Brandon "wayward strategy" Casteel
@wayward.bsky.social
Here to make, play, discuss, + write about competitive strategy & tactics games. Game Design Lead on Tempest Rising. Commentator. Also bearded and lover of horror fiction.
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Tempest Rising won Best Gameplay at the Pixel Awards Europe for 2025. As the Lead Game Designer and therefore responsible for the gameplay, this is a HUGE deal for me. Super overwhelmed right now...
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🛠️ A new hotfix is live!
This update notably fixes the issue with 'Classic Controls' and re-adds this option in the control settings.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
This update notably fixes the issue with 'Classic Controls' and re-adds this option in the control settings.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
Tempest Rising - Hotfix Update #6 - Steam News
Bug Fixes Controls Following the latest patch, players were unable to fully replicate the intended behaviour of 'Classic Controls'. To fix this, we are reintroducing the 'Classic Controls' option, whi...
store.steampowered.com
September 16, 2025 at 2:03 PM
🛠️ A new hotfix is live!
This update notably fixes the issue with 'Classic Controls' and re-adds this option in the control settings.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
This update notably fixes the issue with 'Classic Controls' and re-adds this option in the control settings.
store.steampowered.com/news/app/148...
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Reinforcements have arrived! ⛩️
The Triple Threat Update for Tempest Rising is out NOW!
Highlights:
🔻 3v3 / 6-player matches
🔻 Full Spectator Mode
🔻 Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause
🔻 New Kyoto-based map
🔻 Three repurposed maps
🔻 'No Bot' Sandbox mode
The Triple Threat Update for Tempest Rising is out NOW!
Highlights:
🔻 3v3 / 6-player matches
🔻 Full Spectator Mode
🔻 Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause
🔻 New Kyoto-based map
🔻 Three repurposed maps
🔻 'No Bot' Sandbox mode
September 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Reinforcements have arrived! ⛩️
The Triple Threat Update for Tempest Rising is out NOW!
Highlights:
🔻 3v3 / 6-player matches
🔻 Full Spectator Mode
🔻 Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause
🔻 New Kyoto-based map
🔻 Three repurposed maps
🔻 'No Bot' Sandbox mode
The Triple Threat Update for Tempest Rising is out NOW!
Highlights:
🔻 3v3 / 6-player matches
🔻 Full Spectator Mode
🔻 Adjust Game Speed & Active Pause
🔻 New Kyoto-based map
🔻 Three repurposed maps
🔻 'No Bot' Sandbox mode
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Layoffs wreck studios. Institutional knowledge is SO valuable in the games industry. When you eventually replace that laid off employee, I don’t care if they’ve got 30 years of experience and dozens of games under their belt. They still have to learn the pipeline, the software, the systems.
September 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Layoffs wreck studios. Institutional knowledge is SO valuable in the games industry. When you eventually replace that laid off employee, I don’t care if they’ve got 30 years of experience and dozens of games under their belt. They still have to learn the pipeline, the software, the systems.
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Giants: Citizen Kabuto. It's a bit unconventional to call an RTS but the Harvesting, Building, and Destroying game mode was very fun
September 4, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Giants: Citizen Kabuto. It's a bit unconventional to call an RTS but the Harvesting, Building, and Destroying game mode was very fun
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Heroes of Annihilated Empires
September 4, 2025 at 1:06 PM
Heroes of Annihilated Empires
What game is this for you?
September 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
What game is this for you?
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It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Australia Did It - Reveal Trailer
YouTube video by MysticForge
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September 3, 2025 at 4:04 PM
It's been a while.
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
Glad to be announcing a new game, and happy that it is something experimental and weird: a tiny, tense, turn-based strategy game about merging units into spectacular combinations, and then watching them evaporate thousands of bugs.
store.steampowered.com/app/2396130/...
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Really not enjoying the combination of “nobody has a job” and “everything is expensive now”
September 4, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Really not enjoying the combination of “nobody has a job” and “everything is expensive now”
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Receiving you loud and clear, Commander! 📡
The next major Tempest Rising update launches Tuesday, September 9.
The next major Tempest Rising update launches Tuesday, September 9.
September 2, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Receiving you loud and clear, Commander! 📡
The next major Tempest Rising update launches Tuesday, September 9.
The next major Tempest Rising update launches Tuesday, September 9.
Playing my favorite strategy game like
September 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Playing my favorite strategy game like
What was the first RTS you ever played, and what is 1 of the most recent RTS you've played?
September 2, 2025 at 2:34 PM
What was the first RTS you ever played, and what is 1 of the most recent RTS you've played?
There needs to be more RTS themed shitposting imvho
September 2, 2025 at 1:53 PM
There needs to be more RTS themed shitposting imvho
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The Imperial Guard.
Fun to play as the grunts and not a super strong army.
Fun to play as the grunts and not a super strong army.
September 1, 2025 at 3:06 PM
The Imperial Guard.
Fun to play as the grunts and not a super strong army.
Fun to play as the grunts and not a super strong army.
What's your favorite faction in DOW:DE?
September 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
What's your favorite faction in DOW:DE?
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Dawn of War IV is not the only new RTS you should look out for ! Check out all your latest RTS news here: youtu.be/AXeQKULGoCg
Newest RTS Games, Demos, Updates & News on Real time strategy games in development in 2025
YouTube video by perafilozof
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August 31, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Dawn of War IV is not the only new RTS you should look out for ! Check out all your latest RTS news here: youtu.be/AXeQKULGoCg
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September
August 31, 2025 at 2:57 AM
Post a random picture or else everything will go bad in September
Veti Enlightened from the artbook #tempestrising
August 31, 2025 at 2:50 AM
Veti Enlightened from the artbook #tempestrising
The Veti Gorgon and a lovely piece of environment art from the TR artbook #tempestrising
August 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
The Veti Gorgon and a lovely piece of environment art from the TR artbook #tempestrising
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We gotta drop "What do you do for fun?" question from the small talk list. It's too hard. I always panic and say something like I like to eat lunch
August 27, 2025 at 6:23 PM
We gotta drop "What do you do for fun?" question from the small talk list. It's too hard. I always panic and say something like I like to eat lunch
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See what the hubbub is about. #Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 1 is up now on HBO Max.
August 24, 2025 at 4:33 PM
See what the hubbub is about. #Peacemaker Season 2 Episode 1 is up now on HBO Max.
Anyone else on Bsky remember Gearheads?
August 23, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Anyone else on Bsky remember Gearheads?
I paid for the whole 24 hours, I'm using the whole 24 hours
August 23, 2025 at 3:20 PM
I paid for the whole 24 hours, I'm using the whole 24 hours
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when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe
August 20, 2025 at 3:19 PM
when the AI bubble finally collapses and everyone who spent a year smugly hyping it suddenly has to come crawling back with their tail between their legs, i just want to say i am not going to be the bigger person about it. i am going to be meaner than you can even believe
Hey! If you were considering picking up Tempest Rising, this is a pretty good time to do it. We still have a lot more surprises coming.
Caught in the crossfire. 🚀
Pick up Tempest Rising for 25% off until August 25!
store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/...
Pick up Tempest Rising for 25% off until August 25!
store.steampowered.com/app/1486920/...
August 20, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Hey! If you were considering picking up Tempest Rising, this is a pretty good time to do it. We still have a lot more surprises coming.
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