Fael D

3d Artist at Platinum FMD
And Dev/Artist in my own game:

[Fael D @FaelD5]

After about a year working on my game in my spare time, I finally released the trailer and the Steam page.
Chosen Anyway — a roguelite deckbuilder with turn-based battles. Wishlist on Steam and help a solo dev (=.
https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh
#indiedev #gamedev

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@WeVennStudios @SteamDB 😍Thank you so much for taking the time to play and review Chosen Anyway! I'm really happy that you enjoyed the progression systems and character growth. The feedback is incredibly valuable and will help me to shape future updates. Thanks again *-*.

[Venn Studios @WeVennStudios]

Demo 6 reviewed on Steam Next Fest: Chosen Anyway

The game started the festival with 27 followers according to @SteamDB

We just played the Chosen Anyway demo by solo dev Rafael Diniz (@FaelD5). You play as Ryn, the apprentice from Ironfield School who gets chosen by the Sacred Light instead of the expected top warrior from Vanguard Academy. Now he has to journey across regions and prove the Light didn’t make a mistake.

The core loop is turn-based roguelite deckbuilding. You build and enhance your deck during each run through card battles against enemies and bosses. The twist we enjoyed is the permanent progression. So, cards scale with your carried-over RPG stats, and between runs you pick talents, craft/enhance equipment, and grow attributes that actually change how future decks play. It gives real incentive to experiment and makes each attempt feel like it builds on the last.

We had fun chasing synergies and seeing the character’s growth pay off in combat. The aesthetic and 3D are really nice. We would like to endorse it.

We looked for comments people left about it. The demo only went live around June 12 (right in the recent Next Fest window), so public player impressions are still very quiet, mostly the dev’s own announcement posts on X, Instagram, and Facebook hyping the release with the usual #IndieGame #Deckbuilder #SteamNextFest tags. Pre-demo (Steam page launched ~March), Reddit threads in r/IndieDev and r/IndieGaming had some constructive feedback: people liked the concept but wanted more environment variety in trailers/screenshots, better visual differentiation on cards, and clearer emphasis on the RPG-stat scaling as the hook. One commenter said it “looks amazing.” On the Steam community hub the only post so far is the dev’s quick ultrawide UI fix patch on launch day, thanking the player who reported the bug. No review threads, big playthroughs, or widespread takes turned up in searches yet.

From our session the core systems already feel solid for a first solo game and the stat-driven card scaling gives it personality. A downside for us were music and sfx in general. As with many early indies there’s still polish to come (dev has been open about working on animation, card visuals, and variety), but nothing that got in the way of enjoying the runs.

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#IndieGame #GameDev #Deckbuilder #Roguelite #SteamNextFest #SoloDev #IndieDev

[Fael D @FaelD5]

One card can change everything.

Defend at the right moment, charge your Special, and face powerful bosses to unlock new regions in Chosen Anyway.

Could you defeat this boss?

https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

#SteamNextFest #MadeWithUnity #gamedev #Deckbuilder #roguelike

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@nuntiusgames Para quem curte um Roguelike + RPG e cartas, venha testar ChosenAnyway (=. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@TraitRoguelite If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@Dohsk_ If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@DevLand95213410 If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@updog_osaka If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@nocrash_ If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@TheGamesDet Yeah, i'm ready *-*. If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@gelius__ If you like Roguelike + RPG, i think you will love Chosen Anyway, come test the demo. : https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@trisviktv Se vc curte Roguelike + RPG, vai adorar (=. Lancei a demo na sexta. https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@benithemaker With you guys like a Roguelike + RPG, come to try Chosen Anyway (=.
https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

#Steamnextfest #MadeWithUnity

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@realkenwillis @ExplodinBeef @GamefolioGG @RumbleRumBot @Lockie_Glizzy @XanticsOfficial @FusedAegis Thank you very much!
After each battle, you can choose a new card or upgrade one you already have. Card rewards are random, so you might find a powerful card early on.
The game also has RPG progression: your level and items persist between runs, making your character stronger.

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@devsanddorks Releasing the demo of my first game on Steam (=. https://t.co/2g7zaDw6Al

[Fael D @FaelD5]

After many months of development, I can finally share a part of this adventure with you.

The Chosen Anyway demo is now available on Steam!

Link on steam: https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

After many months of development, I can finally share a part of this adventure with you.

The Chosen Anyway demo is now available on Steam!

Link on steam: https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

The Chosen Anyway demo arrives tomorrow on Steam!

I'm really excited to finally share a piece of this adventure with you.

https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

#IndieGame #IndieDev #GameDev #CardGame #Deckbuilder #SteamNextFest #madewithunity #roguelike

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@IndiePumpCom Yeah o/ https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh

[Fael D @FaelD5]

@unitygames Chosen Anyway is #MadeWithUnity, the demo will be ready 12 June, and will be in #SteamNextFest

https://t.co/zZam4QNkYh