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Willis Studios
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Former math and CS teacher now working on my second game, Belle Citique, a cozy city builder. Check it out here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3445040
My previous game: Halls of Watershot, https://store.steampowered.com/app/2426250
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Willis Studios @willisstudios.bsky.social · Jun 26
Finally got the demo polished and ready to be played. You can check it out right now!!!
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Belle Citique Demo on Steam
Belle Citique is a cozy city builder and design game. Use the joyfully simple building system to make riverside hamlets, alpine castles, bustling cities, and everything in between. No major objectives...
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This was actually the product of the new terraforming tool I've been working on
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September 29, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Feeling pretty good about the desert oasis level I've been working on
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September 23, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Testing out how much nature the engine can handle, didn't think it would be good with this much.
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September 18, 2025 at 10:28 PM
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Screenshots of various things I've been working on recently
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September 10, 2025 at 7:09 PM
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Spent some time to allow player to select completely custom colors for their buildings. People will pick nice colors that go well together, right?
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August 13, 2025 at 8:14 PM
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A little more with some long arched bridges
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July 26, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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More work on bridges and canals and archways. Also see the somewhat finished longer bridges in the background
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July 25, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Was traveling a lot over the past few weeks so I made this word spelling points game to play: steve7987.github.io/WordGame/

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Word Grid 4x4
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July 24, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Worked a bit on some fancy fountains. Now I just need to work on the effects
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July 13, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Got to work on some additional types of connections for houses, allowing for more types of courtyards. Also, look at the people fishing!!!
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July 3, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Somehow got distracted building this when I was supposed to be fixing a few path finding bugs

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July 1, 2025 at 9:10 PM
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Had a lot of fun doing this interview about my first game with @cornellcrits.bsky.social. Funny coincidence: Right after finishing this interview, Chris Wilson posted his interview of David Brevik about Diablo II; quite the stroke of fate.

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Interview with Halls of Watershot Developer Steve Russell! #hallsofwatershot #keymailer #interview
YouTube video by Cornell Crits
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June 29, 2025 at 10:47 PM
willisstudios.bsky.social
Finally got the demo polished and ready to be played. You can check it out right now!!!
#majorupdate
#steam
#indiegame
#cozygame
#citybuilder
#gamedev

store.steampowered.com/app/3768940/...
Belle Citique Demo on Steam
Belle Citique is a cozy city builder and design game. Use the joyfully simple building system to make riverside hamlets, alpine castles, bustling cities, and everything in between. No major objectives...
store.steampowered.com
June 26, 2025 at 1:08 PM
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Been experimenting more with other kinds of grids and tilings. This is two little stars connected to each other. Also demo coming soon...
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June 24, 2025 at 8:28 PM
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Trying some more circular based maps
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May 15, 2025 at 9:14 PM
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A few things I've been working on
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May 10, 2025 at 1:23 PM
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Early mornings at the monastery
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May 9, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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Experiments with various styles of geometric grids and symmetries led to this.
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April 23, 2025 at 1:57 PM
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I made everything inside out by mistake, but I also don't hate it
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April 21, 2025 at 9:06 PM
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The other set of targeters I made, definitely took longer than expected.
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April 8, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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I now get why youtubers always ask for you to like and subscribe, it works and those things matter to ze algorithms. So wishlist now!!!
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store.steampowered.com/app/3445040
Belle Citique on Steam
Belle Citique is a cozy city builder and design game. Use the joyfully simple building system to make riverside hamlets, alpine castles, bustling cities, and everything in between. No major objectives...
store.steampowered.com
April 4, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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Tried some shader magic for making some new build targeters
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April 2, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Had some fun designing this little castle garden :)
March 31, 2025 at 1:05 AM
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Been working on some larger sized towns, no gpu fires yet...
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March 28, 2025 at 7:17 PM
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A little behind the scenes look at the pathfinding graph used by most residents. White edges are normal, blues are special items like doors and stairs, and yellows are places for birds to perch.
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March 26, 2025 at 1:41 PM