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ZanderK

@zanderkepler.bsky.social
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Creating a multiplayer sci-fi-fantasy dungeon game called Recursive Riftfall. store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/… Discord: discord.gg/QYycqzrFKF #IndieDev #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration #Liminal #LiminalSpaces

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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 01/06/2026
Recursive Riftfall is NOW AVAILABLE! Try it now with all your buddies, or randos online! #IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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Save 40% on Recursive Riftfall on Steam
Explore liminal dungeons with all your friends to collect loot while avoiding hazards. Proximity chat, exotic monsters, powerful equipment, and no set player cap.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 21/05/2026
Recursive Riftfall releases June 1st: store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/... #IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming #Steam
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Recursive Riftfall on Steam
Explore liminal dungeons with all your friends to collect loot while avoiding hazards. Proximity chat, exotic monsters, powerful equipment, and no set player cap.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
#ScreenshotSaturday #IndieGames #IndieDev #Cozy
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Bowling alley? Arcade? Office? #IndieGames #Liminal #80s
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Recursive Riftfall Playtest Update v1.12: #IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Recursive Riftfall Playtest - Playtest v1.12 - Steam News
Updated the extremely old main game map generation system to optimize it, allow it to be generated in chunks, and guarantee multiple options at the beginning. Created new unlockable tiers of equipment...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Realized yesterday I got shadow-banned on reddit day 1 of next fest for making too many posts with my game link (which wiped out my reddit ad too). So much for marketing during next fest! #IndieDev #GameDev #NextFest
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 23/02/2026
The demo for Recursive Riftfall is now Live! Try it out and leave a review! #IndieGames #Gaming #IndieDev #GameDev #NextFest #VideoGames store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 17/02/2026
Free Playtest Update v1.06 #IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming -Fixed some issues where the ship would be prevented from taking off from a dungeon -Fixed an issue with some server racks vaults not spawning orange-tier loot -Tried to fix an issue where server rack loot would sometimes not be interactable
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 16/02/2026
Just hit NINE concurrent players on my free playtest, a new record! 🎉🥳 #IndieGames #IndieDev #IndieGaming #Gaming #VideoGames #GameDev
A screenshot of a webpage showing nine players in the game.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 15/02/2026
Public Playtest Update v1.04 is now live for my liminal-space co-op exploration game you can try for free right now: #IndieGames #IndieDev #Gaming #Steam #IndieGaming #Games store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Recursive Riftfall Playtest - Public Playtest Update v1.04 - Steam News
Public Playtest Update v1.04 Fixed cartridge processor audio audible across the map Fixed radios not outputting audio Fixed issue with the replicator accepting a button press but not actually making i...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Recursive Riftfall Playtest Update v1.02 (you can play this game right now for free) #IndieDev #IndieGames #GameDev #Steam #Gaming #WishlistWednesday store.steampowered.com/news/app/347...
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Recursive Riftfall Playtest - Public Playtest Update v1.02 - Steam News
Public Playtest v1.02 Fixed issue of ship integrity percentage not resetting after game over Fixed issue with some walking enemies traversing across open pits Re-did system that gets in-dungeon revive...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
The public playtest for Recursive Riftfall is now LIVE. You can try the game for free right now! #IndieGames #Gaming #GameDev #IndieDev #Games store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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Recursive Riftfall on Steam
Explore liminal dungeons with all your friends to collect loot while avoiding hazards. Proximity chat, exotic monsters, powerful equipment, and no set player cap.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Probably making my playtest public tonight. Nervous. #IndieDev #GameDev store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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Recursive Riftfall on Steam
Explore liminal dungeons with all your friends to collect loot while avoiding hazards. Proximity chat, exotic monsters, powerful equipment, and no set player cap.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Working on the #Backrooms now #IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming #Games #IndieGames #Liminal #ProceduralGeneration
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
Process your cartridges #IndieGames #GameDev #IndieDev #Gaming #80s #Retro
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 28/01/2026
#PoolRooms #Backrooms #LiminalSpaces #GameDev #IndieDev #WishlistWednesday #Gaming #Liminal #Games store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
Escape through the portal! #IndieGames #GameDev #Gaming #Games #Liminal
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
The industrial abyss #IndieGames #IndieDev #GameDev #Liminal #Gaming
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 23/01/2026
New capsule art. I just don't have the resources to chase something better. Just gotta get this game out. #IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming #IndieGames
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
#Vaprowave whoops
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
Emerging from the dungeon #IndieDev #GameDev #Liminal #Vaprowave #Gaming #IndieGames
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
Those who blast from the halls #IndieDev #GameDev #IndieGames #Gaming #ScreenshotSaturday #Liminal #HorrorGames #LiminalSpaces #ProceduralGeneration #Multiplayer store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Latest capsule art for now #IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming #Steam #ScreenshotSaturday
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Last capsule art was awful, I restarted from scratch. Does this one catch an eye? #IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming #Liminal #ScreenshotSaturday
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
Worked on this capsule art today, does it seem too cheap/unprofessional? Too saturated? #IndieDev #GameDev #Gaming #Steam #GameArt
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 26/12/2025
DevNote #36: Recently published an actual playable version of my playtest, first of the overhaul I've been working on since February. It'll be public soon... It has to be. #IndieDev #GameDev store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/...
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Recursive Riftfall on Steam
Explore dungeons, collect loot, and avoid dangers in this exotic looter! Play solo or with as many as the host can handle. Power your ship and yourselves with the resources you find to ensure your con...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 19/12/2025
Desert sand feels warm at night... I hope I can respond to this in the future and tell myself it was worth it
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 13/12/2025
DevNote 35: Testing the actual game with multiplayer (by myself). I might just actually have a viable playtest soon, first time since February. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
I'm so close. But it feels like the end is always right off my fingertips. #IndieDev #IndieDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 12/12/2025
DevNote 34: I'm so, so tired.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Feeling extremely burnt out and very discouraged. Hope this will all be worth it.
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
Down the hall #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 24/11/2025
What's this vibe called #IndieDev #GameDev #Liminal #LiminalPlaces #LiminalSpace #Gaming #ProceduralGeneration
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 16/11/2025
DevNote 33: Designed some dungeons, optimized some occlusion data #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 10/11/2025
DevNote 32: Put a lot of working into building actual dungeons. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
Don't trip #IndieDev #IndieGames #Gaming #ProceduralGeneration #Liminal #LiminalSpaces
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 09/11/2025
DevNote 31: Did a lot of work on making an actual dungeon environment, fixed/improved some minor things related to enemy spawning, some traps, the generator, etc. Also did some investigation into performance losses. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 07/11/2025
DevNote 30: Have made a bunch of QOL improvements and capabilities to the dungeon generator and the enemy AI. The AI was especially convoluted and had many symptoms of the biases I had when creating it, rather than being something truly versatile. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
Any other #IndieDev people just not have any festivals to enter? "This indie game did great because they entered 20 festivals" you hear. Ok but on the schedule I see "Steampunk Cat-Idler Fest" and "Female Developers of Northwest Scandinavia Fest" coming up. I don't really slot in anywhere...
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
It was really nice tonight to have implemented a few failsafes into my AI, and have it actually work 'accidentally'... I generated a dungeon and then realized my little guy normally standing around had reverted to the default state I intended of just trawling around. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 03/11/2025
DevNote 29: Lots of updates to the dungeon generator to make it more consistently interesting instead of randomly awful. Visual updates to the lighting. And some significant updates to the existing AI that were pretty easy to integrate because of the node graph I built it on. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 01/11/2025
For #ScreenshotSaturday, here is the debug console spouting foreach loop data for a bug I spent a few hours trying to fix, only for it to have been the variable was initialized outside the loop instead of inside. #IndieDev #GameDev #Agony
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
Color Cascades. 🎨 Any favorites or hatreds? store.steampowered.com/app/2962260/... #IndieDev #GameDev #Procedural #ProceduralGeneration #ProcGen #Color #Lighting #Gaming #IndieGames #Liminal #LiminalSpaces #LiminalPlaces
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 28/10/2025
Creating a heatmap display of how far each room is from the nearest entrance #IndieDev #GameDev #ProceduralGeneration
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 25/10/2025
DevNote 28: Have done lots more playtesting. Today I pretty much took my dungeon object spawning process from 97% complete to 100%. I can replicate complex spawning behavior like I could before without the convoluted setup it used to need. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
Day 700 of daydreaming of the indeterminate day where I've released my game #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
I am so sick and tired of nonsense bugs. Getting null reference exceptions running Debug.Log(gameObject)? For real Unity?? Then what's running the code?? #Unity #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 18/10/2025
DevNote 27: Hours and hours and hours of hunting down and fixing game-breaking network desync bugs found hiding in random edge cases, like what happens when you leave the game while your body is being sucked into the respawner after you've already been respawned once #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
DevNote 26: Not a ton of time spent this week. But, lots of audio polish. I did some multiplayer play tests by myself and identified a ton of critical bugs, fixing most of them. A real playtest with real people - first since February - is soon I think. #IndieDev #GameDev
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ZanderK @zanderkepler.bsky.social · 08/10/2025
DevNote 25: Worked some kinks out of the respawn process, and compiled a ton of sound effects, and wrote a bunch of code to streamline playing them in the right scenarios. #IndieDev #GameDev
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