Tearevo

Art Director & AI Engineer
Solo dev building HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia
Steam wishlist ↓

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@IndieReachpro Hexstorm: Tears of Arcadia. For the last 6 months I’ve been trying to make my first full td game completely on my own.

This week I finally launched a free demo.
https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@VideoGameCream For the last 6 months I’ve been making my first full-cycle game completely solo.

I’ve been an artist for 15 years, but this is my first time doing the whole thing myself.

This week I launched a free demo: https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@igdmag I’m an artist with 15 years of experience, but for the last 6 months I’ve been trying to make my first full game completely on my own.

This week I finally launched a free demo.

It’s a tower defense game, and I’d really appreciate any feedback: https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@IndieQuesting I’m an artist with 15 years of experience, but for the last 6 months I’ve been trying to make my first full game completely on my own.

This week I finally launched a free demo.

It’s a tower defense game, and I’d really appreciate any feedback: https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@IndieBandits I’m an artist with 15 years of experience, but for the last 6 months I’ve been trying to make my first full game completely on my own.

This week I finally launched a free demo.

It’s a tower defense game, and I’d really appreciate any feedback:
https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@TheIndieManiac I launched a free demo this week for my tower defense game. HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia

If you like strategy, upgrades, and defending against waves, I’d love your feedback:

https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@gamedrops_ Solo indie dev here 👋

I launched a free demo this week for my tower defense game.

If you like strategy, upgrades, and defending against waves, I’d love your feedback:

https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Steam:
https://t.co/aYUmwYVvJo

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia demo is now available for free on Steam.

It includes the first 6 missions.

This is the first, still very small step for the project, but I’m honestly nervous and excited to finally share it.
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Made a fictional font for HEXSTORM.

It started as a lazy fix: ship diagrams on loading screens needed labels, but translating them into seven languages sounded painful.

So I made the people of Choral their own alphabet instead.
#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #TowerDefense

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia now supports Steam Deck.

It might be one of the first @phaser_ 4 projects with this feature, maybe even the first.
We’re moving steadily toward the demo launch on May 27🔥
Wishlist on Steam to support the project:
https://t.co/fgYnx6MS39

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Finally finished the new progression system for HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia.

Built a separate editor for it and connected it to my balancing autobot.

The bot plays the game, checks win rates, and automatically tweaks upgrade costs to target ~50% mission success.

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Big milestone for HEXSTORM: Tears of Arcadia ⚙️

— The game has officially moved to @phaser_ v4
— All key artworks were upgraded to 4K and refined
— Terrain textures received a major visual pass
— Built a internal tool to assemble mission comics faster
#indiedev #gamedev #solodev

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@Nantarg In many cases you're right.
A lot of AI content really is low-effort slop.
That's the experiment.

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Solo dev means no beta testers.
So I built automated bots instead.
They run my levels thousands of hours a day and generate graphs to track difficulty spikes.

#gamedev #indiedev #solodev #TowerDefense

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

From a few modules to a full defensive network.

This timelapse shows how Arcadia’s battlefield evolves during a run in HEXSTORM.

Every turret is part of the same power grid.
One weak link can bring the whole system down.

#indiedev #gamedev #solodev

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

@alishi973 I try not to think too much about the final result. I just focus on the process and making things a little better each day.
One small improvement at a time. If you love the work, the “ugly phase” is just part of the fun.

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

I Built This Game Solo in 6 Months.

#indiedev
#gamedev
#solodev

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

Steam: https://t.co/KIMeBpikus

[Tearevo @Anton_Chuev]

32 rotation positions for one turret.

In HEXSTORM, enemies can approach from any angle —
so 8 directions weren’t enough. Even 16 felt cheap.
We ended up with 32 directional sprites to keep aiming smooth and readable.

#indiedev #TowerDefense #SteamNextFest