Sirlin

JULY 21, 2020

The Fantasy Strike fighting game is now free to play. That’s very unusual, and hardly any major f2p games work this way—but Fantasy Strike does. Fantasy Strike’s free-to-play system involves giving everyone immediate access to ALL our characters, including the two new characters we just released (Quince and Onimaru).

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Keith Burgun

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Starting somewhere in 2020, I started this huge dive into the Final Fantasy series – strangely enough, starting with the XIII trilogy. This article , in particular, from Nintendo Power, I have a distinct memory of reading and being totally transfixed by the concept of the world of Final Fantasy 1. (I A cool, fun game.

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The Bottom Feeder

MARCH 12, 2025

When I watch streamers try Steam Next Fest demos and it's all mashups of Slay the Spire/Vampire Survivors/Gain a Level and Pick One of Exactly Three Upgrades games, all I can do is sigh and look away. Subscribe now Spiderweb Software creates turn-based, indie, old-school fantasy role-playing games.

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Indie DB

JUNE 8, 2023

For Evelyn II is a story-driven adventure RPG, taking place in the fantasy world of Aura, a place of magic and mysteries. Explore the world, upgrade your skills, gather resources, manage your troops and fight back the enemy by any means necessary.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 24, 2024

The game started as a demo shown on Reddit, but picked up momentum when Badland art director Juhana Myllys offered to mix and match his distinct artwork with the gameplay. Back in 2019, I was wasting time on Reddit and came across a short clip from a demo in r/indiegaming”, says Myllys. “I

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Ask a Game Dev

JANUARY 24, 2025

If the prototype gets approved, the team ramps more and builds an entire playable demo that demonstrates all of the major game systems at work. Dragon Age Origins, Final Fantasy 15, Duke Nukem Forever) tends to be a meandering project like this. Any game with a really long development cycle (e.g.

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The Bottom Feeder

NOVEMBER 1, 2024

We just had another Steam Next Fest, which had around 3000 demos in it. Subscribe now Spiderweb Software creates turn-based, indie, old-school fantasy role-playing games. In 2013, a bunch of totally mid indie games with one clever idea came out and made bank, but we will not live to see those days again. Skull emoji.)

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The Liquid Fire

MARCH 27, 2025

In a tactics game such as Final Fantasy Tactics, units get their turn based on their individual speed, which can also be affected by things such as slow and haste. 7thSage again, welcome back to part 15 – Turn Order. Up until this point, units have taken turns one after another, with no consideration for speed or any variation.

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Game Daily

NOVEMBER 16, 2023

Players move between fantasy worlds, from medieval to cyberpunk. Showing a demo for Fantasy Kingdom, the company announced various improvements including a new WebGPU graphics backend, allowing developers to run their Unity games anywhere on the web inside native apps or inside a browser.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 29, 2021

Hello, dear friends and fantasy aficionados. This is the place where we bring you a monthly peek into the development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game developed using Unreal Engine 4 by women-lead Astral Clocktower Studios. Thanks for tuning in to another exciting issue of the Kristala dev blog! Concept Art.

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Escape From Hadrian’s Wall Demo out now! Escape from Hadrian’s Wall During the interview, Jim Gray reflected on the journey of developing his first studio game demo, Escape from Hadrian’s Wall , describing it as both exhilarating and challenging.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MAY 27, 2021

Although this is typically the only place where you can get a monthly peek into all the development that goes into Kristala—a 3D dark fantasy ARPG from female-lead Astral Clocktower Studios—things will soon be changing. Ready to see how things are going now in the fantasy world of Ailur? Let's dive in. Concept Art.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

OCTOBER 7, 2018

Demo: A short guide to contributing to Godot's editor | Gilles Roudière ( groud ). Workshop: 2D game workshop/demo | Leszek Nowak ( John Meadow ). Leszek will demo the development of a 2D game with audience interaction. Demo: Showcase and insights into the new TPS demo | Juan Linietsky ( reduz ).

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Game Dev Unchained

OCTOBER 16, 2024

Escape From Hadrian’s Wall Demo out now! Escape from Hadrian’s Wall During the interview, Jim Gray reflected on the journey of developing his first studio game demo, Escape from Hadrian’s Wall , describing it as both exhilarating and challenging.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

APRIL 21, 2021

Hello, faithful feline-lovin' friends and fantasy aficionados! This is the only place where you'll receive a monthly, in-depth look into the entire development process for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, an indie game built in Unreal Engine 4 by the incredibly talented team at Astral Clocktower Studios. Trust us.we've got you covered.

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Mircosoft Game Dev

JANUARY 29, 2019

Talk/demo: Making the next blockbuster game with FOSS tools: Director's Cut | Juan Linietsky ( reduz ). Juan will give a talk at FOSDEM showing how to create high quality 3D games like the recent TPS demo with FOSS tools like Godot, Blender, GIMP and Krita. Demo: Visual Debugger for the Godot community | Jānis Mancēvičs.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 31, 2021

You just left reality and fell into a portal to the fantasy world of Ailur, the fictional planet that serves as the setting for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game developed by women-owned independent game studio, Astral Clocktower Studios (hey, that's us!). Welcome signage for The Dalamase, the level featured in our demo.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JULY 31, 2021

Hello, and welcome to the official Kristala dev blog, where we break down the development process for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala each month. In particular, artist James has been focusing on some of the key weapons for our Nisarga clan, which is the only clan that will be featured in the official Kristala demo as a playable clan.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

MARCH 20, 2021

Here you'll get an inside look at the detailed development work done for 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the inaugural title from the team behind Astral Clocktower Studios—a female-lead indie studio based in Central PA, USA. For now, let's leave reality behind and take a step into the dark fantasy world of Kristala. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021

This is the place where we break down all aspects of development for 3D Dark Fantasy ARPG Kristala—an indie game in developed by the wildly talented dev team behind women-owned indie games studio, Astral Clocktower Studios. If you're a big lover of fantasy games (and we're betting you are!), Concept Art.

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Rampant Games

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

We’ve had a couple of VR MMOs ( Orbus VR , A Township Tale ) and a bunch of demos so far. Zenith MMO is a made-for-VR MMO RPG, with a bit of a science fiction / science fantasy environment, and strong anime roots. But the next contender has come out swinging, and it’s pretty impressive.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

SEPTEMBER 10, 2020

Hello, dearest of friends and finest of high-fantasy enthusiasts! The last time we met, we were right in the thick of preparing an early, pre-demo build of Kristala for unveiling at the PlayNYC virtual convention. The Nisarga clan is the only clan that will be featured in the Kristala demo. Take a look!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

NOVEMBER 18, 2020

Welcome back to the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, where you can get front-row seats to the development process for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala, the first title from female-owned-and-operated indie game studio Astral Clocktower Studios. Are you ready to enter the fantasy? Here we go. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Welcome back to the fantasy, friends! You're just in time for the latest installment of the ever-enchanting Kristala dev blog, a monthly compilation of the game development completed for indie 3D dark fantasy ARPG Kristala in November 2020. Now, let's get ready to amp up the magic and dive headfirst into the dark fantasy of Kristala.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

AUGUST 5, 2020

The event kicks off August 10th and runs through the 16th (that's an entire week of bashin' on baddies and getting immersed in the fantasy world of Ailur). link] Will then moved on to address a series of additional tasks to help us get ready to package the first build of the demo for Play NYC. Stay tuned for much more to come!

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

Greetings, friends and fantasy aficionados! In the Kristala demo, you'll play as the chosen warrior from the nature-loving Nisarga clan. Speaking of armor, Allie also had a chance this sprint to finish skinning the Ancient Angler armor set that will be featured in the Kristala demo. We've got you covered. 3D Asset Design.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

OCTOBER 8, 2020

This is the only place where you'll get a monthly, in-depth look at the development process for our inaugural title, Kristala - an enchantingly delightful 3D dark fantasy action RPG developed lovingly with Unreal Engine 4. We had Karena try her hand at animating a water wheel that will be part of a side quest in the Kristala demo.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JUNE 5, 2020

He then implemented and modified the Skill tree system so that it’s demo ready and added a wearable "light" item category before setting up functionality to allow players starting a new game to begin with several necessary items (weapons, armor, potions, etc.) in their inventory. Here are two fresh icons for two of our newest spells.

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Yobob Games

AUGUST 11, 2022

Because what makes a game fun is good music, believable fantasy, and some type of goal in that game. Even the demo I’ve frequently update tells what the game should be. I’ve designed my game to overcome a lot of the hurdles in what RPG Maker shouldn’t be capable of doing.

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

JANUARY 14, 2021

Hello, loyal Kristalans and faithful fantasy fanatics! Let's get immersed in the dark fantasy world of Kristala. Last, Tiff worked on implementing a new custom cursor our Marketing Director, Sarah, designed to replace the stand-in cursor featured in previous iterations of the Kristala demo's tutorial section. 3D Asset Design.

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The Liquid Fire

JANUARY 17, 2024

In addition, the pathfinding rules for Pathfinder are far more complex and varied than those found in games like Final Fantasy Tactics. SetAnimation(combatant, CombatantAnimation.Walk); var previous = info.path[0]; for (int i = 1; i Demo We're done! You can read more about Pathfinder’s movement rules here.

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Deconstructor of Fun

APRIL 8, 2019

The brand affinity generates engagement while answering some hard questions about player fantasy, character, world, demographic and art style. Demographic <> Genre Fit <> Brand Fantasy: Does the brand fantasy enhance and or/ match the demographic and genre fit?

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Astral Clock Tower Studios

FEBRUARY 11, 2025

Festivities kick off tonight at 6pm EST / 3pm PST over on Julien's Twitch channel , where he'll be kicking off a brand mew journey in the dark fantasy world of Ailur.

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The Liquid Fire

FEBRUARY 6, 2025

Only three lines of code or it would have been if I didn’t get the idea to expand it to create the base of an ability like the Calculator in Final Fantasy Tactics. Demo That was the last of our additions for now. Go ahead and test the range with various values.

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