Oortbound

MY GAME HAS A LITERAL BLACK HOLE 🌌🪐

Game of the year just launched its free demo on Steam. Check it out, play the demo, and let me know what you think! 👇 #indiegame #gamedev #WishlistWednesday

10 months ago, I started Oortbound with a simple idea: a space-themed crowdrunner roguelite. Two months in, I hit a wall. I couldn't find a way to make co-op work in a crowdrunner, so I reworked the core gameplay into an open world with 6DOF movement, while keeping key elements from the original, like fleet units, gates, and boss battles. 6DOF movement took a while to figure out, but I eventually nailed it. Then came the centerpiece of Oortbound: the black hole. That alone took countless iterations to get right. Flying around a live black hole, and even diving into it, is something I'd never seen done before, and I wanted it to set a new paradigm for gaming, especially space games. It turned out beautifully, even better than I expected. I've poured endless hours into Oortbound, working part-time jobs on the side to fund development, including buying Synty and Aeon assets. And tomorrow, I'm finally launching the demo! The job's not done yet, though. Now it's time to start marketing properly, something I have zero experience with, and to work on the feedback I'm hoping to get from the demo. If all goes well, I'll then start on the PvP game mode, which I'm even more excited about. Can't wait to spill the beans on that soon. If you've made it this far, thank you. I really appreciate the support. A wishlist would help a ton! I can't wait to see you all play Oortbound. Please report any bugs you find, and send me any feedback on what could be changed or added to make it better. Thank you, Mango #indiegame #gamedev #TrailerTuesday

Sent out keys to a few friends for one last co-op playtest of @Oortbound before the free demo drops end of this month! Can't wait to see what you all think of it. Wishlist so you don't miss it. 👇 #indiegame #indiedev #gamedev

Yo algorithm, bless my game with your powers. Don't let me down. The people need to see this awesomeness. #WishlistWednesday #indiegame #gamedev

Still waiting on Steam approval for Oortbound. Pretty sure they got addicted and forgot to hit the button... copium Meanwhile, here's the new trailer. Almost a year of solo dev on a space roguelite that started off as a simple crowd runner and turned into something much bigger: fleets, bosses, mining, meta-progression, co-op, and a sun that collapses into a black hole. If it looks like your kind of game, a wishlist would mean a lot! 🙏

Unbiased opinion: @Oortbound could very well be game of the year and it won't even be close. Just needs eyes on it. Wishlist below if you'd like to play. 👇 (Releasing very soon) #ScreenshotSaturday #indiegame #solodev #goty

I've been busy busy. @Oortbound is almost ready for take-off! #gamedev #solodev #indiegame #steam

You don't see many black holes in games, let alone ones you can fly around and dive into. This is a beautiful (scary to some) experience you can only find in Oortbound. I'll be launching Oortbound very soon, who's ready? #indiegame #spacegame #solodev

I've started Closed Testing for my game, Oortbound, this week. PvE Roguelite Co-op is essentially ready, just need to get feedback from the playtest to make final changes before I officially launch on Steam. The PvP gamemode I'm working on could rival the likes of Counter Strike or Valorant. Trying out different ideas with it, super excited to see how it turns out. I've been building this game for a long time now, alongside essentially 2 jobs. Had a different, more basic, vision when I first started, but as I kept working on it, ideas kept flowing in, and it's turned into pretty decent game.

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@ValhallaP2E is beautiful! 🔥

Funny how these people fade a true Web3 game like @ValhallaP2E. Valhalla has over 300 smart contracts. The entirety of systems, battles, Veras, Amulets, quests, etc. is all written as on-chain contracts. This team is part of a very small group that actually puts more complexity on-chain so players' time and efforts are all reflected on chain. Here's just some of the features on-chain: • Vera Encounters, Stats and Allocations, Leveling, Abilities (all separate) • Day care • Amulet Enchantments & Leveling • Clans, Clan Challenges/Activities • Ships & Docks • Runix, Onyx, Bank • Floki tier • Battles (PvE + PvP) • Equipment • Healitars, Flokitars • Items • Chests • Materials, Crafting • Quests • Shop On top of that, they have deeply nested tokens like the Player Character itself that contains all your in-game assets. Trade that, you trade everything tied to it. Or you can trade each asset individually. Valhalla also has on-chain evolving assets like Amulets, Veras, Ships, all having their own traits which get enhanced on-chain. Most games just mint you a token with an ID, without any on-chain data. These are just some of the information that's public, the backend is far more advanced. All of this built on the foundation that a game should be fun and playable first. But maybe they are too early with this tech and you all in this industry just aren't prepared for a true Web3 Game. Shoutout to @mrbrownwhale and @MrXuj for continuously building, knowing how unrewarding this space is.

You guys asked for more gameplay content in Web3 Gaming? All we do is provide gameplay videos. It's not just theories or leaks, this team actually delivers — and has been delivering for the last 4 years. Valhalla is the most slept on Web3 Game, but not for long, it will soon be played by millions!