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[DEV DIARY] Composing X-YZE
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Game Design
~ NOTE: This post is cross-posted from my blog ~ Composing X-YZE At the time of this post going live, my game X-YZE will have been out for 1 week. This is the f...
Design Essay: Bookplay in TTRPGs
Game Design
Part of my writing process for SPINE was to write exploratory essays and conduct interviews on design ideas that informed the project. In SPINE, its book is par...
The sins of a Space Knight Order
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Game Design
The Sins of a Space Knight Order are chosen at the beginning of the game. The tendency is to pick things that seem more or less harmless, although a cunning Spa...
Design Diary: From 18XX to 3 Dice and a Sheet of Paper
Game Design
When I first started working on Rust & Revenue , my goal was to take the essence of an 18XX economic game and compress it into a fast, solo-first roll-and-write...
Devblog#5 Expanding the Core Mechanics
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Game Design
Hello good people 👋 Still talking about the core mechanics. Currently, the game has several basic systems in place: Choice System Pop-up Choice Pop-up Scene...
☠💤☠Zombie Destroyer Music release 1.0.2☠💤☠
Game Design
☠💤☠Zombie Destroyer Music release 1.0.2☠💤☠ Zombie destroyer Release 1.0.2 Music https://www.producer.ai/song/d2c09897-4f89-4362-8cc3-3e46e758554c...
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The Cat Who Gained +1 HP (and Lost Anyway)
Game Design
One of the first design headaches we ran into was simple: What happens when the player keeps gaining +1 HP every level? If we didn’t adjust, the game would ge...
更深入地探索 NetCrusher 的世界
Game Design
更深入地探索 NetCrusher 的世界 大家好!我一直埋头苦干,构建着 NetCrusher 的世界,说实话,我痴迷于让它感觉……真实。...
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Глубже в мир NetCrusher
Game Design
Глубже в мир NetCrusher Привет всем! Я с головой ушел в создание мира NetCrusher, и честно говоря, я...
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Plongée plus profonde dans l’univers de NetCrusher
Game Design
Plongée plus profonde dans l’univers de NetCrusher Salut à tous ! Je suis plongé à fond dans la construction du monde de NetCrusher, et honnêtement, ce q...
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Diving Deeper into NetCrusher’s World
Game Design
Diving Deeper into NetCrusher’s World Hey everyone ! I've been heads-down building out the world of NetCrusher, and honestly, one thing I’m obsessed with is...
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Next Update: The Emerald City, Main Story & More
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Game Design
New features, new maps in DLC, novel project, bestirary 🗞️ NEWS – WHAT’S COMING NEXT? This week I’ve been writing a lot for the main storyline . I’...
Devblog#4 Isometric Pixel Art
Game Design
The Game will come in isometric pixel art . But Why? There are a few reasons. Let me share them with you. I’ve decided to make this game in isometric pixel ar...
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Progress Checkup! (Sep. 2025) | Scratchin' Melodii Devlog
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Game Design
Hello again everyone! Looks like it's been a long time since the last devlog. (again). Sorry about that! It's for a good reason though actually, as like I menti...
Heat - v 0.15 Building Sys update
Game Design
Hello there, finally another version of your beloved HEAT! This version is mostly focused on our highly advanced building system should be playable right now so...
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Telling a Story: Scripted Operations
Game Design
While our Primary and Secondary Missions can be combined to create a full 3-operation/9-mission campaign, they don’t really tell a story. With that in mind, w...
I made a banner guys
Game Design
Idk, im just happy with how it looks...
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Open world platformer with dice based combat.
Character sheet design process & brochure folds!
Game Design
Hi! I know the character sheet is one of the coolest parts of SPECTACULA, so I asked the amazing designer of the sheet, Paolino Caputo , to record a video talki...
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Five Years of The Geography (+ Compartmental Light)
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Game Design
Hello everyone, It has been five years since 2020, which means it has been five years since The Geography was debuted to the world. The Geography debuted as par...
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Update on Cave pack
Game Design
Hi, Everybody ! I added coal on the walls and in a box. I improved some sprites too...
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Main Menu sneak peek!
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Game Design
Currently working on the main menu, which will be the entry point for both Puzzle and Quest modes. Kinda cool this all runs on real Game Boy Color hardware!...
Devblog #3 – What Is This Game Really About?
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Game Design
Hello again, good people 👋 I just realized… I’ve been sharing the mood, the characters, the struggles — but I never really told you what this game is a...
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Phantasma Hotel PROLOGUE v1.5
Game Design
Обновлённый пролог почти у входа! Геймплей и арт ждут вас 🗝️ Приветствуем, будущие пос...
The event is coming soon!
Game Design
Hi everyone! Four days to go. That's how long I'm giving myself to finalize the version for this weekend's event. And clearly, I'm behind schedule compared to w...
Top-Down Survival Pack Update v1.0
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Game Design
Devlog – Top-Down Survival Pack Update v1.1 Hi everyone! 🎮 We’re excited to release Update v1.1 for the Top-Down Survival Pack ! This update adds a ton o...
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Devlog #8 - Small steps toward the next release
Game Design
Hello everyone! Here’s another small update on how the game is progressing. The release will likely shift closer to the end of September — as always, I’ve...
Influences behind Montana De la Cruz Vs The Army of Darkness
Game Design
Hey everyone! It’s been a few weeks since I launched the game… and I thought it would be fun to share a bit about the inspirations behind it. When I started...
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Ending the Endless Circles
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Game Design
One of the most common frustrations in traditional space shooters is the “endless circling” problem. Players often find themselves locked in loops, chasing...
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DEVLOG - Timey Wimey Game Design (Yes it is complicated)
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Game Design
WELCOME back to my narrative devlog series for Catalyst: Blind Faith!!! I hope you're just as excited as I am!!!! We're going to dive in a SPOILER-FREE dissecti...
Dry Dock 72 Update!
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Game Design
Hello everybody, Dry Dock 72 was updated with new art! this time 100% human made! You can expect a print run on the Tuesday Knight Game Store if you want to hav...
Catherine's Postmortem - Unfinished Scripts
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Game Design
Hi, Catherine here 👋 I'm retired from the project, but I was the original developer of this game and the one who handled Akiren and Akechi's Moon routes 🌙...
Voting & Convention
Game Design
Hey there! I hope you’re doing awesome wherever you are and having a great time here. Today, I’ve got two exciting updates for you: 1/ Voting: As you know...
Weekly Progress — Week 35
Game Design
Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing well! Here’s a quick update on what was accomplished last week: 1/ Page Improvement You may have noticed the Itch.io p...
Animal Mascots and Neurodivergence
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Game Design
Anti-Colonialist Animal Buddies (ACAB) is inspired by animal mascots in video games, especially Sonic the Hedgehog. Those mascots have attitude, are not afraid...
Weekly Progress Update
Game Design
Hi everyone! Here we go with the very first article entirely in English. (→ Amis francophones, pour une version française, c’est par ici.) What did I make...
The Origins of GbBBS
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Game Design
First off, thanks to all who took time to even play my game for a few minutes. This is sort of a dream game I never thought I'd make. Wanted to capture the feel...
PixelCRAM 2025 GameJAM - Save the Chickens
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Game Design
Entry: https://itch.io/jam/pixelcram2025/rate/3840026 Long time #madewithfusion developer and Reactor contributor Patlegoman has submitted his own entry to Pixe...
Zoom Player v22 IPTV Home Theater Early Preview #3
Game Design
Check the video for my progress so far with Zoom Player's IPTV Home Theater interface: With description enabled (not currently displayed), the video shows in an...
Alpha HUD
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Game Design
Hello, our fellow kitty enjoyers! We are back with some news about development process. Today we wanna show you how our HUD evolved from a rough prototype into...
GLIDE - Part Two (Preview 1)
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Game Design
Hello, Welcome to the first update on GLIDE in a long while! This post is a preview of the work I'm currently doing for GLIDE - Part Two, a full expansion of th...
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Mini Games Added, Sections Reworked, and Optimizations.
Game Design
In this update, we added two new mini games, a crane game and a village mini game to enhance your experience. We've also reworked three key sections for better...
How and why we changed skilling in our browser game
Game Design
...so we changed skilling in our Browser Game Big changes are coming to the core skilling system in our MMORPG. In Mirage Online Classic , our long-standing 2D...
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[ENG/FR] Game information / Informations sur le jeu
Game Design
Hi! I hope you're doing well and feeling great. Today, I'd like to give you an update on the last 15 days. Here we go: 1/ What's new in the game: As you may hav...
Been a while...... (Fourth Project)
Game Design
Yo.... I'm Zachariah and I just wanted to get this out of the way.... I love making games but sometimes it just makes me go batshit crazyyy. Anyways I wanted to...
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Stabjack: Behind the scenes
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Game Design
As of last night, we are finally indexed! Stabjack's tiny team is beyond excited about this development. The itch.io community has been amazing so far, and we'r...
-Heartpicker- First devlog.
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Game Design
Hii! I'm fetus. Welcome to heartpicker: My new indie multiplayer horror game. Inspired by Baldi's Basics, Content Warning and Grace, this game's objective is to...
Upcoming Playtest 4 Pregen Characters Update
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Game Design
Tonight, I'm focused on a crucial, and often underrated, part of the game design process: the pregenerated character. For a game built on a brand-new ruleset, p...
Demo V2 Devlog
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Game Design
Hello! It's been a while since the last patch, and I sure have been busy with new updates and content for High Fantasy Idle. I wanted to share what new features...
Next Steps
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Game Design
I’ve taken some time to rest and sort out my thoughts. First, I want to express how eager I am to continue working on Fear Me . I’m really excited about it...
Names for giant robots
Game Design
One passage in Spearhand Faring requires names for a bunch of armours (giant robots). As long-time readers will know, I think the best way to go about a task li...
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