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Austin W.L.

@austinwl.itch.io
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Solo Indie game dev. Currently developing MANCY, an old-school card game where every deck is a kitchen table deck. No card limit. No net decks. Just duelists and their shoebox collection. Sign up to wishlist here: sendfox.com/austin.w.lou

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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 05/05/2026
Sincerely seeing a few people chomping on full size carrots really set a friendly casual vibe for the whole event 😂
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 05/05/2026
It was an awesome event! Congrats on a super positive inaugural weekend for Take Five too. I was Scott's opponent in match 1 of the Saturday Afternoon draft, and killing Akroma with Charbelcher was one of my favorite game moments of the weekend. Never played a desert cube before, but now I'm hooked
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Jake Birkett - Veteran Indie @greyalien.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
LAUNCH DATE ANNOUNCEMENT! Forbidden Solitaire is officially launching NEXT WEEK, on April 30th! We unearthed a new trailer from the archives - an advertisement that originally aired in 1995! Wishlist on Steam and GOG: store.steampowered.com/app/3414580/... www.gog.com/en/game/forb...
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CarmahnArt 🩷 @carmahnart.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Afro Index has finally launched! It’s a visual reference library of Black hairstyles, good for artists, animators, writers, and anyone want to learn more about Black hair! Check it out at afroindex.org 💛✨ #digitalart
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Andi, On the rebound @meganedere.bsky.social · 05/03/2026
A Paper Fortune Teller Zine! I'm very nostalgic for paper fortune tellers but I have a complex relationship with fortune telling itself, so I vented it here. #collage #papercrafts #zine
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/02/2026
adderall got me looking at my computer like
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Silverstring Media 🌱💀🐝 @silverstringmedia.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
Letting the heart of the cards guide my plant naming today, you just have to ✨believe✨.
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 28/01/2026
Looks really cool! Mind if I ask what you're developing in? I looked around your profile but couldn't find it
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 26/01/2026
Card art I've been working on tonight. Not sure if this will be a final or just a draft. I've got some more outlandish ideas about what to do with the snake that may not look good outside of my imagination The name of this card is 'Tilling Hognose'
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 24/01/2026
Kru Crackjaw, large turtle thai boxing monk lady
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Andi, On the rebound @meganedere.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
🏵️600 Followers Art Giveaway!🏵️ Enter for a chance to win a half body character illustration~ To Enter: 🏵️Like, Follow, and RT! 🏵️Comment your OC or their moodboard! (SFW ref only pls) 🏵️Giveaway accounts, and genAI users will be blocked! Ends February 14th, cause I love you guys 💕!
Collage of illustrations featuring half bodies of characters labled "giveaway". Left belongs to drfatcatty, top right HarpyTea, and bottom right is mine!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/01/2026
I plan to share lots more as that first play test nears (and then) occurs. The next few months should be very lively for me as I get closer to the Steam page going live and having a big group play it for the first time
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/01/2026
MANCY Update! I ended up postponing the first play test (which I wanted to do by the end of 2025) because my vision for it kept growing. Not a bad thing, I just felt that I'd get more helpful feedback by growing its scope. Now it's slated for 90 cards on test, of those I have about 61 implemented!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/12/2025
Looks awesome!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 12/12/2025
Nice! The look is great
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 08/12/2025
Gonna wait to show it (cause they're appearing in my first play test next week!) but I have new visual card designs and they're awesome
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 05/12/2025
Footstep sounds working as intended 👍 (caution, this may be loud)
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 05/12/2025
I know next to nothing about modern YGO, but I love to see a funny deck name
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 04/12/2025
Looks great already!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 02/12/2025
I was tinkering with enemy speeds today and I think this might be slightly too terrifying
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Santa Ragione @santaragione.com · 02/12/2025
Yesterday, the Epic Games Store decided at the last minute not to distribute the game, after having previously approved a release build. HORSES is otherwise now available on GOG, Itch, and Humble for $4.99. www.horses.wtf
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 25/11/2025
Hi, I feel that the messages between us were already clear, but I'll message you in more detail
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 21/11/2025
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a close up of a clock with the numbers 9 and 3 on it
Alt: The numbers Mason! What do they mean?
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 21/11/2025
Desire gives my creature +3/+0 and first strike? 🤨
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/11/2025
Working on customizable icons for players to use during duels and I've got this guy as an option. I look for old images that have a whimsical element and I tend to find lots of good stuff
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/11/2025
These are beautiful
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 19/11/2025
Added a nice little card flip effect whenever you draw cards! This is in 2D so it's actually a "fake" card flip, but it looks real and will even more so when you consider lighting + shaders. Entirely done in code through Godot's Tweens, which makes every part of the animation customizable
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 19/11/2025
This moon pissed
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 14/11/2025
Sneak peak of a CPU Personality in MANCY. Every enemy type has their own personality that determines their style when dueling and, for some of them, when building their own decks. They have favorite cards, traits, most hated cards, and many other surprises in store
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 13/11/2025
Placeholder art working as a source of inspiration on this one 😂
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 13/11/2025
She looks great!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 12/11/2025
One of my more out there designs for a card element, but I'm very fond of it. I do a lot of mixing real world textures with digital elements, so I'm often on the lookout for interesting looks like this. This texture is from a series of 19th century French wallpapers that I found beautiful
Pink UI box with an ornate texture featuring flowers and a feather
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 12/11/2025
I recently made a species of Turtles who are devoutly religious to the planet Mercury and violently protective of her. Currently they're only featured on a card named Devoted Shellcracker, but they'll have more appearances for sure 😊
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 12/11/2025
Awesome art on them!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 12/11/2025
Good to know, thank you!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 11/11/2025
Brain is feeling fried but progress on MANCY continues at high speeds! I'm on track for the first play test before the end of this year AND that play test is featuring more content than I originally planned 😁
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 11/11/2025
Steam page is coming together right now, but I hope to complete it in time to put MANCY on this!
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jitspoe @jitspoe.bsky.social · 11/11/2025
Attention Indie Devs! I just need 15 seconds ... of your game footage! A lot of people jumped on the 15s video trend, so I thought it would be cool to make a compilation to help indies get some visibility. The anti-spam key is "kook". lonewulfstudio.com/indieshowcas...
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Lone Wulf Studio 2025 Indie Showcase Submission
Submit 15 seconds of game footage from games you worked on in 2025!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 07/11/2025
10th they taught themselves piano!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 03/11/2025
Created an email waitlist for my game, MANCY. Sign up here to be notified once the Steam page is live, so you can wishlist and support me 😊
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Waitlist for MANCY — Get notified once wishlisting is available.
GET UPDATED AUTOMATICALLY WHEN THE STEAM PAGE FOR MANCY GOES LIVE. Thank you for your interest in MANCY! By joining this email list, you'll be notified once you can wishlist MANCY on Steam. I may als...
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 28/10/2025
DM'ing you
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 28/10/2025
DM'd you
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 20/10/2025
Congrats! Don't know how I missed it before, but wishlisted now 😄
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Preeti Chhibber @runwithskizzers.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
If you’re in a creative field and you don’t lift up the work of your peers, you can’t expect people to care about your stuff
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 19/10/2025
Got to attend @oakcityindie.bsky.social yesterday and it was wonderful! It was my first time being at a game con of any sort, and it was a joy to meet so many passionate and talented people working in the same medium as me. I can't wait to join in with a booth of my own next year!
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 18/10/2025
@scryfall.com Hey Scryfall quick question! I heard on the TapTapConcede recently that all the cards before a certain date are high res scans. I noticed you don't have a French scan of Tooth & Nail, how can I scan it to submit to the site?
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Kim Acuff Steiner @emberdione.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
Things that cost nothing - but is a HUGE help for any and all indie devs: Wishlisting - it gives games data to show publishers there is interest. Leave a Review - ESPECIALLY if you liked the game. Reviews on steam lead to the algo serving you up to others. Reposting - it's an attention economy.
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 13/10/2025
Working on expanding the complexity of opponent's behavior in my game, Mancy, today and it's somewhat difficult but rewarding! In some ways it's easier than creating player options (because it's more predictable) but in other ways much harder because I'm trying to replicate a player's decisions
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Austin W.L. @austinwl.itch.io · 02/10/2025
I should also add; you'll need to link your steam account and activate gold tier to vote in this round, which allows them to anonymously collect data about your playtime. You can also make an account without using my referral link, by going directly to the Blue Ocean Games site 😊
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