TokiGamesLLC

I’ve been deep in designing a card game system and currently using a UML tool to map out core mechanics, card interactions, and engine flow. It’s been helpful for structure—but I’m starting to feel like I’m missing something more robust for actually brainstorming cards, archetypes, and deck concepts. For those of you who design card games (TCGs, deckbuilders, roguelike cards, etc.): 👉 What tools do you use to ideate and organize card concepts? 👉 Anything that helped you go from “system design” → “fun, cohesive decks”? #GameDev #IndieDev #CardGame #TCG #GameDesign #DeckBuilding #IndieGameDev #GamedevCommunity #TabletopDesign #RoguelikeDev #SystemsDesign #DesignProcess

@RestoreIsland The game looks really fun, great work! Is there any advice you could give to someone in a similar positiion?

I remember how disappointed I felt when I wrote this. A lot of you gave me hope back then and I never forgot it. Today, Restore Your Island has over 80K wishlists and launches in two weeks. And Escape By Spoon just finished its first week with 8K wishlists. Thanks for Everything

@Tinyracoondev Very cute! Good luck

I am almost at 200 WISHLISTS!!!! I thought I would get a lot more after dropping my trailer and Demo. Looks like I have to work hard in the marketing division. Hopefully it will go well 🤞 #indiegame #indiedev

@GameShiftVids @onlypancak3s_ Thank you for that! I hope you enjoy it

@TokiGamesLLC @onlypancak3s_ I hardly interact much with X but I’m actually buying this game too, obviously inspired by Slay the Spire and I love that game.

I got monetized 14 days ago. Made $1,000 from Shorts. I'm spending all of it buying indie games. Drop your Steam links below. I'll buy as many as I can until the $1,000 runs out.

@Landry_GD @OverdrawGames Truth!

@OverdrawGames The game existing is the achievement.

I’m making a video game solo right now and I have to remind myself of the following: The number of wishlists I have is not tied to my self worth. The game is not for everyone, some will love it, others will hate it and that’s okay. It’s a marathon, not a sprint. Burnout is the biggest danger of not finishing. Community and fan enthusiasm are big motivating factors in keeping up with development. It’s important to stay engaged What do you tell yourself to help you stay sane? #gamedev #indiedev

@GetWetSports Monster Tavern is my first solo indy project. Roguelike Deckbuilder somewhere between Hearthstone and Slay the Spire. Just came out on steam last week! store.steampowered.com/app/3827220/Mo…

If you're a game developer or studio with a link of your game/demo on steam, please link it below! We support and celebrate you! #gamedev #indiedev #indiegame #IndieGameDev #videogames #steam

What's up #IndieDevs its #WishlistWednesday!! 💥 Show us your amazing games, and we'll wishlist them! 📷 Retweet /reply so more people can see! 📷#indiegame

@OfficialUEGames My first solo Project Monster Tavern just launched into EA on Steam! Its a Deckbuilder with influence from Slay the Spire & Hearthstone. Check it out here: store.steampowered.com/app/3827220/Mo…

Time for more Monster Tavern! twitch.tv/vainx

@ElvGames Thanks for hosting! #WishlistWednesday Monster Tavern is my first solo project. A Roguelite deckbuilder thats somewhere between Slay the Spire and Hearthstone. Just came out in Early Access! store.steampowered.com/app/3827220/Mo…

It's #wishlistwednesday, post here your game! 💚like and 🔁repost to help! #indiedev | #gamedev | #indiegames

@IndieBandits Monster Tavern is my first solo project and just came out last week! A roguelite Deckbuilder where you play cards to prepare & serve drinks to Monsters who are fresh off a day of harassing heros in the Dungeons store.steampowered.com/app/3827220/Mo…

Hey, #indiedevs! 👋 Working on an #indiegame? Share your #indiegames here and wishlist the others in the replies! 👇 Don't forget to include a link to where we can wishlist it! #WishlistWednesday #CelebrateIndies

@DustGamesStudio Good luck!

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@onlypancak3s_ Thank you! I hope you enjoy it; lot of blood sweat and tears put into it :D

@TokiGamesLLC Got it!

@KlaimGames @GiusCaminiti GGG always dropping wisdom

@GiusCaminiti One of the things GGG ( made Path of Exile ) said during at some point resonated with me Players are very good at identifying their problem. But they are very bad a giving solutions Your job is to hear the first and find the second !

Player feedback is one of the most valuable things you can have as an indie gamedev, but it is also one of the hardest things to interpret. How and when do you know whether you should listen to it and when you should not? For a long time now, one of the main complaints about my game has been the difficulty. I have adjusted it a lot over the past year, and it can probably still be adjusted further. Still, my vision for the game, and the design behind many of its systems, is for it to be challenging. Now I have reached the hard part: some players complain that it is too difficult, others say it is too easy, and even in posts where people ask me to make it easier, there are many others asking me not to change it because they like the current difficulty and feel it is part of what makes the game stand out in the genre. So the real challenge is... where do you go from here? It is definitely part of the job as a developer, but it is not always easy to know when to say “the game is fine like this” and ignore the few negative reviews and comments that are hard to deal with. So yes, player feedback is incredibly valuable, but having judgment, knowing how to interpret it, and deciding how to act on it is just as important!

my body is a machine that converts scammer messages into wasted time #gamedev #indiedev #DevLife

Its been 5 days since Monster Tavern hit Steam and its so exciting to see my game sitting up near a great game like Slay! Thanks for playing! #indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #deckbuilder #Steam #EarlyAccess

Round two of Bot-posting

@Lazarus_DS Not a very good one lol!

@TokiGamesLLC The bots have LLM AI now?! XD

Unexpected side effect of launching a game: The bots are fucking wild. I get dozens of emails from scammers trying to get free keys that they can turn around and sell. This is some of the most bizzare shit I've ever seen:

@vainx We fight an unending war on them!

@TokiGamesLLC wouldn't surprise me if this post gets filled with them too lol