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Games from Ireland 2026 Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with games made in Ireland and by Irish teams around the world

Did you know Astral Arena is a game made in Ireland by me, a Northern Irishman?

We've got an Irish steam sale going on ☘️ ☘️
SO many Irish games O_O

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#irish #ireland #gamedev

1 month ago 18 7 0 0
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Games from Ireland 2026 Celebrate St Patrick’s Day with games made in Ireland and by Irish teams around the world

Did you know Astral Arena is a game made in Ireland by me, a Northern Irishman?

We've got an Irish steam sale going on ☘️ ☘️
SO many Irish games O_O

store.steampowered.com/sale/gamesfr...

#irish #ireland #gamedev

1 month ago 18 7 0 0
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📰 Newsletter for Feb is up :) 👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/281...

#gamedev #solodev #monstertaming #monstertamer #creaturecollecting #creaturecollector #pokemon #palworld #digimon #indiedev

1 month ago 14 2 0 0
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📰 Newsletter for Feb is up :) 👇👇👇
store.steampowered.com/news/app/281...

#gamedev #solodev #monstertaming #monstertamer #creaturecollecting #creaturecollector #pokemon #palworld #digimon #indiedev

1 month ago 14 2 0 0
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Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

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#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

1 month ago 3 0 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Auto skill naming system ✅
- Balance pass ✅
- Playtesting & QA ✅
- Bug fixing ✅
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally! ❌ bugs maaan

This Week
- Bug fixing
- Playtesting & QA
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally!
- Monthly Newsletter

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

1 month ago 4 1 1 0
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Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...
#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

1 month ago 4 0 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Add all Drawbacks ✅
- Add all Movement Traits ✅
- All new Traits are complete 😄

This Week
- Start skill naming system
- Auto name for now
- Balance pass
- Playtesting & QA
- Bug fixing
- v0.6 Build for playtesters finally!

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

1 month ago 8 2 1 0
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Monster Alchemy on Steam Create unique creatures, use them to gather rare resources, and fuse them into even more powerful beings! This RPG combines classic exploration with a deep crafting system where your monsters are your...

The wait is over! The demo for Monster Alchemy is now LIVE on Steam!

Create, fuse, and command your own unique creatures in this crafting RPG. Your monsters are your tools, your weapons, and your creations.

Play the demo now! :👇
store.steampowered.com/app/4013510/...

#indiegame #steam

2 months ago 5 3 0 0
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Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...
#monstertaming #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palworld #creaturecollector #roguelite #wishlist #steam

2 months ago 3 0 0 0
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-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- bug fixing & QA ✅
- add all new Technique traits ✅
- Start Drawbacks ✅

This Week
- Add all Drawbacks
- Add all Movement Traits
(100%ing both of these is a bit ambitious but we love to see it)

Today
- All Drawbacks in one day?? 👀

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #todo

2 months ago 8 2 1 0

wow thank you so much :D and thanks for the repost <3

2 months ago 2 0 0 0
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Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

store.steampowered.com/app/2812890/...

2 months ago 2 0 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
finished new Skill Effect Traits 😤
Finished all form VFX 😤

This Week
bug fixing & QA
add all new Technique traits

Today
bug fixing & QA

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

2 months ago 9 2 1 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- finish all form VFX☑️2 types are done and can be used to create the rest relatively quickly
- new Skill Effect traits☑️ all but 2 complete

This Week
- finish new Skill Effect Traits
- Finish all form VFX
- Start new Technique traits

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

2 months ago 13 3 1 0
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Astral Arena - Newsletter January 2026 - Steam News January has been about massively expanding the modular Skill Trait system so it can properly support distinct builds and real variety!

I've decided to start doing a monthly Newsletter to keep y'all updated in a digestible format 📰

store.steampowered.com/news/app/281...

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #monstertaming #creaturecollector #solodev #indiegame #videogame

2 months ago 17 5 0 0
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Astral Arena - Newsletter January 2026 - Steam News January has been about massively expanding the modular Skill Trait system so it can properly support distinct builds and real variety!

I've decided to start doing a monthly Newsletter to keep y'all updated in a digestible format 📰

store.steampowered.com/news/app/281...

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #monstertaming #creaturecollector #solodev #indiegame #videogame

2 months ago 17 5 0 0
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Astral Arena on Steam Monster Taming meets Roguelike Real-Time Combat! Build your team of Astrals and customize their skills with the modular ability system!

thanks so much!

currently not really, I struggle to balance both the work and documenting the work 😅 But i'd planned this year to do a monthly newsletter which i'll be posting on steam and probably on the discord:

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discord.gg/TqDWK3aZGC

2 months ago 3 1 0 0
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-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- finish Melee forms ✅
- playtest them & bug fix ✅
- Forms VFX ☑️ WIP

This Week
- finish all form VFX
- start new Skill Effect traits

Today
- finish utility skill VFX
- start Ranged VFX

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #monstertamer

2 months ago 14 4 1 0

this is soo good! I can see myself wondering the world to this :D Love it!

3 months ago 1 0 1 0
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was just testing some stuff and the game paused with Monkat looking rather intense 🔥👀 🔥

#gamedev #solodev #monstertamer #monstertaming #videogame #indiedev #indiegame

3 months ago 11 2 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- get all Ranged & Melee forms functional ☑️ a couple of melee ones to finish

This Week
- finish Melee forms
- get all forms to have VFX
- playtest them & bug fix

Today
- finish Melee forms

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

3 months ago 6 3 0 0
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-Daily Recap & Goals-
Last Week
- Began work on new skill traits
- Started new skill forms
- Utility forms almost done, 9/10✅

This Week
- get all Ranged & Melee forms functional

Today
- final Utility trait
- 50% of the Ranged Forms done

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev #indiegame

3 months ago 7 2 0 0
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer YouTube video by Astral Arena

Time to get back to it! ✨✨✨

-Daily Recap & Goals-

Last Week
- I did some planning for the year

This Week
- Evaluate project
- Begin new skill modules
- new skill forms

Today
- Evaluate project state
- Skill forms start

www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdHi...
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3 months ago 2 0 0 0
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer
Astral Arena | Monster Taming Direct 2025 Trailer YouTube video by Astral Arena

✨Happy #wishlistWednesday

Have you seen the latest trailer?

Idk about you but I would wishlist it based on that 👀

👇👇👇
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#monstertaming #creaturecollecting #monstertamer #pokemon #digimon #palword #gamedev #indiedev #solodev

6 months ago 14 7 1 0
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I always resonate with your approach more than the majority of other devs i see talking about things. keep up the stellar work my guy 💪

4 months ago 1 0 1 0

this is so satisfying, nice work!

4 months ago 1 0 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Wednesday
- more bug squashing 🐞 ✅

Today
- build & QA test
- continue fixes

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

how is it thursday already??

5 months ago 7 3 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Tuesday
- general bug fixing pass 🐛 ✅
- build & QA test ✅

Today
- more bug squashing 🐞 😢

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

5 months ago 12 3 0 0

-Daily Recap & Goals-
Monday
- bug fix combat log things 🐞 ✅

Today
- general bug fixing pass 🐛
- build & QA test

#gamedev #solodev #indiedev

5 months ago 7 3 0 0