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Studio RÚCAĊ is an independent creative studio based in Galway, Ireland focused on art services & game development.

Working with AAA studios in video games as well as tabletop games like Magic: the Gathering, Dungeons & Dragons, and Pathfinder.

Also working on our own indie games, digital & analog!

Websitehttps://rucach.com
Steam Dev pagehttps://store.steampowered.com/developer/rucach

RE: https://edamame.social/@johnokane/116256581747943072

Check out this cool painterly effect that John is developing in Unreal for Valley of the Lost Abbey!

He's a real life wizard, truly.

#ValleyOfTheLostAbbey

I had the honour of being asked to illustrate the marketing piece for this amazing Steam event coming up for Paddy's day presented by IMIRT - The Irish Game Makers Association.

Games from Ireland!
https://www.imirt.ie/news/2026/3/6/st-patricks-day-steam-sale-brings-irish-games-to-a-global-audience

St Patrick's Day Steam Sale Brings Irish Games to a Global Audience — 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 and culture. The event will run on Steam during St Patrick’s Day 2026, 13th March - 19th March , spot

Imirt

Godot 4.6 is out, and all about your flow!

This release puts you and your workflow first with the new Modern theme, flexible docks, and dozens of quality of life improvements. Plus major upgrades: Jolt Physics by default, revamped IK, better reflections, and more.

Less wrestling with UI. More making games. #GodotEngine #Godot

https://godotengine.org/releases/4.6/

Godot 4.6 Release: It's all about your flow

With the stability gained over the past five Godot 4 releases, it's time for polish and quality-of-life improvements for everyday development.

New D&D art! Check it out!

Chapter 5: Magic of Faerûn opener illustration created for Dungeon & Dragon's Forgotten Realms: Heroes of Faerûn player expansion.
AD: Emi Tanji

The seventh Blackstaff of Waterdeep, Vajra Safahr is seen here awakening The Hawkman, one of the might walking statues of Waterdeep.

https://www.rucach.com/project/magic-of-faerun/

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #FantasyArt

Hey 2D artists (based in Ireland preferred)! JOB ALERT! 📣 Especially those who do cozy cartoony or pixel art.

I have some game dev friends here in Galway from Psychic Software (Just released Necromancer's Tale) that are looking for an artist to team up for their next game.

Send your portfolio over to [email protected]

Another artist JOB ALERT! 📣 This time for a Game Artist Generalist. (must be based in Ireland).

My friends at Biscuit Factory Games are looking for someone who can do a bit of concept work & 3D test-models to try & validate an art direction too.

Send portfolio to [email protected]

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Co-Create: Cooperative Business Models for the Games Sector Part 1: Navigating Co-Op Mode

Funded by Galway City Council, with support from West Regional Skills, ICOS, and in collaboration with CREW, Rúcach and SolidNetwork.

Worker Cooperatives in Game Dev webinar this Wednesday!!!

I'll be moderating a panel with our fantastic speakers from KO_OP, Baby Ghosts, Necrosoft Games, CoLab Collective, and Wild Blue Studios.

https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/co-create-cooperative-business-models-for-the-games-sector-part-1-tickets-1535653082709?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=wsa&aff=ebdsshwebmobile

#coop #coops #WorkerCoops #GameDev #IndieDev #IndieGameDev

Ahhhh! Our #BattleOfTarot prototype demo we're building for Gamescom is coming along so nicely!

Absolutely killer programming work by the one and only @bram

and fantastic writing by our narrative designer Len Cunningham as well (https://lencunningham.com/).

We've got a great team working with @rucach for this game!

#IndieGameDev #IndieDev #GameDev

LenCunningham.com

Storytelling for Games

LenCunningham.com

here's some dialogue testing for #BattleOfTarot!

#GodotEngine #IndieDev #GameDev