WDC World Ocean Day Charity Sale We are excited to announce that we are supporting WDC, Whale and Dolphin Conservation for World Ocean Day! The WDC World Ocean Day Sale starts today and runs until 12th June, 10am PDT 2025, and you can get our game Core Devourer 35% off. We will also donate 20% of our net profits to WDC to support their conservation work.How your support will help this yearBy purchasing games from this year’s World Ocean Day sale, you will help WDC continue their global conservation work, as well as their ghost gear removal project, funding 10 missions for divers to remove lethal entanglement hazards to marine life (and scuba divers) from reefs, seabed and shipwrecks in UK seas.If you want to read more about WDC, you can do so here: https://whales.org/ And you can find many other amazing games in the sale here: https://bit.ly/WODSale25 Thanks for joining us and for supporting WDC! Irene
Hello Friends! 👋 Welcome to our journey of discovering Dragon Lands! Today, I’d love to continue our discussion on the origins of Dragon Lands by diving into the art style and prototype phase. ART STYLE This was the most challenging part for me. As a software engineer without an artistic background, finding the right style took a lot of time. At first, I searched for an art style that I personally liked. My main inspirations were Zelda and Forager, but I struggled to achieve a similar look. After weeks of research and experimentation, I finally found the perfect fit: cute pixel art! Here’s an early art prototype made in Unreal Engine 5! I experimented with shadows, brightness, color palettes, outline colors, and pixel sizes to achieve the look I envisioned {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45468992/b27fbf644897e5e2e65455976415324dfdff4987.png After many iterations, and even an engine switch, this is what we achieved. The technique used renders the game in low-resolution texture, then upscales it without anti-aliasing, using an orthographic camera. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45468992/ca2e8df0490c994eead16c1e06fb8086a3973632.gif GAME DESIGN I built several prototypes to test mechanics, replayability, and overall fun. At this stage, visuals weren’t the focus (I kept everything simple, with basic blocks and sprites). This was one of the last prototypes I made, where I tested the core gameplay loop: gathering resources, crafting items, collecting dragons, and automating the farm process. {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45468992/59169f0978b93ca4ddd8f7ad50e2aa78cb4cc067.gif If you have any questions, feel free to ask me on Discord, I’d be happy to chat! :D Thanks, and stay tuned for more updates! Giuseppe
We just reached 1.000 wishlists on Steam just days after announcing Dragon Lands!! 🎉 I couldn't have imagined this result! A huge thank you to the Incremental Games Reddit community for their support and positivity! {STEAM_CLAN_IMAGE}/45468992/3e0ed32d45e688e6bba30979244947b5f6be9566.png https://store.steampowered.com/app/3377200/Dragon_Lands/ Thank you again, Irene
