Derek Gour
@dandybarbarian.bsky.social
Founder, developer,🇨🇦 - Past Imperfect Games
Upcoming game: Wheat and Wrath wheatandwrath.ca
@pastimperfectgames.bsky.social
pastimperfect.ca
Hope Inhumanity
hope-inhumanity.com
Upcoming game: Wheat and Wrath wheatandwrath.ca
@pastimperfectgames.bsky.social
pastimperfect.ca
Hope Inhumanity
hope-inhumanity.com
If you’re going to #paxunplugged check out the Games on Demand area. Along with other great #ttrpg games there @pg-yyz.bsky.social will be running his game Ringmaster and also my old survival card-based RPG Hope Inhumanity.
October 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
If you’re going to #paxunplugged check out the Games on Demand area. Along with other great #ttrpg games there @pg-yyz.bsky.social will be running his game Ringmaster and also my old survival card-based RPG Hope Inhumanity.
I’m getting to the fun stuff in my game. I’m building a divine favor system. Temples, festivals and sacrifices impact divine favor, which impacts the environment. Here’s the exponential function mapping them. Soil fertility translates to how many plants can be supported in a farm plot. #indiegamedev
October 26, 2025 at 3:36 AM
I’m getting to the fun stuff in my game. I’m building a divine favor system. Temples, festivals and sacrifices impact divine favor, which impacts the environment. Here’s the exponential function mapping them. Soil fertility translates to how many plants can be supported in a farm plot. #indiegamedev
I’m working on a lightweight player notification system for my game. No interaction for these, but I wanted them to stack if multiple notifications arrive close together. #unrealengine #ue5 #ue #indiegamedev #wheatandwrath
September 26, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I’m working on a lightweight player notification system for my game. No interaction for these, but I wanted them to stack if multiple notifications arrive close together. #unrealengine #ue5 #ue #indiegamedev #wheatandwrath
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The god of war and death is a living flame rising from a sacrificial pyre. The Wrath Infernal is enrobed and crowned in flames, with three fiery eyes representing life, death and sacrifice. #conceptart by Jacqueline Manherz #indiegame #wheatandwrath
September 23, 2025 at 10:04 PM
The god of war and death is a living flame rising from a sacrificial pyre. The Wrath Infernal is enrobed and crowned in flames, with three fiery eyes representing life, death and sacrifice. #conceptart by Jacqueline Manherz #indiegame #wheatandwrath
From 3D model to animation.
September 22, 2025 at 9:50 PM
From 3D model to animation.
From concept art to a 3D model.
Wheat and Wrath has a raider character now!
September 22, 2025 at 9:49 PM
From concept art to a 3D model.
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Character concept for The Raider. Why would they grow their own wheat when they could steal yours? Follow us for more on the upcoming Wheat and Wrath strategy game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #conceptart #wheatandwrath
August 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Character concept for The Raider. Why would they grow their own wheat when they could steal yours? Follow us for more on the upcoming Wheat and Wrath strategy game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #conceptart #wheatandwrath
Am I doing this right? 😂 #indiegamedev
August 19, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Am I doing this right? 😂 #indiegamedev
Rough concepts for raiders in my upcoming game. #indiegame #indiegamedev
In a magical world of straw people, they need a constant supply of wheat to re-stuff their bodies. Some farm their own wheat - others raid and steal it from the farmers. These are the Raiders. And here is some of the early #conceptart ideas. Which one is your favorite?
August 6, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Rough concepts for raiders in my upcoming game. #indiegame #indiegamedev
More concept art from our upcoming game, Wheat and Wrath. There are four gods in the game, and we are imagining what the straw people in the game think their gods look like. This is the god of agriculture.
The Grain Father god concept art for our upcoming game Wheat and Wrath. You want his favor so your soil stays fertile so you can grow a lot of wheat. #conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev
July 23, 2025 at 12:03 PM
More concept art from our upcoming game, Wheat and Wrath. There are four gods in the game, and we are imagining what the straw people in the game think their gods look like. This is the god of agriculture.
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Meet Plowfather Edran, a religious leader you need help from to build your village, but is also a key adversary in Wheat and Wrath.
#conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept
#conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept
July 10, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Meet Plowfather Edran, a religious leader you need help from to build your village, but is also a key adversary in Wheat and Wrath.
#conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept
#conceptart #indiegame #indiegamedev #characterconcept
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We’ve been focused on creating systems for a vibrant landscape in Wheat and Wrath. Here’s a preview of our latest work on the game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #unrealengine #ue #ue5
July 5, 2025 at 6:39 PM
We’ve been focused on creating systems for a vibrant landscape in Wheat and Wrath. Here’s a preview of our latest work on the game. #indiegame #indiegamedev #unrealengine #ue #ue5
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Watch the progress of Wheat and Wrath's main villager. From #conceptart to 3d render. This will be one of the straw people inhabiting your civilization.
#indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame
#indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame
July 4, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Watch the progress of Wheat and Wrath's main villager. From #conceptart to 3d render. This will be one of the straw people inhabiting your civilization.
#indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame
#indiedev #gaming #3dart #ue5 #unrealengine #indiegame
I’m learning how to change the environment in unreal engine over time to simulate the passing seasons.
Seasons will play a big role in Wheat and Wrath. Here is some prototyping of the environment (and sun) changing with the seasons. #indiegamedev #indiegame #ue #ue5 #unrealengine
June 29, 2025 at 6:51 PM
I’m learning how to change the environment in unreal engine over time to simulate the passing seasons.
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Our first straw man character fully rendered in 3D for Wheat and Wrath #indiedev #indiegame #3dcharacter #ue #ue5 #unrealengine
June 29, 2025 at 2:37 AM
Our first straw man character fully rendered in 3D for Wheat and Wrath #indiedev #indiegame #3dcharacter #ue #ue5 #unrealengine
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The #gameart of Wheat and Wrath has been developing promisingly. We’re aiming to have a very artistically unique game feel.
#indiedev #gaming #conceptart
#indiedev #gaming #conceptart
June 27, 2025 at 10:27 PM
The #gameart of Wheat and Wrath has been developing promisingly. We’re aiming to have a very artistically unique game feel.
#indiedev #gaming #conceptart
#indiedev #gaming #conceptart
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Recently, we've been storyboarding a core gameplay loop for Wheat and Wrath, something that will help direct development. We wanted to show it off!
Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers.
#gamedesign #indiedev #gaming
Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers.
#gamedesign #indiedev #gaming
June 26, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Recently, we've been storyboarding a core gameplay loop for Wheat and Wrath, something that will help direct development. We wanted to show it off!
Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers.
#gamedesign #indiedev #gaming
Everything begins with Wheat. Grow food → feed your villagers → free up workers.
#gamedesign #indiedev #gaming
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Want to play a strategy game with the city building and resource management features you love, but set in a unique world filled with Straw People and an intense political backstory?
Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame
Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame
June 9, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Want to play a strategy game with the city building and resource management features you love, but set in a unique world filled with Straw People and an intense political backstory?
Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame
Follow us as we build a new kind of strategy game. #indiegame #conceptart #gaming #strategygame
@blueoceangames.bsky.social is running The Rising Tide challenge now through June 17 where you can vote on early gameplay concepts and help them become a reality. They're also aiming to help indie game developers with studio investment. Go check it out.
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June 8, 2025 at 4:58 PM
@blueoceangames.bsky.social is running The Rising Tide challenge now through June 17 where you can vote on early gameplay concepts and help them become a reality. They're also aiming to help indie game developers with studio investment. Go check it out.
blueoceangames.com?referrer=c20...
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More #conceptart for Wheat and Wrath is here! These rough sketches are of potential prophets to the god of harvest, who we are calling Plow Fathers. They all look very mysterious, but 5 is our favourite so far. What do you think?
#indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev
#indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev
June 5, 2025 at 10:09 PM
More #conceptart for Wheat and Wrath is here! These rough sketches are of potential prophets to the god of harvest, who we are calling Plow Fathers. They all look very mysterious, but 5 is our favourite so far. What do you think?
#indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev
#indiegame #gamedesign #indiedev
Has anyone made a game yet where medieval knights and peasants fight deadly snails? This imagery appears so often in medieval European artwork. #indiegames #gameidea
June 5, 2025 at 2:10 AM
Has anyone made a game yet where medieval knights and peasants fight deadly snails? This imagery appears so often in medieval European artwork. #indiegames #gameidea
I love Unreal Engine but the amount it crashes! * Welp *
June 2, 2025 at 11:54 PM
I love Unreal Engine but the amount it crashes! * Welp *
More concept sketches for my game!
The #conceptart keeps rolling in for Wheat and Wrath! Check out these amazingly whacky rough sketches for the scarecrow villager homes. We love 2, 3, 4, and 6 - with the idea that these folks like to live in round homes. It makes them feel cozy. What do you think?
#indiegame #gameconceptart
#indiegame #gameconceptart
May 31, 2025 at 2:05 PM
More concept sketches for my game!
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From rough to full art. Check out the journey of concept art for our game Wheat and Wrath:
#conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming
#conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming
May 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
From rough to full art. Check out the journey of concept art for our game Wheat and Wrath:
#conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming
#conceptart #indiedev #gamedesign #gaming
Oh yeah, and I'll be at XP Game Summit in Toronto in June. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of game devs, artists, marketers and gamers. Also looking forward to some 🔥 talks. See you there!
May 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Oh yeah, and I'll be at XP Game Summit in Toronto in June. I'm looking forward to meeting a lot of game devs, artists, marketers and gamers. Also looking forward to some 🔥 talks. See you there!