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Cudabear
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He/Him. Sporadically creative. Currently developing Thanatophobia: a turn-based squad strategy game inspired by XCOM
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I've made progress on Thanatophobia's next special ability: suppressing fire. It allows the user to fire upon any soldier moving within its cone of effect!

This is a little overpowered right now and pretty glitchy, I'm happy with how it's working out so far!

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 6, 2026 at 5:51 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Every weapon type in Thanatophobia will have a costly "special attack" that can be used situationally.

Here's the sniper: collateral. Bullet will pierce all targets along its path and deal full damage to each.

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 5, 2026 at 2:58 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Soldiers can now "peek" one tile around corners and cover to get a better shot. Right now, this doesn't cost an action.

Ignore Dude McGuy's terrible aim.

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
February 3, 2026 at 10:29 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
New playable version of Thanatophobia!

This version includes tweaks, bug fixes, and the experience system for soldiers, minus milestone perks.

The game is also playable on the web! ryan-graef.github.io/thanatophobi...

Join the discord for more discord.gg/Fy9hqJXq6x

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
February 3, 2026 at 4:29 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Unlike most other probability-based shooter strategy games, friendly fire is totally going to be a thing in Thanatophobia. Would you risk this shot?

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 3, 2026 at 4:34 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
Upon completing a mission you'll now see this screen, complete with showing you the EXP your soldiers gained!

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 2, 2026 at 9:27 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
New weapon! Large machine gun, specialized for damaging enemies in cover.

There's now an example weapon for every weapon type that will be in Thanatophobia!

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
February 2, 2026 at 11:32 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
It won't seem like much at first glance, but these few colored pixels in this progress bar are proof that troops can be awarded EXP in battle and it's saved between them.

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 2, 2026 at 3:49 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
In my game, your soldiers will gain proficiency in 10 skills. Milestone points provide major unlocks.

These specific unlocks don't actually exist in the game yet, of course.

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
February 1, 2026 at 11:58 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
New Playable Version of Thanatophobia!

You'll now be able to manage your troops over a series of days.

Missions are also now dynamic and feature three unique tilemaps!

Join the discord to download: discord.gg/Fy9hqJXq6x

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
February 1, 2026 at 1:44 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Different Tilemaps can be chosen depending on the area of battle in Thanatophobia. In the next playable update, you'll see three examples!

#screenshotsaturday #indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 31, 2026 at 10:03 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Thanatophobia will be played over a long series of days, with each night bringing a chance to be raided. You'll have to arrange your soldiers accordingly.

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 31, 2026 at 4:07 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
In Thanatophobia, you'll be able to heal up your soldiers between battles by using specialized "MedBeds".

I'll admit, this UI needs a bit of work!

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 31, 2026 at 1:10 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
New playable release for Thanatophobia! Here, you'll be able to handle basic squad management and mission selection.

If you'd like to playtest, head on over to the discord to download:

discord.gg/Fy9hqJXq6x

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 29, 2026 at 6:21 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
The last of the UI for now: mission command. From here you'll be able to see all available missions and choose one.

Last step before the next playable build is wiring everything up, so you can actually jump into one of these missions!

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
January 28, 2026 at 9:38 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
In Thanatophobia, you will be able to entirely customize your squad's loadout for the specific needs of each mission

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
January 28, 2026 at 3:09 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
You'll be able to customize your squad between missions by swapping out active soldiers.

It's not easy to show, but this is also now preserved across play sessions in saved data.

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
January 27, 2026 at 5:12 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Happy with the look of this command center menu so far, though it's still in its infancy.

#godot #indiedev #gamedev
January 27, 2026 at 4:19 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
The beginnings of the mission hub. What's that mysterious light?

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 25, 2026 at 7:49 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
If you'd like to play the first playable build of Thanatophobia, join the discord below for the download:

discord.gg/Fy9hqJXq6x

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 25, 2026 at 2:01 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
My game is inspired by XCOM, but with a unique twist: the user has a lot more influence on hit chance than just soldier skill, distance, and cover. What's the hit chance of this shot? You can't really know.

#indiedev #gamedev #godot
January 23, 2026 at 4:15 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
Weapons have ammo now, and you need to spend an action reloading if you run out.

#indiedev #godot #gamedev
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 PM
cudabear.bsky.social
I've been working on this for a little while, so I figured now is a good time to show it off a bit!

#godot #gamedev #indiedev
January 21, 2026 at 3:20 AM
cudabear.bsky.social
I'm headed to #LVLUPEXPO!
March 12, 2025 at 3:15 AM