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Thanks @brodie_dg for giving HAWKER a peep! There's certainly a sea of roguelites out here—you've got to do something interesting with it to float, and we're swimming like hell. Glad you find the debt conceit intriguing, hopefully enough so to check out our demo soon👀

Exclusive Look! @tyriangames just shared a new look at HAWKER in Frosty Games Fest. Pay or evade a debt to Death in a procedurally-generated grimdark world. Thirty days, an impossible debt. Pay, or Fall. s.team/a/4433640/

@justff777 @FrostyGamesFest Thanks! And no kidding, I think it's already happening😅but between this and playtests it's vindicating to know we're apparently onto something!

@tyriangames @FrostyGamesFest fckin 1k in two months for a roguelite is no small thing, congrats. and yeah the relief is real — you scream into the void for months then one number finally validates it. enjoy it for a day before the brain goes "ok but the next 1k tho" lol

!!! Our weird little roguelite just broke 1k wishlists, 2 months since announcing! Is it normal to feel this relief? This journey is such a rollercoaster... Big ups to @FrostyGamesFest— it's still almost 2 days until the showcase! #indiedev #indiegame #SummerGameFest

This weekend! Our weird roguelite ARPG will be featured in @FrostyGamesFest as part of the official #SummerGameFest lineup! Look forward to a new gameplay teaser, and support some cool sh*t from ANZ 🤙 #indiegame #indiedev

@FrostyGamesFest Looking forward to the showcase, thanks for including HAWKER!

The Frosty Games Fest showcase of games made in ANZ is happening THIS WEEKEND! ☀️🍦 Here's a handy timezone guide to help you tune in live: 🇦🇺 8am AEST / 6am AWST (7 Jun) 🇳🇿 10am NZST (7 Jun) 🇯🇵 7am JST (7 Jun) 🇺🇸 3pm PT / 6pm ET (6 Jun) 🇬🇧 11pm GMT (6 Jun)

One of the all time bugs... stop me if you've heard this one before #indiegame #indiedev #roguelike #screenshotsaturday

@IndieGameJoe HAWKER's a a roguelite ARPG / shopkeeper where you must pay or evade a debt to Death in 30 days, in a procedurally-generated grimdark world. Developed by three muppets down here in Aus/NZ (it's still Tuesday over there, right?) What do you think?

Indie devs! It's #TrailerTuesday and I want to see what your indie games - You deserve way more eyes on your work - You're doing amazing, keep going - If you're having a bad day just remember I once walked into a lamppost Would you share your trailer below?

@justff777 The triduan is specifically for the proc gen—death or dawn will reset perks, HP and give you a meta-progression opportunity, but you've got 3 days to explore as far as you can into the current gen before a world event triggers a seed reroll. Feels more intuitive than it sounds😅

@tyriangames death not being the only reset trigger is such an underexplored idea. most roguelites default to permadeath because it works but tying loops to time cycles adds this whole layer of 'do i push my luck or wait for dawn.' curious how the triduan timer interacts with build momentum

The core loop for most roguelites resets at every player death. This one's a little different—death, dawn or triduan (real word, I looked it up). HAWKER's a bit of a chimera, but I swear it works. What do you think? #indiedev #indiegame #roguelite #wishlistwednesday

@Blade_of_Wiz Bullet hell boss fight, let's goooo!! This is giving Furi, or Nier Automata. love it.

Chapter 2 boss — The Eternal Pope summons a barrage wall from the corner. Parallel bullet streams that force you to find the gaps or die trying.🐈‍⬛⚔️ Still tuning the density. How much is too much?

If this grabs you, a wishlist really helps! store.steampowered.com/app/4433640/HA…

@Blade_of_Wiz @justff777

@tyriangames @justff777 thanks man 🙏 HAWKER's pitch is wild — paying off a debt to Death is such a strong setup. just wishlisted. let's keep an eye on each other's stuff, fellow roguelite devs🐈‍⬛⚔️

Compared to other roguelites, we've got a pretty weird stamina/mana-like system. But it creates some pretty fun combat flow. What do you think of the concept? #indiegame #indiedev #roguelite #hades #riskofrain2

@justff777 Glad you think so! And thanks so much. BTW @Blade_of_Wiz looks super fun and fluid, I'll be keeping an eye out for it 🔥

@tyriangames sunlight draining a resource is such a cool tension — makes players want to move through shadows for gameplay reasons not just atmosphere. proc gen being 'rarely perfect' honestly sounds like a feature. gives each run a different feel even if some layouts are objectively worse

@justff777 it does; the pieces are designed to give variable shadow shapes (interestingly shaped blocks of cliff face etc.), but the day-night cycle makes it really challenging to curate tbh. Very emergent, but rarely perfect. But that's always the challenge with any proc gen ay

@tyriangames oh that's sick — sunlight as the drain timer means players have to think about pathing through shade vs open areas. way more interesting than a flat countdown. does the proc gen create natural shade corridors or is it more random?

@justff777 I think so too! Creates an extra layer of strategy and an extra dimension to engage with the level design. Our world proc gen is one big sprawling shape rather than a series of rooms; the resource persists until you use it, but it also slowly drains in the sunlight.

@tyriangames non-standard resource systems are where roguelites get interesting imo. when stamina isn't just 'wait to refill' but actually shapes how you move and attack, it becomes part of the combat identity. does it carry between rooms or reset each encounter?

@Ishnahr @Mrhappy1227 I know it's a cliche sentiment but it's only because folks like you will stand behind it and support what we create. You're a real one Kev 🙏

@tyriangames @Mrhappy1227 There's many reasons I'm not a content creator but the primary one is I'm already insane enough. I don't know how you did it, and I don't know how Happy does it, dealing with the meta and algo day in day out. Y'all built different.

Many of you may remember Ethys, a member of the XIV community who was would deep-dive into the game's lore? Well, he's working on a new roguelite called Hawker and I wanted to give it a shout. Here's the Steam page! store.steampowered.com/app/4433640/HA…

@Ishnahr @Mrhappy1227 YouTube hates all of us. I thought the meta was savage ten years ago...

@tyriangames @Mrhappy1227 RHEY DIDN'T LOAD BECAUSE YOUTUBE HATES ME.

@Ishnahr @Mrhappy1227 Thanks so much! (was it really only one episode?? Coulda sworn there was a handful)

@tyriangames @Mrhappy1227 Definitely following. I enjoy that style of game and the art shown on steam looks very promising. (also please tell Ethys I still wanna see episode 2 of Morrowind someday.)

@Mrhappy1227 meet Potential Man

Every time I see Cube World it pains me now