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Dylan - Irish solo dev. Gamer/Creator/Dreamer. Itch: violentcandlestudios.itch.io Discord: discord.gg/Bm4awSQpT3

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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
It's been about 4 months since I last posted here. After releasing RelicWar - my first game. I needed a real break, and I took one. No dev-brain, no roadmaps, just recovering. Now I'm easing back in, kicking around a few new concepts. Thanks for still being here. 🙏 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Games From Ireland 2026 is now live! Check out the awesome Irish games on the Steam front page. store.steampowered.com/sale/Gamesfr... RelicWar is participating with a nice discount! store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #Game
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 13/03/2026
Delighted to be in the Games From Ireland Steam Event. Check out the event on the Steam front page today at 5pm GMT! www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGwr... #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpeirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote
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Games From Ireland - Trailer
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Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him) @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
I think people are going to be very happy with what we've managed to put together. 😊 #GamesFromIreland #Imirt #IrishGames #IrishGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev #IrishCreatives #IrishGameDomination #SpeirGhorm #IndieGame #SpotLight #Promote
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 21/02/2026
Patch v1.3.0 pushed to Steam. Interactive Tutorial, trap indicators and bug fixes! store.steampowered.com/news/app/164... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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RelicWar - Patch notes: v1.3.0 - Steam News
Hello Hunter's, I've released a new regular sized update for the game. Changes are based on player feedback. Interactive Tutorial This new update adds a much requested interactive Tutorial to teach th...
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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Event, a week-long digital showcase. Running on Steam during St Patrick’s Day 2026, 13th March - 20th March, this is an Imirt-led initiative, developed in collaboration with Irish developers and studios worldwide. www.imirt.ie/news/2026/2/...
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Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Sale - Presented by Imirt — Imirt
We’re delighted to announce the Irish Steam Sale , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland, by Irish developers around the world, and games shaped by Irish creative talent and ...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 20/02/2026
Update for Feb. A basic tutorial has been completed. Still needs more work but also added a nice feature to mark traps you placed, so you don't step on your own traps! 😅 Shoutout to the in person player that suggested it! 💯 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
Happy (belated) New Year! I've a rough plan for 2026. I want to finish the RelicWar tutorial by March and spend the rest of the year making silly little games and prototypes end to end. (graphics, sfx, music etc) #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
To the detriment of my own sanity I decided to have a go at building an interactive tutorial for RelicWar. I think it's one shortfall that bugs me about my game and it would be nice to have this much requested feature. #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
It's been a while guys. I've mostly been trying to just enjoy normal life again without the added pressure of game dev. Finally I got around to writing a retrospective on my games development. Hope it helps! violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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5 years in retrospect
RelicWar - A retrospective I spent five whole years working on RelicWar as my first Indie title. The game released in September 2025: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/RelicWar/ Let's see whe...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Just a heads up. This individual is using a Curator page to pretend all the games listed have been translated by them. I only reached out to one person to verify and it proved the false claim. Please report this page, as it's being used to scam other indie devs via Discord. #indiedevs #indiegamedev
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Steam Curator: Sunny Daisy
Hi, my name is Daisy and I help indie companies localize games into Portuguese, Spanish and Simplified Chinese.
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 27/10/2025
Another new update has been pushed. This will update an issue with the core gameplay and some reported bugs too! store.steampowered.com/news/app/164... #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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RelicWar - Patch notes: v1.2.1 - Steam News
Hello Hunter's, I have released a new game update. This will address some important issues: Bug Fixes Fixed incorrect enemy removed from map after battle has ended. Fixed crash with no cards in player...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I've rebranded my Discord a bit to be less specific. Now it's setup so I can have all my game feedback and chat in there. No longer limited to just RelicWar itself. I do have some future planned titles. 🙂 discord.com/invite/Bm4aw... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #discord
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 20/10/2025
Last night was crazy. I typed over 3600 words to finish out my college assignment. Just so I could allow myself to buy Battlefield 6. Gaming is a great motivator! 🤣 #gaming #battlefield
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 19/10/2025
I've been pretty quiet on here lately. I'm still here and still love game dev but I've taken some time to reflect and relax after release. Slowly releasing some updates but life has gotten so busy! 👀 store.steampowered.com/news/app/164... #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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RelicWar - Patch notes: v1.2.0 - Steam News
Hello Hunter's, After much deliberation I've decided that the mode "TreasureHunt" has got to go. I added in this mode late in development as a little mini game but I don't think it will ever have enou...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 02/10/2025
It hits different when you attend a game dev conference after releasing your first game! #nexusdublin #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 05/09/2025
Releasing a day after #silksong is crazy work but hopefully the interest in gaming will boost me too. RelicWar has now been published to the store and I'm going out to celebrate! 🥳 www.youtube.com/watch?v=efY5... Spread the good news! 🎉 #newrelease #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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RelicWar - Official Launch Trailer
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 04/09/2025
It's the final countdown. Do di dooo doo, do di do do dooo. You know the song! 😀 Speaking of songs I'll be baking the final OST into the game before the release tomorrow. 🚀 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 02/09/2025
Starting a little countdown for the release. It will be swift, so don't miss it! 😀3 days to go until I get my life back. 😂 *cough* I mean until I release my awesome Indie creation! 🙌 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association @imirt.bsky.social · 01/09/2025
Calling all Imirt Members: Pitch Your Game at Nexus! We’re thrilled to team up with Nexus to launch The Nexus Best Pitch, presented by Imirt. 📅 October 2nd @ Nexus Games Summit, Dublin ⌛ Deadline: September 12th 📝 Find out more and submit your pitch deck here - www.imirt.ie/news/2025/9/...
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Nexus Best Pitch - Presented by Imirt — Imirt
The Nexus Best Pitch, presented by Imirt , will take place at the Nexus Games Summit in Dublin on October 2nd. Imirt is delighted to offer this unique opportunity for its members to showcase their ga...
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Sushi On Wheels - Demo out now! @neilosg.bsky.social · 19/08/2025
🍣Announcement!! My cozy sushi truck game Sushi on Wheels now has a Steam page! Hop in, serve sushi, and explore a seaside town in Japan! Wishlist here: cutt.ly/CrHVnQik #cozygame #indiegame #cozygames
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 18/08/2025
Lil update on my gaming. MechWarrior 5: Clans Ghost Bear has been deleted. I'm sorry but 1980s style bosses have ruined the game for me. Especially when the difficulty of the game in story mode is already crazy. I've gotten unstuck on FF Rebirth but also back to mini game hell. 🫠 #gaming #gamers
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 10/08/2025
Release date announcement! 📣 I'm proud to share with you the release date for RelicWar. It's my debut game and I'm delighted to announce during the wonderful Debut Fest! Share the news with gamers! 🔁 🌟 Wishlist 🌟 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 08/08/2025
Hope everyone is enjoying the Debut Fest. Make sure to checkout all the awesome games! 🕹️ Also add RelicWar to your wishlist and give me a nice boost for my first game debut! 🎉 🕹️ store.steampowered.com/developer/gm... 🌟 Wishlist 🌟 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased
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RelicWar on Steam
Collect the requested dungeon Relic and escape unharmed. Battle tough dungeon monsters and enemy players along the way. They want to steal your valuable treasure. Run or fight your way out. The choice...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 07/08/2025
Let's gooo! 🥳 #indiegame #gamedev #wishlist
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Lunar Games … Stories from Mesopotamia @lunargamesuruk.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I am proud to announce that My Father Lied 🤥 is officially selected for Debut Festival 2025! 🌟 Huge thanks to the awesome fellas at @gamedevist.bsky.social for this honor. #gamefest #indiegames #indiegame #devlog #indiedev #indiegamedev #gamedev #playindie
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 05/08/2025
I've some exciting news. RelicWar has been selected to participate in the Debut Fest on Steam. Big announcement will be revealed during the Festival! 🙌 #indiegame #RPG #TurnBased #indiedev #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 26/07/2025
31st of July was the planned release date but I've had a few real life complications to resolve, so after careful consideration I'll be pushing the release to early Sept. In the meantime feel free to boost wishlists! store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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RelicWar on Steam
Collect the requested dungeon Relic and escape unharmed. Battle tough dungeon monsters and enemy players along the way. They want to steal your valuable treasure. Run or fight your way out. The choice...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 12/07/2025
My sofa gaming has turned into a brick wall. Enjoying Final Fantasy Rebirth until a boss with a crazy difficulty spike. Moved onto MechWarrior 5:Clans which I was enjoying until missions on "Story mode" became unbearable with difficulty. What is up with this?! 🤦 #games #gaming #gamers #soulslike
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 05/07/2025
Not certain if I will be building more large scale games after release of "RelicWar" but I'm having fun building out some new tech which I can use for my future games. Controller support from the start is a priority this time. 🕹️ #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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Craig Breathnach-Irish Writer for Games and Comic Books(He/Him) @craigbreathnach.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
@romerogames.bsky.social has 2 games on Steam right now you can buy if you want to help support them. store.steampowered.com/app/586310/G... store.steampowered.com/app/604540/e... #irishgamedev #speirgorm #irishcreatives
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 28/06/2025
Pushed an update for audio and also fixed some bugs to get Steam approval on the build. The full game build has now been approved for launch. 🚀 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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Demo build v1.4.5 - Audio update
Audio updates I realised while attempting to record video footage for the launch trailer: You could not reduce the music volume to zero 10 percent was the minimum. The audio settings did not affect al...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 14/06/2025
Fixing the last bug in my game felt super anti climatic but that's how it feels for long projects - "I guess I'm done now". Did some extra bits to round out the game but that's it folks! 🙌 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 08/06/2025
One benefit of no job, I have more time to finish the game completely ahead of release. ☺️ All Relic effects are now functional, introduced new status effects and enemy counter attacks. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 24/05/2025
It's been a while but the whole tech industry is going up in flames and my job will too in a few weeks. Regardless another update has been pushed out for the demo. 🫠 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 03/05/2025
Quick post before I hit the gym. Another update has been pushed out for the demo. Includes some fixes and more importantly the final ES translation update. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
Pushed up a new build for the brand new game mode. Treasure Hunt is a more casual game experience. No enemies, no traps - just pure Relic Hunting. 🕵️ violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 13/04/2025
Happy to announce RelicWar is part of the Irish games on Steam. Check it out! 🎉 store.steampowered.com/curator/4145... #IrishGameDev #IndieDevs #GameDevs #IndieGame
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
If any #IrishGameDev is around Cork next Saturday I'll be doing a talk on #GameDev and my experiences with it during the development of RelicWar. www.eventbrite.ie/e/creating-a... #IndieDevs #GameDevs
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Creating and releasing your first Indie Game
Open to everyone who is curious about the world of game development. What is game development really?
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Sneak preview of the Treasure Hunt minigame from the full game release. 🕵️ #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
Great news for #IrishGameDev! 🎉
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
So happy to have my game playtested! Watch Tim playing my game. 🕹️ Also don't forget to like, comment and subscribe! 🙌 #indiegame #gamedev
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 29/03/2025
New trap notifications make it more obvious to the player that your Hunter has detected a trap and you have a chance to avoid it! 🧠 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 23/03/2025
I'm a #solodevsurvivor who worked on his dream game for the last 5 years. Play the free Demo and add to your Wishlist! 🙌 store.steampowered.com/app/1646800/... #IndieGame #IndieDev
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RelicWar on Steam
Collect the requested dungeon Relic and escape unharmed. Battle tough dungeon monsters and enemy players along the way. They want to steal your valuable treasure. Run or fight your way out. The choice...
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 17/03/2025
I felt the appraisal was missing something for progression, so I've added a notification about your rank progress after Relic appraisal. 🪄 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 16/03/2025
Working on UI/UX updates for this weekend. Also updated the default window size. 1280x720 was looking very dated when I was going through the Steam hardware survey stats. 😃 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 09/03/2025
A new day and a new demo build. Added the remaining maps for "Dark Depths" and "The Wilderness". Also includes all maps in the Server Browser and some nice bug fixes! 🚀 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
New demo build today. Added new maps for Shallowlands! Also fixed AI players to not be so aggressive - it's supposed to be a chill game after all. 😅 violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #screenshotsaturday #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Thanks to everyone who played the RelicWar demo during Steam Next Fest and especially those who wishlisted. The demo will remain available and be updated towards release. 🚀 #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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VC Games @violentcandle.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
The response from the Steam Next Fest has been absolutely incredible. 🥳 Pushing up an important bug fix release for next week. violentcandlestudios.itch.io/relic-war/de... #SteamNextFest #indiedev #gamedev #JRPG #RPG
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