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Arjen - Creator of Old Light

@arjen26.bsky.social
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Building Old Light: a real-time 4X galaxy. Start with one star, scout rivals, build fleets, and conquer your way to the top. Play for free: oldlight.io #gamedev #indiegame

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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Check out my empire on Old Light. Join me: oldlight.io/i/9DbCKIov/bs
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Mr Linxed invited you to Old Light
Claim a system in the same galaxy and see how far you get.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 13/09/2026
Haven't posted on here in a while because I've noticed that my target audience isn't here. But just in case you are here and are interested.... #pbbg #gamedev #indiegame
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Games like Tribal Wars, set in space - from the Old Light blog oldlight.io/blog/games-l...
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Games like Tribal Wars, set in space - Old Light
Tribal Wars in space: browser strategy games where star systems are the villages you conquer on a shared map, and how close the match really is.
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Saraneth @saranethavora.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
It is a great way to spend a few minutes every day playing emperor! oldlight.io #indiedev #f2pistheway
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Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
Old Light is a slow strategy game in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout neighbours, send fleets, and return to see what changed while you were away.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 12/08/2026
I build this game initially for myself. But now over 30 players have decided its worth playing daily!
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
I am developing a free to play space strategy game. It plays in your browser. You start out as a small empire and over time grow into a massive empire. Along the way you will fight other empires. Sounds interesting? Drop a follow #buildinpublic #pbbg #oldlight #gamedev #indiegame
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 10/08/2026
A much requested feature has been shipped to production for Old Light - Sending resources between your stars - Trade Hub now also allows to trade with other empires #oldlight #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic #pbbg
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Ooh! ChatGPT is now recommending my game. Awesome! #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
New onboarding is live in Old Light. First 10 minutes now take you from an empty system to a fleet in flight. If you bounced off it before, this is the version to come back to. oldlight.io #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #oldlight
oldlight.io
Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
Old Light is a slow strategy game in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout neighbours, send fleets, and return to see what changed while you were away.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 06/08/2026
If you've tried Old Light before, or been meaning to, now's a good time to jump in. New players now get walked through the early game step by step. You'll have your economy running and a fleet in flight within 10 minutes. #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
New feature for Old Light. An overview of who owns what in a sector. #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #oldlight #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Small QoL update to Old Light. What star you have active will survive a page refresh now. #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Emergent gameplay from plain rules - from the Old Light blog oldlight.io/blog/emergen...
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Emergent gameplay from plain rules - Old Light
Emergent gameplay explained with five concrete examples from a live strategy game: plain rules, and the situations nobody scripted falling out of them.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Looking for something to play in the background while you work or are on a break? Old Light is the game for you! #oldlight #gamedev #indiegame #games #pbbg
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 27/07/2026
I command 141 star systems in Old Light's Alpha Galaxy, ranked #1 by score. oldlight.io/player/alpha...
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Mr Linxed in the Alpha Galaxy
Mr Linxed commands 141 star systems in the Alpha Galaxy, ranked #1 by score. Holds the Low Hollow-Deep Tatter and Shrouded Ascent IX sectors.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
Do you have what it takes to become the next big empire in Old Light? oldlight.io #oldlight #empire #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg
oldlight.io
Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
Old Light is a slow strategy game in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout neighbours, send fleets, and return to see what changed while you were away.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 25/07/2026
The problem with my game is that the people who are used to this genre of games get it instantly. But those unfamiliar are very confused. I am already working on better onboarding, but how do I make it fun for all players? #gamedev #indiegames #buildinpublic #pbbg #oldlight
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
New feature in Old Light! A map already existed on the website, but it's now also available in the game. And I've added an option to search. #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic #pbbg #oldlight
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Ready to become the next big empire in Old Light? Go here! oldlight.io #gamedev #indiegame #browsergame #empirebuilder #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
For the browser game enthusiast out there: I have been making a space strategic game, it is meant to not take much of your time. Something you wanna check into a couple of times during the day or in your lunch break or something. Check it out! oldlight.io #pbbg #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic
oldlight.io
Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
Old Light is a slow strategy game in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout neighbours, send fleets, and return to see what changed while you were away.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Love to see that multiple large empires are being build in this section of the galaxy! Game: Old Light #indiegame #game #gamedev #oldlight
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
I have build a browser based #strategy game that should remind you those slow games like Tribal Wars and Travian. But then space themed! You start with one star system and grow into a mighty empire. It's called Old Light. Sounds interesting? #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #oldlight #empire #space
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 12/07/2026
Old Light is a free browser strategy game set across a galaxy. You claim a system and grow an empire while your borders spread out. No download, no pay-to-win. oldlight.io #strategygame #browsergame #scifi
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Moving all my offensive fleet to prepare for an campaign on my neighbouring empire. #spacegame #gaming #empire #oldlight #indiegame #gamedev
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
All time high active player count in the last 24 hours! #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #celebrate
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
A technical post on how I am hosting Old Light on Railway dev.to/arjen_/deplo... #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Deploying a real-time multiplayer game on Railway
This post contains Railway referral links. If you sign up through one I get a bit of credit. I...
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
I've been building a strategy game called Old Light for a while now. Here are some fun insights. A thread #gamedev #indiedev #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
32 active players in the last 24 hours! I am beyond excited about the fact that people are actually playing my game. Thanks all! #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
1.5m probes have already been launched in #OldLight That's insane! #gamedev #indiegames #pbbg
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
They're beating me at my own game! #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
404 - battles not found #gamedev
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
You take over a galaxy a few minutes at a time. I built Old Light for people who want something slow to poke at between tasks instead of a game that eats your whole evening. oldlight.io #idlegames #incrementalgames #indiegames #strategygame
oldlight.io
Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
Old Light is a slow strategy game in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout neighbours, send fleets, and return to see what changed while you were away.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Having your vanguard destroyed in Old Light is always such a big oof. Expensive ship and takes long to build. Protect it well if you're sending it somewhere! 141 vanguard destroyed in the last 7 days #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic #pbbg #oldlight #games
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
New in Old Light - Message your neighbours! While slowly getting closer to the alliance feature, I have now finally added a way to contact your neighbours. What is an MMO without the ability to talk to each other. Team up and fight a common enemy or backstab your neighbour #gamedev #indiegames
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Saraneth @saranethavora.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
Fighting on 3 fronts is always a wise choice, right? oldlight.io #oldlight #indiedev #mmo
Image showing a player in Old Light attacking 3 different NPCs on 3 different fronts of their space.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
"The best defense is a good offense" is probably what this guy is thinking
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Today is knocking every previous day out of the park when it comes to visitors to Old Light! And the day isn't even over yet.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Gained over 10 new players in my game today! May not sound like a lot to you, but going from 20 to 30 in a day is crazy! 50% increase.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
There is a huge fleet already scattered throughout the galaxy. Love to see my game grow! #gamedev #indiegames #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Saraneth @saranethavora.bsky.social · 02/07/2026
Just a start for a surprisingly addicting system. Looking to see how the game play changes, especially with eventual alliances or border consequences, etc.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
90 players have tried my game! Not everyone stuck around, because it's clearly not for everyone. But I am grateful people gave it a chance. Right now we're averaging a 22 daily active users. Join us! bsky.app/profile/arje... #gamedev #indiegame #browsergame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Few days ago I updated how empires are shown in the game and the map. Here is the official announcement post about it: oldlight.io/blog/empire-... #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic
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Empires now fly their own colours on the map - Old Light
Old Light empires now show their own banner colour across their territory, the same in-game and on the public galaxy map. A look at the new empire borders.
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
The browser strategy games I grew up on are mostly still online. I logged into one recently and felt nothing. The game was fine. The thing that made it matter had quietly been sold off. #gamedev #strategygames
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
When things break during development you get the weirdest things sometimes! #gamedev #indiegames #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
If you ever played Tribal Wars you'll feel right at home in Old Light. An browser based strategy game where you conquer your way to becoming a galaxy wide empire! #gamedev #indiegame #pbbg #buildinpublic #idlegames #spacegames #empirebuilder
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
If you like games like Tribal Wars or OGame, you might wanna check out what I made It's a browser based space #strategy game. Start with one small star system, upgrade it and conquer your neighbours. All this in a shared galaxy with many other players Coming soon: Alliances #gamedev #indegames
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Old Light update: the NPCs got a brain transplant. Some NPCs are a bit more offensive, other defensive. They actively move fleet to where they're important. And will actively send reinforcements if you attack them. Smarter neighbours tougher galaxy. oldlight.io #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 25/06/2026
Later today I will be dropping a new NPC update. But before that you can try out oldlight.io! It's a browser based empire building. Browser games similar to it would be OGame, Tribal Wars, and Travian. Screenshot is the current galaxy map. It grows as players join! #gamedev #indegames #pbbg
Galaxy map of Old Light
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Arjen - Creator of Old Light @arjen26.bsky.social · 24/06/2026
Still working on an NPC update for my game. If you just joined or about to join, enjoy the easy NPCs a little bit longer Old Light is an MMO where your goal is to create an as large empire as you can. Fight your neighbours or tactically ignore them. #gamedev #indiegame #buildinpublic oldlight.io
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Saraneth @saranethavora.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
P2W is the death for niche game genres. If it worked, there wouldn't be so many people recreating old favorites carving the p2w out (pr0game), or starting new projects like oldlight.io
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Old Light - Build your empire across a galaxy
A slow strategy game played in a shared galaxy. Build a system, scout your neighbours, send fleets, and come back to find out what changed while you were gone.
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