Michele Pirovano - making Dotage
@dotage.bsky.social
Indie gamedev, gameplay engineer, PhD, making a game about a grumpy village elder
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a lot of things to do, send help!
Tomorrow is the day! 6 Nov!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
#indiegame #gamedev #vforvendetta #nicetoyeetyou
a lot of things to do, send help!
Tomorrow is the day! 6 Nov!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
#indiegame #gamedev #vforvendetta #nicetoyeetyou
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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a lot of things to do, send help!
Tomorrow is the day! 6 Nov!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
#indiegame #gamedev #vforvendetta #nicetoyeetyou
a lot of things to do, send help!
Tomorrow is the day! 6 Nov!
store.steampowered.com/app/3108230/...
#indiegame #gamedev #vforvendetta #nicetoyeetyou
Have you found all Fish-related events? I did have a lot of fun adding those!
November 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Have you found all Fish-related events? I did have a lot of fun adding those!
Experimenting with adding new sections into the Agepedia... for stuff to come! 👁️
October 30, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Experimenting with adding new sections into the Agepedia... for stuff to come! 👁️
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Just got sent this by a player, love how the achievements already tell you a lot about the story! Congratulations!
September 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Just got sent this by a player, love how the achievements already tell you a lot about the story! Congratulations!
Ok my balance tools tell me that animals do not produce manure with enough probability. Good to know, good to know.
October 7, 2025 at 10:10 AM
Ok my balance tools tell me that animals do not produce manure with enough probability. Good to know, good to know.
I love the smell of balance spreadsheets in the morning
October 6, 2025 at 7:51 AM
I love the smell of balance spreadsheets in the morning
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Hello Elders!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
October 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello Elders!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
Hello Elders!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
October 4, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Hello Elders!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
This is just a quick post to celebrate with you all the second birthday of dotAGE! It has already been two years since release!
Thank you to everybody who purchased the game and all players who made this a reality!
The Recall Update 1.8 is live on Steam and GoG!
- Recalls: a feature to re-select Buildings in the tree
- Starting village boons!
- Custom game modifiers!
- Research Previews and Research Queuing!
- Balance & Fixes
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- Recalls: a feature to re-select Buildings in the tree
- Starting village boons!
- Custom game modifiers!
- Research Previews and Research Queuing!
- Balance & Fixes
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
dotAGE - 1.8 - The Recall Update is live! - Steam News
Hello Elders, This is it, the Recall Update is now out on Steam and GoG! Go play it! Soon also on Switch, as soon as the patch gets accepted! Thanks to everybody who gave feedback on the update during...
store.steampowered.com
September 18, 2025 at 11:52 AM
The Recall Update 1.8 is live on Steam and GoG!
- Recalls: a feature to re-select Buildings in the tree
- Starting village boons!
- Custom game modifiers!
- Research Previews and Research Queuing!
- Balance & Fixes
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- Recalls: a feature to re-select Buildings in the tree
- Starting village boons!
- Custom game modifiers!
- Research Previews and Research Queuing!
- Balance & Fixes
Have fun!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
Version 1.8 (now on experimental) adds a new Boon choice step, at the start of each village!
This spices up early game, trying to make each village more unique from the start! New boons favour fishing, harvesting, and making many Pips!
This spices up early game, trying to make each village more unique from the start! New boons favour fishing, harvesting, and making many Pips!
September 15, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Version 1.8 (now on experimental) adds a new Boon choice step, at the start of each village!
This spices up early game, trying to make each village more unique from the start! New boons favour fishing, harvesting, and making many Pips!
This spices up early game, trying to make each village more unique from the start! New boons favour fishing, harvesting, and making many Pips!
Just got sent this by a player, love how the achievements already tell you a lot about the story! Congratulations!
September 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM
Just got sent this by a player, love how the achievements already tell you a lot about the story! Congratulations!
Hello Elders! Version 1.8 is now on experimental, with some cool changes!
- A Recall mechanic to re-roll buildings!
- Starting Boons to spice up early game!
- 'Clairvoyance' mode with whole tree visible!
- 'Infinite Recall' mode to select all buildings!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- A Recall mechanic to re-roll buildings!
- Starting Boons to spice up early game!
- 'Clairvoyance' mode with whole tree visible!
- 'Infinite Recall' mode to select all buildings!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
dotAGE - The Recall Update 1.8 is now on the experimental branch! - Steam News
Hello Elders, Welcome back! After some vacation time, I'm excited to bring dotAGE to new heights with the next updates! Let's first take a look again at the current roadmap: We now are coming close to...
store.steampowered.com
September 8, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Hello Elders! Version 1.8 is now on experimental, with some cool changes!
- A Recall mechanic to re-roll buildings!
- Starting Boons to spice up early game!
- 'Clairvoyance' mode with whole tree visible!
- 'Infinite Recall' mode to select all buildings!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- A Recall mechanic to re-roll buildings!
- Starting Boons to spice up early game!
- 'Clairvoyance' mode with whole tree visible!
- 'Infinite Recall' mode to select all buildings!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
I'm back from vacation elders!!!
Which means that I'm releasing the new update soon! Time for a sneak peak of a cool new mechanic! :D
Enter the Recalls!! Soon on experimental with many more changes for 1.8, I'll be hinting at all the rest these days :)
Which means that I'm releasing the new update soon! Time for a sneak peak of a cool new mechanic! :D
Enter the Recalls!! Soon on experimental with many more changes for 1.8, I'll be hinting at all the rest these days :)
September 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
I'm back from vacation elders!!!
Which means that I'm releasing the new update soon! Time for a sneak peak of a cool new mechanic! :D
Enter the Recalls!! Soon on experimental with many more changes for 1.8, I'll be hinting at all the rest these days :)
Which means that I'm releasing the new update soon! Time for a sneak peak of a cool new mechanic! :D
Enter the Recalls!! Soon on experimental with many more changes for 1.8, I'll be hinting at all the rest these days :)
Here's a cat litter in the meantime
August 1, 2025 at 7:56 AM
Here's a cat litter in the meantime
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Nightwatchers DLC is OUT NOW on PC, along with the Commons Update (1.8)!
Nightwatchers adds a new playable species, two new biomes, new world events, modifiers, buildings, mechanics, cornerstones, deeds, and more!
Re-share to help us spread the word! ❤
Links and more info below ⤵
Nightwatchers adds a new playable species, two new biomes, new world events, modifiers, buildings, mechanics, cornerstones, deeds, and more!
Re-share to help us spread the word! ❤
Links and more info below ⤵
July 31, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Nightwatchers DLC is OUT NOW on PC, along with the Commons Update (1.8)!
Nightwatchers adds a new playable species, two new biomes, new world events, modifiers, buildings, mechanics, cornerstones, deeds, and more!
Re-share to help us spread the word! ❤
Links and more info below ⤵
Nightwatchers adds a new playable species, two new biomes, new world events, modifiers, buildings, mechanics, cornerstones, deeds, and more!
Re-share to help us spread the word! ❤
Links and more info below ⤵
It's bot name appreciation day, where I look at bot names and nod with a smirk!
July 31, 2025 at 8:22 AM
It's bot name appreciation day, where I look at bot names and nod with a smirk!
Hope you are having a great summer! I just pushed a small update (1.7.2) with some small UX changes and new fixes, but I also wanted to share more about the work I'm doing under the hood! Here is a sneak preview on the Research Update coming this September. Happy vacation everybody!
Steam :: dotAGE :: v 1.7.2 and news about the Research Update!
Hello Elders! I hope you are having a great summer, with as few burning Pips as possible! I just pushed patch 1.7.2 with some UX changes and more fixes, as always, thank you very much for the feedback...
steamcommunity.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Hope you are having a great summer! I just pushed a small update (1.7.2) with some small UX changes and new fixes, but I also wanted to share more about the work I'm doing under the hood! Here is a sneak preview on the Research Update coming this September. Happy vacation everybody!
Ok I've been revising other parts of the Agepedia, I'm moving all Elder details to separate areas as the new elders had a LONG list of stuff!
Much cleaner isn't it?
Much cleaner isn't it?
July 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Ok I've been revising other parts of the Agepedia, I'm moving all Elder details to separate areas as the new elders had a LONG list of stuff!
Much cleaner isn't it?
Much cleaner isn't it?
The great devs at Eremite Games are at it again!!! Very excited about the new DLC, good luck on the release!
Survival demands sacrifice.
Nightwatchers DLC launches on July 31st!
🦇 New playable species
🪨 2 new biomes
🃏 New modifiers
💣 New world events
🤖 And more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tms...
Learn more ⤵️
Nightwatchers DLC launches on July 31st!
🦇 New playable species
🪨 2 new biomes
🃏 New modifiers
💣 New world events
🤖 And more!
www.youtube.com/watch?v=7tms...
Learn more ⤵️
Against the Storm - Nightwatchers | Release Date Trailer
YouTube video by Eremite Games
www.youtube.com
July 12, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The great devs at Eremite Games are at it again!!! Very excited about the new DLC, good luck on the release!
Hello everybody! How is it going? I've been quite busy with life lately (also trying to solve my workaholism problem) while working on the next update for after the summer focusing on improving the Research Tree, I'll be sharing some cool stuff in the coming weeks!
June 30, 2025 at 7:19 AM
Hello everybody! How is it going? I've been quite busy with life lately (also trying to solve my workaholism problem) while working on the next update for after the summer focusing on improving the Research Tree, I'll be sharing some cool stuff in the coming weeks!
Hello Elders! dotAGE is part of the #TurnBasedThursdayFest for this week, with many discounted games!
And I just dropped QoL update 1.7 too!
- Hyperlinks in the Agepedia
- New and improved settings
- Advanced contextual actions
- Balance & Fixes
tinyurl.com/4nk3548s
And I just dropped QoL update 1.7 too!
- Hyperlinks in the Agepedia
- New and improved settings
- Advanced contextual actions
- Balance & Fixes
tinyurl.com/4nk3548s
dotAGE - dotAGE 1.7 - The Hyper Update! - Steam News
Hello Elders, Version 1.7 is now up on the main branch, thank you for your feedback! We did some changes during the experimental period, let's see what new QoL features I added! Hyperlinks As I antici...
tinyurl.com
June 2, 2025 at 8:37 AM
Hello Elders! dotAGE is part of the #TurnBasedThursdayFest for this week, with many discounted games!
And I just dropped QoL update 1.7 too!
- Hyperlinks in the Agepedia
- New and improved settings
- Advanced contextual actions
- Balance & Fixes
tinyurl.com/4nk3548s
And I just dropped QoL update 1.7 too!
- Hyperlinks in the Agepedia
- New and improved settings
- Advanced contextual actions
- Balance & Fixes
tinyurl.com/4nk3548s
Hello elders! I have great news today!
- Version 1.7 is up on experimental with many QoL features!
- The Agepedia now has hyperlinks everywhere!
- Folkways is coming to Switch & GoG this week
- A new roadmap is here that shows what I'll be working on!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- Version 1.7 is up on experimental with many QoL features!
- The Agepedia now has hyperlinks everywhere!
- Folkways is coming to Switch & GoG this week
- A new roadmap is here that shows what I'll be working on!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
dotAGE - New Roadmap & Upcoming 1.7! - Steam News
Hello Elders, First of all, let me thank you for your continued enthusiasm for Folkways! I am happy that many of you are enjoying all the new mechanics, events, and buildings introduced in the DLC. I ...
store.steampowered.com
May 19, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Hello elders! I have great news today!
- Version 1.7 is up on experimental with many QoL features!
- The Agepedia now has hyperlinks everywhere!
- Folkways is coming to Switch & GoG this week
- A new roadmap is here that shows what I'll be working on!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
- Version 1.7 is up on experimental with many QoL features!
- The Agepedia now has hyperlinks everywhere!
- Folkways is coming to Switch & GoG this week
- A new roadmap is here that shows what I'll be working on!
store.steampowered.com/news/app/638...
I always wanted to add hyperlinking to the game... and so here we are, coming soon!
May 7, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I always wanted to add hyperlinking to the game... and so here we are, coming soon!
I swear adding a Vegan achievement to the game was the best choice that made dotAGE's emergent narrative flourish
April 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I swear adding a Vegan achievement to the game was the best choice that made dotAGE's emergent narrative flourish