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Stories from Danger's Den
@dangersden.bsky.social
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Retro RPG by @mckathlin.bsky.social, currently in closed alpha development.
Small stories in 1000s of worlds, procedurally generated with heart and just enough danger.
Header by @not-jam.itch.io
Read more about the game on https://dangersden.net
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Here's a little behind-the-scenes glimpse of castle room templates that will be used in random castle generation. I'm preparing the smallest room styles first and going up from there.
Screenshot of RPG Maker's map editor, which is opened to a map called "Castle Rooms - Small". The map contains a variety of castle rooms: common areas, shops, libraries, inns, guard posts, and stairwells. The rooms are separated by 1-tile-wide bands of empty space.
June 1, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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A curious settlement that spawned a week ago: a single house, surrounded by a full set of city walls. Though it originated because of a bug I've since fixed, it's given me a design idea.
Screenshot of Stories from Danger's Den, an 8-bit-style game with a top-down view. A house is surrounded by city walls, which are surrounded by a forest. The house has warm gray cobblestone walls, red-brown flagstone floors, and three beds. Three townspeople wander around inside. A guard patrols the courtyard outside the house but inside the city walls. Two adventurers walk atop the city walls.
May 28, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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Last week was my first week back at Stories from Danger's Den development after months on hold. I got watchtowers spawning into the worlds. These small structures have guards who give advice and directions. Sometimes they have an armory, too.
#IndieGame #RetroGame #RPG
Screenshot of Stories from Danger's Den, an 8-bit-style RPG with a top-down view, showing a building with rounded corners in the middle of a desert. A knight has walked in and is facing a merchant across a counter. A guard stands by the entrance. There's a stairwell in the back.
April 29, 2025 at 1:28 AM
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Wow, I've reached 100 followers here on Bluesky!

Thanks for following, and beware of sky pirates! 🏴‍☠️
Screenshot from Stories from Danger's Den, an eight-bit-style game with a top-down view. We see a cobbled street lined with little homes and shops. A three-generation family lives in one house, where a medic visits and talks with a little girl. The little girl says, "I'm a sky pirate! Arr!"
November 28, 2024 at 12:27 AM
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Hi! I'm Kathy and I'm making Stories from Danger's Den, the game that randomly generates adventures, each in its own unique world. I'm still at work making it better. Follow me to keep up with my progress!

Also check out the official Danger's Den blog:
dangersden.net
Title screen of Stories from Danger's Den. It has a plain black background. The title text is in fancy lettering by Not Jam. The menu options, centered below the title, are New Random Story, Continue, Enter Story ID, Options, and Quit. In the bottom left corner, some gray text reads: Alpha 5 pre-release. Screenshot of Stories from Danger's Den, an eight bit style game with a top-down view. In this shot of the overworld, a paladin in pink armor roams a valley where two rivers wind. The paladin is about to cross the first bridge. To the west, beyond the second bridge, is a town. Screenshot of a bustling woodland town in Stories from Danger's Den. A soldier wearing a yellow helmet is talking with a shopkeeper at a booth. The shopkeeper says, "Hi, Brentric! Stock up on herbs before you leave town!" Battle screen. Three wild-eyed monsters that look like giant vegetables bare their teeth at the viewer. The menu shows six options: Attack, Tactic, Magic, Guard, Item, and Run. The player has selected Attack. In a menu to the right, the monsters' names are displayed: Madroot A, Madroot Turnip, and Madroot B.
November 18, 2024 at 11:51 PM