song

I made a dvd logo screensaver simulator! It's almost the same, except it can't hit corners, and there's a built-in dead pixel. Because fuck you. markaldrichisme.itch.io/evil-dvd-logo #gamedev #indiedev #nostalgia #memegame #horror #gaming

Trying out a shine effect for newly acquired or upgraded cards. Still not sure what I think of it. Any thoughts? #gamedev #indiedev #vortexsiege

Testing out a hex grid for the town map layout! #indiedev #gamedev #vortexsiege

Had a great time at Boston FIG! Amazing to meet everyone who came! We're gonna take your feedback and experiences and use it to make the game even better. Thank you all so much! #bostonfig #gamedev #indiedev #games #roguelike #deckbuilder #ccg #vortexsiege

Check out our CCG roguelike deckbuilder Vortex Siege at Boston Festival of Indie Games (@bostonfig.bsky.social), with music by @kingaurorus.bsky.social & art by @united-divisions.bsky.social & @fergusdraws.bsky.social! #bostonfig #gamedev #indiedev #games #roguelike #deckbuilder #ccg #vortexsiege

Working on a new building panel for Vortex Siege. #gamedev #indiedev #uiux

And finished! Another 20 fantastic-looking unknown indie games to play right now or wishlist! kotaku.com/indie-games-... Thanks so much to everyone who submitted, and sorry to the hundreds I couldn't include! Very pleased to have managed to get to 40 though! Please repost far and wide!

Hooray! The first of the Thanksgaming 2025 posts is up on Kotaku, with an epic TWENTY unknown indies to check out! I'm going to put up another 20 tomorrow. Spread it far and wide! kotaku.com/indie-games-...

Hello indies! It's almost Thanksgaming 2025! If you have an unknown indie project in dev or just released, please could you email me at jwalker@kotaku.com with the subject "THANKSGAMING 2025", and a store page and YouTube link? I'll put as many as I can on Kotaku. Rules next. Reposts appreciated!

Our CCG roguelite deckbuilder, Vortex Siege, just launched a public playtest! Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/... #indiedev #gamedev #playtest #vortexsiege

Lots of ephemera like this surrounding the game work

Added some more stuff to my simple deckbuilder defense game prototype. Slow projectiles, big enemies, some animations, some keyboard controls... #indiedev #gamedev

Finally gave in and made a super simple prototype in two hours of a concept that's been bopping around in my head for a few months. Basically it's a Vampire Survivors deckbuilder. You play cards to attack waves of incoming enemies. #indiedev #gamedev

Been silent for a little bit. Working on stuff that's not too exciting to show -- polishing up small things and fixing bugs. Preparing for a public playtest on Steam! I'll post here when it's ready. #indiedev #gamedev

Frogmageddon... TODAY!!! BUY NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/3201190/... #frog #indiedev #gaming #Steam

Added card highlighting on hover for the combat log in Vortex Siege. #indiedev #gamedev

Working on a combat history log for Vortex Siege (in the top left). #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Added a new mage tower attack effect to Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev

Added new portal effects to the town map for Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev

ALSO also working on a visual effect for when cards are stolen!! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

ALSO working on a healing effect!! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Working on a mass card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Working on a new card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! Check it out on Steam! buff.ly/ftFrUIy #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

Continuing to improve my new victory animation! #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday

Just created a new trailer for Vortex Siege! youtu.be/PhzcWCHkuuA Check it out, and wishlist on Steam if you're interested. 😅 store.steampowered.com/app/3029050/... #indiedev #gamedev