Aureus (Moral Anxiety Studio)
@moralanxiety.bsky.social
We marvel at the serenity of the forest, and crave the shroud of its silence.
The person behind Roadwarden and Windy Meadow. New game in the works.
The person behind Roadwarden and Windy Meadow. New game in the works.
Pinned
XIX century's Wojciech Gerson was getting it.
November 12, 2025 at 12:56 PM
XIX century's Wojciech Gerson was getting it.
I may never make peace with NORCO. All I have are my love letters to it.
The first time I played it I felt disinterested in what I perceived as the repetition of the anticapitalist media I used to consume at breadtube’y lengths. I was too angry at... many things. And couldn’t see the game clearly.
The first time I played it I felt disinterested in what I perceived as the repetition of the anticapitalist media I used to consume at breadtube’y lengths. I was too angry at... many things. And couldn’t see the game clearly.
November 10, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I may never make peace with NORCO. All I have are my love letters to it.
The first time I played it I felt disinterested in what I perceived as the repetition of the anticapitalist media I used to consume at breadtube’y lengths. I was too angry at... many things. And couldn’t see the game clearly.
The first time I played it I felt disinterested in what I perceived as the repetition of the anticapitalist media I used to consume at breadtube’y lengths. I was too angry at... many things. And couldn’t see the game clearly.
The wind runs through the valley, ramming into your cloaks. The blades of grass bow underneath the trampling rains. The scant flowers, either orange or purple, are growing darker.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
November 8, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The wind runs through the valley, ramming into your cloaks. The blades of grass bow underneath the trampling rains. The scant flowers, either orange or purple, are growing darker.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 taught me one thing: that I've got more patience in me than I knew of
November 8, 2025 at 11:57 AM
Kingdom Come Deliverance 2 taught me one thing: that I've got more patience in me than I knew of
The tracks take you toward the copse, where you witness the decay of a hefty boar. It must have run here a few seasons ago, but didn't escape getting its tusks cut out with knives and axes. The belly carries signs of wolf bites.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
November 1, 2025 at 2:10 PM
The tracks take you toward the copse, where you witness the decay of a hefty boar. It must have run here a few seasons ago, but didn't escape getting its tusks cut out with knives and axes. The belly carries signs of wolf bites.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
As the bricks of the hamlet continue to crumble, you can’t tell where the forest ends and the chapel begins.
fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Spirit of the Forest, by Fog Crag Archives
5 track album
fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com
October 25, 2025 at 12:12 PM
As the bricks of the hamlet continue to crumble, you can’t tell where the forest ends and the chapel begins.
fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
fogcragrecords.bandcamp.com/album/spirit...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
The path is overgrown, the roof is collapsing, yet the charred woods are anything but empty. Down the hill, a family of deer browses through the ash-covered saplings, while the arguing crows free the land of the nuts left by the flames.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
October 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
The path is overgrown, the roof is collapsing, yet the charred woods are anything but empty. Down the hill, a family of deer browses through the ash-covered saplings, while the arguing crows free the land of the nuts left by the flames.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Walled off by the steep rocks you turn toward the frail fence and sit down on your cloaks, trampling the white flowers and shining grass. You try to loosen up as you take in the waving tree crowns, the breeze stroke by the sun, and the bleats of goats.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
October 4, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Walled off by the steep rocks you turn toward the frail fence and sit down on your cloaks, trampling the white flowers and shining grass. You try to loosen up as you take in the waving tree crowns, the breeze stroke by the sun, and the bleats of goats.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
@razbuten.bsky.social Check out my Roadwarden if you're interested in seeing a modern take of an RPG with a time limit.
A controversial part of the game to be sure, but supports everything about its design.
Will use it again. ; )
A controversial part of the game to be sure, but supports everything about its design.
Will use it again. ; )
September 30, 2025 at 4:22 PM
@razbuten.bsky.social Check out my Roadwarden if you're interested in seeing a modern take of an RPG with a time limit.
A controversial part of the game to be sure, but supports everything about its design.
Will use it again. ; )
A controversial part of the game to be sure, but supports everything about its design.
Will use it again. ; )
September 27, 2025 at 11:07 AM
No #screenshotsaturday from me this week, folks
Busy collecting landscapes for the descriptions
Busy collecting landscapes for the descriptions
September 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
No #screenshotsaturday from me this week, folks
Busy collecting landscapes for the descriptions
Busy collecting landscapes for the descriptions
With the white and blue flowers blooming all over the valley, the warm walls of the inn invite you to get closer. They shine from the recent dews - if not replaced, they’ll continue to host more and larger bugs.
Your steps send a host of sparrows into disarray.
#indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Your steps send a host of sparrows into disarray.
#indiedev #screenshotsaturday
September 13, 2025 at 12:06 PM
With the white and blue flowers blooming all over the valley, the warm walls of the inn invite you to get closer. They shine from the recent dews - if not replaced, they’ll continue to host more and larger bugs.
Your steps send a host of sparrows into disarray.
#indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Your steps send a host of sparrows into disarray.
#indiedev #screenshotsaturday
Your fear calls for you to perceive every tree and every rock, but you grow tired of clearing the blur between the forests and the hills. You don't name the details of your trail, just keep moving, and breathe.
fogcastle.bandcamp.com/track/towers...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
fogcastle.bandcamp.com/track/towers...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
Towers of Fog & Twilight, by Fog Castle
from the album The Castle on the Mountain
fogcastle.bandcamp.com
September 6, 2025 at 12:53 PM
Your fear calls for you to perceive every tree and every rock, but you grow tired of clearing the blur between the forests and the hills. You don't name the details of your trail, just keep moving, and breathe.
fogcastle.bandcamp.com/track/towers...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
fogcastle.bandcamp.com/track/towers...
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
one of the "I should play Gothic again" kind of day
August 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
one of the "I should play Gothic again" kind of day
August 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
I heard that Roadwarden is not working well on Switch 2, even though it works just fine on Switch 1. I've got no clue how this works, but the team behind the port is going to look into it. Still, right now - the game is on sale, both here and on Steam! #indiedev
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
Roadwarden for Nintendo Switch - Nintendo Official Site
Buy Roadwarden and shop other great Nintendo products online at the official My Nintendo Store.
www.nintendo.com
August 26, 2025 at 12:01 PM
I heard that Roadwarden is not working well on Switch 2, even though it works just fine on Switch 1. I've got no clue how this works, but the team behind the port is going to look into it. Still, right now - the game is on sale, both here and on Steam! #indiedev
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
www.nintendo.com/us/store/pro...
No joke - depending on where you live, you can pre-order ROADWARDEN on NINTENTDO SWITCH (yes!) at a discount (now or soon). And in a WEEK, it will be available for purchase!
Thank you, @assembleteam.bsky.social, for handling this port for me! #indiedev #gamedev
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Thank you, @assembleteam.bsky.social, for handling this port for me! #indiedev #gamedev
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Roadwarden
Roadwarden is an illustrated text-based RPG that uses isometric pixel art and combines mechanics borrowed from RPGs, Visual Novels, adventure games and interactive fiction.
www.nintendo.com
August 18, 2025 at 1:55 PM
No joke - depending on where you live, you can pre-order ROADWARDEN on NINTENTDO SWITCH (yes!) at a discount (now or soon). And in a WEEK, it will be available for purchase!
Thank you, @assembleteam.bsky.social, for handling this port for me! #indiedev #gamedev
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Thank you, @assembleteam.bsky.social, for handling this port for me! #indiedev #gamedev
www.nintendo.com/en-gb/Games/...
Too bad that Contra Spem Spero from @dadzingo.bsky.social isn’t doing too hot on Steam. It’s a very curious, oneiric experience, and while some of its UI and gameplay decisions are a bit misguided, its bravery deserves an applause, and is matched with stylistic, fancy visuals. #indiegame
August 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Too bad that Contra Spem Spero from @dadzingo.bsky.social isn’t doing too hot on Steam. It’s a very curious, oneiric experience, and while some of its UI and gameplay decisions are a bit misguided, its bravery deserves an applause, and is matched with stylistic, fancy visuals. #indiegame
Despite the broken fences, collapsed trees, and devoured apples, there’s peace. The monkeys follow your steps erratically but remain quiet, as if you have entered a tomb.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
August 16, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Despite the broken fences, collapsed trees, and devoured apples, there’s peace. The monkeys follow your steps erratically but remain quiet, as if you have entered a tomb.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
I used to be in love with Planescape: Torment. One of its stories that resonated with me belongs to Deionarra: of love, abuse, guilt - human and sincere.
It causes me grief to find a cover of Deionarra's Theme "composed" by an oblivious AI prompt, illustrated with a generic AI-perfect-face lady.
It causes me grief to find a cover of Deionarra's Theme "composed" by an oblivious AI prompt, illustrated with a generic AI-perfect-face lady.
August 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I used to be in love with Planescape: Torment. One of its stories that resonated with me belongs to Deionarra: of love, abuse, guilt - human and sincere.
It causes me grief to find a cover of Deionarra's Theme "composed" by an oblivious AI prompt, illustrated with a generic AI-perfect-face lady.
It causes me grief to find a cover of Deionarra's Theme "composed" by an oblivious AI prompt, illustrated with a generic AI-perfect-face lady.
should my fatigue-healing magic potion taste more like coffee, or a monster energy "drink"?
- yes
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
- yes
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
August 2, 2025 at 12:17 PM
should my fatigue-healing magic potion taste more like coffee, or a monster energy "drink"?
- yes
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
- yes
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
July 26, 2025 at 2:27 PM
#writing for my fantasy game. Some search bar inputs:
medieval animal whistles
how hiking trails are made
word for a camp in a cave
were there cherries in medieval europe
are fern spores sticky
where is limestone present
do snakes attack eyes first
do any large cats live in caves
#indiedev
medieval animal whistles
how hiking trails are made
word for a camp in a cave
were there cherries in medieval europe
are fern spores sticky
where is limestone present
do snakes attack eyes first
do any large cats live in caves
#indiedev
July 23, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Reposted by Aureus (Moral Anxiety Studio)
Sadly, she didn’t make it. Roberta Vaughan died earlier today.
RIP Roberta. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better.
RIP Roberta. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better.
Just learned that Roberta Vaughan (robertav.bsky.social) is going through a medical emergency right now. She's had a series of heart attacks and is currently in a coma. She's a huge organizer in the adventure game community and has the biggest heart in the world. Send your prayers/vibes her way.
https://robertav.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Sadly, she didn’t make it. Roberta Vaughan died earlier today.
RIP Roberta. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better.
RIP Roberta. I’m glad I got to know you. I’m sorry I didn’t get to know you better.
The outer walls are giving way to the detritus-craving vines. The crumbling building must have seen generations, as a watchtower, refuge, prison, or a granary. The huts are young, and while most of them stand empty, a child’s laughter breaks through their silence.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
July 19, 2025 at 6:13 PM
The outer walls are giving way to the detritus-craving vines. The crumbling building must have seen generations, as a watchtower, refuge, prison, or a granary. The huts are young, and while most of them stand empty, a child’s laughter breaks through their silence.
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev
#screenshotsaturday #indiedev