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Posts by Stefan Bachmann
Congrats :)
🏹🏹🏹 Mythmatch is OUT NOW on Steam! 🏹🏹🏹
AND there's a 20% launch discount!
🐐 Merge the items
💪 Unite the people
🏠 Make a home
And it's Steam Deck Verified!!
store.steampowered.com/app/1778050/...
Robotality is turning 13 today! 🎉🎉🎉
Thank you to everyone who has been with us through the years! ❤️
A timeline visually representing the advice from my post, emphasising how dramatically and reliably having more time, with a testable build, converts to your game being better and your studio being safer.
I've been running an indie games studio for 15 years now, and it felt like a good time to boil down what I've learned into 4 pieces of advice:
www.pentadact.com/2026-01-08-1...
I hope it's of use, not least because goddamn I forgot how long blog posts take to write.
Congrats on the milestone :) Game looks splendid
Congrats :)
The new key artwork for Cross Blitz, a deckbuilding video game developed by Tako Boy Studios.
Cross Blitz 1.0 is finally out!
We've been working on this for over 6 years. An absolutely exhaustive undertaking. I learned a lot during its development, and I'm a much stronger artist and writer because of it.
I hope its characters and world resonate with people, if even just a little.
Wargroove 2 has turned two! 🥳
To celebrate, let's have a look at the conception of our novice magician Lytra! 🐭
Thank you for joining her and the others on their adventure!🧡
If you like:
🔁Turn-based combat
🏜️Indiana Jones-core
👊Punching nazis in the jaw
🖌️Stunning Pixel art
🪙Treasure hunts
It's time to give Pathway a go!
Currently 70% off discount available on Steam, GOG & Nintendo eShop, in our Anniversary Sale!)
Play Wargroove anytime, anywhere.
Wargroove 2: Pocket Edition marches onto Mobile! Get it on iOS and Android on July 30th!
Pre-register now for a CHUNKY discount!
🍎iOS: bit.ly/WG2PocketiOS
🤖Android: bit.ly/WG2PocketAnd...
Just launched: Regulators - a unique top-down shooter that feels like a multiplayer game! Lead your NPC team through stealthy missions and if that fails: shoot everything that moves!
15% LAUNCH DISCOUNT! Grab it, and leave a review!
store.steampowered.com/app/1892750/... #indiegames #gaming
He is :) @sibachmann.bsky.social
Attention students! The Oracle is back, and with a new Editor at the helm. ✍️
Catch up on the latest happenings in Mossport here: bit.ly/WBOracle
#Witchbrook
It's been an absolute joy being part of this project for the last ~2 years. Excited we finally get to share some details :)
It's Steam Spring Sale! 🪻
That means welcoming spring with epic round-based strategy games and blowing things up on a discount! 🌷🔥
Wargroove 2 -30%⚔️ store.steampowered.com/app/1346020/...
Pathway -70%⛺ store.steampowered.com/app/546430/P...
Halfway -80%🚀 store.steampowered.com/app/253150/H...
Greenfinger Zawan found a Nintendo Switch in the forest! 👀🌳
Will Nuru be able to explain to him how video games work? And will he be able to figure out the controls?
Discover Wargroove 2 FOR FREE until December 11th and let us know! 😉
--> ntdo.com/6011fkqJl
#pixelart #gamedev #WargrooveGame
CALLING AT ALL STATIONS! 🚂
The Murder Mystery Adventure - Loco Motive is OUT NOW! 🔎
Join Arthur, Diana & Herman on a positively thrilling adventure on the Reuss Express. 🕵️💼
Steam: bit.ly/LocoMotiveSt...
Nintendo: bit.ly/LocoMotiveNOA
GOG: bit.ly/GOGLocoMotive
Hey hey! I'm Stefan and I work as a programmer and game designer as part of Robotality. We're a small indie studio and have made games like Wargroove 2, Pathway and Halfway. Currently I'm busy working as a gameplay programmer with Chucklefish on Witchbrook.