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Finally finished the new progression system for HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia. Built a separate editor for it and connected it to my balancing autobot. The bot plays the game, checks win rates, and automatically tweaks upgrade costs to target ~50% mission success.

Big milestone for HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia ⚙️ — The game has officially moved to @phaser_ v4 — All key artworks were upgraded to 4K and refined — Terrain textures received a major visual pass — Built a internal tool to assemble mission comics faster #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

@Nantarg In many cases you're right. A lot of AI content really is low-effort slop. That's the experiment.

@Anton_Chuev And this is how you not sell you game. Stay away from the slop as it tell us your game is slop.

Solo dev means no beta testers. So I built automated bots instead. They run my levels thousands of hours a day and generate graphs to track difficulty spikes. #gamedev #indiedev #solodev #TowerDefense

From a few modules to a full defensive network. This timelapse shows how Arcadia’s battlefield evolves during a run in HEXSTORM. Every turret is part of the same power grid. One weak link can bring the whole system down. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

@alishi973 I try not to think too much about the final result. I just focus on the process and making things a little better each day. One small improvement at a time. If you love the work, the “ugly phase” is just part of the fun.

I Built This Game Solo in 6 Months. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4402950/HE…

32 rotation positions for one turret. In HEXSTORM, enemies can approach from any angle — so 8 directions weren’t enough. Even 16 felt cheap. We ended up with 32 directional sprites to keep aiming smooth and readable. #indiedev #TowerDefense #SteamNextFest

@TheIndieManiac No problem. Here’s HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia. Flying fortress roguelike tower defense. store.steampowered.com/app/4402950

If you are an #indiedev and your #indiegame will be in the #SteamNextFest show me your game right now!!!👇👇👇

Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/4402950/HE… Play web-demo on itch.io: tearevo.itch.io/tears-of-arcad…

Meet the brand new Steam trailer for HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia ⚡ Featuring updated visuals and expanded progression systems. The Arcadia is evolving. Wishlist & follow the journey. #indiegame #TowerDefense #roguelike #steampunk

⚙️New system added: Boost Manager Before each battle, you assemble a build of 9 active boosts. Unlock them through progression. Buy and upgrade them with Tears. Every run starts before the first enemy wave. #HEXSTORM #indiedev #gamedev #TowerDefense #roguelike

@phaser_ We’re proud to build HEXSTORM with Phaser! 💙 Fast, flexible, and perfect for bringing Arcadia’s moving battlefield to life. Thanks for the support! ⚡

🚢 HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia is such a cool tower defense game built with Phaser! 🙂 Flying frigates + interconnected energy grids + steampunk aesthetics = pure strategy fun 👌 Try it here ▶️ tearevo.itch.io/tears-of-arcad… #gamedev #phaser #indiegames #towerdefense

Steam page is live. The Steam version of HEXSTORM will feature: - 4K visuals - Advanced FX and animations - Full UI & balance polish - New chapters, enemies and turrets - More music Demo planned for this spring. Full release a few weeks later. Wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4402950

After 15 years in gamedev, I finally built my first solo game. A steampunk tower defense with roguelike elements and flying ships. The MVP took ~400 hours. I don’t “know” a programming language in the traditional sense. Steam wishlist: store.steampowered.com/app/4402950