Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol

Solo indie doing my best. :)

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

Steam page & demo for my upcoming game, Charon's Obol, is up! Charon's Obol is a strategy roguelike about playing a coin game with death on a journey across the River Styx. Check it out! https://t.co/NdOIk05yih

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@mmgamedev Not sure how I feel about the text popups ("awesome!" etc). Maybe this gif is just not selling it, but they feel a bit 'unearned'.
I do genuinely wish you luck with your game - just trying to share my honest feedback.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@luckystudiosdev the algorithm didn't ignore me, at least ;)
at least your game is getting out to some of us. Good luck!

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@Tagspire Hmm, I like your grappling hook, but the lighting mechanic seems a little off to me. Maybe it is just because it is so close to the character. Perhaps it works better in context, but it feels a bit too 'close' to me in the gif.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@TheDragonKhan Looks cool! Give us a gif with enemies next time! I want to see to the combat in action.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@The_Bloodchapel Looking good. I feel like the attack animation is a little quick, though maybe it looks good in context. Do you have a steam page or demo up I can check out?

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@_PaulGorim_ Looks great. The lighting is really nice. Would love to see a game in this style.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@jamesloymartin I don't even know what inspired this... what a weird level ending lol
What are you future goals with this project? Seems intriguing....

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@ToDeforNotToDef Launch your steam page! You have to start somewhere! The polish looks really good, I like your transitions.
But I can't wishlist the game or download a demo without a Steam page. ;)

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

The best aspect of AI is that I can add stuff to my game while drunk... 2026 is truly a glorious year.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@MoyoJiwe Really like the glow effect. Curious what you're planning to do with the concept? Is this going to be more of an RPG or a puzzle game?

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@Colorflo14 Very cool!
Have you considered mentioning in your posts that it's an Aesprite plugin? I scrolled past a few times since I wasn't sure what you were making.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@Spark4871 Everyone start somewhere, right? What are you planning to work on next?

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@wmcoyne I'll have to check those out! I only got into dungeon crawlers later with the Etrian Odyssey series on DS (showing my age here...). Followed and I look forward to seeing more of your updates!

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@albab_kusuma @lewiejpd @objktcom Love the scrolling text and barber pole. Somehow the pixel artworks that just have a few animated aspects always look so cool. Great color palette.

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@sukuratchi8 Wow, is that animation actually running in Steam? How did you do that?

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@punkpeace1 Definitely capturing that retro FF vibe. Focus is an interesting name... maybe it's just because of Shin Megami Tensei, but I always think of it as a 'charge' skill rather than a 'taunt'. Have you considered another name?

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@blackmoondev Really dig your artstyle. So clean!

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@Squished_Y I really like your color choices here. Blue for the streets is inspired!

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@MaikaGames Mean to say "I really like your snow effect and parallax background!" - with a ! and not a ? ;)

[Ben Dunko // Charon's Obol @benlovesturtlez]

@MaikaGames I really like your snow effect and the parallax background? It's always the small details, right? Have you considered modifying the Kappa's jump animation a bit more? It looks a little stiff to me right now.