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Jouwee

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I like making games and other silly things. https://jouwee.github.io/

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 10d

A new update (0.4) of my #roguelike #rpg just dropped on itch, introducing trading and more!

Download the alpha for free in jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Tales of Kathay by Jouwee

A turn-based, deeply procedural RPG

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Forge of the Fae @forgeofthefae.bsky.social · 22h

🤩 Excited to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday

All #GameDev and #IndieDev reply with your turn-based games and use the TBT hashtag☝️above

Also be sure to @ anyone who should be in this thread to share the love! 🥰

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 18h

Thank you for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!

Tales of Kathay is a turn-based role-playing game set in a rich, living world that's entirely procedural and deeply simulated.

Currently with an open alpha on Itch: jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

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Pavel @spavel.bsky.social · 4d

bitch what

Onedrive settings. A toggle for using AI to detect and identify faces is set to on. The caption says, you can only turn off this setting 3 times per year.

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 6d

New weekly devlog for #TalesOfKathay, talking about dungeon design, fire mechanics, and spiders!

jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 10d

A new update (0.4) of my #roguelike #rpg just dropped on itch, introducing trading and more!

Download the alpha for free in jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Tales of Kathay by Jouwee

A turn-based, deeply procedural RPG

jouwee.itch.io

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 10d

Doing the last touch ups of version 0.4.0 of #TalesOfKathay. New update should be up by the end of the day!

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 12d

Testing lighting by making barrels glow random colors. You know, as barrels usually do. #screenshotsaturday

Pixel art showing barrels glowing random colors

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 13d

Checkout how I made the trading / shopping mechanic of #indiedev in this new devlog:

jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Weekly Devlog #8 - Lights and Prices

Hello everyone! This week, the focus of my work was finishing up the trading / shopping mechanic and integrating it into the rest of gameplay. I also went in a small tangent to figure out lighting for...

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 14d

Official alpha trailer for my #indiegame #roguelike Tales of Kathay!

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Tales of Kathay - Official Pre-alpha Trailer

YouTube video by Jouwee

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Songs of Silence @songs-of-silence.com · 14d

Proud to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday! ⚔️

#IndieDev and players from all around the world, share your favorite turn-based game below! (And don't forget to add the hashtag to increase your visibility 👀)

Let's make some noise ❤️🔄

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 14d

#gamedev can make me feel silly from time to time.

While my wife is behind me in a meeting talking about product discoveries and budget management, I'm waiting for an opening to record a coin sound effect 😅

A picture of a desk with a microfone and some coins

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 20d

Weekly #devlog #7 - Trading and Bears

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#indiedev #talesofkathay

Weekly Devlog #7 - Trading & Bears

Hello everyone! After the release of the Open Alpha 0.3.0 on Itch this Monday, I have immediately started working on the next update. My goal is to keep this update short and sweet, with the primary g...

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#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @turnbasedthursday.bsky.social · 23d

Our first look at so many games in last week's #TurnBasedThursday showcase!

◻️ Deep sandbox RPG in a living, procedural world
✏️ Whimsical hand-drawn dungeon crawler
🐦 Bird-filled deckbuilder w/ crazy combos
💥 Turn-based 80's action boomer shooter in EA

& many more! ⤵
#Gaming #TurnBased #IndieGames

A Kobold Story : Trenchcoat Adventurer, by @richardstampdev.bsky.social

Sparrow Warfare, by @martinpi.bsky.social

Eye of the Commando, by @madjackmcmad.bsky.social

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 22d

Some #pixelart wildlife cuties I made for my game.

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 24d

New update for my #roguelike #rpg Tales of Kathay just dropped on Itch!

Download the alpha for free on jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Tales of Kathay by Jouwee

A turn-based, deeply procedural RPG

jouwee.itch.io

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 27d

New #devlog is live!

jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Weekly Devlog #6 - Endless skills

Hello everyone! I have deeply underestimated the time it would take to create the new abilities I had planned, so this week the work continues on the skill and leveling system. Sadly, this means the 0...

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you! I love procedural generation with some hand-tailored aspects. What I'm trying to accomplish is not only the initial generation, but also a deep continuous simulation. This will lead to awesome stories and role-play potential!

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DavidCodeAndArt @davidcodeandart.bsky.social · 28d

Proud to officially host #TurnBasedThursday this week! 😊

#gamedev, please share your games in the thread!

Make sure to like 💖 share 🔁 and wishlist ✅ any turn-based gems you come across in the comments!

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you for hosting #TurnBasedThursday!

Tales of Kathay is a turn-based role-playing game set in a rich, living world that's entirely procedural and deeply simulated.

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 28d

Thank you very much! If you want, you can follow me here or on Itch (jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...) where I post updates abut the game!

Tales of Kathay by Jouwee

A turn-based, deeply procedural RPG

jouwee.itch.io

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · 29d

It's been a lot of work creating so many unique abilities, but it's crazy to think that now my problem is that the hotbar can overflow lol

#indiedev #solodev #indiegame

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · Sep 12

📣 New #devlog talking about the skill system progress and other news!

jouwee.itch.io/tales-of-kat...

Weekly Devlog #5 - Meaningful skills

Hello everyone! This week the work continues on the skill and leveling system. I have also implemented some new features to make combat and general play more fluid, as well as working in some heavy op...

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · Sep 12

Thanks for the feedback! I tried to use contrast to convey a hierarchy of importance, but might have gone too far down the contrast spectrum lol

Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · Sep 11

Since new abilities are a big part of the next update, I spent some time this week redesigning the tooltip for each ability using @v3x3d.bsky.social fonts and Finnmercury's UI Pack.

What else can I improve?

#gamedev #uidesign #talesofkathay

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Jouwee @jouwee.bsky.social · Sep 10

Made a special notification and sound effect for when you level up a skill!

What do you guys think?

#indiegame #gamedev

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