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Joseph Hewitt
@gearheadrpg.com
Cartoonist, programmer, educator, Newfoundlander living in Korea. Hamster herder. Creator of mecha RPG GearHead. Lead penguin of Polar Bear Comix. Mask wearer. He/him. Old. #Comics #GameDev #ghrpg

https://polarbearcomix.com/
https://gearhead.itch.io/
I like the aquatic mecha for the same reason.
November 27, 2025 at 1:45 PM
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Happy #TurnBasedThursday and thank you for the wonderful host! 🙏.

When work is not killing me, I'm crafting my Mancala Rogue like #indiedev #gamedev
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LOOK A DISTRACTION !! #Indiedev #gamedev
November 27, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Thanks for hosting! GearHead Caramel is a mecha RPG in which you play as one human (possibly hungry) in a giant robot. Or a tank. Jet fighter. Enormous mechanical spider. Some kind of machine. #TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #IndieGame store.steampowered.com/app/1565090/...
GearHead Caramel on Steam
A turn based tactics style Roguelike mecha RPG set in a world recovering from the apocalypse. Take control of an 18m, 50 ton death machine and build a team of unique lancemates. Features include a det...
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November 27, 2025 at 10:47 AM
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If you like chess, turnips, and/or turn-based combat, you might love An Elaborate History of Chess!

It's full of everyone's chess favourites: the pawn, the bishop, the treant creatures, spiders that confuse your pieces. Oh and checkmate puzzles!

Demo on Steam: s.team/a/1255020

#TurnBasedThursday
November 27, 2025 at 10:34 AM
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Hey @richardstampdev.bsky.social thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday this week and the lovely event art!

After 10+ y on a single game, we started working on our second game. Another ambitious project which matures slowly, hopefully we'll have shiny things to show in 2026.
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So excited to announce our new game:
Those Far Stars 🚀✨

A space sim where you can trade, fight and explore with #turnbased encounters in a #procgen galaxy.

#PitchYaGame

Check the trailer (sound on 🔊) and please like ❤️ share 🔃 wishlist ✅and follow.

Link below 👇
November 27, 2025 at 10:36 AM
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Thanks for the #turnbasedthursday host! Neat Kobolds 😄.

Ever had the urge to... become a haunted house and eat people?

You can now in Deck of Haunts!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:39 AM
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Our entry for #TurnBasedThursday is Trenchcoat Adventurer, a classic dungeon crawl about three hungry Kobolds in a trenchcoat who accidentrally find themselves in real dungeons!
- Turn-Based Combat
- Hand-Drawn Crayon Aesthetic
- Demo Available NOW!
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A Kobold Story: Trenchcoat Adventurer Demo on Steam
Join three hungry Kobolds (and several Trenchcoats) in a hand-drawn, classical dungeon-crawling adventure to be Great Heroes - but mostly to find Shiny Things and Eat Good Food!
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November 27, 2025 at 10:16 AM
Did you watch the Zeist cut or the one where the immortals aren't aliens? I saw it in theatre and have never felt inclined to see the recut.
November 27, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Friction *helps* the creative process. Why do you think artists constantly challenge themselves with trying new mediums and giving themselves restrictions? Same reason people play games on harder difficulties or do speedruns, because overcoming a challenge is REWARDING you motherfuckers
November 27, 2025 at 8:22 AM
That is a great little guy.
November 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
It is maybe good that your commitment to rabbit authenticity is middling. Just saying.
November 27, 2025 at 4:20 AM
There's a nice synergy between both interpretations.
November 27, 2025 at 3:27 AM
He assembles from a bunch of snakes before the final battle.
November 26, 2025 at 2:57 PM