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Jonny@darthmalks.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This was a super fun conversation, and I really recommend the podcast! Give it a listen!

This week on Indie Game Garden, I interview @freezebeam.bsky.social! We have a lovely chat about feedback, the craft, and making games for yourself and the community. It’s not to be missed! YouTube: youtu.be/fxcF2WsY7TQ?... Audio: indiegamegarden.transistor.fm

Escape Wizard 1.2 out now! Changelog here: freezebeam.itch.io/escape-wizar... #gamedev

Major Update - Escape Wizard 1.2 Out Now

Hey wizards! Escape Wizard 1.2 is out now. This smooths out co-op gameplay and has a variety of bug fixes and new content. System Updates XP is now shared in Co-Op. When players level up, first P1 pic...

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Dan Williams 🌮@videospacegames.bsky.social · 2mo ago

This is the most pleasant and thoughtful review a game of mine ever got:

"A impressive, interesting, elegant, and pretty tile laying puzzle game. The central play loop and core mechanics is fabulous and really enjoyable. The game is enticing and well balanced as well.

My only suggestion for improvement is to expand the Laboratory and make that aspect of the game more interesting. If the upgrades were hexagons, the "skill tree" could use the exact same mechanics as the game itself, and also have upgrades linked to in game achievements color-coded to match the terrain types they're associated with, which makes those upgrades more thematic as well. I'd also like to see the ability to unlock, upgrade, or discover different tiles, tile types, and unique tiles. I feel like there's a lot of potential to enrich the game through the laboratory that hasn't been explored yet. The upgrades could even result in subtle changes to the tiles themselves, like having people/automatons on tiles that are doing things. They could be static changes to the sprite or animated behaviors that wander around, interact, and do things.

I'd also like to be able to mouse over the upcoming tiles in the tray and rotate them."

Catching up on the PC Gaming show and hell yeah

trailer in the pc games showcase showing Mr Magpie's Harmless Card Game which is made by some great people

Good launch for Realmfold! A little under what I remember Towerbound (my best), but similar performance. Towerbound kept it up for about a week after launch before it dropped off on @itch.io. Not sure if Realmfold will keep going as strongly, but hoping some players come back to it. #gamedev

Realmfold analytics, landed at a little under 300 views/day and about 200 browser plays/day, plus some downloads.

For the evening crowd - I released Realmfold today freezebeam.itch.io/realmfold It's a tile placing wizard realm builder inspired by Dorfromantik and tile-based board games. Let me know what you think! #pitchyagame #indiegames #gamedev

Realmfold by freezebeam

Infinite wizard realm builder & roguelite

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Big news! Realmfold is out now. It's my love letter to tile placing games like Dorfromantik, with some roguelite sort of systems baked in. Try it out and let me know what you think! freezebeam.itch.io/realmfold #pitchyagame #indiegames #gamedev

Realmfold by freezebeam

Infinite wizard realm builder & roguelite

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2 days until Realmfold! #indiegames #gamedev

More progress on converting all my itch cover images to gifs. Here's the brand new Escape Wizard one.

Finally learning about my favorite topics on Duolingo: videojuegos de fantasia y el wifi.

Almost forgot: it's now Midsummer for Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted. Check it out to tide you over before Realmfold launches on Friday! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-... #gamedev #indiegames

The PGR Calendar of Chaos: June is Midsummer +1 Row & Column, 8 Preplaced Gems, 6 Preplaced Rocks

(*Wizard Voice*) You see a vision of a new game. It's the Realmfold trailer. Featuring voice acting by me and Dungeon Synth by @patthewmrindiville.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=GcEx...

Realmfold Trailer

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Michele Pirovano - making Dotage @dotage.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Making gifs for itch.io is so tedious since you have to get them under 3MB. Happy with these two anyway #indiegames #gamedev

Big announcement! dotAGE Trade Secrets comes out in TWO WEEKS! Out June 3rd! - Send Pips to explore the wilderness - Craft boats, build carts, and tame horses - Trade coins and send trade expeditions - Three new elders with unique mechanics! More: store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...

dotAGE - Trade Secrets DLC is coming in two weeks! - Steam News

Hello Elders! I'm very happy to announce that the new DLC is coming in just two weeks! I've been working a lot on this and I can't wait for you to play it! Make sure to Wishlist here so you are notif...

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Coming soon... #gamedev #indiegames

The calendar of chaos is out now! Each month, modifiers will be applied to the game so that it stays fresh all year long. freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-... #gamedev #indiegames

Major Update - Calendar of Chaos Out Now

The calendar of chaos is out now! Each month, modifiers will applied to the game so that it stays fresh all year long. May is the Season of Blooming, with bigger boards, preplaced gems, but unmovable....

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Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted scores will roll over to a new month soon. Congrats to the winners! Last chance to get your monthlies in, though good luck unseating CDA - 1694 is a monstrous score! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-...

Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted high scores for April 2026

Cooking at my own game today.

Pandemonium Gems Refaceted high score list - got 752, new personal best.

Coming soon to Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted. It's the Calendar of Chaos. Happy cycling game modifiers that change every month. Will launch May 1 with "Full Bloom". Months subject to change if I come up with new game mechanics. #indiegames

Another audio clipping fix is out now. freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-...

v1.3 - More audio clipping fixes

Just pushed v1.3. More work to address audio clipping. I was hearing this the most when gems were chaining. Now for each channel, I have a compressor sitting in front of a limiter. This seems to addre...

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And another Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted update. Mainly options and a bug fix this time. Have some ideas for a roadmap too. Let me know if it's interesting freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-...

New Update v1.2 / Some Roadmap Ideas

New update friends! Bug fixes Adds a sound limiter which should help with some audio clipping (maybe only in windows builds), doesn't seem to be working on the web, but not 100% sure New Options New g...

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New Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted bug fix/QoL feature update. Thanks @turncoda.bsky.social for the suggestions! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-...

Bug Fix Update

New v1.1 up. Couple bug fixes and QoL features: Quality of Life: Gems that are being held are hidden on the sidebar to avoid confusion You can rotate a sidebar gem by right clicking or mouse-wheeling....

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Big news! Pandemonium Gems: Refaceted is out now! freezebeam.itch.io/pandemonium-... You're a wizard trapped in a crystal. Arrange gems carefully to line up matching colors. Place bomb gems to cause huge chain reactions and earn tons of points. Now with high scores and a daily puzzle mode!

Garrett Rose 🪕 🔜 PAX East @garrettrose.bsky.social · 4mo ago

Did a little side quest to remake last year's hit game - Pandemonium Gems. New juicy gem melting graphics instead of just 16x9 pixels, online high scores/dailies, and minor rebalancing! Free at freezebeam.itch.io. Out on Saturday. Practice the original at shorturl.at/YNpzm #gamedev #indiegames

I arranged a Final Fantasy medley for the folks in Jazz'n Geek, the Montreal-based VGM big band. If you're a fan of the FF series, check this out because it's got some crazy stuff happening www.youtube.com/watch?v=ht26...

Final Fantasy Suite (From the "Final Fantasy" Franchise) ─ Live

YouTube video by Jazz'n Geek

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