El Crabo Grande
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It it done! The first game from El Crabo Grande is in final testing!
1 developer
13 cut scenes
18 training missions
20 story stages
22 ships/structures
24 characters
743 asteroid sprites
1440 ending combinations
2585 lines of dialogue
13589 lines of code
#indiegames #indiedev #games #majorupdate
1 developer
13 cut scenes
18 training missions
20 story stages
22 ships/structures
24 characters
743 asteroid sprites
1440 ending combinations
2585 lines of dialogue
13589 lines of code
#indiegames #indiedev #games #majorupdate
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 AM
It it done! The first game from El Crabo Grande is in final testing!
1 developer
13 cut scenes
18 training missions
20 story stages
22 ships/structures
24 characters
743 asteroid sprites
1440 ending combinations
2585 lines of dialogue
13589 lines of code
#indiegames #indiedev #games #majorupdate
1 developer
13 cut scenes
18 training missions
20 story stages
22 ships/structures
24 characters
743 asteroid sprites
1440 ending combinations
2585 lines of dialogue
13589 lines of code
#indiegames #indiedev #games #majorupdate
At last! Development on the game is nearly finished! The only thing left is to test the ending dialogue and cut-scene for the multiple-endings. Should be easy enough, only takes a minute for each one! How many combinations of ending are there?
Oh no: 1440!?
#indiedev #gamedev #games
Oh no: 1440!?
#indiedev #gamedev #games
October 21, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Have you ever had a revelation that something you'd been doing for ages was actually not a good idea? Sometimes you forget to just take a step back... #indiedev, #gamedev
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Sometimes, ideas have to die
Almost two years ago, I was messing around with a prototype for a grappling hook in a space mining game. The project was an extension of an implementation of classic 'Asteroids' using C# and MonoGame,...
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October 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
Have you ever had a revelation that something you'd been doing for ages was actually not a good idea? Sometimes you forget to just take a step back... #indiedev, #gamedev
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October 7, 2025 at 3:29 AM
September 25, 2025 at 7:30 AM
Unlikely space technology: the gravity well mine www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD4d... #IndieDev #Space #Games
Unlikely space technology: The Gravity well mine
YouTube video by ElCraboGrande
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September 22, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Unlikely space technology: the gravity well mine www.youtube.com/watch?v=dD4d... #IndieDev #Space #Games
Every developer who has ever worked on a project to completion knows this: the long tail of development. elcrabogrande.itch.io/aracore-astr... #IndieDev #GameDev
The long tail of development
Like everyone who's ever developed any software, I underestimated how long Aracore Astromining Ventures would take to create. We're still on for an 2025 release date : the current state of the game is...
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September 22, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Every developer who has ever worked on a project to completion knows this: the long tail of development. elcrabogrande.itch.io/aracore-astr... #IndieDev #GameDev
The long tail of development - AraCore Astromining Ventures
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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The long tail of development
Like everyone who's ever developed any software, I underestimated how long Aracore Astromining Ventures would take to create. We're still on for an 2025 release date : the current state of the game is...
elcrabogrande.itch.io
September 8, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The long tail of development - AraCore Astromining Ventures
#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames
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Go play some games!
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Debut Festival 2025
Debut Festival 2025 is an event organized by GameDev.ist that aims to support developers and studios who have recently released their first games or are planning to do so.
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August 7, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Go play some games!
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Crazy times: the very first backer of my indie game kickstarter backed £700! Still a long way to go though... #indiegame #pcgames #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/elc...
Aracore Astromining Ventures
A story-rich action-adventure video game in the frontier of the asteroid belt.
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July 19, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Crazy times: the very first backer of my indie game kickstarter backed £700! Still a long way to go though... #indiegame #pcgames #kickstarter www.kickstarter.com/projects/elc...
Want to be the first to be a part of a new game? Check out this kickstarter! Just a little more to get over the line... #indiegame #space #pixelart #pcgames #steam #kickstarter
July 18, 2025 at 8:39 AM
Want to be the first to be a part of a new game? Check out this kickstarter! Just a little more to get over the line... #indiegame #space #pixelart #pcgames #steam #kickstarter
Here's some fun with bad mission scripting: what happens when you setup a repair module to fix a ship, then launch it, but you close the doors too early? A cycle of explosions and debris! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #WIP
July 7, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Here's some fun with bad mission scripting: what happens when you setup a repair module to fix a ship, then launch it, but you close the doors too early? A cycle of explosions and debris! #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGame #WIP
Only a week and another mojor update! Acting on player feedback, players can now opt to start the game with a chilled-out mining stage, or absolute chaos! It seems that making the opening stage of a game really hard is bad! #IndieGames #IndieDev #MajorUpdate
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AraCore Astromining Ventures - Please don't hurt me! - Aracore update 1.4 - Steam News
Adding an alternate route through the story to avoid a steep difficult curve
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July 3, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Only a week and another mojor update! Acting on player feedback, players can now opt to start the game with a chilled-out mining stage, or absolute chaos! It seems that making the opening stage of a game really hard is bad! #IndieGames #IndieDev #MajorUpdate
store.steampowered.com/news/app/312...
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After feedback from #SteamNextFest, this update focuses on controls and interface. Next up: managing difficulty and difficult situations (some people really don't like not being able to force the outcome they want!) #IndieGames #IndieDev #PixelArt
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AraCore Astromining Ventures - Improvements & Fixes - Steam News
Too hard to control the drone? Maybe this will help.
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June 26, 2025 at 11:28 PM
After feedback from #SteamNextFest, this update focuses on controls and interface. Next up: managing difficulty and difficult situations (some people really don't like not being able to force the outcome they want!) #IndieGames #IndieDev #PixelArt
store.steampowered.com/news/app/312...
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Reminder: if you've not checked out some of the new indie games on Steam NextFest yet, go check some out!
#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest
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Next Fest June 2025 - LIVE NOW
Steam Next Fest is a week-long celebration featuring hundreds of FREE playable demos as well as developer livestreams and chats. Players try out upcoming games on Steam pre-release, developers gather ...
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June 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Reminder: if you've not checked out some of the new indie games on Steam NextFest yet, go check some out!
#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest
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#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest
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A bumpy start to NextFest, but rapid bugfixes hopefully put us back on track! Two new game modes added.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest #MajorUpdate
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#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest #MajorUpdate
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AraCore Astromining Ventures on Steam
Take to the asteroid belt and fly as a rookie mining ship pilot, exploring space and mining asteroids, earning money to save your community on Mars in this story-driven space action game. Your choices...
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June 10, 2025 at 8:49 AM
A bumpy start to NextFest, but rapid bugfixes hopefully put us back on track! Two new game modes added.
#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest #MajorUpdate
store.steampowered.com/app/3120200/...
#IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest #MajorUpdate
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These are the real players: spread the word of Indie games!
Hello #GameDevs! Steam Next Fest is in just a couple days
If you have an upcoming demo I would love to check it out next week! Just share it here and I'll play it on stream
#IndieDev #gamedev #indiegame #SteamNextFest
If you have an upcoming demo I would love to check it out next week! Just share it here and I'll play it on stream
#IndieDev #gamedev #indiegame #SteamNextFest
June 6, 2025 at 9:52 PM
These are the real players: spread the word of Indie games!
There's nothing like a relaxing journey through space collecting rocks. #IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest
June 6, 2025 at 9:49 PM
There's nothing like a relaxing journey through space collecting rocks. #IndieGames #IndieDev #SteamNextFest
I hate video editing, but I threw together a new trailer ready for steam next fest! youtu.be/GX7HIyRCEhk
#SteamNextFest #IndieGames #SpaceGames #IndieDev
#SteamNextFest #IndieGames #SpaceGames #IndieDev
Aracore Astromining Ventures - New gameplay trailer
YouTube video by ElCraboGrande
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June 1, 2025 at 10:34 PM
I hate video editing, but I threw together a new trailer ready for steam next fest! youtu.be/GX7HIyRCEhk
#SteamNextFest #IndieGames #SpaceGames #IndieDev
#SteamNextFest #IndieGames #SpaceGames #IndieDev
Following the fun and the challenge
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Following the fun and the challenge
I'm not sure whether this post is really about an update/annoucement, or about game design in general, but here we go... The primary idea behind games is that they’re fun to play. I’m not sure how...
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May 8, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Following the fun and the challenge
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Adding 10-second challenges after having too much fun on test-stages. Too frustrating, or the right level of challenge?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #MaybeMaybeMaybe
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #MaybeMaybeMaybe
May 6, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Adding 10-second challenges after having too much fun on test-stages. Too frustrating, or the right level of challenge?
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #MaybeMaybeMaybe
#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #MaybeMaybeMaybe
Sci-fi themed characters from El Crabo Grande's debut game.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #diversity
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #diversity
April 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Sci-fi themed characters from El Crabo Grande's debut game.
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #diversity
#indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #diversity
How not to make a game: Planning ideas for a game? Here's a few things I've learned about pre-project planning:
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#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam
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#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam
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March 21, 2025 at 1:25 PM
How not to make a game: Planning ideas for a game? Here's a few things I've learned about pre-project planning:
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#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam
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#GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGames #Steam
Sometimes you find you're talking to yourself in games development... #Indiedev #GameDev #IndieGames
January 17, 2025 at 8:35 PM
Sometimes you find you're talking to yourself in games development... #Indiedev #GameDev #IndieGames