Mastodawn

In development for years, we look at the gamified productivity app that asks the question: "what if the game part was actually fun?"

Using #SlayTheSpire like mechanics, checking off items gives you bonuses to fight cyber facist oligarchs.

Developed by podcast co-host @hardreset, he's already gotten some press on it after a month of 1.0!

https://grogpod.zone/2026-06-16-hard-reset/

#HardReset #gamification #productivity #roguelite #gaming #mobile #ios #android #vibecoding #claude #genai #cyberpunk #indiegame

Hard Reset

“You don’t have the cards!” This week we deep dive the cyberpunk productivity app roguelike deckbuilder hybrid that our very own co-host Will has been developing since 2018! A unique spin on gamification apps, Hard Reset asks the ever-important question of: “what if we made the game part actually fun?”...

GROGPOD Roguelike Podcast

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Grogpod Roguelike Podcast 3d ago

Some links to follow for me to lavishly shill his hard work:

https://hardreset.app/
https://discord.com/invite/VdqP5AWBnz

While Will and I disagree often on the podcast about games (in a good way!), I want to say how proud I am that he actually shipped a game, and made more than $0 off of it.

Doing something like that is a HUGE accomplishment. And while the game might not be for everyone, I'm glad it exists and it's helped at least 1 person out there

#indiedev

Hard Reset - The Game Powered by Your Life

A cyberpunk roguelike deckbuilder powered by your real-world accomplishments. Complete tasks, build decks, defeat oligarchs. No ads, no manipulative monetization.

Hard Reset

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Grogpod Roguelike Podcast 3d ago

Another podcast interviewed the creators and is a great deep dive on contingency management, behavioral therapy and why other apps don't do so well at the fun part

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85z9g3iSgEU

#behavior #therapy #contingencymanagement #entrepreneur #psychology #mentalhealth