Old Mayor Studios

After Tezzel, I have been working on a new game: ⛏️It is called Short Kings and it is a strategic roguelite where you lead a company of dwarves in a gold rush. I will be sharing more of it in the coming days. Below is some concept art! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #WishlistWednesday #roguelite

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Hi #ScreenshootSaturday, Check those new events for Short Kings: -😶‍🌫️ Thick Mist: Fog of war recovers what you explored. -🍄 Spore Bloom: purple ground fungus over the grass. -🧭 Prospector's Hunch: Reveals locations for 2 veins of ores, you just need to get there. #indiegame #roguelite #pixelart

Monday I Introduced the warrior, but I wanted to show him a bit in action (also in a new biome!). As you see during the day it does not do much. But at night it becomes an absolute powerhouse paired with the captain. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #FollowFriday

I introduced two new nature-driven events to Short Kings: -🔥 Wildfire: Burns some trees and removes grass under it. Free prospection! -🪨 Landslide: A bunch of Boulders appear near camp, some of them have ores! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

Hi #Wishlistwednesday check out how the day cycle works in Short Kings! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

The fights in Short Kings are by turns. Each round turns alternate: your dwarf, enemy unit, your dwarf, enemy unit. A bigger army is not a free wipe anymore. Every dwarf you draft gives the other side a move. #turnbased #indiegame #pixelart

6/106 ⚔️ the Warrior. During the day it does nothing at all. But at night.. he hits twice as hard as the other dwarves. This is Short Kings, a dwarven greed roguelite. discord.gg/ekFVCdqqvQ #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

This is how Morale works in Short Kings! Do not greed or risk losing all your dwarves! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

The Tunneler has a very unique abilty. It creates long tunnels and mines "EVERYTHING" under it. Ores, relics and treausres. It is also a good way to explore or access closed locations. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #ScreenshotSaturday

Today I made a new Relic: The Tri-stone 🪨🪨🪨->🪙 Every 3rd Boulder you smash grants you an +3 gold on top of the usual stone. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #FollowFriday

I added a new Relic to the short Kings. Once you get the Gift Rock every morning a golden rock appears on the camp. If you break it you get some free random ore, there is also a small chance of getting another relic! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

In Short Kings I'm exploring how to "beat the market". You see ore prices go up and down and you have to make a call for when to sell. Wait too long and the price drops with a bubble burst! Also added events market-driven events! #strategy #indiegame #pixelart #wishlistwednesday

Meet the 🕯️Tunneler Dwarf 5/106. A powerful tier 3 unit that is a powerhouse for resource gathering. During the night fights it provides some support by erupting from the ground and creating dust clouds. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

Meet the Fisher Dwarf! 🎣 #dwarves #roguelite #gamedev #indiegame

For #screenshotsaturday check the contract board I have been working on lately. Added a lot of juice to it: See what biome it is, what to expect for the days, enemies, terrain and missions! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #dwarves

Confirming that the ✨Forward Thinking Showcase✨ will be live from the 9th of January: · Trailer showcase = Jan 9th (US/EU), Jan 10th (Asia/Oceania) · Steam event = Jan 9th/10th - Jan 17th/18th And there's only 3 weeks left to apply, through this form: forms.gle/Xp3eiM6BjCFW...

I needed a seal for the Dwarven Contracts in Short Kings. Got me into a rabbit hole of how those were done in Medieval Times. But I found some good inspiration! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #FollowFriday

I'm Introducing events to Short Kings. Everyday you get a different one, below are 2 examples: 🐹Moles: They dig some of the grass tiles for you (about 10%) 🐖The Herd: A herd of pigs crosses the map, hunt them fast! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

In Short Kings, Interest is 5% a day (for now). Whatever you bank at dusk keeps growing so you have more for each day you stay Discuss this and more in the Discord! discord.gg/ekFVCdqqvQ #indiegame #roguelite #pixelart #gamedev

Dwarf 5/106 - ⛏️ The Miner. By day he mines anything that he can find underground, also on some lose boulders. By night he does not do much! So do your best to keep him alive! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

🧭 Meet the Scout! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

My #ScreenshootSaturday for Today. Check out the abilities of the Tamer: -🐷 By day converts wild animals that work for you -💨 By Night makes them attack in a Stampede #gamdev #indiegame #dwarves #roguelite #pixelart

The Merging Ritual in Short Kings Every other night you get the chance of fusing your dwarves into higher tier ones. 2x Tier 1 -> 1x Tier 2 2x Tier 2 -> 1x Tier 1 #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #FollowFriday

This is short Kings #indiegame #roguelite #pixelart #strategy

In short kings the runs last up to 12 nights (30min-1h gameplay). During the run you can use your resources to survive or send to the "Bank". Only banked coins carry away. Find more in the discord -> discord.gg/ekFVCdqqvQ #indiegame #roguelite #pixelart #WishlistWednesday

Dwarf 4/106 - 🫎 Tamer dwarf. One of the most powerful units, during the day it tames wild animals. Those can work for you and defend the base at night! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike

On my last post I presented the Smasher dwarf. Here we can see him in action collecting stone, minerals and stunning enemies during the night fight! #ScreenshootSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite #pixelart

Dwarf 3/106 - 🔨 Smasher dwarf. Armed with a big hammer this dwarf is a good balance: At day it can break big boulders to gather stone and minerals. At night it stuns enemies with its powerful strike #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #roguelite #roguelike #WishlistWednesday

What do you think of the clock I made for Short Kings? Inside you see the sun/moon for the 4 stages: Dawn, Noon, Dusk, Night. In the outer ring you see each day, with different icons for different events. #steam #indiegame #roguelite #pixel #roguelite

Yestarday I introduced the Fisherdwarf. Today I'm showing its abilities: 🐟Fish on any water to collect food or a relic 🗺️ Help your scouts explore the map with reveal water 🪝Reposition allies, enemies or yourself with the hook during the night phase #ScreenshootSaturday #indiedev #gamedev #roguelite

Dwarf 2/106 -🪝 Fisher dwarf. By day it is a stable food provider for your company and it can explore bodies of water really fast. By night you might use his hook ability to pull enemies or move allies that are out of position. #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #FollowFriday #roguelite

I played with some new day events for Short Kings to add some randomness and variety to each day. I really like the MOLES!!!🐀🐀🐀 event, they basically dig random patches overnight that help you find minerals faster! #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #roguelite #pixelart

Dwarf 1/106 - 🗺️ The scout 🗺️ A key unit to start your company. During the day it explores the map to find more resources. By night it aids in battle with a crossbow and an ability that can mark enemies for more damage. #ShortKings #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam

Here is my #ScreenshootSaturday for Short Kings. You can see me playing the day phase, gathering exploring the map with the scout dwarf and gathering resources with the gatherer. At the end I also find a hidden relic with my hero unit! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #10 Why "Tezzel"? It comes from tessella, the Latin word for a single small tile in a mosaic. Like in the game, every tile contributes to the wall Thanks for following the series, stay tunned for some news of my next game! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #puzzlegames

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #9 After 4 months out, here are some stats: 🧱 15,347 tiles solved by 500+ players, enough to tile 8 Barcelona apartment floors! 🏆 Only 8.8% have seen the story through ✨ 100% of players who start complete their first tile! #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam #followfriday

🧩Tezzel Fun Fact #8 Every tool on Mateu's desk is real. Hydraulic tile artisans used metal pattern molds, pigment pots, and presses. Some workshops in Barcelona still make tiles this way today. Out now on Steam! #WishlistWednesday #indiegame #gamedev #pixelart #steam

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #7 Tezzel is built around hydraulic cement tiles (rajoles hidràuliques), handmade with metal molds and a hydraulic press since the 1800s. They cover the floors of half of Barcelona's old apartments. #Gamedev #modernisme #Barcelona #Solodev #Steam

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #6 Tezzel has no traditional menu screen. Once you are crafting a tile both the Tutorial and the Quit to menu panels are part of 2 drawers that you can open. I wanted to fully immerse the UI on the environment, and I'm very proud of the result. #FollowFriday #Gamedev #UI

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #5 As you play Tezzel, the background slowly fills in with a trencadís, the broken-mosaic technique famous from Gaudi's Barcelona. Trencadís means "cracked" in Catalan. You can find it in many places in Barcelona. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trencad... #gamedev #Barcelona #Trencadis

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #4 When Mateu gets commissioned by the townhall in the story, the building in the background isn't invented: it's a pixel recreation of Barcelona's actual City Hall. #Barcelona #gamedev #indiedev #indiegamedev

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #3 I spent an entire summer designing the 100 tiles in Tezzel. Every single one is unique, and the game deals them out so the wall you build never repeats itself. Out now on Steam ! Friday: the townhall in the story isn't invented either 👀 #IndieDevTuesday #gamedev #indiedev

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #2 Yes, there's a cat. No, you can't play without being supervised by it. The feedback I got most times about the game? Why I can't pet the cat! 😅 Next Tuesday: how one summer disappeared into 100 tiles 👀 #FollowFriday

🧩 Tezzel Fun Fact #1 The house Mateu renovates in Tezzel actually exists. It's inspired by Casa Trias, a real house in Park Güell, Barcelona. Here's my pixel art version next to the real thing. 🔥 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale until Thursday → store.steampowered.com/app/3703730/... #Barcelona

🧩☀️ Tezzel is 40% off in the Steam Summer Sale! Renovate a Park Güell house, one hydraulic tile at a time. 100 unique tiles to solve in this tribute to Barcelona. Until 9th of July→ store.steampowered.com/app/3703730/... (And starting tomorrow: 10 fun facts about the game you probably don't know 👀)

🎉Tezzel: The Tilemaker’s Tale is now live on Steam!!!!!!! Around 100 puzzles, cozy visuals, and a lot of care put into every level. Check it out below: store.steampowered.com/app/3703730/... #indiegame #gamedev #indiedev #pixelart #puzzlegame #steam

Hi #TeaseYaGame , can you help Gaudí build a giant mosaic wall? 🧩 Tezzel is a cozy puzzle game inspired by Barcelona 🎨 Unique color mechanics 😻 Featured in Cozy Quest last month! 📅 Release on March 12 🛒Wishlist: shorturl.at/5Cm3o #IndieGameDev #PuzzleGame #cozygames

#4.- Tezzel [logic/pathfinding/sliding/multiagent] by @oldmayorstudios.bsky.social Inspired by Gaudi's works, each level has its own mechanics, making for a varied and surprising puzzle experience. Find it here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3703730/... and my gameplay here 👇 youtu.be/G4mFHO16nts