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Glasgow Game Developer Crowdfunding to Celebrate Scotland’s Coastal Fishing Heritage in New Game
Glasgow-based indie developer Silviu Soare, the founder of Ludus Pax Studios, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming title, Tiny Fishing Villages.
Following the release of three commercial titles built almost entirely single-handedly, Silviu’s new project aims to celebrate the culture, resilience, and history of Scotland’s coastal fishing communities through a cosy, accessible building game.
Honouring Scotland’s Maritime Communities
Scotland’s fishing industry remains one of the country’s most physically demanding and hazardous traditions, yet its impact, culture and heritage are rarely explored in digital media.
Tiny Fishing Villages is designed as a warm, mechanics-driven builder that highlights the daily realities, architecture, and tight-knit community bonds of historic coastal harbours. Building directly on the custom engine and codebase developed for his previous Scottish island title Tiny Terra Spaces, Silviu is expanding the gameplay to focus on land-based coastal settlement management.
In line with the studio’s social-impact ethos, Silviu has also committed to donating a portion of the game’s future proceeds directly to charities supporting working fishing communities.
The Stay-at-Home Dad Building Games After Hours
The campaign offers an inspiring glimpse into the realities of modern independent game development. A 2024 First-Class graduate and double Court Medallist from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Silviu operates as a full-time stay-at-home dad, caring for his young daughter and son during the day before coding, designing, and managing his studio in the evenings and across weekends.
Despite working without external publisher investment or public grant backing, Silviu has built an enviable solo track record:
- Rise of the Village Hero (2025): An original RPG developed from a university project into a full commercial Steam release.
- Path to Serenity (2025): A mindful walking experience exploring mental health, reflection, and balance, created in collaboration with the UWS Psychology department and contributing ongoing charitable donations to Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH).
- Tiny Terra Spaces (2026): A sandbox builder celebrating Scottish island heritage and history, which gained international recognition including IGN showcases and an 80 Level ‘Game of the Week’ award.
Why Social-Impact Games Matter
Operating under the studio name Ludus Pax – Latin for peaceful games – Soare’s development philosophy centres on non-violent, culturally grounded titles that focus on community well-being and local identity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUABjaRWNf8
Speaking on the motivation behind the new project, Silviu said:
Funding has been extremely competitive, and creating ‘more-than-games’ – projects with community, wellbeing, or cultural impact – can be difficult to pitch as commercially strong. But this is the work I believe in. I want to make games that help people, celebrate communities, and shine a light on stories that are often overlooked.
This project is close to my heart. Fishing communities in Scotland are incredibly resilient, hardworking, and often overlooked. Many of us enjoy the food they provide without realising the danger, skill, and dedication behind it. My goal is to celebrate these communities through a warm, cosy game that honours their locations, culture, and spirit.
Support the Crowdfunding Campaign
The funds raised from the campaign will go directly towards hiring freelance artists and audio designers to help bring the unique atmosphere of Scotland’s coastal harbours to life, alongside supporting dedicated development time.
The campaign offers tiered reward packages for supporters, ranging from shoreline digital badges through to village founder naming tiers.
- Crowdfunding Hub: Back the project directly and get regular updates on the game’s development via Ludus Pax Studios Crowdfunder.
- Developer Portfolio: Support the studio and explore previous releases on Steam.
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Glasgow Game Developer Crowdfunding to Celebrate Scotland’s Coastal Fishing Heritage in New Game
Glasgow-based indie developer Silviu Soare, the founder of Ludus Pax Studios, has launched a crowdfunding campaign for his upcoming title, Tiny Fishing Villages.
Following the release of three commercial titles built almost entirely single-handedly, Silviu’s new project aims to celebrate the culture, resilience, and history of Scotland’s coastal fishing communities through a cosy, accessible building game.
Honouring Scotland’s Maritime Communities
Scotland’s fishing industry remains one of the country’s most physically demanding and hazardous traditions, yet its impact, culture and heritage are rarely explored in digital media.
Tiny Fishing Villages is designed as a warm, mechanics-driven builder that highlights the daily realities, architecture, and tight-knit community bonds of historic coastal harbours. Building directly on the custom engine and codebase developed for his previous Scottish island title Tiny Terra Spaces, Silviu is expanding the gameplay to focus on land-based coastal settlement management.
In line with the studio’s social-impact ethos, Silviu has also committed to donating a portion of the game’s future proceeds directly to charities supporting working fishing communities.
The Stay-at-Home Dad Building Games After Hours
The campaign offers an inspiring glimpse into the realities of modern independent game development. A 2024 First-Class graduate and double Court Medallist from the University of the West of Scotland (UWS), Silviu operates as a full-time stay-at-home dad, caring for his young daughter and son during the day before coding, designing, and managing his studio in the evenings and across weekends.
Despite working without external publisher investment or public grant backing, Silviu has built an enviable solo track record:
- Rise of the Village Hero (2025): An original RPG developed from a university project into a full commercial Steam release.
- Path to Serenity (2025): A mindful walking experience exploring mental health, reflection, and balance, created in collaboration with the UWS Psychology department and contributing ongoing charitable donations to Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH).
- Tiny Terra Spaces (2026): A sandbox builder celebrating Scottish island heritage and history, which gained international recognition including IGN showcases and an 80 Level ‘Game of the Week’ award.
Why Social-Impact Games Matter
Operating under the studio name Ludus Pax – Latin for peaceful games – Soare’s development philosophy centres on non-violent, culturally grounded titles that focus on community well-being and local identity.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gUABjaRWNf8
Speaking on the motivation behind the new project, Silviu said:
Funding has been extremely competitive, and creating ‘more-than-games’ – projects with community, wellbeing, or cultural impact – can be difficult to pitch as commercially strong. But this is the work I believe in. I want to make games that help people, celebrate communities, and shine a light on stories that are often overlooked.
This project is close to my heart. Fishing communities in Scotland are incredibly resilient, hardworking, and often overlooked. Many of us enjoy the food they provide without realising the danger, skill, and dedication behind it. My goal is to celebrate these communities through a warm, cosy game that honours their locations, culture, and spirit.
Support the Crowdfunding Campaign
The funds raised from the campaign will go directly towards hiring freelance artists and audio designers to help bring the unique atmosphere of Scotland’s coastal harbours to life, alongside supporting dedicated development time.
The campaign offers tiered reward packages for supporters, ranging from shoreline digital badges through to village founder naming tiers.
- Crowdfunding Hub: Back the project directly and get regular updates on the game’s development via Ludus Pax Studios Crowdfunder.
- Developer Portfolio: Support the studio and explore previous releases on Steam.
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First Look: Build Cosy Scottish Themed Islands In Tiny Terra Spaces
We are delighted to share a first look at Tiny Terra Spaces, a charming and ‘cosy’ new title currently in development at Scottish-based solo development studio Ludus Pax. This relaxing island builder, set in a world inspired by the islands of Scotland, promises a wholesome and focused experience for players.
Developed by solo founder Silviu, Ludus Pax Games and in part-time collaboration with VFX artist Penny. Tiny Terra Spaces is a perfect example of the passionate, creative talent emerging from Scotland’s indie development scene. While the game is still in development, a playable WebGL version is already available, giving players a taste of the gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKnHO0XAe0
Tiny Terra Spaces is a minimalist, resource-management game where you build and grow your own Scottish-themed island. Instead of the pressures of a typical city-builder, the game focuses on creating a peaceful, satisfying experience. Players will place buildings and expand their islands to generate essential resources, helping their small community to grow and thrive.
In a recent devlog, founder Silviu shared his vision for the game, outlining plans for an “endless sandbox mode” and continuous improvements based on player feedback. He is actively encouraging players to share their thoughts and become part of the game’s ongoing development journey.
The game promises to feature a “Hop island mode” where players will be able to sail off to new islands once certain progress is achieved. There is also hope for a Serious game mode, such as a ‘historical hop’ mode (depending upon funding and stretch goals).
In the Serious game mode, Silviu is hoping to focus on Scottish islands’ history, learn about medieval times, local island clans and the vital roles some of islands in Scottish history and independence. All in the same fun and cosy style.
Why the name Tiny Terra Spaces? Silviu says “while the project begins with Scotland, I want the concept to remain flexible and expandable. Future themes could include Nordic, Japanese or other cultures and regions”.
Silviu continues”My main goal is to create a relaxing experience for the player,” Silviu writes. “I want to create a game that can be played for a few minutes or for hours on end.”
Tiny Terra Spaces features:
- A cosy Island builder: A chill, stress-free experience focused on building a beautiful island chain.
- Light economy management: Carefully place and combine islands to produce the resources your community needs to flourish.
- Interact with buildings and inhabitants.
- Scottish-inspired animals and biomes : Discover traditional Scottish island wildlife, flora and hand crafted biomes.
- Wholesome & Relaxing: Designed from the ground up to be a peaceful and satisfying game.
- Choose your own background music: Unlock music themes by placing taverns and hiring bards to shape your island atmosphere.
- Zoom in and admire your creation. Watch your little world grow.
- Endless replayability: Once you are done, start again with endless layout possibilities.
- An island hop mechanic where you progress to a new island once you have achieved a set number of resources or people, discovering new islands.
Supporting our homegrown, independent developers is crucial for the health and creativity of the entire Scottish games ecosystem. This is a chance to support an emerging local talent at the very beginning of his career and help shape the future of his creation.
The game is coming soon to Kickstarter and Steam. You can play the early WebGL version now and sign up to be notified as soon as the Kickstarter campaign goes live.
Play the Tiny Terra Spaces demo here.
Sign up for the Kickstarter notification here.
You can also find out more about the studio’s first two Titles: Path To Serenity & Rusty Hammer here.
#comingSoon #FirstLook #games #glasgow #LudusPax #scotland #TinyTerraSpaces
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First Look: Build Cosy Scottish Themed Islands In Tiny Terra Spaces
We are delighted to share a first look at Tiny Terra Spaces, a charming and ‘cosy’ new title currently in development at Scottish-based solo development studio Ludus Pax. This relaxing island builder, set in a world inspired by the islands of Scotland, promises a wholesome and focused experience for players.
Developed by solo founder Silviu, Ludus Pax Games and in part-time collaboration with VFX artist Penny. Tiny Terra Spaces is a perfect example of the passionate, creative talent emerging from Scotland’s indie development scene. While the game is still in development, a playable WebGL version is already available, giving players a taste of the gameplay.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yiKnHO0XAe0
Tiny Terra Spaces is a minimalist, resource-management game where you build and grow your own Scottish-themed island. Instead of the pressures of a typical city-builder, the game focuses on creating a peaceful, satisfying experience. Players will place buildings and expand their islands to generate essential resources, helping their small community to grow and thrive.
In a recent devlog, founder Silviu shared his vision for the game, outlining plans for an “endless sandbox mode” and continuous improvements based on player feedback. He is actively encouraging players to share their thoughts and become part of the game’s ongoing development journey.
The game promises to feature a “Hop island mode” where players will be able to sail off to new islands once certain progress is achieved. There is also hope for a Serious game mode, such as a ‘historical hop’ mode (depending upon funding and stretch goals).
In the Serious game mode, Silviu is hoping to focus on Scottish islands’ history, learn about medieval times, local island clans and the vital roles some of islands in Scottish history and independence. All in the same fun and cosy style.
Why the name Tiny Terra Spaces? Silviu says “while the project begins with Scotland, I want the concept to remain flexible and expandable. Future themes could include Nordic, Japanese or other cultures and regions”.
Silviu continues”My main goal is to create a relaxing experience for the player,” Silviu writes. “I want to create a game that can be played for a few minutes or for hours on end.”
Tiny Terra Spaces features:
- A cosy Island builder: A chill, stress-free experience focused on building a beautiful island chain.
- Light economy management: Carefully place and combine islands to produce the resources your community needs to flourish.
- Interact with buildings and inhabitants.
- Scottish-inspired animals and biomes : Discover traditional Scottish island wildlife, flora and hand crafted biomes.
- Wholesome & Relaxing: Designed from the ground up to be a peaceful and satisfying game.
- Choose your own background music: Unlock music themes by placing taverns and hiring bards to shape your island atmosphere.
- Zoom in and admire your creation. Watch your little world grow.
- Endless replayability: Once you are done, start again with endless layout possibilities.
- An island hop mechanic where you progress to a new island once you have achieved a set number of resources or people, discovering new islands.
Supporting our homegrown, independent developers is crucial for the health and creativity of the entire Scottish games ecosystem. This is a chance to support an emerging local talent at the very beginning of his career and help shape the future of his creation.
The game is coming soon to Kickstarter and Steam. You can play the early WebGL version now and sign up to be notified as soon as the Kickstarter campaign goes live.
Play the Tiny Terra Spaces demo here.
Sign up for the Kickstarter notification here.
You can also find out more about the studio’s first two Titles: Path To Serenity & Rusty Hammer here.
#comingSoon #FirstLook #games #glasgow #LudusPax #scotland #TinyTerraSpaces