David Maletz

I like creating games and new worlds to explore, especially games with interesting mechanics or twists. I love indie games, anime, my wife and my cats!

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

This is it, folks... After 4 years, we just released Aground Zero!

https://t.co/YXWqdDJfi1

🏗️Sandbox base-building & automation
🍅Post-apocalyptic survival shenanigans
🐉Cute baby dragons and magic spellbooks
🚀Visiting the moon & planets in your spaceship

#gamedev #indiegame

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

Whoohoo! 🎉Online Multiplayer is out of beta! You can now play Aground Zero with your friends and complete quests together!

How to play multiplayer & update info: https://t.co/8v9ZC8kNoZ

#AgroundZero #gamedev #indiegame

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

@TheLaRueShow Uncertain - I'm not happy with some of the anti-developer practices Apple has been doing lately, and I wouldn't get the app verified, but I might make a non-verified version you could start if you bypass gatekeeper.

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

Here's a sneak peak of the surface of Aground Zero! After surviving underground and building a base, you finally reach the surface only to find... #indiegame

[Fuwanovel @Fuwan0vel]

2nd of October 2023, the three people dev studio @fancyfishgames launched their newest narrative game "Stardander - School for Witches" on Steam in Early Access.

You're diving into a magical school setting. It has turn-based combat and other gameplay.

https://t.co/rTVadt4Os1

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

I wrote another blog post - and this one is a long overdue post-mortem of our previous game, Aground, on the value of Early Access: https://t.co/JhI254KWHE #gamedev #indiedev

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

✨Welcome to magic school!✨

Stardander School for Witches is available NOW in Early Access: https://t.co/zpxR39Chgq
🎉🎉🎉🎉

Yay! We are so thrilled to share this game with the world.
💗Try the demo, share, repost, pls💗
#gamedev #visualnovel #RPG #spooky #witchy #IndieGameDev

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

I made a new blog post! Making a Game from Start to Finish: https://t.co/EBmS1bnTS8 The blog post covers my process, along with thoughts and stumbling blocks along the way! #gamedev

[Chase Bethea (Beth-ee-uh) @chasebethea]

GUESS..(guess..) WHAT? (What)?

I've officially released the STEMS + MIDI for the main theme of #agroundgame ✨ ! So, if you want to study, remix, or learn how I made the theme you can grab the assets here 👇 More assets coming soon from the soundtrack.

https://t.co/gUKisVC0Gw

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

@Thewolf69645275 While I haven't integrated modio support (and I'm holding off until the codebase gets more stable, as changes might break mods), it is moddable and someone already made a mod: https://t.co/sxCeZCEtLn

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

Thank you for playing the demo! It was great to see you try the updated version of the game! The save you were loading in the beginning was actually your old save (I tried to keep them compatible, but starting a new save was definitely the right choice)!

[Game Edged @Game_Edged]

Post Apocalyptic Underground Survival | Aground Zero #agroundzero #indiedev #indiegame https://t.co/qsK2i889xq

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

Happy #SteamNextFest!!🎉The demo is out and we will be streaming live✨4 hours from now!✨(4pm EST)

📢Have a question about #AgroundZero?? Drop it in the replies and we'll answer on stream!

#gamedev #indiegame #basebuilding

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

To celebrate #BaseBuilderFest, the Aground Zero demo is now public for the first time ever!!✨🎉

Check it out if you like...
🏗️Base-building
🧊Sandbox RPG goodness
🤖Silly robots
🍅Finding ways to not live solely on tomatoes

#gamedev #IndieGameDev

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

Someone has the zoomies today! 🏃💨

Each navigation, you can move around #Stardander castle to talk to professors or your fellow witches-in-training, brew potions, cultivate plants, investigate mysteries, study, or battle fae in the forest!
#indiegame #gamedev #Witchy

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

This cave needed a bit of color...

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

By play-tester request! Today @DavidMaletz added a painter tool to #AgroundZero. 🎨

It's useful for not getting lost while mining and exploring!

And.. for fun! We can't wait to see the paint-block masterpieces some players are sure to create.
#gamedev #indiedev

[Chase Bethea (Beth-ee-uh) @chasebethea]

#Stardander will be in the #Turnbasedfest and @fancyfishgames will be doing a livestream of the game tomorrow 11 AM PST / 1 PM EST #gamedev

[#TurnBasedThursday - Turn-Based Game Showcases @TurnBasedThurs]

Thrilled to announce we'll have nearly 300 games in #TurnBasedFest!

Excited to show the huge variety in turn-based video games, all united by fun based on smart choices & clever planning instead of reflexes & reactions.

🔁RT if you love these kind of games!

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

#PitchYaGame, welcome to Stardander School for Witches! 🧙‍♀️

🪄 Become a magical witch
🏰All-girls school shenanigans
💕Make friends or💀enemies
🦊Fight (or tame!) fae monsters

...pet the talking demon-cat headmaster??🙀

✨Wishlist✨https://t.co/zpxR39CP5Y

#gamedev #turnbased

[Fancy Fish Games @fancyfishgames]

Happy #screenshotsaturday !! Here is our brand-new trailer for #Aground Zero -

🏗️A base-building and survival game
👨‍🍳where the NPCs help you
☝️Together, can you reach the surface?
🚀And what will you find there?

https://t.co/ac5Zt6tfPT

[David Maletz @DavidMaletz]

@damndanielle87 Honestly, I kind of got burnt out near the end of Aground and wanted to move on to something new - so I doubt I'll do more updates. However, I am working on a spinoff game: https://t.co/XJsQwBkSqr (I really need to update the trailer... that's old haha).