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Developer postRe-capturing the first places from itch.io players
The player named S266 blasted through the leaderboard! For a long time, the Steam platform held all of the top places, but not anymore. An itch.io platform conquers 3/5 modes! This means the competition is on again. Can you capture the flag?
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Educated Robo Update
This update is focused on a better new player onboarding experience. Important tooltips now give you much more information. For example, try hovering on any priority icon or on a faction (color) distribution bar. The updated tutorial utilizes that. Instead of giving you several m
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Going full-on indie gamedev
Dear gamers. Game development has been my hobby for many years now. Roboden is my first serious release, and it's definitely the first game to reach Steam. I always had some other full-time job to support my hobby. This is going to change as I'm now going full-on indie game devel
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Asymmetrical indirect control RTS game Roboden now Steam Deck Verified
How about a free (and open source) game to add to your library? Roboden is an asymmetrical indirect control real-time strategy game about robot colonies and it's now Steam Deck Verified. Read the full article here:
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Steam Deck Verified update
This update brings the game to the Verified (green) Steam Deck status. While it doesn't sound too involving to adjust the game for the Steam Deck, you can check out the recent code changes in the game to see that it wasn't a breeze. Change logs Steam Deck Compat Added gamepad in-
Developer postSnowfall Update
This is probably the most massive game update to this date. Here is a short overview: A new biome: snowy tundra A new colony: an immobile fortress called Hive A new turret: a resource gathering point - Refinery A new turret: a powerful AoE attack laser that requires an active cre
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Game schemas update
This minor update implements a couple of suggestions given in the Steam reviews. By default, a pause disables the fast-forward mode. You can now disable this behavior in gameplay options. The second improvement is more significant. You can now save/load your drone builds, world,
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The Widest Update
This update has two sides: It makes the game better, like any other update would It enables Android platforms You can find a detailed changes list at the bottom of this post. The biggest one is probably a new mode called Blitz. As the name suggests, it's a faster-paced mode. This
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Clan Wars Update
This is a non-content update that will bring you some new experiences nonetheless! I was working on better web and mobile ports of the game recently. After a couple of weeks, I managed to make new versions of Roboden run smoothly in the browser. You might be wondering: how does i
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An update of irregular shape and color
This update brings a new map shapes to the table. Previously, you could only play on a square map. But not anymore: rectangle-shaped maps can now be used in any game mode. There is also a new capturable relict object: battle platform. If you repair it, it will follow your colony.
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My game for the Ludum Dare 54
Hi! You might not know about it, but Roboden was initially created as a prototype for a ~2 week game jam that was hosted on itch io. You can still find the game on itch.io and play the online demo ; although I really need to re-upload it so that the browser version is in sync wit
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Leaderboard submission issues status update
If your score was submitted, but never appeared in the leaderboard, don't worry! I have the replays on the server as well as the error logs. I'll investigate the issue and re-run the simulations to add these scores to the board. You can continue sending the scores, no progress wi
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Reverse mode v2
I'm back with another game update! This update brings a new feature that was requested several times: the dynamic game speed toggle. Press to enter the double-speed mode, and press it again to return to the normal mode. This feature helps you to pace the game in a way you want to
Developer postInferno Update
Are your robots ready to conquer the Inferno? This update includes some major new content. The new Inferno environment is the most dangerous biome to this point. The searing geysers, spitting lava, and lack of oil resources make it very unfriendly. But with high risks, there is a
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The leaderboard is now available online
The Roboden site now has an online version of the Leaderboard: It may be more convenient that the in-game leaderboard. You also get access to some extra information, like the drones that were used by that player to achieve a given score. I always get excited when I see a player s
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Build 15 is released
I'm happy to announce the first Roboden game update on Steam! Stay tuned as there is more to come! This post describes most changes to the game. This list may be somewhat hard to read as it was never meant to be a public release note. :) The next release notes post will be a bit