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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 26/06/2026

🎵 I don't wanna be wary 🎵 🎵 Of a hacker Clefairy 🎵 🎵 Don't want my data leaked again 🎵

caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 05/06/2026

It's funny that we're going to Adam West Batman because I randomly wanted a GIF of the Total Dehydration Ray in action and I absolutely could not find one online. This is the closest thing I could find.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 03/06/2026

The era of Alanis-posting has begun, and nobody can stop me.

A meme showing Alanis Morissette happy from the music video for Ironic and saying "Me, knowing that I have 10,000 spoons." The other panel shows her looking upset in the music video for You Oughta Know, saying "Me, realizing that all I need is a knife, so the marginal utility of spoons is zero."

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 31/05/2026

The real problem is when you stumble into the Beyond section of Bed Bath and Beyond.

Empty shelves at a Bed Bath and Beyond that is about to close.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 30/05/2026

I'm happy to announced that we now have a public roadmap and task tracker for Vortex Siege, our CCG roguelike deckbulider! Roadmap: open.codecks.io/vortex-siege... Tracker: open.codecks.io/vortex-siege If you join our Discord, you can submit suggestions for the playtest directly to our tracker! 🧵

Roadmap for the game Vortex Siege consisting of four phases which each contain circular progress bars for each planned area of work.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 21/05/2026

"Dear God, man, just look at his beans! They're plooping for God's sake and you just sit there, doing nothing!"

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 21/05/2026

There's only one type of bean I would consider even trying to ploop

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 13/02/2026

Alright, I can't help it. Am I too late?

The alien from the Star Trek: The Next Generation episode who speaks only in metaphors saying "clavicular mid jestergoon, his cortisol spiked!"

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 03/02/2026

Is.. is this a Rubicante from FF4 situation? Are you about to attack me??

Screenshot of Rubicante from FF4 saying "I shall restore you to full strength. Do not disappoint me!" before fighting the party.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 28/12/2025

Trying out a shine effect for newly acquired or upgraded cards. Still not sure what I think of it. Any thoughts? #gamedev #indiedev #vortexsiege

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 08/12/2025

Had a great time at Boston FIG! Amazing to meet everyone who came! We're gonna take your feedback and experiences and use it to make the game even better. Thank you all so much! #bostonfig #gamedev #indiedev #games #roguelike #deckbuilder #ccg #vortexsiege

Photo of some of the team behind Vortex Siege posing in front of our Boston Festival of Indie Games booth.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 30/11/2025

Working on a new building panel for Vortex Siege. #gamedev #indiedev #uiux

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 16/11/2025

Added some more stuff to my simple deckbuilder defense game prototype. Slow projectiles, big enemies, some animations, some keyboard controls... #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 16/11/2025

Finally gave in and made a super simple prototype in two hours of a concept that's been bopping around in my head for a few months. Basically it's a Vampire Survivors deckbuilder. You play cards to attack waves of incoming enemies. #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 12/10/2025

Added card highlighting on hover for the combat log in Vortex Siege. #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 11/10/2025

Working on a combat history log for Vortex Siege (in the top left). #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

A collectible card game style battlefield with a history log of actions taken in the top left corner, showing icons and card illustrations to depict what happened.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 04/10/2025

Added new portal effects to the town map for Vortex Siege! Made by @united-divisions.bsky.social #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 14/09/2025

ALSO also working on a visual effect for when cards are stolen!! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 13/09/2025

Working on a mass card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 13/09/2025

Working on a new card destruction effect for Vortex Siege! Check it out on Steam! buff.ly/ftFrUIy #indiedev #gamedev #screenshotsaturday

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 22/08/2025

Working on a new victory animation for Vortex Siege! Every time you defeat an enemy, you get to pick a card from their deck. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegames #gameart #screenshotsaturday

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 13/08/2025

Working on a new layout and visuals for the town mode in Vortex Siege. The green circles will eventually be replaced by adjusting the grooves in the actual floor on the background image. Thoughts? #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 21/07/2025

Started adding more random events to Vortex Siege! #indiedev #gamedev

A game window describing an event wherein the player is trapped in a chamber and must press one of two buttons labeled "Trade" or "Train."

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 20/07/2025

Added some new cards to my game for the first time in months! #indiedev #gamedev

A game card called Vigilant Vanguard with the ability "When an opponent plays a minion, this minion attacks."

A game card called Siphon Power with the text "Target minion gets +X attack and +X defense, where X is your opponent's current remaining energy."

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 01/07/2025

I was playtesting Vortex Siege yesterday and had a moment where I was like "damn, this is starting to look pretty decent." It's exciting just to see so many different card illustrations on screen at the same time. #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 18/06/2025

Been spending a bunch of time cleaning up Vortex Siege's combat UI. Made the entire hand visible under most circumstances. I moved the player avatar to the left, and put the deck and discard on either side of the hand. I probably need to put the enemy avatar to the side too... #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 13/05/2025

Looking to hire additional artists for Vortex Siege, a small indie game in the digital CCG roguelite deckbuilder genre. Hoping for artists that can match the existing art style. Please DM if interested and boost if you know someone who might be! Link in profile. #indiedev #gamedev #hiring #artists

Screenshot of a projectile firing from one card to another in a digital CCG.

Screenshot of a web-like network map of a walled town.

A card game battlefield with two lines of cards, a player hand, and an enemy hand.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 29/04/2025

In many roguelites, you move across a map with choices at each juncture. In Vortex Siege, enemies spawn in different locations and you need to deal with them, but the order and means are up to you. Steam page: buff.ly/F2w6ypQ #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #roguelite

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 28/04/2025

Some cards are "neutral" and don't have a faction affiliation. Minions without abilities are neutral, and certain abilities, like the Inherent keyword and dealing direct damage, are considered neutral. Steam page: buff.ly/204mExF #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 27/04/2025

The Fractus are an advanced society of machines. Their cards include effects that cancel a played card, modify the cost of cards, or transform cards in some way. Steam page: buff.ly/XxpOg4j #indiedev #gamedev

A silver robotic head with a single large yellow eye. It has blue wires connected to the head where a neck would be on a human. Adorning its head are two curved horns, one of which is broken off and emits a drip of blue fluid.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 26/04/2025

The Broken Chain Alliance are a conglomerate military alliance. Their cards include minions with keyword abilities and effects that modify minions in various ways. Steam page: buff.ly/DSAqblv #indiedev #gamedev

The head and neck of an undead being, with a cybernetic eyepatch and armor visible around its neck. Its other eye is red and apparently high-tech in nature.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 25/04/2025

Finished a first pass on visually cleaning up the tech tree! #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 25/04/2025

The Kadaar are mysterious, blue-skinned, magically empowered humanoids. Their cards include effects that increase maximum energy, untargetable cards, and card draw. Steam page: buff.ly/Y8VLyv0 #indiedev #gamedev

A blue human face and neck with glowing eyes that appear to be emitting some kind of white dusty substance.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 24/04/2025

The Devourers are advanced beings beyond comprehension that consume thoughts. Their cards include mass destruction effects, indestructible minions, and effects that improve all of their minions. Steam page: buff.ly/Y8VLyv0 #indiedev #gamedev

A yellow and orange being made up of eyes and teeth, with strange white runes around it.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 23/04/2025

The Blood Sprawl is a writhing mass of flesh that grows exponentially. Their cards include health gaining effects, minions that attack as soon as they are played, and effects that create minions. Steam page: buff.ly/h4eaSVL #indiedev #gamedev

A brain-like structure with fleshy roots, veins, and arteries coming off the bottom. It holds what appear to be parts of buildings in its veiny tentacles.

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 22/04/2025

Spent two hours last night making this load animation for the various card menus. 😅 Thoughts? #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 22/04/2025

The Void is a building that lets you break down cards into their essential components. This building is very powerful because it can help you reduce your deck to its minimum size, 15 cards, trimming the worst cards from your deck and creating focus. Steam page: buff.ly/h4eaSVL #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 20/04/2025

One of the earliest buildings you can construct, the shop allows you to buy a random selection of premade cards. The shop can be upgraded to offer more cards, or to allow rerolling a number of shop cards each city turn. Steam page: buff.ly/soPv7Mh #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 19/04/2025

Cards in Vortex Siege are highly modifiable. The Alchemy Lab lets you add new effects to cards, modify existing effects on cards, or remove drawbacks from cards. You start with one randomly generated option for each card, but can upgrade to 3 options. Steam page: buff.ly/nVYhXEV #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 18/04/2025

The players can also encounter events, which usually offer a selection of tradeoffs that can affect the game going forward. Steam page: buff.ly/o2FGC1g #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 17/04/2025

Use the tech tree to unlock new buildings and capabilities for your buildings! Steam page: buff.ly/8w8kJhe #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 16/04/2025

Buildings can help you improve your deck! Steam page: buff.ly/mG9olIA #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 15/04/2025

In addition to fighting card-driven battles, you will need to build your city to succeed against the invaders! Steam page: buff.ly/8VCKWIw #indiedev #gamedev

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caesuric @caesuric.lazyscrivenergames.com · 15/04/2025

This user interface cleanup refactor is really brutal, and I'm only like 30% done. The game should look much more polished when I'm done though! #indiedev #gamedev

A line from a console reading "239 files changed, 12379 insertions(+) 641 deletions(-)"

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