SarahSage
@sarahsage7.bsky.social
Indie game dev (Godot)
Storyteller
Strategist
Myths, monsters & martial arts <3
Little games & experiments live here👉 sage7.itch.io
🎮 Currently brewing with @mo-seven.bsky.social A turn-based tactical RPG set in ancient mesopotamia, based on PF2e ruleset
Storyteller
Strategist
Myths, monsters & martial arts <3
Little games & experiments live here👉 sage7.itch.io
🎮 Currently brewing with @mo-seven.bsky.social A turn-based tactical RPG set in ancient mesopotamia, based on PF2e ruleset
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Testing out level creation (using #godotengine editor) & automatic setting of allowed traversal types of cells (e.g. flying, climbing, walking) for pathfinding.
Here we built Bob a little house, he climbs up, strides upstairs to the top floor, then goes back down the stairs. #gamedev #indiedev
Here we built Bob a little house, he climbs up, strides upstairs to the top floor, then goes back down the stairs. #gamedev #indiedev
October 11, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Testing out level creation (using #godotengine editor) & automatic setting of allowed traversal types of cells (e.g. flying, climbing, walking) for pathfinding.
Here we built Bob a little house, he climbs up, strides upstairs to the top floor, then goes back down the stairs. #gamedev #indiedev
Here we built Bob a little house, he climbs up, strides upstairs to the top floor, then goes back down the stairs. #gamedev #indiedev
Designing our narrative for our tactical RPG inspired by a 4000 year old story- the epic of Gilgamesh
It's got everything you need for a fantasy game - A quest for immortality, bargains with gods, omens, companions, scorpion people, and even a divine innkeeper!😆
Love this translation too #IndieDev
It's got everything you need for a fantasy game - A quest for immortality, bargains with gods, omens, companions, scorpion people, and even a divine innkeeper!😆
Love this translation too #IndieDev
October 12, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Designing our narrative for our tactical RPG inspired by a 4000 year old story- the epic of Gilgamesh
It's got everything you need for a fantasy game - A quest for immortality, bargains with gods, omens, companions, scorpion people, and even a divine innkeeper!😆
Love this translation too #IndieDev
It's got everything you need for a fantasy game - A quest for immortality, bargains with gods, omens, companions, scorpion people, and even a divine innkeeper!😆
Love this translation too #IndieDev
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#OnThisDay, 5 Oct 1789, thousands of women instigate and lead the March on Versailles.
They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️
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They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️
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October 5, 2025 at 8:00 AM
#OnThisDay, 5 Oct 1789, thousands of women instigate and lead the March on Versailles.
They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️
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They - along with revolutionaries who join them - besiege the Palace to demand cheap bread.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #FrenchHistory #RevolutionaryWomen 🗃️
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I signed Little Rocket Lab back in November 2022!
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
October 2, 2025 at 6:39 PM
I signed Little Rocket Lab back in November 2022!
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
Finally coming in 5 days, unbelievably excited to get it out there.
Such a long time coming, and it's *genuinely* one of the best games I've ever played
store.steampowered.com/app/2451100/...
In ancient #Mesopotamia, the elements bear witness to your deeds.
Enrage a living whirlwind and it howls with a thousand voices, hurling torrents of wind against you. Have the fortitude to resist or be cast prone?
👇 Air elemental sketch for our #TRPG using the #PF2e ruleset #GameDev #IndieDev
Enrage a living whirlwind and it howls with a thousand voices, hurling torrents of wind against you. Have the fortitude to resist or be cast prone?
👇 Air elemental sketch for our #TRPG using the #PF2e ruleset #GameDev #IndieDev
September 29, 2025 at 7:13 AM
In ancient #Mesopotamia, the elements bear witness to your deeds.
Enrage a living whirlwind and it howls with a thousand voices, hurling torrents of wind against you. Have the fortitude to resist or be cast prone?
👇 Air elemental sketch for our #TRPG using the #PF2e ruleset #GameDev #IndieDev
Enrage a living whirlwind and it howls with a thousand voices, hurling torrents of wind against you. Have the fortitude to resist or be cast prone?
👇 Air elemental sketch for our #TRPG using the #PF2e ruleset #GameDev #IndieDev
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Reach-based attacks/reactive strikes using #pf2e rules for our #godotengine RPG!
Here, the tiny unit (range 0) does reactive strike when enemy leaves their shared cell. A large unit (range 10 feet / 2 cells) strikes a unit 2 cells away & reactive strike when enemy out of reach. #gamedev #indiedev
Here, the tiny unit (range 0) does reactive strike when enemy leaves their shared cell. A large unit (range 10 feet / 2 cells) strikes a unit 2 cells away & reactive strike when enemy out of reach. #gamedev #indiedev
September 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Reach-based attacks/reactive strikes using #pf2e rules for our #godotengine RPG!
Here, the tiny unit (range 0) does reactive strike when enemy leaves their shared cell. A large unit (range 10 feet / 2 cells) strikes a unit 2 cells away & reactive strike when enemy out of reach. #gamedev #indiedev
Here, the tiny unit (range 0) does reactive strike when enemy leaves their shared cell. A large unit (range 10 feet / 2 cells) strikes a unit 2 cells away & reactive strike when enemy out of reach. #gamedev #indiedev
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I left little critiques on lots of game trailers so here's a thread with the most common issues (and additional reading) 🧵
1. Don't put logos at the start. It's just dead air that could be gameplay, which is 100000000X more interesting.
www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2021/3/...
1. Don't put logos at the start. It's just dead air that could be gameplay, which is 100000000X more interesting.
www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2021/3/...
August 17, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I left little critiques on lots of game trailers so here's a thread with the most common issues (and additional reading) 🧵
1. Don't put logos at the start. It's just dead air that could be gameplay, which is 100000000X more interesting.
www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2021/3/...
1. Don't put logos at the start. It's just dead air that could be gameplay, which is 100000000X more interesting.
www.derek-lieu.com/blog/2021/3/...
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Working on optimising A* pathfinding code for very large grids (100x25x100 = 250000 cells) in #godotengine.
Each turn we create a small clone of the pathfinding grid that stretches around the current unit to their max speed. #gamedev #indiedev
Each turn we create a small clone of the pathfinding grid that stretches around the current unit to their max speed. #gamedev #indiedev
August 12, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Working on optimising A* pathfinding code for very large grids (100x25x100 = 250000 cells) in #godotengine.
Each turn we create a small clone of the pathfinding grid that stretches around the current unit to their max speed. #gamedev #indiedev
Each turn we create a small clone of the pathfinding grid that stretches around the current unit to their max speed. #gamedev #indiedev
Games night!! AND game dev research for our mythological, turn-based tactical RPG running on rules from #Pf2e. ⭐ Look at how beautiful the #Pathfinder Player Core is! Should really be behind glass at the Tate... #indiedev #TRPG #turn-based-games
August 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Games night!! AND game dev research for our mythological, turn-based tactical RPG running on rules from #Pf2e. ⭐ Look at how beautiful the #Pathfinder Player Core is! Should really be behind glass at the Tate... #indiedev #TRPG #turn-based-games
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Hi #screenshotsaturday!
Implemented movement costs for our pathfinding logic in our 3D tactical RPG made with #godotengine!
Includes #pf2e style 5-10-5-10 diagonal calculation. #gamedev #indiedev
Implemented movement costs for our pathfinding logic in our 3D tactical RPG made with #godotengine!
Includes #pf2e style 5-10-5-10 diagonal calculation. #gamedev #indiedev
August 9, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Hi #screenshotsaturday!
Implemented movement costs for our pathfinding logic in our 3D tactical RPG made with #godotengine!
Includes #pf2e style 5-10-5-10 diagonal calculation. #gamedev #indiedev
Implemented movement costs for our pathfinding logic in our 3D tactical RPG made with #godotengine!
Includes #pf2e style 5-10-5-10 diagonal calculation. #gamedev #indiedev
Your warrior thrashes through the drowned halls of Irkalla. Water rises. The serpent-dragon queen crashes close behind
He scrambles into a narrow crevasse...the rocks close in, keeping the beast out
A cage of safety
For now
👉🏽 Imagining our pathfinding as a micro-scene... #indiedev #gamedev #godot
He scrambles into a narrow crevasse...the rocks close in, keeping the beast out
A cage of safety
For now
👉🏽 Imagining our pathfinding as a micro-scene... #indiedev #gamedev #godot
Pathfinding in our 3D tactical RPG made in #godotengine now adjusts graph for unit size.
Unit of size 2x2 here can traverse the swimming cells (yellow spheres) because there is 2x2 space, but cannot traverse the climbing cells (prisms) because they are only 1 cell wide. #gamedev #indiedev
Unit of size 2x2 here can traverse the swimming cells (yellow spheres) because there is 2x2 space, but cannot traverse the climbing cells (prisms) because they are only 1 cell wide. #gamedev #indiedev
August 8, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Here's the second streaming overlay design for @nefraillustrations.bsky.social ! 🪿🌱 [2/2]
It was such a joy to work on them, and I can't wait to see both of them animated and in their final form! ✨️
#digitalartwork #digitalartist #digitalpainting #goose #landscapeart #environmentalart #illustration
It was such a joy to work on them, and I can't wait to see both of them animated and in their final form! ✨️
#digitalartwork #digitalartist #digitalpainting #goose #landscapeart #environmentalart #illustration
August 1, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Here's the second streaming overlay design for @nefraillustrations.bsky.social ! 🪿🌱 [2/2]
It was such a joy to work on them, and I can't wait to see both of them animated and in their final form! ✨️
#digitalartwork #digitalartist #digitalpainting #goose #landscapeart #environmentalart #illustration
It was such a joy to work on them, and I can't wait to see both of them animated and in their final form! ✨️
#digitalartwork #digitalartist #digitalpainting #goose #landscapeart #environmentalart #illustration
Can't wait to put some faces on these cylinders #gamedev #gettingthere 😂
Added units to our 3D tactical RPG built in #godotengine! Just a humble cylinder for now but stay tuned! Can snap cleanly to any cell coordinate. #gamedev #gaming
August 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Can't wait to put some faces on these cylinders #gamedev #gettingthere 😂
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After making two little 2d turn-based rpgs in game jams it's time to get started on a 3d tactical rpg project in #godotengine with my little team.
To start with, grid generation and grid coords with a controllable camera for testing.
#gamedev #gaming
To start with, grid generation and grid coords with a controllable camera for testing.
#gamedev #gaming
August 1, 2025 at 8:05 PM
After making two little 2d turn-based rpgs in game jams it's time to get started on a 3d tactical rpg project in #godotengine with my little team.
To start with, grid generation and grid coords with a controllable camera for testing.
#gamedev #gaming
To start with, grid generation and grid coords with a controllable camera for testing.
#gamedev #gaming
Good morning Hellebores 🌱
January 2, 2025 at 10:59 AM
Good morning Hellebores 🌱
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Nate here, fighting back tears as I type.
@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social is a Palestinian game developer from the city of Nablus– the same birthplace as my father-in-law.
Baba hates it when I say father-in-law. I use the term only so you know he’s my wife’s biological father, not mine.
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@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social is a Palestinian game developer from the city of Nablus– the same birthplace as my father-in-law.
Baba hates it when I say father-in-law. I use the term only so you know he’s my wife’s biological father, not mine.
1/x
December 16, 2024 at 8:22 PM
Nate here, fighting back tears as I type.
@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social is a Palestinian game developer from the city of Nablus– the same birthplace as my father-in-law.
Baba hates it when I say father-in-law. I use the term only so you know he’s my wife’s biological father, not mine.
1/x
@rasheedabueideh.bsky.social is a Palestinian game developer from the city of Nablus– the same birthplace as my father-in-law.
Baba hates it when I say father-in-law. I use the term only so you know he’s my wife’s biological father, not mine.
1/x
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Found out about this crowd funding for a game about the 1948 Nakba via a friends stream. They are still quite a ways from the goal, so please chip in if you can. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
Dreams on a Pillow - a videogame experience about the 1948 Nakba, based on a true story | LaunchGood
A pseudo-3D stealth adventure game about a land full of people being made into a people without land
www.launchgood.com
December 15, 2024 at 3:22 PM
Found out about this crowd funding for a game about the 1948 Nakba via a friends stream. They are still quite a ways from the goal, so please chip in if you can. www.launchgood.com/v4/campaign/...
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Lovely interview by @gdocexpo.com with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about the incredibly important reasons behind his game about the 1948 Nakba, Dreams on a Pillow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J_...
Community Dev Interview: Dreams on a Pillow
YouTube video by Game Devs of Color Expo
www.youtube.com
December 16, 2024 at 6:24 PM
Lovely interview by @gdocexpo.com with @rasheedabueideh.bsky.social about the incredibly important reasons behind his game about the 1948 Nakba, Dreams on a Pillow.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J_...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1J_...
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Our 5-day online festival for turn-based video games has begun!! 🎉 Please 🔁📢
The Steam sale is live with deals, demos, and hand-curated highlights of 350+ games!
store.steampowered.com/sale/TurnBas...
And we've got a full line-up of content creators showcasing over 50 games! turnbasedfest.com
The Steam sale is live with deals, demos, and hand-curated highlights of 350+ games!
store.steampowered.com/sale/TurnBas...
And we've got a full line-up of content creators showcasing over 50 games! turnbasedfest.com
April 4, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Our 5-day online festival for turn-based video games has begun!! 🎉 Please 🔁📢
The Steam sale is live with deals, demos, and hand-curated highlights of 350+ games!
store.steampowered.com/sale/TurnBas...
And we've got a full line-up of content creators showcasing over 50 games! turnbasedfest.com
The Steam sale is live with deals, demos, and hand-curated highlights of 350+ games!
store.steampowered.com/sale/TurnBas...
And we've got a full line-up of content creators showcasing over 50 games! turnbasedfest.com
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"We thought we knew how Voyager would end. The instruments would shut off, one by one. The signal would get fainter. Eventually either the last instrument would fail for lack of power, or the signal would be lost.
We didn’t expect that it would go mad."
We didn’t expect that it would go mad."
Death, Lonely Death
Billions of miles away at the edge of the Solar System, Voyager 1 has gone mad and has begun to die.Let’s start with the “billions of miles”. Voyager 1 was launched in early Septe…
crookedtimber.org
February 21, 2024 at 10:09 AM
"We thought we knew how Voyager would end. The instruments would shut off, one by one. The signal would get fainter. Eventually either the last instrument would fail for lack of power, or the signal would be lost.
We didn’t expect that it would go mad."
We didn’t expect that it would go mad."
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Lovely infestation 🐈🍊
February 8, 2024 at 6:09 PM
Lovely infestation 🐈🍊
Quote with a game that's nostalgic to you. I'll never forget my bestie Mort. This and ofc HOMM3.
February 9, 2024 at 8:18 PM
Quote with a game that's nostalgic to you. I'll never forget my bestie Mort. This and ofc HOMM3.
Hi All! I’m Sarah and I'm part of a little team working on a turn-based mythology battle game inspired by the epic battles in #HOMM3, and made with Godot 4. Here's a vid of an early prototype 👇 #GodotEngine #IndieGameDev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7o...
Mythic Battles Prototype
Early prototype of a turn-based mythology battle game. Embark on a journey as the ancient Mesopotamian king, Gilgamesh, as he battles for power and eternal life through turn-based combat.
www.youtube.com
February 9, 2024 at 2:25 PM
Hi All! I’m Sarah and I'm part of a little team working on a turn-based mythology battle game inspired by the epic battles in #HOMM3, and made with Godot 4. Here's a vid of an early prototype 👇 #GodotEngine #IndieGameDev
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7o...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2t7o...
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Devs! I've been thinking about curating a design document repository over on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social for YEARS and figured it's finally time.
If you'd be willing to share your design doc(s) to help us build a treasure trove of knowledge, please get in touch!
Email in bio! RTs appreciated!
If you'd be willing to share your design doc(s) to help us build a treasure trove of knowledge, please get in touch!
Email in bio! RTs appreciated!
February 8, 2024 at 5:27 PM
Devs! I've been thinking about curating a design document repository over on @gamedeveloper.bsky.social for YEARS and figured it's finally time.
If you'd be willing to share your design doc(s) to help us build a treasure trove of knowledge, please get in touch!
Email in bio! RTs appreciated!
If you'd be willing to share your design doc(s) to help us build a treasure trove of knowledge, please get in touch!
Email in bio! RTs appreciated!