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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Hey, it's been a minute. We've been working hard on our North-African-sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder, Project: Sala, and we wanted to share some updates. 🧵👇

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Everyone is Solid @every1solid.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

SYSTEM ALERT: #TurnBasedThursday engaged! 🎉 Official host protocol activating. #GameDev / #IndieDev: Initiate upload sequence. Share your turn-based games, demos, and links in the replies. Players and fans: Execute support functions. Like, repost, and wishlist. Help some indies succeed!

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Badger Punch Games @badgerpunch.com · 22/01/2026

We are thrilled to officially host this week’s #TurnBasedThursday! 🎉 🛠️ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag! 🎮 Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies 👇 RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 22/01/2026

Hey 👋 It's been a while. Wanted to update you on our North-African sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder. We're still cooking. In fact we made a big design pivot in 2025. Here's what we've been working on 🧵👇

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

Colour studies by our amazingly talented artist Simon as we lock in the art direction for our tactical roguelike deckbuilder.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

Sneak peak of some Simon's concepts as we close out the art bible for our tactical roguelike deckbuilder.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 06/01/2026

Hope you had a nice winter holiday, fellow game devs :) We're back to work and working on closing art direction as well as adding cards to our tactical roguelike deckbuilder.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

While we're refactoring and working on the art bible of our tactical roguelike deckbuilder, our sound designer Lars has been mixing some saucy tunes. I think this one works well for a boss fight. soundcloud.com/user-5340974... #sounddesign

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Project Sala - oct 24 - mix 01

A mix of one of the tracking going in the demo of our tactical roguelike deckbuilder.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

Our talented sound designer, Lars, has gotten into a groove. This is one of his recent "audio vertical slices" which tests the soundscape of the game in combat. #gameaudio #sounddesign on.soundcloud.com/QHZ0FfEezEud...

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Project Sala Audio Vertical Slice - 2025 Nov - Track 01

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

While this is not our final art style, it's so cool to see how far our talented artist, Simon, has come.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

One of the biggest hearts in game dev, and a master of game feel, @tricko.bsky.social is one of those devs I'm constantly learning from. He just released his first commercial game. Go check it out. #ff #followfriday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Simon, our talented artist, has been working on rendering and art pipeline. This piece is of a Banumarin. Inspired by the North African Amazigh, the Banumarin are a noble, agile faction who know the desert like the back of their hand.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

After struggling with designing enemies for our tactical roguelike deckbuilder, we landed on a design space that makes our lives easier. Read on 🧵👇

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

WIP concept by our talented artist, Simon. The Reddin faction are loosely based on 16th-19th Century Ottoman pirates, and they're one of our favourites: Swashbuckling yet honourable, they bring a lot of chaos to our tactical roguelike deckbuilder.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Hello :) It's been a while. We've been cooking. For a while we thought the design of our tactical roguelike deckbuilder was "the bed we made" & we'd have to lay in it. But inspiration struck recently & we decided to solve some of our core design problems. Read on👇🧵(1/7)

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

We’ve been experimenting with control-style decks in our North African–inspired sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder. Our latest addition, Entangle, blocks enemy reinforcements for a turn, giving you the breathing room to regroup and set up your next big play! #TurnBasedThursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

We've been cooking up new cards for our North African–inspired sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder. Recently, we experimented with a control-style deck. One standout was Stun—a powerful ability that can come in clutch when needing to disable an enemy unit temporarily. #TurnBasedThursday

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Into The Grid || Early Access Out Now! @flatlinestudios.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Calling all turn-based hackers! 🦾 We are honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday hosts! 🧉 💬 Are you a #gamedev working on a turn-based marvel? Drop us a line below! 🕹️ Are you a turn-based lover? Support by checking the games and wishlisting your favorites!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

Our brilliant sound designer, Lars Dahl, has been exploring bold new directions for the soundtrack of our North African–inspired sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder. Check out this fresh WIP track—perfect for easing the tension without losing momentum. 🎧 on.soundcloud.com/rcQniZMc3OqQ...

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Project Sala Music Teaser 02

Listen to Project Sala Music Teaser 02 by Kolena #np on #SoundCloud

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

We’ve been busy creating new content for our North African–inspired sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder, but we’re not quite ready to pull back the curtain on what we've been cooking just yet. Until then, enjoy this WIP track from our sound designer, Lars Dahl! on.soundcloud.com/m672YRDmNmzm...

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Project Sala Music Teaser

Listen to Project Sala Music Teaser by Kolena #np on #SoundCloud

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

We’ve been cranking out cards for our North African–inspired sci-fi roguelike deckbuilder, and found that it was getting trickier to keep track of all the data. So using UIToolkit we whipped up a slick tabular view of every card—seriously impressed by how fast it came together!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

The team took a beat to refactor code and tighten up our design workflows—now we’re back to building new content for our North African–inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder! While we’re cooking up more content, check out some in-progress art featuring the game’s factions.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 15/05/2025

More art from our North African–inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder, featuring the Kijo! 🛠️🚀 Tech-savvy tradespeople, the Kijo bring their knowledge and ingenuity to the rebellion. Exiled by the Gait, they fight not just to survive, but to build a better future.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

Taking a break from our regular tasks, the team jammed together to design cards for our North African-inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder. The break proved super valuable—not just for sparking fresh ideas, but for revealing key tooling pain points we’re now addressing.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

More art from our North African-inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder, featuring the Banumarin! 🐫 Seasoned nomads with unmatched endurance, the Banumarin lend their mobility to the rebellion. Exiled by the Gait, they fight to restore freedom and reclaim their homeland!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

We have a simple HP + Block stat called “Guard” in our tactical roguelike deckbuilder. It helps make our one-screen game clean & elegant. But “Temporary Guard”, which a unit loses when it leaves the board, has been confusing. Our updated UI should fix that. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 10/04/2025

More art from our North African-inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder, featuring the Reddin! Rough and tumble pirates with big, tanky units built for survivability, the Reddin lend their strength and resolve to the rebel cause! 🏴‍☠️💪

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 20/03/2025

We’ve been tweaking and extending a run for our North African-inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder to amp up pacing and improve enemy variety. Plus, here are fresh sketches from our talented Simon, where he's playing with simple yet striking lighting to make them pop!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Our talented sound designer, Lars Dahl, has been experimenting with SFX for our North African-inspired sci-fi tactical roguelike deckbuilder! Check out these SFX variants as he explores how far he can push into the sci-fi sound space while keeping a balance with realistic foley.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

Playtests of our tactical roguelike deckbuilder revealed that card draw felt too slow early on. So we're testing a new rule: start with a full hand, then only draw when there's room — offering more choices early while preventing hand bloat late game. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

A silhouette of units from our North African-inspired tactical roguelike deckbuilder, by our talented artist, Simon! 🎨 Simon uses these quick silhouettes to make sure each faction has an instantly readable identity.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 20/02/2025

In our tactical roguelike deckbuilder, each row has its own HP, making positioning more strategic. But what would units in dead rows target? This question led to some awkwardness. Our fav solution: a main hub behind the rows that must be destroyed to win. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Our talented artist, Simon, wanted the pattern work in his sketches to feel more cohesive with the identity of each faction in our tactical roguelike deckbuilder. So, he’s been exploring different pattern designs to better capture each faction's unique North African identity.

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

We're shifting from free card movement (like Wildfrost) to a more deliberate positioning system in our roguelike deckbuilder. But we still wanted players to have a mechanism to reposition their units, so we've been playing with the idea of movement cards. #strategysunday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 30/01/2025

We’re prototyping movement cards this week for our upcoming roguelike deckbuilder, starting with a Swap Row card. Players can use this card to reposition units by swapping the rows on which they were deployed, adding a new layer of tactical decision-making. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

We were inspired by Wildfrost's free card movement when designing our tactical roguelike deckbuilder. But playtesting has us rethinking its impact on tactical depth. So we’re now exploring limiting movement to make positioning more deliberate and strategic. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 09/01/2025

We’re kicking off the new year by adding more fun cards to our upcoming roguelike deckbuilder! Say hello to the Jester! While waiting in the encounter row, it takes potshots at your units. Clear the row fast—or brace for the Jester’s relentless mischief !🤡 #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 26/12/2024

In our tactical roguelike deckbuilder, the reserves column is a healing zone & your draw/discard pile. Playtests showed players often missed moving units there, so we added The Diplomat: a card that grants influence (mana) when moved from the board to reserves. #turnbasedthursday

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 19/12/2024

More beautiful work from our talented artist, Simon! This week, Simon explored the design of Lifewells—powerful cards with passive abilities from our tactical roguelike deckbuilder. Check out this Lifewell that embodies the spirit of the nature-honoring Banumarin faction!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 12/12/2024

Simon, our talented artist, has recently shifted focus to research and refine his process for creating environment art. Check out some of his early explorations—excited to see where this journey takes him! 🎨

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 06/12/2024

Lars, our amazing sound designer, has been experimenting with combining Moroccan street music and intense sci-fi music. Could work for a boss battle. Wait for it, it comes in hot. on.soundcloud.com/KUjM8ctmUaEK...

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project sala - oct 24 - extended

Lars, our sound designer, has been experimenting with combining Gnawa* percussion with intense sci-fi battle music; could work for something like a boss. *Gnawa are Moroccan street musicians

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Kryštof Klestil 🚂 Fogpiercer Demo out now! @krystof-klestil.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

#Turnbased lovers of Bluesky unite! Excited to be the official #TurnBasedThursday host this week 🎉 🕹️ If you're a #GameDev or an #IndieDev reply with your fantastic #turnbased game below! --- 🔁 Share & ❤️ Like this post 👉 Tag other games and devs ✨ Check out the games in the replies!

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Kolena Studio @kolena.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Hey #indieDev people. We're four guys working on our first commercial game, a tactical roguelike deckbuilder. We're currently in pre-alpha and cooking up new systems and mechanics. Can't wait to show you more!

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