@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/
MKSchmidtMar 13

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.

MKSchmidtMar 11

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

Show threadMKSchmidtMar 9

Link to the event...

https://store.steampowered.com/sale/turnbasedthursday2026

#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...

Show threadMKSchmidtMar 9
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2958790/Cyclopean_The_Great_Abyss/
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.

MKSchmidtMar 9
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is now on sale as part of #TurnBasedThursdayFest! Check it out along with all the other cool games. #TurnBasedThurdsay #CRPG #Lovecaft #Dreamlands
MKSchmidtMar 8
Joyce ParkMar 8

A friend's 27 year old daughter, Violet, is missing during a mental health crisis. She has been seen in the Ballard area. Seattle people, PLEASE share this URL and keep an eye out!

https://findviolet.com/

MISSING PERSON — Violet Benjamin — Ballard, Seattle — $1,000 Reward

Missing person alert for Violet Benjamin, 27, last seen in Ballard, Seattle, WA near Swedish Hospital. $1,000 reward offered.

Find Violet Benjamin
MKSchmidtMar 7

Big news! Islands of the Caliph now has three new languages to choose from. I was recently able to add Indonesian, Spanish and Portuguese. #GameDev #Localization #Spanish #Indonesian #Portuguese

https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/1845670/view/510733119952783611

Islands of the Caliph - Testing Branch Updated to 1.3.7 - Steam News

New Translations!

MKSchmidtFeb 24

Steam Next Fest is Live! I am streaming the game on Steam right now :) I am also terrible at it.
#NextFest #LiveStreaming #CRPG

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

Steam：Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands

Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands takes you into the dark fantasy setting described in H.P. Lovecraft's Dreamquest of Unknown Kadath and other stories of his Dream Cycle.  

MKSchmidtFeb 7
Voonith - large, aggressive amphibians - are chasing me and scaring all the zebras. Eventually I had to intercede in one of their battles, as I felt responsible for the whole mess.
#ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #Zebras
MKSchmidtFeb 4

Star Explorers has been updated on Itch to include the latest, experimental branch. There is a long devlog if anyone is interested in seeing all the changes...

https://schmidt-workshops.itch.io/star-explorers/devlog/1345750/experimental-version-5525c

Experimental Version 5.5.25c - Star Explorers by Schmidt Workshops

Here are all the new updates starting with the most recent, and going back to where I began this new branch... Testing Branch Updated to Version 5.5.25c Bad Inventory Slots Addressed Update - 5.5.25c...

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