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@jensarv

Solo dev making a tactics roguelite, Save the Forest ๐ŸŒฒ Wishlist : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/Save_the_Forest/

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๐ŸŒฒPLAYTEST OPEN!๐ŸŒฒ
All right, the playtest has now officially opened, so get in there and play! And tell me if you liked it please ๐Ÿ˜

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

#indiedev #gamedev #playtest #roguelite #tactics

09.03.2026 07:29 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

<12 hours to go! ๐Ÿ˜€

Can't wait for you all to see the Steam sale page; we've put a ton of effort into curation to make it fun to discover new games.

Join the Turn-Based Games Discord (discord.gg/zfmrtb2FkQ) too! Great spot to ask for recommendations, share discoveries, find people for multiplayerโ€ฆ

09.03.2026 05:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Start screen for the game Save the Forest depicting the logo and a lil isometric diorama

Start screen for the game Save the Forest depicting the logo and a lil isometric diorama

One day left until the Save the Forest Playtest opens up on Steam! If you're in the mood to liberate some poor corrupted raccoon souls make sure to join and come discuss your exploits/wins/failures in the discord!

discord.gg/QHXNybnBc6

#indiedev #gamedev #playtest #pixelart

08.03.2026 09:28 ๐Ÿ‘ 19 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Happy to announce that Save the Forest will be part of #TurnBasedThursdayFest starting on Monday at 19:00 CET!

I'll be running an open playtest during the festival, so make sure to tune in and check it out along with all the other incredible featured games!

#indiedev #gamedev #pixelart #monogame

05.03.2026 13:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 17 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dastardly circus director getting ready to corrupt the whole friggin' forest

Dastardly circus director getting ready to corrupt the whole friggin' forest

Thank you for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !

๐ŸŒฒSave the Forest will also be running a limited playtest starting next week (demo still coming soon!) There's even a small and cozy playtesting discord! join us at discord.gg/QHXNybnBc6
and wishlist the game at
store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

05.03.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Dastardly circus director getting ready to corrupt the whole friggin' forest

Dastardly circus director getting ready to corrupt the whole friggin' forest

Thank you for hosting #TurnbasedThursday !

๐ŸŒฒSave the Forest will also be running a limited playtest starting next week (demo still coming soon!) There's even a small and cozy playtesting discord! join us at discord.gg/QHXNybnBc6
and wishlist the game at
store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

05.03.2026 13:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We are honored to be this week's official #TurnBasedThursday host on Bsky!

๐Ÿ–ฅ๏ธAre you an #IndieDev? Reply with your stellar turn-based game!

๐ŸŽธAre you a turn-based game fan? Then ๐Ÿ’ฌcomment, โค๏ธlike and ๐Ÿ”share all the great games inside this thread!

Don't forget to add the hashtag & tag other devs!

05.03.2026 11:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 76 ๐Ÿ” 50 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 55 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Screenshot of a pixelart spritesheet in progress for an isometric evil circus director

Screenshot of a pixelart spritesheet in progress for an isometric evil circus director

for #screenshotsaturday here's some work in progress for the not-so-venerable mr Morgathrax, in the midst of trying to corrupt the very fabric of Aseprite

#aseprite #pixelart #indiedev #gamedev

28.02.2026 13:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 2 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save the Forest on Steam Save the Forest is a tactics roguelite where you recruit, upgrade and fight your way through focused, highly varied runs. Choose and combine from over 25 units and 100+ skills to defeat the evil sprea...

Thanks for hosting AlcheMice looks amazing!

Save the Forest has a demo coming out soonโ„ข๏ธ!
If small-scale tactics roguelite ala Into the Breach combined with strategy rpg elements like recruiting new units and tons of upgrades sounds good, check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

26.02.2026 12:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Save the Forest on Steam Save the Forest is a tactics roguelite where you recruit, upgrade and fight your way through focused, highly varied runs. Choose and combine from over 25 units and 100+ skills to defeat the evil sprea...

Thanks for hosting AlcheMice looks amazing!

Save the Forest has a demo coming out soonโ„ข๏ธ!
If small-scale tactics roguelite ala Into the Breach combined with strategy rpg elements like recruiting new units and tons of upgrades sounds good, check it out!

store.steampowered.com/app/3832200/...

26.02.2026 12:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 6 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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We're officially hosting this week's #TurnBasedThursday, alchemists!

๐Ÿ•น๏ธ #IndieDev #GameDev, it's your time to shine! Reply and show us your game
๐ŸŽฎ Calling all turn-based game fans! Like, retweet, and comment on all great games!

Don't forget to use the hashtags and tag other devs! โ˜

26.02.2026 11:56 ๐Ÿ‘ 112 ๐Ÿ” 63 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 59 ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
Save the Forest - Tactics roguelite - Gameplay Trailer
Save the Forest - Tactics roguelite - Gameplay Trailer YouTube video by Save the forest

New trailer for Save the Forest is out! Now I can finally go back to actually developing the game ๐Ÿ˜…

#indiedev #gamedev #indiegame #monogame #pixelart

youtu.be/CtWbUIkeU14

23.02.2026 08:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Capsule art for Save the Forest, a text logo in the top right corner and a isometric-ish battle scene in the front

Capsule art for Save the Forest, a text logo in the top right corner and a isometric-ish battle scene in the front

Touched up the capsule image a bit before the new trailer/demo release, I feel like I could do a better job conveying what the game is about but this is basically the limit of my artistic ability.
If you see this and think "he should really fix X" please comment X!
#Indiedev #steamcapsule #indiegame

12.02.2026 20:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
#TurnBasedThursday!! displayed in a large, RPG-style text box
A party of adventurers opens a treasure chest in the background

#TurnBasedThursday!! displayed in a large, RPG-style text box A party of adventurers opens a treasure chest in the background

I am delighted to serve as this weekโ€™s host for the official #TurnBasedThursday thread on Bsky! ๐Ÿ™Œ

โžก๏ธ #GameDevs: post your awesome #turnbased game below โ€“ and donโ€™t forget to use the hashtag!

โžก๏ธ #turnbased fans: check out some amazing projects below and be sure to comment, like, and spread the word!

12.02.2026 13:01 ๐Ÿ‘ 92 ๐Ÿ” 50 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 50 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
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Added some stars and a cool_moon.png ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐ŸŒ›

... maybe it's time to actually start working on that new trailer now
#indiedev #indiegame #monogame

08.02.2026 12:48 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

hmm yeah this could work! I tried having a kind of wallpaper of semi-opaque trees but couldn't make it look natural, but maybe small twinkling stars could be enough

07.02.2026 16:09 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! I'm trying to think of way to make the background a bit more mysterious but only managing to make clutter so far ๐Ÿ˜…

07.02.2026 13:35 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I am a sucker for "world map" style screens in classic snes/genesis games so decided to put this as the in-between-levels transition screen. Haven't decided what to do about the black background yet...

#screenshotsaturday #monogame #indiedev #indiegame

07.02.2026 13:15 ๐Ÿ‘ 23 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A battle scene from the game Save the Forest where a Priest is healing recently taken damage

A battle scene from the game Save the Forest where a Priest is healing recently taken damage

Patching the "last" (famous last words) major game design flaw in Save the Forest, the cheesy "heal fully before moving on"-strategy.

Now healers can only heal damage accrued in the last 2 turns, so healers should hopefully feel more dynamic and less cheesy!

#ScreenshotSaturday #Turnbased #gamedev

31.01.2026 23:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 15 ๐Ÿ” 3 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thanks for the offer! Im actually swapping out most of it very soon for an upcoming steam festival, so everything on it is potentially going away ๐Ÿ˜…

25.01.2026 09:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

LinkedIn the hedgehog... now there's a game worth exploring (thank you!!)

25.01.2026 02:20 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Taking a cue from LinkedIn the Hedgehog faction has decided to leverage new technology to gain an advantage in the marketplace

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #b2bsaas #pixelart

25.01.2026 01:57 ๐Ÿ‘ 22 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

it is!! as I was drawing him I realized that he needs a laser beam type attack, so off to the animation mines we go...

21.01.2026 07:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A 4x4 idle animation spritesheet showing a small innocent armored hedgehog's transition to full robothood

A 4x4 idle animation spritesheet showing a small innocent armored hedgehog's transition to full robothood

The last of the forest dwellers to be corrupted, I present to you the HedgeBot 3000

#indiedev #hedgehog #pixelart

21.01.2026 07:08 ๐Ÿ‘ 7 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A public demo of the banned 1995 CD-ROM โ€˜Forbidden Solitaireโ€™ is being leaked TOMORROW on #Steam.

Authorities advise gamers to exercise extreme caution. Campaign groups, such as โ€˜Justice for Timmy,โ€™ go further: urging players to delete all traces of the software if they are tempted to install it.

15.01.2026 20:24 ๐Ÿ‘ 66 ๐Ÿ” 22 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

I think this is very true, although personally I couldn't summon the willpower to build anything bigger until I decided to not use a full fledged engine - but go code first with monogame instead.

10.01.2026 16:30 ๐Ÿ‘ 3 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh haha its a flask of poison! I probably need to work on it a bit ๐Ÿ˜‚

06.01.2026 17:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you! Been thinking about that one since I made the regular one ๐Ÿ˜…

06.01.2026 11:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Recolored Squirrel faction from the game Save the Forest

Recolored Squirrel faction from the game Save the Forest

Finished the Squirrel faction's corrupted look. Do they look sufficiently corrupted?

#indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #squirrel

06.01.2026 09:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 29 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
2025 vs 2026 as squirrels

2025 vs 2026 as squirrels

Repost if you agree
#indiedev #newyears

01.01.2026 10:00 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0