Sam Redfern's Avatar

Sam Redfern

@psychicsoftware.com

Indie gamedev & assoc. prof. PhD. Making games since 1980s - Darkwind - Goblins & Grottos - The Necromancer's Tale: http://tinyurl.com/2jpjtt8j

552
Followers
159
Following
260
Posts
28.10.2024
Joined
Posts Following

Latest posts by Sam Redfern @psychicsoftware.com

Post image

Friends, chumps, wizards-of-ill-repute: today we launched our DEMO for Sparrow Warfare!

If you are into deckbuilders and somehow not already 110% consumed with Slay The Spire 2, give us a whirl over the weekend!
store.steampowered.com/app/4396770/...

#indiedev #indiegamedev #deckbuilder #demo

06.03.2026 16:39 ๐Ÿ‘ 45 ๐Ÿ” 27 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 5
Preview
St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience โ€” Imirt Imirt - The Irish Game Makers Association is proud to present the Games from Ireland Steam Event , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland or shaped by Irish creative talent an...

Weโ€™re delighted to reveal the Irish Games art-piece we commissioned from acclaimed Irish artist and game developer @denmanrooke.com, showcasing some of the incredible games and characters from across Irish games, alongside touchpoints of Irish culture.

www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/...

06.03.2026 17:21 ๐Ÿ‘ 197 ๐Ÿ” 106 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3 ๐Ÿ“Œ 15
Post image

๐ŸฃPlaytest sign ups for Sushi On Wheels are now live! ๐Ÿฃ

If you sign up, you'll be among the first to play our game!!

The playtest will take place at the start of April!
You can sign up here! ๐Ÿ‘‡
subscribepage.io/SushiOnWheels

05.03.2026 14:53 ๐Ÿ‘ 20 ๐Ÿ” 11 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 5 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Post image

The Necromancer's Tale has received front page featuring on Steam for a Daily Deal! We're celebrating with a 30% discount.

store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...

28.02.2026 19:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 12 ๐Ÿ” 7 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Those long, flowing pixels!

28.02.2026 10:37 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Have you thought this through?

26.02.2026 16:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Headmouldโ€™s getting me for sure

24.02.2026 03:33 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

It's nearly time to slap some armour-plates on your musclecars...

21.02.2026 12:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

Slacking off work of a Friday? Play our Demo, live now on Steam ๐Ÿ˜‰

#indiedev #pixelart #cozygames #irish #coffee

20.02.2026 10:11 ๐Ÿ‘ 13 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thereโ€™s a bug report feature in game :-). Thereโ€™s an icon in the bar at the bottom of the screen.

17.02.2026 04:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oops! Thatโ€™s the hole at the front low down, not the one at the top?

16.02.2026 22:03 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Preview
Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Sale - Presented by Imirt โ€” Imirt Weโ€™re delighted to announce the Irish Steam Sale , a week-long digital showcase celebrating games made in Ireland, by Irish developers around the world, and games shaped by Irish creative talent and ...

Introducing the Games From Ireland Steam Event, a week-long digital showcase.

Running on Steam during St Patrickโ€™s Day 2026, 13th March - 20th March, this is an Imirt-led initiative, developed in collaboration with Irish developers and studios worldwide.

www.imirt.ie/news/2026/2/...

10.02.2026 18:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 180 ๐Ÿ” 108 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6 ๐Ÿ“Œ 22

This one has been a slow-burn in the background actually, been working on it for 3 years already, on and off :-) (But the Necromancer's Tale took over a lot for the last 18 months)

05.02.2026 21:17 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

I am so honoured to officially host this week's #TurnBasedThursday on Bluesky!

๐Ÿ—ฃ
INDIE DEVS!
Show off your turn-based games in this thread with the hashtag!

PLAYERS!
Come on in & ๐Ÿ’ฌcomment, โค๏ธlike, ๐Ÿ”repost & โœจwishlist all the great games in the thread!

05.02.2026 12:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 113 ๐Ÿ” 65 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 62 ๐Ÿ“Œ 4
Post image Post image

Hi Char! Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday :-) I'm working on War on Wheels -- turn-based, physics-controlled post-apocalyptic car combat. Steam page soon!

05.02.2026 15:19 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Near Bilbao

04.02.2026 19:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 0 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
a bunch of corpses in an aseprite screenshot, wearing bone helmets, furs, and bronze weaponry.

a bunch of corpses in an aseprite screenshot, wearing bone helmets, furs, and bronze weaponry.

Gamedev one of those few occupations where you get to ask your coworker "do these entrails look good" and it's normal

#pixelart #indiedev

04.02.2026 17:45 ๐Ÿ‘ 36 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

We're going!

04.02.2026 18:46 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

Similar feel to something I've been working on

04.02.2026 14:44 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Are you a Unity dev? Do you make use of lots of scenes? Do you have liiike 10 mins to chat? ๐Ÿ‘€

I'm making a tool aiming to speed up & simplify your workflow, & I wanna talk to you!

If you're interested, add me on Discord (adamjle) or send me a DM here ๐Ÿ™Œ

Reposts appreciated!

30.01.2026 13:41 ๐Ÿ‘ 9 ๐Ÿ” 9 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Well done!

29.01.2026 05:50 ๐Ÿ‘ 2 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Haha how could I say no to that

28.01.2026 18:06 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Bilbo looking at his phone top

on bottom is ChatGPT

After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it?

You're absolutely right โ€” you found it, it's been with you a long while, and it's only natural to feel fond of something that's served you so well, especially when someone like Gandalf suddenly seems to want it for himself.

Bilbo looking at his phone top on bottom is ChatGPT After all, why not? Why shouldn't I keep it? You're absolutely right โ€” you found it, it's been with you a long while, and it's only natural to feel fond of something that's served you so well, especially when someone like Gandalf suddenly seems to want it for himself.

28.01.2026 01:51 ๐Ÿ‘ 25428 ๐Ÿ” 6952 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 7 ๐Ÿ“Œ 155

Cool idea! 11 years wow, I hope it goes great.

27.01.2026 21:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 1 ๐Ÿ” 0 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

ONLY ONE WEEK TO GO UNTIL GGJ2026!

๐Ÿ“ Register globalgamejam.org/jam-sites/20...

๐Ÿ“Location: CREW, Wellpark Road, Galway City

๐Ÿ“… Date & Time: 6pm to 9pm Friday 30th Jan, 10am to 6pm Saturday 31st Jan & Sunday 1st Feb.

We can't wait to see you there โœจ

23.01.2026 14:07 ๐Ÿ‘ 11 ๐Ÿ” 5 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

I wrote a blog post about pathfinding and pedestrian simulation: www.psychicsoftware.com/2026/pathfin...

23.01.2026 11:58 ๐Ÿ‘ 8 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Post image

We are thrilled to officially host this weekโ€™s #TurnBasedThursday! ๐ŸŽ‰

๐Ÿ› ๏ธ #GameDev / #IndieDev - drop your turn-based games below and use the hashtag!

๐ŸŽฎ Fans - like, RT, and discover your next obsession in the replies ๐Ÿ‘‡

RPGs, tactics, strategy, all welcome!

22.01.2026 13:05 ๐Ÿ‘ 106 ๐Ÿ” 54 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 48 ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Preview
Save 20% on The Necromancer's Tale on Steam A story-rich gothic RPG. Master the rituals of an ancient spellbook. Raise an undead army to march against your enemies. Commune with the realm of the dead & struggle with your descent into madnes...

Thanks for hosting #TurnBasedThursday @badgerpunch.com !

In The Necromancer's Tale you build up your horde of the dead, one minion at a time, and unleash them in turn-based combat. We're also on 20% discount this week. :-)

store.steampowered.com/app/1315320/...

22.01.2026 13:13 ๐Ÿ‘ 24 ๐Ÿ” 4 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Video thumbnail

The Belgian prime minister at Davos with an interesting analysis from a European perspective.

22.01.2026 05:55 ๐Ÿ‘ 146 ๐Ÿ” 77 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10 ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

We need to be more negative. Let's get this over the line.

21.01.2026 22:16 ๐Ÿ‘ 6 ๐Ÿ” 1 ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1 ๐Ÿ“Œ 0