MKSchmidt
@mkschmidt30.bsky.social
Working on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands - on STEAM: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/Cyclopean_II_The_Dreamlands/
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MKSchmidt
@mkschmidt30.bsky.social
· Oct 20
This is a list of my currently released games, starting from the most recent. Right now I am working on Cyclopean. It's an old school CRPG based on Lovecraft's Dreamlands. Without getting too detailed about the gameplay, let's call it "Befriending cats in the underworld" for now.
Critiques of Bethesda's Fallout 4 update seem entirely legitimate. Why force an update on a 10 year old game, breaking mods that people have been using in the process, when you could just make Elder Scrolls 6?
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twistedvoxel.com/fallout-4-an...
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition Faces Harsh Backlash Over Bugs and Mod Issues
Fallout 4 Anniversary Edition launches to negative reviews on Steam, with players criticizing broken mods, crashes, and limited upgrades in Bethesda’s latest update.
twistedvoxel.com
November 11, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Critiques of Bethesda's Fallout 4 update seem entirely legitimate. Why force an update on a 10 year old game, breaking mods that people have been using in the process, when you could just make Elder Scrolls 6?
twistedvoxel.com/fallout-4-an...
twistedvoxel.com/fallout-4-an...
I am excited to announce that Islands of the Caliph is now bundled with Heroes of the Seven Islands, in the "Island RPG Bundle!"
If you already have one game, you can get the discount on the other.
#Discount #Bundle #Sale
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61087...
If you already have one game, you can get the discount on the other.
#Discount #Bundle #Sale
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61087...
Island RPG Bundle on Steam
store.steampowered.com
November 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
I am excited to announce that Islands of the Caliph is now bundled with Heroes of the Seven Islands, in the "Island RPG Bundle!"
If you already have one game, you can get the discount on the other.
#Discount #Bundle #Sale
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61087...
If you already have one game, you can get the discount on the other.
#Discount #Bundle #Sale
store.steampowered.com/bundle/61087...
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands is the much anticipated follow up to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. An old school CRPG in the vein of Ultima, Questron and Legacy of the Ancients, based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle.
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
November 7, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands is the much anticipated follow up to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. An old school CRPG in the vein of Ultima, Questron and Legacy of the Ancients, based on H.P. Lovecraft's Dream Cycle.
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#PitchYaGame #CRPG #Lovecraft
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
Wishlist Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands! Maybe I will produce some more finished looking screenshots in the near future. The level design process is filled with weird little artifacts, that I am too tired to explain.
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
November 6, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Wishlist Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands! Maybe I will produce some more finished looking screenshots in the near future. The level design process is filled with weird little artifacts, that I am too tired to explain.
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
#TurnBasedThursday #GameDev #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/app/3998510/...
Updated Aberration Analyst. The game's Rolodex system did not have any on-screen indication of how to scroll through team members. I've added a couple buttons, but you can still use the mouse scroll wheel to do it.
#GameDesign #UIdesign #UXDesign
store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...
#GameDesign #UIdesign #UXDesign
store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...
Aberration Analyst - Version 1.0.6b - Steam News
Slight Interface Update
store.steampowered.com
November 6, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Updated Aberration Analyst. The game's Rolodex system did not have any on-screen indication of how to scroll through team members. I've added a couple buttons, but you can still use the mouse scroll wheel to do it.
#GameDesign #UIdesign #UXDesign
store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...
#GameDesign #UIdesign #UXDesign
store.steampowered.com/news/app/172...
This is starting to feel like a world ready to explore. It's a tedious process to build, but the pay off is nice. Still it's just very basic areas, with very few details...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
November 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
This is starting to feel like a world ready to explore. It's a tedious process to build, but the pay off is nice. Still it's just very basic areas, with very few details...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
This is what I would call a "first pass" at a new area. I plan to come back and add details, maybe move things around a bit. But all the main elements are there...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
November 1, 2025 at 3:52 PM
This is what I would call a "first pass" at a new area. I plan to come back and add details, maybe move things around a bit. But all the main elements are there...
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
#ScreenshotSaturday #GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
PROJECT SHADOWGLASS Trailer (New BEAUTIFUL 3D Pixel Art Open World RPG 2026)
YouTube video by Punish
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October 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I have had a productive few days. I re-designed my whole map to be much more contained. So now when I think about adding all the details, I don't get totally overwhelmed. Speaking of which, here is an area I've been working on...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
October 27, 2025 at 4:20 PM
I have had a productive few days. I re-designed my whole map to be much more contained. So now when I think about adding all the details, I don't get totally overwhelmed. Speaking of which, here is an area I've been working on...
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
#GameDev #CRPG #Lovecraftian
This may not look like much, but to me it represents a breakthrough. I've been busting my head against making this overworld map for days, and I kept getting stuck.
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
October 24, 2025 at 7:39 AM
This may not look like much, but to me it represents a breakthrough. I've been busting my head against making this overworld map for days, and I kept getting stuck.
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
A game design stumbling block thread 🧵
#GameDev #GameDesign #LevelDesign
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is fortunate to have been included in Roguelike Fest on Steam! It is categorized, appropriately, under "Weird Stuff" just where I like to be :)
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
October 23, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Cyclopean: The Great Abyss is fortunate to have been included in Roguelike Fest on Steam! It is categorized, appropriately, under "Weird Stuff" just where I like to be :)
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
#Roguelike #RPG #Lovecraftian
Starting to smooth out and add detail to the world map. It's still super rough, but you can see some progress between the different areas, some still being in the blocked out phase... #GameDev
October 22, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Starting to smooth out and add detail to the world map. It's still super rough, but you can see some progress between the different areas, some still being in the blocked out phase... #GameDev
The 2025 edition of our annual Top 100 list is here, running down the best PC games to play now from the perspective of PC Gamer's 30+ writers and editors.
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
www.pcgamer.com
October 21, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Ah, none of my games are on here ... maybe next year! Right?
The 2025 edition of our annual Top 100 list is here, running down the best PC games to play now from the perspective of PC Gamer's 30+ writers and editors.
The top 100 PC games
Welcome to the 2025 edition of the PC Gamer Top 100—our annual list of the best PC games you can play.
www.pcgamer.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Ah, none of my games are on here ... maybe next year! Right?
Testing one of the new areas in-game. Making sure things like collisions work. It's important to do this early before adding a ton of detail, as that can require a lot of re-doing if it is not prepared properly. #GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
October 21, 2025 at 9:58 AM
Testing one of the new areas in-game. Making sure things like collisions work. It's important to do this early before adding a ton of detail, as that can require a lot of re-doing if it is not prepared properly. #GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
Making a lot more progress on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands today. I think I should add some more variation to the height of these cliffs ... it's a little too uniform.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
October 20, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Making a lot more progress on Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands today. I think I should add some more variation to the height of these cliffs ... it's a little too uniform.
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
#GameDev #LevelDesign #CRPG
I took down my request for Photoshop alternatives because I realized I have a lot of caveats and requirements I forgot to mention. I do appreciate all the good input I was getting! I will do my research and see what I can figure out. Thanks anyway :)
October 19, 2025 at 8:29 AM
I took down my request for Photoshop alternatives because I realized I have a lot of caveats and requirements I forgot to mention. I do appreciate all the good input I was getting! I will do my research and see what I can figure out. Thanks anyway :)
scraped from Facebook - Introverts are Awesome page.
October 18, 2025 at 5:42 AM
scraped from Facebook - Introverts are Awesome page.
I hear some very different opinions about how difficult my game is, and I think I am beginning to understand why. This is from a Steam discussion. I might be over simplifying it, but I think this may be at the heart of the problem.
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
October 18, 2025 at 5:36 AM
I hear some very different opinions about how difficult my game is, and I think I am beginning to understand why. This is from a Steam discussion. I might be over simplifying it, but I think this may be at the heart of the problem.
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
#GameHard #Difficulty #GameDesign
Just uploaded the official Chinese Language version of Islands of the Caliph! I'm excited to see if it allows the game to reach a wider player base. I'm also terrified that some unexpected mistranslation has crept into the text!
#Chinese #Localization #CRPG
steamcommunity.com/games/184567...
#Chinese #Localization #CRPG
steamcommunity.com/games/184567...
Steam :: Islands of the Caliph :: Game Updated to Version 1.3.6
Chinese Language Version is Live (And German Too)
steamcommunity.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Just uploaded the official Chinese Language version of Islands of the Caliph! I'm excited to see if it allows the game to reach a wider player base. I'm also terrified that some unexpected mistranslation has crept into the text!
#Chinese #Localization #CRPG
steamcommunity.com/games/184567...
#Chinese #Localization #CRPG
steamcommunity.com/games/184567...
Sorry for my Windows 11 rants, but I am stuck using it right now and it is the most baffling thing I've seen in a long time. My new favorite is how they "improved" Notepad.
I am currently "logged in" to Notpad ... what?
I am currently "logged in" to Notpad ... what?
October 16, 2025 at 8:04 AM
Sorry for my Windows 11 rants, but I am stuck using it right now and it is the most baffling thing I've seen in a long time. My new favorite is how they "improved" Notepad.
I am currently "logged in" to Notpad ... what?
I am currently "logged in" to Notpad ... what?
Windows 11: Introducing ... things on your desktop that you can't get rid of! Wow what a great idea.
October 16, 2025 at 7:39 AM
Windows 11: Introducing ... things on your desktop that you can't get rid of! Wow what a great idea.
Seems significant
A Statement from NPR’s Editor in Chief on the Pentagon’s Press Policy.
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
Read More: www.npr.org/2025/10/13/g...
October 14, 2025 at 3:49 AM
Seems significant
German language is coming to Islands of the Caliph! I hope to do a few other languages as well, but starting with one seems like a good idea.
#German #Localization #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/184...
#German #Localization #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/184...
Islands of the Caliph - Testing Branch Updated to Version 1.3.4 - Steam News
German Language Version is Live
store.steampowered.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:22 PM
German language is coming to Islands of the Caliph! I hope to do a few other languages as well, but starting with one seems like a good idea.
#German #Localization #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/184...
#German #Localization #CRPG
store.steampowered.com/news/app/184...