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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 30/09/2026

Our one-eyed, flying fish now offers french fries when you begin a new run. #roguelike #handdrawn #godotengine

Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 21/09/2026

I too have experienced Valve taking the max days they needed lately instead of reviewing quicker like in the before times

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 17/09/2026

We’re in Japan to meet new people and showcase the game! Come by if you’re visiting Tokyo Game Show! We’re in the indie hall. Off course. #gamedev #godotengine #indiegame

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/09/2026

We’re also attending! I want to come by and say hi this time! Dang, it’s travel season for you, isn’t it.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 14/09/2026

That’s not how I hold a map

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aran @aran.sokpop.co · 10/09/2026

RAT GAME has a release date! 🐀 1 Chef vs 2 to 8 rats - who would win?? A comedy horror co-op game where a team of rats secretly tries to ruin a restaurant while another player tries to stop them… coming 30th October, new trailer here!!

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 28/08/2026

And if you want to come and discuss the game we've got some channels up for Castle Away on our discord! discord.com/invite/7QZE5...

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Word lid van de Discord-server Renegade Games!

This is the official server for the Castle Away, Gladiator Manager and Imperium games! | 9966 leden

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 26/08/2026

Thanks Alan! Glad you like it so far 🤓

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 24/08/2026

If you're a creator and want to play a preview of the full game: dm me and I'll give you a key. We've got some more content lined up!

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 24/08/2026

Play the CASTLE AWAY demo on Steam! store.steampowered.com/app/4362480/... 🌐 available in English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Brazilian Portuguese, Korean, Japanese. 🎮 Windows, Mac, Linux and SteamOS

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Castle Away on Steam

Build and command your own flying fortress. Battle your way through a hand-drawn realm and craft the strongest keep imaginable. Will your castle hold up against the Archdemon?

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 24/08/2026

Demo out for CASTLE AWAY! In which you build and command your own flying fortress to battle monsters and slay demons. 🏰 Castle Builder ⛳️ Run-based, quick to pick up! 🧠 Strategic Auto-battler 🖐️ Hand-drawn, hand-made in Godot #roguelite #autobattler #godotengine #gamedev

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 21/08/2026

first test with variations for the player portrait are making it painfully obvious that she also needs a few sets of clothing to really drive the point home #gamedev #godot #indiegame

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 20/08/2026

i don't much care for cosmetics in games, but since we're working on async multiplayer, it'd be good to have some different portraits flying around, to invoke battling (a ghost of) someone else. so...i'm sketching out a 'styling' feature :P #gamedev #indiegame

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 19/08/2026

And now we have to wait 1,5 years to know what it is.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 18/08/2026

Let’s goooooo. Castle Away was also participating. Were you therein person or folks from the publisher? And will you be at gamescom in the flesh?

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 18/08/2026

Heeeeyy! Thanks 🙏🏼

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 17/08/2026

making a temp wordmark for chinese localisation while i'm waiting on a friend to design the real deal. this somehow makes it look so legit lol. #graphicdesign #logotype #gamedev

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/08/2026

But what I’m guessing you’re looking for here is relieve for the person who is responsible for making the ‘hard’ decisions. I haven’t figured that out yet. It seems that when a deadline is nearing, you become more and more of a bottle neck.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/08/2026

The reason I think mobile is crunch free, is because we have less (no?) control over (launch) visibility.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/08/2026

A note here is that everyone I work with is a parent. So we know that there’s a limit to someone’s time and energy. There is no asking for more.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/08/2026

Talking about indie teams of 3-5 people. Can’t really talk about ‘pipelines’ since we don’t think about it in those terms. One thing I can say is that if someone says they’re stressing out, we either push the date or change the scope.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 15/08/2026

Mobile releases have tended to be crunch free for us, since the moment/day/week itself doesn’t feel that heavy. Steam has been kinda crunchy. For me, that’s because switching context so often (people, business, marketing, game) is just inherently stressful.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 14/08/2026

Been using this as my go-to for agreements. Sometimes slightly tweaking it. Often updating rev share percentages 🤑

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 11/08/2026

Yeah this game was begging for mobile. Let those numbers roll

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 04/08/2026

Big Walk has been on my wishlist for quite some time now. Fell in love with the art direction (love the stark contrast of natural and graphic). Curious what kind of experience it delivers. Time to gift it to some friends 🙃

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 28/07/2026

Someone else made that comparison too! couch co-opped that game a lot 🤠

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 27/07/2026

Screenies of some new stuff I’ve been working on for Castle Away! We’re prepping the demo build right now. It’ll be live next month. #gamedev #indiegame #godotengine

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 27/07/2026

Just upped your age rating by introducing that bus 😄

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 26/07/2026

Hahaha. I’m very good at having my payment in 6 hours before the deadline. BTW aangifte gaat in de hoek ‘noodzakelijk, lage prioriteit’

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 26/07/2026

It will start flowing again! Trust the process trust the process

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 25/07/2026

Whaa you even got a shoutout at the start of the vid! 😎

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 25/07/2026

People are trying out our game at an indie booth in China! :D

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 18/07/2026

From a distance / when scrolling by, purple says ‘experimental’ to me, which i think matches the game idea?

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 17/07/2026

And by ‘something that feels off’ I mean: a bug or interaction that is just objectively wrong or out of place. So something someone would write in their feedback or negative review.

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 17/07/2026

My thinking in doing quality assurance: if I find something that feels off, surely someone in a group of 1000 players will also find it. So better just fix everything you find yourself. Am I wrong in assuming that? #gamedev #indiegame

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 16/07/2026

So.. you really just put an unedited 6min+ gameplay video there? 😄 bold move let’s go

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Sim Kaart @simkaart.co · 16/07/2026

when making an isometric game in 2d, i'm noticing you need shapes on the 'floor' that emphasise the perspective, to ground the assets onto the world. #indiedev #godotengine #handdrawn

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