Happy holidays to everyone who celebrates, and thank you again for being here.

I also wanted to thank everyone who has followed along as we work on Kingdom in Pieces. Next year is shaping up to be a big one for the game, and we can't wait! If you want to keep up with the project, follow our Kickstarter pre-launch page over here:

Make sure to follow us if you want to see more of his 3D work because there's going to be a LOT coming in the next few months!

And if you want to experience his pixel art first hand, check out While the Iron's Hot:

3. Test ideas early.

I fell into the trap of thinking one of my feature was amazing, only to realize it SUCKS once people try it out in the game. Weeks of work now worthless... So -> Test ideas early, test often, test with different people.

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2. Share as much and as early as possible.

Things only clicked for me after I started sharing my work and getting feedback from other devs and players. Showing the game early, gives it more time for it to find its people, and you'll get some valuable feedback too.

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1. Keep projects as short as possible.

I would focus on one small project and try to polish an element of it as much as I can. For example, take a Tetris game but focus on just the game feel for three weeks/days/months/whatever, then release it to the wild and/or move on.

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Day 7 of our #12daysof gamedev!

The steam winter sale is on, and While the Iron’s Hot is 40% off! It’s a cozy RPG where you’re a blacksmith with a pet Ox that you can dress 🤭 It's definitely worth a try!

store.steampowered.com/app/1906830/...

#gamedev #indiedev #wintersalesteam

Day 6 of our #12daysof game dev!

It’s been two years since we released our first game. Time really does fly. Thank you to everyone who played it and supported us throughout our gamedev journey! ❤️

#gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #madewithunity

Day 5 of our #12daysof gamedev!

I refused to add PvP for a long time. I was afraid to have to tackle that can of worms, but it just made sense once we playtested the game with friends locally. Plus, our team is 100% remote so... Online it is!

#gamedev #indiedev #madewithunity

Day 4 of our 12 days of gamedev!

Today, I wanted to share a bit about our process adding new pieces to the game. Our artist preps everything so that it's super easy for me to create the prefab in Unity. As easy as 1, 2, 3!

#12daysof #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev #unity3d

Day 3 of our 12 days of gamedev edition!

I've been waiting to show these off for a long time, but I finally received the new FBX. I have 40 different pieces to setup for our demo, and it's only the first batch! 🤩

#gamedev #indiedev #indiegames #blender3d

Day 2 is a recommendation for any unity dev out there!

My absolute favorite asset is the Dialogue System from @pixelcrushers.bsky.social. It saved our lives when we were making our first game, and it comes with a neat save system!

Definitely check it out 🤓

assetstore.unity.com/packages/too...

Day 1 is a famous trick that we used a lot in our first game While the Iron's Hot ➡️ hiding stuff under the scene so it's already loaded and available when the player needs it!

Make sure to follow us for more Kingdom in Pieces content! ❤️

And checkout our Kickstarter page for more info: www.kickstarter.com/projects/bon...

And on the art side, we still have a lot work to do for all the variants. But we finished the war donkey!

And then when you’re ready, the BATTLE! I’m working on UI to make it a bit more clear who’s turn it is and who’s winning.

We’ve got a camp scene where you can buy base pawns and upgrade them with items. Basically that’s where you prep your army for the battle to come.