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An Afternoon Stream of Vampire's Best Friend | #gamewisdom

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 15h

Tomorrow is the start of next fest, which means it's time to put the word out that I'll be covering the event and looking for as many #indiegamedev demos premiering to play on my stream.

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 19h

starting up in a few minutes, I'm going to be checking out Vampire's Best Friend for some challenging batforming youtu.be/fV8ITE7kql8

Multiplayer Fun With Left 4 Dead 2 and Age of Empires 2 DE | #gamewisdom

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 1d

for the stream tonight, we're relaxing with some Left 4 Dead 2 and Age of Empires 2 multiplayer youtu.be/Z1eDTvS8Q0o

Save 10% on Vampire's Best Friend on Steam

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 1d

just picked up Vampire's best friend to give it a try for tomorrow's stream before hopping into Silent Hill F for Monday store.steampowered.com/app/3583530/...

Vampire hunters are after a mischievous vampire girl, and it's up to her pet bat to save the day. Flap through peril in this open-ended precision “batformer” with a unique control scheme that re-conte...

What Makes a Game Replayable? | Critical Thought #gamewisdom #gamedev #gamedesign

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 1d

Little Rocket Lab is supposed to be for people looking for a cozy and relaxing automation game, and by day 2, I already produced over 2,500 items for the achievement. I think I may have missed the memo on the relaxing part.

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 1d

Don't miss my latest game design video discussing replayability and what needs to be different if you expect someone to keep coming back for more youtu.be/BbC5WDhYo7s #indiegamedev

A Ys Filled Night and More Little Rocket Lab | #gamewisdom

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 2d

I want a creature collector meets city builder or automation style so much.

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 2d

for the stream starting up next, we got more Ys and Little Rocket Lab youtu.be/DRNBJktKmzk

What Makes a Game Replayable? | Critical Thought #gamewisdom #gamedev #gamedesign

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 2d

I went to try it after next fest but they already took the demo down, I'm glad to see it's back up to play.

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 2d

For my #gamedesign video this week, I talked about the differences between replayable and repetitive games, and why randomization is not enough to make it work youtu.be/BbC5WDhYo7s

Wrapping Up Ys Origins and Looking at Little Rocket Lab | #gamewisdom

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 2d

I woke up with a nasty migraine that is knocking me out all day today.

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 3d

I have a video to record of an idle and incremental game that I really enjoyed checking out.

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 3d

for the stream tonight, we're going to try and wrap up Ys Origins and then go to Little Rocket Lab youtu.be/xS9-emKhHrI

The Weekly #indiedev Showcase Stream | #gamewisdom

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 3d

I have my latest game design video topic set, and it will also be one of my most clickbaity topics yet :)

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 3d

I finished the basic ending of Hades 2 last night and inadvertently got one of the achievements everyone says is the hardest with 0 planning done because I never do any pre-planning in these games.

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 3d

I'm not going to name names, but one of the games I checked out lately was supposed to be an homage to a classic game that played worse across the board compared to it, and why I harp so much on indie developers not to just blindly copy older games without understanding what they did right and wrong

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

starting in 15 minutes, join me for our weekly stream covering new and upcoming indie games youtu.be/R0XPstdz2Ek

Debut Devs Showcase Sign up

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

I'll be streaming more indie games tonight starting around 10, and as a reminder, I'm trying to do once-a-month streams looking at games from first-time students and #indiegamedev with signups here: forms.gle/dmtoznCbreP8...

A little project I would like to try for Game-Wisdom is providing more ways of showing off games from first time developers and students. The Debut Devs Showcase is a once a month, 2-hour stream, show...

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

And lastly for the week, Shady Knight is a first-person action game that if you can learn its tech, is amazingly solid to play store.steampowered.com/app/1155650/...

Shady Knight on Steam

Shady Knight is a first-person skill-driven melee action game centered around swift swordplay, acrobatic archery, and fluid platforming that seamlessly blends combat and parkour skills into a stylish ...

Save 90% on Epiphany City on Steam

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

Epiphany City is a charming Sokoban puzzle game with an interesting story store.steampowered.com/app/1508530/...

Use magical picture frames to manipulate the world around you in mind-bending ways. Turn paintings to life, change time, & re-imagine objects to suit your needs. Follow Lily, a girl who's lost all...

Claire a la Mode on Steam

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

Claire A La Mode by @colorgrave.bsky.social looks like another charming platformer from the studio store.steampowered.com/app/2292860/...

Team up with a friend or go it alone in a sugar-high adventure! Bake your dessert masterpiece and collect new bakers as you rise through a high-stakes bake-off full of cheaters. Fend off their decaden...

Reach a summit never climbed before in this survival-climber from the creators of Furi and Haven. Climb anywhere and plan your route carefully, managing pitons and resources to survive unforgiving Mou...

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

Cairn by @thegamebakers.com is a mountain climbing adventure that I can't wait to play store.steampowered.com/app/1588550/...

Cairn on Steam

Dimensionals is the hottest roguelike turn-based RPG with tons of Heroes to collect and level up. Build a party of 3 heroes and combine hundreds of skills to create insane combos in the ultimate tacti...

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Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

Dimensionals is a delightful deck-building roguelike with a great aesthetic store.steampowered.com/app/2856450/...

Dimensionals on Steam

Crafted by a solo developer, VOIN is a first-person hack-and-slash. Cleave through hordes of enemies in fast-paced combat. Explore dark fantasy realms filled with secrets and dangers. Discover powerfu...

Josh Bycer @gwbycer.bsky.social · 4d

First off, @vointhegame.bsky.social shows a lot of promise and it has only gotten bigger since its early access debut store.steampowered.com/app/2464530/...

VOIN on Steam