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Sim Kaart

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Graphic designer working on games. Currently cooking up something new! Recently released Rift Riff: https://store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/Rift_Riff/ https://simkaart.co

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 33m

To celebrate, we've discounted the game for the next 24 hours: store.steampowered.com/app/2800900/...

Rift Riff on Steam

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. A strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monster behaviors, and forgiving mechanics.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 33m

Rift Riff now has a bunch of new levels to play! After releasing the game in May, we still had so many ideas floating around. I’m really glad we took the last four months to bring those to life. It now really feels like a complete Rift Riff. Please enjoy! #gamdev #godot #pixelart

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 1h

Or get it on Google Play (try before you buy): play.google.com/store/apps/d...

Rift Riff - Apps on Google Play

Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 1h

Get in on App Store (try before you buy): apps.apple.com/us/app/rift-...

‎Rift Riff

‎Try before you buy. No ads. A one-time in-app purchase unlocks the full game. Jump a rift, fight off monsters, plunder their world. Rift Riff is a strategic mix of juicy tower loadouts, varied monst...

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 1h

We just released Rift Riff on Google Play and App Store, and I'm mega proud of the work the team did to get this running smoothly in #godot. The way the game has quick rounds, and how its interaction style is built, may (dare I say) even make it a better fit for phones than for desktop #mobilegaming

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Adriaan @adriaan.games · 2h

Today, Rift Riff…
- got a major free update on Steam!
- released on iOS and Android!
- is 30% off as part of a Steam Daily Deal!

i'm so proud, and exhausted. please buy & enjoy the game, repost this, leave a review, ∞ 🙏🏼

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 9h

New things for Rift Riff! TODAY :D #indiegame #godot #pixelart

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 5d

Shooting vertical footage because we’re releasing on vertical next week 🤓 #godot #pixelart #gamedev

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 16d

I'll show you the exact contents on release ;) #indiegame #gamedev #godot #pixelart

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 16d

We made a whole bunch of cool new stuff for Rift Riff over the last couple of months. And we finally have a release date for that update :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/280...

Rift Riff - Major Update on October 15 - Steam News

More worlds, towers, and monsters, soon!

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 22d

🙏 Dang. That must be so good.

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 22d

Beautiful. One question: How does one make bacon at home?

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 24d

Will my oven also be ai-voice-only-controlled? And airplanes surely too?

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 29d

I want to then reference the shape in the building scenario, and show the headset in the combat scenario. I want the two to feel as one, making the player feel more for the ship/buildings, as it relates to the protagonist inside/controlling it. Does that make any sense? Or is it farfetched?

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 29d

Then after putting it on, they become the mech/gain control over a ship...

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 29d

I was thinking the protagonist could run into this towering statue, and find a mask/crown/headset...

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 29d

Is this too weird? (thread) #gamedev #conceptart

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 13

Is it important to do things that are easy and/or feel like a ‘fuck yeah’ in the early stages of designing a game? If I find something hard to understand, how will the player feel? #gamedev

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 12

An idea to add more height to an isometric building grid. Tiles behind other tiles won't be obscured as easily. Plus it makes it look way more dynamic. #gamedev #conceptart #godot

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 12

Trying out tiles. It does make it feel more tactile. But it also adds a layer betweeen the player and the fantasy. Instead of building a castle, you're playing a boardgame building a castle... #gamedev #conceptart

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 7

Sketch for an exploration phase, where you fly your floating-bunny-castle around, gather some spices, and visit a voodoo hut. Where you just try to get as much done as possible until your flappy-fish-hover-engine dies and the horrors of ground level come crawling up your fort again. #gamedev

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 5

Yea. Im now leaning towards pressing a back button to go to the bottom selector. But also, i think moving focus all the way down could allow to jump back into the interface. I also like compare tools, but i’d like the game to stay away from too much comparing, and focus on just playing.

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 4

and then focussing a spot would show the tooltip of that building. Empty spot would prompt to start selecting from the bottom interface again.

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 4

I should be more careful about where the focus is. I think we'd be able to pull it off going back and forth between selection panel below and isometric grid above.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · Sep 4

Next up is a second screen layout to compare, and then trying it out in #godot :)