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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

@steadfastsalmon.bsky.social is the artist who did these animaitons for me. Thanks for the kind words <3

Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

3 minute gamplay of my latest build, lots of things to iron out but progress is steady and hopefully in the right direction. Looking for people to try out the current build, if you are interested, get in touch 😊 (some pretty good art is coming soon too) #indiedev #gamedev #godot #pixelart

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S.Salmon @steadfastsalmon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The "Buccaneer", an enemy sprite I made for @doubledmg.bsky.social 's WIP game! 🐟🔨 #pixelart #ドット絵

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S.Salmon @steadfastsalmon.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

The "Slasher", another one of the enemy characters I'm making for @doubledmg.bsky.social 's WIP game! #pixelart #ドット絵

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

Been a while, but not for lack of progress. Working on an onboarding flow plus some consumables that need testing - hence the text panel on the left (helps me see what's active). Going live for private testing soon. Would love feedback 🙏 #indiedev #gamedev #godot #pixelart #roguelike

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

Two minute gameplay showcasing procedural level generation workin to compose a level with a fully functional mini-map. This was NOT easy but feels very rewarding, starting to feel like a real game! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #roguelike #godot

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

The initial thought for now is to start with 3 charges that shoot relatevly fast and recharge after some time, but would need to test with people to see how it feels, but it more or less aligns with what you are saying. There should be a new build soon, if you want to give it a spin, let me know!

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Haha, it will be there but will not be able to spam bombs like that. It is fun for the first few minutes but it then trivialises the whole combat, why fight when you can just drown mobs in bombs, just not fun after a while.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

I wonder if that is by design. I am too building something and cannot think what I can do to pad the game even if I wanted to do it, which I don’t.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Looks great, will give it a go :)

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

One jar. Three boars. Ten seconds of chaos. oink oink 🐽 #gamedev #indiedev #godot #pixelart #roguelike

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

I will probably not have this level of bomb spam in the game but it feels very fun and silly to shower mobs with bombs :D This is the lates addition, decided to do something fun this weekend! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #roguelike #gamedesign #godot

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

Lots of small fixes and various updates to show. I know I am biased but man does it fell GOOD to hit and slam enemies. I did some work on the gun too and the splash and partices are really coming along nicely. More to come soon! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #gamedevelopment #roguelike

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I really don’t know to be honest, I am sure both have pretty extensive pros and cons and perhaps a mix of both could work? But I think the risk here is pissing off the kickstarter backers as the game delivered is not what was promised. Really good question though.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I would have to be pretty certain that the game is in a good and playable state to consider EA, which would be the hard part to determine I think. The risk of getting bad reviews because someone feels they should have gotten more I think is too great to ignore.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

I would probably say Kickstarter but because I would view this as an opportunity to build a dedicated community that are invested in the success from a starting point. Early access to me reads as more risk, the game needs to be in a really decent state.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

@incendiarysolution.bsky.social hi! I am replying to this post to mention that I have a playable level in a early alpha stage and was curious if you would still be interested to give it a go and tell me what you think? You can send me a DM and I will share the page with you. Thanks a lot! 😊

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Whole reason I am not on X, the pricing model just doesn't make sense, as if they are trying to deter people from using the platform 🤷‍♂️Oh well

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Busy with a lot of new improvements and new enemy types. Not enough time to work on the prototype and post often, one has to give sadly but overall happy with how this is coming a long so far! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #roguelike #dwarves

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

This movie is excellent, I have seen it a few times. The swamp trial sequence really nailed how brutal the world is

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 01/03/2026

Finally manged to find an hour to capture some highlights in a blog post. Not easy to capture two months of work but hopefully should be enough to give a high level overview in a written format with some examples :) #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #roguelikedev doubledmg-games.com/2026/03/01/c...

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

Experimenting with some early attack cancellation settings. In here, I am chaining a few attacks between two different weapon types and finish off the enemy with a ranged shot from the blunderbuss. Hope you like it! #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #roguelike #roguelikedev #dwarves

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

Thank you :) This is all still very placeholder-y, a lot more polish is yet to come!

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

First pass on what would be reactive background props. #indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #dwarves

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Not a lot of updates recently but only for a good reason. Been keeping my head down and made a TON of progress. Currently have THREE fully functional and distinct enemies. More juice. Reworked effects and animations. Fourth enemy is currently in the works. Will share more soon!

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

Glad you like it! Dark Souls and Elden Ring great weapon combat has been a huge inspiration for me, this is my favourite thing to do in these games, just load up the heaviest lump of metal and go and just smash enemies

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 08/02/2026

Some of the progress in the past few days. Been trying to get the feel of the combat in a way that feels good and also added some hit splash effects. Everything in here is very early in development, let me know if you have any thoughts or ideas :) #indiedev #gamedev #roguelike #gamedevelopment

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 06/02/2026

I love that vignette effect, have this planned for my game too at some point. Was there anything challenging when you implemented this? Love all the visuals ❤️

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Thank you! This game will have camera shakes for days. And yes, there is a camera shake when that lump of metal lands on the skulls of these wretches

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Working on a new enemy for my #roguelike game and added a cool after image effect to emphasize the dodge, I think this is looking pretty promising. Do you like it so far? Would love to hear your thoughts! #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 01/02/2026

Working on a contact damage mechanic unlocked a different mechanic on it's own. I present you the dwarf pogo. Works by just trading a bit of health to get yeeted a bit and then you an remain airborne, could be a fun little mini game. #indiedev #gamedev #action #roguelike #pixelgraphics #dwarves

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

Trying to keep my head down and work on what matters, or at least what I think matters. Short example of what the combat looks like with a more fleshed out enemy 👇 #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment #roguelike #roguelite

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 25/01/2026

Small combat example showcasing what could happen to stunned enemies. This is very early in development and everything could change but thought I'd share this as I quite like the feel of it already :) #dwarves #gamedev #roguelike #indiedev

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Yeah, felt like a proper game which was really wierd but very nice obviously. The Steam deployment pipelne is also very nice, I expected much more friction but really kudos to them for making the whole process really smooth. I half expected this to be a pain but I am surprised how easy it was

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

Been developing this for the past ~3.5 months give or take but getting this to be playable on a Steam Deck actually felt amazing and it felt like a real game for the first time, even if it has very basic functionality :) #indiedev #gamedev #gamedevelopment

Image of a 2D action roguelike game with a dwarf as a main character running on a Steam Deck handheld gaming device.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

The more I use them, the more I like them! It helps me better rationalise what I am trying to do when it's localised into one particular thing. I see that sometimes I have to duplicate code but so far it has been no problem, I want to see what patterns emerges instead of making the wrong abstraction

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

Started off with behaviour trees, felt overwhelmed by the methodology and state machines came to the rescue, much easier! #godot #indiedev #gamedev

Meme about using state machines instead of behaviours trees

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

Thanks and congrats! Your app looks cool, very nice work 😊

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 17/01/2026

Good question. I guess it can be something from a creative perspective; for example if you say the game has met your vision and there is nothing more to add, then you could say that. Ask me again when I ship the game 😂

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Quick sketch of a concerned dwarf I did few days ago. Not perfect but happy with the 10 minutes I put in. More of a concept art and mood exploration at this point. #indiedev #gamedev #art #conceptart

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Haha, sure! A dwarf wielding oversized weapons does unga bunga to enemies and smashes them left and right, yeets them off the screen. Heavy hammer hits shake the local environment. Raw, visceral kinetic smashing bundled with physics. At least that's what the goals is! Do you work on any games?

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

It sure is! Yes I am, it’s going well so far and no major roadblocks, fingers crossed it will be mostly smooth until a playtest build is ready.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Yeah, I can see this and that’s absolutely fine. But tastes change over time and you might find them appealing. Permadeath can be brutal but there is the rogue-lite too which is a bit less punishing.

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

This is a good reminder for sure!

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Kris DD @doubledmg.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

That would be very helpful, thanks! Currently working on a playtest build, should be ready in the next couple of months. If you want to get notified when it goes live, you could either keep on eye on bsky or subscribe to my blog, where I post weekly updates (no spam). Just whatever works for you.

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