Magic Hat Games
@magic-hat-games.bsky.social
SoloDev working on Micro Rogue 🗡️🎲
a dungeon crawling roguelike where your enemies upgrade the same way you do! 💀
✨ Wishlist on steam 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/Micro_Rogue/
a dungeon crawling roguelike where your enemies upgrade the same way you do! 💀
✨ Wishlist on steam 👇
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/Micro_Rogue/
Counterintuitive gamedev lesson from this week:
Playtesters said my roguelike felt "complex" and flat to explore.
Turns out the fix was subtraction, not addition.
Less content, placed deliberately, hits harder than more content everywhere.
#gamedev #roguelike
Playtesters said my roguelike felt "complex" and flat to explore.
Turns out the fix was subtraction, not addition.
Less content, placed deliberately, hits harder than more content everywhere.
#gamedev #roguelike
August 17, 2026 at 5:29 PM
Counterintuitive gamedev lesson from this week:
Playtesters said my roguelike felt "complex" and flat to explore.
Turns out the fix was subtraction, not addition.
Less content, placed deliberately, hits harder than more content everywhere.
#gamedev #roguelike
Playtesters said my roguelike felt "complex" and flat to explore.
Turns out the fix was subtraction, not addition.
Less content, placed deliberately, hits harder than more content everywhere.
#gamedev #roguelike
I've added some elemental effects and items that lead to some interesting synergies:
Ice Cube + Hammer = Frost Hammer ❄️🔨
Torch + Glyph Trap = Fire Glyph 🔥🔅
Bottled Lightning + Sword = Shock Sword ⚡⚔️
#indiegame #roguelike #pixelart
Ice Cube + Hammer = Frost Hammer ❄️🔨
Torch + Glyph Trap = Fire Glyph 🔥🔅
Bottled Lightning + Sword = Shock Sword ⚡⚔️
#indiegame #roguelike #pixelart
July 29, 2026 at 5:19 PM
I've added some elemental effects and items that lead to some interesting synergies:
Ice Cube + Hammer = Frost Hammer ❄️🔨
Torch + Glyph Trap = Fire Glyph 🔥🔅
Bottled Lightning + Sword = Shock Sword ⚡⚔️
#indiegame #roguelike #pixelart
Ice Cube + Hammer = Frost Hammer ❄️🔨
Torch + Glyph Trap = Fire Glyph 🔥🔅
Bottled Lightning + Sword = Shock Sword ⚡⚔️
#indiegame #roguelike #pixelart
July 24, 2026 at 5:48 PM
The enemies in my roguelike choose from the same upgrades you do. Any build you can make, they can too.
You can wishlist it now 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/...
#roguelike #pixelart
You can wishlist it now 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/...
#roguelike #pixelart
July 14, 2026 at 2:57 PM
The enemies in my roguelike choose from the same upgrades you do. Any build you can make, they can too.
You can wishlist it now 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/...
#roguelike #pixelart
You can wishlist it now 👇
store.steampowered.com/app/2534850/...
#roguelike #pixelart
There's a new frost status effect which lets you freeze enemies... and let's them freeze you.
I might add pyro and static statuses too
#indiegame #roguelike
I might add pyro and static statuses too
#indiegame #roguelike
July 12, 2026 at 8:30 PM
There's a new frost status effect which lets you freeze enemies... and let's them freeze you.
I might add pyro and static statuses too
#indiegame #roguelike
I might add pyro and static statuses too
#indiegame #roguelike
July 8, 2026 at 2:41 AM
Level 1 vs Level 22 Sword in Micro Rogue, a #roguelike where the enemies use the same upgrade system you do 👀 #indiegame
May 27, 2026 at 6:07 PM
Level 1 vs Level 22 Sword in Micro Rogue, a #roguelike where the enemies use the same upgrade system you do 👀 #indiegame
Added basic obstacle generation to the rooms of my roguelike dungeon crawler to make things feel a bit less empty. Might add a trap or two to each biome
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
May 19, 2026 at 6:13 AM
Added basic obstacle generation to the rooms of my roguelike dungeon crawler to make things feel a bit less empty. Might add a trap or two to each biome
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
Just finished this infinite runner for Trijam's 3 hour game jam. You can play it in your browser!
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
Last Horizon (GameJam) by Magic Hat Games
Play in your browser
magic-hat-games.itch.io
May 11, 2026 at 9:03 PM
Just finished this infinite runner for Trijam's 3 hour game jam. You can play it in your browser!
#gamedev #indiegame
#gamedev #indiegame
April 20, 2026 at 6:35 PM
Global skill upgrades are in!
Magic Hat → more projectiles
Growth Tome → bigger skills
Item Belt → faster offhands
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike
Magic Hat → more projectiles
Growth Tome → bigger skills
Item Belt → faster offhands
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike
March 13, 2026 at 5:07 PM
Global skill upgrades are in!
Magic Hat → more projectiles
Growth Tome → bigger skills
Item Belt → faster offhands
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike
Magic Hat → more projectiles
Growth Tome → bigger skills
Item Belt → faster offhands
#indiedev #gamedev #roguelike
Micro Rogue update:
– Enemies move differently depending on their skills
– Final boss added to floor 15
– Suspicious guy in the hub now buys your gems
Now I just need to get this Magic Hat working…
#indiegame
– Enemies move differently depending on their skills
– Final boss added to floor 15
– Suspicious guy in the hub now buys your gems
Now I just need to get this Magic Hat working…
#indiegame
March 8, 2026 at 6:52 PM
Micro Rogue update:
– Enemies move differently depending on their skills
– Final boss added to floor 15
– Suspicious guy in the hub now buys your gems
Now I just need to get this Magic Hat working…
#indiegame
– Enemies move differently depending on their skills
– Final boss added to floor 15
– Suspicious guy in the hub now buys your gems
Now I just need to get this Magic Hat working…
#indiegame
I've got 7 unique skills in Micro Rogue so far that can be used by both the player and enemies. Also added bosses and biomes
February 11, 2026 at 5:18 PM
I've got 7 unique skills in Micro Rogue so far that can be used by both the player and enemies. Also added bosses and biomes
December 30, 2025 at 11:30 PM
December 30, 2025 at 9:30 PM
December 1, 2025 at 3:32 AM
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM