Ludokultur

Oh wow, this was a great game before the update already. Excited to dive back in! https://t.co/t1nWb7CH3F

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 1, 2021

Was just browsing Nexus mods for a bit. Didn't know @Valheimgame mods had already reached the energy-beam-from-the-eyes stage…

Source: https://t.co/yvRZnns7Wi pic.twitter.com/Cz5RPruMDX

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 9, 2021

Guess I managed to truly escape from Tarkov by building a bitcoin farm, so I can earn those roubles straight from my hideout without all those messy scavenging raids… 😜

Seriously though, #EscapefromTarkov keeps generating high-adrenaline moments like barely any other game! pic.twitter.com/z2aXwipmX5

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 11, 2021

Space Choice: Data Analyzer is a super boiled-down and frantic version of an auto battler by @sdgames (who made the incredible One Finger Death Punch before). Worth a look, might spark some new ideas about the genre. It's also completely free on Steam: https://t.co/N05RfOmtVA pic.twitter.com/Mu52aOzwa9

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 16, 2021

Insurmountable by @ByteRockers is a #roguelike mountain climbing game. Quite a unique experience between strategy, survival and resource management. Though the fact that I had to go down again after reaching the top definitely caught me off guard (you know, video game logic). 😛 pic.twitter.com/3AySobxl99

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 29, 2021

So someone clearly played Dicey Dungeons (@terrycavanagh), the Meteorfall games (@slothwerks) and everything @tinytouchtales.

However, Dicey Elementalist (@DiceyElemental1) is a surprisingly (or not given the good taste I guess) cool deck-building #roguelike with dice. pic.twitter.com/5ObemXtjGM

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) April 30, 2021

I'm late to the party, but finally got to my first @TheMonsterTrain run with the DLC. Monsters were merged, spells got out of control and the Last Divinity was reaped. Cool stuff, excited to explore the new Wurmkin faction more! 🐛 pic.twitter.com/ky0TUO0mBg

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 7, 2021

Finally reached level 40 with all trader loyalties maxed out in #EscapefromTarkov. Peacekeeping Mission got me there in the end, but it wasn't easy. You have to run around in a blue uniform glowing like a smurf all the time… pic.twitter.com/dvjxWTgmyP

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 14, 2021

Unexplored (@PlayUnexplored) had great procedural dungeons. The sequel generates a whole open world filled with quests and secrets. The gameplay (combat, AI, bugs) needs some work still, but this is definitely a #roguelike worth keeping an eye on while it's in early access! pic.twitter.com/JVzVCc14lh

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 22, 2021

Played a bit of Dark Mist, a pretty neat #roguelike deck-builder on iOS. If you're into the genre, you might know the devs from Blood Card, which already had the "your cards are your health" trick. This has some unique implications and gives more meaning to the concept of "HP". pic.twitter.com/KcK5vKplt8

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 20, 2021

OMG so close… that bat will go down! 🦇

The last couple of days I've been rediscovering the joy of "Cards with Personalities" by @Elastiskalinjen on the Anbernic RG351P. It's a full-fledged #PICO8 deckbuilder. If you played Ascension or Star Realms, you'll feel right at home. pic.twitter.com/IPJYggCOdk

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 24, 2021

So not only are folks making #SegaMasterSystem games today, but they also use diegetic timers to prevent board staring in a tile-matching game? "Modern" is not just about technology.

Kudos @ichigobankai!
And check out @polariapoyon's amazing soundtrack: https://t.co/YfLhH2NlST pic.twitter.com/yk4io2SMfb

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 25, 2021

Phew! Managed to beat @ichigobankai_'s Heroes Against Demons. It was only the "0 continues left" ending, but oh well. Game's not that easy! 😀

Check out the free rom here: https://t.co/vS8ZQxbiJq

There's also an actual physical Master System cartridge: https://t.co/jJ9YKCUPBB pic.twitter.com/ABlEJJPPrI

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) May 31, 2021

This is a really cool adventure along the lines of classics like Colonel's Bequest or Deadline where you don't just maneuver the game world, but also all the characters' timetables. Just that you're the murderer in this one… https://t.co/WoQxlX9UFI pic.twitter.com/PD0qlygQvc

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 3, 2021

So @evercaderetro is bringing old games back properly licensed and all! Great to see a curated selection of those for once, including many classics, but also more obscure games worth checking out. The handheld just moved in with and we became friends immediately! 😀#RetroGaming pic.twitter.com/tpFREeJ3Iq

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 3, 2021

It's #ThrowbackThursday, so I'm playing some Yars' Revenge on the @evercaderetro handheld. One of those classics that's still interesting to this day.

Now I wanna make a game around the idea of generating shots behind yourself and then having to dodge them to kill enemies. 😀 pic.twitter.com/IJ3KShZdSh

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 3, 2021

Shoutout to Pixel Session Vol.1 by @TRASEVOL_DOG, which is part of the Indie bundle for Palestinian Aid and fits the “games as conceptual art” lens I described in my most recent essay perfectly. Yet more inspiring #PICO8 stuff! 🤩

Get the bundle here: https://t.co/x5bOf5eSTf pic.twitter.com/tuK8QAQ6n1

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 8, 2021

SNKRX by @a327ex is an auto battler designed around a combat variant of Snake. As usual with these games there's quite some depth to the class-based set collection system.

Also it gave me strong Nimble Quest (@NimbleBit) vibes. Wish that game was still available! pic.twitter.com/qDZyL4yPVm

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 10, 2021

Fortune-499 by @bad_tetris is rock, paper, scissors, but with divination and magic. It's quite weird, but that makes it really cool. Also it's genuinely funny!

And yes, it's also part of that huge bundle you can get to help Palestinians in need: https://t.co/x5bOf4XhuF pic.twitter.com/1U1ljsqDWR

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 11, 2021

Geometry Arena is a top-down shooter #roguelike with some clever #GameDesign twists: Difficulty is a constant part of your decision-making, so you actually capitalize on being ahead of the power curve. Also, the arena persists between stages and lets you save power-ups for later. pic.twitter.com/jpezyGc0Vt

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 12, 2021

Timo And Tima is an adorable puzzle game for @theGamebuino where you control two characters. After the first few straight-forward stages, it introduces quite the surprising twist to its mechanics when it puts you into a… completely empty level. 👀

👉 https://t.co/w5v5JSPmOY pic.twitter.com/ASkhbG61vn

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 13, 2021

Cool Geometry Arena build:
– Tons of knockback
– Reversed recoil which moves myself forward to knock them back even more
– Enemies take damage from being knocked into walls
– Enemies explode on death

Result: 💥🎆🧨⭐🔥

Ah, the joy of drafting your own modifiers in a #roguelike. pic.twitter.com/o64bH4qY5n

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 15, 2021

Super Crate Box by @Vlambeer is an #IndieDev classic. And sure enough the version for @theGamebuino (Super Crate Buino) by project founder @AurelienRodot has got me addicted again!

I'm 100% holding @tha_rami and @jwaaaap responsible for me not having done the housework yet… pic.twitter.com/0w4n1FGnDL

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 17, 2021

The @EnterFaeria creators just released @PlayRoguebook, likely the best #roguelike deck-builder since @TheMonsterTrain.

It adds interesting positional aspects to combat and map exploration.

Also happy to report that two Triton Breeders indeed quadruple all your frog plays. 🐸 pic.twitter.com/go4JzACpUk

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 18, 2021

That was a short final round… 😀

Check out SNKRX if you haven't. It's really fun and @a327ex has relentlessly been updating it with thoughtful changes and new content since its launch. pic.twitter.com/3pB1XEmhz2

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 20, 2021

Nicely stacked Disintegrate for a (guaranteed) 144 bleed opener and a turn 2 boss kill. 🤜👿

Really enjoying exploring the build possibilities in @PlayRoguebook. Throughout a run it throws such a variety of random selections at you, you'll rarely (be able to) do the same things. pic.twitter.com/Zp3PRYjqaL

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 22, 2021

A @PlayRoguebook card that deals quadratic damage and a gem that makes it cost 0 instead of 4 mana, how interesting… 🤔

💣💣💣💣💣 pic.twitter.com/UJl5Cg4VG4

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 25, 2021

Can confirm that @krystman of @LazyDevsAcademy definitely wasn't kidding when he said the GameForce was great for #PICO8! So crisp!

The super cool games shown:
– Combo Pool by @NuSan_fx
– Nodes by @exquisite_bytes
– Just One Boss by @bridgs_dev
– Nemonic Crypt by @nemo_dev pic.twitter.com/RN82B1i33Y

— Fabian Fischer (@Ludokultur) June 28, 2021