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John Lansing | Fantasy Football Tactics
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Solo game developer and composer of Fantasy Football Tactics! 🧙🏻‍♂️🏈

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?utm_source=bsky&utm_campaign=profile

Former eng @ Uber/MapQuest/Microsoft
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I was told that healers in my turn based football game were under powered... so I made a new ability called Bless.

It renders an ally invulnerable to fumbles and wallops for one turn making them #Blessed!

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#indiegame #gamedev #lowpoly #turnbasedthursday
November 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
SURPRISE! My friends and I made a cozy idler, and you can play it RIGHT NOW! Our submission for #ComfyJam Autumn is Knittin' Critters - four grannies knitting blankies for everyone on the planet!

🦊 jlansing.itch.io/knittin-crit... 🧶

#indiegame #cozy #itchio #idler #gamedev
November 17, 2025 at 11:24 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
The demo reviews are in!

"A really fun homage to Final Fantasy Tactics!"

"A clever mix of sports and strategy… shows strong potential for fans of both."

"It felt like something entirely new to the genre."

Play the FREE Demo! 💫
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...

Thanks #PitchYaGame! 💖
November 7, 2025 at 5:00 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Fantasy Football Tactics is a magical and turn based tactical RPG inspired by football! I'm having a lot of fun working on it, and you can wishlist/check out the demo here:
store.steampowered.com/app/3035460?...

#indiegame #gamedev #lowpoly #madewithunity
November 4, 2025 at 8:46 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Field position is everything.

Ball Swap is a new ability allowing Gamebreakers to swap places with the ball. Use it to move a great distance and position the ball near your team!

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#screenshotsaturday #tacticsrpg #lowpoly #indiegame #gamedev
November 1, 2025 at 12:59 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Nothing sums up the excitement of football quite like the Hail Mary pass. The quarterback takes the snap, winds up their arm, and launches a rocket down the field. What happens next is up to fate...

Wishlist Fantasy Football Tactics and play the demo here!
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October 23, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Hail Mary is the ultimate risk/reward play. The receiver has a 50% chance of instantly being walloped and super fumbling the ball! Luckily I kept Rewind enabled so I could try again :)

Wishlist and Play the Demo:
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#indiegame #srpg #football #lava
October 10, 2025 at 8:41 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Wrote my first Renderer Feature for URP to create some heat distortion for the new lava playfield. Also getting more familiar with Shader Graph in the process. Brick by brick... it's starting to make sense!

#indiegame #gamedev #srpg #lava #madewithunity #turnbasedthursday
October 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
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Every tactics game needs a good Queen reference, right? Sneak peak of a new Gamebreaker ability... 🧨🔬

#indiegame #srpg #queen #gamedev
October 2, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Fantasy Football Tactics #screenshotsaturday
September 27, 2025 at 1:53 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Working on a new Caster ability called Bolt! It is a ranged magic attack that is guaranteed to force a fumble, but you have to be kind of far away to use it.

Demo/Wishlist:
store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?...

#indiegame #rpg #steam #demo #gamedev
September 26, 2025 at 10:52 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
It's been a couple week but I am back with my first update for the Fantasy Football Tactics demo!

- Status Effect UI
- "Kickoff" After Goal
- Loads of bug fixes
- ...and more!

Full list here + link to demo:
store.steampowered.com/news/app/303...

#indiegame #steam #lowpoly #turnbased #gamedev
Screenshot of Fantasy Football Tactics with title '"Status" Update' in the foreground. We see icons for common statuses in the game including a clock for hurry up/slown down, a set of bar bells for strength, feet for movement, and a person with stars by their feet when immobilized.
September 24, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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The Last Guardian, but it’s just a cat in a dollhouse 🐈‍⬛ #cats #gaming
September 9, 2025 at 12:31 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
The demo for my turn-based tactical fantasy football game is OUT NOW!

You can knock out the ball carrier to force a SUPER FUMBLE, leaving it free to recover and toss to your goal.

Wishlist and play: store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?...

#screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #tactics #rpg
September 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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Here's a cool sequence where I was able to flip the field and score in a single run of turns. Launching the demo has given me some space to actually just play the game and enjoy it :)

Demo link: store.steampowered.com/app/3958090?...

#indiegame #gamedev #strategy #rpg #madewithunity #lowpoly
September 5, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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OMG! My demo is live. 9 years ago I built a Final Fantasy Tactics inspired football prototype, and 691 commits later I am proud to present the Fantasy Football Tactics Demo!

Please check it out, wishlist and leave a review 🙏

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#indiegame #rpg #steam #demo #nfl
September 4, 2025 at 12:52 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Thank you so much to the 500+ people that have wishlisted Fantasy Football Tactics! I am thrilled to be heading into the demo launch in 2 days with such a solid foundation.

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#steam #demo #indiegame #gamedev #lowpoly
September 2, 2025 at 3:50 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
“Did you fuse Final Fantasy Tactics with football?”

Yes! Yes I did…

Was so great to meet local game devs and gamers in person at the Teahee Indie Game Fest!

#gamedev #indiegame #fft #denver
August 31, 2025 at 1:40 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Fantasy Football Tactics is a turn based tactics RPG where victory comes from scoring goals, not slaying enemies.

The Striker's Stiff Arm ability pushes back an opponent in both space and time... and off the map!

Demo in 7 days!

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#turnbasedthursday #rpg
August 28, 2025 at 12:38 PM
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I've been working through a few more feature requests for FFT before the demo launches (8 days)!

Now you can see the pass range of the ball carrier making it easier to line up passes! We also have name tags :D

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#lowpoly #tactics #rpg #wishlistwednesday
August 27, 2025 at 6:04 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Nearly every early FFT play tester wanted Strikers to be able to Stiff Arm opponents off the map. Ask and you shall receive! So without further ado...

#screenshotsaturday #lowpoly #tactics #rpg
August 23, 2025 at 1:40 PM
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The demo for Fantasy Football Tactics launches in 2 weeks! It's a turn-based tactics RPG where victory comes from scoring goals, not slaying foes.

Below we have Queensguard Castle, a brand new field debuting in the demo!

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#indiedev #gamedev #rpg #lowpoly
August 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
The Queen has entered the chat!

First teased in the FFT playtest, Queen Versephone is making her debut in the upcoming demo (in 21 days)! With loads of abilities and high stat growth, she is a fierce competitor.

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#indiedev #gamedev #rpg #turnbasedthursday
August 14, 2025 at 4:15 PM
jlansing19.bsky.social
Fumbles land next to the ball carrier, but when health is low, it becomes a SUPER FUMBLE flying toward your goal! 🌈🏈

Fantasy Football Tactics is a magical and turn-based tactical RPG inspired by Football and Soccer:
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#turnbasedthursday #gamedev #indiedev
August 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Just added movement range visualization to FFT based on playtest feedback. Just select the unit to view their range!

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#screenshotsaturday #indiegamedev #gamedev #madewithunity
August 2, 2025 at 1:00 PM