Been taking a vacation at a private CEO retreat, but back to work this week building out new maps for the full release of Hostile Takeover, Inc! Trying to reconcile density vs navigability for bosses and enemies is a hard design choice. #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #Godot

The Board has approved numerous updates for the Hostile Takeover, Inc. demo! These include performance improvements, boss pathfinding fixes, readability updates for non-native english speakers, and more! store.steampowered.com/news/app/476... #WishlistWednesday #IndieDev #IndieGame

Hostile Takeover, Inc. - Demo Update v0.7.1 - Steam News

Demo fixes and improvements

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The difference between an amateur and a professional. Left: My old crappy placeholder "board of directors" boss Right: Professional "board of directors" spider mech sprite from www.fiverr.com/davidfilus #ScreenshotSaturday #IndieDev #IndieGame #GameDev #PixelArt

Yes, Hostile Takeover, Inc. employs unpaid interns, and that is considered an upgrade. Is this #TowerDefense a biting satire, or sad depiction of reality? Why not both! Bury those depressing feelings and wishlist today! store.steampowered.com/app/4769670/... #WishlistWednesday #IndieDev #IndieGame

Been working on some performance improvements, added a system where enemies skip "move_and_slide" physics if there's no blockers (towers/walls/player) around them, and just update position directly. Results: Average FPS +4.3% 1% Low FPS +10.9% Worst FPS + 18.2% #GameDev #IndieDev #Godot

You know what would actually result in raising the price of games to make dev more sustainable? Residuals. Game workers can, and should, get royalties on the games that we make.

Aura/Moom@moomanibe.bsky.social · 2mo ago

The thing about discussions of increasing the price of games to make dev more sustainable is that we still are getting quarter after quarter of record profits from major publishers so idk seems like the layoffs have very little to do with AAA pricing and a lot to do with business strategy

CEO things - after wilting twice, we had no choice but to place the office plant on a Performance Improvement Plan (PIP). Hoping that through hard work and dedication it will turn things around.

Hostile Takeover, Inc. - the only tower defense where you can opt-in to intrusive popup ads… for more in-game cash. Monetize yourself today 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/4769670/... #WishlistWednesday #IndieGame #IndieDev

At Hostile Takeover, Inc., our Consultants don't just identify the problem - they ARE the problem. Behold the trademark "toxic work environment" synergy AoE. ☠️📊 #GameDev #IndieDev #TowerDefense

Greetings, CEOs. Thanks to our most seasoned focus groups, I have crafted a tower defense game perfectly designed to appeal to every possible demographic. Free demo out now 🎮 store.steampowered.com/app/4769670/...

Hostile Takeover, Inc. on Steam

Fight as the CEO, hire employees, and build offices to survive waves of disgruntled enemies in a top-down action tower defense about corporate "leadership" at its most predatory — and least ...

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