Hectiq - Paper Castle & Los Pingheros
@hectiq.bsky.social
Indie game studio from Bordeaux
Wishlist Paper Castle: https://s.team/a/3596730
Play Los Pingheros on Steam: https://s.team/a/2418600
Newsletter: https://hectiqgames.substack.com
Wishlist Paper Castle: https://s.team/a/3596730
Play Los Pingheros on Steam: https://s.team/a/2418600
Newsletter: https://hectiqgames.substack.com
🔥 Exciting news!! We’re joining the #ACGFestival and our free playtest for Paper Castle will open soon!
🛡️ Jump in, test the new features, fight the fire, and defend your Paper Castle! #Gamedev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
🛡️ Jump in, test the new features, fight the fire, and defend your Paper Castle! #Gamedev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
November 3, 2025 at 10:32 AM
🔥 Exciting news!! We’re joining the #ACGFestival and our free playtest for Paper Castle will open soon!
🛡️ Jump in, test the new features, fight the fire, and defend your Paper Castle! #Gamedev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
🛡️ Jump in, test the new features, fight the fire, and defend your Paper Castle! #Gamedev #IndieGame
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
🎉 Los Pingheros is coming to Nintendo Switch! 🎮
Our official page is now live on the eShop — you can wishlist it today and get ready for the wildest snowball-fight party ever!
🗓 Release date: 01 Dec 2025
👉 www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/J...
#NintendoSwitch #IndieGame #LosPingheros #GameDev
Our official page is now live on the eShop — you can wishlist it today and get ready for the wildest snowball-fight party ever!
🗓 Release date: 01 Dec 2025
👉 www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/J...
#NintendoSwitch #IndieGame #LosPingheros #GameDev
Los Pingheros
Affrontez jusqu’à 8 joueurs dans le Mexique enneigé et coloré de Los Pingheros. Devenez le Pinghero ultime en éjectant vos rivaux !
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October 31, 2025 at 12:03 PM
🎉 Los Pingheros is coming to Nintendo Switch! 🎮
Our official page is now live on the eShop — you can wishlist it today and get ready for the wildest snowball-fight party ever!
🗓 Release date: 01 Dec 2025
👉 www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/J...
#NintendoSwitch #IndieGame #LosPingheros #GameDev
Our official page is now live on the eShop — you can wishlist it today and get ready for the wildest snowball-fight party ever!
🗓 Release date: 01 Dec 2025
👉 www.nintendo.com/fr-fr/Jeux/J...
#NintendoSwitch #IndieGame #LosPingheros #GameDev
My technical team use a lot of complex words to define cool stuff #techart #gamedev #indiegame #papercastle
You paint, we deliver!
Placing trees on the painted areass by generating points with a halton sequence and then filtering the generated points with a thresholded noise function to create gaps between the trees
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity
Placing trees on the painted areass by generating points with a halton sequence and then filtering the generated points with a thresholded noise function to create gaps between the trees
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
My technical team use a lot of complex words to define cool stuff #techart #gamedev #indiegame #papercastle
Thanks to the tech team, the artist can now draw silly faces on the map and unleash his full potential 😈
#gameart #indiegame #unity
#gameart #indiegame #unity
October 22, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Thanks to the tech team, the artist can now draw silly faces on the map and unleash his full potential 😈
#gameart #indiegame #unity
#gameart #indiegame #unity
Testing our new water effect on our new water towers! 💧🏰
What do you think? 🌊✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #Water
What do you think? 🌊✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #Water
October 16, 2025 at 2:22 PM
Testing our new water effect on our new water towers! 💧🏰
What do you think? 🌊✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #Water
What do you think? 🌊✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Unity #Water
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Congrats to our dear friends for the release of Quadricolor🎉🎨!
🔴🟡🟢🔵
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai #release
🔴🟡🟢🔵
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai #release
Quadricolor: Ultra Sentai Color Ranger is out!🔴🟡🟢🔵
Call your friends and dive into the chromatic chaos — or try to score big in our monthly speedrun tournament!
It’s 40% off on Steam — enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/1581440/...
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai
Call your friends and dive into the chromatic chaos — or try to score big in our monthly speedrun tournament!
It’s 40% off on Steam — enjoy!
store.steampowered.com/app/1581440/...
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai
October 9, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Congrats to our dear friends for the release of Quadricolor🎉🎨!
🔴🟡🟢🔵
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai #release
🔴🟡🟢🔵
#indiegame #speedrun #steam #sentai #release
wow, look what is happening on #papercastle . Enemies started to use fire as indirect weapon. #fire #gamedev #indiegamedev
October 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
wow, look what is happening on #papercastle . Enemies started to use fire as indirect weapon. #fire #gamedev #indiegamedev
Maybe it is because I’m a noob with the pencil. But i really enjoy my team working on #conceptart. What do you think of our king of colors ? #papercastle #draw #gamedev
October 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Maybe it is because I’m a noob with the pencil. But i really enjoy my team working on #conceptart. What do you think of our king of colors ? #papercastle #draw #gamedev
Hi friends !
Here’s the first step of our new painting feature: the Snappable Brush 🖌️
A radius of paint follows the King and snaps onto buildings to affect them. Purpose: to give more agency to players
How cool is that?! 👑✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
Here’s the first step of our new painting feature: the Snappable Brush 🖌️
A radius of paint follows the King and snaps onto buildings to affect them. Purpose: to give more agency to players
How cool is that?! 👑✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
October 3, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Hi friends !
Here’s the first step of our new painting feature: the Snappable Brush 🖌️
A radius of paint follows the King and snaps onto buildings to affect them. Purpose: to give more agency to players
How cool is that?! 👑✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
Here’s the first step of our new painting feature: the Snappable Brush 🖌️
A radius of paint follows the King and snaps onto buildings to affect them. Purpose: to give more agency to players
How cool is that?! 👑✨
#PaperCastle #GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
Just playing with the watercolor grid today ! ✨💧🎨
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting
September 30, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Just playing with the watercolor grid today ! ✨💧🎨
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy #DigitalArt #DigitalPainting
September 29, 2025 at 4:20 PM
🔥 Did you know Paper Castle lets you define custom biomes that directly impact gameplay? 🌍⚔️
Every choice is a strategic decision — each biome changes how you’ll face the fire, pushing you to adapt your playstyle in surprising ways.
I’m in love with this feature ❤️
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
Every choice is a strategic decision — each biome changes how you’ll face the fire, pushing you to adapt your playstyle in surprising ways.
I’m in love with this feature ❤️
#GameDev #IndieDev #Strategy
September 26, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here’s a quick shader test to show buildables available for construction! 🔨🖌️
Still WIP — what do you think? ✨
#papersky #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
Still WIP — what do you think? ✨
#papersky #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
September 25, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Here’s a quick shader test to show buildables available for construction! 🔨🖌️
Still WIP — what do you think? ✨
#papersky #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
Still WIP — what do you think? ✨
#papersky #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
✨ Am I the only one absolutely obsessed with the watercolor FX our team just pulled off? 🎨🔥
Every frame feels like a living painting and I can’t stop staring at it 😍
#GameDev #IndieDev #PaperCastle #VFX
Every frame feels like a living painting and I can’t stop staring at it 😍
#GameDev #IndieDev #PaperCastle #VFX
September 24, 2025 at 2:24 PM
✨ Am I the only one absolutely obsessed with the watercolor FX our team just pulled off? 🎨🔥
Every frame feels like a living painting and I can’t stop staring at it 😍
#GameDev #IndieDev #PaperCastle #VFX
Every frame feels like a living painting and I can’t stop staring at it 😍
#GameDev #IndieDev #PaperCastle #VFX
Hello again, it's #thursdayvibes and it is time to give you some update . We are replacing pig with real enemies
#papercastle #vfx #gamedev #gameart #unity #indiegames
#papercastle #vfx #gamedev #gameart #unity #indiegames
September 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
Hello again, it's #thursdayvibes and it is time to give you some update . We are replacing pig with real enemies
#papercastle #vfx #gamedev #gameart #unity #indiegames
#papercastle #vfx #gamedev #gameart #unity #indiegames
Hi! It’s been a while, friends! 👋
In Paper Castle’s description, we say players can shape the land. Here’s a first peek at how we build it with our paper terrain editor: Basic Painting 🖌️
Have a great weekend! ✨
#editor #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #strategy #videogames #unity
In Paper Castle’s description, we say players can shape the land. Here’s a first peek at how we build it with our paper terrain editor: Basic Painting 🖌️
Have a great weekend! ✨
#editor #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #strategy #videogames #unity
September 12, 2025 at 10:07 AM
Hi! It’s been a while, friends! 👋
In Paper Castle’s description, we say players can shape the land. Here’s a first peek at how we build it with our paper terrain editor: Basic Painting 🖌️
Have a great weekend! ✨
#editor #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #strategy #videogames #unity
In Paper Castle’s description, we say players can shape the land. Here’s a first peek at how we build it with our paper terrain editor: Basic Painting 🖌️
Have a great weekend! ✨
#editor #gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #strategy #videogames #unity
💧🔥⚔️On September 1st, Paper Castle is joining the Sword Celebration Festival!
Other games: “Sharpen your blade.”
Us: “Bring a bucket of water too - things are about to catch fire.” 🏰📄
👉 Wishlist Paper Castle!
#SwordCelebration #IndieGame #GameDev
Other games: “Sharpen your blade.”
Us: “Bring a bucket of water too - things are about to catch fire.” 🏰📄
👉 Wishlist Paper Castle!
#SwordCelebration #IndieGame #GameDev
August 25, 2025 at 4:26 PM
💧🔥⚔️On September 1st, Paper Castle is joining the Sword Celebration Festival!
Other games: “Sharpen your blade.”
Us: “Bring a bucket of water too - things are about to catch fire.” 🏰📄
👉 Wishlist Paper Castle!
#SwordCelebration #IndieGame #GameDev
Other games: “Sharpen your blade.”
Us: “Bring a bucket of water too - things are about to catch fire.” 🏰📄
👉 Wishlist Paper Castle!
#SwordCelebration #IndieGame #GameDev
Romain here,
While some HectiQ firends are enjoying GamesCom, I am here "bursting" things down in our project.
Optimized one of the main manager by a factor 10 !
If you too think I am saving the planet🌍, try out PaperCastle on Steam.
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #unity #madewithunity
While some HectiQ firends are enjoying GamesCom, I am here "bursting" things down in our project.
Optimized one of the main manager by a factor 10 !
If you too think I am saving the planet🌍, try out PaperCastle on Steam.
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #unity #madewithunity
August 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
Romain here,
While some HectiQ firends are enjoying GamesCom, I am here "bursting" things down in our project.
Optimized one of the main manager by a factor 10 !
If you too think I am saving the planet🌍, try out PaperCastle on Steam.
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #unity #madewithunity
While some HectiQ firends are enjoying GamesCom, I am here "bursting" things down in our project.
Optimized one of the main manager by a factor 10 !
If you too think I am saving the planet🌍, try out PaperCastle on Steam.
#indiedev #indiegame #gamedev #unity #madewithunity
August 21, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Romain here🤓!
Today, I want to share a technical solution for our animator controller we implemented in PaperCastle.
hectiqgames.substack.com/p/managing-c...
Would you have done the same ?
#gamedev #indiegame #strategy #videogames #digitalart #unity #devlog
Today, I want to share a technical solution for our animator controller we implemented in PaperCastle.
hectiqgames.substack.com/p/managing-c...
Would you have done the same ?
#gamedev #indiegame #strategy #videogames #digitalart #unity #devlog
Managing Character Animations with Different Weapons in Unity
Managing Character Animations with Different Weapons in Unity
hectiqgames.substack.com
August 18, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Romain here🤓!
Today, I want to share a technical solution for our animator controller we implemented in PaperCastle.
hectiqgames.substack.com/p/managing-c...
Would you have done the same ?
#gamedev #indiegame #strategy #videogames #digitalart #unity #devlog
Today, I want to share a technical solution for our animator controller we implemented in PaperCastle.
hectiqgames.substack.com/p/managing-c...
Would you have done the same ?
#gamedev #indiegame #strategy #videogames #digitalart #unity #devlog
Good Thursday, we updated our playtest, and we added Painting Biomes!!!
What are you waiting for? Play Paper Castle. Playtest is open!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
#PaperCastle #RTSIrl #GameDev #IndieGame #Idiedev #Playtest #ThursdayMotivation
What are you waiting for? Play Paper Castle. Playtest is open!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
#PaperCastle #RTSIrl #GameDev #IndieGame #Idiedev #Playtest #ThursdayMotivation
August 14, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Good Thursday, we updated our playtest, and we added Painting Biomes!!!
What are you waiting for? Play Paper Castle. Playtest is open!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
#PaperCastle #RTSIrl #GameDev #IndieGame #Idiedev #Playtest #ThursdayMotivation
What are you waiting for? Play Paper Castle. Playtest is open!!!
store.steampowered.com/app/3596730/...
#PaperCastle #RTSIrl #GameDev #IndieGame #Idiedev #Playtest #ThursdayMotivation
Our fire system got an update and it's really satisfying to watch !
-Illan
#indiedev #indiegame #unity #realtimeVFX
-Illan
#indiedev #indiegame #unity #realtimeVFX
August 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Our fire system got an update and it's really satisfying to watch !
-Illan
#indiedev #indiegame #unity #realtimeVFX
-Illan
#indiedev #indiegame #unity #realtimeVFX
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First test of painting environments! 🎨
It creates biomes, which directly affect everything else — buildings, enemies, fire, allies, and even your hero! 🏰
Sven🫡
#gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #simulationgames #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
It creates biomes, which directly affect everything else — buildings, enemies, fire, allies, and even your hero! 🏰
Sven🫡
#gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #simulationgames #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
August 5, 2025 at 5:50 PM
First test of painting environments! 🎨
It creates biomes, which directly affect everything else — buildings, enemies, fire, allies, and even your hero! 🏰
Sven🫡
#gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #simulationgames #videogames #art #digitalart #unity
It creates biomes, which directly affect everything else — buildings, enemies, fire, allies, and even your hero! 🏰
Sven🫡
#gamedev #indiegame #towerdefense #citybuilder #strategy #simulationgames #videogames #art #digitalart #unity