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We're excited to announce that Checkmage! will release on... October 29th! See the trailer and more info at: checkmage.net Steam: store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/... Itch: oleogustus.itch.io/checkmage #indiegame #chess #deckbuilder

the music!!

this is just the pokemon diamond & pearl minigame but i had a lot of fun making it chess themed for Checkmage! #indiegame #pokemon store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/...

Checkmage! is releasing in four days. its dangerous, i just keep playing it over and over to watch chaos unfold store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/... #chess #pixelart #indiegame

Oh dang, Checkmage is out next week too. I really liked the demo!

Messed around with the demo for this a bit! It's got a lot of the sauce of the GB Pokemon TCG games if you liked those, but is a fresh sort of game that's very board gamey! Also the art and music are _really_ cute!

Just to be clear, we do NOT use AI to make games at PUNKCAKE Délicieux. Honestly it's annoying to have to say it, but since I keep seeing "gamedevs are all secretly using it"... Well, no. AI is for losers. That's not how you make good, creative and/or meaningful games. The art is in the craft.

Checkmage! is releasing in less than two weeks! check out the launch trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=GV84... #chess #pixelart #indiegame

poor thing

why dont wizards ever do this anymore

re-implemented tile spell effects. landing on these tiles applies the effect to the piece. it wasnt fully in the game for a while, but to balance the spell cards and certain pieces it needed to be put back in.

stress testing checkmage is something i catch myself absentmindedly doing... i hope players have fun with the chess engine, because once you've unlocked enough cards you can turn the battles into a sandbox for experimentation.

in my game checkmage, you can customize the decks you build by drawing on the back of the card sleeves. #chess #indiegame

tweaking an old sprite.

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'Instead of "this game is fundamentally flawed" try saying "this game is worthy of deep study"' this blogpost has changed my mindset both on how i approach analyzing games, and on how i view criticism from others in general. mightyvision.blogspot.com/2026/06/advi...

i think i may have gotten carried away during development of Checkmage. this is supposed to be a video game about chess, but there is a little more to it... featuring music from @alastairalpaca.bsky.social

pixel artists. top 5 pixel clusters GO

pixel artists. top 5 pixel clusters GO

i'm at the stage of development where i'm mainly focused on polishing visual and audio effects. this a fun thing to experiment with. my hope is that people will play the game and undo/redo casting the spells just to have fun messing with things

Checkmage! :)

Chirax's Fortress is almost at 50 reviews! Can you help us indies get there? It'll make more people on steam see the game! store.steampowered.com/app/3798540/... #steam #pcgaming #indiegame #gamedev #yoshi #dragons #hydra

hello, i'm still working on my indie game, Checkmage. here's a short compilation of stuff i recorded today. #chess #indiegame #pixelart

rowan is an "ideas guy" and that's alright. #chess #indiegame

check out the website! it's so cool checkmage.net

Checkmage! is releasing in OCTOBER this year! here's an updated trailer to show off the game a bit youtu.be/KeGFDNFR2ls #chess #deckbuilder #indiegame

I got to help showcase the game I'm working on at #pigcon this past weekend!! It was so much fun and I NEED to go back to the pnw, it was so beautiful! #furry #fursuit #gamedev

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If you love single player deck builders but are lowk fatigued by the sea of roguelikes, you owe it to yourself to play Checkmage. Its been years since I played anything thats scratched the itch of wandering a world, collecting cards, & building & rebuilding my deck for fights @oleogustus.itch.io

EMUUROM IS FINALLY OUT! store.steampowered.com/app/1634360/...

Checkmage! will be showcasing an updated demo at PIGCon on May 30th. come check it out, it'll be a blast! pigcon.pigsquad.com

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checkmage

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this is disappointing to me... ive seen a lot of this in the past few months, and i feel like some games have felt obviously poisoned by ai in their design process, even if the developers claim to not use it. checkmage and all my future projects will remain AI-free and i hope that matters to people

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characters from my upcoming video game, checkmage! i haven't drawn them all in one place ever so i took a bit of time today to scribble them out. if you haven't tried out the demo, check it out! store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/...

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#1.- Checkmage! [chess variant] by @oleogustus.itch.io A chess inspired game where you battle opponents with regular and quirky pieces, growing your deck in the process. Oh, and great pixel art! Find it here 👇 store.steampowered.com/app/3613550/... and my gameplay here 👇 youtu.be/Ch3UFXCxrWw

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