#game-design — Public Fediverse posts
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Threat rating climbs fast once the hood flares. The Rotbringer doesn't need to close distance to hurt you — its spray does that work from range, and the crust hides fresh infection until it's already airborne. Distance helps. Breaking line of sight helps more.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #KoFi #Patreon
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Threat rating climbs fast once the hood flares. The Rotbringer doesn't need to close distance to hurt you — its spray does that work from range, and the crust hides fresh infection until it's already airborne. Distance helps. Breaking line of sight helps more.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #KoFi #Patreon
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The world is broken. The truth is buried. And Zoe may be the only one who can change what is coming.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
#Gaming #RPGMaker #PixelArtist #GameDesign #RPGCommunity #GameDeveloper
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The world is broken. The truth is buried. And Zoe may be the only one who can change what is coming.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
#Gaming #RPGMaker #PixelArtist #GameDesign #RPGCommunity #GameDeveloper
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Кумедно.
Я думав, катари-"ножиці" це чисто вигадка Блізів. А зараз читаю — виявляється, що ні. Менш розповсюджений варіант, але реальний. Тільки вони "розкривалися" не перед ударом, а після. Як експансивна куля.Національна зброя менш попсових культур здатна принести цікавий вайб у геймдизайн. Особливо якщо втілюється не поверхнево.
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Кумедно.
Я думав, катари-"ножиці" це чисто вигадка Блізів. А зараз читаю — виявляється, що ні. Менш розповсюджений варіант, але реальний. Тільки вони "розкривалися" не перед ударом, а після. Як експансивна куля.Національна зброя менш попсових культур здатна принести цікавий вайб у геймдизайн. Особливо якщо втілюється не поверхнево.
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Я сыграл в 10 инди хорроров и понял что мы забыли о страхе
Я очень люблю хорроры. Особенно нишевых представителей этого культурного пласта. Как только в кино выходит очередной слешер про морячка Папая или Бэмби — я сразу же бегу в кинотеатр и покупаю билет. Часто в зале я сижу один, но понимаю, что это не из‑за качества фильма, а очень специфичной темы. Так и в играх я всегда прохожу новенькие ужастики в числе первых. Но в современном мире AAA‑хорроры выходят крайне редко из‑за сложности жанра. Не из‑за сложности создания, а из‑за сложности окупаемости. Тяжело продать массовой аудитории хорошие ужасы. Поэтому периодически я захожу на itch и ищу, какие новенькие проекты вышли из‑под пера маленьких команд. Но в этот раз я решил пойти по немного другому пути: я скачал 10 хорроров, несмотря на то, как игра себя позиционирует и какой рейтинг имеет. Я захотел разобраться в том, как молодые геймдизайнеры справляются с проектированием ужаса и какие ошибки допускают. Предлагаю окунуться в этот мир вместе со мной и посмотреть на то, как работают современные инди‑хорроры и где теряют игрока. Продолжить исследование...
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Here's a link to the Novy Unlimited Action Compilation video!
Novy knows action games. And a bunch of other genres, too! Check out some of the incredible games we've launched since 2011 🎮️️
#gameplay #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #game #games #videogame #videogames #gaming #indie #indiegame #indiegames #action
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Here's a link to the Novy Unlimited Action Compilation video!
Novy knows action games. And a bunch of other genres, too! Check out some of the incredible games we've launched since 2011 🎮️️
#gameplay #gamedev #gamedevelopment #gamedesign #game #games #videogame #videogames #gaming #indie #indiegame #indiegames #action
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#badgameideas 0000004 as we all know larger numbers allow for more granularity & subtler mechanics but smaller numbers feel more real & are easier to interpret, so you could get ðe best of boθ worlds by using arbitrarily many decimals wiθ small numbers(your max hp might be 1, but level 1 slimes do 0.0731 damage) 𓅱
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#badgameideas 0000004 as we all know larger numbers allow for more granularity & subtler mechanics but smaller numbers feel more real & are easier to interpret, so you could get ðe best of boθ worlds by using arbitrarily many decimals wiθ small numbers(your max hp might be 1, but level 1 slimes do 0.0731 damage) 𓅱
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Day, sunset, night. The world of Whisper of the Veil never stops moving. Neither does the Blight.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
ThetaB Studios#IndieGameCommunity #RPGGame #GameDeveloper #GameArt #GameDesign #ConceptArt
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I didn't want this one to escalate or enrage the way a lot of encounter design defaults to. I wanted a single variable — hunger — to be the only thing separating "leave it alone and it leaves you alone" from a genuinely dangerous fight, using the exact same creature both times.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #DesignIntent
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I didn't want this one to escalate or enrage the way a lot of encounter design defaults to. I wanted a single variable — hunger — to be the only thing separating "leave it alone and it leaves you alone" from a genuinely dangerous fight, using the exact same creature both times.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #DesignIntent
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I'll tag the thread for my own later use: detective game #GameDesign
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I'll tag the thread for my own later use: detective game #GameDesign
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Which #ttrpgs have the most innovative death/injury mechanics in your opinion?
Tired of hit points? What alternatives have you seen that create tension without instant character death?
#rpg #gamedesign #ttrpgCommunity #dnd -
Which #ttrpgs have the most innovative death/injury mechanics in your opinion?
Tired of hit points? What alternatives have you seen that create tension without instant character death?
#rpg #gamedesign #ttrpgCommunity #dnd -
ブログ書きました
ジャンプ中の横移動です。
ソラの桜井氏の『ゲームを作るには』では、適度に速度を落とすかそのままにするかを選別して実装するといっていました。
その適度ってどれくらい に迫りましょ。そして、そのままにするのはリスクがあるぜって話。
そのままにしていいケースもあるよ それは別の記事でhttps://blog.nicegear.games/posts/2026-07-11-Jump-Gimmick-2.html
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ブログ書きました
ジャンプ中の横移動です。
ソラの桜井氏の『ゲームを作るには』では、適度に速度を落とすかそのままにするかを選別して実装するといっていました。
その適度ってどれくらい に迫りましょ。そして、そのままにするのはリスクがあるぜって話。
そのままにしていいケースもあるよ それは別の記事でhttps://blog.nicegear.games/posts/2026-07-11-Jump-Gimmick-2.html
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I really want to make a tactics game based around managing a fleet of starships. Have some kind of political intrigue story where the player character starts as a humble freight operator and stumbles into some kind of conspiracy/war, builds their own fleet of warships, and saves the day.
Would be a simultaneous turn based kind of thing.
Maybe after Robot Shooter
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I really want to make a tactics game based around managing a fleet of starships. Have some kind of political intrigue story where the player character starts as a humble freight operator and stumbles into some kind of conspiracy/war, builds their own fleet of warships, and saves the day.
Would be a simultaneous turn based kind of thing.
Maybe after Robot Shooter
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Thinking about how in mass effect 2 you couldn’t sleep in the bed and there was no rest mechanic but if you did two or more missions in a row your fish would die
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Thinking about how in mass effect 2 you couldn’t sleep in the bed and there was no rest mechanic but if you did two or more missions in a row your fish would die
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My #DnD #Pokemon #MagicItem of the Day, with a fusion of #Gastly, #Poochyena, #Greavard, & #Maschiff for a staff of the goodest puppers!
Come vote for future items on my Patreon#DnD5E #MagicItems #DnDHomebrew #Art #RPG #RPGArt #TabletopGaming #FantasyArt #HomebrewMagic #PokemonArt #DnDArt #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG #MagicItemDesign #Illustration #GameDesign #RolePlayingGames #FantasyGaming #GameMaster #HomebrewContent #FantasyWorld #FantasyIllustration #PokemonFanArt #Homebrew #TabletopRPG
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All characters are hand-crafted by a fine arts teacher who is also a gamer. The art of Whisper of the Veil is truly unique.
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All characters are hand-crafted by a fine arts teacher who is also a gamer. The art of Whisper of the Veil is truly unique.
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The tendrils lie flat against its body until you're already within striking range — by the time you notice them, the snare and the bite are already happening together. What starts as inflammation at the wound doesn't stay small. Left untreated, it gets considerably worse, considerably fast.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #KoFi #Patreon
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The tendrils lie flat against its body until you're already within striking range — by the time you notice them, the snare and the bite are already happening together. What starts as inflammation at the wound doesn't stay small. Left untreated, it gets considerably worse, considerably fast.
#TTRPG #TTRPGCommunity #IndieGameDev #WorldBuilding #CreatureDesign #GameDesign #KoFi #Patreon
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Behind every ruin lies a secret. Behind every secret lies a truth. Explore the forgotten lands of Whisper of the Veil.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
#MadeWithRPGMaker #GameDevCommunity #VideoGames #RPGCommunity #ConceptArt #GameDesign
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This is not a studio production. It is a world built from passion, growing step by step. Welcome to Whisper of the Veil.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
#ConceptArt #PixelArt #GameDesign #Fantasy #RPGGame #GameDeveloper
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🔥New devlog!! #indiegamedev #vndev #horror #gamedesign
🖌️2D & 3D #art flood, character sheets, and mooore
✍️Big #writing progress and research deep dives!
🔀Updated flowcharts to show script progress!
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🔥New devlog!! #indiegamedev #vndev #horror #gamedesign
🖌️2D & 3D #art flood, character sheets, and mooore
✍️Big #writing progress and research deep dives!
🔀Updated flowcharts to show script progress!
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The two most defining days of a soul's existence: the day they are born, and the day they understand why.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
ThetaB Studios#RPG #ScreenshotSaturday #GameDesign #ActionRPG #IndieRPG #MadeWithRPGMaker
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Long before the first gods drew their breath, the Blight was already uncoiling. Silent. Creeping. Inevitable.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
ThetaB Studios#RPGMaker #IndieRPG #RPGMakerMV #GameDesign #Gaming #MadeWithRPGMaker
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Long before the first gods drew their breath, the Blight was already uncoiling. Silent. Creeping. Inevitable.
https://whisper-of-the-veil.netlify.app
ThetaB Studios#RPGMaker #IndieRPG #RPGMakerMV #GameDesign #Gaming #MadeWithRPGMaker
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A #PF2e conversion of my older #Pokemon #MagicItems, with a fusion of #Entei & #Moltres for a #spear to rain down volcanic ash!
Come vote for future items on my Patreon#MagicItem #Pathfinder2e #RPG #RPGArt #PokemonArt #Pathfinder #TTRPG #PathfinderArt #Illustration #FantasyArt #TabletopRPG #PokemonFanArt #FantasyIllustration #Homebrew #TabletopGaming #FantasyGaming #RolePlayingGames #TabletopArt #GameMaster #FantasyWorld #HomebrewContent #GameDesign #MagicItemDesign #PathfinderCommunity
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Mouse PI for Hire – The Case of the Missing Gameplay
Mouse PI for Hire has one of the most striking visual styles in recent memory, pairing rubber hose animation with a classic first-person shooter. Unfortunately, once the novelty fades, the gameplay struggles to keep pace with its incredible presentation.https://whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/07/07/mouse-pi-for-hire-review/
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Mouse PI for Hire – The Case of the Missing Gameplay
Mouse PI for Hire has one of the most striking visual styles in recent memory, pairing rubber hose animation with a classic first-person shooter. Unfortunately, once the novelty fades, the gameplay struggles to keep pace with its incredible presentation.https://whatsontheshelf.blog/2026/07/07/mouse-pi-for-hire-review/
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Let me talk about procgen, since I've done an obscene amount of it and have slightly unusual opinions.
#gamedesign 🧵 and wow this new version of the Mastodon mobile web interface is shit.
1) oatmeal is often the point. If you're generating background or interchangeable elements such as trees or 9000 slightly different pistols, reliability is far more critical than creativity or range.
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Let me talk about procgen, since I've done an obscene amount of it and have slightly unusual opinions.
#gamedesign 🧵 and wow this new version of the Mastodon mobile web interface is shit.
1) oatmeal is often the point. If you're generating background or interchangeable elements such as trees or 9000 slightly different pistols, reliability is far more critical than creativity or range.
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GeekNights Tuesday will be on Association Football. You know, the sport more commonly known as "Soccer"
6:15pm ET
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GeekNights Tuesday will be on Association Football. You know, the sport more commonly known as "Soccer"
6:15pm ET
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My #DnD #Pokemon #MagicItem of the Day, with a fusion of #Reshiram, #Zekrom, and #Kyurem for a #staff to spin between fire, ice, and electricity!
Come vote for future items on my Patreon#DnD5E #MagicItems #DnDHomebrew #Art #RPG #RPGArt #TabletopGaming #FantasyArt #HomebrewMagic #PokemonArt #DnDArt #DungeonsAndDragons #TTRPG #MagicItemDesign #Illustration #GameDesign #RolePlayingGames #FantasyGaming #GameMaster #HomebrewContent #FantasyWorld #FantasyIllustration #PokemonFanArt #Homebrew
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I should share examples for the fae!
Here are some photos from a play test of Flight Nineteen: The Game.
It has gone through a couple of iterations since this point, but this largely represents what the game is.
You lay down subjects on your experiment tables, attach augments to them, and try to make the best experiments to impress our glorious potentate Oil! The winner goes on to join her team of scientists who lead the Bio-Mechanical Revolution!
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I should share examples for the fae!
Here are some photos from a play test of Flight Nineteen: The Game.
It has gone through a couple of iterations since this point, but this largely represents what the game is.
You lay down subjects on your experiment tables, attach augments to them, and try to make the best experiments to impress our glorious potentate Oil! The winner goes on to join her team of scientists who lead the Bio-Mechanical Revolution!
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[P] Frankly, I see Curiosity and 22Cans' NFT game as fatalist cynicism. It's what happens when a dreamer hits rock bottom and the mindset is "Fuck you guys. I'll show you just how stupid you really are." In a darker timeline, one where I had the means? I would've absolutely run shady social experiments to prove neuroenshittification, and just how much the world needs neurodivergent peiple calling the shots. Molyneux is kind of a tragedy.
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[P] Frankly, I see Curiosity and 22Cans' NFT game as fatalist cynicism. It's what happens when a dreamer hits rock bottom and the mindset is "Fuck you guys. I'll show you just how stupid you really are." In a darker timeline, one where I had the means? I would've absolutely run shady social experiments to prove neuroenshittification, and just how much the world needs neurodivergent peiple calling the shots. Molyneux is kind of a tragedy.
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[P] And when the neuronormative types—who never think—were disappointed when every "factually promised" feature wasn't in a game? They blamed Molyneux. And the festering, poisonous c-suite pit of shit was all too happy to let him take the fall. And did the cowards at RPS ever, EVER go after the c-suites? Nah, nah, of course not. Why bother when you can bully Molyneux for ad revenue instead of chasing the truth? I detested RPS.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #gamedev #gamedesign
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[P] A problem neuronormative people have is that they actually, truly don't at all grasp the difference between "Wouldn't it be cool if?" and "This is an absolute, factual promise—no, a pact—for the game on release day!!!" I do. I knew that Molyneux was just dreamin' and postulatin'. It is what dreamers do. I understood that it wasn't a promise, but then I'm autistic so I bloody think about things, sometimes. I do appreciate autism.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #gamedev #gamedesign
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[P] But what about before? See, if you have an optimist and dreamer, the moral thing to do is to appoint them a handler so they don't overpromise. But suit-encrusted c-suite monsters aren't moral, or even people, so they're going to put Molyneux in front of as many interviewers as they can. His genuine enthusiasm for games is free marketing. That enthusiasm gets neuronormative people hyped up. The c-suites knew that, they used it.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #gamedev #gamedesign
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[P] The predatory hit piece by John Walker didn't surprise me at all, it's just the kind of person he is. And if anyone dared criticise him for being a predatory vulture? He'd screech "Gamergate! Gamergate!" Awful person. Molyneux didn't deserve what John Walker did. Molyneux's main problem is that he was an optimist and a dreamer. He was so sure Godus would succeed, its utter failure almost killed his desire for game design.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #gamedev #gamedesign
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[P] One of those vultures was John Walker of Rock, Paper, Shotgun—a genuinely wretched little man who was so narcissistic that he'd make narcissists blush. Frankly, most of RPS was genuinely wretched back then, there was so much sociopathy and narcissism, they were so insipidly full of themselves. I'd had the very unfortunate opportunity to converse with them, on occasion. Genuinely bad, self-obsessed people. RPS is better without them.
#psychology #actuallyautistic #gamedev #gamedesign
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