Hey everyone, just wanted to let you know that I'm taking a break from Twitter. I post regular updates on my Discord: discord.com/invite/2DRkWBP and my Newsletter: arnoldrauers.com/newsletter/ for those of you that want to stay informed. Cheers! 🤓

progress on battle mechanics. someone said "why is it always a deck builder". i removed the cards UI so i hope it's more clear now that it's in fact not a deck builder

#ZeldaTearsoftheKingdom in my style 🌞 #ゼルダ

Love the new #Hearthstone Battlegrounds season, but damn, am I a noob at 6k and is this different higher up, but when Quillboars are in you either play Quillboar or lose? Seems still horribly unballanced.

Designer Notes #84: Zach Barth (@zachtronics), Designer of SpaceChem, Infinifactory, Shenzhen I/O, Opus Magnum, and many other Zachlikes... Part 1! designer-notes.com/designer-…

started working on a pirate rpg 😍

I lived there 1999-2003. 🥰

New Prototype on Itch.io: "1 Click Poker" (made in an afternoon) tinytouchtales.itch.io/1-cli… #gamedev #poker

#Gmtk Jam 2024 results, always a great inspiration source. itch.io/jam/gmtk-2024/result…

working on something :) 🧀🐁

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Good stuff!

Did some updates on my "3 Heroes Solitaire" prototype, give it a go if you have 10mins - tinytouchtales.itch.io/3-her… #gamedev #solitaire

All these hot takes on why or why games don’t get played / sold… If you ask me, 10 years into living off my game sales: There is a huge luck part involved when selling games (anything), which is the “randomness” of what the consumer wants at any given moment. Sometimes they want new and novel stuff, sometimes they want the old samey stuff, sometimes they want anything inbetween and sometimes they just want to watch TikTok all day. It’s completely out of your reach what consumers want any given moment. Sure you can increase your exposure to consumers and optimize your chances to reach the right targetgroup, but in the end it’s random if you happen to have a game that fits consumer needs in the right moment. #gamedev #indiegames

How did I miss this? Baba is You dev made a big Solitaire collection with original designs? hempuli.itch.io/a-solitaire-…

I'm convinced that indies sell these days is by being so different and exciting that ppl recommend the game to their friends\content creators on their own. Spending effort on emails is a waste of time, you have to convince a few freaks that ur game is made exactly for them.

As someone with some experience making “new” indie games, it’s absolutely essential that, if you want to take that challenge on, you expand your idea of an audience beyond genre. There’s more to people than “plays metroidvanias” (1/9)

TACTICAL BREACH WIZARDS IS OUT! Sorry for yelling but it took ages to make Turn-based tactics game about Navy Seers and Traffic Warlocks from the devs of @GunpointGame and @HeatSig Grab it now for a discount and a lil extra gift! store.steampowered.com/app/1… RTs much appreciated!

Nothing beats Nintendo World Cup for NES where you can straight up tackle your opponent until he lies dead on the ground for the rest of the match 😂 (including unstoppable bicycle kicks)