Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 10/09/2026Indie Spotlight: Warsim nerdybirdgames.com/2026/09/09/w...nerdybirdgames.comWarsim: The Realm of Aslona – Indie Game SpotlightWarsim: The Realm of Aslona developed and published by Huw Millward, is available on Steam now. Warsim: The Realm of Aslona is a deep, rich text-based kingdom-ruling simulator with millions of proc… 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 03/09/2026Warsim 135 is live! store.steampowered.com/news/app/659...store.steampowered.comWarsim: The Realm of Aslona - Warsim 1.3.5 (2026 Warsim Refresher) - Steam NewsI'm sorry for the delay on this update. I've been sat on releasing one for a while but ya boi's been a bit burned out in this wild old life, I still have loved all the support and love Warsim has endl... 051
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Warsim Dev Q&A is live, fan questions answered! warsimstore.com/blogs/news/w... I tried to get through as many as I could but we got a huge responsewarsimstore.comWarsim Dev Q&A (Fan questions answered)Hello everyone, Huw the developer of Warsim here, thank you for all the awesome questions I've picked a bunch of the best in my opinion and tried my best to honestly answer! THE QUESTIONS A: Yup, ther... 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 27/08/2026Warsim Dev Q&A is live, fan questions answered! warsimstore.com/blogs/news/w... I tried to get through as many as I could but we got a huge responsewarsimstore.comWarsim Dev Q&A (Fan questions answered)Hello everyone, Huw the developer of Warsim here, thank you for all the awesome questions I've picked a bunch of the best in my opinion and tried my best to honestly answer! THE QUESTIONS A: Yup, ther... 000
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 07/08/2026Thank you to everyone who's been supporting the Warsimlike games, I have had many messages from the devs of these games who are seeing massive spikes in downloads! This is huge and means a lot to me and them 🫡 041
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Warsim 50% off and new Warsimlike games have been announced bringing the list up to 19 total so far! If you have one of your own, come share it with the community :) store.steampowered.com/news/app/659... #gamedev #indiedev #fangame #steamsalestore.steampowered.comWarsim: The Realm of Aslona - Warsimlikes are still cooking! (19 Warsimlikes) - Steam NewsIt's been a minute since any Warsim updates, but my god I can't go a few weeks without getting some juicy Warsimlikes update or a whole new game being dmed to me. So to all you wonderful Warsimlike de... 092
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 24/07/2026I wrote an article about some of the wildest times players broke my game in the 10 years I've been developing it From insane speedruns to world-destroying champions #gamedev #indiedev #speedrun #gamebreaking warsimstore.com/blogs/news/w...warsimstore.comWhen players break the gameWarsim began as a project to learn to code, I made it by myself for myself and never in a million years considered it would be seen or played by any else unless I was showing it to a friend. Well obvi... 0123
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 20/07/2026Some legend in Japan made a translator for Warsim! I love gamers so much github.com/dewfalse/War... 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 17/07/2026Our beloved pee pee the goblin making an appearence in Develop Brighton #Developbrighton #gamecon #sticker #gamedev 071
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 13/07/2026The dev of Cultgame interviews the dev of TaeRPG (Both games are warsimlikes) and it's a great interview www.youtube.com/watch?v=UDcg...youtube.comHow a Lord of The Rings Inspired ASCII RPG Was Made (TAE RPG) | The Scrappy Indie Dev Podcast 2YouTube video by Bucephalus Studios 031
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 06/07/2026In light of all the push against physical media I'm announcing a standalone physical edition of Warsim! :) warsimstore.com/blogs/news/w...warsimstore.comWarsim Physical Edition LaunchIn light of the recent move by Sony to phase out physical media by January 2028 while at the same time losing the rights to 500+ movies thus deleting them from the accounts of people who paid for them... 071
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 29/06/2026Warsim's currently 45% Off - $5.49 Anyone who's on the fence or has friends who are, now's the time ;) It blows my mind we're still getting this many new people after releasing it in 2017 on steam, Cheers to all you new Warsimmers! <3 store.steampowered.com/app/659540/W... #gamedeal #summersalestore.steampowered.comSave 45% on Warsim: The Realm of Aslona on SteamWarsim is a deep, rich text based kingdom ruling sim unlike anything else, complete with charming ASCII graphics. Navigate the millions of different procedurally generated races, events and areas with... 021
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 08/06/2026An update on Slumbox's development months after our kickstarter! It's been quiet on the socials but cooking like mad behind the scenes! www.reddit.com/r/Slumbox/co...reddit.comFrom the Slumbox community on RedditExplore this post and more from the Slumbox community 010
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 21/04/2026A super rare Warsim event if Cave Gnomes learn gambling and the nearby hidden vampire city is opened... 081
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 13/04/2026New Warsim article live! Exploring some of the 94 million races in the game warsimstore.com/blogs/news/e... #proceduralgeneration #gamedev #indiegame #indiedevwarsimstore.comExploring the depths of the 94 million procedurally generated fantasyCurrently, there are exactly 94,887,852 possible fantasy races that can be spawned in the world of ‘Warsim: The Realm of Aslona’. I’m the game’s developer and in my thousands of hours of playtesting I... 0135
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 24/03/2026I love Warsim's proc gen sometimes... Look at this little guy #procgen #procedural #gaming #indiegames #indiedev 062
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 02/03/2026Heya guys, Kickstarter campaign didn't make it, made a statement over on the KS page touching on it! Thank you everyone who gave it love and support <3 #gaming #indiedev #gamedev www.kickstarter.com/projects/slu...kickstarter.comUpdate 5: Thank you all so much! · SlumboxHeya guysSo as you may have seen we didn't hit our goal. We came fairly close and I'm still incredibly proud of what we've achieved and the kind support that was put out considering how relatively ear... 0115
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 23/02/2026The second edition of our in-house superhero comic Lem-Man for Slumbox! #Comic #Comicbook #Superhero #Indiegame #Indiedev 091
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 20/02/2026Made dozens of comics for my video game but we had no superheros... Had to make one so here's LEM-MAN! #Indiegame #gamedev #comics #superhero 082
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 18/02/2026Just wrote a post exploring and breaking down Slumbox's proc gen book system. Inspired by games like Skyrim and Oblivion but doing it our own way! www.reddit.com/r/Slumbox/co... #books #gamedev #procgen #skyrim #oblivion #gaming #indiegamereddit.comFrom the Slumbox community on RedditExplore this post and more from the Slumbox community 082
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Someone asked me what's changed in Warsim since 2022 I didn't realise we'd been on it that hard, the golden years of 2018-2020 were so mad I thought I'd been lacking #gamedev #indiedev #changelogs 0102
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 17/02/2026Interview about Slumbox with the legendary Chefjeff youtu.be/oNof9uodVj8?... #indiedev #gamedevyoutu.beTalking Slumbox With Warsim Developer Huw MilwardYouTube video by Bucephalus Studios 0143
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 15/02/2026The latest in a series of comics about feet fighting eachother... KICKFIGHTER! We're also trying to make this and in-game video game series within Slumbox :) #Comics #indiegame #gamedev 0132
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 13/02/2026An example of some readable comic action in Slumbox! #comicbooks #videogame #gaming #indie #indiegame 081
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 13/02/2026Still 16 days to go and we're already more than 50% funded from 194 backers! I want to thank everyone for the support so far it's been amazing www.kickstarter.com/projects/slu... We're still fighting for it but I'm here for all the comments and questions! <3 #Gamedev #indie #crowdfund #rpgkickstarter.comSlumboxAn ambitious LifeSim RPG, live your life in the mad city or the wild wastes beyond it! 053
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 12/02/2026Some insane fan-art by Cross on the Warsim discord... I wish I knew this guy when I was making logos #art #ascii #textgame #gaming #indiegame #fanart #indiegames 1133
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 10/02/2026Hackers #1 - Full comic from Slumbox One of the 100 in game comics you can find and read in Slumbox #gamedev #comics #webcomics #indiegame 0122
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 09/02/2026Slumbox's name generator has trillions of possibilities, there are a lot of pretty normal sounding names but I've also seen some absolutely hilarious stuff come out Here's a collage of some of the best I've seen so far #procgen #procedural #random #gaming #cyberpunk #npcs 040
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 05/02/2026Steam reviews never disappoint #gamedev #steam #steamreviews 0112
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 03/02/2026Only days live and we've already made over £5000 from more than 100 backers! I've kept Slumbox hidden for years and having such a wholesome response from the Warsim community and beyond when it was announced has been incredible <3 #gamedev #indiegame #cyberpunk www.kickstarter.com/projects/slu...kickstarter.comSlumboxAn ambitious LifeSim RPG, live your life in the mad city or the wild wastes beyond it! 083
Reposted by HuwWales in Games @walesingames.com · 30/01/2026#Welsh developer @huw2k8.bsky.social and his team at Worldviper Studios have launched a Kickstarter campaign for #Slumbox. Huge scope for this cyberpunk life-sim RPG, and full of Welsh band music to boot! Pob lwc! #indiedev #gamedev #Wales #Cymruwalesingames.comKickstarter launched for cyberpunk RPG Slumbox - Wales in GamesWelsh developer Huw Millward, creator of Warsim, seeks funding for next game. 2177
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 30/01/2026After 10 years working on Warsim I am finally announcing my new project and it's kickstarter! Introducing SLUMBOX (GTA meets STARDEW VALLEY... on crack) www.kickstarter.com/projects/slu... It's been an insane journey getting here, I really hope I can continue putting my soul into this #indiegame 042
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 29/01/2026store.steampowered.com/bundle/67009... Warsim x Dwarf Fortress bundle is live! And as a 22 yr old Dwarf Fortress fan back in 2015 I was inspired to start my own journey. 10 years on and I've been living full time on the income of my inspo project. Big love to Kitfox and DF! <3 #gamedev #gamingstore.steampowered.comDwarf Fortress x Warsim on Steam 093
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 29/01/2026Got a review I thought was a joke... Realised it was a real neighbour from 5 years ago who I gave ice cream to during the pandemic Wildest steam review 😆 #steamreview #funny #steam #indiedev #indiegame 0121
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 15/01/2026store.steampowered.com/news/app/659... The state of Warsimlikes in 2026! 2 new games announced, Cult game now on steam. 14 projects in total and growing :)store.steampowered.comWarsim: The Realm of Aslona - The State of Warsimlikes in 2026 - Steam News3 new Warsimlike games added to our ever-growing new genre! 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 07/01/2026Dignug V Dinkdink GNOME INSULT BATTLE Who will win?! #gnomefights #bumfights #insultbattle #indie youtu.be/4a4xLNxiCNM?...youtu.beDignug vs Dinkdink (Gnome Insult Battle)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 17/12/2025Gibbles V Pippy Who will win?! #gnomefights #bumfights #insultbattle #indie youtu.be/oPvAfpXWsDU?...youtu.beGibbles vs Pippy (Gnome Insult Battle)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 131
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 16/12/2025One of the greatest RNG adventurers I've ever seen... Behold Bimble the Immovable Object #Indie #gamedev #procgen #gnome 1123
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 10/12/2025How can AAA compete with this? youtu.be/fjAZTV2Jaj4?... #nextgen #gaming #biggleroll #gnomesgonewildyoutu.beDimbuckle vs Bigglebee (Biggleroll Battle)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 071
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 05/12/2025steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/... New Fan made Warsim guide live this morning! I love passionate fan driven stuff like this. Please show this guide some love <3steamcommunity.comSteam Community :: Guide :: Beginner's Guide to WarsimWelcome to Warsim: The Realm of Aslona! This guide is designed to help new players understand the basics, avoid common mistakes, and start building a strong kingdom.... 020
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 03/12/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=mj5Y... TOOPY VS ZOGGY BATTLE OF THE CENTURY! WHO WILL WIN?! #Insultbattles #weird #gamingyoutube.comToopy vs Zoggy (Gnome Insult Battle)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 151
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 26/11/2025youtu.be/Ub8Cgg9e1CQ?...youtu.beDuneland Treasure Fights (Beep vs Haandur the Dunewarrior)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 031
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 07/11/2025store.steampowered.com/bundle/61821... Warsim + Caves of Qud is now bundled up on steam, 2 big proc gen loving games, absolute honour to be bundled alongside this legendary game! #gamedev #collab #cavesofqud #indie #indiegame #gaming #steamdealstore.steampowered.comSave 15% on Caves of Qud x Warsim on Steam 22313
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 31/10/2025Unboxing a copy of my own game's Collector's Edition The Warsim Collector's edition's have been mailed all over the world and it's been a dream come true to both be able to sign and send these out, and have a set to keep for myself too! youtu.be/AirykeJKZm0?... #gamedev #indie #gamingyoutu.beUnboxing a Warsim Collector's EditionYouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 0103
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 29/10/2025www.youtube.com/watch?v=rmmO... One of the bigger tournaments in Warsim the 16-Man Arena Tourney! Who will winyoutube.comWarsim 16 Man Tournament SimulatedYouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 041
Huw @huw2k8.bsky.social · 22/10/2025Banky vs Melwood (Gnome Insult Battle) youtu.be/x46_KXCr3fI?...youtu.beBanky vs Melwood (Gnome Insult Battle)YouTube video by Warsim: The Realm of Aslona Official 021
