Arcweld

Solo indie studio. Making Charwick, a single-screen survivors-like in pixel art. Coming soon to Steam.

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

Charwick is now on Steam! 🔥

A pixel-art bullet heaven roguelite: no attack button, your weapons fire on their own. Pick 1 of 8 specialties, fuse it with another, and survive 25 waves across 5 biomes.

Wishlist link below 👇

#indiedev #pixelart #roguelite #MadeWithGodot

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@PigCassoGamesOG It does! Each blast sets nearby enemies on fire, so if they die burning, they pop too. The fire gets weaker with every jump though, so a tight crowd goes up in a chain and a loose one just fizzles 🔥

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

Pick two classes. Become a third. 🔥🩸 The Fiery Executioner: anything that dies burning explodes. #indiedev #pixelart #roguelite #gamedev

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Meet the Frost Sentinel 🧊 Its ice shield eats every shot from the front. Fireballs? Doesn’t care. Walk around it, or get up close. #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #roguelite

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@silic2023 It commits! Once it stops and marks the circle, it surfaces right there a moment later, so you get a short window to step out. Baiting two into the same patch is a fun idea, right now their burst only hits you, but I’m writing that one down 👀

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New enemy: the Mole 🕳️ It digs in, tunnels straight for you, and bursts out right under your feet. Watch the dirt trail. #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #roguelite

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@GuinnGaming Same telegraph as the big one! They just get to you faster. They hit for half the damage though, so the danger is getting swarmed, not one big hit.

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New enemy: the Big Shroom 🍄 Slow and soft, until it dies. Then it splits into two fast little ones. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #pixelart #roguelite

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

@buzzybats Nope, the little ones don’t split again. They’re fast but fragile, so one hit usually does it.

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@DaleJackson187 Not on the same beat! Each one lunges as soon as it reaches its spot, so the one with the longest run gets there last. That’s your window to slip out, and killing one leaves that side open.

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

New enemy: the Hellhound 🔥 They hunt in packs. Once close, they split up and surround you, then all close in at once. Stand still and you’re done. #WishlistWednesday #indiedev #pixelart #roguelite

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@_iffie It’s solo only! The “best friend” is the beetle itself 😂 Lure it into the horde and it does your job for you.

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

New enemy: the Ember Beetle 🔥 It charges at you, swells up and explodes, and it doesn’t care who else is standing there. Sometimes it’s your best friend. #indiedev #pixelart #gamedev #roguelite

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@_iffie Ty !❤️

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@goldfishgamesco No chain reactions! A blast that kills another beetle defuses it, and so does killing one during its warning. So you can lure them into the horde, or pop them before they go off.

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

@KennethKim92 Quick note: the ice patch art wasn’t in the game yet when I recorded this video, it’s in now ❄️

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

Happy Halloween 👻 Meet the Frost Specter: it fades out, reappears beside you and freezes the ground where you stand. #ScreenshotSaturday #indiedev #pixelart #roguelite #MadeWithGodot

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@KennethKim92 Thanks! The ice patch lasts 3 seconds and only slows you while you’re standing on it. Slows don’t stack, but a group of them can carpet the ground fast, so you have to keep moving 😅

[Arcweld @arcweldstudio]

@DaleJackson187 Terry would fit right in 😂 Both: every wave adds a Fury level (tougher, harder-hitting enemies), plus new stuff like rotating bosses and a Looter that steals your XP gems.

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Endless mode, wave 26. The Inferno never stops sending them, and you never stop burning 🔥 #ShowMeSunday #indiedev #pixelart #roguelite #MadeWithGodot

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@ChickenVsAlien He’s here to stay! The Frost Specter is the native of the Frozen Ruins, the fourth of five biomes, and he shows up again in endless mode. Every biome has its own creature with its own trick 👻

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@MATINEUS_Games The fade-out is the telegraph: a frost mark appears under you, and you get a moment to step out before it turns into slowing ice. Reading it is the whole skill 👻