MKSchmidt
@mkschmidt30.bsky.social
Vote Cyclopean: The Great Abyss for "Indie of the Year!"
https://www.indiedb.com/games/cyclopean
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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.
I love the vibes of this game...
December 28, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I love the vibes of this game...
I woke up from a dream in which I was working on my game and making some effect that would cause "interstitial" damage ... a word I do not remember ever learning. But after finding out it is indeed a real word, the idea is intriguing.
December 27, 2025 at 7:17 PM
I woke up from a dream in which I was working on my game and making some effect that would cause "interstitial" damage ... a word I do not remember ever learning. But after finding out it is indeed a real word, the idea is intriguing.
Exploring an abandoned brick village near the base of Mount Ngranek, on the Isle of Oriab in the Dreamlands...
I have been adding a lot of stuff to the game, and more importantly, updating the script to facilitate adding lots of new enemies and NPCs.
#ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #GameDev #Dreamlands
I have been adding a lot of stuff to the game, and more importantly, updating the script to facilitate adding lots of new enemies and NPCs.
#ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #GameDev #Dreamlands
December 27, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Exploring an abandoned brick village near the base of Mount Ngranek, on the Isle of Oriab in the Dreamlands...
I have been adding a lot of stuff to the game, and more importantly, updating the script to facilitate adding lots of new enemies and NPCs.
#ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #GameDev #Dreamlands
I have been adding a lot of stuff to the game, and more importantly, updating the script to facilitate adding lots of new enemies and NPCs.
#ScreenshotSaturday #CRPG #GameDev #Dreamlands
It took eleven versions of Windows to finally get here...
December 27, 2025 at 1:05 PM
It took eleven versions of Windows to finally get here...
All my games are on sale during the #SteamWinterSale! You can also access an additional discount, by getting the Schmidt Workshops #SUPERFANTASTICMEGABUNDLE
(no that's not the name of a Soundgarden album)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/9006/
(no that's not the name of a Soundgarden album)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/9006/
Save 36% on Schmidt Workshops SUPERFANTASTICMEGABUNDLE on Steam
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December 26, 2025 at 4:41 AM
All my games are on sale during the #SteamWinterSale! You can also access an additional discount, by getting the Schmidt Workshops #SUPERFANTASTICMEGABUNDLE
(no that's not the name of a Soundgarden album)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/9006/
(no that's not the name of a Soundgarden album)
store.steampowered.com/bundle/9006/
One of the cities I've been working on for Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. This is Baharna, on the coast of Oriab, a large island in the Southern Sea... #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG #GameDev
December 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
One of the cities I've been working on for Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. This is Baharna, on the coast of Oriab, a large island in the Southern Sea... #TurnBasedThursday #CRPG #GameDev
December 24, 2025 at 6:11 AM
All things considered, this was the best think to come out of having had a Google+ account...
December 23, 2025 at 5:50 PM
All things considered, this was the best think to come out of having had a Google+ account...
I am working on some building interiors and such for Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. Still in love with this CGA palette ... #CRPG #CGA #RETROGAMING
December 22, 2025 at 9:28 AM
I am working on some building interiors and such for Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. Still in love with this CGA palette ... #CRPG #CGA #RETROGAMING
Hey, check out my game Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. It is in the top 100 games at IndieDB, and has a shot at Indie of the Year! #CRPG #Lovecraft #Indie #GameDev #TurnBasedThursday
You can still vote for it here (2 days left)
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
You can still vote for it here (2 days left)
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
December 18, 2025 at 10:28 AM
Hey, check out my game Cyclopean: The Great Abyss. It is in the top 100 games at IndieDB, and has a shot at Indie of the Year! #CRPG #Lovecraft #Indie #GameDev #TurnBasedThursday
You can still vote for it here (2 days left)
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
You can still vote for it here (2 days left)
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
I am working on changing some of the small ways in which Cyclopean II works, as compared with the original. Now enemy portraits will appear on screen, even in the overworld, where enemy icons are tiny otherwise.
#CRPG #Gamedev #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
store.steampowered.com/news/app/399...
#CRPG #Gamedev #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
store.steampowered.com/news/app/399...
Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands - New Features (as compared to Cyclopean: The Great Abyss) - Steam News
I am going to be putting some updates here, while the game is in development. My hope is to have a working demo ready by February but we'll see if that is feasible with time. For now I just want to st...
store.steampowered.com
December 17, 2025 at 1:28 PM
I am working on changing some of the small ways in which Cyclopean II works, as compared with the original. Now enemy portraits will appear on screen, even in the overworld, where enemy icons are tiny otherwise.
#CRPG #Gamedev #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
store.steampowered.com/news/app/399...
#CRPG #Gamedev #Lovecraft #Dreamlands
store.steampowered.com/news/app/399...
What's this? Gushing about my game? Sign me up!
If you thought reaching 1000 episodes was an impressive feat, Gamers With Jobs just got over that amount with episode 1001!
Hear me gush about @mkschmidt30.bsky.social’s Cyclopean and @11bitstudios.bsky.social’s Death Howl.
We also discuss Whispers of the House, Octopath 2, and Hyrule Warriors.
Hear me gush about @mkschmidt30.bsky.social’s Cyclopean and @11bitstudios.bsky.social’s Death Howl.
We also discuss Whispers of the House, Octopath 2, and Hyrule Warriors.
GWJ Conference Call 1001
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December 17, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Introducing the Voonith, a large and terrible amphibian that inhabits some of the lakes and rivers of the Dreamlands. Cyclopean II will have a bunch of new creatures and this the first new one I am adding... #Lovecraft #Dreamlands #CRPG
December 15, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Introducing the Voonith, a large and terrible amphibian that inhabits some of the lakes and rivers of the Dreamlands. Cyclopean II will have a bunch of new creatures and this the first new one I am adding... #Lovecraft #Dreamlands #CRPG
Can you do better than my ten year old daughter? Play Cyclopean: The Great Abyss today and find out!
#Lovecraft #RPG #Gamedev
youtu.be/z9vyg4hpJ2c
#Lovecraft #RPG #Gamedev
youtu.be/z9vyg4hpJ2c
Indie of the Year!
YouTube video by Schmidt Workshops
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December 13, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Can you do better than my ten year old daughter? Play Cyclopean: The Great Abyss today and find out!
#Lovecraft #RPG #Gamedev
youtu.be/z9vyg4hpJ2c
#Lovecraft #RPG #Gamedev
youtu.be/z9vyg4hpJ2c
I regret to inform you that Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, has made the top 100 in Indie of the Year. As such, I'm now obligated to continuously request votes for the next 8 days. I wish it were not the case, but these are the rules...
#IndieoftheYear #CRPG #Lovecraft
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#IndieoftheYear #CRPG #Lovecraft
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
December 12, 2025 at 4:59 AM
I regret to inform you that Cyclopean: The Great Abyss, has made the top 100 in Indie of the Year. As such, I'm now obligated to continuously request votes for the next 8 days. I wish it were not the case, but these are the rules...
#IndieoftheYear #CRPG #Lovecraft
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#IndieoftheYear #CRPG #Lovecraft
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
Amazing news! "Cyclopean: The Great Abyss" has made it into the top 100 Indie games on IndieDB! You can vote again to make sure it beats all these other games :)
#Top100 #IndieoftheYear #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#Top100 #IndieoftheYear #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
December 11, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Amazing news! "Cyclopean: The Great Abyss" has made it into the top 100 Indie games on IndieDB! You can vote again to make sure it beats all these other games :)
#Top100 #IndieoftheYear #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#Top100 #IndieoftheYear #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
The problem (as I see it) with LLMs and such, is that it works both ways. Yes, you can prompt it to write (theoretically) an amazing paper. But the reader can also use it to break your amazing paper down into a summary. So, if we follow this path, no one is writing, and no one is reading anymore.
December 11, 2025 at 5:55 AM
The problem (as I see it) with LLMs and such, is that it works both ways. Yes, you can prompt it to write (theoretically) an amazing paper. But the reader can also use it to break your amazing paper down into a summary. So, if we follow this path, no one is writing, and no one is reading anymore.
There is still some work to do on the overworld, but I have started making some of the cities for Cyclopean II: The Dreamlands. I am hoping to have 2 cities and one dungeon ready for the Next Fest Demo in February...
Here is a ruined brick village for your viewing pleasure.
#GameDev #Demo #CRPG
Here is a ruined brick village for your viewing pleasure.
#GameDev #Demo #CRPG
December 9, 2025 at 8:36 AM
It's working! Cyclopean: The Great Abyss has reached the #5 spot on IndieDB :)
#IndieoftheYear #Indie #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#IndieoftheYear #Indie #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
December 9, 2025 at 7:13 AM
It's working! Cyclopean: The Great Abyss has reached the #5 spot on IndieDB :)
#IndieoftheYear #Indie #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#IndieoftheYear #Indie #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
IndieDB is one of the few places where relatively small games like mine actually stand a chance of rising to the top. I am here, once again, to formally ask you to vote "Cyclopean: The Great Abyss" for Indie of the Year.
#Indie #IndieGames #Vote #SoloDev #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#Indie #IndieGames #Vote #SoloDev #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
December 9, 2025 at 4:42 AM
IndieDB is one of the few places where relatively small games like mine actually stand a chance of rising to the top. I am here, once again, to formally ask you to vote "Cyclopean: The Great Abyss" for Indie of the Year.
#Indie #IndieGames #Vote #SoloDev #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#Indie #IndieGames #Vote #SoloDev #GameDev
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
I cannot express how much I love the CGA palette...
December 8, 2025 at 1:21 PM
I cannot express how much I love the CGA palette...
I wrote this short article about Lovecraft’s work and it’s unique relationship with video games. Something I have always been interested in over the years…
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#lovecraft #videogames #article
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Lovecraft and Video Games feature - Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
The "Lovecraftian" tag on Steam seems to be something unique in the venn diagram of games and authors. This article explores why this might be the case.
www.indiedb.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:49 PM
I wrote this short article about Lovecraft’s work and it’s unique relationship with video games. Something I have always been interested in over the years…
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
I wrote this short article about Lovecraft’s work and it’s unique relation ship with video games. Something I have always been interested in over the years…
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
Lovecraft and Video Games feature - Cyclopean: The Great Abyss
The "Lovecraftian" tag on Steam seems to be something unique in the venn diagram of games and authors. This article explores why this might be the case.
www.indiedb.com
December 7, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I wrote this short article about Lovecraft’s work and it’s unique relation ship with video games. Something I have always been interested in over the years…
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...
#lovecraft #videogames #article
www.indiedb.com/games/cyclop...