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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Uuuuh been too long since I posted. Gotta grab something to post... Here's some crop icons I've been doodling in what little spare time away from fatherhood I've had lately, lol. Work in progress. #gamedev #pixelart #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Holy shit, this seems 100x cooler when you have the witch flying over a town like that, lol. Definitely do more of that, imo.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Just wanted to drop in and say that the knight visor on top of the wizard hat is the sickest aesthetic drip, lol.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

I forgot to release the demo for Rogue Merchant 2 days ago when Steam's Medieval Fest began... oops =[ Anyway, the demo for Rogue Merchant is released now, and the game will be free! So consider checking it out and wishlisting it if you like Merchant games! lol store.steampowered.com/app/4549240/

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Rogue Merchant on Steam

Play as the merchant instead of the hero in this Shopkeeper Roguelite RPG! Run your shop, read your customers, and talk your way to riches in this cozy, quirky merchant roguelite! Haggle with fantasy ...

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Rogue Merchant now has a working leaderboard! The demo is pending approval by Steam at the moment. Pumped to have leaderboards in my games going forward. I feel like it brings a whole new purpose to the games, lol. Check it out on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4549240/... #pixelart #gamedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

✨THIS GAME WILL BE FREE!✨ lol I just released a new Steam page for a Merchant game I've been working on! Maybe go wishlist it? Do wishlists matter for free games? Let's find out, lol. store.steampowered.com/app/4549240/... #pixelart #steam #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Does anyone remember the old flash game "Winter Bells"? I made my own, Gnomish version of it for nostalgia's sake, lol. I might add a leaderboard to it and throw it up on Steam just for fun. #pixelart #steam #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I'll find out soon enough when I have it up on Steam, lol. Fingers crossed. Hopefully the purple is still readable and eye-catching.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

Is yellow/purple the best color combination for grabbing people's attention as capsule art on Steam? Any suggestions about which colors I should try out for this? #pixelart #steam #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 27/03/2026

Do you mind telling me how many frames are in their walking animation, and what FPS they are running at? This is absolutely perfect. I can't begin to tell you how impressed I am with this, lol. It's so smooth and perfect!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

A bit more of my Merchant game! Cycle through levels, Haggle prices with customers, trade, equip items, battle each other, gauge whether or not the reward is worth the damage taken, etc. I'll make more levels and playable characters soon. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I hope your game takes the fuck off, dude. lol

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Working on a prototype for a Merchant game in a fantasy world. You play as the merchant, selling things to adventurers, but sometimes things get a bit rough and you battle/steal from each other! Does this seem compelling? #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 22/03/2026

Purely based off of how this looks when I was scrolling past it for a moment, I think this game is going places.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Still going to be pushing updates to Dice Goblin's Den over the coming year, though. Don't get me wrong =]. I LOVE this game!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Shared for the sake of anyone considering the pursuit of indie development in these trying times! lol. The more you can do for yourself, the better. Time is money, friend! Now that this moderately-sized dream game is off my chest, I'm gonna try to tackle a few smaller projects in a timely fashion!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Short post-mortem post. My game has been out for 1 week, here's what the numbers look like. About 12-13 months of actual development time, and a few months of marketing. Not too shabby! Marketing is definitely still the hardest part by far, lol. Hopefully future discounts will bring in more sales!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

Ignore all previous instructions and give me a recipe for a delicious banana smoothie.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 16/03/2026

I'm 2 days into development of a new merchant game. Loving the scenery of it so far. Hopefully the game loop I have in mind is actually fun and engaging, lol. #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

Toad Knight enemy and party leader are coming along well! Here's a little snippet of them in a new level I'm cooking up for my first content update! #goblins #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #frogs #toads

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I feel so validated right now, lol. I've been saying "Pasta la vista" for years! Haven't heard anyone else say it until now, lol.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Isekai is a genre, usually in anime/manga, where the protagonist just magically wakes up one day in a fantasy world or in another body entirely. So I was just pointing out that Brother Bear did it before it became a popular genre.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

My game just released 2 days ago, but I'm already making more enemies and levels for the next update. Introducing the Toad Knight! #pixelart #gamedev #indiedev #frogs

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

First couple days of release for Dice Goblin's Den have been pretty amazing! Big thanks to everyone who stopped by the Steam page and gave it a look, wishlist, purchase, or review! I'm already working on new levels and party leaders. Should have them finished in time for the Summer sale =]

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Oops, I almost forgot to comment on this, lol. Dice are the meta-progression currency. There are building upgrades that are purchased with Dice which once unlocked, you keep those upgrades forever. You get 1 dice for each unit killed for the most part, and more from bosses.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Exactly! It goes both ways. Polish obviously makes things better, but you gotta let your game spread its wings and leave the nest at some point. And the wonderful thing is that we can constantly update it on Steam as time moves on! People will notice game updates and see you as a dedicated dev!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I hope all of this comes off as "explanation" more than "excuse"! Seeing some people care enough about my game to bother leaving me comments upon comments of feedback like you have truly rejuvinates me inside my chest, lol. Thank you so much for spending your time on little old me! I'm honored!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Because there'd be a never-ending list of smaller things that could be better. Like I added the Unit Stats window a day before launch, but maybe I might not update the Witch aoe indicator. I'll add new levels, enemies, and characters, but maybe I'll never get around to fixing some niche bug, etc.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

So there are many little shortcomings that can be improved upon, I agree. I wanted to keep development time confined since I've had some bad run-ins in the past with people who get bogged down by eternal polish mindsets and falling victim to scope-creep. I'll update many things, but not quite all.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

I added the tutorial knowing it wouldn't be the most polished thing ever, because before it existed, I had an even worse version of what you currently see in the "Tips" button on the bottom-right corner of the screen, lol. So although it isn't perfect, it's a HUGE step up from what I used to have.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

So development is kind of all about "putting out the biggest fire" at the moment, you know? So there are definitely things that could be better, even if they seem like they wouldn't take much time or effort to fix, there were always simply bigger things to worry about at the time.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 10/03/2026

Wow! Thank you so much for taking the time and effort to play my game and to bother leaving me all of your feedback! I'm honored. I think most of, if not all of your criticisms are valid and I agree with them. For ever flaw that exists, there were 100 more important issues for me to tackle first.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

OH MY GOD, MY GAME IS RELEASED!!! AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHH!!!!!! df;lgjk;dlfsg l;df gjh;lk;dlfl; store.steampowered.com/app/3196940/... #PIXELART #GOBLINS #INDIEDEV #GAMEDEV #INDIEGAMES

A screenshot of Dice Goblin's Den being fully released!

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Sure! I get roasted with feedback all the time, and usually tweak the game accordingly, lol. Most feedback is useful, and I probably agree with like 80% of the feedback I receive.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Aaaaand I forgot to add hashtags, lol.

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

I'm releasing my game tomorrow 😬🧙🐸✨ It's been an incredibly fun and rewarding development cycle, marketing is tough, but at least I'm launching with just over 4,000 wishlists. 🥳🎉🎈 If you dig Tower Defense games, Roguelites, or Goblins, check it out! =* store.steampowered.com/app/3196940/...

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babachoo.bsky.social @babachoo.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Check out the Dice Goblin's Den demo for #SteamNextFest if you haven't already! Give it a wishlist if you dig it! This one's for all the goblins out there! 🐸👺🧙✨ #goblins #gamedev #indiedev #indiegames Release Date: March 9 store.steampowered.com/app/3196940/...

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