@MKSchmidt

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Solo game developer, Chicago area artist and father of seven ... working on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands (wishlist on Steam!) Islands of the Caliph, Star Explorers and more...
Steam Gameshttps://store.steampowered.com/search/?developer=Schmidt%20Workshops
Itch Games & Prototypeshttps://schmidt-workshops.itch.io/
Websitehttp://schmidtworkshops.com/

My new terrain generator has consumed me ... this was supposed to be a light side project while I finished up the art for Cyclopean II. But it is taking on a life of its own.

#ProcGen #GameDev #Roguelike

Messing around with terrain generation. This has to be the most fun thing in game dev...
#ProcGen #Terrain #GameDev

Are we still using #WishlistWednesday? I am working on adding many new cities, each of which will have unique culture and architecture, for my #CRPG Cyclopean II. Try the free #DEMO or wishlist it here...

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/Cyclopean_II_The_Dreamlands/

working on a thing
I'm working on lots of buildings spanning multiple cultures for Cyclopean II. This involves sketching in my notebook, scanning then coloring digitally. I enjoy seeing the images evolve. Here is an unfinished phase that seems interesting.
#ScreenshotSaturday #pixelart #CRPG

I am almost ready to release Star Explorers version 6.0! I started this game 13 years ago and I still love working on it. It's still a janky mess in many ways, but it will always be my baby.
#GameDev #MajorUpdate #Space

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/502720/view/509607850577756868

Star Explorers - Star Explorers Version 6.0 is Almost Ready! - Steam News

I am finally almost ready to release Star Explorers version 6.0! Most of the new features are described in my previous post here: The work has been more about testing and fine tuning things, and I had a recent experience where I was able to figure out why some of the game's systems were not as stable as I would like. New Look! So recently I have been experimenting with some shaders, a new color palette, and a neat dithering effect.

I've updated the camera movement script for Islands of the Caliph too (as I did in Cyclopean). I tried to fix it before, but the player would sporadically spin around in the wrong direction :)

#CRPG #OpenWorld #RPG #RamadanMubarak

Read more here:
https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1845670/view/510733119952784109

#TurnBasedThursdayFest 2026

Welcome to the 4th #TurnBasedThursdayFest, a seven-day online festival celebrating everyone who makes, plays, and loves turn-based video games. RPGs, sims, grand strategy, deckbuilders, 4X, roguelikes, puzzlers, city builders, and more. Made for you if you love smart decisions and clever planning more than split-second timing.More than 450 hand-picked turn-based video games This festival features 450+ games chosen from applications and then curated into collections you can browse to find your...

Steamで30% OFF:Cyclopean: The Great Abyss

Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is a small scale, mechanics driven CRPG/Roguelike in a retro, monochromatic style, that takes place in the underworld of H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamlands.