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Rose of Dragontail by IoriBranford Smash evil in a shake of a dragon's tail

What is this game:
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Next week there will be another existential boogeyman designed to discourage you from pursuing art. There will always be a mosquito in your ear trying to convince you your creativity has no value. Let this Sora situation be a lesson. Stop getting pushed around by scammers. Make art

Rose of Dragontail could be released in episodes. My original Level 1 idea is growing into a 5 or 6-level Episode 1.
Doable with the engine I have now, simpler and more focused story, less bespoke graphic assets needed, and can be out sooner at an approachable price
#gamedev

Thank you for supporting us, we've reached 120,000 wishlist on Steam. You are the MVP!

Gordan Ramsay : Finally Some Good Fucking Food. [ORIGINAL] YouTube video by Hictionary

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✌️😸❤️

The Dark Mod, once someone can make a full story campaign and an MC as cool as Garrett
www.thedarkmod.com

A screenshot of Rose of Dragontail 2026 demo. Rose kicks the boss enemy at a wall while his underlings surround her

The first patch for 2026 fixes and tightens up wall collisions.
#beatemup #gamedev #ScreenshotSaturday

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#TrailerTuesday

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I like spikes in my analytics
#beatemup #indiegame #gamedev

I got my new demo out so I'll try this "marketing" thing again
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The first Rose of Dragontail demo update of 2026!
This is where I feel the core combat really coming together into a proper game.
Read more and download:
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#beatemup #gamedev #devlog #dragongirl #monstergirl #indiegame #ベルトスクロールアクション

any aspiring gamedevs who r following me look up state machines and your life will be saved

Thanks! She's fantastic in your style

Sketch of ioribranford's OC, Rose. She is a woman with dragoni-ish features (eyes, ears, and small horns)

Warm-up sketch using @ioribranford.com's OC, Rose

[ #art ]

Drawing advertising free OC sketches (if I vibe with them). It lists the rules for submissions and my OC, Ilia Baker, points to an arrow pointing at the Reply icon on the post to encourage people.

💥OC SKETCHES💥

Post your OC refs below with a blurb about their personality & occupation and they might* get sketched!

Refs must be drawn by you, and the more the better!

[ #art #oc #giveaway ]

Concept sketch of the first stage of Rose's draconic transformation, giving her horns, draconic ears, a tail, hand and foot scales, and thigh and hip scales in place of her pants

Front and back concept sketch of Rose's human form drawn by Iori Branford. She has short unkempt salmon pink hair, athletic build, red eyes, tan skin, salmon sleeveless half-shirt tied together in front, and red drawstring pants cut off at the knees. In the front view she smiles cheerfully and raises a fist to flex her bicep

Concept sketch of Rose's second draconic form, adding wings, another pair of horns, longer draconic ears, scales on her upper torso in place of her shirt, and more of her arms and legs covered in scales

Thanks! Rose is a fishing village girl who likes sports, animals, and outdoor adventure. When she discovers a dragon blood fountain and drinks from it, she starts turning draconic and having visions of coming catastrophe, and goes on a journey to complete her transformation and save her homeland

damn straight, I'm on the year end round up of the best games writing.

go read about what makes a good beat em up:
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If we truly care about sexism in video games, the focus shouldn’t be on controlling how hot a female character should or shouldn’t be, but rather that game designers are creating engaging female characters with their own autonomy and depth within the stories and worlds they inhabit.

Scarlet el Vandimion in red hooded cloak with Nanaka in dog form in a basket in front of her

Scarlet in a short skirt using her time power

Scarlet sitting on the floor glaring dangerously as dust settles around her

Scarlet punches [SPOILER, someone she's been waiting to punch for a long time]

WTF I love her even more now, I didn't know that was possible

I love Scarlet so much man

The right choice.
I run Cachy but it's more bleeding-edge and unstable, and there are more technical decisions to be made at install time (e.g. choosing a boot manager)

BRAZILIAN DRUG DEALER 3 I OPENED A PORTAL TO HELL IN THE FAVELA TRYING TO REVIVE MIT
BECAME 1.0!!
NEW HORDE MODE WITH NEW MAPS, NEW CAMPAIGN MAP, WORKSHOP, NEW LANGUAGES, ACHIEVEMENT AND MUCH MORE!
store.steampowered.com/app/3191050/
#games #indiedev #gamedev #boomershooter #indie #fps #indiegame

Two variants of Rose of Dragontail's WIP logo, one center-aligned, the other with "Rose of" left-aligned and "Dragontail" right-aligned

Rose of Dragontail logo WIP
Center aligned, or spread out?
#gamedev

It's a pseudo-historical mystery drama with a lot of charm and personality compared to most historical dramas (and hot court ladies are a nice bonus)

The Apothecary Diaries by RGG Studios

Judgment-type detective gameplay
Historical drama graphic style (I'd prefer Yakuza 0/K1 engine though Dragon Engine would be more likely)
No kung-fu combat ofc but some parts where Maomao has to evade assassin(s) and carries poison needles as an escape item