Kyle Thompson (Wishlist WELL DWELLER on Steam!)

🐦‍⬛New Game Announcement!🔥 Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania about a tiny bird armed with a matchstick on a quest to burn the wicked queen. I previously made Crypt Custodian and Islets and I’m so excited to share this new game! Wishlist now on Steam, link below!

@EEVAGUND1STGIG @Wario64 It's mostly the same, it just has some updated/changed mechanics in it but it still covers the same areas/boss as before

@Wario64 @KyleThompsonDev is this a new demo or same one from before? I beat the first one on stream is why I’m asking and it was awesome.

Well Dweller demo is available on Steam (by Crypt Custodian dev Kyle Thompson) store.steampowered.com/app/3699590/We… "Well Dweller is a dark fairy-tale metroidvania, full of charming characters living in a wretched kingdom."

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@Waterflame Aah good note! I just used the same sprite for both hands without thinking about it lol

@KyleThompsonDev Awesome! Love the atmosphere, you nailed the "followed in corridor panic" vibes, and everything is so smoothly animated! :D However I will carefully point out as a constructive criticism - The hand in front has the thumb facing outwards, so it messes up the immersion a bit.

The innkeeper. My dark fairy-tale metroidvania WELL DWELLER will be a part of Steam Next Fest! It's a game about a tiny bird with a matchstick. Check out the demo on Steam!

My new game Well Dweller is part of Steam Next Fest right now! Check out the demo on Steam, the full game will be out this year!

@Gracious_Rhino There will be a small update on Friday with a few extra features, but won't be a huge difference from the original demo

@KyleThompsonDev Is this a new demo? ☺️

My dark fairy-tale metroidvania, Well Dweller, will be in Steam Next Fest next week! Check out the demo and wishlist on Steam, the full game will release this year!

The perfect camping spot. My game Well Dweller mimics the contrast seen in classic fairy tales, which are child-like but also dark/disturbing. There's a free demo on steam, and the full game will be released this year!

A witch in the drains

@BMKing23 In other words, it wouldn't be possible without reprogramming the whole thing. The game will include Vsync and other options at least though to keep it smooth, sorry about that!

@BMKing23 Thanks so much! Unfortunately the game was not built in a way that would allow it to run independent on frame rate. Partially because the engine I use is designed around a fixed frame rate, but also because I am not a good enough coder to get things working properly otherwise lol

Thanks so much for all the support with the Well Dweller demo release last week! I'm so happy with the response, and I can't wait for you all to play the full game! Check out the free demo of Well Dweller on Steam if you haven't yet!

From the developer of Islets and Crypt custodian comes a new metroidvania, where you play as a bird wielding a matchstick and looks awesome! This is Well Dweller and they just released a demo. Have you played it?

The demo for my dark fairy tale metroidvania, WELL DWELLER is out now! It mimics the contrast seen in classic fairy tales, which are child-like but also dark/disturbing. Check out the free demo now on Steam!!

@ItsLucian_ But I will look into that all then, thank you! The errors will not exist in the full game, since the missing rooms will exist in the game file, so that won't be an issue at least

@ItsLucian_ Oh interesting, I'll look into it, thank you! The reason I asked is because the room you're in in that screenshot requires an ability not available in the demo to reach. So I was just trying to figure out how you got there in the first place

The demo for my dark fairy tale metroidvania, Well Dweller, is out now on Steam!! I'm so excited for you all to try it out, I'll link below!

@DrGeraud Thanks so much!!

@KyleThompsonDev Congrats on the demo launch!!!

@ItsLucian_ The error basically is saying the room you're trying to enter doesn't exist, which is because I deleted all areas outside of the demos scope from the games file. If there was a way to get there though, let me know and I can definitely patch, thank you!

@KyleThompsonDev Hello. I want to notify that this error happened to me a few times and I had to restart the game. The first time was when entering the tent before the first boss, and then again when moving between rooms after the boss in the game. I have no idea why this happened.

@stelth_shark I haven't planned an exact date yet, but it will be released this year!

@KyleThompsonDev When's the full game coming out