Sacred Light: Pyre of Hubris

Exciting news, tacticians! 🚨 Sacred Light: Pyre of Hubris is now live on Steam for wishlisting. Explore a Roman-inspired indie tactics RTS-RPG featuring systems influenced by classic titles like Ogre Battle, hand-painted portraits, and deep strategic decision-making. Experience a story shaped by pride, grace, and the choices that define them. Wishlist now and join the Imperium: store.steampowered.com/app/3867090/Sa… #gamedev #indiedev #tacticsrpg #ogrebattle #SacredLightRPG

@GridCommander I love the drone. I'm a sucker for "floating" minis.

I'll be honest... I would buy this JUST for the miniatures. If I had people to play this with would just be a bonus 😆

@flamingbofa2 @AeresChronicles Its a very important part, for sure! Just too often the intent of that is not to encourage "exploration". I forfeit that some players love rail-road campaigns and that's cool that they can do that with D&D. I just feel like that's not playing into D&D's strengths.

@SacredLightGame @AeresChronicles The DM talking to himself is usually what sets up the scenarios that allow for those fantastic ad-lib moments.

DM advice that so thoroughly ruined an entire generation of D&D that the company is slowly discontinuing their own product. It's taken years for new gamers to shake off their stupor, and they might not fully recover. #dnd

@summaexpedition Did a great job capturing the "calm before the storm" here. Music and art working well together <3 Loving all the Roman era games coming out! What a time to be alive :)

⚔️ It's not Mount & Blade II. 🪓 It's not Valheim. 🪐 It's not RimWorld. But if our indie game reminds you of them… We're probably doing something right!

@SinByGames My wife really liked the co-op for bg1.

My wife loved BG3, as everyone should…but she asked what would the first two be like if she tried them and I told her “well luckily for you, they did make ports to modern systems and they were remastered”. Hopefully she likes them but I am going to guess she won’t.

@TheTallGuyGamer Agreed on both accounts. The FF nostalgia overpowers that stuff though :D

@SacredLightGame Both great games! Super Mario 3 still holds up today but I’m not so sure about FF1 (at least in its original form). It’s missing a lot of quality of life features we take for granted nowadays.

What's your favorite NES game of all time?

@XRPee1983 Its gotta be Ogre Battle!

To all my followers and future followers, be honest. If you were stuck having to play one game for a year, which one on this image would you have to choose? Mine would have to be The Legend Of #Zelda #retrogames #gaming #gamers

@XRPee1983 Didn't particularly like rock'n'roll or racing, but loved this game.

I rented this damn game like 12 times, that's how much I loved it!

Sacred Light: Pyre of Hubris just crossed 100 Steam wishlists! Thanks to everyone following the project <3

@theWellRedMage When I was really young, I was tasked with going with my parents to rent FF2 (4) for my older brother. I couldn't read though and I just remembered it had a sword on the cart. Oh man were we disappointed when I came home with this 😞

SNES + LOTR = PAIN

@romashige1980 This is so awesome!

黒騎士ガレスのカッコいい素振り練習をただただ色んな角度から眺めるだけの動画 #伝説のオウガバトル #threejs #3dgs

@VeinexesVideos We've felt the same way for years so decided to try and do it ourselves. Check our game out :) We're hoping to have a demo out this year! store.steampowered.com/app/3867090/Sa…

This and “Ogre Battle 64” Square, please and thank you.

I really like your use of the word "Focus" here. Because we should still try to make our games more accessible at least to some degree in order to share our passion more broadly and more effectively. But we need to take care to share the true passion, not some watered down facade.

The ever-rising idea of making a single game accessible to as many people as possible has few benefits outside of sales and profits. Focusing on the core audience means focusing on a core vision, otherwise ideas and concepts are spread too thin to be fulfilling enough.

@caiomrb @squareenix_jp Hey man, check our game out :) We're hoping to have a demo out this year. store.steampowered.com/app/3867090/Sa…

@squareenix_jp Would love to see more games of the Ogre Battle series. Look at Unicorn Overlord. There is demand for it.

本日発売されたのはこちらの作品 ◆伝説のオウガバトル (1993年) 魔導師ラシュディが築いた「神聖ゼテギネア帝国」では、民衆は悪鬼や怪物などの魔の力によって支配されていた。 プレイヤーは反乱軍の総指揮官として、伝説の剣を手に最後の戦いに挑む。 株式会社クエストから発売されたシミュレーションRPG。

Water battle background preview. This one took longer than expected. It was hard to land on a backdrop that doesn’t distract from the units but still feels alive. Also, wanted it to "seem" right, instead of just fighting ontop of water >< I went through a few ideas before settling on this. The animated ripples ended up doing exactly what I needed. Subtle movement adds enough atmosphere to sell the setting without overwhelming it. Feels like the right direction.

Visibility radius is now fully implemented! Units and allied cities project a defined vision range. Any enemies outside it are hidden. Mountains extend sight. Forest reduces it. Time of day further modifies visibility (as well as some traits and items). These overlays are not shown by default. Hold TAB to temporarily display vision and aura ranges, keeping the screen clear during normal play. Aura indicators are also shown (yellow and purple in this video). Both beneficial and detrimental auras are working, with clear visual feedback. #indiedev #ogrebattle #pixelart

Added displacement to combat. Units can now be pushed and repositioned mid-engagement. Also testing a new desert road battle map (nighttime spooky!). #indiedev #gamedev #ogrebattle

I think of it like the livability of a house during construction. Early on, you’re framing, plumbing, wiring etc..., but no one could live there. It's not till near the end of a home build that someone can actually live in it. Game dev is similar: early stages are foundational systems and infrastructure. The “fun” and cohesion usually show up much later.

Am I the only one who seems to experience this EVERY TIME I make a game?

@DemonsRevival I love normal maps! I was intimidated by them at first, but quickly found out theyre super easy to apply and automate for spritesheets. Few other things can add this much polish with such low effort :)

They're just 2D sprites, but we're faking volume with a small trick using normal maps. Look how the lighting brings out the shape. #indiegame #gamedev