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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

I just started a 1st playtest week on Steam of my Turn Based Strategy game Virtualord. Sign up before the 30th to get access to a Linux and a Windows build featuring the full demo in a "close to release" state: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #gamedev #indiedev #pcgames #strategygames

cover image of indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" announcing a playtesting week on Steam

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

I am happy to announce that you can now go to the Steam page of my game Virtualord and apply to join the first playtest: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... I am planning to start it next Tuesday, but you can register now to save your spot. #pcgames #pcgaming #steam #strategygames #playtest

Steam page of indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" showing a new button to join the upcoming playtest

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

You have to pay to save in my Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". In this short I explain how it works and why: www.youtube.com/shorts/WUMEg... Check it out and let me know if you agree or not. #strategygames #turnbasedstrategy #gamedesign #pcgames #indiegame

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Have you ever paid to save a game?

YouTube video by Voxelay

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The waiting game is ON! If all goes well I'm going to run a first (Windows & Linux) playtest of my indie strategy game next week. Is Steam only okay or would you prefer other options too (itchio, GitHub, Google drive, etc...)? #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #pcgaming #linuxgaming

meme "c'mon do something" used on the Steam dashboard of my game's playtest while waiting for approval of the latest build of the game.

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

This is why I love building walls in my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"... they adapt their shapes and profile according to existing and new elements. #strategygames #turnbased #towerdefense #rpggames #indiegame

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

New main menu for the upcoming demo of my indie strategy game. What do you think? #indiedev #gamedev #pcgame #indiegame

main menu of turn based strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" showing a planet in space as background and several buttons to navigate all the available actions and main screens of the game

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step... I just started to integrate the Steam SDK into my game for the first time, wish me luck! #gamedev #indiedev #pcgame #indiegame

2 log windows of coding IDE Qt Creator showing the output of the Steam SDK init. first time it fails, but it succeeds on the second time

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

My latest dev-log is also available in text + images format on Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... It covers all main new features introduced in version 0.6.9 of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". #indiedev #gamedev #pcgame #indiegame

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Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror - Development Update: August 2026 - Steam News

August brings a new alpha build of Virtualord which completes the tutorial missions and that makes the demo release one step closer. Find out all new features in this dev-log.

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Just published a video dev-log showcasing all new features and changes from the latest alpha build of my indie strategy game: youtu.be/fmIFlobYYFc - 3rd and final tutorial mission ✅ - new auto camera 🎥 - plus many other fixes and improvements 📈 #indiedev #gamedev #pcgames #indiegame

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Virtualord 0.6.9 - all new features and changes before the demo release

YouTube video by Voxelay

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

Regretfully I have to announce that I won't be joining the Steam Next Fest coming next October as originally planned. I already invested a lot of work into my game and rushing things to gain a few months is not going make any good. See you in February 2027. #indiedev #gamedev

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Today I was at a mall and I spotted an info totem that granted full access after a blackout... Long story short, I got a free digital ad for my indie strategy game! 😄 (sorry for the crappy pic, but lights were too bright). #gamedev #indiedev #guerrillamarketing

Steam page of indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" on a tablet.

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

I have been working on my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" for 300 days straight! A lot has happened since I started and now I am close to release a new alpha build that will be followed by a first public demo next month. 💪 #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

git-cal chart showing 300 days of work on my indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

I just published my usual monthly #devlog post on Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... In this one you will find a recap of everything happened last month, but also all main development news like: - game load & save - new selection UI #indiedev #gamedev

JULY 2026 dev update on indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 31/07/2026

Happy to announce that my indie TBS game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" passed the 1,000 wishlists mark! A 1st important milestone for a solo-dev and hopefully a 1st of many to come! Thanks to all the people who believed in me so far. 🙏 #gamedev #indiegames #indiedev

indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" passes the 1,000 wishlists on Steam

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

After many sleepless nights... I am happy to show you the announcement trailer of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming #indiegame

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Tomorrow I am going to publish the announcement trailer of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". I would really appreciate if you could click the "Notify me" button of the premiere to make sure to watch it when it goes live: www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vOE... #indiedev #gamedev

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Virtualord The Virtual Conqueror - official announcement trailer

YouTube video by Voxelay

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

5th new screenshot of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". Setting up your defenses with walls, towers and gates is key to resist enemy waves. WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #gamedev

isometric towers, walls and gates making a defensive line against enemies in indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

4th new screenshot of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueor". These are the mini-units, that you can send to attack your enemies like if playing a Tower Defense as if you were the attacker. WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #indiedev #gamedev #followfriday

units and mini-units on an isometric map in indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

I published a new video dev-log about the development of my indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8gX... In this video I show the 2nd tutorial mission and several new features I added while working on it. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

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Virtualord 0.6.7 - dev-log introducing the 2nd tutorial mission

YouTube video by Voxelay

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

3rd new screenshot of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueor". This is the tech tree, where you can unlock upgrades spending research points produced by the research center. WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #solodev #indiedev #gamedev #turnbasedthursday

tech tree of indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror", featuring different sections and multiple upgrades to unlock using research points

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Second new screenshot of my indie TBS game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". This is a bunch of different structures generating resources in the base of faction Alphen. WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #indiedev #gamedev #wishlistwednesday #pcgaming

resource production in Turn Based Strategy indie game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

First new screenshot of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". This is a base of faction Domens. WISHLIST NOW: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #indiedev #gamedev #TurnBased #pcgaming

an isometric base in Turn Based Strategy indie game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

This week I will be publishing a new screenshot of my indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" every day. First one coming in a few hours... stay tuned!

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today I also published a new #devlog that covers all work I did on my indie strategy game "Virtualord" during the past month. You can read it on Steam: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... #indiedev #gamedev

DEV UPDATE JUNE 2026 - dev blog about indie strategy game "Virtualord, the Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Today I released version 0.6.7 of my indie strategy game "Virtualord, the Virtual Conqueror". You can try it (Windows or Linux) joining us on Discord: discord.gg/VkamNzEzDg It includes a fully playable 2nd tutorial mission and a lot of new features and improvements. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

screenshot of the tutorial of indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 29/06/2026

Now gates are fully automatic in Virtualord! They open when a friendly unit is about to cross and close right after. You will find this and much more in the upcoming 0.6.7 version. CHECK IT OUT: store.steampowered.com/app/1607580/... #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I just implemented automatic doors in my indie TBS game Virtualord and I can't stop playing with them! 🖱️⌨️ It's so rewarding to see the pathfinder handling them right and to see them open automatically when a unit is crossing them. ➡️🚪 #indiedev #gamedev

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

For the first time Steam is explicitly saying Next Fest is showing you games randomly for the first 48 hours. After that, you will have the option to choose between a random and a personalized experience

new toggle in the Steam Next Fest homepage that will let users decide if seeing random or recommended games after the first 48 hours

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Auto-generated YouTube captions are usually great, but the way they misspelled my game's title (Virtualord) here gave me a laugh! Maybe that's the universe suggesting me what my next game should be! #indiedev #gamedev #fun #beerlord

Youtube screenshot where the game name "Virtualord" is mispelled "Beer lord" in the auto-generated English captions

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

In a few minutes I'll be in a live coding session working on my indie strategy game Virtualord. Today I'll be working on tutorial and gameplay code (all C++), and maybe some new UI graphics in Inkscape. You can join here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWQd... #gamedev #indiedev #livecoding

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live gamedev stream - coding gameplay & tutorial of Virtualord, my isometric TBS game made in C++

YouTube video by Voxelay

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today I'll be doing a live coding session. Register here to get notified when it starts: youtube.com/live/BWQd2N7... I'll be working on gameplay and tutorial code of my indie strategy game Virtualord. Starting at 14:30 CEST. #indiedev #gamedev #coding #streaming

cover image for my upcoming live coding session on Youtube which shows my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" on the left and its C++ code on the right

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

I published a new video dev log about my indie strategy game Virtualord: www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Szd... In this episode: - first tutorial mission - new dynamic camera - new scene elements - my experience at the PLAY festival - plans for next release #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

indie Turn Based Strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror", 0.6.5 release dev-log thumbnail image

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 11/06/2026

I am editing a new video dev log about the progress I made on my indie strategy game Virtualord last month. If you don't want to miss it, make sure to subscribe on YouTube: www.youtube.com/@voxelay?sub... BTW, thanks to @kdenlive.bsky.social for their FOSS software! #indiedev #gamedev

video editing software Kdenlive used to edit the next dev log of my indie strategy game Virtualord

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

The demo of my indie strategy game is taking shape - May 2026 dev update: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... #gamedev #indiedev #devlog

"Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" DEV UPDATE MAY 2026

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

I wanted to thank all people who played my indie strategy game Virtualord at PLAY 2026. I also wrote a short post about my experience there which includes a few pics from the event: steamcommunity.com/games/160758... #indiedev #gamedev

collage of people playing my indie strategy game at "PLAY. the games festival"

another collage of more people playing my indie strategy game at "PLAY. the games festival"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

After 5 days on the road I am back to working on my indie strategy game with my little orange helper. I just need to figure out where to put my keyboard now. 🤔 #cats #catsofbluesky #indiedev #gamedev

My orange cat Hiro in front of my computer screen while I work on my indie strategy Game "Virtualord"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

After 5 days I am back from PLAY 2026. It's been a challenging, but rewarding experience! I am going to write some kind of postmortem soon, but in meantime I wanted to thank all the people who played my game. I am already working on improvements based on your feedback. Thanks! #indiedev #gamedev

my stand at PLAY 2026, where I showcased my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 22/05/2026

Watching for the first time people playing and enjoying the game you're putting your heart and soul into is amazing! 🤩 It's going to be a long day and an even longer weekend, but this is the rewarding part of the grind. 💪 #gamedev #indiedev #PLAY2026

3 kids playing my indie strategy game Virtualord at PLAY 2026, the games festival

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

testing my indie strategy game on the train while going to PLAY 2026 in Bologna (Italy). See you tomorrow if you're going to be there!

testing my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" on the train on my way to PLAY 2026

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 21/05/2026

I have been working on my indie strategy game every day for the past 210 days. This is how I stay motivated: www.reddit.com/r/SoloDevelo... #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

git heatmap that shows my uninterrupted work on my indie strategy game for the past 210 days

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

I am happy to announce I am going to present my indie strategy game "Virtualord" at a live event for the 1st time! In a few days I will be at PLAY 2026, the main event dedicated to board games and RPGs in Italy. All details here: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... #indiedev #gamedev #play2026

indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" will be at "PLAY, the games festival"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I just released alpha version 0.6.5 of my indie Turn Based Strategy game. A Linux and a Windows build are available for testing on the game's Discord server: discord.gg/VkamNzEzDg Join us if you want to preview them before a public release. #indiedev #gamedev #indiegame

indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" version 0.6.5 released

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 09/05/2026

I was supposed to publish new builds of my strategy game on Friday morning, but I spent the last 2 days fighting with Windows 11 that was messing the video resolution when scaling is ON. 🤦‍♂️ 36 hours later things seem to work fine, but I am done for the day. 😩 #indiedev #gamedev #solodev

old man on black background next to text saying "gamedev is not stressful at all - average indie developer, age 25"

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Did I make the only strategy game where the tutorial doesn't start by teaching you how to move the camera around? 🤔 Feel free to mention other games that do that if you played them! #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming

tutorial of indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" explaining that protecting your base is always the first goal of each mission

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

New dev-log about my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror". Featuring: - A first tutorial mission fully playable - New and revamped unit actions - New alpha ROADMAP Check it out: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming

Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror - DEV UPDATE APRIL 2026

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 05/05/2026

I can't afford AI agents doing all the work for me, so I am teaching my cat to code in C++. #indiedev #gamedev #catdev #noAI

my orange cat Hiro with his paw on the keyboard of my laptop in front of the C++ code of my indie strategy game Virtualord

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

I've been working on my indie strategy game for the past 180 days without missing a single one, including Christmas, NYE, Easter and even my birthday. Now there are 180 more ahead before the release and my motivation is still high. Let's see if all the hard work will pay off. #indiedev #gamedev

heatmap showing 180 days of commits in a row, from October 2025 to April 2026

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

I published a new dev-log that shows the progress I made with my indie strategy game "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror" during the month of March: store.steampowered.com/news/app/160... main changes are a new UI, 2 new languages (FR and DE) and more. #indiedev #gamedev #solodev #pcgaming

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Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror - Development Update: March 2026 - Steam News

New monthly update that shows all changes and new features introduced to Virtualord during the previous month and that are included in the 0.6.0 release

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Voxelay @voxelay.bsky.social · 01/04/2026

I decided to change the name of my indie strategy game to "Virtualord, The Virtual Conqueror SAGA" and to switch from an old fashion paid model to a modern and cooler freemium model for the upcoming release. #indiedev #gamedev #pcgaming

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