Kia ora whanau,
I’m Mikey, a gamer since the 80s and new to game dev..
Recent COVID lockdowns in New Zealand meant work stopped and I was left with a lot of time to invest into something new - and put my focus on learning about how games are made.
And after some experimentation I’ve just released a trailer, demo and info for my first game, Potions!
It’s a game about running a small Potion cart that travels the land in search of new ingredients and recipes, with some magic, physics and colour mixing thrown in for good measure - not to mention infinite(ish) different customers!
Shoutout to my partner who helped with the sprites and adding her magic touch to the artwork!
YouTube trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-jYemaH0vk
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Edit: Thanks to everyone that stopped by and had a look at the trailer/demo, really appreciate your time!
I’m working on a roguelike deckbuilder called Words Can Kill. Although this game uses some Scrabble mechanics, it is not about your vocabulary. It’s about your tactical decisions and resource management! You will travel through the fantasy world trying to build the strongest deck from letter tiles and find the perfect gear.
It is designed to be easy to learn and hard to master. The key aspect is future planning: attack now without a bonus from your weapon or wait a turn and spell a longer word, discard a tile or save it for the next turn.
You can try a free highly replayable demo on Steam right now and wishlist the full game:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1732090/Words_Can_Kill/
I plan to release the full game on the 6th or 7th of January.
Hello!
I’m a solo dev and I’ve been working on Time Master for ~2 years.
The game follows the wizard Zeno on his journey to save his sister Sophia while being guided by a mysterious voice. In order to recover the fragments needed to save her, he must complete numerous trials. Time Master’s story is told through fully voiced cinematic cutscenes, and is full of surprises and laughs.
Players will guide Zeno through the trials using his ability to rewind time and collaborate with his past self. If Zeno’s present and past self perform contradicting actions, a paradox occurs. Each trial mechanic is affected differently by paradoxes, and passing trials often requires creating paradoxes and utilizing them in creative ways.
Time Master is expected to be released early 2022. The game trailer as well as a demo can be found on the Steam page. If you like what you see, please wishlist :)
If you’re interested in following the game’s development, you can …
I was browsing the Steam sale (as one does) and noticed this game is currently $9.99.
I’ve felt that this game was sort of overlooked and didn’t perform as well as POE1, which is a shame because (IMO) it keeps the same level of quality while expanding the story in some interesting directions. Lots to say about religion, colonialism, etc. The writing may not be QUITE as good as the first one, but compared to most video games it’s absolutely fantastic.
There is a ton to explore and do, and lots of skills and builds to try our and experiment with.
If you have any interest in old school iso RPG’s and haven’t yet played this I suggest you try it out. It looks great and they cleaned up a lot of the little annoyances since release (ship combat, etc).
Earlier on I was going through my steam Library and it shocked me at just how many were not on the store anymore. It’s things like this that make Steam accounts so precious. Anyone have any favourites?