JB Oger
@jboger.bsky.social
Founder & Game Director Sleepy Mill Studio
Made Drop Duchy (2025) and more!
Made Drop Duchy (2025) and more!
Merci pour l'invitation sur Point'n Think pour parler de Drop Duchy, toujous un plaisir de parler de la production du jeu (spoiler: ça s'est bien passé, faut le dire aussi quand c'est cool)
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RIP #5 | Drop Duchy | Ausha
Dans ce nouvel épisode de RIP, Inksushi revient sur la production et la sortie de Drop Duchy avec le créateur du studio Sleepy Mill Studio. Jeu hybride mélangeant stratégie, deck building et roguelite...
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December 5, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Merci pour l'invitation sur Point'n Think pour parler de Drop Duchy, toujous un plaisir de parler de la production du jeu (spoiler: ça s'est bien passé, faut le dire aussi quand c'est cool)
podcast.ausha.co/point-n-thin...
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People over here and on Reddit unanimously react by saying « no it’s you, your games are bad, always the same formula!! » but it’s the truth.
Ubisoft used to thrive on games that weren’t super great or original but had enough quantity to be attractive 10-15 years ago. This is their tragedy.
Ubisoft used to thrive on games that weren’t super great or original but had enough quantity to be attractive 10-15 years ago. This is their tragedy.
Ubisoft has warned of falling company revenues and said it's seen that "many new games are struggling to stand out" as players turn away from traditional full-price releases. bit.ly/4r1gMQd
November 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
People over here and on Reddit unanimously react by saying « no it’s you, your games are bad, always the same formula!! » but it’s the truth.
Ubisoft used to thrive on games that weren’t super great or original but had enough quantity to be attractive 10-15 years ago. This is their tragedy.
Ubisoft used to thrive on games that weren’t super great or original but had enough quantity to be attractive 10-15 years ago. This is their tragedy.
Life has been so surreal since this game comes out, it’s not a big hit but getting such recognition is truly awesome!
Drop Duchy by Sleepy Mill Studio wins Excellence in Game Design! 🎮
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Life has been so surreal since this game comes out, it’s not a big hit but getting such recognition is truly awesome!
Maybe I'm just old but I find it annoying when roguelites conceal their ending condition for ... mystery? I'm ok with mysteries & secret endings but playing CloverPit right now and having to look on reddit for "the dev said on stream that it triggers when.." doesn't sit right to me.
November 2, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Maybe I'm just old but I find it annoying when roguelites conceal their ending condition for ... mystery? I'm ok with mysteries & secret endings but playing CloverPit right now and having to look on reddit for "the dev said on stream that it triggers when.." doesn't sit right to me.
My gaming pet peeve is journalists/Linkedin influencers who use the annual number of Steam releases to make dramatic articles about the state of gaming, without doing any research to back their claims with actual data.
Sorry, I love the guy and his books/articles, but not this one...
Sorry, I love the guy and his books/articles, but not this one...
September 27, 2025 at 12:16 PM
My gaming pet peeve is journalists/Linkedin influencers who use the annual number of Steam releases to make dramatic articles about the state of gaming, without doing any research to back their claims with actual data.
Sorry, I love the guy and his books/articles, but not this one...
Sorry, I love the guy and his books/articles, but not this one...
Publisher ghosting is a real annoyance in the gaming industry but after releasing Drop Duchy, I discovered something even worse: people who reach out to you for interviews/partnerships/events/etc and then stop responding after you said you’re interested. Why contact me in the first place then?
September 17, 2025 at 6:47 AM
Publisher ghosting is a real annoyance in the gaming industry but after releasing Drop Duchy, I discovered something even worse: people who reach out to you for interviews/partnerships/events/etc and then stop responding after you said you’re interested. Why contact me in the first place then?
Ok, the game is extremely anticipated, people would have paid any amount for it and that’s awesome for Team Cherry.
But worshipping them like they’re some sort of industry saviors for not selling it for a higher price??? Yeah, that’s going to far imo
But worshipping them like they’re some sort of industry saviors for not selling it for a higher price??? Yeah, that’s going to far imo
August 30, 2025 at 1:42 PM
Ok, the game is extremely anticipated, people would have paid any amount for it and that’s awesome for Team Cherry.
But worshipping them like they’re some sort of industry saviors for not selling it for a higher price??? Yeah, that’s going to far imo
But worshipping them like they’re some sort of industry saviors for not selling it for a higher price??? Yeah, that’s going to far imo
This.
I’d go even further and say that when you’re the most anticipated game of the year, you shouldn’t go with a « let’s get all the Gamescom attention on us » strategy.
You can do it at anytime and get the same results, while others have this one silver bullet to thrive.
I’d go even further and say that when you’re the most anticipated game of the year, you shouldn’t go with a « let’s get all the Gamescom attention on us » strategy.
You can do it at anytime and get the same results, while others have this one silver bullet to thrive.
Great policy from Ysbryd there! However, perhaps at some point the club of the very cool, very expected indie games could start having a bit of solidarity with their fellow devs and stop surprise releasing their games.
Surprise launches aren’t fun for indie devs. They’re destructive and useless!
Surprise launches aren’t fun for indie devs. They’re destructive and useless!
This was not our choice but we understand why the choice was made. We aren't mad at Ysbryd but at the situation. Dropping the GTA of indie games with 2 weeks notice makes everyone freak out. Ysbryd is being a good partner and paying for the delay. We're sorry this is happening.
August 26, 2025 at 6:46 AM
This.
I’d go even further and say that when you’re the most anticipated game of the year, you shouldn’t go with a « let’s get all the Gamescom attention on us » strategy.
You can do it at anytime and get the same results, while others have this one silver bullet to thrive.
I’d go even further and say that when you’re the most anticipated game of the year, you shouldn’t go with a « let’s get all the Gamescom attention on us » strategy.
You can do it at anytime and get the same results, while others have this one silver bullet to thrive.
I've been playing Skull & Bones a lot lately for... huh... research... and I've never seen anything like it.
There are so many mechanics, so much content, but the game doesn't seem at all interested in onboarding the player. Everything is just ... overwhelming?
There are so many mechanics, so much content, but the game doesn't seem at all interested in onboarding the player. Everything is just ... overwhelming?
July 14, 2025 at 10:02 AM
I've been playing Skull & Bones a lot lately for... huh... research... and I've never seen anything like it.
There are so many mechanics, so much content, but the game doesn't seem at all interested in onboarding the player. Everything is just ... overwhelming?
There are so many mechanics, so much content, but the game doesn't seem at all interested in onboarding the player. Everything is just ... overwhelming?
Bruhh
Drop Duchy - Any% in 6:36 by rokuiti
Drop Duchy - Any% in 6:36 by rokuiti
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June 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Bruhh
LinkedIn influencers are unironically sharing this advice all day long, using Clair Obscur and Balatro as proofs that the strategy 100% work
free advice for game developers: try to make the next smash hit video game, such as grand theft auto. if you do, you'll be making more than just a video game – you'll be making millions of dollars
June 1, 2025 at 8:57 AM
LinkedIn influencers are unironically sharing this advice all day long, using Clair Obscur and Balatro as proofs that the strategy 100% work
The game works much better than I anticipated, and all I can think about is that I have to redo all my plans for the studio now…
May 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
The game works much better than I anticipated, and all I can think about is that I have to redo all my plans for the studio now…
Even if I'm not fond of the concept of noting games, I've got to admit that waking up to this makes me proud
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May 6, 2025 at 8:13 AM
Even if I'm not fond of the concept of noting games, I've got to admit that waking up to this makes me proud
www.metacritic.com/game/drop-du...
www.metacritic.com/game/drop-du...
Reposted by JB Oger
Drop Duchy is now AVAILABLE on Steam!
🧩 build your duchy piece by piece
⚔️ rally your forces and storm through fierce armies
🃏 customize your deck with +110 unique (unlockable) cards
🔁 enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/...
🧩 build your duchy piece by piece
⚔️ rally your forces and storm through fierce armies
🃏 customize your deck with +110 unique (unlockable) cards
🔁 enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/...
May 5, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Drop Duchy is now AVAILABLE on Steam!
🧩 build your duchy piece by piece
⚔️ rally your forces and storm through fierce armies
🃏 customize your deck with +110 unique (unlockable) cards
🔁 enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/...
🧩 build your duchy piece by piece
⚔️ rally your forces and storm through fierce armies
🃏 customize your deck with +110 unique (unlockable) cards
🔁 enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
🔗 store.steampowered.com/app/2525310/...
What if Blue Prince final unsolved puzzle was: why did the creator threw away such a perfect game loop to create a subpar meta-escape room?
April 27, 2025 at 9:39 AM
What if Blue Prince final unsolved puzzle was: why did the creator threw away such a perfect game loop to create a subpar meta-escape room?
Reposted by JB Oger
#DropDuchy new demo is LIVE on Steam!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
👑 Learn to master the power of the City with the new Republic faction
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy
🔁 Enjoy unlimited runs!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
👑 Learn to master the power of the City with the new Republic faction
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy
🔁 Enjoy unlimited runs!
February 17, 2025 at 4:01 PM
#DropDuchy new demo is LIVE on Steam!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
👑 Learn to master the power of the City with the new Republic faction
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy
🔁 Enjoy unlimited runs!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
👑 Learn to master the power of the City with the new Republic faction
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy
🔁 Enjoy unlimited runs!
Mon processus de conception sur ce jeu:
January 22, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Mon processus de conception sur ce jeu:
Reposted by JB Oger
Drop Duchy’s demo is available NOW on Steam!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy and optimize your realm’s growth
🔁 Enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
youtu.be/BSeCdQJpjVY
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy and optimize your realm’s growth
🔁 Enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
youtu.be/BSeCdQJpjVY
Drop Duchy | Gameplay Overview
YouTube video by The Arcade Crew
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January 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Drop Duchy’s demo is available NOW on Steam!
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy and optimize your realm’s growth
🔁 Enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
youtu.be/BSeCdQJpjVY
🧩 Build your Duchy piece by piece
⚔️ Prepare your forces to storm through fierce armies
🃏 Customize your deck to suit your strategy and optimize your realm’s growth
🔁 Enjoy endless replayability in this hybrid rogue-lite game
youtu.be/BSeCdQJpjVY
Game dev logic be like
"can't wait to be on holiday so I can take a well-deserved break ... and play my own game"
"can't wait to be on holiday so I can take a well-deserved break ... and play my own game"
a black and white drawing of a girl wearing a cone hat with the words i 'm kinda dumb below it .
ALT: a black and white drawing of a girl wearing a cone hat with the words i 'm kinda dumb below it .
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December 19, 2024 at 8:45 AM
Game dev logic be like
"can't wait to be on holiday so I can take a well-deserved break ... and play my own game"
"can't wait to be on holiday so I can take a well-deserved break ... and play my own game"